12 April 2021 (Monday) 13 April 2021 (Tuesday) 14 April 2021 (Wednesday)
1430-1500(HKT)
Opening Ceremony: MC: Dr. Reeti Kumar
1430-1435 Welcoming Address: Prof. Jonathan Wong, MH, JP, Conference Chair, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
1435-1440 Opening Address: Prof. Rick Wong, Interim Provost, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 
1440-1455 Opening Keynote: Mr. Wong Kam-sing GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
1455-1500 Zoom Photo Taking
1500-1550(HKT) Keynote Session Chair: Prof. Jonathan Wong
1500-1530
Resource Recovery from Biowastes: Bioeconomy Perspectives for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
prof. ashok pandey
CSIR Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
1530-1600
Sustainable Biowaste Management in Developing Countries
prof. agamuthu pariatamby
Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development, Sunway University, Malaysia
1600-1700(HKT)
A1: Advance Anaerobic Digestion
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B1: Bio-nano Technology for
Biowaste  Recycling
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C1: Sustainable Bioconversion of
Waste to Resource
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Chair: Dr. Suyun Xu Chair: Prof. Gu Ji-Dong Chair: Dr. S Venkata Mohan
1600-1617
Invited Talk
124
Increasing the Efficiency of Mechanical-Biological Residual Waste Treatment through the Fermentation Stage of the Liquid Pressed Organic Fractions
prof. michael nelles
Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock & DBFZ, Germany
303
Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery: From Lab to Field Applications
dr. deepak pant
Flemish Institute for Technological Research, VITO, Belgium
304
Bioconversion of Wastes-to-Resources: Opportunities and Challenges
prof. samir kumar khanal
Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States of America (the)
1617-1629
174
Integration Approach of Anaerobic Co-digestion and Microaeration for Municipal Organic Waste Management
mr. wachiranon chuenchart
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States of America (the)
43
Microbial-Electrochemical Reactors for the Treatment of Alkaline and Saline Waste Streams
dr. ka yu cheng
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
470
Integrated Soil and Organic Waste Management as a Resource Recovery Strategy for Resilient Agriculture in Guam
prof. mohammad h golabi
Department of Crop & Soil Science, University of Guam, Guam
1629-1641
64
The Beginning of Food Waste and Sewage Sludge Co-digestion in Hong Kong
mr. kin kuen cheung
Drainage Services Department, HKSARG, Hong Kong
408
Structured Carbon Monolith for Gas Absorption: Using Nano-biochar as Precursor
dr. shuai gao
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia
70
Integrated Food Waste with Wastewater Management in Hong Kong: Transformation, Energy Balance, Economic Analysis
dr. asad iqbal
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
1641-1653
106
Rapid Estimation of Higher Heating Value (HHV) and Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) by using Organic Wastes Characteristics: Application in Tropical Environment
dr. nantenaina rabetokotany rarivoson
Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
127
Enhancement of Fuel Properties of Yard Waste through Torrefaction
mr. rahul jaideep
Chemical with Environmental engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
60
The Circular Economy for Organics as a New Paradigm for Advancing Organics Recycling Activities
mr. johannes biala
Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste and Nutrients, University of Queensland, Australia
1653-1700 Q&A Q&A Q&A
1710-1740(HKT) PA1: Poster Q&A Session
Anaerobic Digestion
PB1: Poster Q&A Session
Bioconversion and Bioproducts
PC1: Poster Q&A Session
Advance Bioconversion
Chair: Prof. Jing Liu Chair: Prof. Agamuthu Pariatamby Chair: Dr. Guneet Kaur
1750-1900(HKT)
A2: Advance Anaerobic Digestion
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B2: Bio-nano Technology and
Applications in Waste Recycling
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C2: Sustainable Bioconversion of
Waste to Resource
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Chair: Prof. Michael Nelles Chair: Dr. Zhao Jun Chair: Prof. Samir Kumar Khanal
1750-1807
Invited Talk
48
Comparison of Goethite and Activated Carbon on Methanogenesis from Volatile Fatty Acids
dr. suyun xu
School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
395
CO2 Capture and Microbia Catalytic Conversion to Bioenergy CH4 in Oil Reservoir Systems
prof. ji-dong gu
