CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
New generation of patterned membranes for water treatment
Asad A., Sameoto D., (Corresponding) Sadrzadeh M.
Topic:
Water treatment
Membrane technology is an energy-efficient separation process that is expected to dominate the water treatment industry. However, the high vulnerability of membranes to fouling has limited the expansion of sustainable and energy-efficient membrane processes. Surface patterning has been proven to be...Read more
TiO2/CoFe2O4/Ag NANOCOMPOSITES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTANTS UNDER UV AND SOLAR LIGHT
(Corresponding) Falaras P., Ibrahim I.
Topic:
Water treatment
Novel ternary catalysts TiO2/CoFe2O4/Ag with variable ferrite content were synthesized, characterized and used for the photocatalytic reduction of Cr+6 pollutant, under UV and visible light illumination. Both TiO2 and CoFe2O4 were synthesized using the sol-gel method followed by hydrothermal...Read more
Prior electro-mechanical separation to improve metal recovery from ceramic-rich electronic waste using bioleaching
(Corresponding) Baniasadi M., Ray D., Graves J., Bolton R., Renshaw D., (Corresponding) Farnaud S.
Topic:
Solid waste management
PCBs, as one of the most valuable streams of e-waste, are a considerable source of precious metals, but also contain considerable amounts of plastic and ceramic. These non-metallic fractions interfere with and can inhibit the efficiency of metal recovery, particularly for precious and rare earth...Read more
The thermodynamic model of improved desalination using hydrophobic polyelectrolyte gels
(Corresponding) Rud O., Prokacheva V., Uhlik F.
Topic:
Desalination
We study a weak polyelectrolyte hydrogel and its application as a desalination agent. We model the desalination process as a four-step reversible thermodynamic cycle transferring ions from a low salinity solution to a high salinity one. As a driving force for ions movement, we use the fact that...Read more
Keywords:
desalination, polyelectrolytes, hydrogels, hydrophobic gel, phase separation, mean-field theory
Abuhasheesh Y., Hegab H., Wadi V., Naddeo V., AlMarzooqi F., Banat F., Aljundi I., (Corresponding) Hasan S.
Topic:
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The limited access to clean water sources and the severe consequences of oil spills on the environment are of significant concern. Membrane technology showed superior performance to the other conventional techniques due to its higher performance, lower cost, ability to separate emulsions, and being...Read more
Capturing Microplastics from Aquatic Systems Using Vortex-based Cyclone Technique
(Corresponding) Yang Z., Jespersen S., Hansen D., Pajuro K., Liu F., Vollertsen J.
Topic:
Microplastics in the marine environment
Plastic pollution is an acknowledged global problem. As estimated, about 82% of marine litter is plastics, while about 94% of marine plastics are defined as microplastics (MPs), which is less than 5mm in size. MPs have been regarded as widespread emerging pollutants. Different from the commonly...Read more
Keywords:
microplastics, cyclone separation, efficiency, digital microscopy
