Patrick Martin, Unité Transformations & Agroressources, France
Four major challenges present themselves to us for this 21st century. First, an increase in the world’s population, leading to an increase in food and energy needs, all coupled with global warming. By 2050, the population is expected to increase by more than 50%, which will [....] » Read More
Title : Recent developments in one-pot stepwise synthesis
Wei Zhang, University of Massachusetts Boston, United States
One-pot synthesis is an active topic in organic chemistry due to its intrinsic advantages of simple operation, high mass efficiency, low cost, and less amount of waste disposal. Among three kinds of one-pot syntheses 1) cascade reactions, 2) multicomponent reactions (MCRs), and 3 [....] » Read More
Title : Advances in plasma-based waste treatment for sustainable communities
Hossam A Gabbar, Ontario Tech University, Canada
This talk presents advanced approaches for plasma-based waste treatment. Different designs of plasma torches and generation systems are discussed, including RF, DC, and microwave plasma, are analysed and compared for waste-to-energy applications. Novel plasma torch design is prop [....] » Read More
Title : The link of green chemistry with community sustainable intervention
Helena Belchior Rocha, ISCTE-Institituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
Green chemistry, also known as sustainable chemistry, focuses on designing chemical processes and products that minimize environmental impact, reduce the use of hazardous substances, and promote sustainability. When combined with community intervention, it can contribute to achie [....] » Read More
Title : A green desulfurization process
Zerong Wang, University of Houston-Clear Lake, United States
Sulfur removal from oil products, such as gasoline and diesel, poses a significant challenge for the oil refinery industry due to stringent government regulations and the complexity of extracting sulfur from crude oils. This has prompted a need for innovative technologies to alle [....] » Read More
Title : Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots (QDs) in euglena gracilis
Yitong Duan, King's College London, United Kingdom
Many living cells isolated from heavy metal-rich environments have attracted increasing attention due to their ability to accumulate heavy metal ions and then form nano scale complexes for cellular detoxification. These include metal/metalloid chalcogenide quantum dots (QDs) whic [....] » Read More
Title : Sustainable hydrothermal processing of bio-wastes
Janusz Kozinski, Lakehead University, Canada
Biofuels seem to be a promising substitute for fossil fuels and a strategic objective to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate global warming. Biofuels are considered carbon-neutral as they are produced from renewable feedstocks such as lignocellulosic biomass, municipal sol [....] » Read More
Title : Theoretical investigation of ammonia decomposition to produce hydrogen-rich fuel
Payam Shafie, Laval University, Canada
Hydrogen stands out as a promising fuel for the future, holding significant potential in cutting down carbon dioxide emissions. However, challenges related to its storage, transportation, and safety hinder its widespread adoption. To address this, ammonia has emerged as a potenti [....] » Read More
Title : Robot-aided high-throughput engineering of FLS enzyme to establish in vivo synthetic C1 metabolism
Vanessa Wegat, Fraunhofer IGB, Germany
Climate change poses the greatest environmental threat humanity has ever faced, primarily driven by the combustion of fossil fuels, which accounts for over 85 % of global CO2 emissions and contributes to the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. To mitigate these processes, it is esse [....] » Read More
Title : Green chemistry to overcome green roof reluctance in urban sydney
AnneMarie Clements, Anne Clements & Associates Pty Limited, Australia
Australia is the land of fires, floods and droughts. With the expansion of our cities, canopy tree cover has decreased and heat island effects intensified. Application of green roofs has not been widely embraced. To understand why there is resistance to installing green roof [....] » Read More
Title : Transparent high barrier maltitol-cellulose nanocrystal bioplastics for packaging applications
Naghmeh Nasiri, Monash University, Australia
Biobased cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films can be used in multiple industries as a sustainable replacement for fossil-based plastics. However, their applications are currently restricted by their low barrier properties and brittleness. Tailoring the properties of CNC is critical [....] » Read More
Title : The Atlantic case in SEA2Land project: Optimization of the fractionation by twin-screw extrusion of fish by-products for the production of biobased fertilisers and fish oil
Clement Chastrette, Centre d’Application et de Traitement des Agroressources (CATAR), France
The SEA2LAND project is a 4-year collaborative Innovation Action (IA) funded by the EU in the frame of the Horizon 2020 programme. Based on the circular economy model, SEA2LAND promotes the production of fertilisers in the EU from its own raw materials. This solution is expected [....] » Read More
Title : Screening of solvents for perovskite solar cells using reverse engineering approach
Luis Eduardo Ramirez Cardenas, Toulouse INP-ENSIACET, France
Perovskite solar cells (PSC) are a promising technology in the field of photovoltaics due to their high performance and simple fabrication methodology. Important achievements in device stability and power conversion efficiency have been obtained by inorganic-organic perovskites t [....] » Read More
Title : Recuperation systems for fluorinated gas at the CERN LHC experiments
Arena Maria Cristina, Università di Pavia (IT), Switzerland
In the context of particle physics, different families of gaseous detectors are operated with gas mixtures containing fluorinated gases for different purposes at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The main gases used i [....] » Read More
Title : Plant microbial fuel cells and biorefinery technology for climate change, global warming, energy shortages, and environmental problems
Chung Yu Guan, National Ilan University, Taiwan
Due to environmental problems, energy shortages, climate change and global warming, it is urgent to use green technologies to treat pollution and convert green energy and valuable chemicals. The plant microbial fuel cell (PMFC) is considered a sustainable technology that can abso [....] » Read More
