6th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy: Book of Abstracts

The 6^th International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy (TBMCE) was organized by the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor in collaboration with the Strategic Research and Innovation Partnership - Networks for the Transition into Circular Economy (SRIP- Circular Economy), managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Štajerska. The conference was held in Portorož, Slovenia, at the Grand Hotel  Bernardin from September 6^th to September 8^th, 2023. The Netherlands joined us as a partner country of the conference. TBMCE 2023 was devoted to presentations of circular economy concepts, technologies and methodologies that contribute to the shift of business entities and society as a whole to a more responsible, circular management of resources. The  conference program included 2 round tables, 6 panel discussions, plenary and keynote sessions, oral and poster presentations on the  following topics: Sustainable energy, Biomass and alternative raw materials, Circular business models, Secondary raw  materials and functional materials, ICT in Circular Economy, Processes and technologies. The event was under the patronage of Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport and Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development.