The Cu2Zn1-xCdxSnS4 quinternary alloy nanofibres with different Cd concentrations were grown on glass substrate using the electrospinning technique. The structural properties of Cu2Zn1-xCdxSnS4 quinternary alloy nanofibres were investigated by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emiss [....] » Read More
CalAlSil® Feldspar Polymers are a revolutionary water-based ceramic resin, paint, render, plaster and concrete that employs the superior properties of nano-silicates to make easy application structural materials. CalAlSil®’s formulation specialises in producing read [....] » Read More
Plants and plant materials can be used for erosion control and slope protection to reduce risk events; vegetation used for green roofs and walls is also an important bioengineering measure to protect buildings and adsorbing rainwater, containing air pollution and greenhouse gas e [....] » Read More
This paper aims to undertake some considerations concerning the triangle climate change, environmental risks and health problems, where it will be emphasizing the relationship between environmental and their possible impacts on human health. The economic models adopted have not c [....] » Read More
A description of different automated flow techniques will be presented for the determination of several parameters of environmental interest. The main advantages of these flow techniques will be underlined, like high sample throughput, reproducibility, low sample and reagents con [....] » Read More
Green hydrogen is starting an energy revolution in Britain this year [1]. It has been with us for six centuries, and the phrase ‘Hydrogen Economy’ was coined in 1970 but without much penetration [2] because it was not green then. Real action to go green has be [....] » Read More
Nowadays agriculture cannot be conceived without the pesticides usage to protect the crops. The pesticide term includes chemicals substances intended for plant growth factor, defoliant, desiccant or agent for thinning fruit or preventing the premature fall of fruit, substances ap [....] » Read More
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell plays a significant role in energy conservation and emission reduction. Towards the commercialization, this fuel cell still faces the difficulties on low-temperature stat-up and shunt-down, long-time operation without any flooding or drying- [....] » Read More
Although the term of green has been often used to refer to energy consumption reduction or energy efficiency by many people and literatures, green actually should refer to environmental sustainability in more general senses. Environmental sustainability issues have been important [....] » Read More
This presentation deals with an experimental study on self-excited induction generator (SEIG) and permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) comparison of renewable energy source driven small-scale off-grid systems. The considered two generators are very popular for [....] » Read More
This research aims for adsorptive removal of phenol from wastewater by solid materials generated from biological wastes viz. guava tree bark, rice husk, neem leaves, activated carbon from coconut coir and industrial wastes viz. rice husk ash, red mud, clarified sludge from basic [....] » Read More
The article discusses the results of research into properties of rapeseed oil methyl esters of and diesel oil subjected to deterioration process at room temperature for 20 years. The heat of combustion and heating values have been measured in laboratory conditions using an automa [....] » Read More
Soil sampling strategies have been established across Europe for the protection of the continent’s soils. However, for the territory of the Republic of Serbia, such strategies still do not exist for systematical monitoring of soil that would include collection of samples fr [....] » Read More
Due to the rapid and widespread deployment of photovoltaic (PV) modules globally, there will be enormous amount of waste produced approximately 60-78 million tons by the year 2050. To recover resources, promote a circular economy, and subsequently reduce the environmental impact, [....] » Read More
Recently, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is emerging as an efficient and valuable pre-treatment technology for converting waste biomass into highly dense carbonaceous materials that can be used in a wide range of applications across the fields of energy, environment, soil remed [....] » Read More
Green products are rapidly gaining a place in walks of life due to the toxic & hazardous effects of their synthetic counterparts. Among green products, natural dyes are considered one of the sustainable, eco-friendly, and eco-labeled products for all fields. This study explor [....] » Read More
The performed work reports the manipulation of a collective local surplus solid (fish scales of tilapia) for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles. Copper nanoparticles were synthesized using tilapia fish scales and were characterized using SEM and XRD. The synthesized copper nan [....] » Read More
Yaoundé is a city of 3 million inhabitants with autonomous sanitation dominating at 95%. The wastewater management strategy recommends the gradual transition from on-site to collective sanitation by 2035, but its implementation has not found funding. Since 2016, the munici [....] » Read More
Over two decades, a large number of nucleosides have been synthesized, which demonstrated potent antiviral and antitumour activities and have become cornerstones of treatment for patients with cancer or viral infections. Oligonucleotide-based antisense strategies represent a uniq [....] » Read More
Stipa Ichu is a Peruvian endemic plant that grows in the Andean regions spontaneously and has no industrial value. It is estimated an annual production of 70,000 tons with a cost of harvesting of USD 0.15. One of the issues associated with its wild growth is that its fibers are h [....] » Read More
Catalase (CAT) is a very strong natural antioxidant that metabolizes hydrogen peroxide, an important reactive oxygen species. CAT is used to treat some medical conditions, is used in the food and the textile industries to remove peroxide, and in cosmetic formulations for the skin [....] » Read More
Making a heterojunction on silicon nanowire (Si NW) on silicon chip is a promising candidate for preparing many new devices by doing band gap engineering. One-dimensional heterojunction devices are gaining attention because of improved carrier collection which results in improvin [....] » Read More
The need for longer material lifetime and monitoring of the residual life-time of composite materials is a technical problem to be solved as an important contribution to the circular economy. The performance of fiber-reinforced polymer composites is mainly determined by the inter [....] » Read More
