8th NRW PhD Day on „Future Bioeconomy“ in Düsseldorf-Neuss
8th PhD Day on "Future Bioeconomy" "Biomass as feedstock: Limitations, Challenges, Chances" am 25. Oktober 2023 in Düsseldorf-Neuss.
The goal is to gather young scientists from different scientific fields and locations in NRW, providing them a frame for networking and discussions about future developments and career paths in the bioeconomy.
Switching the industry from fossil to bio-based feedstocks comes with various challenges and "possible" does not always mean "feasible". Questions will be addressed like: How can a sustainable and sufficient supply of biomass of consistent quality be achieved? How flexible must and can the processing of diverse biomass be, to produce platform chemicals? What are risks and opportunities of using residues and side streams? What are legal hurdles? What is the role of logistics and raw material distribution? What does this mean for the CO2footprint, etc.?
Confirmed speakers come from: Corbion, Leroma, BIOWEG, INRES Renewable Resources, Carbon Minds. Other speakers are requested.
AGENDA
Montag, 25. Oktober 2023
09:15 Registration and Coffee
10:00 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Ingar Janzik (BioSC)
10:05 Opening remarks by the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW
10:35 Short presentation of the organising institutions
Session 1
10:50 INRES Renewable Resources (Prof. Ralf Pude)
11:20 LEROMA (Marina Billinger)
11:50 Break
Session 2
12:20 Covestro (inquired)
12:50 BIOWEG (NN)
13:20 Lunch Break (60 minutes)
Session 3
14:20 Corbion (Dr. Harald Ruijssenaars)
14:50 CarbonMinds (Ronja Hermanns)
Final Session: Panel discussion and Networking
15:25 Panel discussion with the invited speakers
15:55 Closing remarks
16:00 Get together, networking, coffee and snacks
16:30 End