In this Congress, the whole value chain will be considered, from cultivation, extraction, processing and recycling steps to the applications: agrofood, nutraceutical, perfume, cosmetic, chemical, fuel, and energy sectors.
Keynote lectures, oral presentations, papers and poster contributions will cover the following topics:
► Alternative solvents for green extraction
Supercritical fluid extraction
Subcritical water extraction
Agrosolvents
Solvent free extraction
Green solvents: ionic liquids, micellar extraction
► Sustainable and clean extraction technologies
Ultrasound and microwave processes
High pressure assisted processes
Pulse Electric field processes
Extrusion
Enzymatic extraction
► Innovative extraction process design
Experimental design
Optimal design
Intensification (mini, micro devices)
Reaction/separation coupling (Membrane reactors, Adsorptive reactors, Reactive distillation, Reactive extraction)
Cleaner production
► Valorisation of by products and biorefinery
Thermal processes
Innovative technologies
Product optimization, characterization, stabilization and applications
Industrial applications for the production of fuels, fine chemicals, flavoring agents and pharmaceuticals
► Industrial and case study applications
Pharmaceutic
Food and nutrition
Cosmetic and perfume
Fuel and bio-energy enzymatic extraction
Fiscal and economic benefits of sustainable green processes
► New tools for green extraction education and operator training