1.    Introduction

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a critical component for the “Environmental-Enhancing Energy” (E2E) paradigm. It has recently received increasing attention due to its advantages in rapid reaction, using wet feedstocks with no lipid-content restriction. These characteristics make HTL especially suitable for conversion of organic wastes and algae into biocrude oil and other chemicals. It is necessary and important to discuss the advances and challenges on HTL and its relevant upstream (feedstock, process, etc.) and downstream (biocrude upgrading, post HTL water management, etc.). On this purpose, an international workshop on hydrothermal liquefaction: upstream and downstream is proposed to be held on April 8, 2015 at China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China. The workshop is co-organized by CAU and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

 

2.    Format and language

In the workshop, there are around 6 invited speakers, and the official language is English （preferred）and Chinese.

 

3.    Time and location

Time: 9:00~18:00, April 8, 2015

Location: Conference Room (7 floor), College of Engineering, East campus, CAU

 

4.    Invited Speakers

Prof. Lasse Rosendahl (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Prof. Brajendra Kumar Sharma (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Prof. Giovana Tommaso (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Prof. Jinglai Zhang (Renmin University of China)

Prof. Yulong Wu (Tsinghua University)

Prof. Zifu Li (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

Prof. Yuanhui Zhang (China Agricultural University & University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

 

5.    Organizers

Prof. Yuanhui Zhang (CAU)      yzhang1@illinois.edu

Dr. Zhidan Liu (CAU)            zdliu@cau.edu.cn

 

6.    Information about the workshop

(1)  Each speaker has 30 min for presentation followed by 10 min for discusion.

(2)  All invited speakers are also welcome to bring 1-2 students’ Poster (110 length*85 width cm) presentations in order to enlighten academic discussions and interactions.

 

 

 

 

Agenda

Time	Items and Speaker	Chairman
9:00-9:15	Welcome and Opening Ceremony	Prof. Yuanhui Zhang
9:15-10:00	Hydrothermal liquefaction as a competitive pathway to sustainable drop-in biofuels – research and implementation challenges Prof. Lasse Rosendahl/Aalborg university	Prof. Giovana Tommaso
10:00-10:45	Catalytic upgrading of algae-based bio-oil to high-quality fuels Prof. Yulong Wu/Tsinghua University
10:45-11:00	Coffee break/Photo section
11:00-11:45	Hydrothermal Conversion of Wet Biomass and Upgradation to Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Prof. Brajendra Kumar Sharma / UIUC	Prof. Lasse Rosendahl
11:45-12:30	Study of the mechanism of catalysts in the process of thermo-chemical conversion using micro-algae Prof. Jinglai Zhang/Renmin University of China
12:30-14:30	Break
14:30-15:15	Fecal sludge Management and RTTC China Prof. Zifu Li/ University of Science & Technology Beijing	Prof. Brajendra Kumar Sharma
15:15-16:00	Anaerobic digestion of HTL wastewater: possibilities for inhibition overcoming Prof. Giovana Tommaso/University of Sao Paulo
16:00-16:15	Coffee break
16:15-17:30	Discussion and Closing remarks	Prof. Yuanhui Zhang