BOOSTING CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CITIES THROUGH NEW MODELS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. THE URBIOFIN BIOREFINERY CONCEPT

EPC partner will join the virtual event.

Agenda of event:

10:00 – Welcome and Introduction – Caterina Coll, IMECAL

10:10 – The EU Green Deal. Legislation framework – Andrea Accorigi, EC

10:25 – Achieving Circular Economy in Municipalities – Vanya Veras, MWE

10:40 – The city of Porto case – Telmo Machado, LIPOR

10:55 – Round table – Moderator: Caterina Coll

11:10 – Q&A

11:25 – URBIOFIN Project: a new urban biorefinery model – Caterina Coll, IMECAL

11:30 – Transforming municipal solid waste into bioethanol and bio-ethylene for value-added market applications (Demo I) – Marcos Latorre, IMECAL

11:40 – Combining AD and other fermentation technologies for a new generation of biopolymers aimed at cosmetic and agricultural applications (Demo II) – Juan Carlos López, ainia Centro Tecnológico

11:50 – The role of biogas/anaerobic digestion in the future of Urban Biorefineries: Production of higher-value biostimulants and biopolymers with algae and bacteria (Demo III) – Víctor Pérez, University of Valladolid

12:00 – Q&A

12:10 – Wrap-up & closure of the workshop

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