ABOUT BIOTECHNIQUES 2011:
The IVth International Conference on Biotechniques for Air Pollution Control (Biotechniques-2011),
will be held in A Coruña, Spain on October 12 - 14, 2011. Biotechniques-2011 covers a wide range
of topics pertaining to the application of environmental biotechnology for air pollution control and
related
areas, through treatment processes in bioreactors and clean (bio) fuels production.
Recently, the application range of environmental bioprocesses has been extended and focusses both on
the
treatment (biodegradation) and prevention of pollution (bioconversion, biofuels). The conference opens
new
doors to industrial partners in order to facilitate research cooperation between academics and
industries,
potentially allowing commercialization of new biotechniques.
Prospective authors are invited to submit original research and application oriented papers in areas
related
to the different topics and sub-topics of the conference.
GENERAL TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE:
- Treatment of air pollution: use of bacteria, fungi, algae, and plants.
- Bioreactors for air pollution control and bioconversion processes.
- Prevention of air pollution: Production and development of biofuels, such as
(bio)hydrogen, biodiesel, (bio)ethanol, biogas, or desulfurized fuels.
SUB-TOPICS OF BIOTECHNIQUES 2011:
- Performance and optimization of conventional and new bioreactor designs for air pollution treatment
(biofilters, biotrickling filters, phytoremediation processes, etc.).
- Performance and optimization of bioprocesses and bioreactors for biocatalysis and biofuels
production.
- Microbiological aspects of biodegradation: physiology, metabolism and biodegradation pathways of
volatile pollutants.
- Microbiological aspects of bioconversion: physiology, metabolism and bioconversion pathways to
biofuels (biohydrogen, bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas, etc.).
- Microbial populations in bioreactors, application of molecular techniques.
- Microbial strains and improved biocatalysts for the biodegradation of volatile pollutants.
- Microbial strains and improved biocatalysts for the production of biofuels from renewable sources or
pollutants.
- Bioconversion of volatile pollutants to usefull products (for example: conversion of CO, CO2 to
biofuels).
- Integration of biological and non-biological processes.
- Biological gas purification, biodesulfurisation.
- Reduction of air pollution and gas emissions with biofuels.
- Odour control through bioprocesses.
- Industrial, pilot and full-scale applications.
- Mathematical modeling of bioprocesses for air pollution control/prevention: Kinetic,
phenomenological,
empirical and artificial intelligence based models and their applications.
ANY OTHER TOPIC RELATED TO AIR POLLUTION TREATMENT OR AIR POLLUTION
PREVENTION, BIODEGRADATION OF VOLATILE POLLUTANTS AND BIOFUELS PRODUCTION
IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES:
Conference: October 12 - 14, 2011
Registration opens: March, 2011
Early bird registration closes: August 31, 2011
Deadline for abstract submission: May 31, 2011
Notification of acceptance: June, 2011
Final formatted full-paper for proceedings: July 20, 2011