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The programme for this year’s European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference being held at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester has been released.
The event, set up by environmental consultancy and conference and training provider Aqua Enviro, will take place on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 November 2019.
Over the two days there will be a variety of talks and seminars for professionals in the wastewater, bioresource and biowaste management sectors, highlighting operational efficiencies, best practice, regulatory change, research and new technology.
The conference will open with a keynote speech addressing ‘The future of bioresource management in the UK,’ given by Alexander Madden, Chief Executive of organics recycling company Agrivert.
The second day will feature a talk on ‘Nutrient recycling in Germany: current and future approaches,’ from Christian Kabbe, Managing Director of EasyMining Germany.
There will also be technical sessions on:
- Advances in anaerobic digestion
- Pre-treatment
- Process modelling and control
- Thickening and dewatering
- 2020 and beyond
- Resource recovery and new product development
- Landbank security
- Ammonia management
- Making biogas pay (more) – markets for biomethane and CO2
- Converting genetic information into action – progress and problems
As well as 60 technical sessions, there will be a trade exhibition featuring 30 stands, a local site visit, a conference dinner and The Student and Young Professionals Poster Competition.
Full event details and ticket registration can be found on the conference’s webpage.
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