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SWM 2020 Technical Program

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Day 1
Tuesday, 9/15
6:00 - 6:05 AM

Opening and Welcome

Patricia Thornley, Aston University

6:05 - 6:55 AM

Keynote 1 & 2

Session Chair: Patricia Thornley, Aston University

6:05 - 6:30 AM Daniel C.W. Tsang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
6:30 - 6:55 AM Andrew Woodend, Defra
6:55 - 7:00 AM Break
7:00 - 7:25 AM

Live Q&A for Technical Session 1* & Networking

Session Chair: Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds

Watch pre-recorded videos for Technical Session 1 before this Live session - available on demand starting September 10, 2020.
7:25 - 7:30 AM Break
7:30 - 7:55 AM

Keynote 3

Session Chair: Siming You, University of Glasgow

Patricia Thornley, Aston University
7:55 - 8:00 AM Break
8:00 - 8:45 AM Panel 1: SWM and circular economy
Panel Moderator: Stijn van Ewijk, Yale University
Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds
Rupert Myers, Imperial College London
Sunil Kumar, Technology Development Centre, NEERI Nagpur
Jeffrey Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology
*Technical Session 1: Process Applications and Circular Economy
Stijn van Ewijk, Yale University. Representation of Waste in Material Flow Analysis: A Review
Ignasi Palou-Rivera, RAPID. Modular and intensified process technologies for distributed sustainable waste processing
Asam Ahmed, University of Glasgow. Techno-Economic and Environmental Feasibility of Waste-to-Energy Technologies to Support Net Zero Energy Buildings: A Case Study of Glasgow
Edward Collins, University of Portsmouth. Amending Lettuce and Tomato Crops with Recycled Shellfish Food Waste to Improve Crop Yield and Antioxidant Activity
Gary Hilberg, Continuum Energy. Nutrient and Carbon Recovery to Biomaterials
Roshan Pandey. Agricultural and Food Waste Management
Tsz Yan Yu, The University of Queensland. Analysing and Understanding the Coupling of Human and Natural Systems for Circular Economy Implementation

Day 2
Wednesday, 9/16
6:00 - 6:05 AM

Welcome and Last Day's Takeaways

Ian Watson, University of Glasgow

6:05 - 6:55 AM

Keynote 4&5

Session Chair: Ian Watson, University of Glasgow

6:05 - 6:30 AM Xiangzhou Yuan, Korea University
6:30 - 6:55 AM Guanyi Chen, Tianjin University
6:55 - 7:00 AM Break
7:00 - 7:25 AM

Live Q&A for Technical Session 2** & Networking

Session Chair: Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, Korea University

Watch pre-recorded videos for Technical Session 2 before this Live session - available on demand starting September 10, 2020.
7:25 - 7:30 AM Break
7:30 - 7:55 AM

Keynote 6

Session Chair: Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, Korea University

Carol Sze Ki Lin, City University of Hong Kong
7:55 - 8:00 AM Break
8:00 - 8:45 AM Panel 2: Environmental sustainability and assessment
Moderator: Jeffrey Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Xiaolei Zhang, University of Strathclyde
Ambika S, IIT Hyderabad
Vinod Kumar, Cranfield University
Daniel S. Alessi, University of Alberta
Binoy Sarkar, Lancaster University
**Technical Session 2: Environmental and Sustainability Assessment
Karpagam Subramanian (Video) Xiaomeng Hu (Abstract), City University of Hong Kong. Guiding Environmental Sustainability of Emerging Bioconversion Technology for Sophorolipid Production By Adopting a Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (dLCA) Approach
Diego M. Juela, Universidad de Cuenca. Alternative Concrete Made with Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash, Recycled Concrete Aggregate, and Powdered Rubber: Compression Tests, Durability and Life Cycle Assessment
Ketan Shah, The University of Texas at Arlington. Solid Waste Management Decision Making for Developing Countries through Life Cycle Assessment Tool
Abraham Castro Garcia, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Feasibility Study on Surplus Wind Energy Potential Use in Hokkaido to Create Liquid Fuels from Kraft Lignin Valorization
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, Korea University. Novel Chitosan-Biochar Composite Fibers for Removal of Phosphorous from Water
Ken Ushijima, Hokkaido Research Organization / Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. Contribution of Waste-Related Workers in the Informal Sector to Sustainable Waste Management, Case of Bandung City in Indonesia
Short Talk and Poster Session (Available On Demand)
Taira Hidaka, Kyoto University. Regional Resource and Energy Circulation By Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes with Lactic Acid and Photosynthetic Bacteria
Daisuke Inoue, Osaka University. Optimization of Operational Variables for Aerobic Dynamic Discharge Process to Efficiently Enrich Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Accumulating Bacteria in Activated Sludge
Evelyn C. Figueroa-Ribón, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Hydrochar Production As an Approach to Nixtamalization Waste Management
Junho Park, Portola High School. Investigation on Addition of Neodymium Magnets in Citric Acid Leaching of Spent Lithium-Ion Cells

Niraj Topare, MIT WPU, Pune. Green Adsorbents for Effective Removal of Dyes: A Review


Day 3
Thursday, 9/17
6:00 - 6:05 AM

Welcome and Last Day's Takeaways

Yong Sik Ok, Korea University

6:05 - 6:55 AM

Keynote 7&8

Session Chair: Yong Sik Ok, Korea University

6:05 - 6:30 AM Jason Hallett, Imperial College London
6:30 - 6:55 AM Jason Love, University of Edinburgh
6:55 - 7:00 AM Break
7:00 - 7:25 AM

Live Q&A for Technical Session 3*** & Networking

Session Chair: Xiangzhou Yuan, Korea University

Watch pre-recorded videos for Technical Session 3 before this Live session - available on demand starting September 10, 2020.
7:25 - 7:30 AM Break
7:30 - 7:55 AM

Keynote 9

Session Chair: Xiangzhou Yuan, Korea University

TBA
7:55 - 8:00 AM Break
8:00 - 8:45 AM Panel 3: Technology development and application
Moderator:  Siming You, University of Glasgow
Changqing Dong, North China Electric Power University

Shuaifei Zhao, Deakin University

Ming Xie, University of Bath
Paula Blanco-Sanchez, Aston University
8:45 - 9:00 AM

Conclusions and Next Steps

Siming You, University of Glasgow

***Technical Session 3: Technology and Theory Development
Bertha E. Ibarra L., Technical University of Ambato. Methane Landfill Production in Ambato
Jason Iwanesky, The City College of New York. Energy & Integrated-Community Symbiosis Goals for a Next-Generation Water Resource Recovery Facility/Campus
Youhei Nomura, The University of Tokyo, Kochi University. Effect of Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentration on Ulvan Accumulation By Macroalga Ulva Meridionalis
Wakana Oishi, Tohoku University. Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling for Predictive Environmental Microbiology Towards Safe Resource Recovery from Human Excreta
David Onoja Patrick, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. Dissolution Kinetics and Modification of Coal Bottom Ash Treated in Sulphuric Acid Solution

Niraj Topare, MIT WPU, Pune. Ultrasonication an Effective Route for LAB-Scale Catalytic Production of Biodiesel Using Waste Frying Vegetable OIL

Hussein Amusa, University of Benin. The Fabrication and Design of a Waste Sorting Machine
Alan Alberto Ramírez Guevara, Air Liquide, ITESM. Chemical Modification of Halloysite Nanotubes for the Preparation of Nanocomposites on Non Polar Matrix

Technical Sessions: pre-recorded presentations will be available to registered participants on demand for viewing at their convenience startig from Sptember 10; Q&A with all the session's speakers will take place during the Live Q&A for that session.