18th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion

AD18

The 18th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, between 2-6 June 2024 with the support of the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Specialist Group. IWA AD18 Conference is one of the most important international events in anaerobic technologies, where the latest developments and innovations in the field of anaerobic technologies will be discussed by academicians, researchers, representatives of the public and private sectors around the world. The event includes workshops, keynote lectures, interactive discussions, exhibitions, technical tours and social events.

The conference will take place first time in a region that bridges Europe and Asia. Istanbul Airport is the second largest airport in the world and has more than 260 flight destinations on 6 continents. Thus, having the conference in Istanbul will facilitate extending the network with new people from different countries.

Thematic areas

Wastewater Systems (small scale), Industrial Water and Wastewater, Wastewater Systems (large scale), Resource Recovery and Reuse, Water Governance, Regulation and Utility Management, Treatment Technologies, Innovation

Event topics

Anaerobic treatment of industrial, municipal, agricultural waste(water)

Pre- and post-treatment strategies for AD

Novel and hybrid/integrated anaerobic process configurations

Biogas upgrading and use areas

Valorization of digestate from biowaste to high value-added products

Economic and environmental sustainability analysis in AD

Circular bioeconomy concept in AD

Programme Committee

Aijie Wang

Harbin Institute of Technology

China

Yes

Hale Ozgun

Istanbul Technical University

Turkey

Yes

Henri Spanjers

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

Yes

Huseyin Guven

Istanbul Technical University

Turkey

Yes

Juan Lema

University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain

Yes

Jules van Lier

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

Yes

Lutgarde Raskin

University of Michigan

United States Of America

Yes

Mustafa Evren Ersahin

Istanbul Technical University

Turkey

Yes

Rolando Chamy

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Chile

Yes

Previous editions of this event

AD1 1979 UK
AD2 1981 Germany
AD3 1983 Italy
AD4 1985 China
AD5 1988 USA
AD6 1991 Brazil
AD7 1994 Japan
AD8 1997 Belgium & Netherlands
AD9 2001 Canada
AD10 2004 Australia
AD11 2007 South Africa
AD12 2010 Mexico
AD13 2013 Spain
AD14 2015 Chile
AD15 2017 China
AD16 2019 Netherlands & Belgium
AD17 2022 USA