2nd International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy

Abstract

The 2nd International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy (TBMCE) was devoted to presentations of circular economy concepts, technologies and methodologies that contribute to the shift of business entities and society as a whole to a more responsible, circular management of resources. In the framework of TBMCE 2019, we presented the Strategic Research and Innovative Partnership –Network for the Transition to Circular Economy (SRIP-CE) as a platform for establishing a successful long-term public-private partnership. The conference program included panel discussions, plenary and keynote sessions, oral and poster presentations on the following topics: Sustainable energy, Biomass and alternative raw materials, Circular business models, Secondary raw materials and functional materials, ICT in Circular Economy, Processes and technologies. TBMCE 2019 was organized by Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor and held in Portorož, Slovenia at the Grand Hotel Bernardin from October 24th to October 25th, 2019. The event was under the patronage of Ministry of Economic Development and Technology.

Translated abstract

2. mednarodna konferenca Tehnologije in poslovni modeli za krožno gospodarstvo (Zbornik referatov). Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo Univerze v Mariboru je organizirala 2. mednarodno strokovno/znanstveno konferenco Tehnologije in poslovni modeli za krožno gospodarstvo (Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy; TBMCE), ki je potekala od 24. do 25. oktobra 2019 v Grand Hotelu Bernardin v Portorožu. TBMCE 2019 je bila namenjena predstavitvi konceptov krožnega gospodarstva in tehnologij ter metodologij, ki prispevajo k preusmeritvi gospodarskih subjektov in družbe kot celote k bolj odgovornemu, tj. krožnemu ravnanju z viri. V zborniku so predstavljeni prispevki s tem konference, ki so bile: trajnostna energija, biomasa in alternativne surovine, krožni poslovni modeli, sekundarne surovine in funkcionalni materiali, IKT v krožnem gospodarstvu, procesi in tehnologije. Konferenca je potekala pod pokroviteljstvom Ministrstva za gospodarski razvoj in tehnologijo.