This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 823745.
The workshop, partially funded by the EU RISE project, has successfully carried out bringing participants from UK and China. Topics related to biomass conversion and wastewater treatment have been discussed, in addition to the collaborations and career development. We aim to sustain the research links and promote the development and deployment of bioenergy and its interaction with wastewater treatment.
Workshop Title: Sino-UK Workshop on Biomass Conversion and Utilisation
UK Principal Applicant: Prof. Xin Tu, University of Liverpool
Partner Country Principal Applicant: Prof. Hanping Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Discipline: Energy and Chemical Engineering
Dates and venue: 9th to 11th Dec 2021, Liverpool & On-line (Zoom)
Scope of the workshop
1. Thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels, chemicals and materials
2. Catalytic conversion of biomass to fuels, chemicals and materials
3. High value-added biomass utilisation & process
4. Synthesis of biomass-based materials & catalysts
The programme, Newton Fund Researcher Links provides opportunities for early career researchers from the UK and internationally to research exchange and developing potential research collaborations.
As part of this programme, we are now recruiting early career researchers to participate in the above workshop.
The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for sharing research expertise and networking. During the workshops early career researchers will have the opportunity to present their research in the form of a short oral presentation and discuss this with established researchers from the UK and partner countries. There will be a focus on providing mentorship for participated ECRs and developing links for future collaborations.
The Newton Fund will cover the costs related to the participation to the workshop, including travel, accommodation and meals. The British Council accepts no responsibility for any problems which may occur with travel or accommodation arrangements or any other issues that participants might experience when the participants are away from their home.
Application and Deadline:
The full application below must be completed and submitted by 10th November 2021 to: xin.tu@liv.ac.uk
Eligibility Criteria:
Quality Assessment
Selection Procedure:
Notification of results:
Applicants will be notified by email prior to the workshop.
Equal Opportunities
Equal opportunities and diversity are at the heart of the British Council’s cultural relations ambitions. While recognising that some research fields are dominated by one particular gender, Principal Applicants are encouraged to work towards an equal gender balance, promote diversity. They must not exclude applicants on the basis of ethnicity, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, social status or disability. Participants’ selection undertaken by workshop organisers must not contravene this policy. Extra support to enable participation of Early Career Researchers with special needs will be given.
Workshop Application Form
Sino-UK workshop on New Materials and Technologies in Water Treatment and Sludge Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal
22 and 23 October 2021
The Malone Hotel – 60 Eglantine Ave, Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6DY & Online
(Hybrid workshop)
China is 7 hours ahead of the UK. The workshop starts at 8 am (UK time), which is 3 pm in China.
22 October 2021 (Friday)
8 am (UK Time) – Workshop starts – Link
Chunfei Wu and Zhen Yang
8: 10 am-8:40 am (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair – Chunfei Wu)
Xiaolei Fan, University of Manchester, Microwave assisted catalytic conversion of sugar platforms to value added chemicals
8: 40 am-9:10 am (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair – Chunfei Wu) – Link
Haiping Yang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Thermal Chemical conversion of biomass wastes
9:10 am – 10:10 am (UK Time) (Chair – Xiaolei Fan) – Link
Xiaolei Zhang, University of Strathclyde, Atomistic insights on converting organic solid wastes into fuels and chemicals
Yeshui Zhang – University College London, Advanced metrology for studying catalyst degradation
Jinbo Ouyang, East China University of Technology, Application of biochar and its composites in the removal of pharmaceutical micropollutants from wastewater
Changlei Qin, Chongqing University, Development and Applicability of Li4SiO4 Sorbents for Sorption-Enhanced Reforming
10:10 am – 10: 30 am (UK Time)
Break
10:30 am – 11:00 am (UK Time) (Chair – Changlei Qin) – Link
Lina Liu, Nankai University, DBD Plasma-Catalytic Biomass Tar Reforming and CO2 utilization
Cui Quan, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Development of activated biochar supported Ni catalyst for enhancing tar steam reforming
11:00 am – 11: 30 pm (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair – Changlei Qin) – Link
Hui Jin, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Supercritical water gasification technologies for H2 production.
