Commitees | Keynotes

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Vânia Ribeiro
Polytechnic University of Leiria . Portugal

Roberta Panizio
Portalegre Polytechnic University . Portugal

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Klas Engvall, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Title of presentation:
“Scaling Thermochemical Technologies: Opportunities and Barriers in the Swedish Energy Landscape”

Professor Klas Engvall is an established researcher in Chemical Engineering and thermochemical conversion at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. With over 30 years of R&D experience spanning academia, research institutes, and industry, his work has focused on the development of sustainable energy systems. Alongside his academic tenure, Professor Engvall serves as Head of R&D at SiteConcept, where he drives industrial innovation in advanced process design and resource recovery.

His career is defined by a unique ability to translate fundamental chemical physics into practical, scalable solutions. Leading a specialized research group at KTH, he focuses on advancing the thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste. His work spans from fundamental science to applied engineering, utilizing experimental tools and sophisticated modelling to provide the foundational understanding required for industrial scale-up.Conducted in close collaboration with industrial partners, his research maintains a sharp focus on energy and environmental challenges. His expertise covers a broad spectrum of technologies, including combustion, gasification, and pyrolysis, as well as advanced gas cleaning. This includes the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons, VOCs, and complex biomass tars, alongside the removal of particulates, sulphur, and nitrogen compounds for syngas and industrial applications. By utilizing advanced thermodynamic modelling and online analytical tools, he optimizes process efficiency and catalyst longevity while pioneering the valorisation of diverse and challenging feedstocks.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Abel Martins Rodrigues	INIAV/ Research Institute, Portugal
Ahmad Pourmovahed	Kettering University, USA
Aldona Balčiūnaitė	Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania
Aloísio S. Nascimento Filho	SENAI CIMATEC University Center,Brazil
Ana Luisa Fernando	NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Andrei Figueiredo Prates Longo	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Anup Paul	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Bruna Alexandra Canuto Rijo	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira	Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Portugal
Catarina Pereira Nobre	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Cecilia Mateos Pedrero	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Corinna Maria Grottola	CNR- STEMS Institute of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Mobility of National Research Council, Italy
Daniel de Cerqueira Lima e Penalva Santos	Pernambuco Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology, Brazil
Daniel Delgado-Gutiérrez	Technical University of Manabi, Equador
Daniella Regina Mulinari	Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
Eliseu Monteiro	University of Porto, Portugal
Fernando Lidon	NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
Filipe dos Santos Neves	Politechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Flávio Craveiro	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Gisele Vieira	Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil
Henrique de Amorim Almeida	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Hugo Saba	State University of Bahia, Brazil
Isabel Pestana da Paixão Cansado	University of Évora, Portugal
João Rafael da Costa Sanches Galvão	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Joel C Vasco	Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Jorge Manuel Guieiro Pereira Isidoro	University of Algarve – CIMA, Portugal
José Copa	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Juan Cámara-Aceituno	University of Jaén, Spain
Karim Fahfouhi	University of Porto, Portugal
Klas Engvall	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Liliana Catarina Rosa Ferreira	Politechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Lisiane Ilha Librelotto	UFSC – Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Lucélia Hoehne	University of the Taquari Valley, Brazil
Luís António da Cruz Tarelho	University of Aveiro, Portugal
Luís Manuel Sousa da Silva	Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Luiz Filipe Frechaut Trepa Torres Gonçalves Rodrigues	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Manuel Jesús Hermoso Orzáez	University of Jaén, Spain
Marta Trninic	The Academy of Applied Studies Polytechnic, Serbia
Mauricio Nogueira Frota	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miguel Angel Soria	University of Porto
Milica Kašanin-Grubin	University of Belgrade, Serbia
Mohammed Karim BEN HACHMI	HassanII-Casablanca University-Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marocco
Monica Truninger	Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Monique Osorio talarico da Conceição	Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
Nicolau Miguel Almeida	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Noel Perera	Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
Pablo José Arauzo Gimeno	University of Hohenheim, Germany
Paulo Alexandre Mira Mourão	University of Évora, Portugal
Paulo Brito	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Pedro Emanuel Alves Flores de Oliveira Gala	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Petra Szakonyi	Szechenyi Istvan University, Hungary
Reinhard Rauch	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Ricardo de Jesus Gomes	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Roberta Panizio	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Rodrigo Moruzzi	Sao Paulo State University – UNESP, Brazil
Rui Castanho	Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal
Rui Manuel Maneta Ganhão	Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Sandra de Jesus Martins Mourato	Politechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Susana Neto	University of Lisbon – CERIS, Portugal
Teresa Margarida Lopes da Silva Mouga	Politechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Vânia Sofia Santos Ribeiro	Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal
Wilmer Carvache-Franco	ESPOL Polytechnic University, Ecuador