eregce | Workshop 2023

Workshop

Workshop: Environmental Ecological Remediation and Planning

Title 1: Remediation of Water and Soil Pollution

Host:

Haoming Chen, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Yuanming Guo, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Title 2：Biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability

Host:

Da Tian, Anhui Agricultural University

Gongwen Luo, Hunan Agricultural University

Title 3：Landscape ecological planning and development

Host:

Haoming Chen, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Yang Feng, Xijing University

Summary :

Environmental pollution caused by harmful anthropogenic substances or the uncontrolled utilization of natural resources, has become a global problem threatening human health. As such, substantial efforts have been made to develop effective technologies for mitigating or remediating environmental pollutions. To date, multiple innovative technologies of environmental mitigation/remediation including physical/chemical remediation, multiple-compound adsorbent, and bioremediation technology have been developed and validated to better protect soil, water, and atmosphere environment. Additionally, macro environmental and ecological planning increasingly play an important role in guiding environmental restoration. Therefore it is now necessary to combine the environmental pollution cases with advanced remediation technology to improve the possibility of developing new technologies to protect the environment.

This workshop sets up a perfect stage for experts from both environmental remediation and ecosystem sustainability to present their latest research accomplishments from academia and industry perspectives. The main objective of this workshop is to improve the understanding of environmental pollution problems from a macro-and macro-scale. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the following topics (but are not limited to):

·material development for soil remediation
·water pollution remediation improvement technologies
·bio-materials with carbon capture and storage
·bioremediation technology application
·urban ecological sustainability strategy
·farmland conservation and P comprehensive utilization
·biodiversity and ecosystem service
·soil fertility and solid waste utilization
·carbon and nitrogen cycles and climate change

Keywords : environmental remediation, ecological planning, bioremediation technology, ecosystem sustainability

Chair 1: Assoc. Prof. Haoming Chen, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

Haoming Chen received his Ph. D. degree at Resources and Environmental Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University. Dr. Chen works as an assistant professor at School of Environmental and Biological Engineering of Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He is the director of environmental ecological restoration and planning laboratory of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, ecological environment expert of ecological environmental damage and remediation of Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province. Dr. Chen is engaged in environmental and ecological restoration, soil/water pollution remediation, safe utilization of solid waste, resource application of green materials (biochar), research and development of multi compound soil remediation agents, landscape ecological sustainability, water and soil conservation, environmental assessment, etc. To date, he has presided or participated in 5 projects supported by national, provincial and ministerial funds and key projects and 35 projects supported by school-enterprise cooperation projects related to soil and environment. He published more than 20 papers in Environment International, Environment Pollution, Science of the Total Environment and other journals as the first author or corresponding author, and served as a reviewer of journals indexed by SCI such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ecological Engineering, Scientific Reports, Ecological Indicators, etc. Moreover, he is a guest editor of Agronomy indexed by SCI.

Chair 2: Yuanming Guo, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

Yuanming Guo is an Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering with Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu, China. His researches mainly focused on contaminant fate and transports in subsurface and related health risk assessment. Funded largely by SERDP/ESTCP grants, for over 10 years Dr Guo’s research focus has been vapor intrusion (VI), including fundamental research to broaden our understanding of the VI process and transmission pathways, VI assessment methods including the development of protocols for Controlled Pressure Method testing, VI pathway diagnosis including a broader understanding of the relevance of sanitary, storm water, and land-drain systems as conduits for VI transmission, and the influence of fluctuating groundwater on VI impacts. He received two project-of-the rewards from US Department of defense in a VI study and an innovative soil remediation technology development study. He also is the lead author on 5 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Chair 3: Assoc. Prof. Da Tian, Anhui Agricultural University, China

Da. Tian is an associate professor at Anhui Agricultural University and works in Key Laboratory of Farmland Conservation and Pollution Prevention of Anhui Province and Research Centre of Phosphorus Efficient Utilization and Water Environment Protection along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. His research areas focus on farmland conservation and pollution prevention, phosphorus efficient utilization and water environment protection, applied microbiology, waste management and recycling. Up to now, he published more than 30 papers in Environmental Microbiology, Chemosphere, Science of the Total Environment, and other journals. In addition, he presided over projects supported by 5 national or provincial and ministerial funds in application of phosphate-solubilizing fungi, efficient use of phosphate rock resources and tailings management.

