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 |