Special Issue "Catalytic Recycling of Waste"
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2057
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalysis; waste pyrolysis/gasification; syngas; carbon nanotubes; ultrasound acoustic techniques; quartz crystal microbalance; Li-ion batteries
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: catalytic plastic pyrolysis; hydrocarbon reaction processes; catalyst deactivation and coking; statistical mechanics of adsorption
Interests: catalytic conversion of biomass and plastic waste into fuels; energy and chemicals; CO2 capture and utilization; biochar production and application
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An enormous amount of waste is produced globally every year that attracts people’s concern in terms of waste management, cost and pollution. There is a need to develop advanced technologies to manage these wastes. Thermo-chemical conversion, including pyrolysis and the catalytic gasification of carbonaceous wastes, is a promising technology compared to traditional waste treatment options (e.g., incineration and landfill). The process promotes the sustainable management of carbonaceous waste and realizes the potential value of these wastes. Pyrolysis–catalysis/catalytic gasification of carbonaceous waste processes is a promising and effective route to convert waste materials into profitable liquid, gaseous and solid products, and catalysts play an important role in these processes. As there are many products produced through thermo-chemical conversion of carbonaceous waste, the development of the technique is focused on the development of a catalyst and the production of valuable products which have great potential to reach higher recovery rates or economic values. The research scope in this Special Issue is not only limited to thermo-chemical process, but also includes other advanced techniques, such as hydrothermal, hydrolysis, and biological catalysis (e.g., fermentation) approaches.
Dr. Yeshui Zhang
Dr. George Manos
Dr. Chunfei Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- catalytic pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis
- catalytic gasification
- catalytic hydrothermal conversion
- biological catalysis
- municipal waste
- biomass waste
- plastic waste
- tires
- fuel biochar
- carbon nanotubes
- modeling
