Symposium Venues
Woodside Building for Technology and Design
Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)
Banquet Venue
Scientific Programme
| Time | Day 1 (3 December) |
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| 09:30 AM | Registration (Venue: The Big Stairs, Woodside Building for Technology and Design) |
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| 10:00 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| 10:30 AM | Hub Official Launch (Venue: The Big Stairs, Woodside Building for Technology and Design) |
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| 11:30 AM | Hub Project Showcase/Campus Tour (Venue: G23, Monash Innovation Labs, 23 College Walk) |
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| 12:30 PM | Lunch | |||
| 02:00 PM | Interactive Workshop on Circular Economy (Venue: 1.10, Woodside Building for Technology and Design) Prof Jo Lindsay (Monash University) A/Prof Martin Geissdoerfer (Monash University) |
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| 04:00 PM | Afternoon Tea & Networking | |||
| 06:00 PM | End of Day 1 | |||
| Day 2 (4 December) |
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| 09:00 AM | Welcome Speech (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Prof Lian Zhang (Monash University) Prof Alan Chaffee (Monash University) Prof Minghou Xu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
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| 09:15 AM | Plenary Panel Discussion (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Chair: Mr Dongke Zhang (The University of Western Australia (UWA)) |
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| Topic: Circular economy design and processing for car tyres (tentative) | ||||
| Speakers: Prof Edward Buckingham (Monash University) Prof Behdad Moghtaderi (The University of Newcastle, Australia) Ms Nicole Cook (Tyre Stewardship Australia) |
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| 10:30 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| Keynote Speech (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Chair: Dr Muxina Koranova (The University of Queensland (UQ)) |
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| 11:00 AM | Speaker: Prof Kalpit Shah (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
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| Topic: 10 years of biosolids pyrolysis research: What we have learnt in Australia | ||||
| 11:30 AM | Speaker: Prof Karen Wilson (Griffiths University) |
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| Topic: Beyond the oil age: Catalytic refining of waste to sustainable feedstocks | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Speaker: Prof Fangqin Cheng (Shanxi University) |
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| Topic: Valuable elements extraction and material preparation for high-value utilization of coal-based solid waste | ||||
| 12:30 PM | Lunch | |||
| Parallel Sessions | ||||
| Room 1 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G01) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Dr Yun Yu (Curtin University) |
Room 2 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G02) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Prof Pingan Song (The University of Southern Queensland) |
Room 3 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G21) Catalyst design & mechanism Chair: Dr Jianghao Zhang (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science (RCEES)) |
Room 4 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G23) Chemical processes, policies & digital twin Chair: Mr Nauman Ahmad (Monash University) |
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| 02:00 PM | Speaker: Dr Longgang Tao (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Speaker: Dr Mingwu Tan (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Speaker: Dr Wenxian Li (The University of New South Wales (UNSW)) |
Speaker: Prof Chun Lou (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
| Carbon-to-Value: An Efficient Pathway for CO2 Sequestration and Circular Use of Industrial By-Products via Mineral Carbonation | Surface-engineered zeolite nanosheet-supported Ni catalysts for efficient hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil derivatives | Toward Industrially Relevant Water Electrolysis: Strategies to Minimize Energy Loss in Electrocatalysts and Electrodes | Towards intelligent combustion: development of digital twin technology from boiler furnace to municipal solid waste incinerator | |
| 02:25 PM | Speaker: Selvi Mushina (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Speaker: Yuyao Tan (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: A/Prof Fanghua Li (Harbin Institute of Technology) |
Speaker: Aoyang Zhang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
| Bifunctional MoS2-based Catalyst for Green Hydrogen Production via Aqueous Phase Reforming of Ethanol | Lithium Orthosilicate Sorbents from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries and Waste Glass for Carbon Capture | Designing and optimization of Ni2P Catalysts for efficient denitrogenation of biomass-derived bio-oil: Insights and challenges | Effect of pre-decomposition of ammonia on NOx reduction during biomass and ammonia co-firing: Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study | |
| 02:45 PM | Speaker: Rihong Xiao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Xianzhe Liu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Dr Chao Ge (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science (RCEES)) |
Speaker: Qiang Zheng (Monash University) |
| Research on efficient mercury removal with magnetospheres sorbents in swirl injection system and subsequent HgSe recovery | Study on the Direct Production of High-Quality Pitch from Low-Carbon Organic Solid Waste via Mild Conversion | Efficient Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Waste into Biofuels by Hydrochar-based Nanocatalysts | Numerical investigation of large carbon waste-fueled industrial cement pre-calciner by sub-particle scale modeling | |
