CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The Carbon Footprint of International Tourism in the European Union
(Corresponding) Markaki M., Papadakis S.
Topic:
Environmental impacts of tourism and sustainable tourism development
In recent years, international tourism has emerged as an activity with a high contribution to carbon emissions. Calculating the carbon footprint of tourism is the first step towards achieving low-carbon tourism development, mainly if it includes a detailed assessment of the carbon footprint by...Read more
Keywords:
Carbon Footprint, International Tourism, EU27, Input-Output Analysis
Enrichment of mesophilic syngas-converting consortia for methane production
García S., Muñoz R., (Corresponding) Lebrero R.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
The use of waste biomass as raw material for syngas production has emerged as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to the conventional gasifiable feedstock. In addition, syngas bioconversion into value-added compounds could be an interesting approach for carbon fixation and syngas...Read more
Predicting Land Cover Map Changes in the Philippines for use in LULC-based Carbon Capture Monitoring using Deep Learning
Camaclang R., Ballesteros F., (Corresponding) Labao A.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
In the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS), monitoring plays an important role not only to determine if there is any anomalies in the release of CO2 in the atmosphere, but also to prepare for disasters and to plan better future developments in the industrial sector, transportation sector, real...Read more
Keywords:
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC), Land Cover Prediction, Carbon Capture and Storage, Deep Learning
Exploring the Potential and Challenges of a Developing Carbon Market in the Philippines
(Corresponding) Corpus R., Bayani M., MELDANETTE S., Ado R.
Topic:
Carbon market
The worldwide shift towards the use of renewable energy sources is very necessary if we are going to reduce our impact on the environment and become more sustainable over the long run. However, owing to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, concerns with grid management, and...Read more
Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Assessment of a Spanish whisky
Cely-Parra P., (Corresponding) San Miguel G., Beltrán M.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
A considerable literature has been dedicated to evaluating the carbon footprint of fermented beverages such as wine and beer. However, far fewer studies have been committed to assess the environmental and economic sustainability of spirit distillates. The aim of this paper was to compile a complete...Read more
Keywords:
whisky, spirituous, LCA, life cycle assessment, carbon footprint
APPLICABILITY OF SULFATE RADICAL BASED ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT
(Corresponding) Dilsizoğlu Akyol N., Ölmez Hancı T.
Topic:
Advanced oxidation processes
Natural Organic Matter (NOM) is a complex mixture of organic compounds that are naturally present in water sources. NOM itself is not toxic, but its presence can have negative impacts on the quality of drinking water. It is important to remove NOM from drinking water sources through various...Read more
Wetting study of PVDF - carbon nanodiscs membranes for water treatment applications via membrane distillation
(Corresponding) Tournis I., Panagiotaki K., Sideratou Z., Kouvelos E., (Corresponding) Sapalidis A.
Topic:
Water treatment
Since 80’s, membrane distillation has been identified as a promising water treatment process in various wastewater treatments, such as desalination brine, textile, radioactive and oily wastewater.[1] The demand for membranes with stable flux and prolonged lifespan especially in challenging...Read more
Comparative evaluation between new construction and refurbishment of existing buildings with the exploitation of their Embodied Energy and Carbon Footprint
(Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS I., ENTMONS A., PETROVITS N.
Topic:
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
On a global basis, buildings consume about 60% of raw materials per weight and almost 1/3 of the global energy consumption quantities. For many years the most important issue determining the sustainability of a building has been the energy consumed during its operation. However, recently a trend...Read more
Removal Of Selenium From Polluted Water By Fexoy-Sucrose Foams
Lopez-Toyos L., Rodríguez E., Garcia R., Martinez-Tarazona M., (Corresponding) Lopez-Anton M.
Topic:
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
A series of iron-based carbon foams were evaluated as adsorbents for selenium removal from aqueous solutions. The carbon foams were prepared using sucrose as a precursor and then impregnated with different iron oxides/hydroxides. The efficiency of iron-based sucrose foams was compared to that...Read more
Keywords:
adsorption; inorganic selenium; carbon foams; sucrose; iron nanoparticles
Biological Oxygen-dosed Activated Carbon (BODAC) filters - A bio-based treatment for wastewater reuse and reclamation
(Corresponding) Larasati A., Bernadet O., Pinela S., Meulepas R., Gagliano M.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
Water re-use from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluent has recently gained more attention. This effluent water usually contains nutrients and trace contaminants, such as organic micro-pollutants (OMPs). Conventional municipal WWTPs are not currently designed to completely remove...Read more
