The XV Latin American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion
The XV Latin American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion
The XV Latin American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion: Contributing to the energy transition and decarbonization, will take place in Fortaleza, Ceará, from October 14th to 17th, 2025. The main objective is to promote discussions on new scientific advances and challenges and technological processes related to the anaerobic treatment of solid and liquid waste, waste revaluation, energy transition and CO2 capture2energy recovery via methane or hydrogen, recovery of nutrients and fine chemicals, reuse of water and sludge, among other precious products, emphasizing their contribution to the circular economy, in addition to promoting the exchange of knowledge between academia, society, govern and the business sector.
The target audience for the event in question is expected to comprise undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, professionals, managers, politicians, designers, development institutions, companies operating in the sanitation sector, industries, public and private companies, NGOs and international cooperation organizations interested and active in the area of anaerobic digestion, renewable energy, biomass, sewage treatment, solid waste, sludge, rational use of water, nutrients and energy, etc.
LOCAL COMMITTEE
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE (Name, Institution, Country)
Nome | Instituição | País | |
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André Bezerra dos Santos | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
Renato Carrhá Leitão | EMBRAPA | Brasil | ![]() |
Fernanda Lobo | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
José Carlos Barroso Júnior | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
Michael Viana | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
Paulo Igor Firmino | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
Ronaldo Stefanutti | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brasil | ![]() |
Airton Kunz | EMBRAPA | Brasil | ![]() |
Ricardo Steinmetz | EMBRAPA | Brasil | ![]() |
Gustavo Possetti | SANEPAR | Brasil | ![]() |
Marcelo Zaiat | Universidade de São Paulo | Brasil | ![]() |
Carlos Chernicharo | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Brasil | ![]() |
César Mota | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Brasil | ![]() |
Hugo Soares | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brasil | ![]() |
Sérgio Aquino | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto | Brasil | ![]() |
Lourdinha Florêncio | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Brasil | ![]() |
Mário Kato | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Brasil | ![]() |
Sávia Gavazza | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Brasil | ![]() |
Adrianus van Haandel | Universidade Federal de Campina Campina | Brasil | ![]() |
Ricardo Franci | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo | Brasil | ![]() |
Marc Boncz | Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul | Brasil | ![]() |
Paulo Paulo | Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul | Brasil | ![]() |
Tito Augusto Gehring | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Alemanha | ![]() |
David Jeison | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Chile | ![]() |
Gladys Vidal | Universidad de Concepción | Chile | ![]() |
Lorna Guerreo | Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | Chile | ![]() |
Rolando Chamy | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Chile | ![]() |
Alexandra Cerón Vivas | Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana | Colômbia | ![]() |
Juan Arcila Henao | Universidad de Caldas | Colômbia | ![]() |
Jean Philippe Steyer | NRAe - Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de lEnvironnement | França | ![]() |
Nicolas Bernet | INRAe - Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement | França | ![]() |
Hervé Macarie | Institut de Recherche pour le Développement | França | ![]() |
Jules van Lier | Delft University of Technology | Holanda | ![]() |
Piet Lens | IEH Unesco | Holanda | ![]() |
Diana Sousa | Wageningen University | Holanda | ![]() |
Ana Soares | Cranfield University | UK | ![]() |
Elías Razo | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica | México | ![]() |
Oscar Monroy | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana | México | ![]() |
Adalberto Noyola | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | México | ![]() |
Francisco Cervantes | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | México | ![]() |
Germán Buitrón | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | México | ![]() |
Iván Moreno | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | México | ![]() |
Rosa Elena Yaya | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería | Perú | ![]() |
Rosemary Vela | Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina | Perú | ![]() |
Madalena Alves | Universidade do Minho | Portugal | ![]() |
Juan Lema | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela | Espanha | ![]() |
Raul Munoz | Universidad de Valladolid | Espanha | ![]() |
Sara Pérez Elvira | Universidad de Valladolid | Espanha | ![]() |
Jorge Rodríguez | Khalifa University of Science and Technology | Emirados Árabes | ![]() |
Jim Field | Arizona University | EUA | ![]() |
Reyes Sierra | Arizona University | EUA | ![]() |
Ángela Cabezas | Universidad de la República | Uruguai | ![]() |
Claudia Etchebehere | Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable | Uruguai | ![]() |
Liliana Borzaconi | Universidad de la República | Uruguai | ![]() |
Jorge Rodríguez | Khalifa University | Emirados Árabes Unidos | ![]() |
The main topics covered at the event are:
Microbial ecology in anaerobic digestion
Modeling and control
Industrial wastewater
Sanitary sewage
Solid biomass digestion
Nutrient recovery
Removal of emerging contaminants
In addition to biogas: hydrogen, bioelectrochemical systems, recovery of high added value chemical products etc.
