Utilization of Organic Solid Waste for Materials and Energy Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue of the journal Sustainability entitled ‘Utilization of Organic Solid Waste for Materials and Energy Sustainability’.

Organic solid waste generation has become a critical global challenge due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth. Their improper disposal not only results in severe environmental and health risks but also leads to the loss of valuable resources. By means of thermochemical and biochemical approaches, organic solid waste can be converted into carbon materials, biofuels, biogas, chemicals, forage, and fertilizer, which reduces the environmental impact and promotes the sustainability of materials and energy.

However, the structure of carbon materials derived from organic solid waste still need to be regulated for efficient energy storage, catalysis, and environmental adsorption. The pyrolysis of organic solid waste to liquid and gas still suffers from significant limitations in terms of conversion activity, stability, and selectivity. The fermentation of organic solid waste is a complicated process owing to the impurities of solid waste, the fermentation mechanism, and continuous efficiency.

This Special Issue focuses on the emerging frontiers of technologies and methodologies for the utilization of organic solid waste, with the goal of establishing an innovative framework for "materials-energy synergistic sustainability". Furthermore, it aims to provide a cutting-edge platform to illuminate future directions in materials and energy sustainability while fostering close collaborations among researchers in related fields of organic solid waste conversion.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Advances in the syntheses and characterizations of functionalized carbon materials derived from organic solid waste.
• Emerging technologies for the conversion of organic solid waste to biofuels, biogas, and chemicals.
• Innovative biological technologies for the biogas, forage, and fertilizer products from organic solid waste.
• Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments on organic waste utilization processes.
• Opportunities and challenges in the commercial deployment of organic waste utilization routes, etc.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Mengmeng Fan
Dr. Hao Sun
Dr. Changzhou Chen
Guest Editors

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