Sustainability in Resources Recovery Research and Environmental Chemical Engineering
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 October 2024) | Viewed by 2206
Special Issue Editor
Interests: colloidal and interfacial phenomena at micro-scale; synthesis and characterization of polymeric and nano materials; carbon capture and utilization; sustainable technologies for hydrocarbon and minerals recovery; novel materials for carbon capture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Resources include nonrenewable minerals and fossil fuels and renewable biogases and biofuels, as well as water and nutrients. Having a secure supply of resources plays a significant role in satisfying growing life standards and industrial applications. The recovery of resources in a more sustainable approach is crucial in exploiting and conserving natural resources, preventing secondary pollution, protecting the environment, and accomplishing a carbon-neutral economy.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for the publication of applied or fundamental research on greener and more sustainable materials and technologies and more eco-friendly engineering solutions for resources recovery.
In this Special Issue, original research articles, case studies, short communications, and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable cleaner processes and system integration for mineral processing and extractive metallurgy;
- Innovations on the recovery of critical minerals from brine or oilfield process water;
- Non-aqueous bitumen extraction and innovative technologies for unconventional oil recovery;
- Innovations on sustainable nutrient recovery from municipal and industrial wastewater and water reuse;
- Innovations on the production of hydrogen, ammonia, biogas, and biofuels from waste biomass or other waste streams;
- Novel materials and technologies for carbon capture, utilization, and storage;
- Innovative approaches for the dewatering and reclamation of tailings from oil sands or minerals mining.
Dr. Feng Lin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental sustainability
- sustainable resources recovery
- minerals processing
- oil sands extraction
- nutrient recovery
- tailings management
- wastewater treatment
- carbon capture and utilization
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