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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Successful use of UV light driven photocatalytic oxidation for the removal of an emergent water contaminant
SESCU A., FAVIER L., LUTIC D., CIOBANU G., (Corresponding) HARJA M.
Topic:
Water treatment
The discharged pharmaceutical compounds in water have created environmental problems due to their harmful potential at low concentrations. Finding an environmentally friendly treatment process is a real challenge to avoid water contamination. Heterogeneous photocatalysis, can be used for the...Read more
Enhanced of TiO2-Ag photocatalysis performance for removal of methylene blue in presence of acetone
(Corresponding) HARJA M., DUDUMAN NUTESCU C., APOSTOLESCU G., GÓMEZ DE SALAZAR J., GÓMEZ DE CASTRO C., SESCU A., FAVIER L., CIOBANU G.
Topic:
Nanomaterials in the environmnents applications and effects
In the present study, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB), using TiO2-Ag synthesized by sol-gel method, as a catalyst under UV light, was studied. The samples synthesized were characterized by SEM, EDAX, FTIR, XRD and TEM. The average size of the particles was 10 nm. Tests were...Read more
Compost Quality Assessment of Various Agricultural Wastes and Organic Manures
(Corresponding) Radwan S., (Corresponding) Ashour E.
Topic:
Solid waste management
Today the quality of compost is the most essential criterion in recycling organic wastes, as well as its marketing and utilization in agriculture. Environmentally safe recycling of organic waste to agricultural land could be crucial to sustaining soil productivity in Mediterranean areas, where soil...Read more
Exploitation of Treated Municipal Wastewater in Arid Regions Irrigation for Volatile Oils Production
Radwan S., (Corresponding) Ashour E.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
To avoid any contamination risk of edible crops, the safety use of treated municipal wastewater is growing industrial non-food crops such aromatic plants to produce volatile oils for manufacturing soaps, cosmetics and perfumes, etc. Two field experiments were conducted in a sandy soil in western...Read more
Keywords:
treated municipal wastewater, aromatic plants, heavy metal, volatile oils
Biogas production from sunflower residues: effect of pretreatment
(Corresponding) Stamatelatou K., Spyridonidis A., Zhurka M., Vasiliadou I., Lytra V.
Topic:
Biowaste
Sunflower residues are a prominent substrate of renewable source for biogas production during anaerobic digestion (AD). However, due to its recalcitrant structure, pretreatment is necessary to increase its biodegradability. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of the NaOH...Read more
Seasonal variation of the biochemical methane potential of fruit and vegetable wastes produced in the Mediterranean area
Kalogiannis A., Vasiliadou I., (Corresponding) Stamatelatou K.
Topic:
Food waste
Fruit and vegetable wastes produced massively in open markets are a suitable feedstock for biogas production and digestate of high fertilizing value. A first step of designing anaerobic digestion systems for treating these wastes efficiently is to study the impact of the seasonal variation on the...Read more
Keywords:
biogas, fruit and vegetable wastes, Mediterranean, open markets
Isolation and identification of microorganisms that can biodegrade organic compounds which are present in olive mill waste.
(Corresponding) Antwnopoulou P., Vyrides I., Stasinakis A.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
Isolation of microorganisms that can biodegrade organic compounds which are present in olive mill waste and more specifically microorganisms that can survive at high phenol concentrations was studied in the Environmental Engineering Laboratory for three months in the Department of Environmental...Read more
The role of sustainability rating systems in delivering infrastructure and building engineering’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation
(Corresponding) Venables R.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Although overall drivers for climate change mitigation and adaptation are clear, it is often difficult for professionals working on infrastructure and buildings to assess what relevant action they should be taking in their designs and construction. In parallel, scientists working on construction or...Read more
The need for setting optimal geographical and temporal boundaries for infrastructure project design and EIA, and how science and technology can help
Venables R.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
All infrastructure projects generate significant effects on the environment and their surrounding communities, but to varying degrees depending on their nature, scale and context. The environmental Impact assessment process, despite its title, attempts to assess the social effects of projects...Read more
Thermal degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
(Corresponding) Stockenhuber S., Weber N., Dixon L., Lucas J., Grimison C., Bennett M., Stockenhuber M., Mackie J., Kennedy E.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of environmental contaminants, that are dispersed throughout the world. A number of areas have been affected by their persistence and biomagnification. PFAS remediation of contaminated material requires extensive knowledge of the species...Read more
Keywords:
Perfluorooctanoic acid, Kinetics, Thermal Decomposition, Pyrolysis, water vapour
