Final Event – Ljubljana (SI) September 2019
Microalgae as a sustainable alternative for wastewater treatment
25th September 2019 – Grand Hotel Union – Miklosiceva 1 (1000 Ljubljana)
09.00 – Registration and coffee
09.30 – Welcoming message.
Dr. Marco de la Feld (ENCO srl – SaltGae Exploitation Manager)
Session 1 – SaltGae project main results
09.35 – SaltGae Project General Overview.
Dr. José Ignacio Lozano (FUNDITEC – SaltGae Project Coordinator)
09.45 – SaltGae Project: 3 Demo Sites.
Slovenia demo site – Dr. Robert Reinhardt, (Algen – SaltGae Technical Manager)
Italy demo site – Dr. Silvio Mangini, (Archimede – SaltGae Scientific Manager)
Israel demo site – Dr. Sigrid Penno-Winters, (Central and Northern Arava R&D)
11.00 – SaltGae high added value products: Brief explanation about coatings, animal feed, and adhesives performance.
Prof. Stefano Ettore Romano Turri (INSTM – SaltGae WP4 Leader)
11.15 – High saline anaerobic digestion.
Dr. Monica Carvalheira (NOVA.ID.FCT)
11.30 – SaltGae Economic Sustainability: Presentation of the Business Tool.
Dr. Greg McNamara (Dublin City University)
Session 2 – Main thematic synergies and other project cooperation
11.45 – An introduction to biotechnologies based on algae and other photosynthetic technologies.
Prof. Pedro García (University of Valladolid)
12.00 – The Microalgae hub project: how to use microalgae for agro-industrial wastewater bioremediation and valorisation of the algal biomass.
Prof. Dr. Elena Ficara (Politecnico di Milano)
12.15 – The Microalgae hub project: how to use by-product from the food industry to grow microalgae and their valorisation.
Dr. Katia Parati (Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani)
12.30 – The IMAP project: how to integrate microalgae culturing in conventional wastewater treatment plant.
Prof. Valeria Mezzanotte (University of Milano Bicocca)
12.45 – ALG-AD project.
Dr. Carole Llewellyn (Swansea University)
13.00 – Water2Return project.
Dr. Rok Mihelič (University of Ljubljana)
13:15 – Wrap up session.
Dr. Jose Ignacio Lozano
13.30 Lunch
14:45 – Visit to KOTO Demo facility.
16:30 – End of visit and bus back to the Hotel