CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Prohibition of the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms in Cyprus through the attitudes of stakeholders
(Corresponding) Varnava Tello A., Zorpas A.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
The biotechnology industry has always been held under close public scrutiny and even more so whenever new technology or findings are released. Opponents of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) support that scientific risk assessments are not sufficient to address potential long-term hazards for...Read more
Upgrading from biogas to biomethane is currently growing in Europe for economical and sustainable aspects. To date different treatments are proposed to upgrade biogas to a higher fuel standard. Among these, physico-chemical treatments are spreading widely in the biogas technology market...Read more
Sustainable management of solid waste by advanced decision-making tool
(Corresponding) Cieri V., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.
Topic:
Waste management
Waste management has always been a critical problem globally. In the solid urban waste sector, generally, waste production is related to the people's lifestyles. The spread of COVID-19 has led to a drastic and unusual change in people's lifestyles. The adoption of a prolonged lockdown...Read more
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
Aloe Vera waste for Methylene Blue (MB), Rhodamine B (RB) and Methyl Orange (MO) adsorption.
(Corresponding) Mazzeo L., Bavasso I., Di Palma L.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis miller) waste obtained from a local cosmetic production factory was used as bio-adsorbent for the removal of three different dyes: Methylene Blue (MB), Rhodamine B (RB) and Methyl Orange (MO). The material was preliminary washed with water at room temperature. Batch...Read more
Keywords:
Adsorption; Aloe Vera; Data fitting; wastewater treatment.
Towards a sustainable water resources management in post-lignite era: the case of Western Macedonia, Greece
(Corresponding) Farmaki P., Tranoulidis A., Sotiropoulou R., Tagaris E.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
In 2018, Public Power Corporation (PPC) employed 15,000 employees in the energy sector, mainly in lignite production, providing electricity to 6,900,000 customers in Greece. The total confirmed lignite reserves amount to 5 billion tons mostly resourced (1.8 billion tons) in the Western Macedonia...Read more
Keywords:
post lignite era, water resources management, Water Framework Directive, Energy, coal
Preliminary hydro-geochemistry characterization of the complex geological framework of the Coreca area (Calabria, South Italy).
(Corresponding) Vespasiano G., Apollaro C.
Topic:
Hydrology and water resources
Hydrogeochemical characterization combined with statistical methods has been used to investigate groundwater quality and related geochemical processes in the complex geological framework of Coreca (Calabria, South Italy). Coreca is characterized by a peculiar geological setting that affects the...Read more
Keywords:
Hydrogeochemistry; statistical analysis; Coreca; drinking and irrigation use; statistical elaboration.
Fire-induced oxidation of Cr(III) in serpentine soils
(Corresponding) Botsou F., Vitzilaiou S., Guerra G., Valla P., Kelepertzis E., Dassenakis M., Argyraki A.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Ophiolite rocks and their weathering products are the major hosts of Cr(III)-bearing phases in the Earth’s crust. Trivalent Cr is rather benign, but risks arise because of its potential for oxidation to the toxic and carcinogenic hexavalent form. Manganese oxides are the most effective natural...Read more
Marine biofilms development: the importance of hydrodynamic conditions and their impacts
(Corresponding) Romeu M., Morais J., Miranda J., de Jong E., Sjollema J., Vasconcelos V., Mergulhão F.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
Biofouling is an ongoing concern in aquatic environments and marine applications, leading to environmental impacts, contamination of aquaculture facilities, surface corrosion, decrease of hydrodynamic performance in ships and significant economic losses. Cyanobacteria are early marine surface...Read more
Integration of negatively charged MWCNT-fGO self-assembled nanomaterials into PLA polymeric membranes for wastewater treatment
(Corresponding) Khalil H., Nassar L., Wadi V., Naddeo V., Banat F., (Corresponding) Hasan S.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
The integration of nanomaterials in membrane’s matrix aims to improve the membrane’s hydrophilicity, mechanical strength, thermal stability and water flux, which are vital membrane properties needed to active efficient removal of contaminants. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and...Read more
