BBNet and EBNet joint workshop: Integration of thermal, thermochemical, and biological conversion technologies

25–26 February 2025, 10:30–15:00, London South Bank University, Borough Road, London, UK

BBNet and EBNet are thrilled to offer an exciting workshop to their members that will explore how thermal, thermochemical, and biological conversion technologies may be integrated to improve environmental and economic outcomes of waste and biomass valorisation processes.

Topics will include biological pre-treatment of thermal and thermochemical feed-stocks, biochar for microbiome engineering, and the use of thermal and/or thermochemical technologies in anaerobic digestion and fermentation.

This two day in-person workshop will be led by the EBNet biochars for pollution prevention working group co-ordinated by Dr Meredith Barr and will bring together colleagues working across the environmental biotechnology and biomass biorefining sectors.

The workshop will cover the following topics: 

• biological pretreatment of thermal/thermochemical feedstocks
• biochar for microbiome engineering
• thermal/thermochemical technologies in anaerobic digestion and fermentation

Each session will be led by experts in the field including Prof Jhuma Sadhukhan, Dr Mark Gronnow, and Dr Andrew Ross, and will feature several speakers who will share their research, including the motivation, methods and challenges associated with each pathway.

Who is this workshop for:

This workshop is open to UK-based academic and industrial members of the BBNet and EBNet communities with specific interest and research on-going in the subject area.

For the purposes of this workshop, participants will be prioritised in the following order:

• Early career researchers and young professionals
• Other academics or professionals
• PhD Students
• Other interested individuals

Workshop information:

Workshop dates: 25 & 26 February 2025
Times: 10.30am, 25 February, to 3pm, 26 February
Venue: London South Bank University
Accommodation: Overnight accommodation will be provided for the night of 25 February at the Hampton by Hilton at Waterloo
Cost: The cost of the workshop is free to participants. This includes the two-day workshop, lunch and refreshments throughout each day, dinner and overnight accommodation on 25 February. Participants will be expected to self-fund their travel and any other related expenses.

Key dates:

Applications open: 13 December 2024
Applications close: 05 January 2025 (midnight)
Delegates contacted with offer of a place: by 10 January 2025
Deadline to accept offered place: 17 January 2025
Workshop information shared with confirmed delegates: 11 February 2025

How to apply:

To register your interest in attending this workshop please complete the form in the members section below.

Full terms and conditions can be found here.