Special Issue "Environmental Protection Engineering"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Srđan Rončević
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Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: chemistry and technology of environmental protections; technology of water remediation, sediments and soil; bioremediation of hydrocarbons in contaminated soil; biodegradability and phytotoxicity of the organic pollutants in environmental media; characterization and application of carbonaceous materials; stabilization/solidification of contaminated sediment; electroremediation of contaminated sediment; electrocoagulation of arsenic in water
Dr. Snežana Maletić
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Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: environmental risk assessment of organic pollutants in the aquatic and soil environment; bioavailability; biodegradability and phytotoxicity of the organic pollutants in environmental media; sequestration and aging organic pollutants in the porous media; characterization and application of carbonaceous materials; sorption-desorption processes; transport processes through sediment/soil; developing and editing standard operating procedure and quality control for different methods; small laboratory and pilot experiment
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Dr. Emilijan Mohora
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Faculty of Environment and Sustainable Development Studies, Singidunum University, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: technologies for water purification; horizontal continuous-flow electrocoagulation reactor design; operational parameters; electrode passivation and the cost effectiveness optimization for removal of arsenic from natural groundwater

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Intensive industrial development and intensive agriculture have led to the emission of a significant amount of pollutants into the environment, which endangers life on the planet. It is necessary to ensure the sustainable development of society, which includes, among other things, prevention of pollution through the development of techniques for the treatment of waste streams, as well as the development of techniques for cleaning polluted sites. The development of environmental protection techniques requires a holistic view of the problem and a multidisciplinary approach in its solution. Due to the specifics of pollution, it is necessary to make tailormade solutions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop both environmental sciences and engineering in parallel. Good research practice includes laboratory, pilot, and full-scale research. Meanwhile, industry and business often consider environmental protection as additional cost which hampers their growth, undermines their competitiveness, and destroys jobs. Therefore, it is highly desirable to link solutions to pollution problems with the benefits that result from it (beneficial use, circular economy, etc.).

The purpose of the Special Issue is to present applicable, low-cost solutions for the treatment of waste gases, water, soil, sediment, and solid waste. In addition, the issue will include all the improvements that make technological solutions cost efficient, for example, digitization, big-data management, and so on.

For this Special Issue, we invite novel contributions in the form of critical reviews and research papers to address all key aspects of environmental protection engineering, including but not limited to: (i) developing technologies to improve the waste gases, water, soil, sediment and solid waste treatment; (ii) agricultural residue management and energy production; (iii) designing new materials for use in environmental technologies; (iv) water resources protection; (v) remediation of contaminated sites (land, water bodies).

Prof. Dr. Srđan Rončević
Dr. Snežana Maletić
Dr. Emilijan Mohora
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • end-of-pipe treatment
  • agriculture residue
  • energy production
  • new materials
  • water resources
  • remediation

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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