FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Department of Chemical Engineering and Technical Chemistry Laboratory for Chemical Technology Director : Prof. Dr. Ir. Guy B. Marin

Dear WAVES partners, The WAVES symposium on “Hydrotreatment for the processing of renewable oils” and meeting will be held on the 25th and 26th of February, at Gent, Belgium. We would like to invite you for the event, provide you with the agenda and share some important information related to the symposium and the meeting. Program

Symposium on

Hydrotreatment for the processing of renewable oils 25th of Feb 2016, Monasterium PoortAckere, Gent 12:00 – 13:45 13:45 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:30

Registration and Lunch Welcome address Nanotube catalysts for hydrogenation reactions Dirk De Vos1, Daan Glas1, Annelies Vandekerkhove1, Leila Negahdar2, Bert Weckhuysen2 1 2

14:30 – 15:00

Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK), KU Leuven, Belgium Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Effect of mesoporosity and acidity on the hydroconversion of n-hexadecane over Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts E. Heracleous1,4, E.F. Iliopoulou1, S.A. Karakoulia1, K.SC. Triantafyllidis1,2, A. Grau-Atienza3, N. Linares3, J. Garcia Martinez3, A.A. Lappas1 1

Laboratory of Environmental Fuels and Hydrocarbons, Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 3 Molecular Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alicante, San Vicente Alicante, Spain 4 International Hellenic University, School of Science and Technology, Thessaloniki, Greece

15:00 – 15:30

Designing, tuning and modeling tire oil hydroprocessing towards high quality fuels Idoia Hita, Martin Olazar, Javier Bilbao, José María Arandes, Pedro Castaño Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box: 644, E48080, Bilbao, Spain

15:30 – 16:00

From ideal gas to relevant three-phase conditions in hydrodenitrogenation reactions and reactors Chetan S. Raghuveer, Joris W. Thybaut, Guy B. Marin Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT), Ghent University, Belgium

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16:00 – 16:30 16:30 – 17:00

Coffee break Hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae and subsequent heterogeneous catalytic upgrading of biocrude oil. Diego Lopez Barreiro1, Frederik Ronsse1, Ursel Hornung2, Andrea Kruse2 and Wolter Prins1 1 2

17:00 – 17:30

Ghent University, Belgium Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Developments in the hydrotreating of fast pyrolysis liquids Robbie Venderbosch Biomass Technology Group BV (BTG), Enschede, The Netherlands

17:30 – 18:00

The procedure followed by PI to perform the techno-economic analysis in feasibility assessments Gaetano Iaquaniello, Barbara Masciocchi, Elena Antonetti, Maria Rosaria Pepe PROCESSI INNOVATIVI Srl, L'Aquila, Italy

19:30 – 21:30

Dinner - Restaurant T Pakhuis Schuurkenstraat 4, 9000 Gent.

WAVES Meeting, 26th of Feb 2016, Technologiepark 914, Gent 08:30-08:45 08:45-09:00 09:00-12:00 09:00-09:20 09:20-09:40 09:40-10:00 10:00-10:20 10:20-10:40 10.40:11.00 11:00-11:20 12:00-13:00 13:00-14:30

Welcome - coffee Work progress of each partner CPERI, Thessaloniki, Greece UA, Alicante, Spain UU, Utrecht, The Netherlands UGent-Bioleum, Gent, Belgium UoMessina, Firenze, Italy Coffee break PI, L’Aquila (AQ), Italy MOH, AVINOIL and CORAL, Maroussi, Greece Discussions (Review of technical objectives, deliverables and timescales, Organization of Workshops, Next WAVES meeting). Closing comments Lunch

Abstracts for the Symposium For the speakers who will be giving a talk at the Symposium on the 25th of February, please send us an abstract by 15th of February 2016. Should you have any questions regarding your presentation please email Chetan Raghuveer ([email protected])

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Location The symposium will be held at “Monasterium PoortAckere” on the 25th of February. This 13th century building which was known as the house of beguines, has been upgraded through a private initiative and serves as a hotel and congress centre. It is located in the beautiful and historic centre of Gent. Monasterium PoortAckere Oude Houtlei 56 - 9000 Gent

Please click on the following link to find out more about accessibility to Monasterium PoortAckere The meeting will be held at “Yves Chauvin room” at the Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT) on the 26th of February.

