Sustainable Thermochemical Conversion of Organic Solid Waste
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Waste and Recycling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2759
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Interests: thermochemical conversion of biomass and plastic waste into liquid fuels and chemicals, including pyrolysis, gasification, hydro-pyrolysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Organic solid waste (OSW) refers to solid waste containing organic matter, e.g., domestic waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, etc. Traditional disposal methods include landfill and incineration, but these methods have problems with environmental pollution and resource waste. There will also be a lot of excess carbon dioxide emissions, which will have a huge impact on global warming and climate change. Therefore, the development of a sustainable use of OSW technology becomes particularly important. As a result, the annual global generation of OSW has been threateningly increasing, which contributes to severe issues in appropriate waste conversion and utilization.
The organic solid waste thermochemical conversion process is a technology that converts OSW into renewable energy or high-value chemicals through a thermochemical reaction. Through the application of high temperatures and catalysts, the OSW is decomposed into gas, liquid, and solid products to achieve efficient utilization of resources and harmless treatment of waste.
The core of the OSW thermochemical conversion process is the pyrolysis reaction and catalytic conversion. The pyrolysis reaction refers to the process of decomposing organic solid waste into gas, liquid, and solid products at high temperatures. In this process, the organic matter in the OSW is cracked, dehydrogenated, and deoxygenated to produce flammable gas and liquid fuel. At the same time, it will also produce a part of the solid residue.
The utilization of OSW not only contributes to reducing pollution but also provides an alternative way of generating bio-energy and environmentally friendly products. This Special Issue aims to attract works of scientific interest to promote the conversion and utilization of OSW.
Dr. Changsen Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organic solid waste
- biomass
- waste plastic
- scrap tire
- biofuels
- high-valued chemical
- thermochemical conversion
- biorefining
- catalyst
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