LISBON 4th International Conference on Bioscience, Chemical & Environmental Engineering: BCEE-28

Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

Bioscience and Biotechnology

Molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbiology, immunology, bioinformatics, systems biology, synthetic biology, molecular diagnostics, recombinant DNA technology, gene expression, gene editing, CRISPR applications, stem-cell research, tissue engineering, biomaterials and translational bioscience.

Microbiology and Applied Biosciences

Industrial microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology, medical microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial genetics, fermentation technology, beneficial microorganisms, probiotics, antimicrobial resistance, microbial bioprocesses, biodegradation, biosurfactants and microbial production of industrial compounds.

Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering

Bioreactor design, fermentation engineering, enzyme engineering, downstream processing, separation and purification of biomolecules, bioprocess modelling, process optimization, scale-up, process control, bioseparations, membrane-based bioprocessing, immobilized enzymes and cells, continuous bioprocessing and sustainable biochemical production.

Chemical Process Engineering

Chemical process design, process simulation, process modelling, reaction engineering, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, separation processes, distillation, absorption, extraction, crystallization, drying, filtration and chemical plant optimization.

Reaction and Catalysis Engineering

Chemical reaction kinetics, reactor design, homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, biocatalysis, catalyst preparation, catalyst characterization, catalyst deactivation, green catalysts, nanocatalysts and catalytic conversion of renewable feedstocks.

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemical Engineering

Green solvents, atom economy, safer chemical synthesis, renewable feedstocks, waste minimization, energy-efficient processes, solvent recovery, process intensification, sustainable catalysis, low-carbon chemical production, circular chemistry, eco-friendly materials and life-cycle-based chemical process design.

Environmental Biotechnology

Bioremediation, phytoremediation, microbial remediation, biosorption, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, wastewater biotechnology, biological nutrient removal, microbial fuel cells, environmental genomics, biodegradation of pollutants and biological treatment of industrial contaminants.

Water and Wastewater Engineering

Drinking-water treatment, municipal wastewater treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, desalination, membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, adsorption, advanced oxidation, coagulation, flocculation, disinfection, nutrient removal, sludge treatment and water reuse.

Water Quality and Pollution Control

Water-quality monitoring, emerging contaminants, heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, pathogens, eutrophication, groundwater contamination, surface-water pollution, marine pollution, pollutant transport and ecological risk assessment.

Air Pollution and Emission Control

Air-quality monitoring, particulate matter, greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, industrial emissions, vehicle emissions, indoor air quality, atmospheric chemistry, air-pollution modelling, carbon capture, flue-gas treatment, adsorption systems, scrubbers and emission-reduction technologies.

Solid Waste Management

Municipal solid waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste, biomedical waste, electronic waste, plastic waste, food waste, waste segregation, recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, waste-to-energy, landfill engineering, resource recovery and sustainable waste-management systems.

Circular Economy and Resource Recovery

Waste valorization, industrial symbiosis, material recovery, nutrient recovery, water recovery, chemical recycling, bioresource recovery, closed-loop manufacturing, circular product design, reuse systems, urban mining, waste-derived materials and circular bioeconomy.

Bioenergy and Renewable Fuels

Bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas, biomethane, biohydrogen, microbial fuel cells, algae-based fuels, biomass conversion, pyrolysis, gasification, anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal carbonization, waste-to-fuel technologies and integrated biorefineries.

Biomass and Biorefinery Engineering

Lignocellulosic biomass, agricultural residues, forestry residues, pretreatment technologies, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, biomass fractionation, platform chemicals, biopolymers, biofuels, integrated biorefineries and zero-waste biomass utilization.

Food Science and Food Engineering

Food chemistry, food microbiology, food processing, food preservation, food safety, food packaging, thermal processing, drying, refrigeration, fermentation, food quality, shelf-life assessment, functional foods, nutraceuticals and sustainable food production.

Agricultural Bioscience and Environmental Engineering

Soil science, plant biotechnology, crop improvement, biofertilizers, biopesticides, precision agriculture, sustainable irrigation, agricultural waste management, soil remediation, nutrient cycling, agroecosystem sustainability and climate-resilient agriculture.

Soil and Land Remediation

Soil contamination, heavy-metal remediation, pesticide degradation, petroleum-contaminated soils, phytoremediation, electrokinetic remediation, soil washing, stabilization, biochar amendment, soil restoration and sustainable land management.

Environmental Nanotechnology

Nanomaterials for water treatment, nanoadsorbents, photocatalytic nanoparticles, nanofiltration, nanosensors, antimicrobial nanomaterials, environmental fate of nanoparticles, nanotoxicology and sustainable nanomaterial design.

Advanced Materials for Environmental Applications

Adsorbents, activated carbon, biochar, membranes, zeolites, metal-organic frameworks, hydrogels, biopolymers, composites, functional coatings, photocatalytic materials, corrosion-resistant materials and sustainable construction materials.

Polymer and Biopolymer Engineering

Polymer synthesis, polymer processing, biodegradable polymers, bioplastics, natural polymers, polymer composites, recycling of plastics, polymer degradation, functional polymers, membrane polymers and sustainable packaging materials.