| 03:05 PM | Speaker: Alfred Appiagyei Bekoe (Monash University) |
Speaker: Hongzhe He (Monash University) |
Speaker: Changhong Huang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Zipeng Guo (Chongqing University) |
| Highly stable Fe-based oxygen carriers for intensified methane dry reforming with CO2 splitting | Facile Synthesis of High Areal Density and Stable Pt Single-Atom Electrocatalysts by Arc Discharge Atomization and CoNi Trapping | Emission and corrosion characteristics of fine PM from typical components of MSW | Kinetics of Pyrolysis, Gasification and Combustion of Spent Tyre Pyrolysis Char Studied using Drop-Tube Furnace experimentation and a Time-Resolved Particle Evolution Model | |
| 03:25 PM | Speaker: Dr Chiemeka Okoye (The University of Western Australia (UWA)) |
Speaker: Prof Rajender Gupta (The University of Newcastle, Australia) |
Speaker: Ibrahim Al Waili (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
Speaker: Jiayi Wang (Monash University) |
| Manufacturing of high-value carbon products and chemicals from spent tyres | Developing co-pyrolysis solutions for biosolids and other waste streams for resource generation and value-added processing | Investigations into char materials derived from the thermal treatment of biosolids as catalysts for biogas decomposition | Modeling of Particle Agglomeration in Flash Ironmaking Based on Natural Gas Combustion in a Mini-Pilot Reactor | |
| 03:45 PM | Afternoon Tea & Networking | |||
| Room 1 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G01) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Dr Mingwu Tan (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Room 2 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G02) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Prof Li Li (Charles Sturt University (CSU)) |
Room 3 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G21) Catalyst design & mechanism Chair: Dr Chao Ge (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science (RCEES)) |
Room 4 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G23) Chemical processes, policies & digital twin Chair: Prof Andrew Hoadley (Monash University) |
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| 04:15 PM | Speaker: Dr Jiajian Gao (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Speaker: Prof Pingan Song (The University of Southern Queensland) |
Speaker: Dr Jianghao Zhang (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science (RCEES)) |
Speaker: Dr Peipei Gao (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)) |
| Oxygen-related Electrocatalysis: Understanding for Designing | Upcycling Waste Masks into Value-Added Thermal Conductive and Electromagnetic Shielding Polymer Nanocomposites | C-O Bond Hydrogenolysis over Base Metal Catalysts for Valorization of Lignin and Its Derivatives | Pyrolysis of municipal plastic waste: Chlorine distribution and formation of organic chlorinated compounds | |
| 04:40 PM | Speaker: Ziyue Zhang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Luqiu Lin (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Dr Mengran Li (The University of Melbourne) |
Speaker: Siyu Chen (Chongqing University) |
| Integrated Synergistic Utilization of Spodumene for Cost-Effective Synthesis of Lithium Orthosilicate Carbon Dioxide Sorbents | Red-shifted Fluorescence Regulation of Carbon Quantum Dots via Nitrogen Doping: Experimental and Theoretical Exploration | Unlocking Potential of Microenvironment for Bipolar Membrane CO2 Electrolysis | Understanding the combustion behaviour and mineral phase transformation of a spent tyre pyrolysis char | |
| 05:00 PM | Speaker: Dr Kamrun Nahar (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
Speaker: Junwei Gan (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)) |
Speaker: Zhenjing Li (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Yang Fei (Monash University) |
| Unravelling the Fate and Transformation of Contaminants in Biochar | Study on the influence mechanism of oxygen on the structural evolution and gasification reaction characteristics of char in biomass oxygenated pyrolysis | Catalytic Thermal Conversion of High-Carbon Solid Wastes Treated by Desulfurization Wastewater | CFD study of H2-based shaft furnaces | |
| 05:20 PM | Editorial Interaction Session (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Chair: Dr San Shwe Hla (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)) Speakers: Prof Karen Wilson (Griffiths University) Prof Yong Wang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Washingtong State U) Prof Ya Liu (Xi'an Jiaotong University) Dr Yun Yu (Curtin University) |
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| 06:00 PM | Banquet Dinner | |||
| 09:00 PM | End of Day 2 | |||
| Day 3 (5 December) |
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| Plenary Panel Discussion (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Chair: Prof Alan Chaffee (Monash University) |
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| 09:15 AM | Topic: New-generation technologies and advanced catalysis for carbon waste valorisation (Plasma, microwave, Heterogeneous catalysis) | |||
| Speakers: Prof Evgeny Robrov (Warwick University) Prof Roger Ruan (The University of Minnesota) Prof Yong Wang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Washingtong State University (WSU)) |
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| 10:30 AM | Morning Tea | |||
| Keynote Speech (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) Chair: Prof Mohammad Amer (The University of Jordan) |
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| 11:00 AM | Speaker: Dr Changbin Zhang (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science (RCEES)) |
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| Topic: Catalytic C-O Bond Hydrogenolysis for Valorization of Lignin and Its Derivatives | ||||
