Waste and Mineral-Derived Functional Materials for CO2 Capture, Catalytic Remediation, and Metal Recovery
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2027 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid waste; reutilization; metallurgy; coal-based; extraction; green
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable management of industrial solid waste and the effective utilization of natural mineral resources are of vital importance for promoting the circular economy and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. Metallurgical waste residues, low-grade coal, electronic waste and natural sulfide ores are generally considered disposal burdens or low-value materials. After reasonable transformation, they can become functional platforms for environmental and energy applications, containing untapped potential. However, the design of high-performance, durable and cost-effective materials from these raw materials still poses challenges, requiring innovation in processing strategies, understanding of mechanisms and multi-objective performance optimization.
This Special Issue "Waste and Mineral-Derived Functional Materials for CO2 Capture, Catalytic Remediation, and Metal Recovery" aims to showcase cutting-edge research combining material engineering, environmental chemistry and sustainable resource processing. We warmly encourage submissions on functional materials derived from waste and minerals, with a particular interest in exploring synergies, kinetic modeling and process optimization.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Carbon dioxide capture materials derived from industrial waste and minerals
- Artificial mineral carbonation of metal slag and industrial by-products
- Natural mineral-based catalysts for wastewater treatment and antibiotic degradation
- Green leaching and key metal recovery from electronic waste using deep eutectic solvents
- Porous carbon materials derived from low-grade coal and solid waste for energy storage
- Functional materials for energy applications, such as electrochromic and photovoltaic materials
- Dynamics, mechanisms and modeling of the value-added and material transformation processes of waste
- Synergistic strategies for improving the stability, durability and performance of functional materials
Prof. Dr. Mei Zhang
Dr. Xiangtao Huo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CO2 capture
- mineral carbonation
- Fenton-like catalysis
- e-waste recycling
- deep eutectic solvents
- porous carbon materials
- kinetic modeling
- waste valorization
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