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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

To what extent are Bioplastics truly harmless?

(Corresponding) Mastrolia C., Giaquinto D., Hasan S., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.

Topic:

Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies

Biodegradability is a growing interest in the field of research in Bioplastics. To what extent are we fully aware of the benign impact Bioplastic has on the environment, especially in water? Wastewater treatment plants are the primary source of microplastic release in the hydrographical...Read more

Keywords:

bioplastics sustainability, WWTPs, microplastics, biodegradability, wastewater

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00285

Paper ID:

cest2021_00285

Novel hybrid technology for the sustainable development of the circular economy in urban agriculture

(Corresponding) Giaquinto D., Senatore V., Oliva G., Nesticò A., Hasan S., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.

Topic:

Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy

Climate change and environmental pollution are just some of the main challenges to be addressed. A number of actions have been taken, in particular the circular economy has proved to be among the most effective in overcoming the traditional approach of the linear economy. Circular economy means not...Read more

Keywords:

urban agricolture, phototobioreactor, sustainable development, circular economy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00286

Paper ID:

cest2021_00286

Technological solutions for giving a new life to power plants of alternative energy: social, economic, and environmental assessment of end of life scenarios

(Corresponding) Ambrosino C., Giaquinto D., Maselli G., Nesticò A., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.

Topic:

Energy technologies and sustainability

The resources on the planet are not unlimited and special attention has been paid to alternative energies in recent years. Alternative (or renewable) energy are all those energy sources that do not come from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). To date, wind and solar energy are the main...Read more

Keywords:

renewable energy, natural resource conservation, solar energy, wind energy, life cycle economy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00288

Paper ID:

cest2021_00288

Effective separation of waste printed circuit boards using microwave-assisted organic swelling.

Monteiro B., Martelo L., Sousa P., Bastos M., (Corresponding) Soares H.

Topic:

Electric and electronic waste

Nowadays, our lifestyle demands more electronics products, and this rapid development generated an increase in the amount of electronic waste (e-waste). Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are components in all electronic devices and responsible for a high percentage of the total weight of the...Read more

Keywords:

Waste printed circuit boards recycling; Microwave-assisted organic swelling; Hansen solubility parameters; Brominated epoxy resin dissolution.

Paper ID:

cest2021_00127

Effect of current density value and current application period on the wastewater treatment performance of Electrochemically Enhanced Self-Forming Dynamic Membrane Bioreactors (e-SFDMBRs)

(Corresponding) Almalvez J., Morales-Corpuz M., Borea L., Castrogiovanni F., Napodano P., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V., Ballesteros F.

Topic:

Wastewater treatment

The use of membrane reactor in wastewater treatment gained interest for the past years due to its high-quality effluent. However, expensive membranes and high operational costs due to membrane fouling limit the wide application of this process. Research on fouling control by combining membrane use...Read more

Keywords:

electrochemical process, membrane fouling, membrane bioreactor, dynamic membrane

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00234

Paper ID:

cest2021_00234

A comparative evaluation of urban metabolism methodologies

(Corresponding) Voukkali I., ZORPAS A.

Topic:

City metabolism or areas metabolism

Globally, urban metabolism analysis has become a significant tool for the study of urban ecosystems. Urban metabolism as a concept represents an integrated platform for analyzing the urban dynamics and supporting the planning processes in cities as social-ecological systems within the concept of...Read more

Keywords:

Urban metabolism, Emergy analysis, Ecological Footprint Analysis, Material Flow Analysis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00049

Paper ID:

cest2021_00049

Livestock Greenhouse Gases emissions and its contribution to Climate Change. The case study of a Cyprus cow farm

LOIZIA P., (Corresponding) VOUKKALI I., ZORPAS A.

Topic:

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Human population is expected to increase from 7.8 to 9.4 billion by 2050. At the same time the demand for agricultural products will increase by about 50-70%. As a result, there is a growing awareness that rapid growth in global production and consumption of livestock products is contributing to...Read more

Keywords:

GHGs, Livestock, Climate Change, LIFE ClimaMed

Paper ID:

cest2021_00050

PlomBOX - development of a low-cost CMOS device for environmental monitoring

Aguilar-Arevalo A., Alba Posse E., Alvarez M., Arnaldi H., Asorey H., Bertou X., Colque Α., Deisting A., (Corresponding) Dias A., D'Olivo J., Favela-Pérez F., Gándola Y., Garcés E., Gasulla J., Gómez Berisso M., González Muñoz A., Guerra-Pulido J., Gutierrez S., Jois S., Lipovetzky J., Lovera J., Lovino M., Marín-Lámbarri D., Marpegan L., Martín D., Martinez Montero M., Mejía Muñoz S., Monroe J., Nadra A., Paling S., Pregliasco R., Rumi G., Rossen A., Santos J., Scovell P., Tallis M., Teijeiro A., Triana M., Vázquez-Jáuregui E.

Topic:

Heavy metals in the environment

This paper reports on the development of a novel CMOS device employing lead-sensing bacteria to assay lead in drinking water. The objective of the PlomBOX project is to develop a low-cost sensor (£10) which can expedite access to on-demand assay methods and thus help mitigate lead intake through...Read more

Keywords:

biosensor, commercial CMOS cameras, Lead in drinking water, World Health Organisation, Escherichia coli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00164

Paper ID:

cest2021_00164

Green organizational culture – its essence, elements and methods of diagnosis

(Corresponding) Piwowar-Sulej K.

Topic:

Environmental management and policies

The analysis of papers indexed in Scopus database revealed that insufficient attention is paid to organizational culture treated as one of the crucial factors in shaping employees’ appropriate behaviors towards natural environment. Taking this into account the purpose of this paper is to present...Read more

Keywords:

environmental sustainability, green HRM, employee behavior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00066

Paper ID:

cest2021_00066

Green Jobs in multinational companies - an initial network and content analysis

(Corresponding) Piwowar-Sulej K., Ferasso M., Sulich A.

Topic:

Environmental management and policies

Several current research studies on green jobs focus mostly on rural areas and analyze this problem in the context of Circular Economy or specific industries. However, the context of multinational companies is still uncovered. This study aims at mapping the field by relating the Green Jobs in...Read more

Keywords:

Green jobs, multinational companies, network analysis, environmental management, green human resource management.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00093

Paper ID:

cest2021_00093