Used tires are stored in dumps and warehouses. They are already a significant environmental hazard today. Environmental pollution by these materials can only increase if measures are not taken to dispose of them. The most ecological method of such disposal is the grinding of used [....] » Read More
Title : Strategy for climate crisis: An “artificial forest” model
Kenji Sorimachi, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan
The International Panel on Climate Change concluded that climate change has been caused by human activities that have produced CO2 since The Industrial Revolution. Thus, it is clear that climate change has been induced by the accumulated CO2 in the atmosphere. Eventually, glacier [....] » 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 : Advancing (environmental) life cycle analysis for green chemistry and sustainable future
Anthony Halog, The University of Queensland, Australia
To facilitate the greening of all industries and the upscaling of emerging innovative green technologies, it is now critically urgent and important that we design ecologically friendly products and processes at the source while effectively eliminating hazardous compounds and mini [....] » Read More
Title : A study on cascade cycle natural gas liquefaction process using polar sea temperature
Donghee Lee, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Russian Federation
Recently, in order to achieve the global objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy technologies are growing rapidly. There are still several challenging challenges that need to be overcome, such as low energy efficiency, intermittency, grid infrastructure, [....] » Read More
Title : Bioenergy cooperatives as a sustainable solution of households heating in rural areas using local biomass resources
Arkadiusz Dyjakon, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
The energy crisis across the Europe, as well as the continuously growing trend to reduce the usage of fossil fuels caused that more and more attention is paid to produce energy from local renewable resources, especially in rural areas. Moreover, the EU Directives promote the incr [....] » Read More
Title : The organocatalysis: an efficient tool in ring-opening polymerization - valuable interests of DBU & TBD superbases
Olivier Coulembier, University of Mons, Belgium
The term “organocatalysis” or organic catalysis describes the acceleration of chemical reactions through the addition of a substoichiometric quantity of an organic compound. The interest in this field has increased spectacularly in the last few years as result of both [....] » Read More
Title : Development of starch-based materials and applications
Long Yu, Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences, China
This presentation will introduce our achievements in developing starch-based materials, including both fundamental issues like gelatinization, phase transition, chemical and physical modifications and application challenges like weaker mechanical properties, moisture sensitivity [....] » Read More
Title : Development and characterization of CuO and ZnO/CuO based CO gas sensors
Debashrita Mahana, CSIR National Physical Laboratory, India
Human population and industrialization are increasing in our society. So air pollution has become a serious issue in our environment. Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most toxic gases, which is colorless, tasteless and orderless. Metal oxides are very appealing materials due to [....] » Read More
Title : Reuse of gas-to-liquid sludge to promote fiber crop cultivation under extreme desert conditions
Helmi Hamdi, Qatar University, Qatar
The limitation in conventional agriculture in Qatar is mainly due to challenges related to desert pedo-climatic conditions including short field cultivation period, prolonged hot season, limited rainfall, and depleted soils. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) sludge, a less common nutrient-rich [....] » Read More
Title : Synthesis of TiO2 (anatase-brookite)/Ag2O/Ag2CO3 composites for photodegradation of metformin under visible light
Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
The presence of pharmaceutical products such as metformin at unusual concentrations in aquatic systems can disrupt human health and the ecosystem. Photocatalytic technology using TiO2 semiconductors can fix this problem. TiO2 can be modified to become anatase-brookite and combini [....] » Read More
Title : Development of chemical recycling method for circularity of thermoset composite waste
Chen Wei Liu, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Taiwan
The growing of thermoset composite waste with valuable carbon fibres has cumulating every year from various applications such as sports equipment, aerospace and automotive. Except bound for landfill, there are some different ways to recycle the fiber composite waste. The ideal ke [....] » Read More
Title : Using electric field to regulate the flow of nano-confined liquid
Hao Dang, Tsinghua University, China
In recent years, membranes, porous polymers and carbon nanotube arrays with nano-channels have shown great potential in solar desalination. Water will exhibit distinctive mass transfer behavior in the nano channels of these materials under the temperature difference caused by sol [....] » Read More
Title : Enhanced hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions utilizing pure plasmon-activated water
Yu Chuan Liu, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
To resolve the growing issue of global environmental pollution and meet the goal of reducing carbon emissions, renewable fuels, such as hydrogen, are being considered as green energy sources. Utilizing electrochemical hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) to split water is the most [....] » Read More
Title : Green energy production via active pure water with reduced hydrogen bonds
Fu Der Mai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
From the perspective of sustainable development of the earth, the use of environmentally friendly water in various fields of science and harvesting solar energy for available energy generation are very worthy developments. We recognize that the properties of water and its assoc [....] » Read More
Title : Development of slow releasing fertilizer with water retention function using starch-based hydrogel
Long Yu, Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences, China
This presentation will discuss our recent achievement of developing slow releasing fertilizer with water retention function using starch-based hydrogel, that was fabricated by reactive extrusion. The new development of reactive extrusion, in particular application twice initializ [....] » Read More