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Conference program

K³/C³ - Plastic circularity through chemical recycling

 Tuesday, September 17, 2024

14:00
Welcome

Tilman Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK division "Conversion of carbon carriers", Otmar Schneider, Head of Refinery SVP, OMV Downstream GmbH

Primary Conversion I

Moderation: Alexander Hofmann

14:15
Keynote Lecture: The role of chemical recycling in a climate-neutral circular economy

A. Kronimus, Plastics Europe Deutschland e.V., Frankfurt am Main

14:55
Keynote Lecture: PlastCycle - Potential assessment and evaluation of thermochemical plastics recycling techniques

F. Roemer, P. Quicker, Department of Thermal Processes and Emission Reduction in the Waste Management and Recycling Industry, RWTH Aachen University

15:35
Residual material gasification in fluidized beds: from the digital twin on a pilot scale to commercial application

J. Kaltenmorgen, J. Ströhle, B. Epple Institute for Energy Systems and Energy Technology, Technical University of Darmstadt

16:00
Pilot plants and carbon cycle management projects at the RWE Innovation Center Niederaussem

Th. Liese, T. Ginsberg, Ch. Wolfersdorf, U. Overhoff RWE Power AG, Essen

16:25
Coffee Break

Polymer Conversion

Moderation: Alexander Kronimus

17:00
Keynote Lecture: Sustainable production and recycling of polyurethane materials: A step towards closed anthropogenic carbon cycles

Th. E. Müller, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

17:40
Chemical recycling of plastics using solid supported ruthenium catalysts

M. S. Lehnertz, Y. Kara, R. Palkovits, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

18:05
H2Cycle - HydroCycling: Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste to Raw Materials and Base Chemicals for the Petrochemical Industry

M. Bender1, M. Al-Naji2, L. Chen2, F. Rosowski1,2, S. Riegert2, F. Behrendt2, J. Schönebeck2, O. Löschke2, D. Auhl2, P. Döhr3, P. Damp4, J. Zill4, E. Rietmann5, O. Machhammer6, C. Lindner7, A. Glüer7, J. Christiani8, A. Martinez9,1BASF SE, 2Technical University of Berlin, 3Theo Steil GmbH, 4DBI - Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH, 5BP Europa SE, 6m+ machhammer consult..,7Conversio Market & Strategy GmbH, 8cyclos-HTP, 9Sphera Solutions GmbH

18:30
End of the 1st day of the event

Welcome Evening

19:30
Kaminstub'n

Mannswörtherstraße 45, 2320 Schwechat, Austria

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Primary Conversion II

Moderation: Michael Bender

08:30
Methanol - A second life for carbon molecules from plastic recycling?

S. König, P. Pötschacher, N. Palauschek, Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

08:55
Techno-Economic and Lifecycle Assessment of CoGeneration plants for methanol and power production based on RDF feedstock

F. Pontzen, T. Ecem Korkut, N. A. Muttungal Leo Paul, M. Müller-Hagedorn, Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

09:20
LyondellBasell - A perspective on the circular economy

A. Neumann, Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

09:45
Coffee Break

Pyrolysis

Moderation: Frank Behrendt

10:15
Keynote Lecture: From waste to high-quality intermediates for the (petro)chemical industry - influencing factors and technical approaches

M. Franke Fraunhofer, Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

10:55
Plastic Pyrolysis Oils as Feedstock for Steamcrackers: Opportunities and Challenges

A. Meiswinkel, H. Schmaderer, C. Delhomme-Neudecker, N. Schödel, A. Tota, G. Schmidt, Linde GmbH, Linde Engineering, Pullach

11:20
Industrial pyrolysis demo plant for the recycling of mixed and complex plastic waste streams

M. Klatte, D. Odenthal, M. Tomasi Morgano ARCUS Greencycling Technologies GmbH, Ludwigsburg

11:45
Chemical recycling of mixed polyolefin plastic waste (MPO323) - Autocatalytic reforming with pyrolysis coke as active material for the production of highly aromatic pyrolysis oils

T. Rieger, T. Fehn, A. Hofmann, M. Franke, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

12:10
Coffee Break

Intro ReOilAppendix | Summary and concluding remarks

Moderation: Frank Behrendt

12:20
Keynote Lecture: Moving to a Circular Economy - The Technical and Environmental Benefits of OMV's ReOil Technology

B. Edl, S. Pirker, OMV, Schwechat

13:00
Summary and concluding remarks

Frank Behrendt, Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Energy Technology, Berlin

13:05
Lunch Break

14:00
Tour of the ReOil plant

15:15
End of the conference

Subject to change!