wednesday 21 september day one...
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DAY ONE PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER TAPPSA
2016NATIONALCONFERENCE
DAY TWO PROGRAMME THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
08.30 – 08.55 Advocacy in the sector – does it make a difference? Jane Molony - PAMSA
08.55 – 09.20 Cost effective chemistry for mid-market tissue productionMark Christopher - Buckman
09.20 – 09.45 New possibilities for paper strength improvementDietmar Schatz - IBS, Austria
09.45 – 10.10 New technology solves challenging Yankee deposit problems that can push you overthe edgeIan Egerton - Applications Specialist - Tissue & Towel, Solenis UK Limited
10.10 – 10.35 A performance and kinetic evaluation of an aerobic moving bed biofilm reactorAntonie Brink - School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Wits University
10.35 – 11.05 Morning tea in Exhibition area
11.05 – 11.30 The separation of acetic acid and furfural from an acidic hydrolysate from steam-treated wood using hydrophobic pervaporation membranesHestie Terblanche - School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University
11.30 – 11.55 Separation of monomeric sugars and acids from an industrial PHL using nanofiltrationNontembiso Piyo - School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University
11.55 – 12.20 Carbon flow analysis of the South African paper converting, paper recycling and end user fate of paperJay Ramlall - Neopak
12.20 – 12.45 SP Processum and the biorefinery of the futureDr Adnan Cavka - SP Processum, Sweden
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch in exhibition area
13.45 – 14.10 Capabilities to extract maximum wood and pulp propertiesNelson Sefara - Technology Centre Manager, Sappi Tech Centre
14.10 – 14.35 Utilization of paper sludge for bioethanol production: Comparison of sludge from recycle tissue, recycle paper and virgin pulping mills.Sonja Boshoff - Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University
14.35 – 15.00 The production of bioethanol and biogas from paper sludgeAnné Williams - Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University
15.00 – 15.25 Bridging the knowledge-to-skills gap using the humble PCDave Leigh - Matra Engineering Services
15.25 Close of conference
WE’LL SEE YOU AT UNITE, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING UKZN CAMPUS
GATE 8, RICK TURNER ROAD DURBAN
REMEMBER TO REGISTER ONLINE AT www.tappsa.co.za
THIS PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE
08.00 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome from TAPPSAIain Kerr - TAPPSA Chairperson
09.10 – 09.25 Opening speakerTafadzwa Nyanzunda - Director: Resource Based Industries, the dti Campus
09.25 – 10.10 Keynote presentationSteuart Pennington - CEO: South Africa - The Good News
10.10 - 10.30 Paper recycling updateUrsula Henneberry - PRASA
10.30 – 11.00 Morning tea in Exhibition area
11.00 – 11.25 Ultrasonic activation of dissolving wood pulp as a pre-treatment to alkali dissolutionAtsile Ocwelwang - Discipline of Chemical Engineering, UKZN
11.25 – 11.50 A systems approach mapping of primary forest residues supply chain for sustainable production of bioenergy in MalawiMaxon Chitawo - Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University
11.50 – 12.15 Total lignin management with single point, in-line kappa measurements, a new tool for optimised process control of chemical fiberlinesJeremy Devillers - BTG Instruments
12.15 – 12.45 Poster Session for Students (14 abstracts received and accepted)
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch in exhibition area
13.45 – 14.10 Assessing the potential of pyrolysis for energy recovery at a paper recycling millLogan Brown - Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University
14.10 – 14.35 Pyrolysis catalytic conversion of lignin from different sources into valuable phenolsDavid Naron - Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University
14.35 – 15.00 Valorisation of paper waste sludge using pyrolysis processingAngelo Ridout - R&D Family Care, Kimberly Clark
15.00 – 15.25 Applications of analytical pyrolysis in the pulp and paper industryBruce Sithole - CSIR
15.25 – 15.45 Afternoon tea in Exhibition area
15.45 – 16.10 In situ catalytic upgrading pyrolysis oil by decarboxylationRyan Merckel - University of Pretoria
16.10 – 16.35 Characterisation of pulp and paper mill sludge to establish feasibility for beneficiationPrabashni Lekha - Green Economy Solutions, CSIR
16.35 – 17.00 Prospects of paper mill sludge and office waste in composite productsStephen Amiandamhen - Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University
17.00 TAPPSA AGM
Followed by cocktail party in Exhibition area