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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

The Circular Economy Shift for Business Models: Creating value from waste in the Peach Canning industry

(Corresponding) Paraskevopoulou C., Vlachos D.

Topic:

Circular economy and industrial symbiosis

With the Circular Economy (CE) concept emerging, the reorganization of the supply chain (SC) and the reengineering of its processes is highlighted. In Greece, industrialized agriculture and more specifically the peach canning industry can be an important factor for the economy within and outside...Read more

Keywords:

Circular Economy, Sustainability, Peach Canning, peach kernel utilization, peach waste management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00085

Paper ID:

cest2021_00085

The Lombard Dairy Industry in the Perspective of Circular Economy: Degree of Application and Improvement Potentials

(Corresponding) Mehner E., Fantin V., Pizzichini D., Vergalli S., Vaccari M.

Topic:

Circular economy and industrial symbiosis

Circular Economy is an economic concept, aiming at increasing resource efficiency, recirculating resource streams and minimizing waste of an industrial process. Thereby, ideally, environmental impacts can be decreased while the profitability of the considered process is improved. This concept is...Read more

Keywords:

cheese production, sustainability, resource efficiency, by-product valorization, waste recovery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00215

Paper ID:

cest2021_00215

A comparative study of alkali activated slag cement concretes with carbonate and silicate activators.

Sanam I., (Corresponding) Mavroulidou M.

Topic:

Environmental management and policies

Alkali-activated cements are increasingly gaining interest as viable alternatives to Portland cement, because they are considerably reducing CO2 emissions compared to traditional Portland cements while maintaining or exceeding performance requirements commonly specified for construction...Read more

Keywords:

concrete sustainability; alkali-activated cements; sodium carbonate; ground granulated blast furnace slag; industrial waste management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00301

Paper ID:

cest2021_00301

Biobased Lubricants within a Circular Economy Concept: Utilization of Spent Coffee Grounds as an Alternative Sustainable Feedstock

(Corresponding) Dodos G., Deligiannis A., Karonis D., Zannikos F.

Topic:

Circular economy and industrial symbiosis

The economy is gradually transitioning to a circular model that extends resources, reduces waste and requires a great deal of creative thinking. Both established and emerging global economies view waste as a bioresource for our next generation energy, chemicals, or platform molecules and materials...Read more

Keywords:

biolubricants, waste valorization, food waste, sustainability, bio-commodities

Paper ID:

cest2021_00545