Membrane Science and Separation Technology

Membrane fabrication, membrane characterization, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, nanofiltration, gas separation, membrane bioreactors, forward osmosis, membrane distillation, fouling control and hybrid separation systems.

Process Safety and Risk Engineering

Chemical process safety, hazard identification, HAZOP, risk assessment, toxic releases, fire and explosion prevention, occupational safety, emergency response, inherently safer design, environmental risk management and safety culture.

Environmental Monitoring and Sensors

Biosensors, chemical sensors, electrochemical sensors, optical sensors, remote sensing, real-time water monitoring, air-quality sensors, soil sensors, wearable environmental sensors, Internet of Things for environmental monitoring and smart environmental networks.

Environmental Modelling and Data Analytics

Pollutant-transport modelling, hydrological modelling, air-dispersion modelling, process simulation, environmental statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive environmental models, optimization, geographic information systems and decision-support systems.

Artificial Intelligence in Bioscience and Chemical Engineering

AI-assisted drug discovery, protein-structure prediction, process optimization, fault detection, predictive maintenance, reaction prediction, intelligent process control, environmental forecasting, wastewater process optimization and machine-learning-based material discovery.

Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

Climate-change mitigation, adaptation strategies, carbon-footprint analysis, greenhouse-gas reduction, carbon sequestration, climate-resilient infrastructure, ecosystem vulnerability, sustainable resource management and net-zero engineering.

Carbon Capture and Utilization

Carbon capture, carbon adsorption, membrane-based CO? separation, carbon mineralization, chemical conversion of CO?, biological carbon fixation, direct-air capture, carbon storage, carbon utilization and negative-emission technologies.

Life-Cycle Assessment and Environmental Footprinting

Life-cycle assessment, carbon footprint, water footprint, ecological footprint, environmental product declarations, cradle-to-grave analysis, cradle-to-cradle systems, sustainability indicators and environmental performance assessment.

Industrial Ecology and Cleaner Production

Cleaner production, pollution prevention, material-flow analysis, industrial metabolism, eco-industrial parks, resource efficiency, energy efficiency, process integration, waste minimization and industrial sustainability.

Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Toxic chemicals, heavy metals, endocrine disruptors, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, nanomaterial toxicity, aquatic toxicology, soil toxicology, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, exposure assessment and ecological health.

Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Environmental Engineering

Pharmaceutical residues in water, antibiotic contamination, hospital wastewater, antimicrobial resistance in the environment, drug manufacturing waste, advanced pharmaceutical removal technologies and environmental impacts of healthcare systems.

Marine and Coastal Environmental Engineering

Marine pollution, oil spills, microplastics, coastal erosion, wastewater discharge, marine ecosystem restoration, desalination impacts, coastal water quality and sustainable management of marine resources.

Sustainable Energy and Chemical Systems

Hydrogen production, green hydrogen, electrolysis, fuel cells, renewable-energy integration, energy storage, chemical energy conversion, solar fuels, energy-efficient reactors and low-carbon industrial processes.

Electrochemical Engineering

Electrochemical reactors, batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, electrocoagulation, electrodialysis, electrochemical wastewater treatment, corrosion engineering, electrochemical sensors and electrochemical resource recovery.

Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials

Biosynthesis of polymers, microbial cellulose, mycelium-based materials, algae-derived materials, bio-based composites, biodegradable packaging, bacterial biomineralization and biologically produced construction materials.

Sustainable Packaging and Food-Waste Reduction

Biodegradable packaging, active packaging, intelligent packaging, edible films, bio-based packaging, food-waste prevention, shelf-life extension, recycling and life-cycle assessment of packaging systems.

Urban Environmental Engineering

Urban water management, stormwater treatment, urban flooding, green infrastructure, sustainable drainage systems, urban air pollution, waste management, smart cities, urban heat-island mitigation and urban ecological restoration.

Sustainable Infrastructure and Environmental Design

Green buildings, low-carbon construction, sustainable materials, energy-efficient infrastructure, water-efficient design, environmental impact assessment, resilient infrastructure and nature-based engineering solutions.

Environmental Policy, Regulation and Governance

Environmental law, pollution-control regulation, environmental standards, sustainability policy, environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment, corporate environmental responsibility, environmental governance and international environmental agreements.

Public Health and Environmental Engineering

Drinking-water safety, sanitation, environmental pathogens, air-pollution health effects, chemical exposure, wastewater epidemiology, environmental health risk assessment and engineering interventions for disease prevention.

One Health and Environmental Bioscience

Human health, animal health and ecosystem health interactions, zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, environmental contamination, vector-borne diseases and integrated bioscience approaches to public health.

Emerging Contaminants and Advanced Treatment

PFAS, pharmaceutical residues, personal-care products, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, microplastics, nanoplastics, persistent organic pollutants, advanced oxidation, adsorption, membrane treatment and hybrid remediation technologies.

Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystem Engineering

Constructed wetlands, green roofs, rain gardens, riparian restoration, wetland rehabilitation, ecological wastewater treatment, natural flood management, phytoremediation and ecosystem-based climate adaptation.

Sustainable Development and Circular Bioeconomy

Bio-based industries, renewable biological resources, sustainable agriculture, biorefineries, biomass valorization, circular food systems, bio-based products, waste-to-resource systems and integration of bioscience with circular-economy principles.