CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Valorisation of ovine cheese whey through PHA production
(Corresponding) Asunis F., Brundu A., Carucci A., Cocco F., De Gioannis G., Isipato M., Muntoni A., Spiga D.
Topic:
Biowaste
The ovine dairy supply chain plays an important role in Mediterranean economic systems and is experiencing a much needed phase of development and innovation looking beyond traditional dairy products. The same attention to innovation has not yet been applied to the management of the effluents...Read more
TREATMENT OF SLAUGHTER HOUSE WASTEWATER UTILIZING COGON GRASS (Imperata cylindrica) IN A SUBSURFACE FLOW SYSTEM CONSTRUCTED WETLAND IN ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES
(Corresponding) Flores R., (Corresponding) Adil J.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
Natural treatment systems are gaining a preference for wastewater treatment as an ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. This study investigated the performance of a laboratory scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (SSFCW) planted with cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) in...Read more
Simulating nutrient loads in an intensively cultivated Mediterranean watershed under current and projected climate conditions
(Corresponding) Pisinaras V., Kamidis N., Koutrakis E., Hatzigiannakis E., Panagopoulos A.
Topic:
Hydrology and water resources
On the global scale, agriculture constitutes the most significant non-point pollution source for surface water bodies, especially in terms of nitrogen and phosphorus. Located in northeastern Greece, Vistonis basin constitutes the area that discharges into Vistonis estuarine system, which is very...Read more
Ultrafine and nanoparticles emissions from hospital waste incineration: characterization and chemical speciation.
(Corresponding) Cernuschi S., Lonati G., Ozgen S., Signorini S.
Topic:
Air pollution
Focus on atmospheric particulate matter has recently steadily shifted towards finer size fractions, namely those particles with dimensions included from 2.5 µm down to the minimum practical detection limit of few nm. These fractions share the higher burden of health related effects arising from...Read more
Recovery of critical and precious metals from E-Waste
Ippolito N., Birloaga I., Ferella F., Innocenzi V., De Michelis I., (Corresponding) Vegliò F.
Topic:
Electric and electronic waste
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is the fastest growing waste stream in Europe. This waste contains a high amount of critical and valuable metals as the rare earths defined critical materials from European Commission (2010) and the precious metals. Exhaust fluorescent lamps are...Read more
Influence of Varying Concentration of Toluene in a Soil Biofilter with Water Content Control
Badilla D.
Topic:
Air pollution
Contaminant concentration affects rate of removal of air contaminant in biofiltration. In this study, extent of degradation rate at varying concentrations of toluene (from 50 to 700 ppm) as the air contaminant in terms of elimination capacity (EC) was measured in a soil biofilter with water content...Read more
Keywords:
biofiltration, toluene, concentration, water content, air pollution control
On the positive influence of Pd species on low-density polyethylene cracking
Pyra K., Tarach K., Majda D., Janiszewska E., Melián-Cabrera I., (Corresponding) Góra-Marek K.
Topic:
Solid waste management
Microporous 12-ring zeolite Beta was impregnated with palladium and evaluated in the cracking of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) cracking. In addition to the catalytic measurements the materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis and nitrogen adsorption, electron microscopy...Read more
Keywords:
LDPE cracking, zeolite, in situ and operando IR spectroscopy
Bottom-up synthesized hierarchical Beta zeolites as the catalysts for low-density polyethylene cracking
(Corresponding) Pyra K., Janiszewska E., Tarach K., Majda D., Góra-Marek K.
Topic:
Solid waste management
Improving mass transport in zeolites Beta by bottom-up hierarchization was aimed at preserving their native microporous acidic characteristic and finally demonstrating their applicability in LDPE catalytic pyrolysis, in contrast to top-down modified analogues.
Keywords:
hierarchical zeolites Beta, LDPE cracking, IR spectroscopy
Market and Trade Network Analysis of EU Emission Trading System
Fotakis D., (Corresponding) Dimos S., Evangelatou E., Mantis A., Mathioudaki A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is the world’s largest cap-and-trade system. The observed price instabilities and the oversupply of the allowances are two characteristics that affect the objectives and the efficiency of the policy.
In this article we investigate the impact of...Read more
Understanding the EU ETS Market Structure Using Transactions of Core Participants
(Corresponding) Dimos S., Evangelatou E., Fotakis D., Mantis A., Mathioudaki A.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is a key instrument of EU’s climate policy and the largest international cap-and-trade system. Every allowance transaction is recorded in an electronic registry, called European Union Transaction Log (EUTL). Utilizing the vast amount of EUTL data, we...Read more
