Issue 1
Special issue on "Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development"
Inexpensive and universal growth media for biomass production of microalgae
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
New challenges for industrial microbiology and biotechnology of algae are to increase the efficiency of microalgae growth rates and decrease the cultivation costs. Algae could be cultivated in fresh water as well as in salty sea water or wastewater. Microalgae biomass can be used as a sorbent to...
Using an online platform for the improvement of industrial symbiosis and circular economy (in Western Macedonia, Greece)
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The part of industrial ecology known as industrial symbiosis engages traditionally separate industries in a collective approach to competitive advantage involving physical exchange of materials, energy, water and by-products (Dounavis et al. 2015, Dounavis et al. 2016, Ravindran and Jaiswal 2016...
Performance Evaluation of Fly Ash-based Geopolymer Concrete Incorporating Nano Slag
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
This study investigates the effectiveness of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete was conducted to be used as an alternative material to replace the normal concrete. The concrete mixture was prepared by mixing fly ash, fine aggregate, nano-slag, and SP in Na2SiO3/NaOH solution. The mixture was divided...
Response surface methodology, modeling to improve mercury removal from aqueous solutions using L-Cysteine functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The aim of this study was to evaluate the mercury removal from aqueous solutions by using L-Cysteine functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes. The effect of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time and mercury concentration in removal efficiency was evaluated. Multi -walled carbon nanotubes were...
Ecofriendly dyeing of microwave treated cotton fabric using reactive violet H3R
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The urge of environmental friendly techniques in textile processing is gaining much attention due to high risks of effluent load causing eco-imbalance. For the present study, the cotton fabric and Reactive Violet H3R dye solution were treated with microwave radiation for 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 min. at...
Scaling-up sustainable Chlorella vulgaris microalgal biomass cultivation from laboratory to pilot-plant photobioreactor, towards biofuel
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Unicellular microalgal culture represents a new opportunity for producing significant biofuel quantities in the future along with other specialty products, due to several major advantages microalgae species present when compared to conventional crops, including much faster growth rates, cultivation...
Mass transfer intensification in bioactive compounds recovery by alternative extraction methods: effects of solvent
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Recently, the exploration of new alternatives to common organic solvents in combination with non-conventional energy sources is a subject of intense research and development as tools for green extraction of plant-derived natural products. This paper deals with the use of low frequency ultrasound...
Assessment of the prevailing environmental conditions: in the town of Patras, Greece with emphasis on areas with school buildings
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The school buildings in and around the city of Patras in the prefecture of Achaia, Greece, are classified on the basis of the prevailing environmental conditions and the existing human activities in the surrounding area. School buildings in urban and rural environment are investigated. The type and...
Bioconversions of olive oil mill wastewaters blends
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The ability of the anaerobic mixed bacterial culture from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) bioreactor to convert blends of olive mill wastewaters (OMWs) with synthetic glucose medium or molasses into ethanol simultaneously with organic acids (OAs) was studied in the present work. All...
Simulation of soil heavy metal pollution environmental stress on plant growth characteristics in the presence of wastewater
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Soil pollution was simulated by means of artificial heavy metal enrichment, in the presence of treated wastewater, and its effect on the growth characteristics of Beta vulgaris L. (red beets) i.e. on the dry matter yield, and on beet quality expressed in terms of dry matter heavy metal, nitrogen and...
Novel composite materials as P-adsorption agents and their potential application as fertilizers
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The main objective of this study is to review the role of phosphorus in fertilizers, emphasizing in phosphate rock which is the primary source for phosphate fertilizer, with reference to harmful heavy metals as a consequence of their use. Simultaneously, this study examined the use of P-Adsorption...
Geochemical investigations regarding the variability of metal pollution in the Amvrakikos Bay, Greece.
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The Amvrakikos Bay is one of the most important ecosystems in the Mediterranean with great environmental, ecological and biological value. However, over the years, water quality has suffered severe degradation and is now one of the most polluted environmental areas in Greece. In the present study...
“Cycle closure” in waste management: tools, procedures and examples
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Green Chemistry is a philosophy of chemical research and application that encourages the design of appropriate products/ processes in order to minimize the use and production of hazardous chemicals. Green Chemistry involves the application of new, milder synthetic pathways, the avoidance of toxic...
The use of bio-carriers and zeolite in a lab-scale MBR for membrane fouling mitigation
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) technology offers a series of environmentally-friendly advantages, such as high quality effluent, pathogens removal capacity and avoided use of chemicals for disinfection, allowing it to be regarded as an environmentally friendly technology, when applied for wastewater...