Chair 4: Assoc. Prof. Gongwen Luo, Hunan Agricultural University, China

Gongwen Luo received his Ph. D. degree in Resources and Environmental Sciences College at Nanjing Agricultural University. Dr. Luo is a associate Professor and a Doctoral supervisor at School of Resources and Environment at Hunan Agricultural University. He is the member of Chinese Soil Society and Hunan Soil and Fertilizer Society. He has won the first prize of academic report of the 17th China Young Soil Scientists and the 12th China Young Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Scientists Academic Conference, and the excellent Doctoral dissertation of the Nanjing Agricultural University and the Chinese Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer. He and his team focused on exploring the potential of soil organisms to enhance ecosystem service delivery and demonstrate that soil biodiversity promotes multiple ecosystem functions simultaneously. Additionally, he attempt to compile promising approaches to enhance agricultural sustainability through the promotion of soil biodiversity and management of soil community. He has presided over 4 national and provincial scientific research projects such as national Natural Science Foundation of China and China Postdoctoral Foundation. He has published more than 20 research papers, including more than 10 papers in mSystems, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Bioresource Technology, Functional Ecology, and other authoritative journals as the first or corresponding author. He has participated in the editing of one Chinese book (supported by the National Publishing Foundation).

Chair 5: Assoc. Prof. Yang Feng, Xijing University, China

Yang Feng received his Ph. D. degree in Landscape Architecture and Arts College at Northwest A&F University. Dr. Feng is an Associate Professor at the School of Art and Design in Xijing University. His research areas include planning and design of human settlements, public space and cultural services, landscape planning and ecological restoration. He has engaged in scientific research programs funded by Ministry of Education of Shaanxi Province, and university-enterprise cooperative projects with more than 20 papers published in domestic and foreign journals. He has rich practical experience in the field and also been repeatedly awarded in competitions.

Title: High-efficiency strategies for anaerobic bioconversion of organic waste to Bioenergy/Bioresource toward volume reduction and carbon neutrality

Summary :
Organic solid waste, e.g., kitchen waste, excess sludge, biomass-waste, etc., has been regarded as a valuable resource due to the highly-enriched proportion of biodegradable organic matters. The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process has gained particular attention during the last two decades because of its benefits in low energy demand, renewable energy production, and improvement in waste management. Various AD process strategies, e.g. multistage batch fermentation, coupling with bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), biochar, Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET), have been proposed to achieve high-efficiency bioconversion of waste to bioenergy/resources towards toxicity elimination and carbon neutrality. This workshop pursues concurrent high-value-added products/resource generation (e.g., biogas, bioelectricity, volatile fatty acids, bioplastic synthesis, etc.), and solid waste reduction towards carbon emission minimization/carbon neutrality.
This workshop will shed light on enhancing organic solid waste treatment and management with high efficiency of recoverable resources/energy harvest and low (even zero)-carbon emission. This workshop explores various themes, including the understanding of the mechanism of anaerobic microbial interactions, bio-energy/resource harvest via bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), carbon neutrality-organic wastes treatment and management techniques, direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET), extracellular electron transport (EET) by redox mediates, biofuel bioconversion from organic waste, and other topics relevant to enhancing strategies for AD. This workshop is devoted to presenting and discussing solid waste treatment, minimization, bioenergy/resource recovery, and disposal. The following are some of the major areas in which papers are solicited:• Research advances on anaerobic digestion/fermentation • Merits of Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) for solid waste treatment and the relevant combined processes • Advanced methods for solid waste treatment toward toxicity elimination and carbon neutrality • Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET) for enhancing anaerobic digestion • Redox mediator applications upon stimulation of extracellular electron transport

Keywords : Organic waste treatment; Anaerobic digestion/fermentation; Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs); Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET); Extracellular electron transfer

Chair : Assoc. Prof. Xiaodong Xin, Dongguan University of Technology, China

A.P. Xiaodong Xin received his PhD from the Harbin Institute of Technology (PR China) in the field of Civil Engineering. The main research interests contain environmental biotechnology, municipal wastewater/organic wastes treatment and bioresource/bioenergy bioconversion and recovery and organic pollutants biodegradation. Now he is working at Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology (PR China). He has been as a guest associate editor of the journal of Frontiers in Environmental Science and published over 30 original top research papers up to now.

