Conference for Waste Valorization: Using Renewable Co-Products as Feedstocks

增值是将副产品和副产品转化为精细化学品、材料（特别是聚合物）和燃料等有价值产品的过程。废物增值是基于循环经济的概念，近年来引起了人们的广泛关注，其目的是管理和再利用原本会被填埋的副产品。本次会议旨在促进食品（农业和水产养殖）产品制造商、生化工业、学术界和基金会之间的讨论，以系统地探索来自各个工业部门的副产品、处理中的挑战，以及在降低环境影响和/或毒性的同时将这些废物转化为有用产品的机会。本次会议将作为一个平台，支持越来越多的研究人员在消费前废物增值的独特方面的需求。会议将以研讨会为特色，讨论有机废物增值领域的研究重点，并确定推进这一主题所需的步骤。将维持一个会议网站，并将作为进一步互动和合作的平台，以发展这一领域的想法和研究议程。会议将于2016年12月12日至13日在马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校举行。

Valorization is the process of transforming by-products and co-products into valuable products such as fine chemicals, materials (specifically polymer) and fuels. Waste valorization is based on the concept of circular economy and has attracted much attention in recent years with the aim of managing and reusing co-products that would otherwise end up in landfills. This conference is designed to spur discussions among food (agricultural and aquaculture) product manufacturers, biochemical industries, academia and foundations to systematically explore co-products available from various industrial sectors, the challenges in disposal, and opportunities for conversion of this waste into useful products while lowering environmental impact and/or toxicity. This conference will serve as a platform to support the needs for this growing community of researchers working on the unique aspects of pre-consumer waste valorization. The conference will feature a workshop to discuss research priorities in the area of organic waste valorization and identify the steps necessary for the advancement of this topic. A conference website will be maintained and will act as the platform for further interaction and collaboration for developing ideas and research agenda in this area. The conference will be held at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell on December 12-13, 2016.