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

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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