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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr Y. Li
DTSTART:20210630T153000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Yalin Li\n15:30 – 16:30 – Dr Yalin Li\nPostdoctoral Res
 earch Associate\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, US\n\nInteg
 rated Systems for Resource Recovery from Wastewater-Derived Biomass\n\nPop
 ulation growth and urbanization are increasing pressure on wastewater trea
 tment plants (WWTPs)\, yet these facilities often continue to rely on ener
 gy-intensive management strategies that focus solely on hazard mitigation 
 to meet discharge requirements. This exclusive focus on pollutant removal 
 overlooks the valorization potential of organic matter and nutrients in wa
 stewater\, which can be converted to biofuels\, platform chemicals\, and n
 utrient products through appropriate technologies. To support society’s 
 transition toward sustainability\, we need to move beyond these mitigation
 -oriented strategies and seek resource recovery-oriented alternatives\, th
 us transforming WWTPs into resource recovery facilities that can support c
 ircular economies and enable more agile infrastructure that can adapt to t
 he dynamic interactions between nature and society (e.g.\, changes stemmed
  from climate change).\n\nIn this talk\, I will share my research on the d
 evelopment of integrated systems for resource recovery from wastewater thr
 ough biomass production\, recovery\, and conversion. In particular\, I wil
 l focus on algal wastewater systems\, where microalgae can assimilate orga
 nics and nutrients in wastewater for biomass production\, and a series of 
 thermochemical\, catalytic\, and biological technologies (e.g.\, hydrother
 mal liquefaction\, catalytic hydrothermal gasification\, catalytic hydrotr
 eating\, fermentation) that can be used to convert and upgrade the harvest
 ed algal biomass into valuable products. Additionally\, I will illustrate 
 how quantitative sustainable design (QSD) – a structured methodology for
  sustainability analysis – can be used to identify\, prioritize\, and pu
 rsue opportunities for technological innovation and practical implementati
 on of these systems. Finally\, I will discuss my future plans to synergist
 ically combine experimentation and QSD to advance the sustainability of en
 gineered systems.\n\nShort bio:\nDr. Yalin Li is currently a Postdoctoral 
 Research Associate at the Institute of Sustainability\, Energy\, and Envir
 onmental at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the U
 nited States. She received her master’s degree from UIUC and her doctora
 l degree from Colorado School of Mines\, both in Environmental Engineering
 . Her research seeks to advance the sustainability of engineered systems t
 hrough experimentation and quantitative sustainable design (QSD). Building
  upon her doctoral research that focused on the valorization of wastewater
 -derived biomass via aqueous systems\, she is particularly interested in t
 he development of tailored technologies and integrated systems for renewab
 le products from recovered resources and biomass. To prioritize these expe
 rimental activities\, she develops and applies open-source tools to levera
 ge QSD for the sustainability analysis of technologies\, which can provide
  guidance for the research\, development\, and deployment (RD&D) of techno
 logies as well as inform decision-making.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/66950356675
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