CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Long term solids handling alternatives for New York City water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs)
(Corresponding) Ramalingam K., (Corresponding) Fillos J., Katehis D.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, owns and operates 14 waste water treatment plants which treat a combined average dry weather flow of 57 m3/sec. (1.3 billion gallons per day). The plants have been upgraded periodically to address more stringent discharge permit limits with...Read more
ORGANIC SOLID WASTE MECHANICAL PRETREATMENT FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESSES
(Corresponding) Cesaro A., Cieri V., Belgiorno V.
Topic:
Biowaste
Anaerobic digestion has been recognized as the most demanding process for the valorization of organic solid waste towards the production of several, valuable intermediates (Dahiya et al., 2018), which can be further converted to a methane rich-gas to meet the current needs for renewable energy...Read more
One step industrial enzymatic technology of starch hydrolysis to glucose
(Corresponding) Kvesitadze G., Khvedelidze R., (Corresponding) Urushadze T., Kutateladze L., Zakariashvili N., Jobava M., Sadunishvili T.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
Starch degrading enzymes like amylase have received great attention because of their technological significance and economic benefits. As a result of screening of Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology collection of mycelial fungi, accounting 2500 individual strains, 39 strains...Read more
Methane Production and Waste Stabilization in Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste, Biosolids and Used Cooking Oil
Ematong E., (Corresponding) Rollon A.
Topic:
Food waste
Restaurants, food processing industries and café kitchen generate significant amounts of food waste (FW) and waste cooking oil. Septage treatment also generates large amount of biosolids. This study explores the application of anaerobic process, which generates methane, a renewable energy resource...Read more
Enzymatic hydrolysis followed by alcoholic fermentation of prickly pears (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) cladodes and fruits using Saccharomyces cerevisiae E1A
(Corresponding) Karalis J., Arapoglou D., Markou G., Eliopoulos C., Papanikolaou S.
Topic:
Biowaste
The cultivation and production of biomass of prickly pear is of particular interest due to the fact that it can be grown in arid areas, producing higher amounts of biomass with lower inputs (water, fertilizers etc.) compared to other crops. The present study examines whether enzyme...Read more
Safdar M., (Corresponding) Mavroulidou M., Gunn M., Garelick J.
Topic:
Net Zero emission transition
Biocementation (i.e., the production of biomimetic cement through the metabolic activity of microorganisms) has attracted the vivid interest of researchers worldwide in the last decade. To date most research works and commercial products proposed biocementation using the urea hydrolysis metabolic...Read more