Green Separation and Purification Technology: Second Edition
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Separation Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: green chemistry; applied chemistry; pharmaceutics; natural products; polymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There is growing interest within the scientific community, along with increasing industrial demand, for the research and development of green separation technologies. The path toward sustainable and cleaner strategies relies on the development and implementation of methods, solvents, and materials that minimize environment and health risks while reducing energy consumption.
This Special Issue aims to present instructive reviews and original research across a broad range of fields, including green chemistry, separation science, analytical tests, chemical engineering, environmental science, natural chemicals, pharmaceutical chemistry, agricultural products, functional foods, traditional herbs, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, biorefinery, among others.
This Special Issue, “Green Separation and Purification Technology: Second Edition”, seeks to highlight the latest advances in environmentally friendly separation media, strategies, processes and technologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Applications of new green solvents;
- Development of solvent-free technologies;
- Green extraction and purification techniques;
- Combined and hybrid extraction, enrichment, purification, and post-treatment methods;
- Green sampling and pre-treatment techniques;
- Life cycle assessment, energy consumption, and comprehensive evaluation of green separation strategies;
- Current challenges and bottlenecks in the development of green separation technologies;
- Innovative materials for green separation techniques.
Prof. Dr. Shun Yao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- greenness
- separations
- solvents
- materials
- assessments
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