Tackling Waste 2009

This year the sixth annual 'Tackling Waste' conference will once again take place at the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham.

The event showcases postgraduate and new research into technology for tackling waste and is jointly organised by Warmnet and the The Environmental Technology Centre here within the Faculty of Engineering.

The event is taking place on the 29th and 30th of June and will feature presentations and discussions on the following topics:

Day 1

• The Potential Use Of Ionic Liquids To Achieve Selective Extraction And Esterification Of Free Fatty Acids From Waste Frying Oils Into Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (Biodiesel)
• Business Challenges of Recycling Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Equipment
• Ionic Liquids For Recycling
• Development of a Semi-Empirical Model for the Combustion of Low-Density Biomass Briquettes For Use In The Simulation Of Cookstoves
• Design of a Cardboard Briquetting Press for Eilean and Fhraoich
• Waste & Resources Action programme (WRAP) - Guest Speaker
• Environmental Impact Of A Small/Medium Scale Anaerobic Digestion In Bangladesh And UK
• Remediation Of Canal Sediments Using Zeolites
• Germination Study As A Tool To Assess Compost Maturity
• Ace Eco-Partnerships' Approach To Tackle Food/Catering Waste In Fife

Day Two

• An Alternative Approach To Energy Production From Effluent
• Effluent Treatment With Diamond Technology
• Municipal Solid Waste, The New Bio-Crude Oil?
• Modelling And Design Of Plants For RDF Production
• Environment Agency –Processed Waste Quality Protocols
• Sustainable Construction iNet - Innovations In Sustainable Construction
• Demonstration Of A Double-Ended In-Vessel Composting System
• Creative Energy Homes: Low Carbon Design Informed By Research
• Segregating Construction And Demolition Waste Using Near Infra-Red Technology

To find about more or to register for the event please contact Phil Windsor in the Environmental Technology Centre or visit the Warmnet website.