| 11:30 AM | Speaker: Dr Muxina Koranova (The University of Queensland (UQ)) |
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| Topic: Advancing Waste-to-Energy: A Robust and Flexible Model for Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Speaker: A/Prof Lili Zhang (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) & Nanyang Technological University (NTU)) |
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| Topic: Chemical Upcycling of Wastes to Chemicals and Fuels | ||||
| 12:30 PM | Lunch | |||
| Parallel Sessions | ||||
| Room 1 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G01) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Dr Jiajian Gao (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)) |
Room 2 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G02) High value products & advanced upgradation Chair: Dr Xiangkang Zeng (The University of Queensland (UQ)) |
Room 3 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G21) Catalyst design & mechanism Chair: A/Prof Fanghua Li (Harbin Institute of Technology) |
Room 4 (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G23) Chemical processes, policies & digital twin Chair: Dr Terrence Mak (Monash University) |
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| 02:00 PM | Speaker: Prof Chen Baoming (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)) |
Speaker: Prof Ya Liu (Xi'an Jiaotong University) |
Speaker: A/Prof Kuan Ding (Nanjing Forestry University) |
Speaker: A/Prof Ben Wang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
| Generation and transformation mechanisms of volatile oxygenated compounds during pyrolysis of rice husks | Urban CO2 pollution and photocatalytic CO2 reduction | Unraveling the Role of Oxygen Vacancies in Catalytic Deoxygenation of Carboxylic Acids over CeO2 | An overview of inorganic particulate matter emission from coal/biomass/MSW combustion | |
| 02:25 PM | Speaker: Pengxin Zeng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Zhouyang Shen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Prof Zhe Liu (The University of Melbourne) |
Speaker: Shashank Shukla (Monash University) |
| Bandgap Modulation and Synergistic Effects in Ternary Layered Double Hydroxide for Boosting CO2 Photoreduction | A novel method of preparing a composite catalyst from high-alkaline coal fly ashfor methane dry reforming | Density Functional Theory Insights into Catalytic Mechanisms of Hydrogen Evolution and CO₂ Reduction: Case Studies | Material Flow and Life Cycle Perspectives on Sustainable Processing of End-of-life Tyres | |
| 02:45 PM | Speaker: Yang Ren (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Shengping Wang (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)) |
Speaker: Dr Sasha Yang (Monash University) |
Speaker: Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali (Monash University) |
| Thermochemical recycling of thermosetting carbon fiber composites: a review | Research on the influence mechanism of oxygen on the volatile conversion during biomass oxidative pyrolysis | Fly ash-derived iron oxide nanocatalysts for bio-oil upgrading and green syn-gas synthesis | Post-consumer packaging plastic tracking via global positioning systems targeting effective management and sustainable policy development: A pilot study in Malaysia | |
| 03:05 PM | Speaker: Dr Ganesh Veluswamy (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
Speaker: Dr Nimesha Rathnayake (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
Speaker: Chun On Poon (The University of Queensland (UQ)) |
Speaker: Dr San Shwe Hla (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)) |
| The pyrolysis of municipal organic wastes to biochar in a novel PYROCOTM fluidised bed heat exchanger reactor technology | Exploring the fate of PFAS in biosolids pyrolysis through pilot plant trials | Bridging Waste Valorisation and Hydrogen Storage: Bifunctional Ru–Pt Catalysts for NEC-Like Compounds | Assessing the Potential and Feasibility of Using Forestry Residues for High-Temperature Industrial Applications | |
| 03:25 PM | Speaker: Jingwei Wang (Monash University) |
Speaker: Prof Mohammad Amer (The University of Jordan) |
Speaker: Dr Mariam Ameen (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) |
Speaker: Ahmad Alsuwaidi (Monash University) |
| Unravelling the Hidden Benefit of Al Incorporation on the Stabilisation of Sulphates During the Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Cellulose | Green Extraction of Bio-Asphaltenes Using Supercritical THF and Toluene: A Sustainable Approach | Liquid metal catalysts for acid-free, green conversion of lignocellulosic glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) | Data-Driven Reduced-Order Modeling for Digital Twin Implementation in FCC Catalyst Regeneration | |
| 03:45 PM | Speaker: Dr Liangqian Zheng (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST)) |
Speaker: Pabasara Attanayake (Federation University) |
Speaker: Zhengkang Peng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
Speaker: Zhen Hu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)) |
| Multi-Scale Modeling–Guided Ash Mitigation for Improved Waste Valorization Efficiency | Exploring the Potential of Hydrochar: Hydrothermal Upcycling of Victorian Biosolids | Catalytic oxidation of naphthalene on modified VWTi catalysts via experimental and theoretical exploration | Investigation of smoldering combustion behaviors and kinetic analysis of food waste: Effect of components on reaction characteristics | |
| 04:05 PM | Speaker: A/Prof Kevin Li (The University of Melbourne) |
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| Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to green carbons | ||||
| 04:30 PM | Closing ceremony (Venue: Learning and Teaching Building (LTB)_G31) |
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| 04:45 PM | End of Day 3 | |||