CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The importance of water for life on the planet: Education for Global Citizenship
(Corresponding) Tzaberis N.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
The water shortage observed is due to the fact that the environment has undergone significant interventions that led to a qualitative degradation of water resources, overexploitation, pollution, the dropping of water level, salivation of aquifers, etc. The prevailing situation seems to be...Read more
Keywords:
Water, pollution, water scarcity, Education for Global Citizenship.
Nano-iron based coated biomass as packing material in fixed-bed reactors for Lead removal from wastewater: experimental and mathematical modelling
(Corresponding) Vilardi G., Di Palma L., Verdone N.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The lead pollution of natural environments is considered a severe issue due to the high toxicity and mobility of lead ionic species. The present study deals with the removal of Pb(II) ions from synthetic wastewater by means of iron-based coated olive stones, used as packing material in lab-scale...Read more
Indoor and outdoor environment impact over the generic conditions for thermal bridge appearance
(Corresponding) Ivanov M., Mijorski S.
Topic:
Enviornmental data analysis and modelling
The presented study considers the numerical modelling of a thermal bridge distribution, based on conjugated heat transfer and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model of approximated external concrete wall. The thermal bridge distribution is cross-analyzed relative to the indoor and outdoor air...Read more
Keywords:
Thermal bridge, conjugated heat transfer, CFD, indoor and outdoor environment
Thermal bridge modelling, based on conjugated heat transfer and CFD methods
Mijorski S., (Corresponding) Ivanov M.
Topic:
Enviornmental data analysis and modelling
In the building structure, the “thermal bridge” is defined as an isolated zone, where construction elements have higher thermal conductivity, compared with the rest of the building envelope. Thus, a significant temperature difference may exist between adjacent solid and air volumes within the...Read more
Keywords:
Thermal bridge, conjugated heat transfer, CFD, indoor and outdoor environment
Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
(Corresponding) David N., (Corresponding) Gao H., Kumah K., Hoedjes J., Su B., Liu Y.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs), that provide the underlying framework for data transfer between cellular network base stations have been found effective for monitoring rainfall. Wireless infrastructure of this kind is deployed widely by communication providers across Africa and can be used as a...Read more
Can Cell-Phone Tower Signals Help Fight Malaria in Africa?
(Corresponding) David N., (Corresponding) Gao H.
Topic:
Disaster risk reduction and management
Malaria is one of the major causes of mortality in the world today. Sub-Saharan African countries suffer most acutely from outbreaks of the disease and some 90% of cases of death (hundreds of thousands of people each year) occur in this region. High intensity rainfall is a central parameter leading...Read more
Analyzing 50 Years of Major Fog Events Across the Central Coastal Plain of Israel
David N., Rayitsfeld A., (Corresponding) Gao O.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
This work presents an analysis of 152 major fog events that have been occurring for five decades (1967-2017) across the central coastal plain of Israel. Analysis of the meteorological data shows that fog events in the experimental area predominantly occur under two sets of synoptic conditions – Red...Read more
Utilising Pay As You Throw Systems and Autonomous Composting Units in Balkan Med countries
(Corresponding) Maragkaki A.
Topic:
Biowaste
In this paper a European Union and National funded project activities are described. The project “BIOWASTE” promotes the transfer and application test of innovative technologies (PAYT and ACUs), aiming to enhance managing efficiency in solid wastes related issues, such as source separation schemes...Read more
Keywords:
Biowaste, Pay as you Through, Autonomous Composting Units
Evaluating production and utilisation pathways of a coupled Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Gasification/Pyrolysis system using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
(Corresponding) Curry R., Cromie T., Somerville G.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Life Cycle Analysis modelling has been applied to an operational Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, (utilising Cattle Slurry/Grass Silage), currently producing biogas for electricity and heat production, with digestate going to land-spreading. The aim of the research was to evaluate the environmental...Read more
Quantification of feedstocks and outputs for a regional Bioeconomy using the AD Biorefinery concept.
(Corresponding) Curry R., Blaine L.
Topic:
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s) from agriculture in Northern Ireland account for over 27% of regional emissions, as opposed to 7% for the UK overall, leaving the region with challenges in meeting climate abatement targets. The development of a sustainable regional Bioeconomy has been identified as...Read more
