From Waste to Resource: Processing Waste and By-Products into Valuable Products
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 126
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Interests: waste; biomass; circular economy; sustainable development; energy; biofuels; compost; biogas
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Interests: waste; biomass; circular economy; anaerobic digestion; biogas
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Interests: energy planning; energy economics; energy policy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable development is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. On the other hand, society’s impact on the environment is becoming increasingly evident, and the amount and variety of waste produced increases every year. This waste requires management in accordance with the law. However, due to measures for environmental protection and sustainable development, landfilling has become the least preferred solution. Instead, recycling and recovery have become the preferred methods of waste management, as these processes enable valuable products to be obtained from waste materials. This Special Issue, “From Waste to Resource: Processing Waste and By-Products into Valuable Products”, will cover topics related to waste management, biomass conversion, and the circular economy.
This Special Issue invites both research and review articles focused on a broad range of topics covering waste recycling and the conversion of waste into useful products via sustainable technologies. Studies on the circular economy and possible industrial solutions are also welcomed. Possible themes of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Sustainable waste recycling and resource processes;
- Waste recycling and management;
- Material flow analysis of wastes/resources (metals and other materials);
- Sustainable development of the environment and energy economy;
- Sustainable bioeconomy and the value conversion of organic waste;
- Environmental pollution and environmental protection;
- By-products from waste.
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Czekała
Prof. Dr. Yen Wah Tong
Dr. Paula Varandas Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waste
- by-products
- circular economy
- sustainable development
- environmental protection
- energy
- fertilizers
- biorefineries
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