Symposium Agenda

The scientific programme of Venice 2024 includes more than 130 presentations, structured in 3 parallel tracks and organised in Oral Sessions, Workshops and digital Posters.
In addition to these traditional sessions, the Symposium includes four plenary Focus Sessions dedicated to specific themes of high public interest. A moderator, along with a panel of experts in the field, will introduce the topic and guide the discussion among the experts and the audience.

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Thermal treatment
Biological treatment
Fuel & Energy production from waste
Various
Focus Session

Monday 25 November 2024

09:00 - 10:30

OPENING SESSION

Chair: Raffaello Cossu, University of Padova (IT)

11:00 - 12:30

FOCUS SESSION I
Artificial Intelligence and Waste to Energy

Moderator: Rainer Stegmann, Hamburg University of Technology (DE)

12:30

Lunch break

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15:00 - 16:00

session A1

Environmental and planning issues

Chair: S. Consonni (IT)

session B1

Biorefinery

Chair: A. Bialowiec (PL)

session C1

Workshop: Generation of energy from microbial fuel cells

Chair: M.Á. López Zavala (MX)

16:30 - 18:00

FOCUS SESSION II
Biogenic waste incineration plants: nonsense or part of sustainable waste treatment?

Moderator: Michael Nelles, University of Rostock (DE)

Tuesday 26 November 2024

09:00 - 10:00

session A2

Biomass and waste derived fuel

Chair: F. Viganò (IT)

session B2

Aerobic digestion

Chair: W. Clarke (AU)

session C2

Sewage sludge to energy

Chair: M. Takaoka (JP)

10:30 - 11:30

session A3

Combustion process

Chair: H. Zhang (CN)

session B3

Biofuels

Chair: D. Panepinto (IT)

session C3

Workshop: Advances in biowaste fermentation

Chairs: U. Theilen (DE), A. Bialowiec (PL)

11:45 - 12:45

session A4

Waste pyrolysis

Chair: M. Takaoka (JP)

session B4

Lifecycle thinking and assessment

Chair: T. Astrup (DK)

session C4

Workshop: Production and recycling of waste from renewable energy production

Chair: H. Rechberger (AT)

12:45

Lunch break

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15:00 - 16:00

session A5

Gasification

Chair: U. Arena (IT)

session B5

National strategies and case studies

Chair: M. Schiavon (IT)

session C5

Workshop: From waste to wealth: exploring the power of agro-industrial waste

Chairs: S. Bertolini, S. Silvestri (IT)

16:30 - 18:00

FOCUS SESSION III
Energy and Circular Economy

Moderators: Dezhen Chen, Tongji University (CN) / Jianhua Yan, Zhejiang University (CN)

Wednesday 27 November 2024

09:00 - 10:00

session A6

Carbon capture

Chair: L. Lombardi (IT)

session B6

Anaerobic digestion: reactor design and control

Chair: M.K. Chandel (IN)

session C6

Workshop: Knowledge gaps on PFAS thermal degradation

Chair: T. Rashwan (UK)

10:30 - 11:30

session A7

Resources recovery from industrial and commercial waste

Chair: G. Dodbiba (JP)

session B7

Anaerobic digestion: process enhancement

Chair: R. Stegmann (DE)

session C7

Workshop: Low temperature thermal conversion

Chair: L. Fiori (IT)

11:45 - 12:45

session A8

Combustion residues

Chair: G. Costa (IT)

session B8

Algal biomass for energy application

Chair: U. Theilen (DE)

session C8

Feedstock

Chair: M. Kornaros (GR)

12:45

Lunch break

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15:00 - 16:00

session A9

Hydrogen production and utilization

Chair: L. Martins (PT)

session B9

Fate and degradation of bioplastics in anaerobic digestion

Chair: R. Cossu (IT)

session C9

Waste management optimization for resources recovery

Chair: W. Peng (CN)

16:30 - 18:00

FOCUS SESSION IV
Carbon Capture - A way to decarbonise the waste system?

Moderator: Thomas Astrup, Ramboll Denmark (DK)

Poster session - from 25 to 27 November 2024

09:00 - 18:30

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Available in digital format at all times throughout the conference.