THE FIRST MEDITERRANEAN WORKSHOP ON ORGANIC WASTE

RECOVERY, BIOMASS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

13-17th December 2010

Introduction

In many Mediterranean countries, the organic waste fraction always corresponds to more than fifty per cent of total municipal waste generated. The disposal landfill as a method of dealing with this fraction is not sustainable. In fact, the biodegradable waste becomes an important source of greenhouse gas emissions when deposited in landfill without stabilization.

Among the best practice of dealing with the organic waste are the composting and the anaerobic digestion, AD. These processes are known to be the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid waste under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. The AD method is set to become increasingly important as it is considered as an energy positive process since it produces more energy that it requires.

As a result, the renewable energy from biogas sector will play an increasingly central role in global energy management. Many Mediterranean governments provide generous support for waste-to-energy technologies among them the anaerobic digestion.

The first Mediterranean Workshop on Organics Waste Recovery – Biomass and Renewable Energy is going to arrange by Ibn tofail University - Kenitra - Morocco and the University of Cordoba- Spain with the financial support of Spanish agency of international cooperation and development between 13 and 18 December 2010.

Participation to the Workshop

This workshop will be a sort of School for participants from Graduate students, researchers, technicians and professionals working at Moroccan and foreign universities, agencies, research centres or private companies.

Workshop Objectives

The aim of this workshop is to give insight into the fundamental of composting and anaerobic digestion technology with the particulate focus on Mediterranean region. Furthermore, the participants will have the opportunity to know how could energy recovery from organic waste contribute to resource and environmental safety.

Workshop Topics

• The Compost of organic waste

• The anaerobic digestion of many kind of biomass feedstock.

• Appropriate and adapted technologies for different substrates in Mediterranean region.

• Life cycle assessment and Environmental impact assessment of different recovery methods.

• Agriculture biogas.

• Using the collected gas as a source of renewable energy.

• Monitoring and control of the AD process

• Modeling of the AD process

• Reactor design for anaerobic treatment of waste and wastewater

• Types of anaerobic digestion systems.

• R&D projects and Pilot plants.

Organizing Committee

Arturo Francisco Chica Perez, Antonio Martin Martin, Maria Angeles Martín Santos (University of Cordoba – Spain ), Rafael Borja, Institut de la Grasa, (University of Sevilla, Spain).

Ali Boukhari, Benaissa Attrassi, Azzedine El Midaoui,  Hassan El Bari,  Said Ibn Ahmed,  Abdellaziz Chaouch, Mohamed Ouhssine.

Mohamed El Harfaoui , Abderrahim Benzakour, Zineb Alaoui, Fadoua Karouach, Siham Belhadj (University Ibn Tofail – Morocco), Mohamed El Fakir ( Mari Vert ).

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