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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Tuning the NLO response of bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes by modifying ligands: experimental and structural DFT analysis
Mansoor Akhtar, Shenzhen University, China
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been carried out to investigate two synthesized iridium(III) complexes with substituted Phbd (1-phenyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole) and Crbd (9-(4-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)-9H-carbazole) &n [....] » Read More
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 : 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
Title : Experimental study of the improvement of the electrical efficiency of a photovoltaic panel using a phase change material
Mohamed Bouzelmad, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
This study examines how a photovoltaic (PV) panel's ability to produce electrical energy can be increased by using a phase change material (PCM).This study aims to investigate the enhancement of heat extraction by the PV module including the PCM using an experimental methodol [....] » Read More
Title : Eutectic-based ionic liquids: a novel medium for synthesizing metal and metal oxide nanoparticles
Azeez Abdullah Barzinjy, Soran University, Iraq
In the last decade, ionic liquids have attracted great interest both in scientific research world and amongst the most diverse technological and industrial sectors. This fact, together with the growing contribution of the industrial sector, is turning the ionic liquids into a key [....] » Read More
Title : Fusion of cellulose and multicomponent reactions: Benign by design
Seyyed Emad Hooshmand, Alzahra University, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Cellulose is introduced as an ideal and promising biomaterial for widespread application which is obtained from biobased sources such as plants, biomass, or bacteria, relying on efficient, scalable, and facile methods. The functionalized celluloses enjoyed various unique phenomen [....] » Read More
Title : Land use land cover change for dehradun district of uttarakhand from 2000-2020
Sunita, Banaras Hindu University, India
Land cover indicates unprecedented at local, regional as well as at the world level. The changes build an enormous pressure on the surrounding environment and leading to climate change and loss of biodiversity. Thus, in this study we to detect changes in land use land cover class [....] » Read More
Title : Anaerobic mono-digestion of wastewater from the main slaughterhouse in yamoussoukro (Côte d’Ivoire): Evaluation of biogas potential and removal of organic pollution
ADOU Kouakou Eric, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Cote d'Ivoire
In Côte d'Ivoire, the rejection of wastewater into nature from slaughterhouses is an environmental problem because these agro-industries do not have any treatment system. Anaerobic mono digestion is a possibility for the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater. The main [....] » Read More
Title : Biodiesel feed stock potential and biochemical properties of defatted seeds of some tropical wild oleaginous plants.
Julius Kewir, Renewable Energy Laboratory, 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 : Nutritional characteristics, phytochemical and antimicrobial potential of vaccinium parvifolium L. (Ericacea) leaf protein concentrates
Sodamade Abiodun, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Nigeria
Problems associated with protein malnutrition are still prevalent in third-world countries, leading to the constant search for plants that could serve as nutrients and medicinal purposes. Huckleberry is one of the plants that has been proven useful locally in the treatment of num [....] » 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 : The inoculation with ensifer meliloti sv. rigiduloides improves the growth of robinia pseudoacacia under lead-stress
Alami soufiane, University V Mohammed, Morocco
With the aim to use black locust for phytostabilization of the Zaida abandoned mine tailings in Eastern Morocco, we isolated and characterized its indigenous microsymbionts. Thus, out of 27 bacteria isolated, four strains were selected for the analyses of symbiotic, molecular, ph [....] » Read More
Title : Aquatic toxicity of heavy metals from pretoria manholes and apies river and their impact on human health.
Mpho Qhubu, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Heavy metals are classified as highly toxic contaminants in the environment due to their non-biodegradable, persistent, bio-accumulation in organisms’ character. To explore the risks associated with heavy metals in Pretoria, samples were collected from manholes, Apies River [....] » 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 : 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 : SLCA methodology applied to bio-based fertilizers from fisheries/aquaculture waste in the scope of the Sea2Land Project
Fabre, LCA-ENSIACET/INPT-INRAE, France
The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals advocate for a circular economy, addressing social, environmental, and economic aspects of sustainability. Within this framework, the Horizon 2020 Sea2Land project endeavors to transform wastes and sidestreams from fisherie [....] » Read More