Biomass for sustainability

With the increasing population and energy and environmental concerns, the world is calling for sustainable development. Biomass provides sustainability priorities thanks to its renewable sources such as trees and biodegradability. Extensive efforts are being devoted to biomass-based materials design and bioenergy, offering significant possibilities in many conventional and advanced applications, contributing to the reduction of our reliance on fossil-based materials and fuels.

The symposium is free to attend and open to everyone. The last day to register is May 15.

This is a satellite event to the SUCCeSS Nobel symposium on Chemistry for Sustainability: Fundamental Advances. To find more information about the symposium (open by invitation only) and other satellite events arranged during the week please visit the SUCCeSS website.

For questions, please contact the host of the symposium, Associate Professor Yuanyuan Li, KTH

Progam
13:00 – 13:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee

13:30 – 13:40 Opening Remarks

13:40 – 14:30 Session 1

Daniel Söderberg, KTH – TBD
Tanja Zimmermann, EMPA, Switzerland – Cellulose and Wood-based Materials for a Sustainable Future

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee Break

14:50 – 15:40 Session 2

Magdelena Titirici, Imperial College, UK – Towards sustainable batteries and power to chemicals processes
Olle Inganäs, Linköping University – Zinc ion conductors with biopolymers from the sea

15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:50 Session 3
Chao-Jun Li, McGill University, Canada – Creating Green Reactions Tools for Biomass-Based Feedstocks
Mathias Janssen, Chalmers – Life cycle assessment of biomass-based products: Lessons learned

16:50 – 17:00 Closing Remarks

The program might be updated

More information: treesearch.se/biomass-for-sustainability-recent-advances-and-future-directions/

Contact:

Yuanyuan Li, CBH

yua@kth.se