13.15 - 13.45
Invited talk: CMF: A disruptive innovation in the biorefinery 
Mark Mascal, UC Davis, USA

14.45 - 14.05
Properties and applications of chitosan and chitin from insect investigated for commodities plastic degradation by a circular economy approach
Patrizia Cinelli, University of Pisa, IT

14.05 - 14.25
Natural flame retardants for textiles based on phytic acid
Klaus Opwis, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH, DE

14.25 - 14.45
Development of photo-crosslinkable poly(aspartic acid) derivatives: Towards a sustainable alternative for poly(acrylic acid)
Lauren De Grave, Ghent University, BE

13.15 - 13.45
Enhanced biodiesel synthesis by supported sodium aluminate catalysts
Giovanni Pampararo, Université catholique de Louvain, BE

13.45 - 14.05
Upscaling of activated carbon unit for advanced energy storage systems
Pablo J. Arauzo, University of Hohenheim, DE

14.05- 14.25
How sustainable is offshore wind energy? Application of a developed sustainability framework including local and global (socio-environmental) impacts
Sue Ellen Taelman, Ghent University, BE

14.25 - 14.45
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for efficient conversion of lignocellulose and production of fungal lipid-based biofuels and added-value chemicals
Cristian Bolaño Losada, NMBU, NO

13.15 - 13.45
Invited talk: Roles of precision fermentation in the future of foods
Jess Nguyen, TurtleTree, USA

13.45 - 14.05
Lactic acid production from cellulosic side stream of the lyocell process via separated enzymatic fed-batch saccharification and fermentation with Enterococcus mundtii
Sebastian España Orozco, WOOD Kplus – Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, AT

14.05 - 14.25
Short-chain organic acids from lignocellulosic biomass: first step in polyhydroxyalkanoates production by MMC
Paulo Lemos, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, PT

14.25- 14.45
Batch and fed-batch process development for the fast-growing Vibrio natriegens
Eva Forsten, RWTH Aachen University, DE

16.15 - 16.35
Invited talk: Nature-derived alternatives to petrol based chemicals in paper making & personal care
Piet Bogaert, Cargill, BE

16.35 - 16.55
Natural dicarboxylic acids – Versatile bio-based feedstock for polymer materials
Hynek Beneš, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ

16.55 - 17.15
Up-cycling of synthetic plastic wastes into valuable storage compounds from Rhodococcus strain isolated from plastic contaminated sites
Ana Teresa Rebocho, NOVA University Lisbon, PT

16.15 - 16.35
Flying the future: Advances in sustainable aviation fuels at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)
Blake A. Simmons, DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, US

16.35 - 16.55
Spatial and temporal distribution of lignocellulosic biomass for marine & aviation biofuel production
Stender Kwakernaak, Delft University of Technology, NL

16.55 - 17.15
Biofuels production from syngas fermentation for aviation and maritime use (BioSFerA): Recent advances from lab scale activities
Kostis Atsonios, Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Athens, GR

16.15 - 16.35
Woodborer enzyme discovery for lignocellulose decomposition
Katrin Besser, University of York, UK

16.35 - 16.55
Glycerol conversion with the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica growing as a biofilm
Akarawit Jenjitwanich, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, AT

16.55 - 17.15
Effective lipase catalyzed synthesis of lauryl esters of carbohydrate polyols in reactive natural deep eutectic solvents
Alina Ramona Buzatu, Polytechnic University Timisoara, RO