Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
The loss of productivity of agri-food systems today is known, partly related to biodiversity loss. To reverse this situation, adopting sustainable agri-environmental practices has been proposed. However, there are not enough studies in the scientific literature to explain why in-depth...Read more
Reimbursement of aluminum and PET packaging project at a University Campus: a case study
(Corresponding) Castro A., Gomes A., Correia A., Ribeiro H., Queirós A.
Topic:
Recycling of materials to new products
Deposit Return Systems were created to increase the recycling rate of single-use beverage containers and meet the recycling targets in European Union. REAP - Recycling and Reimbursement of Aluminum and PET Packaging is an initiative that took place within the scope of the sustainability policies...Read more
Grey Forecasting Models Optimized by Firefly Algorithm for Natural Gas Consumption Prediction in Turkey
Ozcan T., (Corresponding) Konyalioglu A., Beldek B.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Natural Gas is assumed to have a vital role as an energy source in all countries, serving as the primary fuel for industries, homes, and various sectors. The forecasting of natural gas consumption is very crucial for efficient energy management and the formulation of appropriate policies related to...Read more
Keywords:
Natural gas consumption; Grey forecasting; Parameter optimization; Firefly algorithm
A Machine Learning Approach for the prediction of solid fuels consumption in Turkey
Celik N., (Corresponding) Konyalioglu A.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Solid fuels are very crucial energy sources as most of industries use them for obtaining heat, electricity and light. Furthermore, since solid fuels are scarce sources in Turkey, it is very important to forecast the consumption in order to effectively manage the energy policies and to conduct an...Read more
Keywords:
Solid Fuels, Environmental Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis Assisted by Portable Sensing Devices for Precise Assessment of Indoor Environmental Conditions
Bali N., Voultsidis D., (Corresponding) Gialelis Y.
Topic:
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Indoor air quality has become an emergent issue for human health since burdened outdoor environments, stagnant air conditions and indoor human activities (cooking, cleaning, etc.) increase the pollutant concentration. Some of the pollutants that interest the most for indoor environments are PM2.5,...Read more
Keywords:
indoor air quality, sensor wearable kit, CFD analysis, human exposure
Development of Scenario-based Decision-Making Framework for Marine Oil Spill Waste Management
Hosseinipooya A., (Corresponding) Li J.
Topic:
Waste management
This study developed a scenario-based decision-making framework to help select the appropriate strategy to deal with marine oil spill response waste by considering different impact factors, including the type of spilled oil, the quantity and quality of waste, the capacity of transportation, the...Read more
Source profile of PM10 emission sources in Western Macedonia, Greece, during 2022
(Corresponding) Gkaras S., Triantafyllou E., Dougali A., Diamantopoulos C., Tolis E., Triantafyllou A.
Topic:
Air pollution
Government energy policy strategies which are intended to encourage the reduction of lignite energy production, has a negative impact on industrial activities in the region of Western Macedonia, leading to important changes of the atmospheric emission profile. Taking into consideration the current...Read more
Techno-economic assessment of a high temperature thermal storage integration into a sludge drying process in combination with PV electricity
(Corresponding) Vlachokostas C., Papadopoulos A., Makris D., Alexopoulos S., Schruefer J., Hoegemann D.
Topic:
Renewable energy sources
During the ongoing transition towards cleaner energy production to tackle climate change, it is important to identify economically viable solutions. While Renewable Energy Sources (RES) offer clean energy, they cannot consistently meet energy demand. Therefore, energy storage technologies are...Read more
Keywords:
thermal storage; power-to-heat; decarbonization; Green Heat Module; heat supply
Poly-hydroxyalkanoates production from mixed microbial cultures: effect of dissolved oxygen and pH.
Kora E., (Corresponding) Ntaikou I., Lyberatos G.
Topic:
Bioplastics
The accumulation potential of poly-hydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) produced from an acclimated mixed microbial culture (MMC) under different dissolve oxygen (DO) levels and pH was investigated, using volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as carbon source. Specifically, the PHAs production potential of the MMC was...Read more
Acclimation of microbial consortia on acidogenic effluents for enhanced production of polyhyrtoxyalkanoates.
Rokizas S., Kora E., Kalogirou T., Antonopoulou G., (Corresponding) Ntaikou I., Lyberatos G.
Topic:
Bioplastics
The aim of the present study was to develop efficient MMCs via their acclimation to a mixture of volatile fatty acids, sugars, and lactate i.e. the acidogenic effluents of a hydrogen-generating bioreactor processing food wastes. Acclimation was conducted under sequential carbon (C) and nitrogen (N...Read more
