Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Metallurgical Processes: Towards Carbon Neutrality and Zero Waste
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025 | Viewed by 769
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metallurgical thermodynamics; extractive metallurgy; recycling; energy materials; circular economy; electrochemistry; chalcogenide and intermetallic materials; sulfosalts and sulfates characterizations; metallurgical engineering; metals; renewable energy
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Interests: thermodynamic modeling; process simulation of pyrometallurgical process; hydrogen reduction kinetics; steelmaking process; recycling of industrial waste
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Interests: metallurgical thermodynamics; extractive metallurgy; recycling; energy materials; circular economy; electrochemistry; chalcogenide and intermetallic materials; sulfosalts and sulfates characterizations; metallurgical engineering; metals; renewable energy
Interests: biomass valorisation; lignin; wet oxidation; catalysis; biorefinery; chemical engineering; nanotechnology; polymers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metals are the backbone of modern society and are present in everything from infrastructure to electronics. However, their extraction and processing come at a significant environmental cost, generating carbon emissions and large volumes of waste. As the world moves towards a sustainable future, achieving "zero carbon" and "zero waste" in the metals sector is crucial.
This Special Issue requests submissions that address industry-specific challenges and propose solutions that drastically reduce energy- and/or process-related carbon emissions, as well as waste from metal extraction and processing. Original research and reviews in areas such as carbon-neutral extraction, waste minimization and valorization, perspectives on technical challenges and broader inorganic material-related technological challenges preventing the achievement of energy sustainability are also welcome.
Dr. Fiseha Tesfaye
Dr. Minkyu Paek
Dr. Mykola Moroz
Dr. Abayneh Getachew Demesa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- extraction and processing
- recycling and secondary recovery
- sustainable metals
- zero carbon emissions
- zero waste
- recycling and circular production
- thermodynamic modeling and phase diagrams
- pyrometallurgical solutions for sustainability
- heat recovery in the metals industry
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