Institute of Technology , Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology , China
170
Developing Sensor-Aided Collection of Source Separated Organic Food Waste
mr. johannes biala
Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste & Nutrients (CROWN) School of Agriculture and Food Sciences The University of Queensland, Australia
1807-1819
129
Use of Biogenic Residues for the Production of Biomethane
dr. kati görsch
Biorefineries Department, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Germany
120
Resource Efficient Sustainable Production of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Through Sugarcane Bagasse and Rice Straw Valorization
mr. ranaprathap katakojwala
CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), India
62
Improving Waste Management Approaches for Small Livestock Farms in Vietnam
dr. nguyen vo chau ngan
Waste Management, Can Tho University, Viet Nam
1819-1831
134
Efficient Catalytic Production of Levulinic Acid from Starch-rich Food Waste Using a Biphasic System
ms. shanta dutta
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
591
Heavy metals impact on lipid accumulation of oleaginous microorganism cultivated with wastewater sludge
dr. xiaolei zhang
Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China
121
Long-Term Safety Assessment of Indirect Agricultural Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge through Net Bags
prof. qi-tang wu
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China Agricultural University, China
1831-1848
Invited Talk
366
Decentralized Treatment of Biodegradable Municipal Solid Wastes
prof. ajay kalamdhad
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati , India
79
One-pot Approach Conversion of Fructose to 2,5-Diformylfuran by Carbon-based Metal-free Catalysts
dr. jun zhao
Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
109
Organic Waste Potential And Recycling Strategies In Municipalities Of Nepal For Sustainable Solid Waste Management
dr. dhundi raj pathak
ENGINEERING STUDY & RESEARCH CENTRE, Nepal
1848-1900 Q&A Q&A Q&A
1900-2010(HKT)
A3: Advance Anaerobic Digestion
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B3: Bio-nano Technology and
Applications in Waste Recycling
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C3: Sustainable Bioconversion of
Waste to Resource
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Chair: Prof. Jing Liu Chair: Dr. Ka Yu Cheng Chair: Dr. Guneet Kaur
1900-1917
Invited Talk
362
What Else Do We Need Know about Pretreatment?
prof. yan zhou
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
392
Waste Fed Biorefineries for Sustainable Chemicals and Fuels
dr. s venkata mohan
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India
472
Recycling Use of Organic Wastes: New Approach for a Developed City in China
prof. ji li
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, China
1917-1929
267
Biogas Monitoring Programme III: Energy Efficiency Assessment of 61 Biogas Plants in Germany--Outcomes and Methodological Challenges
mr. marcel pohl
Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, DBFZ , Germany
59
Design and Construction of Nanobiocatalysts Consisting of Immobilized Lipase on Nanostructured Clay for Biodiesel Production
mr. ke wang
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, China
151
Opinion of Waste Management Experts on the Implementation of Smart Waste Management in Tehran
dr. alireza bazargan
School of Environment, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1929-1941
73
Feasibility of Pressure Mediated Two-phase Anaerobic Digestion to Improving Methane and its Underlying Mechanisms on Hydrolysis
miss liwen luo
Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist Univeristy, Hong Kong
179
Nanobubble Technology in Aquaponics
mr. kyle rafael marcelino
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States of America (the)
344
Bioponics – A Biological Nutrient Recovery Technology in Bio-Circular-Green Economy
dr. sumeth wongkiew
Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
1941-1958
Invited Talk
220
Manure Management for Methane Mitigation – in-vitro Determination of Methane Emission from Manure for Improved Inventory Modelling
prof. jing liu
Bioprocess Control AB, Lund University, Sweden
58
Innovative Fast Catalytic Microwave-Assisted Thermochemical Conversion of Bio-Wastes for Energy and Fuels Production
prof. roger ruan
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States of America (the)
168
Urban Waste-based Biorefinery Processes for Transition to a Circular (Bio)economy
dr. guneet kaur
Department of Civil Engineering, York University (YorkU), Canada
1958-2010 Q&A Q&A Q&A