European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition
13th - 14th November 2018,
Royal Armouries, Leeds
“The best technical sludge event in Europe”
Conference Website – www.european-biosolids.com
Due to the success of last year’s event, the 2018 conference will return to the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 13-14th November. The conference gives an essential annual update on: legislatory changes, new technologies, best practice and site-experiences with existing technologies, and an insight into relevant research in biosolids and organic resources production and use.
Working with our new, independent steering committee, we’re pleased to announce this year’s Call for Abstracts.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Abstract deadline – 4th June 2018
We are inviting contributions on the following topics:
- Pre-treatment, including
- Thickening and dewatering of sewage sludges
- Hydrolysis processes for sewage sludges, crop residues and other substrates
- De-packaging of waste materials
- Treatment processes for sewage sludges and other organic residuals, including
- Anaerobic digestion
- Advanced thermal processes (including gasification, pyrolysis, hydrothermal techniques)
- Maximising energy production
- Process efficiency
- Emerging technologies
- Thickening and dewatering of sludges, food and crop-derived digestates
- Liquor treatment
- Managing emissions during and after treatment, including:
- Ammonia and other gaseous emissions from food / farm-fed AD and during subsequent digestate management.
- Odours and bioaerosols
- Storage and stockpiling
- Biogas management, including:
- Clean-up
- Future options for biogas use, such as biomethane to protein
- Circular economy and end of waste, including:
- Nutrient recovery
- Emerging contaminants in treated sewage sludges and other organic resources, including nanoparticles, microplastics/macroplastics, organic compound contaminants and Anti-microbial resistance
- Assurance schemes for treated sewage sludges and other organic resources
- Non-agricultural markets for organic resources, biosolids, recovered nutrients and other materials
- Improving and protecting the soil resource
- Landbank availability
Students and Young Professionals Poster Award
The award will be judged and presented during the conference and is open to students and young professionals under 35 working in the water industry.
If you are interested in submitting an abstract, please follow the instructions below indicating that you would like to be considered for the award.
Attending conferences is a great way to improve your professional network and expand your knowledge of the industry. Students and young professionals are also offered significantly reduced rates – please see registration for further details.
You can see the 2017 Programme here.
Submitting an Abstract
if you would like to share your knowledge with the industry, please submit a 150-word abstract that includes:
- The title of your paper
- A summary of your contribution
- The key theme
- Author names and contact details for the corresponding author
Please email your abstract to franceswoodhead@aquaenviro.co.uk by Monday 4th June.
Extended abstracts will be required should your proposal be accepted.
The proceedings will be produced as an E-book shortly after the conference and all contributions made available for free download on our website 1 year after the event.
Exhibition
Why exhibit?
- Showcase your product/service to a targeted audience of 200-300 industry specialists
- Save time and money – keep in touch with current clients whilst meeting potential new
customers and supplier, all under one roof
- Meet representatives from the UK water companies, consultancies, technical
associations, universities, research establishments, process suppliers, Government
departments and agencies.
- Position your brand as expert within the industry – limited exhibition space means that if your
business is exhibting, many of your competitors won’t be
- All delegate refreshments and the evening drinks reception served in the exhibition
area allowing plenty of time to network
- All exhibiting companies receive 20% discount off delegate fee
Sponsorship
Sponsoring the conference provides a fantastic opportunity to reinforce your brand and stand out from the competition. Our sponsors feature prominently before, during and after the conference on all conference material, websites, emails, adverts and the event app.
If you would like to discuss sponsorship or exhibition opportunities please get in touch with Frances: e. franceswoodhead@aquaenviro.co.uk, t. +44 (0)1924 257891.
2017 Programme
