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)
Online access: Link
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