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Waste Materials: Recycle and Valorize
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In a world constantly demanding sustainable solutions, waste is no longer a problem but rather an opportunity. This Special Issue of Materials, entitled “Waste Materials: Recycle and Valorize,” explores the transformative potential of discarded materials—from industrial and agricultural waste to plastics and metals—by addressing innovative strategies for their recycling, reuse, and valorization. Advances in recycling technologies, the transformation of waste into useful materials and energy, the circular economy applied to materials science, and novel strategies for eco-efficiency and sustainable design are all topics covered by this Special Issue.
This Special Issue invites researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to discover how science can turn discarded materials into resources.
Dr. Lorena Alcaraz
Dr. Olga Rodríguez Largo
Guest Editors
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- waste valorization
- waste management
- recycling technologies
- circular economy
- sustainable design
- waste reuse
- resource recovery
- sustainable solutions
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