Program Overview
Program Overview
| Day 1 | Day 2 |
| 7 September - Morning [CEST] | 8 September - Morning [CEST] |
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S5. Challenges and Opportunities in Construction and Demolition Waste |
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| Break | |
| 7 September - Afternoon [CEST] | 8 September- Afternoon [CEST] |
| S2. Circular Economy and Policy Innovations towards Improved Resource Recovery | |
IOCRe2026 Program (DAY 1)
Morning Session
Session 1. Advances in Recycling Technologies
Date: 7 September 2026 (Monday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 9:00-9:05 | Opening Remark from Conference Chair — Prof. Dr. Michele John | |
| 9:05-9:10 | Prof. Dr. Huijuan Dong Session Chair |
Welcome from Session Chair |
| 9:10-9:25 | Tharuka Iresha Karunarathna Yottowita Dingirihamilage Oral Speaker |
Waste Valorization for Climate Change Mitigation: A Global Meta-Analysis of the Environmental Performance of Biochar Production Systems |
| 9:25-9:40 | Imran Ahmad Khan Oral Speaker |
Valorisation of Banana Pseudostem Waste into Reusable, Biodegradable Sponge for Sustainable Household Applications |
| 9:40-9:55 | Miriam D. Guimarães Oral Speaker |
Dissolution-Based Recycling of 3D-Printed PLA Waste Using Green Solvents: a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach |
| 9:55-10:10 |
Rouel C. Kasilag |
Technical Performance and Industrial Symbiosis of an Integrated Resource Recovery Complex: The Padre Garcia Model |
| 10:10-10:25 | Hongwei Wang Oral Speaker |
Intelligent Prediction of Compressive Strength for Cemented Tailings Backfill Using Bayesian Optimized Machine Learning |
| 10:25-10:40 | Paltu Kumar Dhal Oral Speaker |
Carbonic Anhydrase-Mediated Microbial Conversion of Phosphogypsum Enables Atmospheric CO₂ Sequestration via Non-Ureolytic MICP |
| 10:40-10:55 | Ines Vilarinho Oral Speaker |
Can Wastewater Sludge Become a Raw Material for Sanitaryware? |
| 10:55-11:10 | Fakhri-Eddin Nadir LAHFAIDH Oral Speaker |
Saponification as a Chemical Tool for The Recycling of Biobased Thermosetting Resins: Closing The Loop Toward Circular Materials |
| 11:10-11:25 | Marcia Dias Silva Oral Speaker |
Towards Sustainable Gold Recovery from Integrated Circuits Waste: Life Cycle Assessment of a Combined Physic-Hydrometallurgical Process |
| 11:25-11:40 | Karima JMAILI Oral Speaker |
Agri-Food Waste Valorization through Dairy Whey Fermentation for Sustainable Tomato Production |
| 11:40-11:55 | Rita Moreira Carvalho Oral Speaker |
Circular Recovery of Platinum Group Metals Using Wool-Derived Keratin |
Afternoon Session
Session 2. Circular Economy and Policy Innovations towards Improved Resource Recovery
Date: 7 September 2026 (Monday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:05 | Prof. Dr. Eric Van Hullebusch Session Chair |
Welcome from Session Chair |
| 14:05-14:20 | Anish Hansda Oral Speaker |
Innovative Process Intensification Route for Gallium Recovery From Fly Ash |
| 14:20-14:35 | Victor Manuel Perez Puyana Oral Speaker |
Using Agro-Waste as Potential Raw Material of Flours and Bioplastics Under a Circular Economy Framework |
| 14:35-14:50 | Almudena Munoz Babiano Oral Speaker |
Fostering Sustainable Household Practices Through Circular Economy: Evidence from a Grassroots Intervention in Colombia |
| 14:50-15:05 | Arockia E J Ferdin Oral Speaker |
From Linear to Circular: Consumer Priorities for Advancing Circular Economy Policy in Taiwan |
| 15:05-15:20 | Domingo Cabrera-Gallardo Oral Speaker |
A Circular Economy Pathway Implementation in a Real Case Industry: from Landfill Biogas to Dimethyl Ether |
| 15:20-15:35 | Padam Prasad Paudel Oral Speaker |
Life Cycle Assessment of Sweet Potato Waste-Derived Biopolymer Film |
| 15:35-15:50 | John Vincent Abenoja Nate Oral Speaker |
Circular Biomass Valorization for Ireland’s Horticulture: Land-Use Linked GIS Projection and Multivariate Screening for Peat-Alternative Growing Media |
| 15:50-16:05 | Sotiris Lycourghiotis Oral Speaker |
Spatial Analysis of Fragmented Waste Management Systems Using GIS: A Decision-Support Framework for Urban Optimization |
| 16:05-16:20 | Maria Camila Quintero Quintana Oral Speaker |
Integrating CO2 Utilisation and Metal Recovery in Carbon-Intensive Industries Towards Circular Economy: Process Simulation and Preliminary Results from The CIRECO2 Project |
| 16:20-16:35 | Sandra Beatriz Santachita Oral Speaker |
