Invited lectures

Plenary lectures

  • Nzihou A., “Biocarbon allotropes – Permanent carbon sinks and sustainable multifaceted carbon materials. Department of Chemical Engineering”, MIT, USA. March 13, 2025.
  • Nzihou A., “Biocarbon-Metal Sustainable Composites for Energy Storage.” Division Plenary: Valorization of Waste Plastics (Invited Talks), 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, USA, November 7, 2023
  • Nzihou A., “Integrated Biorefinery Concept with Biohydrogen and Biochar as Pillars.”, ICAFEE 2023, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University Kayseri, Turkey, October 6, 2023
  • Nzihou A., “Biomass Polymers to Hierarchical Biocarbon for Energy Storage and CO2” Nobel laureates J. B. Goodenough, M. S. Whittingham and A. Yoshino Chair Professor Holder on Energy Materials Energy Materials Chair Lecture, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, September 28, 2023
  • Nzihou A., “CO2 capture, utilization, and storage as a lever for the deployment of green Hydrogen from Bioresource”, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), US Department of Energy (DOE) – Princeton University, USA, October 5, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “Unravel mechanisms between the carbon and metal species towards biographenic-like materials”; Nature Journals Conference: Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future, Seoul, South Korea, October 26-28, 2021
  • Nzihou A., “Insights on ceramics for thermal energy storage using incinerator bottom ash”, 7th International Slag Valorisation Symposium; Virtual conference 27-29 April 2021
  • Nzihou A., “New Insights on Phosphate-based Materials for Energy”, 5th International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphate Industry (SYMPHOS), Benguerir, Morocco, October 7-9, 2019
  • Nzihou A.,” Nanostructured Carbon and Phosphate based Materials for Energy production”, International Conference on Advanced Nanostructures, Plenary Lecture, Pattanamthitta, Kerala, India, 13th March, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Production and valorization of biochars from various biomasses and wastes”, 8th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society. Accra-Ghana, December 7-10, 2015

 

