Event Program – National Networking Meeting
20 Jun, 2024 - 20 Jun, 2024
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Biorefining meets circular economy!
Focus I: More value creation from secondary raw materials.
Date: June 20, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Linz, Austria – Tabakfabrik – ONLY PHYSICAL & IN GERMAN LANGUAGE
This event invites professionals from various fields such as research, industry, plant engineering, waste management, and public institutions. The goal is to discuss current challenges throughout the value chain related to biorefineries within a circular economy, explore the future potential in Austria, and showcase best practices in an innovative environment.
Program Overview:
- 9:30 AM: Registration and initial networking opportunities
- Welcome by TBWr, Energy Institute at JKU Linz, and BioBASE:
- Introduction to IEA Tasks, current reports, and international developments
- Presentation of the biorefinery brochure by the Ministry for Climate Protection (Veronika Reinberg, ÖGUT)
- Secondary raw materials and by-products – legal aspects, data, and facts:
- Insights into legal foundations by Prof. Wilhelm Bergthaler (JKU Linz)
- Significance of the term “waste” for a functioning circular economy by Jürgen Frank (Land OÖ)
- Status quo and potential of residue utilization by Ulrich Kral (Environmental Agency)
- Lunch Break
- Technological challenges and solutions for the utilization of secondary raw materials and by-products:
- Marlene Kienberger (TU Graz), Michael Harasek (TU Wien)
- Availability and importance of food residues and market development for new value chains by Sonja Siegl (BioBASE)
- Best-practice examples from practice in technology development, raw material processing, and product development:
- Andreas Schnitzhofer (GIG Karasek) on technological developments and testing opportunities
- Philip Pauer (Reploid) on insect protein from food residues
- Christian Hutterer (Austrocel) on wood-based biorefinery of Austrocel Hallein
- Tobias Keplinger (Agrobiogel) on improving water retention capacity based on lignosulfonate
- Representative from Gösser/AEEIntec on protein extraction from by-products of food production.
