24th June 2024 | 09:00 - 17:00
Towards Net-Zero Circular Economy with Sustainable Energy and Chemical Conversion
A collaboration with the University Global Partnership Network, this workshop will be the culmination of a year’s research on sustainable energy and chemical conversion. Focused on exploiting the possibilities of using waste streams such as biomass, plastics and industrial/domestic waste water, delegates will identify new research opportunities which could bring us a step closer to a Net Zero Circular Economy.
In the transition towards Net-Zero, there is significant interest in phasing out fossil fuels as both the energy source and precursors in the chemical sector. With a circular economy mindset, one attractive solution is getting the fossil fuel alternatives from the accumulated waste stream, such as biomass from food and agriculture waste, plastic waste and industrial pollutant water waste. Electrochemical conversion has emerged as a promising approach over the years for such application, due to its highly efficient process and low carbon emission when coupled with renewable electricity. The limitation currently is the design of efficient and stable catalyst materials, and the scaling up feasibility. Therefore, this original, multi-disciplinary research workshop aims to bring together researchers to share their cutting-edge discoveries on replacing petroleum feedstocks with waste materials in energy and chemical production.
ORGANISERS
Dr Hui Luo, University of Surrey
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