Separation Technology in Bioprocess for Environmental Remediation

Dear Colleagues,

Anthropogenic activities have aggravated the destruction of the ecological environment, and the consequences have seriously threatened the human living environment. However, the ecological technology used to remediate the damaged ecological environment has been proved to be very effective and low cost, and has attracted wide attention. Obviously, microorganisms may play an important role in remediating and improving disturbed ecosystems, and henceforth, can contribute to several of the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, the use of new functional materials for water treatment, such as nanomaterials, biochar, and photocatalysts, can not only enhance the effect of water remediation, but also inevitably bring about new environmental risks. Therefore, sustainable and environmentally friendly ecological restoration technology will still be an important research direction in the future.

Specific fields of interest include:

• Innovations in bioremediation and phytoremediation.
• Effective biological treatment technology for emerging pollutants in water and soil.
• Soil biogeochemical characteristics and their effects on the bioavailability of contaminants, and the soil–plant–microbe interactions from the perspective of soil remediation.
• New sustainable solutions through biotechnology used to enhance environmental remediation.
• Functional microorganisms in water and soil remediation.
• Coupling the technology of biotechnology and other new materials and technologies for environmental remediation.
• Water body or soil health risk assessment.
• CO₂ conversion and utilization.

Dr. Guanlong Yu
Dr. Wenjing Chen
Guest Editors

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