Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development in Materials Science
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 February 2027 | Viewed by 162
Editors
Interests: calcium silicate hydrates; BET analysis; environmentally friendly cement; hydrothermal synthesis; X-ray powder diffraction; thermal analysis; adsorption; calcium phosphates
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Interests: hydrothermal synthesis; hydration and its products; cement; synthetic additive and application in cement chemistry; calcium silicate hydrates; calcium aluminate hydrate; microcalorimetry analysis; thermal stability; heavy metals ions—adsorption and immobilization in cement stone; XRD, STA, BET, FT-IR analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chemical engineering and materials science are crucial to achieving sustainable development, as they underpin the design, production, and deployment of materials that shape modern infrastructure, energy systems, and manufacturing. Rapid industrialization, resource depletion, and environmental degradation have intensified the need for materials and processes that minimize environmental impacts while maintaining economic and social viability. Advances in chemical engineering provide powerful tools to reshape material synthesis routes, increase process efficiency, reduce emissions, and enable the circular use of resources.
This Special Issue focuses on integrating chemical engineering principles with sustainable materials science to address global sustainability challenges. Its scope includes green synthesis, low-carbon and energy-efficient processes, sustainable materials design, life cycle assessment, process intensification, modeling and optimization, and policy-relevant sustainability indicators. The aim of this Special Issue is to connect fundamental sciences with applied engineering and sustainability assessment.
This issue will complement the existing literature by bringing together research on materials design and sustainability tools, offering case studies and integrated approaches that help measure, monitor, and implement sustainability in materials-related industries.
Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas
Dr. Anatolijus Eisinas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical engineering
- processes
- sustainable materials
- green synthesis
- low-carbon materials
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- process intensification
- circular economy
- energy-efficient manufacturing
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