A Plan for Environmental and Socioeconomic Balance in General Lavalle |
| 16:35-16:50 | Simone Lima Oral Speaker |
Food waste Valorization: a Strategic Decision-Making Framework |
IOCRe2026 Program (Day 2)
Morning Session
Session 5. Challenges and Opportunities in Construction and Demolition Waste
Date: 8 September 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 3:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 9:00-9:05 | Dr. Reyes Garcia Session Chair |
Welcome from Session Chair |
| 9:05-9:35 | Assoc. Prof. Mehrdad Arashpour Keynote Speaker |
Advanced Technologies for Construction and Demolition Waste Management |
| 9:35-9:50 | Olabode Emmanuel Ogunmakinde Oral Speaker |
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Material Passports for Construction Waste Traceability: A Systematic Review |
| 9:50-10:05 | Katrina Deniesse L. Luna Oral Speaker |
Influence of Recycled Asphalt Aggregate Size on the Compressive Strength and Permeability of Pervious Concrete: A Sustainable Strategy for C&D Waste Valorization |
| 10:05-10:20 | Marwa AI-Ani Oral Speaker |
Waste-to-Construction Material Pathways: Recycling-Based Development and Characterization of PET–Foundry Sand Eco-Bricks |
| 10:20-10:35 | Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza Oral Speaker |
Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA)-Based Asphalt Trackbeds: Structural Design and Environmental Impact Assessment |
Session 4. Metal, Battery, and E-Waste Recycling
Date: 8 September 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 10:35 (CEST, Basel) | 4:35 (EDT, New York) | 16:35 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| 10:35-10:40 |
Assoc. Prof. Ana Paula Paiva |
Welcome from Session Chairs |
| 10:40-11:00 | Prof. Kathryn Sole Invited Speaker |
Recycling of Spent NCM Cathode Material from Lithium-Ion Batteries: Opportunities and Challenges of Hydrometallurgical Processing |
| 11:00-11:15 | Melito Salvador Oculares Oral Speaker |
Effect of Thermal Pretreatment on the Comminution and Fractional Distribution of Gold in Waste Printed Circuit Boards |
| 11:15-11:30 | Jian Zhang Oral Speaker |
Environmental Benefits of Closed-Loop Recycling for Power Batteries: A Life Cycle Assessment of Regenerated Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| 11:30-11:45 | Jayati Priya Oral Speaker |
A Property-Process Matrix for Valorizing Copper Extraction Wastes: Enabling Technology Selection and Resource Classification |
| 11:45-12:00 | Aditi Jha Oral Speaker |
Airforced Chlorination: A Smart Statistical Strategy for Near-Complete Nd/Pr Recovery from NdFeB Magnets |
Afternoon Session
Session 3. Plastic and Composite Waste Recycling
Date: 8 September 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:05 | Assoc. Prof. Rossella Arrigo Prof. Dr. Francesco Paolo La Mantia Prof. Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis Session Chairs |
Welcome from Session Chairs |
| 14:05-14:35 | Prof. Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis Keynote Speaker |
Advanced Recycling of Plastics: Dissolution Can Be The Solution |
| 14:35-14:50 | Luanna Maia Oral Speaker |
From Model Systems to Post-Consumer Waste: Towards Sustainable Strategies for Recycling Multilayer Plastic Packaging |
| 14:50-15:05 | Reno Rossel Valdehueza Oral Speaker |
Upcycling Waste Expanded Polystyrene into Fog-Harvesting Nanofiber Membranes for Sustainable Fog Water Collection |
| 15:05-15:20 | Madalina Maria Enache-Cozma Oral Speaker |
Scenario-Based Sustainability Assessment of Advanced Plastic Waste Recycling Systems in Italy |
| 15:20-15:35 | Simao Vidinha Pandeirada Oral Speaker |
Urea-Based Eutectic Catalysts for PET Recycling in the Presence of Residual PEF: Experimental, Spectroscopic, and DFT Insights |
| 15:35-15:50 | Chiara Gnoffo Oral Speaker |
Long-term Stability of Recycled Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Films under Photo-Oxidative Aging |
| 15:50-16:05 | Vinicius de Paula Oral Speaker |
Renewable Eutectic Solvent-Based Catalytic Systems for the Chemical Recycling of PET and PEF |
| 16:05-16:20 | Ali Rezaei Oral Speaker |
Recycling of High-Performance Thermoplastic Composites |
| 16:20-16:35 | Sofia Aparicio Oral Speaker |
Comparative Dissolution–Precipitation Recycling of PET from Packaging and Textile Waste Using Natural Terpene Solvents |
| 16:35-16:50 | G. O. Adunoye Oral Speaker |
Behaviour of Lime-Stabilised Lateritic Soil Reinforced with Plastic Waste |