2nd Symposium on CO2 Capture, Storage & Utilization - A CCU-NET Symposium

On behalf of the organizing committee, we warmly welcome researchers and engineers to University of Eastern Finland for the 2nd Symposium on CO2 capture, storage and utilization on November 3-4, 2022. The symposium will be held as a parallel event under 2nd International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society: Seizing a sustainable future.

A symposium is organized as a parallel event under Carbon Capture and Utilization Network (CCU CCU-NET) project funded by NordForsk. The Symposium will provide platform to present and exchange latest novel and cutting-edge research on CO2 capture and utilization. PhD students are especially encouraged to present in the symposium. This symposium is sponsored by Nord Forsk Research carbon capture and utilization Network project.

The CCU-NET program addresses the mobility between research groups and focuses on training of highly qualified personnel in the strategic field of carbon capture. Technical frame of the project focuses on porous adsorbents for CO2 capture, conversion and utilization. Partner universities are: Technical University of Denmark, Luleå University of Technology, University of Oslo and University of Eastern Finland. The consortium provides training to PhD students and promote collaboration and exchange of PhD and postdoctoral researchers.

The symposium is jointly organized by a consortium of University of Eastern Finland Research Communities focused on challenges of sustainability transition in society, environmental change and sustainable use of natural resources.

Registration to the symposium has been closed 14.10.

Conference Day 1, November 3

8:00-15:00 Registration Badge, lunch tickets and general information (Medistudia, Entrance Hall)

11:00-13:00 Conference Lunch (Canthia, B-wing, 2nd floor)

13:30-14:15 Keynote The 2nd International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society,
Professor, Chairperson Markku Ollikainen University of Helsinki, and The Finnish Climate Panel 2020-2023, (Medistudia, MS301, IKEA Hall)

14:15-14:45 Coffee Break (Medistudia, Entrance Hall)

CCU-NET SYMPOSIUM

Session 1 (Medistudia, MS302)

15:00-15:15 The Multiple Configurations of μ3-OH Functionalized UiO-MOFs and its potential relevance in Carbon Capture and Conversion,
Tamal Das, University of Oslo.

15:15-15:30 Studying Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical systems,
Ashwin Nambi, Technical University of Denmark.

15:30-16:00 Advanced Metal-Organic Framework-Nanofiber Architectures for Photoelectrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Reaction,
Yujie Zhao, Technical University of Denmark.

19:00-23:00 Dinner at Original Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi, Puikkari Conference (Minna Canthin katu 16, 70100 Kuopio).

Conference Day 2, November 4

Session 2 (Medistudia, MS302)

8:00-10:00 Registration Badge, lunch tickets and general information (Medistudia, Entrance Hall)

9:00-9:30 Keynote: Farid Akhtar, Luleå University of Technology.

9:30-9:45 Upcycling of plastic waste to added value materials for carbon capture,
Nabin Subedi, University of Eastern Finland.

9:45-10:00 A CCS route using carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the weathering of residues from the pulp & paper industry,
Ayanne Maciel, Luleå University of Technology.

10:00-10:30 Break Medistudia, Entrance Hall.

Session 3 (Medistudia, MS302)

10:30-10:45 Modeling of Nickel phosphide surfaces for CO2 reduction reactions,
Assa Sasikala, University of Oulu.

10:45-11:00 Electroenzymatic conversion of CO2 to formic acid catalyzed by formate dehydrogenase as an alternative route for hydrogen storage,
Eleftheria Sapountzaki, Luleå University of Technology.

11:00-11:15 Closing remarks

11:15-12:30 Visit to the labs, Melania and Novapolis

12:30-13:30 Conference Lunch (Canthia, B-wing, 2nd floor)

For further information, please contact Anna Lähde, email anna.lahde@uef.fi.