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The Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science at University College London (UK) and the Biorefinery Group of the Food Research Department, Faculty of Chemistry Sciences of the Autonomous University of Coahuila (Mexico) will organize the UK-Mexico Workshop:
Algae Biorefineries for Sustainable Development and Bioeconomy
The event will be held on June 29 and 30, 2021, on a virtual mode.
PROGRAM:
29th June
(UK time | Mexico time)
15.00 – 15.10 | 9.00 – 9.10 Dr. Emily Kostas and Dr. Héctor A. Ruiz
Introduction to the workshop
15.10 – 15.30 | 9.10 – 9.30 ICE-BREAKER
15.30 – 15.40 | 9.30 – 9.40 Prof. Gary Lye
Introduction to the Biochemical Engineering department at UCL
15.40 – 16.10 | 9.40 – 10.10 Dr. Rosy Rodriguez-Jasso
Title: Mexican seaweed biorefinery for polysaccharides, polyols and enzyme production
16.10 – 16.20 | 10.10 – 10.20 Matthew Booth
Title: Development of a turbidostat photo-bioreactor to improve algal growth kinetics
16.20 – 16.30 | 10.20 – 10.30 Elizabeth Aparicio
Title: Macroalgal cellulose and its derivatives
16.30 – 16.45 | 10.30 – 10.45 BREAK
16.45 – 16.55 | 10.45 – 10.55 Ana Mendoza
Title: Production of bioethanol from brown macroalgae using hydrothermal processes
16.55 – 17.25 | 10.55 – 11.25 Dr. Emily Kostas
Title: Development of a Laminaria digitata biorefinery process: an overview
17.25 – 17.35 | 11.25 – 11.35 Dr. Mario Torres Acosta
Title: Techno-economic evaluations for biorefinery applications
17.35 – 17.45 | 11.35 – 11.45 WRAP-UP OF DAY 1
30th June
(UK time | Mexico time)
15.00 – 15.10 | 9.00 – 9.10 Dr. Emily Kostas and Dr. Héctor A. Ruiz
Round-up of day 1 and introduction to day 2
15.10 – 15.40 | 9.10 – 9.40 Alex Olivares Molina
Title: Sustainable process development for cascading multi- product macroalgal biorefineries
15.40 – 15.50 | 9.40 – 9.50 Karla D. Gonzalez
Title: Macroalgae pre-treatment and techno-economic analysis based biorefinery concept
15.50 – 16.00 | 9.50 – 10.00 Nikki de Gier
Title: Assessing the feasibility of seaweed polysaccharides as precursors of sustainable food packaging
16.00 – 16.10 | 10.00 – 10.10 Rohit Saxena
Title: Nutrient stress conditions as a strategy for enhance the carbohydrate enrich biomass in Spirulina platensis under a biorefinery
16.10 – 16.20 | 10.10 – 10.20 Dr. Gabriela Duran-Jimenez (The University of Nottingham)
Title: Biomass valorisation for pollution control
16.20 – 16.35 | 10.20 – 10.35 BREAK
16.35 – 17.05 | 10.35 – 11.05 Dr. Héctor A. Ruiz
Title: Hydrothermal processing technology for macroalgal biomass fractionation
17.05 – 17.15 | 11.05 – 11.15 Ana Lucia Sarmiento
Title: Extraction of fucoxanthin From Sargassum spp. by hydrothermal processes under the biorefinery concept
17.15– 17.25 | 11.15 – 11.25 Giver Rosero
Title: Effect of inorganic sources of carbon and nitrogen on growth of Spirulina platensis and its potential to biorefinery development.
17.25– 17.35 | 11.25 – 11.35 Adriana Marcela Bonilla
Title: Application of macroalgae in the food and pharmaceutical industry
17.35– 17.45 | 11.35 – 11.45 Anaëlle Vilatte
Title: Microalgal synthesis of metal nanoparticles for a circular bioeconomy
17.45– 17.55 | 11.45 – 11.55 WRAP-UP OF WORKSHOP
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