Symposium on Chemo/Bio Catalysis and Synthetic Biology for Sustainable Chemistry and Green Transition

Joint event by the EU “ACTPAC” project and DFF2 “C1-to-Cn Biopath” project

Green transition is the central research mission of the European Commission. Upcycling of plastic wastes and bio-mitigation of CO2 are the major technical challenges to address EU’s mission and UN’s sustainable development goals. In this joint symposium, scientists from the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Denmark will give a series of lectures on “Chemo-catalytic depolymerization of C-C backboned plastics”, “Biocatalytic transformation of alkanes into monomers”, and “Engineering of the central metabolic pathways for CO2 assimilation and transformation into high-value chemicals” to report their latest research progress.

You are invited to attend this symposium to have a chance to discuss exciting science with pioneer researchers in the field of green transition.

Time and place:

Friday – April 12th, 2024

Aarhus University, Bldg. 1423/111 Stakladen, Frederik Nielsens Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C

 

Registration:

The symposium is open for all interested, free of charge and lunch is included.

To register, please use the link: https://conferencemanager.events/actpac-symposium/signup

Agenda
8.30 – 8.50 Registration – coffee & bread
8.50 – 9.00 Welcome by Prof. Dr. Zheng Guo, Aarhus University
Chemical Catalysis and Polymer Science Chair: Prof. Dr. Bert M. Weckhuysen
9.00 – 9.35 Lecture 1: Creating Value from Plastics through Chemistry and Catalysis: Advances in Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste Prof. Dr. Bert M. Weckhuysen, Utrecht University
9.35 – 10.10 Lecture 2: Advancements in CO2 Electrocatalysis: The Critical Role of Advanced Functional Materials Prof. Dr. Kim Daasbjerg, Aarhus University
10.10 – 10.20 Coffee break
10.20 – 10.55 Lecture 3: Oligosaccharide dehydrogenases: New LPMO redox partners Prof. Dr. Maher Abou Hachem, Technical University of Denmark
10.55 – 11.30 Lecture 4: Chemical recycling of plastics via hydrothermal depolymerization Dr. Patrick Biller, Aarhus University
11.30 – 12.15 Lunch break
Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biology Chair: Prof. Dr. Diethard Mattanovich
12.15 – 12.50 Lecture 5: CO2 Capture and Conversion to Base Chemicals by Engineered Autotrophic Yeast Prof. Dr. Diethard Mattanovich, BOKU University Vienna
12.50 – 13.25 Lecture 6: Engineering of unconventional host microbes towards valuable and synthetic monomers and (bio)polymers Prof. Dr. Jochen Schmid, University of Münster
13.25 – 13.35 Coffee break
13.35 – 14.10 Lecture 7: Making sustainable products with microbial chemistry Dr. Pablo Cruz-Morales, Technical University of Denmark
14.10 – 14.45 Lecture 8: Enzymatic synthesis of hydroxy fatty acids: From enzyme discovery to protein engineering Dr. Bekir Engin Eser, Aarhus University
14.45 – 15.00 Closing remarks by Prof. Dr. Zheng Guo, Aarhus University