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Ecofriendly Materials and Clean Energy

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 12280

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna

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Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Interests: circular economy; nanofibers; materials engineering; biomaterials; nanotechnology
Dr. S. Venkata Mohan

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Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, EEFF Department CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
Interests: renewable energy from wastewater; sustainability analysis; advanced waste remediation; renewable energy; biobased products; biorefinery

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is devoted to the use of nontoxic, readily accessible, renewable, waste/biomass-derived, recyclable, low-carbon materials as sustainable alternatives. This SI seeks scientific findings in the format of research articles, reviews, or perspective analyses on progressive research toward exploring ecofriendly materials and clean energy aspects in conjunction with the specific challenges encountered. Alternate technologies, case studies, ecodesign, innovative processes, business models, and policy and management in the domain of ecofriendly materials and clean energy are topics suitable for manuscripts submitted to this SI. Comprehensive analyses of environmental, economic, and social aspects, such as life cycle assessment (LCA) of materials and energy, to substantiate the sustainability of materials or energy are also anticipated.

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna
Dr. S Venkata Mohan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • circular economy
  • alternative materials
  • smart materials
  • low-carbon economy
  • life cycle assessment
  • sustainable thinking
  • biorefinery

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Efficient Plastic Recycling and Remolding Circular Economy Using the Technology of Trust–Blockchain
by Swikriti Khadke, Pragya Gupta, Shanmukh Rachakunta, Chandreswar Mahata, Suma Dawn, Mohit Sharma, Deepak Verma, Aniruddha Pradhan, Ambati Mounika Sai Krishna, Seeram Ramakrishna, Sabyasachi Chakrabortty, Gopalan Saianand, Prashant Sonar, Sajal Biring, Jatindra Kumar Dash and Goutam Kumar Dalapati
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9142; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169142 - 16 Aug 2021
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Global plastic waste is increasing rapidly. In general, densely populated regions generate tons of plastic waste daily, which is sometimes disposed of on land or diverged to sea. Most of the plastics created in the form of waste have complex degradation behavior and [...] Read more.
Global plastic waste is increasing rapidly. In general, densely populated regions generate tons of plastic waste daily, which is sometimes disposed of on land or diverged to sea. Most of the plastics created in the form of waste have complex degradation behavior and are non-biodegradable by nature. These remain intact in the environment for a long time span and potentially originate complications within terrestrial and marine life ecosystems. The strategic management of plastic waste and recycling can preserve environmental species and associated costs. The key contribution in this work focuses on ongoing efforts to utilize plastic waste by introducing blockchain during plastic waste recycling. It is proposed that the efficiency of plastic recycling can be improved enormously by using the blockchain phenomenon. Automation for the segregation and collection of plastic waste can effectively establish a globally recognizable tool using blockchain-based applications. Collection and sorting of plastic recycling are feasible by keeping track of plastic with unique codes or digital badges throughout the supply chain. This approach can support a collaborative digital consortium for efficient plastic waste management, which can bring together multiple stakeholders, plastic manufacturers, government entities, retailers, suppliers, waste collectors, and recyclers. Full article
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