Workshop Chemical Recyling: Potentials and Challenges

Event concept

• Joint initiative of OST, FHNW, and Empa
• One-day, hybrid event (ca. 9:30 – 17:00)
• keynote, full and short talks with plenum discussion
• parallel, moderated breakout sessions on special topics
• breaks for business lunch, refreshments and networking
• in-person participation (139.- CHF, limited number)
• online participation (39.- CHF, unlimited)

Topics and questions

• Definitions, regulations, technical overview​
• facts, controversies, state of the art, market, players ​
• Pyrolysis and hydrolysis of thermoplastics; thermosets/composites; textiles/fibers
• practical approaches, discussion, knowledge transfer 

Event agenda

09.00 Welcome coffee                             
09.30 Opening. Tobias Lamprecht, OST IMP     
09.40 Keynote: Prospectives of chemical recycling within current and future plastics policies. Elias Rehmann, BAFU
10.05 The role of chemical recycling within the circular economy. Cecilia Salah, ETH
10.25 Survey on chemical recycling technologies and activities in Switzerland. Irina Yarulina, Sulzer Chemtech
10.45 Coffee break & networking                        
11.115 Breakout sessions I (topics to be defined)             
12.15 Business lunch & networking                    
13.15 impulse talks: Michael Lamotte, DePoly; Pueng That, Stavolt AG; Tim Börner, Empa/HES-SO; Pascal Gallo, Composite Recycling; Mike Schwarz, Worn Again
14.45 Coffee break & networking                        
15.15 Breakout sessions II (topics to be defined)                                          
16.15 Wrap-up, panel discussion, and outlook                
16.45 Apéro and goodbye                       

OST Campus Buchs/hybrid