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12.09.2023

Preliminary Program of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023

Preliminary Program of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023

28-29 November 2023 – hybrid event, Cologne (Germany)

The second edition of the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC), 28–29 November 2023, Cologne, Germany (Hybrid Event) offers a comprehensive program that gives all attendees the opportunity to gain deep insights into all recent developments of Advanced Recycling. Today we proudly announce the preliminary program including 34 speakers from 13 countries.

Day 1 – 28 November 2023

(10:00-17:00 CET)

Session 1 – Policy, Markets, and Strategy

Michael Carus, nova-Institute (DE): Importance of Advanced Recycling for the Renewable Carbon Economy
Lars Krause, nova-Institute (DE): Advanced Recycling Overview and Worldwide Capacities
Lara Dammer, nova-Institute (DE): From Mass Balance to End-of-Waste Criteria: What’s New in Policy for Advanced Recycling
Luis Hoffmann, Sulzer Chemtech (CH): How Collaboration Enables Circular Plastics
Dimitri Daniels, Der Grüne Punkt (DE): Mechanical and Chemical Recycling to Achieve Circularity of Plastic Packaging

Session 2 – Pyrolysis

Carlos Monreal, Plastic Energy (UK): Supporting a Circular Economy for Plastic Waste Through Chemical Recycling
David Sudolsky, Anellotech (US): Recycled BTX Made From Mixed Waste Plastics via Plas-TCat® Process
Oliver Borek, Mura Technology (UK): Mura Technology: Key Advantages of Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Christian Haupts, Carboliq (DE): A Roadmap Towards TRL 9 in Chemical Recycling – The Knapsack 10 kta Plan(t)
Valentijn de Neve, BlueAlp (NL): BlueAlp – Accelerating Plastic Recycling

Session 3a – Dissolution

Abidin Balan, Trinseo (NL): Dissolution Technology: An Approach for Infinite Circularity
Matthias Wilhelm, Lober (DE): Dissolution Recycling as a Solution for a Multilayered Problem
Florian Riedl, APK (DE): High-Quality Recyclates from Post-Consumer Flexible Packaging Waste via the Solvent-Based Newcycling Technology
Panzheng Zhou, University of Wisconsin-Madison (US): Computational Modeling of Dissolution-based Plastic Recycling: Solubility Prediction, Solvent Screening, and Process Design

Session 3b –Versatility of Extruders (Pre-treatment and Reactive extrusion) & Advanced Mechanical Recycling (no online transmission)

Klaus Lederer, EREMA Group (AT): Advanced Input Stream Preparation Technologies for Chemical Recyclers
Belén Monje, AIMPLAS (ES): Reactive Extrusion Potential in Recycling and Repolymerization
Frank Eisenträger, INEOS Styrolution (CH): Advanced Mechanical Recycling of Polystyrene
Lars Biermann, Krauss Maffei Extrusion (DE): Closing the Material Loop of Polyethylene Terephthalate Through Chemical Recycling Technologies

Day 2 – 29 November 2023

9:00-16:30 (CET)

Session 1 – Depolymerisation
Fabio Silvestri, gr3n (CH): We MADE it! Towards Tangible Changes in the Plastic Industry
Vladislav Jaso, TotalEnergies Corbion (NL): Advanced Recycling of Luminy Poly Lactic Acid (PLA)
Cecilia Mattsson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (SE): DeToxoLys – Detoxification and Recycling of Contaminated Plastic Waste Streams with Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL)/Solvolysis
Stefan Schonauer, RWTH Aachen University (DE): Enzymatic Recycling of Textiles

Session 2a – Gasification (no online transmission)
Freya Burton, LanzaTech (UK): Enabling a Circular Economy: Low Carbon Fuel and Chemical Production from Waste
Stephan Renninger, Cyclize (DE): Zero Emission Waste Reforming to Enable a Circular Carbon Cconomy in Europe
Cecilia Hofmann, Re:Lab (FR): Gasification and Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste Under a Circular Economy Perspective: A Literature Review

Session 2b – Pre-/Post-treatment & Upgrading
Tobias Rieger, Fraunhofer UMSICHT (DE): Application of a Novel and Cheap Post-Reforming Agent to Produce High-Quality Aromatic Bulk Chemicals from MSPW Pyrolysis Oils and Dehalogenation Thereof
Trine Dabros, TOPSOE (DK): Hydrotreating of Plastic Pyrolysis Oil: How to Maximize the Learnings From the First Industrial Plant
Beate Dr. Kummer, Polysecure (DE): New Sorting Technology for Fractions to Improve Advanced Recycling Output

Session 3 – LCA and Environmental Aspects
Matthias Stratmann, nova-Institute (DE): Advanced Recycling in LCA - The Status Quo
Edzard Scholten, BASF (DE): Environmental and Health Aspects of ChemCycling: A Measurement Program

Session 4 – Pyrolysis and Other Thermochemical Approaches
Frank Riedewald, Composite Recycling (IE): Lower OPEX and CAPEX Waste Plastic Chemical Recycling Facilities with Molten Metals
Jasper Munier, Clariter (LU): You Don’t Need Mass Balance When You Make High-Value, High-Purity Petrochemicals From 100% Recycled Plastic Waste
Geoff Smith, Itero Technologies (UK): Managing Waste Variability in a Pyrolysis Process
Marcus Trygstad, Aduro Clean Technologies (CA): Advancing Chemical Recycling Through Chemical Thinking and Chemolysis

Further information you will find at https://advanced-recycling.eu/program

Call for Posters

Everything you want to know about advanced recycling technologies and renewable chemicals, building- blocks, monomers, and polymers based on recycling.

Deadline for submission: 15 October 2023
Submit your poster now!

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Exhibition Opportunities

Become an exhibitor of the conference!

Companies that would like to book an exhibition booth (6m2) can do so for the price of 1.400 EUR (excl. 19% VAT). Included in the booth fee is one conference ticket. The conference exhibition is located prominently within the conference hall so interaction with the participants is guaranteed. Further information here.

Sponsoring Opportunities

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