Co-Chair: Dr. Lin Li, Chongqing University, China

Dr. Lin Li received his PhD from the Harbin Institute of Technology (PR China) in the field of Municipal Engineering. The main research interests are anaerobic biotechnology, novel wastewater treatment technology, organic waste management, bioresource recovery and dissolved organic matter transformation. Now he is working at College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University (PR China). He has published 15 original research papers up to now.

Workshop: Effective Methods for Refractory Pollutants Disposal in Wastewater

Title: Adsorption, Advanced Oxidation and Biological Treatment for Effective Removal of Refractory Pollutants

Summary :
Refractory pollutants including antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in wastewater cause serious environmental and health issues, and hence their effective control required serious attention. Adsorption, advanced oxidation and biodegradation are considered as effective and easy approaches having advantages of cost-effectiveness, high removal and avoidance of secondary pollution at present. Especially, construction of functional materials and developing efficient treatment technologies are very vital to remove the hazardous wastewater pollutants thoroughly.

Keywords : refractory pollutants, wastewater treatment, adsorption, advanced oxidation, biological treatment

Chair : Assoc. Prof. Hanbing Zhang, Guangxi University, China

Hanbing Zhang received her Ph. D. degree in Chemical Technology at Guangxi University. She works as an associate professor at School of Resources, Environment and Materials of Guangxi University. Her research interests include Adsorption, Catalytic Degradation and Wastewater Treatment. She participated in National Natural Science Foundation, Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, Petrochemical Resources Processing and Process Reinforcement Technology Key Laboratory Project of Guangxi province, etc. Based on these projects, she published papers on Chemical Engineering Journal, Separation and Purification Technology, Applied Clay Science, Desalination, Journal of Alloys and Compounds and other journals/conferences.

Workshop: Security, Privacy, Attacks, and Forensics

Title: Location Privacy-Preserving Spatial Crowdsourcing on Blockchains

Summary :

Block chain is a revolutionary computer bottom technology. As a brand-new information storage, dissemination and management mechanism, it realizes reliable transfer of data and value and is a master of cryptography, distributed systems and game theory. At present, block chain technology is in the process of accelerating evolution and development, from its initial application in digital cash to its present extension to digital finance, Internet of Things, intelligent manufacturing, supply chain management, digital asset transactions and other fields.

Keywords : location privacy, spatial crowdsourcing, blockchains, decentralized privacy protection

Chair : Prof. Hao-Chun Zhang , Energy Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

Hao-Chun Zhang, received a Ph.D. degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermo-physics from Harbin Institute of Technology. He worked as a professor at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology. His research interests include modern thermodynamics, innovate thermal control technology, advanced nuclear power system, and photoelectric characteristics. He leaded more than 30 national level R&D projects, such as: National Natural Science Foundation projects, subtopic of National Key Research and Development Program, special topic of National Science and Technology Major Project, as well as other key cooperation projects. He participated in planning and writing 6 monographs and published more than 200 academic papers in Energy Conversion and Management, Energy and other authoritative journals/conferences, cited more than 700 times and 3 papers of them selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers. Ten national invention patents and fifteen software copyrights were authorized. He was awarded the German Krupp Foundation Scholarship for Chinese Young Scholars.

Workshop: Carbon Neutrality and Wastewater Treatment

Title: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technology under the Background of Carbon Neutralization

Summary :

The wastewater treatment industry accounts for about 2% of the total social carbon dioxide emissions ranking among the top 10 industries. Wastewater treatment process consumes a lot of energy consumption, carbon sources, chemicals, and produces greenhouse gases. It is of great significance to realize carbon neutralization in wastewater treatment, sustainable wastewater treatment and resource recovery technology has become a hot research spot. This workshop focuses on the frontiers and latest development in wastewater treatment area including but not limited to municipal sewage treatment, rural sewage treatment, sludge disposal, industrial wastewater treatment, water environment treatment and aquatic ecosystem restoration, seawater desalination. We encourage prospective authors to submit related papers including review articles, original research papers, case studies. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshop title”.

