Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Waste Processing and Recovery
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid waste recycling; crystal control; rare earth extraction; solvent extraction; flotation
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2. Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean-Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Interests: environmental remediation in mining and metallurgy; harmless/resourceful utilization of solid waste; synthesis and application of environmental biomaterials; microbial-mineral interface reactions; microbial extraction of mineral resources
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Waste Processing and Recovery”, aims to showcase recent advances in green, efficient, and resource-oriented approaches for the treatment, conversion, and high-value utilization of solid and liquid wastes. With increasing global attention on carbon neutrality, circular economy, and sustainable industrial development, environmentally compatible waste-processing technologies have become essential for reducing environmental burdens while enabling the recovery of critical materials and renewable resources. This Special Issue welcomes innovative research on chemical, physicochemical, and biological processes for impurity removal, phase conversion, selective extraction, and the fabrication of value-added products from industrial by-products, hazardous wastes, biomass residues, electronic waste, and other solid waste streams. Particular interest is given to emerging low-carbon routes, solvent- and reagent-saving systems, catalytic upgrading strategies, and integrated “waste-to-resource” processes. Studies that provide mechanistic insights, advanced characterization or theoretical modeling are highly encouraged. By bringing together interdisciplinary contributions, this Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of waste transformation pathways, promote the development of next-generation green technologies, and support the sustainable utilization of secondary resources.
Dr. Qingjun Guan
Guest Editor
Dr. Shuang Zhou
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- green waste processing
- resource recovery
- industrial by-products
- impurity removal
- waste-to-resource conversion
- sustainable materials
- circular economy
- environmentally friendly technologies
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