Phosphorus: its importance to the environment and circular economy

Programme

08:30 | Registration

09:15 | Welcome: Geoff McMullan Head of School, School of Biological Sciences

Session 1: Chairperson – John McGrath, Queen’s University Belfast

09:20 | Opening remarks – John McGrath

09:35 | Phil Haygarth, University of Lancaster

10:00 | Tailored cover crop mixtures for efficient mobilization of soil legacy phosphorus - Henrique Rasera Ranir, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)

10:05 | Phil Jordan, University of Ulster

10:30 | Prevention of eutrophication through phosphorus recovery from freshwaterJessica Papera, WETSUS

10:35 | Microbially mediated phosphorus transformation, formation and stability of vivianite in lake sediments - Harm van Kuppevelt, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

10:40 | Transformation of P-precipitates in manure to vivianite - Sophie Banke, WETSUS

10:45 | Fertilizer value of recovered phosphorus products - Josephine Kooij, University of Copenhagen

10:50 | Understanding enablers, potentials and constraints for use of recycled phosphorus products in organic farming across - Sinoxolo Magaya, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

10:55 Coffee & Sponsors’ Exhibition

Session 2: Chairperson – Julia Ortega, University of Leeds

11:45 | Paul Williams, Queen’s University Belfast

12:05 | Optimize phosphorus utilization by covering market driven functions and requirements with product properties - Juan Serrano, Proman Consulting

12:10 | Characterization of Microbial Communities in the Urban Sewer Systems to Assess Immigration into Wastewater Treatment Plants - Rodrigo Valenca, Aalborg University

12:15 | Vincent O’Flaherty, University of Galway

12:35 | Polymeric materials for phosphorus recovery and recycling - Michela Pacchione, Queen’s University Belfast

12:40 | Structural investigation of layered double hydroxides recycling ability for phosphate capture and recovery - Lucas José, University of Southern Denmark

12:45 | Phosphorus recovery by crystallization and membrane separation - Salman Amjad, University of Southern Denmark

12:50 | The separation and valorisation of iron and phosphate from Fe-P compounds recovered from sludge - Yudong Zhao, University of Oulu

12:55 | Optimization and control of phosphorus removal process in wastewater T

treatment plants via deep learning algorithms - Esmaeel Mohammadi, Krüger A/S Denmark

13:00 Lunch and Poster Viewing

Session 3: Chairperson – Vincent O’Flaherty, University of Galway

14:00 | David Styles, University of Galway

14:25 | NWP - compost

14:35 | Alistair Carson, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

14:45 | Robert van Robert Van Spingelen, Ostara

14:55 | To be confirmed

15:05 | Ian Marshall, Queen’s University Belfast

15:15 | Outi Grönfors, Kemira

15:25 | Industry Panel Q&A

16:00 | Coffee & Sponsors’ Exhibition

Session 4: Chairperson – Michaela Pacchione, Queen’s University Belfast

16:30 | Dana Cordell, University of Technology Sydney

16:55 | A transdisciplinary approach to develop novel and effective measures for addressing the phosphorus crisis - Harrie Mort, University of Leeds

17:00 | Institutional Innovations to Transform Phosphorus Governance: Framing Analysis of the EU Transition Agenda - Teodor Kalpakchiev, University of Leeds

17:05 | Leanne Murray, Queen’s University Belfast

17:10 | Jack Nicholls, Queen’s University Belfast

17:15 | Concluding remarks – Kasper Reitzel, University of Southern Denmark

17:20 | Poster viewing

19:30 | Conference Dinner (Please note there is an additional cost to attend dinner)