Keywords : carbon neutrality, sustainable wastewater treatment, resource recovery technology, municipal sewage treatment, rural sewage treatment

Chair : Assoc. Prof. Weihua Zhao, Qingdao University of Technology, China

Weihua Zhao received a Ph. D. degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Beijing University of Technology. He ever worked as an assistant researcher at Harbin Institute of technology during 2018.7-2020.1. and now is an associate professor at Qingdao University of Technology. His research interests include sustainable development of nitrogen and phosphorus removal and resource recovery technology in sewage treatment under the background of carbon neutralization. He presided over or participated in the National Natural Science Foundation, National Key Research and Development Project, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 20 papers on Chemical Engineering Journal, Bioresource Technology, Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, and other journals/conferences.

Workshop: Clean Water and Green Energy

Title: Water Purification, Carbon Dioxide Capture/Conversion, and Green Hydrogen Production

Summary :

Water and energy are critical for the sustainable development of the ecological environment and are tightly intertwined and highly interdependent. Energy is required to extract and transport water for diverse human uses while water is used in almost all phases of energy production, which is one of the major sources of water pollution. At present, the research on water and energy is mainly focused on connections between water and energy infrastructure. Several current trends, such as climate change and energy security, are further increasing the urgency of solving the water-energy relationship in an integrated and positive way.

This workshop aims to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry sharing the latest research trends and experience in clean water and green energy. We encourage prospective authors to contribute on the following topics: water purification in the energy sector, CO2 capture from air, H2O and CO2 reaction, and hydrogen production by water electrolysis. Please name the title of the submission email with ''paper title_workshop title''.

Keywords : advanced power cycle, process integration, carbon capture, efficiency improvement, hybrid system

Chair : Prof. Xiaojin Yang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Xiaojin Yang received a Ph. D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia. He worked as a professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of Beijing University of Chemical Technology. His research interests include the capture, conversion, and utilization of carbon dioxide, environmental and energy catalysis and green hydrogen energy, water treatment, water pollution control, soil and groundwater remediation. He participated projects supported by in the National Natural Science Foundation, National Science and Technology Major Project, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 120 papers in Science, Nature, JACS, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and other journals/conferences.

Workshop: Metal Fuel Cell and Nonferrous Metals

Title: Al-air Fuel Battery: Challenge in Materials and Engineering

Summary :

Metal fuel cell is a special fuel cell that uses metal as fuel and undergoes an oxidation-reduction reaction with oxygen in the air to generate electricity, which has a series of advantages such as abundant raw materials, safety and environmental protection and high energy density. The research of cost-effective catalysts to replace Pt is the direction of the future. The most promising materials are non-noble metals M-N-C and metal oxides (such as MnO₂). At present, the mechanism of activity-enhancement has not been elucidated on nano-to-mesoscale, and further research is needed.

This workshop aims to bring together the interesting and pioneering works provided by researchers from academia and the industry which focuses on fuel cell, nonferrous metals and catalysts materials with enhanced power density. The study of catalyst optimization mechanism is especially interested. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both experimental researches and reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with 'paper title-Metal fuel cell and nonferrous metals'.

Keywords : insect, wastes, resource regeneration, recycling economy

Chair : Prof. Junhua Hu, Zhengzhou University, China, Advisor of Henan Key Laboratory for Metal Fuel Battery ( Foguang Generator Co. Ltd.) Member of the Royal Chemical Society.

Junhua Hu is the director of a research institute on energy material of Zhengzhou University, a distinguished professor of Henan Province, the director of the Professor Committee of School of Materials Science and Engineering of Zhengzhou University. His research areas include surface engineering, solid battery materials and interface research, and metal fuel cell research. He undertakes projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Defense Science and Industry Projects, Henan Major Projects, Educational Programs for Returned Overseas Students, and more than 10 provincial-level projects. Additionally, he published over 80 papers indexed by SCI and owns more than 20 authorized patents. His H-index is 31 currently.

Workshop: Environment, Renewable Energy and Green Chemical Engineering

Title: Green chemical technology

Summary :

Fossil fuel depletion, global warming, climate change, and steep hikes in the price of fuels are driving considerable investigations on environmentally friendly and renewable energy and green chemical technologies, such as CO2 utilization, plastic degradation, wastewater treatment, etc. Green chemistry is the utilization of a series of technologies that can reduce or eliminate the use or production of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture, and applications of chemical products. The key point of green chemical technology is the development of new chemical systems and reaction conditions that can improve chemical synthesis in the aspects of resource conservation, energy saving, product selectivity, operation simplification, and health and environment safety.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research progress in the field of green chemical technology. We encourage prospective participants to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches and practical case reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title _ workshop title”.

