| 13:30 – 13:40 |
Workshop Session, Part I – Vacuum Technologies for Anaerobic Digestion Intensification and Enhancement |
J. L. Willis (Chair) & E. Jang (Co-Chair) |
| 13:40 – 15:00 |
Intensification of Fermentation and AD via Vacuum Evaporation (IntensiCarb): performance gains and ammonia recovery in high-rate digesters |
E. Elbeshbishy & G. Nakhla |
| Modeling Vacuum and Thermal Effects: integrating vacuum processes into AD models and digital twins for optimization |
D. Batstone |
| Techno-Economic Analysis of Vacuum-Thickened AD: cost–benefit across scales and ammonia valorization options |
C. Sheculski, D. Santoro & F. Kakar |
| Vacuum-Based Heat Recovery for Thermophilic AD: innovative steam-energy recycle and case study results |
M. Haddad |
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 16:45 |
Workshop Session, Part II – Vacuum Technologies to Mitigate GHG Emissions in Wastewater Treatment |
D. Batstone (Chair) & E. Jang (Co-Chair) |
| Post-AD Methane Emissions and Biomethane Sustainability: the role of vacuum degassing |
Y. Bajón Fernández |
Biogas Harvester: vacuum recovery of dissolved gases from sewage & digestate |
J. L. Willis |
Vacuum Degassing in Practice (ELOVAC): preventing GHG emissions, improving dewatering, and enabling struvite control |
R. Pfeufer |
| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Full-Scale Vacuum Evaporation of Organic Solid Waste Digestate – A Case Study |
P. Berna |