Laboratory for Chemical Technology Technologiepark 914 B-9052 Gent Belgium

Please click on the following link to find out more about accessibility to Laboratory for Chemical Technology How to reach Gent

Plane At Brussels Airport: Follow the directions towards Railway platforms located at level -1. Use the machines or contact the service agents to buy a ticket to station Gent Sint-Pieters. There are these following options from the airport to Gent Sint Pieters: 1. Direct fast train from airport: Departs at hh:59, direction towards, Blankenberge or Brugge. Alight at Gent Sint-Pieters. This journey takes approx. less than an hour. Check at the counter or the information screens for updates on the trains.

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2. In-direct fast train with change at Brussels-midi: Take the train in the direction De Panne (hh:26) or Mons (hh:30) and alight at Brussels-Midi, take the IC direction Blankenberge or Oostende. Depending on the connections it would take approx. one hour. 3. Direct slow train from airport: Departs at hh:26, direction towards, De Panne. Alight at Gent Sint-Pieters. This journey takes approx. one hour and 20 minutes. Choose this option if you have time at hand and want to enjoy the scenic beauty of Belgium ☺. Check at the counter or the information screens for updates on the trains. More information on Belgian rail

Train Take tickets to final destination Gent Sint-Pieters.

From Gent Sint-Pieters train station to Monasterium PoortAckere In front of the train station Gent Sint-Pieters, you can take tram 1 to the city centre (direction: Korenmarkt/Wondelgem/Evergem) and get off at the tram stop 'Korte Meer'. The hotel/symposium centre is 2 minutes’ walk. You can always buy a tram ticket with help of the ticket machine at the tram platform. You can walk from the railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters in +/- 30 minutes.

From Gent Sint-Pieters train station to Technologiepark By Bus: • • • • • • •

Take bus (De Lijn) line 70, 71 or 72, direction Zwijnaarde. Exit bus at stop "Bollebergen". Cross the roundabout and enter the Site Technologiepark. Follow blue road signs "C" (at roundabout, go 3/4 left). To building 914: follow blue road sign C3. To building 918: follow blue road sign C2. More information on Public transport Gent

By Shuttle: • •

Exit the Gent Sint-Pieters station from platform number 12, towards Voskenslaan. Look for a shuttle bus as shown below. These mini buses run between 07:30 to 09:30 and 16:30 and 18:30 (every 15 minutes). Please tell the driver you are travelling for “Ghent University”. Get down at the fourth bus stop inside the Technologie park (in front of the huge white and blue building).

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More information on the Shuttle service

Accommodation

Monasterium PoortAckere The place where the symposium will be held also offers places to stay at good prices. An additional 5% discount is available if you book Online.

Hotel Ibis Gent Choose from one of two centrally located Ibis hotels. The symposium centre is walkable distance from both the Ibis hotels. For bookings click here.

Novotel Gent Novotel located in the centre of Gent offers great places to stay and it is also walkable distance from the symposium centre. Click here for reservations. General Information Monasterium PoortAckere, offers free Wi-Fi services for its guest. You will have Wi-Fi access at Laboratory for Chemical Technology. Login information will be provided in the information brochure that will be handed over to the participants. For members of educational institutions, you can also use the academic network eduroam. If you need any further information ahead of the meeting or the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us, otherwise We look forward to meeting you in Gent. Best wishes, Organizing committee, Joris Thybaut ([email protected]) Daria Otyuskaya ([email protected]) Chetan Raghuveer ([email protected])

Laboratory for Chemical Technology • Technologiepark 914, B-9052 Gent • www.lct.ugent.be Secretariat : T +32 9 331 17 57 • F +32 9 331 17 59 • [email protected]