Conference Topics

Topic 1: Sustainable Applied Materials for Building and Construction
a) Circular economy and decarbonisation.
Low-CO2 construction materials (e.g. minimization of embodied energy, carbon sequestration and storage within construction materials, advanced manufacturing technologies, and circular economy in construction).
b) Recycling economy.
Waste (concrete, glass, plastic, tires, etc.) composites uptake in bitumen, asphalt, and concrete industries (opportunities and barriers).
c) Durability tests and life cycle assessment (LCA) of construction materials.
d) Smart materials (e.g. self-sensing, self-healing, etc.): synthesis and characterization.
e) Construction materials for 3D printing: challenges and opportunities.
f) Structural health monitoring and damage detection.
g) Contemporary architecture with traditional construction materials.

Topic 2: Sustainable Applied Materials for Wastewater Treatment
a) Materials Based on Green nanotechnology (bioreactor and biofilm).
b) Cellulose-based sustainable materials for wastewater treatment.
c) Materials used for high efficiency of industrial manufacturing processes.
d) Environmentally friendly and cost-effective option for sludge and biosolids disposal.

Topic 3: Sustainable Applied Materials for Semiconductors
a) Semiconductors: manufacturing processes, characterizations and simulation.
b) Thin film semiconductors: synthesis and characterization.
c) Sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing: challenges and solutions.
- Closed-loop manufacturing (recycling and reusing materials within the semiconductor production cycle).
- Green chemistry in semiconductor processes.
- Technological development and new materials (development of environmentally friendly materials made from renewable sources, and application of technologies like 3D printing for more sustainable semiconductor components).

Topic 4: Sustainable Applied Materials for Green Chemistry
a) Sustainable materials for hydrogen production and storage.
b) Biodegradable Materials and Waste-Derived Materials.
c) Catalysts for Green Chemistry (Photocatalytic and Photothermal Materials).
d) Renewable Feedstocks and Energy Storage Materials.

Topic 5: Circular Electronics and Batteries: From E-waste Recycling to Emerging Carbon-based Biodegradable Technologies
a) Environmentally responsible approaches to recover and recycle elements from spent electronic & energy devices.
b) Integration of biosourced electro- and photo-active organic materials into electronic and energy storage devices, such as transistors and batteries.
c) Biodegradable organic electronics and batteries.
d) Strategies to limit power consumption and promote device autonomy by integration of energy harvesting functions.

Topic 6: Startup and innovation.