Circular economy and life cycle analysis.
Post-treatment and conditioning of anaerobic effluents, biogas and digestate
Full-scale experiences
General information
If an abstract is selected for oral, short oral or poster presentation, at least one author must register for the conference and present the work. However, no registration can have more than 2 works linked, regardless of the method of acceptance after the review process. Any subsequent works must be presented by a co-author.
All accepted abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings. Authors of accepted oral/short oral/poster presentations must submit a complete article. Complete articles must have a maximum of eight A4 pages (including figures, tables and references).
Following the peer review process, selected full articles are considered for publication in Water Science & Technology following the journal review process. Please note that acceptance of a paper for conference presentation or selection of the full paper to be considered for publication in the related journal does not guarantee subsequent acceptance for publication in the journal.
Submission of abstracts
Abstracts must follow the model provided by the event at the link below.
Presentation Guides
You must prepare your slides and poster in ENGLISH. Presentations and lectures may be in English (recommended), Spanish or Portuguese. There is no template for oral presentations or posters.
– Oral presentations: You will be asked to send your PowerPoint or Adobe presentation to the organizers before the conference. The presentation file is in free format and the total presentation time is 15 min (12 min for presentation and 3 min for questions). Please note that other programs/formats for presenting the work will not be permitted. Authors must go to the Media Desk at least two hours before the start of the session. There will be two face-to-face sessions and you will later be informed which session corresponds to your presentation.
– Short oral presentations: This method is used to make a brief presentation of your poster. You will be asked to send your PowerPoint or Adobe presentation to the organizers before the conference. The presentation file is in free format and the total presentation time is 5 min (NO questions). Please note that other programs/formats for presenting the work will not be permitted. Authors must go to the Media Desk at least two hours before the start of the session. There will be two face-to-face sessions and you will later be informed which session corresponds to your presentation. In addition, you must bring your printed poster (Vertical 90 cm x 120 cm) to present at the conference and clarify any doubts. You will later be invited to send the organizers a PDF (maximum 5 MB) to post in a repository (for virtual sessions).
– Poster presentations: You must bring your printed poster (Vertical 90 cm wide x 120 cm long) to present at the conference. There will be three face-to-face sessions to interact and clarify doubts and later you will be informed which session corresponds to your presentation. Additionally, you will be invited to send the organizers a PDF (maximum 5 MB) to post in a repository (for virtual sessions).
High-income country (HIC) - Early registration (July 31, 2025) | R$ |
Non-IWA member | 2.500,00 |
IWA member | 2.000,00 |
Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 1.000,00 |
Low-income country (LIC) - Early registration (July 31, 2025) | R$ |
Non-IWA member | 1.250,00 |
IWA member | 1.000,00 |
Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 500,00 |
High-income country (HIC) - Late registration (after July 31, 2025) | R$ |
Non-IWA member | 3.000,00 |
IWA member | 2.500,00 |
Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 1.500,00 |
Low-income country (LIC) - Late registration (July 31, 2025) | R$ |
Non-IWA member | 1.750,00 |
IWA member | 1.500,00 |
Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 750,00 |
No evento | R$ |
HIC – Non-IWA member | 4.000,00 |
HIC – IWA member | 4.000,00 |
HIC – Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 3.000,00 |
LIC – Non-IWA member | 3.000,00 |
LIC – IWA member | 3.000,00 |
LIC – Young Water Professional (YWP, student) | 1.500,00 |
gala dinner | R$ |
The gala dinner is priced at US$75 and the deadline to reserve is October 10, 2025 After this date it will not be possible to register for the gala dinner | 350,00 |
Event location and trip Hotel Oásis Atlântico Imperial
Av. Beira Mar, 2500 – Meireles
Fortaleza – CE
Brasil
The Hotel Oásis Imperial & Fortaleza is located on the beachfront, Avenida Beira-Mar, on Praia do Meireles, in the city of Fortaleza.
The hotel offers 136 apartments catering to various preferences and budgets. Choose from our economy Rooms, Superior Interior View, Superior Pool View, Superior Sea View, and Suites.
A convention center with a capacity for up to 1600 people, distributed in modular halls and several rooms capable of meeting different customer needs.
Located on the hotel's ground floor, we invite you to a gastronomic journey through the best of Ceará's fish and seafood tradition, not forgetting traditional Brazilian dishes and a wide variety of international cuisine.
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