London and South East Coast (UK)

Today's Waste — Tomorrow's Resource

Today's Waste — Tomorrow's Resource
  • Date From 3rd December 2019
  • Date To 3rd December 2019
  • Price £5 per person
  • Location IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ

Reaching Household Waste recycling targets is proving a massive challenge across the world, with the resultant build-up of rubbish in all corners of the planet. 

A panel of four experts will present and debate the merits of two of the latest complementary technologies/innovations in recycling household waste into fuels and feedstocks for industrial use. 

Time

18:00—21:00 

Guest speakers

Jonathan Seville, Chemical Engineering Professor for University of Birmingham

Previous Dean of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Surrey, Jonathan helped start Recycling Technologies while working at Warwick. Jonathan is an experienced researcher in chemical engineering, particularly in processes involving fluidisation and gas-cleaning. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) from 2016 - 2017. 

Marvine Besong, Technical Director for Recycling Technologies

Marvine brings seven years of engineering design and technology development experience and has spent five years leading the development of RT's core technology. Marvine has an MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham.

Massimiliano Materazzi, Department of Chemical Engineering Lecturer for UCL

Massimiliano is a Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and has 10 years of combined industrial and academic experience in thermal processes and particle technologies, spanning across the chemical, nuclear and renewable energy sectors. 

Ruby Ray, Principal Process Engineer for Wood Group

With more than 14 years of process design experience, Ruby has specialist expertise in gasification technology, syngas processing, waste different product route, carbon capture and storage. She has published several papers in esteemed journals and has also presented papers in several conferences and delivers lectures on Carbon Capture and Storage at Oxford University. 

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