4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Applications (ICESA'23)
December 4, 2023 - December 6, 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal
The 4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Applications (ICESA'23) was held in Lisbon, Portugal on December 4, 2023 - December 6, 2023. ICESA'23 has been completed with great success and this would not have been possible without the dedication and help of the organizers, the chairs and keynote speakers, scientific committee members, and all participants. Many thanks for their continuous support.
Submissions
Submissions were in the form of extended abstracts, short papers, and full manuscripts.
- all submitted papers were peer-reviewed
- the conference proceedings were published under an ISSN and ISBN number
- each paper were assigned a unique DOI number by Crossref
- the conference proceedings were indexed by conference proceedings will be indexed by Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar
- the proceedings were permanently archived in Portico (one of the largest community-supported digital archives in the world).
Congress Chair



Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Canada
Conference Chair

Dr. Maria Idália da Silva Gomes
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Conference Local Chair
Plenary Speaker

Keynote Speakers


Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Keynote Speaker

Dr. Vicente Rodríguez-González
Institute for Scientific and Technological Research of San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Keynote Speaker
Scientific Committee Members
Dr. Isaac "Dennis" Amoah, University of Arizona, USA
Dr. Zunaira Asif, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Ghazi Al-Khateeb, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Dr. Bing Chen, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Ahmed Daabo, The University of Mosul, Iraq
Dr. Shadi Hassan, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Dr. Antonio Vicente Herrera Herrera, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
Dr. Gordon Huang, University of Regina, Canada
Dr. Maatouk Khoukhi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee, University of Central Florida, USA
Dr. Scott Pegau, Prince William Sound Science Center, USA
Dr. Lucy Semerjian, University of Sharjah, UAE
Venue
We are pleased to announce that ICCEFA'23 took a place at the the Hotel Real Palácio.
Hotel Real Palácio
Restored from the former Guedes Quinhones Palace, which dates back to the 17th century, the Hotel Real Palácio is a piece of history located in the heart of Lisbon. The five star hotel combines classical and contemporary styles for a comfortable stay that also allows a glimpse back into the past. Guests are invited to the Real Cozinha Restaurant to creatively reimagine traditional Portuguese cuisine or to the Health Club for a relaxing spa experience.
Travelling around the city is quick and easy with buses and metros right on your doorstep. Hotel Real Palácio is also just a 15 minute car ride away from two airports, Lisbon Portela Airport and Terminal de Mercadorias do Aeroporto de Lisboa, for a fast arrival and departure. Most importantly, the Hotel Real Palácio is encircled by museums, restaurants, and cultural sites for any newcomers to Lisbon interested in experiencing the city. With the coast merely a short metro ride away, visitors are sure to fall in love with this city by the sea.
For more information on Hotel Real Palácio, please visit: realpalacio.realhotelsgroup.com.

Hotel Real Palácio R. Tomás Ribeiro 115 1050-228 Lisboa, Portugal
Best Paper Award Winners
We would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award:
- Dr. Rukayat S.B. Zakari
for the paper entitled: "Synthesis of Graphitic Crude Glycerol-Based Carbon for Potential Energy Conversion and Storage Based Material "
Authors: Rukayat S.B. Zakari, Gerardo D.J. Pena, Prabhu Azhagapillai, Ranjith Bose, Abhijeet Raj, Mohamed I. Hassan Ali, Mirella Elkadi
- Mina Aheghmoalla
for the paper entitled: "Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Single and Multicomponent Wastewater by Activated Carbon"
Authors: Mina Asheghmoalla, Mehrab Mehrvar - Maibam Premeshworii Devi
for the paper entitled: "Green Bioethanol Production from Delignified Rice Straw Using Statistically Designed Crude Recombinant Enzyme Cocktail"
Authors: Premeshworii Devi Maibam, Arun Goyal