Waste Management in Oil Shale

Dear Colleagues,

The combustion of solid fuels, especially low-calorific fuels like oil shale, produces a large amount of solid waste. The processing technologies are primarily focused on the efficiency of power and oil production, and have thus overlooked the solid waste issue. This Special Issue aims to fill that gap by providing innovative optimization strategies for waste minimization in the oil shale sector. Diminishing the environmental impact and generating value-added products contributes to the more sustainable utilization of oil shale. The goal is to bring together corresponding studies dealing with the detailed characterization of oil shale mining and processing wastes as well as valid technological means for altering their properties in accordance with potential environmental and economic aspects of ash utilization.

Dr. Mai Uibu
Dr. Can Rüstü Yörük
Guest Editors

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