Emerging Technologies for Waste Treatment, Pollution Control and Resource Recovery, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Since the Industrial Revolution, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and population growth have substantially increased global waste generation. Effective waste management has become a critical environmental priority, with significant implications for ecosystem protection, public health, and sustainable resource utilization. Conventional waste-disposal approaches, particularly landfilling, are increasingly constrained by limited land availability, environmental sustainability considerations, and the need to better manage potential impacts on soil and water quality. Therefore, developing sustainable and efficient waste-management solutions is essential to support global environmental sustainability and resource conservation.

In recent years, emerging technologies for waste treatment, pollution mitigation, and resource recovery have gained increasing attention as promising approaches to optimize waste management, enhance environmental performance, and recover valuable resources from waste streams. These technologies play an important role in advancing circular economy principles by enabling waste valorization, reducing reliance on primary resource extraction, and promoting sustainable resource utilization. Advances in innovative treatment processes, material recovery technologies, and waste-to-resource strategies provide new opportunities to achieve sustainable resource management and address global environmental priorities.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the latest advances in sustainable waste-treatment, pollution-mitigation, resource-recovery, and circular-economy approaches. We invite original research articles and comprehensive review papers that explore innovative technologies, methodologies, and strategies for efficient waste management, environmental protection, and the valorization of waste resources. Contributions highlighting fundamental mechanisms, technological developments, practical applications, and future perspectives in this rapidly evolving field are particularly encouraged.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Novel technologies and advanced methods for waste treatment and management with minimal or no secondary pollution;
• Innovative strategies for pollution reduction, prevention, control, and removal;
• Resource recovery from waste through advanced processes, including but not limited to hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy;
• Emerging circular economy strategies and sustainable approaches for waste minimization and resource utilization;
• Novel procedures and technologies for enhancing the value of waste-derived materials and products;
• Advanced processes for waste conversion, recycling, and sustainable resource recovery;
• Environmental assessment and life-cycle analysis of waste management technologies.

The publications in the first edition, which we believe may be of interest to you, can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/environments/special_issues/9GW1T3061V.

Dr. Cheng-Han Lee
Dr. Hsing Jung Ho
Dr. Fan-Wei Liu
Guest Editors

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