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Opening speech
Invited speaker: Abraham Noe-Hays, Research Director, Rich Earth Institute
Summit Introduction and NiCE hub updates by Ho Kyong Shon
Session 1, Urine Collection (Chaired by Cara Beal)
Downstream effects of urine and its conversion to liquid fertilisers
by Stefano Freguia, UOM
Li Gao, South East Water
Project 01' Whole-of-system economics
Novel Sustainable Ground Stabilisation adopting Calcium Carbonate Precipitation using Urine
by Behzad Fatahi, UTS
Jeff Hsi, EIC
Panel discussion on urine collection
by Sayed Iftekhar, Griffith Uni
Session 2, Urine Processing to Liquid Fertiliser (Chaired by Jason Prior)
NiCE Loo
by Li Gao, South East Water
Ho Kyong Shon, UTS
Nutrient recovery using membrane technology
by Jade Jiang, UTS
Jing Guan, Origin water International
Up-scaling and field demonstration of Ugold technology
by Stefano Freguia, UOM
Matthew Mullis, Urban Utilities
Adam Blunn, AJJA
Application of membrane capacitive deionisation (mCDI) for wastewater and urine processing
by Sherub Phuntsho, UTS
Kyungsuk Kang, Siontech
Panel discussion on urine processing
Session 3, Fertiliser Optimisation (Chaired by Stefano Freguia)
Loganholme Biosolids Gasification Project
by Bernadette McCabe, UniSQ
Durell Hammond, Pyrocal
Evaluating the impact of sustainable nitrogen management on carbon footprint
by Liu Ye, UQ
Clare Idriss, Icon water
Peter Wardrop, Melbourne water
An integrated water treatment process for valuable nutrient recovery and purification from industrial waste streams
by Mikel Duke, VU
Bahay Ozcakmak, Parkway Limitied
NiCE Governance and Perceptions/IH21.UTS.1
Governance for a thriving circular nutrient value chain: An integration study
by Dana Cordell, UTS
Jason Prior, UTS
Panel discussion on fertiliser optimisation
Session 4, Fertiliser End-Use (Chaired by Jeff Powell)
Test applications of Urval fertiliser for urban parklands and green walls
by Leonard Tijing, UTS
Neil Palagedara, City of Sydney
Fertiliser end-use - behaviour in soil interactions with plants
by Jeff Powell, WSU
Jason Reynolds, WSU
Evaluation and demonstration of Ugold and Urval efficacy in field trials
NiCE Markets and Perceptions/IH21.OCP.1
Circular markets for a thriving circular nutrient value chain: A market feasibility and perception study
by Dana Cordell, UTS
Jason Prior, UTS
Gary Leeson, OCP
Applying and studying the effect of human urine nutrient solutions on plant growth
by Ibrahim El Saliby, UTS
Juan Lucas, RBG Sydney
Panel discussion on fertiliser end-use
by Bernadette McCabe, UniSQ
Second NiCE Summit
University of Technology Sydney, AUSTRALIA
November 17 2022
Session 1
Session 2
Pre NiCE Summit 1
University of Technology Sydney, AUSTRALIA
June 2020
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