Title of Event

Unlock Value in Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing

Date of event

Tuesday 11th May 10am – 1pm

Duration of event

3 hours

Session Format

• Presentations (10-minute per presentation)
• 5-minute Q&A per presentation
• Breakout rooms for networking/discussions
• Include 5 minutes at start and end for AMM theme information

Agenda/Presenters/Facilitators

Opening – Lui Yang (10.00-10.05)

Presentation (10.05-11.05) – Chair: Liu Yang

1. Liu Yang, Kyle Pender – “Developing a cost-effective process for recycling wind turbine blade”
2. Zhe Liu, Ian Bomphray – “Towards the circular economy: Sustainable composites Manufacturing”
3. Beatriz Casares Fernandez, Meisam Jalavand – “New technique for accurate characterisation of natural fibres”
4. Samuel Peppiette, Arjan Buis – “Sustainable composites for low limb prosthetics”

Break (11.05 – 11.20)

Presentation (11.20 – 12.20) – Chair: David Butler

1. David Butler – “Sustainable aircraft decommissioning: Challenges and Opportunities”
2. Leigh Paterson– “Circular economy considerations for electrical motors”
3. Nico Bruns – “Harnessing the power of biocatalysis for the synthesis of polymers”
4. Xiaolei Zhang – “Valorisation of solid waste into fuel, chemicals and materials”

Breakout rooms (12.20 – 12.50)

- Room 1: Sustainable Materials (Facilitator Liu Yang)

- Room 2: Sustainable Manufacturing (Facilitator David Butler)

Closing (12.50 – 12.55)