Program

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November 6th

9.00 h: Registration & Welcome coffee 

09.30 – 09.45 h: Opening Ceremony 

09.45 – 10.15 h: “Emerging technologies for value generation in the field of bioenergy: the case of gasification” – Dr. José A. La Cal Herrera, University of Jaén (Moderator: Paulo Brito) 

10.15 – 11.15 h: Oral presentations (Moderator: Manuel Jesús Hermoso) 

Session 1 
10.15 – 10.30 h: “Bio-coal production and characterization via torrefaction of coconut husk with food waste as binder: Effect of pellet size and binder ratio” S. Yadav and A. Raizada
10.45 – 11:00 h: “Biomethanation of Olive Oil Mill Waste. Influence of the production process on the energy yield”A. J. Carazo, A. González-González, R. García-Reina, A. Arias-García, A. Bruni and J. Lizasoain
11.00 – 11.15 h: “Combustion and emissions of internal combustion engines with dual fuel, diesel/hydrogen”J. Frazão and P. Brito

11.00 – 12.00 h: Coffee-break & poster session 

12.00 – 13.15 h: Oral presentations (Moderator: Julio Terrados Cepeda)

Session 2 
12.00 – 12.15 h: “Cashew nut shells drying: Raw material behavior and exergy analysis during drying in a novel concept screw dryer” L. Carmo-Calado, M. Hermoso-Orzáez, G. Lourinho, O. Alves, Bruno Garcia, J. La Cal-Herrera, P. Brito and J. Terrados-Cepeda
12.15 – 12.30 h: “Prospective energy study for the region of Andalusia” L. Galán-Cano, J. Cámara-Aceituno, P. Gómez-Garrido, M. Hermoso-Orzáez and J. TerradosCepeda
12.30 – 12.45 h: “Towards the cities of the future. Circular urban metabolism” J. Camara-Aceituno, L. Galan-Cano, P. Gomez-Garrido, M. Hermoso-Orzaez and J. TerradosCepeda
12.45 – 13.00 h: “Design of a tool for the sizing and economic valuation of the components of mini-hydroelectric power plants” P. Gómez-Garrido, B. Fernández, A. Valdivia, J. Terrados-Cepeda, M. Hermoso-Orzáez and L. Galán-Cano. 

13.00 – 15.00 h: Lunch 

15.00 – 16.15 h: Oral presentations (Moderator: Miguel Ángel Fuentes) 

Session 3 
15.00 – 15.15 h: “Building Barcelona’s metropolitan public space: a circular urban metabolism proposal” P. Bento and M. Martí
15.15 – 15.30 h: “Microfibrilled Cellulose from Banana Stem Waste, a sustainable extraction process for the production of hydrogel towards circular economy” L. Dinh, H. Tran, T. Nguyen, V. Le, Q. Nguyen, H. Ngo and M. Phan
15.30 – 15.45 h: “Experimental Analysis of the Performance of Syngas/Diesel Dual-Fuel Engines: Exploring the Dynamics of Fuel Consumption and Particulate Emissions” F. Muralhas, P. Romano, L. Carmo-Calado and P. Brito   
15.45 – 16.00 h: “Production of As adsorbents by biomass hydrothermal carbonization and iron precipitation: pilot scale optimization under the BIOAs project” 
I. Falcone, S. Monaco, F. Di Caprio, F. Pagnanelli, M. Astolfi, A. Brasiello, L. Toro, F. Forte, E. Moscardini, M. Giona and P. Altimari
16.00 – 16.15 h: “Opportunities to valorize waste from the olive oil industry” G. Garcia-Garcia, M.A. Martín-Lara, A. Pérez, G. Blázquez and M. Calero

16.30 – 18.00 h: Cultural visit at “Catedral e Centro histórico de Jaén”

20.00 h: Conference Dinner at “Jaén de vinos” 

November 7th

09.30 – 10.00 h: “Biomass: complementing bioenergy with adsorbent production” 
– Dr. Paulo Alexandre Mira Mourão, University of Évora (Moderator: Manuel Jesús Hermoso) 

10.00 – 11.00 h: Oral presentations (Moderator: Paulo Brito) 

Session 4 
10.00 – 10.15 h: “Analysis of electricity consumption and photovoltaic generation profiles of Photovoltaic rooftops in the Food sector. Lessons learned” J.L. Sánchez-Jiménez, C. Rus-Casas, A.J. Martínez-Calahorro, F.J. Muñoz-Rodriguez and G. Jiménez-Castillo
10.15 – 10.30 h: “Analyzing the Performance of Electricity Generation through PV Rooftop Systems in Food Industry Facilities”G. Jiménez-Castillo, J.L. Sánchez-Jiménez, J.I. Fernández-Carrasco, C. Rus-Casas and  F.J. Muñoz-Rodriguez
10.30 – 10.45 h: “Design, Construction and Implementation of a Pilot Bio-gas Plant and use of Different Feed-Stock for Maximum Bio-gas Generation” S. P. Adhau and V. S. Rajguru
10.45 – 11.00 h: “Prospects for Bioenergy Development Potential in Ukraine” Y. Zbykovskyy, O. Turchanina, I. Shvets, H. Pinho and A. Castelbranco

11.00 – 11.30 h: Coffee-break & poster session 

11.30 – 13.30 h: Technical visit to UJA Labs 

13.30 h: Closing ceremony 

November 8th

Visit the Centro de Investigacion del Olivar IFAPA, departing from the Rotoda de los Pavos at 10:30h. Return around 14:00-14:30 h.

Poster session: 

Extension of the oxidation step affects to syngas composition during the olive pomace gasification.
Alguacil, H., Guzmán, R., Escamez, A., Gila, A., Aguilera, M.P., Jiménez, A., Vera, D., Beltrán, G. 

Effect of biomass residence time during gasification of exhausted olive pomace pellets on syngas characteristics.
Guzmán, R., Alguacil, H., Vera, D., Beltrán, G.

Olive pomace fly ash as an alternative activator in the production of sustainable alkali activated materials.
M.A. Gómez-Casero, P. Delgado-Plana , R.M. Bueno-Rodríguez, D. Eliche-Quesada 

Durability of alkali-activated cement based on metallurgical slags.
M.A. Gómez-Casero , J.S. Bueno Rodríguez , L. Pérez- Villarejo , D. Eliche-Quesada.

Optimization of the several factors affecting performance and emissions in a low-pressure air atomization burner using waste vegetable oil.
F. J. Rey-Martínez, L. J. San José-Gallego, Y. Arroyo-Gómez, A. Sanz-Tejedor, J. M. Rey-Hernández, J. F. San José-Alonso,