intelWATT Workshop on
European leadership in action:
enabling technologies to boost freshwater preservation
22 – 23 February 2024 | Birmingham, UK
About
This international workshop on the latest developments in industrial wastewater treatment is organized by the intelWATT project, hosted by the University of Birmingham, UK, to boost cooperation between stakeholders, to disseminate knowledge, results, and lessons learned to the public, academic community and experts, as well as to foster new partnerships
The workshop aims to highlight current research developments and technological challenges related to innovative solutions for industrial wastewater treatment from material development to the next-generation processes.
Registration deadline: 15 February 2024
Venue
Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
53 Edgbaston Park Rd Birmingham B15 2RS UK
Topic
New industrial wastewater treatment processes
Zero pollution initiatives
Environmental Engineering
New analytical methods for the determination of substances of interest
Development of novel membranes and materials for demanding conditions
Treatment and valorisation of emerging contaminants
Smart monitoring of wastewater treatment processes (sensors and IoT)
Holistic water management, circular economy and energy recovery
Challenges (fouling, corrosion , durability…)
Agenda
Thursday 22nd of February 2024
- 8:45– 9:15 > Registration
- 9:15– 9:30 > Welcome
Prof. Philip Davies (University of Birmingham)
- 9:35 – 9:55 > Introduction and presentation of the workshop
Dr. Andreas Sapalidis (National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”)
- 10:00 – 10:30 > European Policies in the water sector
(EU officer)
10:30 – 11:00 > Coffee break
- 11:00 – 11:45 > Advanced membranes for water technologies
Prof. Mathias Ulbricht (University of Duisburg-Essen)
- 11:45 – 12:30 > Nutrients recovery and water reuse from distillery wastewater
Maria Celeste Gritti (Cranfield University)
12:30 – 13:45 > Lunch and Networking
- 14:00 – 14:45 > Keynote Presentation Artificial water channel membranes
Prof. Mihail Barboiu (Institut Européen des Membranes)
- 14:45 – 15:30 > Aquaspice Symbiosis Enabling Platform
Dr. Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (University of Huddersfield)
- 15:30 – 16:15 > Wetting phenomenon on homogeneous and patterned substrates: from fundamentals to applications
Dr. Fei Wang (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
- 16:30 – 17:30 > Poster Session
- 19:00 > Workshop Dinner
Friday 23rd of February 2024
- 9:00 – 09:45 > Recent advances in ion exchange membranes and reverse electrodialysis for sustainable energy applications
Dr. Enrica Fontananova (CNR- Institute on Membrane Technology)
- 09:45 – 10:30 > Graphene Oxide Membranes: an enabling technology to fight water scarcity
Prof. Andrea Lamberti (Polytechnic University of Turin)
10:30 – 11:00 > Coffee break
- 11:00 – 11:30 > AI for water treatment and management: technologies, applications, and challenges
Ciro Navarro Aceto (Avvale S.A. Spain)
- 11:30 – 12:00 > Showcasing innovation in full-scale water treatment
Tuur van den Eijnde (Nijhuis Water Technology B.V.)
- 12:00 – 12:30 > Assessing biofouling potential through seawater reverse osmosis pre-treatment
Prof. Maria Kennedy (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
- 12:30 – 13:30 > Lunch break
- 13:30 – 14:00 > Future perspective of Thermal Desalination
Dr. Alba Ruiz Aguirre (Plataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT)
- 14:00 – 14:30 > Molecular dynamics simulations of membranes assisted crystallization
Dr Elena Tocci (CNR- Institute on Membrane Technology)
- 14:30 > Closing
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