22nd BANGKOK International Conference on Waste Management, Water Treatment & Management (WMWTM-26) scheduled on March 23-25, 2026 Bangkok (Thailand) is for the engineers, practitioners, scientists, researchers, scholars, and students from all around the world and it also includes the industry people to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between Academia and industry. The conference is being organized by Emirates Research Publication (ERPUB) operting under Pilares D Elegancia LDA (Portugal). This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to share new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. All the submitted conference papers will be peer reviewed by the program/technical committees of the Conference. Contact: cs@earbm.org

Call for papers/Topics

Topics of Interest for Submission include, but are Not Limited to:

 Water Treatment and Resource Management

This area covers the full water cycle, from source protection to advanced purification and reuse.

1. Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies

• Removal of Emerging Contaminants (ECs): Research on persistent organic pollutants (e.g., PFAS, pharmaceutical residues, microplastics, and hormones) using advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), photocatalysis, and novel adsorbents.

• Membrane Technologies: Innovations in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis for high-efficiency water reuse and desalination.

• Anaerobic Treatment/Digestion: Using anaerobic processes for high-strength industrial wastewater to recover energy (biogas) and reduce operational costs.

• Nature-Based Solutions (NBS): Design and performance of constructed wetlands, living machines, and biofilters for sustainable and low-energy treatment.

 

2. Water Resource Recovery and Reuse (Circular Water)

• Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) and Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR): Technology, regulatory frameworks, and public perception for recycling municipal wastewater into drinking water.

• Nutrient Recovery: Technologies for harvesting valuable resources like phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater sludge for use as fertilizer.

• Energy Neutral/Positive Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs): Strategies to maximize biogas production and integrate renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, wind) to offset operational energy demands.

• Industrial Water Management: On-site closed-loop systems and industrial symbiosis to minimize water footprint.

 

3. Digitalization and Smart Water Networks

• AI and Machine Learning (ML): Application in predictive maintenance, real-time process optimization, and demand forecasting in water utilities.

• IoT and Sensor Networks: Deployment of smart sensors for continuous, real-time water quality monitoring and leak detection in urban distribution systems.

• Digital Twins: Creating virtual models of WWTPs and water networks for simulation, training, and optimizing complex operational scenarios.

 

Waste Management and Circular Economy

This area focuses on shifting from the traditional "take-make-dispose" model to resource conservation and high-value recovery.

1. Circular Economy Models and Policy

• Industrial Symbiosis: Creating networks where the waste of one industry becomes the raw material for another.

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Policy and operational challenges of implementing EPR schemes for complex wastes (e.g., electronics, plastics, textiles).

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Evaluating the environmental, economic, and social impacts of different waste management and recycling systems.

 

2. Specialized Waste Streams and Treatment

• E-Waste Management (WEEE): Advanced methods for urban mining and recovering critical raw materials (CRMs) like rare earth elements and precious metals.

• Plastic Waste Management: Chemical and mechanical recycling innovations, valorization of hard-to-recycle plastics, and mitigation of microplastic pollution in the environment.

• Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and Waste-to-Fuel: Technologies like incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification for energy recovery from non-recyclable residual waste.

• Biomedical and Healthcare Waste: Best practices for management, sterilization, and disposal of hazardous and infectious wastes.

 

3. Landfill Management and Environmental Remediation

• Sustainable Landfill Design: Innovations in leachate collection and treatment systems, and optimizing gas collection for energy use.

• Landfill Mining: The process of excavating old landfills to recover land, materials, and energy.

• Solid Waste Characterization: Advanced methods for sorting, separation, and accurate characterization of municipal solid waste (MSW) streams.

 

 Cross-Cutting and Integrative Topics

These topics blend both water and waste management with broader environmental and health concerns.

• Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE): Monitoring public health trends (e.g., drug consumption, virus circulation like COVID-19) by analyzing municipal wastewater.

• Sludge (Biosolids) Management and Valorization: Treatment, disposal, and beneficial use of sludge (e.g., production of construction materials, biochar).

• Climate Change Adaptation: Designing water and waste infrastructure to be resilient to extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts).

• Water-Energy-Waste Nexus: Integrated planning to maximize efficiency, where the energy recovered from waste powers water treatment, or vice versa.