Separation and Recovery of Valuable Elements from Waste and Wastewater
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Purification Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2024) | Viewed by 9337
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental biotechnology; environmental process modelling; metal–microbe interactions
Interests: metal–microbe interactions; biogenic nanoparticle production; sulphate reduction by sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In principle, in the context of the circular economy, the value of resources should be retained while minimising waste. This is a promising approach for sustainable development that has piqued the interest of scientists and policymakers in terms of recovering, reusing and recycling resources. Technologies for separation and purification are critical in the transition to a circular economy. Furthermore, the European Union has adopted policies that move in this direction through the Green Deal Directive.
This Special Issue on “Separation and Recovery of Valuable Elements from Waste and Wastewater” invites submissions of original research papers, review papers, and short communications addressing recent trends, novel developments, and new methods and applications in the separation and recovery of valuable elements from wastes (e.g., metallurgical tailings, red mud, slags, sludges, photovoltaic panels, spent catalytic converters, batteries, end-of-life products, etc.) and wastewater streams (e.g., industrial effluents, acid mine drainage, etc.). Examples of elements of interest include critical raw materials, base and precious metals, platinum group metals (PGMs), and rare-earth elements (REEs). Alternative separation techniques, such as hydrometallurgy, biohydrometallurgy, bioseparations (biosorption, bioprecipitation), adsorption, absorption, ion exchange, flocculation, filtration, extraction, membrane processes, precipitation, and electrochemical techniques are welcome in this Special Issue. We anticipate that this collection of papers will be of interest to scholars working in the field of circular economy.
Dr. Artin Hatzikioseyian
Dr. Pavlina Kousi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- separation
- valuable elements
- resources recovery
- metal recovery
- precious metals
- critical elements
- solid wastes
- end-of-life products
- valorisation
- circular economy
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