11:30 am – 12: 30 pm (UK Time) (Chair – Yeshui Zhang) – Link
Xuqing Liu, University of Manchester, Sustainable Fashion and Textile: Textile Waste Memberane Treatment Technology and Textile Waste Fiber Regeneration via a Green Chemistry Approach
Bing Guo, University of Surrey, Microbial symbiosis and interactions in anammox reactor
Le Han, Chongqing University, Recovery of ammonium from waste water via novel intergrated membrane process toward the zero energy concept
Guozhao Ji, Dalian University of Technology, Pyrolysis of plastic waste in rotary kiln with solid heat carriers
12:30 pm – 13:10 pm (UK Time)
Panel discussion, introduced and chaired by Chunfei Wu (Queen’s University Belfast) – Link
13:10 pm – 14:00 pm (UK Time)
Break
14:00 pm – 15:00 pm (UK Time) (Chair – Xin Tu) – Link
Guanjie He, University of Lincoln, Electrolytic hydrogen generation from different aqueous media
Nathan Skillen, Queen’s University Belfast, Photocatalytic water treatment; addressing the technology transfer challenges
Mi Yan, Zhejiang University of Technology, Supercritical water gasification of sewage sludge for H2 production
Lu Ding, East China University of Science and Technology, High quality solid fuel production from sewage sludge employing the hydrothermal treatment
23 October 2021 (Saturday)
8: 10 am-8:40 am (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair-Jiawei Wang) – Link
Xin Tu, University of Liverpool, Non-thermal plasma: An emerging technology for bioenergy applications
8: 40 am-9:10 am (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair – Zhen Yang) – Link
Kai Yan, Sun Yat-sen University, High value-utilization of biomass-derived sources
9:10 am – 10:10 am (UK Time) (Chair-Xiaolei Zhang) – Link
Xiaoxia Ou, University of Manchester, High ionic strength wastewater treatment
Yikai Xu, Queen’s University Belfast, Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Water Remediation
Hui Zhou, Tsinghua University, High-value-added utilization of lignin via hydrothermal treatment
Jianqiang Chen, Nanjing Forest University, Application of Pomelo peel-derived Hydrochar in Oil/water Separation and Bio-based Fuels
10:10 am – 10: 30 am (UK Time)
Break
10: 30 am – 11: 00 am (UK Time)
Keynote (Chair – Hui Zhou) – Link
Jiawei Wang, Aston University, Product-oriented optimisation of the catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste
11: 00 am – 11: 45 am (UK Time) (Chair – Yikai Zhou) – Link
Shikun Cheng, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems (NSSS): Application and Development
Zhen Yang, Nanjing Normal University, Hydrophobic-modified metal-hydroxide
nanoflocculants enable one-step removal of multicontaminants
for drinking water production
Ningbo Gao, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Technologies development for water removal from sewage sludge
11:45 pm – 12:30 pm (UK Time)
Panel discussion, introduced and chaired by Yongliang Li (University of Birmingham) – Link
Mr. Zhuozheng Wang from QUB has visited Huazhong University of Science and Technology for two months. During the HUST exchange period, Wang worked on developing new carbon capture materials in Professor Haiping Yang’s group. Wang learned the advanced technology of industrial carbon capture in Prof. Yang’s group, which had an essential impact on the construction setup of carbon capture material simulation.
Sino-UK workshop on New Materials and Technologies in Water Treatment and Sludge Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal
Under the Researcher Links scheme, the British Council and National Natural Science Foundation of China will be holding a workshop on the above theme in Belfast on 22 and 23 October 2021. The workshop is being coordinated by Dr Chunfei Wu and Dr Zhen Yang, and will have contributions from other leading researchers. We are now inviting Early Career Researchers from the UK to apply to attend this workshop. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Researcher Links programme.
The application form (see below), with more details on the initiative, is attached and should be sent to c.wu@qub.ac.uk before the deadline of 10 October 2021.
Please register your interest in the workshop if you want to participant on-line.
Bioenergy - Carbon capture and utilisation - Energy Storage 