Keywords : Green chemical technology, renewable energy, chemical synthesis

Chair : Prof. Dianhua Liu, C1 chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Dianhua Liu, Zhengzhou University, China, Advisor of Henan Key Laboratory for Metal Fuel Battery ( Foguang Generator Co. Ltd.) Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society（FRSC）. He received a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology from East China University of Science and Technology and went to Princeton University as a visiting scholar in 2012. At present, he works as a professor and acts as vice dean at the School of Chemical Engineering, and was also honored as Shanghai Pujiang Scholars. Since 2021, He served as the director of ECUST-SHENERGY carbon neutralization joint laboratory. His research is specializing in CO2 and syngas conversion to high-valued chemicals.

Workshop: Wearability, Materials, Energy, and Sensors

Title: Wearable energy sources

Summary :

Wearable technology is changing our life and shaping our future. Wearable electronics are expected to own a huge market share in the next decade. The rapid development of wearable/flexible electronics raises challenges of reliable and sustainable wearable/flexible energy sources. Facing these challenges, researchers have made great efforts to develop various wearable energy sources involving wearable energy harvesters, wearable energy storage devices and wearable power systems.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the field of Wearable Energy Sources. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches, experimental innovations, and practical case reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title workshop title”.

Keywords : wearable, flexible, energy storage, energy conversion

Chair : Prof. Fang Yi , School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Fang Yi is a full professor at Sun Yat-sen University. Her research interest focuses on the design, fabrication and application of flexible/wearable materials and devices. She has published over 20 first/co-first and corresponding/co-corresponding papers in journals such as Science Advances, Energy&Environmental Science, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Nature Communications, ACS Nano, Nano Energy, Chemical Society Reviews. Her Google Scholar citations are over 5700 times. Her research has been recognized with awards including National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents and Distinguished Young Scholars of Guangdong Natural Science Foundation.

Workshop: Electrochemistry

Title: Detection and Application

Summary :

Electrochemistry is one of the most promising discipline due to its high sensitivity, rapid response, low cost, and portable operation. Benefiting from these advantages, it has been employed to detect proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, bacteria, and other distinctive analytes.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the field of electrochemistry detection and application. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches and practical case reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.

Keywords : electrochemistry, detection, application, material, method

Chair : Prof. Shiguo Sun, Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, China

Shiguo Sun, received a Ph.D. degree in Applied Chemistry from Dalian University of Technology. He worked as a professor at the College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University. His research interests include the application of functional materials in light and electrochemistry. He participated in the National Natural Science Foundation, National Key Research and Development Project, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 150 papers in international journals.

Workshop: Renewable energy system, Innovation & Technology

Title: Utilization and conversion of renewable energy

Summary :

Energy is at the heart of the climate challenge – and key to the solution.To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. To achieve this, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels and invest in alternative sources of energy that are clean, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and reliable, such as the solar energy, wind energy, ocean energy, geothermal energy and so on. At present, the renewable energy can be used to provide heat, cool, and power. The corresponding technology include refrigeration, heat pump, organic Rankine cycle, CO2 power cycle, etc.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the field of Utilization and conversion of renewable energy. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches and experimental researches on renewable energy. The relevant reviews are also welcome. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.

Keywords : Renewable energy, refrigeration, heat pump, organic Rankine cycle, CO2 power cycle

Chair : Prof. Wen Su, Power engineering and engineering thermophysics, Central South University， China

Wen Su, received a Ph.D degree in Power engineering and engineering thermophysics from Tianjin University. He worked as an Associate professor at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University. His research interests include the estimation of thermo-physical properties of working fluids based on molecular groups, ORC working fluid design and system simulation optimization, molecular design of CO2 mixture, system design and dynamic optimization of supercritical CO2 power cycle, compressed air and CO2 energy storage, the utilization of renewable energy. In recent years, he have presided over 4 national and provincial projects and participated in many scientific research projects. Based on these projects, he has published more than 40 SCI papers, and served as the reviewer of international journals, such as Energy conversion and management, energy.