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Monday 12 April 2021

 

SESSION 1a     Progress in analytical pyrolysis research and instrumentation

Moderator: Frederik Ronsse (Belgium)

10.00

The relevance of secondary reactions in the analysis of microplastics by Py-GC-MS

Daniele Fabbri (Italy)

10.20

Lignin depolymerization: Analysis of monomers and oligomers by UV fluorescence, MALDI-TOFMS and GPC

Erika Bartolomei (France)

10.30

Progress of pyrolysis study using photoionization mass spectrometry

Fei Qi (China)

10.50

Onl-line mass spectrometry for heterogeneous catalytic conversion of biomass in batch reactors

Cunhao Cui (China)

11.00

Application of in situ atmospheric pressure photoionization mass spectrometry in the study of biomass pyrolysis mechanism

Xiamin Chen (China)

11.10

Q&A

11.15

End of session 1a

SESSION 1b     Progress in analytical pyrolysis research and instrumentation

Moderator: Kevin Van Geem (Belgium)

11.25

Determination of microplastics ingested in plankton individuals by pyrolysis-GC-MS

Hajime Ohtani (Japan)

11.45

Thermo-analytical techniques to study the effects of milling and irradiation on the pyrolytic behavior of softwoods and hardwoods

Marco Mattonai (Italy)

11.55

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis using chloride molten salts in a tandem micro reactor

Adriana Estrada Leon (Belgium)

12.05

Analytical pyrolysis approach for effective valorisation of lignin

Thallada Bashkar (India)

12.25

From sample prep to data interpretation: recent advances in the optimization of a

Py-GC/MS system for microplastics

Michael Soll (Germany)

12.40

Q&A

12.45

End of session 1b

SESSION 2      Reaction mechanisms and kinetics, modelling and experimentation

Moderator: Robert Carleer (Belgium)

13.00

Progress and challenges of lignin pyrolysis

Manuel Garcia Perez (USA)

13.20

Kinetic parameter determination for wheat straw pyrolysis

Frederico Fonseca (Germany)

13.30

Py-GC-MS characterisation and TGA kinetics of lignocellulosic feedstock

Regina Siu (UK)

13.40

Understanding the activation of cellulose and polymers at high temperature

Paul Dauenhauer (USA)

14.00

Multi-scale modelling of biomass conversion in a fluidized bed reactor

Lukas von Berg (Austria)

14.10

CFD-DEM modelling of biomass pyrolysis using multi-component kinetics mechanism

Boyao Wang (Norway)

 

14.20

Assessment of simple and detailed reaction schemes for biomass pyrolysis

Andres Anca-Couce (Austria)

14.40

Determining microplastic content in environmental samples using a database

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Eike Kleine-Benne (Germany)

14.55

Q&A

15.05

End of session 2

SESSION 3      Pyrolysis of biomass and coal

Moderator: Patrice Perreault (Belgium)

15.30

An overview on an industrial pyrolysis biorefinery

Anthony Dufour (France)

15.50

Pyrolysis and pressure: new insights based on fixed bed experiments

Guillain Mauviel (France)

 

16.00

Fast pyrolysis of hydrolysis lignin in fluidized bed

Elmeri Pienhäkkinen (Finland)

16.10

Micro-spectroscopy of binder effects in catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass

Bert Weckhuysen (The Netherlands)

16.30

Deoxygenation of biomass fast pyrolysis vapors over Na-Al2O3 catalyst for production of bio-oil with low acidity

Andreas Eschenbacher (Belgium)

16.40

Shale gas reserve estimation for the UK Bowland shale using high pressure water pyrolysis  

Colin Snape (Ireland)

17.00

In-depth analysis of biomass and pyrolysis oils using high-resolution mass spectrometry

Evan Terrel (USA)

17.10

Selective production of glycolaldehyde via hydrothermal pyrolysis of glucose: experiments and microkinetic modeling

Pavlo Kostetsky (USA)

17.30

Fast pyrolysis process development & applications

Bert van de Beld (The Netherlands)

17.45

Q&A

17.55

End of session 3

 

Tuesday 13 April 2021

 

SESSION 4a    Pyrolysis of polymers and plastics

Moderator: Kevin Van Geem (Belgium)