Title : Sustainable biodiesel production and high-value alginate extraction from invasive sargassum seaweeds: Unlocking economic opportunities from waste
Danay Carrillo Nieves, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
The great influx of pelagic brown algae Sargassum along coastlines has created widespread environmental and economic challenges since 2011 on the coasts of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Brazilian east Coasts and West Africa in events known as golden tides. However, this abundant [....] » Read More
Title : From waste to wealth: A circular bioeconomy approach for the brewing industry through brewery spent grains valorization
Sara Saldarriaga Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Mexico, a global leader in beer production and export, faces the challenge of managing the abundant waste generated by the brewing industry, particularly Brewery Spent Grains (BSG). This waste, constituting 85% of the total waste produced, has been underutilized due to its high m [....] » Read More
Title : Nature's solutions, engineered: Biomimetic design of antifouling materials for artificial reefs using green chemistry approaches
Alena Kharissova, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Coral reef degradation has led to increasing efforts to develop artificial reef structures that are biocompatible surfaces for healthy coral growth. Fouling by marine macroalgae and microorganisms can compete with coral settlement on these artificial structures. This study explor [....] » Read More
Title : Bioenergy potential of cyperus esculentus (Tigernut) residual as a second-generation feedstock
Victor Idankpo Ameh, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Bioenergy is widely regarded as a critical sustainable and renewable alternative to the challenging use of fossil fuels as a source of energy on a global scale. Meanwhile, contemporary bioenergy is among the top sources of renewable energy in the world today, representing ~55% of [....] » Read More
Title : Eco-friendly bio-xerogel synthesis and characterization from cyperus esculentus (Tigernut)
Victor Idankpo Ameh, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Title : Photovoltaic power generation and sandstore control
Zhongsheng Guo, Northwest A&F University, China
Soil and water resources are valuable natural resources and the basis of high-quality sustainable development of human society. Soil and water conservation in the desert and the Gobi desert is difficulty to restore vegetation and control sand. With the improvement of people's [....] » Read More
Title : Silicon nano-Biostimulants alleviate cadmium toxicity in bayberry (Myrica rubra) by modulating rhizosphere soil metabolites and microbial community
Temoor Ahmed, Xianghu Laboratory, China
Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra), a cultivated fruit crop in southern China for over 7000 years, is rich in phytochemicals with antioxidant, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic activities. Heavy metals, including cadmium (Cd), pose a global threat to agricultural crops and human health. [....] » Read More
Title : Ultrasonic-assisted nanoencapsulation of proanthocyanidins in liposome delivery system to improve the biostability and bioavailability of proanthocyanidins
Ji Min Lv, Xianghu Laboratory, China
Proanthocyanidins (PAs), a prominent class of polyphenols, are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom, offering multiple health-promoting and disease-preventing properties, including antioxidant, anticancer, and cardioprotective effects. However, the poor biostability and bioavailabilit [....] » Read More
Title : Chemocatalytic conversion of biomass-derived glucose and cellobiose to glucaric acid without carbon-carbon bond cleavage
Kashan Bashir, Tsinghua University, China
Biopolymers containing glucose as the monomeric unit are abundant in plant-derived biomass. It can be produced by hydrolysis of starch containing material waste and lignocellulosic material. In biorefineries, glucose valorization is an important industry that produces compounds s [....] » Read More
Title : Bio-engineered silica nanoparticles potentiate transcriptional reprogramming to suppress fusarium wilt and bacterial fruit blotch in watermelon (citrullus lanatus l.)
Muhammad Noman, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
The use of nanofabricated materials is being explored for the potential in crop disease management. Recently, chemically synthesized micronutrient-based nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to improve plant growth and reduce crop diseases; however, the potential of biogenic silica [....] » Read More
Title : Carbon industry transformation of light industry enterprises
Liu Zhile, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China
I. Project Introduction Jin Gong Hongzhan Technology Service Co., Ltd. is a high-tech force to help Tianjin (Binhai New Area) light industry sustainable development of consulting services-oriented enterprises. Relying on our APP, we provide tailor-made sustainable development [....] » Read More
Title : Interactive adsorption mechanism and product distribution of impurity gases on CO2 adsorption over amine-grafted ZSM-5/SBA-16 adsorbent
Yangyang Guo, Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Amine-grafted micro-mesoporous ZSM-5/SBA-16 adsorbents were synthesized in this work to improve the CO2 adsorption capacity and investigate the effect of impurity gases on CO2 adsorption. The interactive adsorption mechanism and the product distribution were systematically report [....] » Read More
Title : Biodiesel feed stock potential and biochemical properties of defatted seeds of some tropical wild oleaginous plants
Tangka Julius Kewir, University of Dschang, Cameroon
A sustainable biodiesel program must take into consideration food security issues. A study was carried out to estimate the biodiesel feedstock potential of four tropical oleaginous seeds. The bio availability of nutrients and toxicity of their defatted seeds were also [....] » Read More
Title : Sustainable chemistry in education
Jenifer Robinson, Indian School Alwadi AL Kabir, Oman
Sustainable Chemistry in Education includes project-based, production-based, and application-based approaches towards students to inculcate well-organized, actual, and environmental-friendlier non-toxic chemical synthesis, processes, and products. These three approaches help stud [....] » Read More