2025 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Sustainable End-of-Life Management of Materials and Waste

Chair

Damilola Daramola, Ohio University

Co-Chairs

Rachael Rothman, University of Sheffield
David Shonnard, Michigan Technological University

Presentations

08:00 AM

(306a) Characterizing the Direct and Induced Socioeconomic Impacts of Coal Plant Decommissioning
Ethan Gallup, Kody Powell

08:18 AM

(306b) Towards Sustainable Management of Polystyrene Waste: Biodegradation By Insect Gut Microbiomes
Erica Gardner, Xiaoxia Lin

08:36 AM

(306c) Sustainable Separation and Recycling of Organics and Plastic By Thermochemical Conversion
Andrew L. Wagner, Aristidis Mihalos

08:54 AM

(306d) Optimal Waste Management Infrastructure Design for Post-Industrial Plastic Waste - A Case Study on Multilayer Plastic Films
Paola Alejandra Munoz Briones, Ugochukwu Ikegwu, Kenneth Martinez, Charles Granger, Victor M. Zavala, Styliani Avraamidou

09:12 AM

(306e) Life Cycle Assessment of Polypropylene (PP), Polylactic Acid (PLA), and PLA-Biochar Composite Plant Containers: Evaluating Production and End-of-Life Impact
Raziyeh Jokar, Hossein Jahromi, Sushil Adhikari

09:30 AM

(306f) Impact of Reactive Conditions on WTE Ash for Recovery of Critical Elements and Waste Management
Janhvi Trivedi, Marco J. Castaldi

09:48 AM

(306g) Lithium Ion Battery and Circuit Boards Recycling Process
Hendrick Tafadzwa Chikwanha, Isaiah Olalekan Olowe, Habiba Adel, Siyanda Dyomfana

10:06 AM

(306h) Assessing the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Household Food Waste Valorization in the State of New York
Xate Geraldine Sánchez-Zarco, Edgar Martin-Hernandez, Sidney Omelon, Aurora Del Carmen Munguia Lopez