Invited and keynote lectures

  • Nzihou A., “Engineering circular carbon (biocarbon) from biomass and waste for decarbonization”. Department of Chemica and Biomolecular Engineering. Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, October 17, 2024
  • Nzihou A., “Circular carbons: Synthesis, nanostructure and environmental footprint”. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Global Development.Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, October 15, 2024
  • Nzihou A., “Biocarbons from biomass as sustainable composites for energy storage.” MRS Spring Meeting, Seattle, USA, April 22-26, 2024.
  • Nzihou A., “How to manage the municipal waste in India? Sharing the European Experience.” Energy Materials Chair Lecture, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, September 29, 2023
  • Nzihou A. “Non-conventional catalysts and multiscale approach for the thermo-chemical synthesis and investigation of bio-graphene”. Invited lecture – Division of Physical Chemistry.  ACS National meeting, Chicago, USA, August 23, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “Standard and advanced characterization techniques for biochars towards energy and environmental applications”; University of British Columbia, Canada, June 1, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “Engineering Sustainable Carbon-based Materials for Energy Storage”, Sustainable Energy Materials Chair Seminar, India, May 24, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “The Production of Hydrogen from Biomass, Biowaste and Water: Sustainable?”; Stanford University, Spring 2021 – 2022, CEE 269C: Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, Stanford University, USA, April 4, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “Insights on nanostructured biocarbon materials and their sustainable production”; PRISM/PCCM, Seminar Series Spring 2022, Princeton University, USA, February 9, 2022
  • Nzihou A., “Unravel mechanisms between the carbon and metal species towards biographenic-like materials”; Nature Journals Conference: Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future, Seoul, South Korea, October 26-28, 2021
  • Nzihou A., “Biomass, Biowaste in Thermochemical reactions towards valuable: should we rather focus more on composition and characteristics than on catalysts?”; Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, 1st October 2021
  • Nzihou A.,” Sludges into added-value products for environmental remediation”, International Congress On Membranes And Membrane Assisted Processes (ICMMAP), Online, India, February 2021
  • Nzihou A.,” New Insights on Materials for energy from biomass and waste”,Imperial College, London, February 2020
  • Nzihou A., “Biomass and waste valorisation in materials for thermal energy storage (TES)”, 10th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS2019), Arusha, Tanzania, 10 – 13 December 2019
  • Nzihou A., “Why and how inherent metal species can impact the pyrolysis and gasification efficiency of biomass and biowaste”, Wastes2019 Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 4-6, 2019
  • Nzihou A., “The catalytic effect of inherent and adorbed metals on the pyrolysis and gasification of biomass”, 7th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Heraklion, 26-29 June 2019
  • Nzihou A., “Unraveled mechanisms in the thermochemical conversion of biowaste and biomass. Insight on the role of inorganics”, 15th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries, Toulouse, France, 3th June, 2019
  • Nzihou A., « Syngas cleaning and characterization», 13th International Congress on Biofuels and Bioenergy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 19th October, 2018
  • Nzihou A., « Role of inorganics in the thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste to energy and added value materials », Académie des Sciences, Institut de France, Paris, 16 Octobre 2018
  • Nzihou A., « French perspective on waste management and valorization», WTERT Bi-Annual Conference, CCNY, New York, USA, 4th October, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Unravel the structure and reactivity of wood and biowaste biochars”, 6th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Naxos Island, Greece, 13-16 June, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Advanced in Clean Gas Cleaning” 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2018, Toulouse, France,3-4 May, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Biochars: Production, Characteristics and Applications”, Plenary Lecture, 4th International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM), Kerala, India, March 9-11, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Versatile transition Metal-Phosphate catalysts and applications”, 2nd International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, Paris, France, February 19-21, 2018
  • Nzihou A., “Biowaste as a source for nutrients, micro-elements and sustainable fertilizers (biofertilizers)”, 9th Intern. Conf. of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS2017), Gaborone, Botswana, December 11-14, 2017
  • Nzihou A., « An overview and challenges on alternative fuels and renewables », Conférence invitée- Université de Sherbrooke- Département de génie chimique et des biotechnologies, Sherbrooke- Canada- Octobrer 5, 2017
  • Nzihou A., « Innovative Catalysts for the Conversion of greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) from biowastes to energy and chemical », 7th International Congress on Biofuels and Bioenergy, Toronto, Canada, October 2-4, 2017
  • Nzihou A., “Conversion of greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) from biowastes to energy and chemical using innovative calcium phosphates catalysts”; 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 31 August to 2 September, Rhodes, Greece, 2017
  • Nzihou A., “Syngas production in dry reforming of methane using phosphate-based and conventional catalysts”; 5th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, June 21-24, Athens, Greece, 2017
  • Nzihou A., “An overview on alternative fuels and renewables”; Solvay Soda Ash Brainstorming session on Alternative Fuels; June 2, Paris, 2017
  • Nzihou A., “Calcium phosphates versus conventional catalysts: Case study of dry reforming of methane”, Catalysis and Chemical Engineering. February 22-24, Baltimore, USA, 2017
  • Nzihou A., “Phosphate and Carbon-based catalysts for the reforming of greenhouse gases”, International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics. Inverness, Scotland, UK, July 10-14, 2016
  • Nzihou A., “Composites and hybrid materials from gasification biochar and clay”, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management. Limassol, June 23–25, 2016
  • Nzihou A., “Advanced in Biomass and waste valorisation: from WasteEng Conference Series perspectives”, 6th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorization. Albi, France, May 23-26, 2016
  • Nzihou A., “Development of clay-biochar hybrid materials for thermal energy storage”, EUROSUNMED. Lille, France, May 2-6, 2016
  • Nzihou A., “Energy from biomass and waste: impact of metal species”, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management. Tinos, Greece, July 2-4, 2015
  • Nzihou A., “The co-combustion of waste biomass and coal from a perspective of aerosols not so eco-friendly”, 8th i-CPEC. Hangzhou, China, October 16-18, 2014
  • Nzihou A., “Catalysis for gasification of biomass”, LIA – LSE meeting. Shanghai, China, October 20-22, 2013
  • Nzihou A., “Purification of flue gas from biomass/coal co-gasification”, Biomass to Energy Conference. Itajuba-Brazil, May 5-9, 2013
  • Nzihou A., “Phospho-organic hybrid materials synthesis and characterization”. Third International Multicomponent Polymer Conference (IMPC). Kottayam, Kerala, India, 23-25 March 2012
  • Nzihou A., “Energy Recovery from Heavy Metal Contaminated Biomass using Pyro-Gasification Processes”, ECO-MATES 2011. Eco-Materials and Eco-Innovation for Global Sustainability, Osaka -Japan, November 28-30, 2011
  • Nzihou A., “The fate of metals during the thermal treatment of contaminated biomass”, First International Conference WASTES. Guimares – Portugal, September 12-14, 2011
  • Nzihou A., “Issues and Trends in the Processing of Biomass and Waste”, AIChE Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety. Chicago – USA, March 13-17, 2011
  • Nzihou A, “Energy and Materials from contamined Waste. Energy and Mass balances”. 3th WTERT bi-annual conference. Columbia University-USA, October7-8, 2010
  • Nzihou A., “Partitionning of heavy metals and inorganics in Particle Matters (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) from gasification of biomass”. Tsinghua University (Beijing) and Tongji University (Shanghai). October 28-29, 2010
  • 6th “Café des Sciences” organized by Alliance Française and the French Embassady in Beijing, China, October 29, 2010
  • Nzihou A., “Fate of heavy metals and inorganics during the thermoconversion of waste biomass”. 239th National meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). San Francisco – USA, March 21-25, 2010
  • Nzihou A., “Major issues and Trends in the recycling of Waste Materials”, African Interstate Environmental Forum 2IE. Ouagadougou”, July 9, 2009
  • Nzihou A., “Sintering and deactivation of Phosphate-based catalysts for acidic pollutants removal from flue gas”, Santiago de Chile-Chile, April 7-9, 2009
  • Nzihou A. “Use of thermal treatments for the Characterization of metal-organic Systems”, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, March 17, 2008
  • Nzihou A., “Fate and partitioning of metals in waste biomass. Detection facilities and limits”, University federal of Rio de Janeiro, March 2006