Topics for Oral and Poster Presentations:

Please note: Oral Presentations will be distributed throughout the 3-day scientific program. Posters will be showcased throughout the entire event in addition to a dedicated poster session that includes short poster pitches to ensure high visibility of the presented research.

Presentations at the 13^th International Freiberg Conference will focus on innovations and developments relating to sustainable carbon management. Topics range from chemical recycling, green and low-emission chemistry, climate-neutral hydrogen production to synthetic and e-fuels production. These include for example:

(1) Feedstock & Treatment

• Carbon sources and their characterization (including biogenic, plastic, mixed waste streams)
• Feedstock preparation for conversion processes
• Low-temperature conversion processes and mechanisms (torrefaction, carbonization)
• Waste pre-treatment processes
• Biogenic waste material preparation

(2) High Temperature Conversion Processes

• Gasification (technologies, kinetics, mineral matter, performance evaluation)
• Pyrolysis (technologies, kinetics, yields, performance evaluation)
• Advanced heat/material balancing (data validation and reconciliation)
• Electrification of chemical conversion
• Plasma integration
• Alternative hydrogen production
• Chemical Looping
• Modeling by CFD and process chain modeling
• CH₄ cracking
• Innovative concepts and optimization

(3) Downstream Processes

• Gas treatment & cleaning
• Pyrolysis oil upgrading
• Novel syntheses processes
• Carbon products
• CO₂ management
• Utilization of by-products

(4) Multidimensional Assessment & Systemic Integration

• Techno-economic assessment (TEA)
• Ecological evaluation (e.g., LCA)
• Political and regulatory framework conditions
• Societal/public acceptance
• Transformation processes of coal mining regions

(5) Carbon Management Value Chains

• Power-to-X
• Low-carbon energy carriers & synthetic fuels
• Intersectoral collaboration, synergies & resulting systemic changes
• Project announcements & updates
• CCS, CCUS & CO₂ as feedstock