Session 1: CO₂ Capture and Utilization in Hard-to-Abate Sectors: Materials, Processes, and Performance
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| 1:10 PM - 2:30 PM |
Speaker
Mr Binxu Gao
Phd Student
Politecnico Di Milano
Integrated CO2 Capture–Conditioning System Trade-offs Analysis with Industrial Flue Gas Cases
1:10 PM - 1:30 PMBiography
Binxu Gao specializes in CCUS techno-economic optimization and system integration. A researcher for the EU-funded Horizon 2020-C4U project, he focuses on CO2 purification and pipeline transport modeling. He is an invited IEAGHG reviewer and contributor to international conferences like TCCS-13, advancing low-carbon energy systems engineering
Mr Ayush Raj
Student
Rgipt
Advanced Chitosan Composite for Thermo Responsive CO2 Capture
1:30 PM - 1:50 PMBiography
Ayush Raj is a Petroleum Engineering student at RGIPT. He specializes in CCUS, researching bio-based chitosan systems for selective CO2 capture. A finalist in the SPE Energython and AAPG SDC competitions, his work integrates Machine Learning to support the Energy Transition
Ms Pirada Madla
Master's Student
Faculty Of Engineering, Chiang Mai University
Surfactant-Assisted CO₂ Storage Enhancement for Thailand’s Cement Industry
1:50 PM - 2:10 PMBiography
Master's degree student
Dr Jian Hou
Senior Petroleum Engineer
Aramco Asia Beijing Research Center
Influence of Citric Acid on the Leaching–Carbonation Performance of Steel Slag
2:10 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Dr Jian Hou is a senior petroleum engineer working in Aramco Beijing Research Center. She got her phD in chemistry from Institute of Chemistry Chinese Acadey of Sciences. She has over 10 years experiences in oil and gas industry, focusing on sustainability, improved oil recovery and production enhancement.
