The International Conference on Energy and Resource Recovery for a Sustainable Circular Economy (ICERSC 2026)

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Organized By

Jointly organized by the Environmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras.

Conference Date

9 - 10 April, 2026

Venue

IC&SR, IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Abstract Submission Deadline

15 March, 2026

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Abstract Acceptance

20 March, 2026

Registration Deadline

25 March, 2026

About IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is a premier institution of national importance, renowned for excellence in education, research, and innovation. Established in 1959, it fosters cutting-edge scholarship, global collaboration, and societal impact across engineering, science, humanities, and management.

About the Conference

The International Conference on Energy and Resource Recovery for a Sustainable Circular Economy (ICERSC 2026) will be held on April 9-10, 2026 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai. The event is being jointly organized by the Environmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering, IITM

The ICERSC 2026 aims to bring together leading researchers, students, academicians, policymakers, and industrial experts to discuss innovations and strategies promoting a sustainable circular economy through energy transition and resource recovery. The conference will focus on integrating energy recovery technologies, waste valorisation, and renewable resource management to achieve net-zero and low-carbon goals in line with India’s 2070 net-zero commitment.
Through keynote speeches, technical paper sessions, and panel discussions, the conference will serve as a platform to advance scientific collaboration, policy frameworks, and industrial partnerships. It will also facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue to enhance resource efficiency and sustainability-oriented innovation at both academic and industrial scales.

Technical Scope and Themes

The technical sessions at ICERSC 2026 will feature oral and poster presentations across specialized tracks such as:

Biochemical Technologies

  • Novel and hybrid anaerobic process configurations and emerging technologies
  • Microbial ecology, modelling, and control of anaerobic digestion
  • Anaerobic treatment and codigestion of industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste(water)
  • Algae–microbiome interactions and integrated algal–anaerobic systems
  • Digestate valorisation to biobased fertilizers and highvalue products
  • Biogas production enhancement, upgrading, and enduse applications
  • Micropollutants, WASH, and sustainability assessment of anaerobic systems
  • Policy, circular bioeconomy, and advanced electrontransfer materials in anaerobic digestion

Thermochemical technologies

  • Fundamentals, reaction kinetics, and degradation mechanisms in pyrolysis, gasification and HTC
  • Analytical pyrolysis and material characterization
  • Environmental and geochemical applications (microplastics, e wastes, geology, conservation)
  • Food safety, authenticity, and forensic applications of pyrolysis
  • Pyrolysis of biomass, algae, fossil resources, polymers, and e wastes for energy and recycling
  • Reactive and catalytic pyrolysis, including hydro pyrolysis and sludge/biosolids treatment
  • Reactor design, modelling, process integration, and product upgrading
  • Biochar, added value products, CO₂ capture, and hydrothermal liquefaction

Other research areas related to energy and resource recovery from waste/wastewater/wastegas