Advances in Waste and Biomass Management and Valorization
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 June 2023) | Viewed by 3839
Special Issue Editors
Interests: LCA; plastic recycling; waste management
Interests: biotechnology; bioprocess; bioengineering
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Interests: life cycle assessment and life cycle costing; energy optimization; solid waste management; green building; health–economic–environment well-being nexus
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global concerns on climate-related sustainability issues are on the rise. Along with the quest of finding efficient solutions for improved recycling methods for various types of waste materials, the emphasis on carbon footprint (CF) measurements has become an essential approach to determine potential GHG reduction benefits. A better environmental performance of waste recycling and management can be obtained in many ways: enhanced productivity of recycling operations, converting waste to valuable materials, using renewable energy in waste treatment, and many more.
The recommended way to systematically and scientifically evaluate the carbon footprint—and the overall environmental performance of waste and recycling methods—is the use of the life cycle assessment (LCA). To determine the overall CF of waste treatment activities, the LCA methodology plays a crucial role by considering within its system boundaries the stages involved in waste recycling and management.
Dr. Hsien Hui Khoo
Prof. Dr. Pau Loke Show
Dr. Kok Sin Woon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- LCA
- waste recycling
- waste management
- biomass management
- waste-to-energy
- carbon footprint
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