Wednesday, 4 June 2025

09.00 - 10.20

Parallel Sessions 

09.00 - 09.20
Sustainable eugenol based epoxy resin with improved thermal properties
Danuta Matykiewicz, Poznan University of Technology, PL

09.20 - 09.40
Kraft lignin-hydrotrope emulsifier for shelf-stable oil-in-water emulsions
Pedro Fardim, KU Leuven,  BE

09.40 - 10.00
Transformation of mussel by-products into sustainable bioproducts: A bioeconomy opportunity

Henoc Pérez, INESCOP Footwear Technological Centre, ES

10.00 - 10.20
Scale-up study on the production and purification of L-(+)-lactic acid from tree and shrub species by employing robust and versatile H. coagulans A166

Linda Schroedter, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, DE

09.00 - 09.20
Electrification as a game changer: Efficiencies and prospective environmental impacts of bio-based vs. synthetic methanol
Nils Rettenmaier, IFEU – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, DE

09.20 - 09.40
Recycling postconsumer cotton textile waste: Glucose production, decolorization, and fermentation

Julie Durruty, Nouryon, SE

09.40 - 10.00
Monitoring plastic film degradation with in-situ atomic force microscopy
Jiaorong Yan, Utrecht University, NL

10.00 - 10.20
Waste derived hydrochar for environmental remediation from inorganic pollutants

Elisa Cerza, University of Perugia, IT

09.00 - 09.20
Biochemical conversion of agro-industrial waste to single-cell protein: A sustainable approach for environmental and food security solutions
Hafiz Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), QA

09.20 - 09.40
Upcycling onion waste into high-molecular-weight pectin derived-compounds via continuous water-only extraction

Danilo Cantero, University of Valladolid, ES

09.40 - 10.00
Up-cycling food chain side streams into wholly biobased surfactants
Federica Zaccheria, CNR – SCITEC “G. Natta”, IT

10.00 - 10.20
Microbial upcycling of food waste with Starmerella bombicola for biosurfactant production

Thibo Van de Craen, Ghent University & Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE

 

10.20 – 11.00

Coffee Break and Exhibition

11.00 - 12.20

Parallel Sessions 

11.00 - 11.20
From a fully green process to a fully green bioplastic: Production of polyhydroxybutyrate from eucalyptus bark integrated with enzymatic biopolymer recovery
João Matias, NOVA University Lisbon, PT

11.20 - 11.40
Life cycle assessment of catalytic arabinose oxidation
Mouad Hachhach, Åbo Akademi University, FI & Ibn Zohr University, MA

11.40 - 12.00
Synthesis and characterization of reprocessable composite flexible polyurethane foams with self-reorganizing Diels-Alder (DA)-based Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs)
Federica Recupido, Italian National Research Council, IT

12.00 - 12.20
PET as bacterial carbon source – A new hope for plastic pollution
Maria Nicolau Batista, NOVA University Lisbon, PT

11.00 - 11.20
Comprehensive molecular description of biorefinery products by direct-infusion ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry
Janne Jänis, University of Eastern Finland, FI

11.20 - 11.40
Renewable natural polymers, by products of agro-food sectors as additive and coatings on cellulose and bioplastic based substrates for packaging, cosmetic and agricultural applications
Patrizia Cinelli, University of Pisa, IT

11.40 - 12.00
Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass to bioplastics and bioenergy through an integrated catalytic and biological process

Magda Constantí, University Rovira i Virgili, ES

12.00 - 12.20
Continuous pilot scale slurry hydroprocessing of kraft lignin

Niklas Bergvall, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SE

 

11.00 - 11.20
Improving cereal brans through continuous subcritical water hydrolysis for advanced food applications
Laura Román, University of Valladolid, ES

11.20 - 11.40
Anaerobic fermentation of blueberry waste into short-chain organic acids for use in PHA production

Lex Van Es, NOVA University Lisbon, PT

11.40 - 12.00
Valorization of tea wastes into polyethylene composites via rotational molding technology

Joanna Aniśko-Michalak, Poznań University of Technology, PL

12.00 - 12.20
From waste to wealth: Hydrothermal biorefining of banana peels
German Araujo-Barahona, Åbo Akademi University, FI & University of Valladolid, ES

12.20 - 12.30

Presentation of the 13th Golden Crop Award

12.30 - 12.40

Presentation of the Awards for the best PhD talks
Chris Stevens, Ghent University, BE

12.40 - 12.50

Closing remarks and presentation of RRB 2026

12.50 – 14.00

Farewell Lunch

14.15 – 17.00

Optional visit to Meyer Turku Shipyard