Special Issue "Advanced Technologies of Renewable Energy and Water Management for Sustainable Environment"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Kuaanan Techato
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Guest Editor
Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, HatYa-90110, Songkhla, Thailand
Interests: renewable energy; environmental management; energy efficiency; green roof and wall; msu management; waste Management; energy policy
Dr. Mohammad Shah Jamal
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Guest Editor
Institute of Fuel Research & Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhanmondhi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
Interests: solar energy; energy materials; thin-film; perovskite solar cells; bioenergy and energy efficiency
Mr. Md. Shahariar Chowdhury
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Guest Editor Assistant
Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, HatYa-90110, Songkhla, Thailand
Interests: renewable energy; semiconductor materials; thin-film; perovskite solar cells; solar PV recycling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Renewable energy technology is a significant contributor to climate change, while the energy sector, which incorporates renewable technologies, is a leading force behind climate change. For long-term sustainability, the most critical barrier to progress is a lack of adequate and clean water management. The above consideration can also be applied to water supply issues caused by a lack of modern water-saving technologies. Advanced Smart technologies assist in assuring both the consistency of supply and aiding in the identification of financial information, time, and money. Water management and renewable energy will both be essential for their growth, so they must both pursue efficient and intensive methods. As such, the use of effective and intensive methods for water management and renewable energy will be needed.

Additionally, to help advance renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, ocean, hydro, and foster sustainable growth while preserving the ecosystem, economy, and social benefits, innovative technologies must be employed. This Special Issue is expected to provide a series of significant contributions that cover a wide range of areas, including recent developments in the condition, potential technology, and water supply—the sustainable use of renewable energy, social-economic, environmental, and sustainability. I would hereby like to extend an invitation to you or your colleagues in the field to submit a research paper that focuses on the theory, methods, and modeling, with methodologies including mathematical modelling and conceptual structure formulation and applications and case studies.

Prof. Dr. Kuaanan Techato
Dr. Mohammad Shah Jamal
Guest Editors

Mr. Md. Shahariar Chowdhury
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • water management
  • water supply technology
  • waste energy
  • renewable energy
  • energy policy
  • renewable energy technology
  • environmental management
  • environmental policy

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Spatial Assessment of Para Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) above Ground Biomass Potentials in Songkhla Province, Southern Thailand
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9344; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169344 - 20 Aug 2021
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Currently, Songkhla Province of Thailand has been recognized as a convenient hub of rubber industry development, accompanied by an attendant abundance of rubber tree plantations. A spatialized assessment of the rubber tree was carried out to estimate its aboveground biomass potentials using remote [...] Read more.
Currently, Songkhla Province of Thailand has been recognized as a convenient hub of rubber industry development, accompanied by an attendant abundance of rubber tree plantations. A spatialized assessment of the rubber tree was carried out to estimate its aboveground biomass potentials using remote sensing techniques and ecosystem modeling procedures. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer satellite-based estimations of the net primary productivity were derived and complemented with a calculated generic model, to quantify the respective above ground biomass potentials para rubber. Above ground biomass assessment findings revealed a mean value of 82.1 tonnes C ha−1 and an aggregate of 31. 9 million tonnes C ha−1 which is the theoretical potential, this is segregated into energy usable, and other economic purpose biomass potentials, with corresponding value ranges of 1624.1 to 6,041,531.2 million tonnes C ha−1 and 85.5 to 317,975.6 thousand tonnes C ha−1 respectively. Besides the theoretical above ground biomass potential (entire biomass accumulation ratio) commonly evaluated, the other potentials, which include naturally obtainable biomass usable for energy generation and the remaining share of the feedstock for non-energy uses, have been brought to light. Songkhla province has the potential for good carbon sink and sustainable supply of different pools of feedstock from the rubber tree that reinforces each other in providing a comprehensive view of biomass in energy and non-energy opportunities. The socioeconomic production and value chain analysis of the identified biomass pools needs to be evaluated; this will consequently guide policy toward a comprehensive rubber sector sustainable development. Full article
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Galactomannans for Entrapment of Gliomastix murorum Laccase and Their Use in Reactive Blue 2 Decolorization
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9019; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169019 - 12 Aug 2021
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In the present study, a novel laccase from ascomycete Gliomastix murorum was produced in agro-industrial wastes and entrapped in galactomannan beads for Reactive Blue 2 (Rb-2) decolorization. The maximum laccase production in agave bagasse-based medium occurred at 72 h (1798.6 UL−1). [...] Read more.
In the present study, a novel laccase from ascomycete Gliomastix murorum was produced in agro-industrial wastes and entrapped in galactomannan beads for Reactive Blue 2 (Rb-2) decolorization. The maximum laccase production in agave bagasse-based medium occurred at 72 h (1798.6 UL−1). Entrapped laccase decolorized ˃80% of 0.5 mM Rb-2 in 2 h without the addition of redox mediator. Km for Rb-2 substrate was 1.42 mM, with a Vmax of 1.19 µmol min−1 for entrapped laccase. Galactomannan matrices produce stability to acid pH (2–5) and temperatures from 20–70 °C. Reusability assays showed that entrapped laccase could retain efficient Rb-2 decolorization of ˃80% six times. In general, galactomannan used for entrapment of laccase provides economic advantages in large-scale wastewater treatment due to its natural origin and efficient results. Full article
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