Application of Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Green Processes, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The treatment of wastewater with activated sludge, known as a conventional biological treatment, has been widely developed. However, the removal efficiency is very low for biorecalcitrant compounds such as dyes, residues of drugs, pesticides, and hydrocarbons. Furthermore, novel processes must be developed and energy consumption must be reduced in order to reduce the environmental footprint of these types of processes. Thus, several improvements are possible, for example, through the development of green catalysts in advanced oxidation processes or the use of biobased materials and green energy production residues such as biochar, which is formed through the pyrogasification of wood biomass. Another strategy is to combine wastewater treatment and energy bioproduction directly at wastewater treatment plant sites.

With the success of the previous Special Issue, "Application of Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Green Processes",  we decided to organize a second Special Issue on this subject. This Special Issue, "Application of Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Green Processes, 2nd Edition", aims to curate novel advances in the development and applications of green processes in the fields of wastewater treatment and organic micropollutants and their implications for the future.

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

• The development of new green catalysts;
• Improvements in biological treatment;
• The production of bioenergy combined with wastewater treatment;
• Biobased materials in wastewater treatment.

Prof. Dr. Hayet Djelal
Guest Editor

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