CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Use of food waste as culture media in biocementation for ground improvement applications
Mwandira W., (Corresponding) Mavroulidou M., Gunn M., Gray C.
Topic:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BIOECONOMY
The paper investigates the use of mixed fruit and vegetable (FV) waste to extract liquid to grow bacteria. The bacteria will be used to induce biocementation of soils and two metabolic pathways are examined. These are the ureolytic pathway and the carbonic anhydrase pathway (which absorbs CO2)...Read more
Keywords:
GROUND IMPROVEMENT; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE; BIOCEMENTS; FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT
Experiential learning as a strategy for reducing household food waste among young Greeks
(Corresponding) Chioti D., Sepp H., Nyberg M.
Topic:
Sustainability & the SDGs
Abstract
Background: Food waste is a contemporary challenge with impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Every year 1/3 of the food produced is wasted, where the households are responsible for 53% of the total food waste. In Greece, 87 kg of household food waste are produced per...Read more
Anaerobic Co-Digestion of olive oil wastewater with municipal solid and liquid waste: An Urban-Industrial symbiosis concept
(Corresponding) Papadopoulou K., Pavlopoulos C., Zarkaliou A., Lyberatos G.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
The aim of this research was to explore the possibility for joint waste management from industry and municipality (Industrial-Urban Symbiosis (I-US)) through material and energy exchanges between municipality and industry and to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of biofuel...Read more
