Conference Programme
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
09.00
Opening and Welcome Address
Dieter Vogt & Tilman Bechthold
Session Overview
Chairperson: Dieter Vogt
09.15
Keynote
E. Chesnel, BASF Belgium Coordination Center
10.00
Innovative Sustainable Solutions to Optimize Plastic Waste Management
M. Marchionna, Saipem, Technology Innovation
10.30
Coffee Break
10.45
OMV´s Holistic Approach to Close the Circular Loop
S. Pirker, OMV Downstream GmbH, Chemicals & Materials/Renewables and Circular Chemicals/Plastic-to-Oil Innovation and Technology Management
11.15
Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste - Opportunity for a Better Circular Economy
M. Seitz1, V. Cepus1, M. Klätte2, D. Thamm1University of Applied Science Merseburg, Merseburg, 2Steinbeis R.T.M., Halle
11.45
Lunch Break
Session Biomass
Chairperson: Michael Bender
12.45
Keynote | Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Chemicals
N. Dahmen, J. Sauer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
13.30
Synthesis of Surfactants from Renewable Raw Materials
R. Vitiello, R. Turco, R. Tesser, A. Iadonisi, M. Di Serio, University of Naples Federico II, Department of Chemical Sciences, Naples, Italy
14.00
Short Break
Session Industrial Projects
Chairperson: Michael Bender
14.05
Keynote | Carbon2Chem® - Converting Steel Mill Gases into Chemicals
K. Büker, R. Kleinschmidt, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
14.50
Coffee Break
Session Pyrolysis & Gasification
Chairperson: Bernd Epple
15.00
15.45
Keynote | Overview of Pyrolysis and Gasification Technologies for Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastic and other Waste
L.G. Seidl1, R.P. Lee1,2, M. Gräbner1,2, B. Meyer1, 3, 1Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 2Fraunhofer IMWS Branch Lab Freiberg “Circular Carbon Technologies”,3Center for Efficient High Temperature Processes & Materials Conversion, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
16.30
Coffe Break
16.35
Full-Chain Demonstration of Methanol Synthesis from Co-Gasification of Plastic Waste in a Pilot Scale HTW-Gasifier
C. Heinze, J. May, E. Langner, D. Schmidt, J. Kaltenmorgen, J. Ströhle, B. Epple, Institut für Energiesysteme und Energietechnik, TU Darmstadt
17.05
Conceptual Design of the Gasification of Plastic Waste for the Production of Syngas or Naphta: A Circular Approach from Plastic Waste to Renewed Polymers
I. Rossetti1, A. Tripodi1, F. Conte1, G. Ramis2, 1Università degli Studi di Milano, 2Università degli Studi di Genova
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Perspectives of Waste Management
Chairperson: Harald Häger
09.00
Keynote | Why Mechanical Versus Chemical Recycling? Alternatives and Innovations are Needed! Can't the Processes Complement Each Other?
T. Obermeier1, I. Henkel2,1CEO TOMM+C, DGAW, EEW Energy from Waste GmbH, 2TOMM+C
Session Pyrolysis & Gasification (cont.)
Chairperson: Harald Häger
09.45
Concept Development for Plasma-assisted Chemical Recycling of Problematic Wastes
F. Baitalow1, W. Fu1,2, F. Mehlhose1,2, M. Reinmöller1, B. Meyer1, M. Gräbner1,2, O. Schulze3, R. Merget4, 1TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, 2Fraunhofer-Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, Branch Lab of Fraunhofer IMWS, 3DBI-Virtuhcon GmbH, 4Oerlikon AM Europe GmbH
10.15
Investigation of the Pyrolysis of Rigid Polyurethane Foam as a Possibility for Chemical Recycling
P. Rathsack1, A. Herrmann2, S. Eiden3, 1Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, 2DBI Virtuhcon GmbH, 3Covestro Deutschland AG
10.45
Coffee Break
Session Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)
Chairperson: Alba Diéguez-Alonso
11.00
Keynote | Maximizing Olefin Yields: Fluid Catalytic Cracking as Conversion Technology for Pyrolysis-Oils from Plastic Waste
S. A. Schunk1,2, S. Hanf1,3, CP Kelkar2, D. Köpke2, K.-E. Finger1, S. Wodarz1, M. Paul1, K. Friese2, 1hte GmbH, Heidelberg, 2BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany / BASF Corporation, Iselin, USA, 3Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe
11.45
Plastic to Petrochemicals – Recycling of Pyrolized Municipal Plastic Waste by FCC Co-Processing
F. Knaus1,2, A. Reichhold1, W. Tesch2, A. Pazos Costa2, H. Lutz1, M. Büchele1, 1Technische Universität Wien, 2ILF Consulting Engineers
12.15
Redefining Catalyst and Process Development in Fluidized Bed Reactors for Chemical Recycling and Renewable Feedstock Integration
M. Kirchmann, S. Wodarz, A. Haas, hte GmbH
12.45
Lunch Break
Session Selective Depolymerization
Chairperson: Steffen Krzack
13.45
Incorporation of Predetermined Breaking Points as a Pathway for Chemically Recycling Polyurethanes and other Plastics Materials
T. E. Müller, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
14.15
everwave - A Holistic Solution to Combat Riverine and Marine Litter
Tilman Floehr, everwave GmbH
14.45
Depolymerization of Technical Grade Polyamide 66 and Polyurethane Materials via Hydrogenation
V. Zubar, Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa)
15.15
Chemical Depolymerization of PET Waste Using Sodium Ethoxide as Catalyst: Five-factor Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology
S. Javed, D. Ropel, D. Vogt, TU Dortmund University
15.45
Coffee Break
Session Selective Depolymerization (cont.)
Chairperson: Holger Blanke
16.00
Keynote | Closed-Loop Recycling of Polyethylene-Like Materials
S. Mecking, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz
16.45
Recycling Process by Dissolution/polymerization: Giving New Life to Waste Expanded Polystyrene
R. Turco1,2, S. Mallardo2, R. Tesser1, M. Malinconico2, M. Di Serio1, 1University of Naples Federico II, Department of Chemical Sciences, Naples, Italy, 2Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Council of Research, Pozzuoli, Italy
17.15
Concluding Remarks and Conference Summary
Dieter Vogt & Tilman Bechthold
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