09.40

Production of hydrocarbons by the graded upgrading of bio-oil

Shurong Wang (China)

10.00

Challenges and future directions in pyrolysis research at VTT

Anja Oasmaa (Finland)

10.20

Mechanistic roles of naturally present alkaline earth metal ions in thermal activation of cellulose

Vineet Maliekkal (USA)

10.30

Co-production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis

Haiping Yang (China)

10.50

Copyrolysis of wood and plastic: evaluation of kinetic data and synergistic effects through analytical pyrolysis

Federica Nardella (Italy)

11.00

New insights into global and mechanistic modeling of polyethylene and polypropylene pyrolysis

Sribala Gorugantu (USA)

11.10

Q&A

11.15

End of session 4a

SESSION 4b    Catalyc pyrolysis

Moderator: Robert Carleer (Belgium)

11.25

Catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis vapors using mixed metal oxides

William Locatel (France)

11.45

Superior activity and selectivity of mildly desilicated ZSM-5 catalysts in the catalytic pyrolysis of beech wood

Stelios Stefanidis (Greece)

11.55

Deactivation and regeneration modes of technical catalysts employed in ex-situ catalytic fast pyrolysis

Ana Hernandez (Spain)

12.05

Coproducts from catalytic fast pyrolysis enable cost-effective biofuels

Mark Nimlos (USA)

12.25

Simultaneous analysis of residual blowing agents and flame retardants in recycled polyurethane

Joeri Vercammen (Belgium)

12.40

Q&A

12.45

End of session 4b

SESSION 5      Pyrolysis chars characterization, upgrading and utilization

Moderator: Patrice Perreault (Belgium)

13.00

Applied machine learning to predict CO2 adsorption on biomass waste-derived porous carbons

Yong Sik Ok (South-Korea)

13.20

Investigation of effect of CO2 on pyrolysis of spruce wood and bark

Liang Wang (Norway)

13.30

The use of boron-doped additives for the prevention of char agglomeration and the preparation of boron-doped carbon microspheres during lignin pyrolysis

Dong Zhiguo (China)

13.40

The potential use of pyrolysis char from dairy and sewage sludge as components of fertilizers

James Leahy (Ireland)

14.00

Release of N-containing compounds during pyrolysis of dairy sludge – experimental results

Marzena Kwapinska (Ireland)

14.10

Iron salts catalytic graphitization of bamboo: influence of species of iron salts impregnation

Xia Sunwen (China)

14.20

Turning the pyrolysis process in the direction of satisfying quality demands of metallurigical industries

Øyvind Skreiberg (Norway)

14.40

Evolved gas analysis and multi-step pyrolysis GC-MS of cosmetics

Karen Sam

14.55

Q&A

15.05

End of session 5

SESSION 6      Catalyc pyrolysis. Bio-oil characterization, upgrading and utilization

Moderator: Wolter Prins (Belgium)

15.30

Enhancing bio-oil quality and energy recovery by atmospheric hydrodeoxygenation of wheat straw pyrolysis vapors using Pt and Mo-based catalysts

Anker Degn Jensen (Denmark)

15.50

Characterisation of algal feedstock incl. catalytic pyrolysis

Chris Thomas (UK)

16.00

Solids removal by hot vapour filtration

Christian Lindfors (Finland)

16.10

Pyrolysis oil esterification: from 250-ml-scale to 20-L-scale

Tim Schulzke (Germany)

16.30

Feasibility of fast pyrolysis bio-oil distillation

Anke Krutof (Germany)

16.40

Effect of catalyst deactivation on catalytic fast pyrolysis and on catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis vapors

Angelos Lappas (Greece)

17.00

Electrooxidation of the pyrolysis aqueous phase on boron-doped diamond electrodes

Christopher Kick (Germany)

17.10

Recent advancements in catalytic fast pyrolysis for the production of fuels and chemicals from biomass

Joshua Schaidle (USA)

17.30

Pyrolysis of residual biomass via thermo-catalyc reforming – experimental investigation of sewage sludge

Andreas Apfelbacher (Germany)

17.50

Applications of biochar in gas/water purification

Franco Berruti (Canada)

18.10

Q&A

18.20

End of session 6 – Closing words