Biotechnological Advances for Waste and Wastewater Valorisation: From Bioprocesses to Sustainable Resource Recovery
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioprocess engineering for wastewater treatment; valorisation of organic wastes; anaerobic and aerobic bioconversion processes; nutrient and energy recovery from waste streams; sustainable circular bioeconomy
Interests: environmental monitoring; embedded systems; low-power electronics; electronics for the environment; bioelectrochemical systems; microbial fuel cells; hydrogen fuel cells
Interests: biohydrogen; biopolymers; Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs); anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes, waste and by-product valorization; wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing need for sustainable and circular strategies to manage organic waste and wastewater has driven the development of innovative biobased solutions that aim to increase effectiveness and sustainability. This Special Issue, ‘Biotechnological Advances for Waste and Wastewater Valorization: From Bioprocesses to Sustainable Resource Recovery’, aims to showcase recent progress in these methods for transforming food and industrial residues, as well as wastewater streams, into valuable bioproducts and clean-energy carriers.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that address the use of integrated biorefinery concepts for waste valorization and resource recovery. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, microbial electrolysis and fuel cells, fermentation and anaerobic digestion processes, biohydrogen and biomethane generation, recovery of high-value compounds (e.g., volatile fatty acids, bioplastics, biofertilizers), and the application of process modelling to optimize system performance.
By gathering contributions from diverse scientific areas, ranging from environmental biotechnology and microbial ecology to process engineering and materials science, this Special Issue aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and highlight the role of bioengineering as a key enabler of sustainable innovation. Through collaborative and cross-sectoral research, we can accelerate the transition toward circular bioeconomy models, reduce environmental impacts, and promote efficient resource management for a more resilient future.
Dr. Marco Gottardo
Dr. Andrea Pietrelli
Guest Editors
Dr. Angela Marchetti
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- bioelectrochemical systems
- sustainable bioprocesses
- waste-to-value conversion
- circular resource management
- integrated biorefineries
- biohydrogen production
- added-value products
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