Resource Recovery in a Circular Bio-Economy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 13632
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Interests: sustainability; energy and environment; resource management; mechanical engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
The shift from abiotic to biotic resource usage and optimization of the same takes place by availing resource recovery and byproduct utilization from waste streams in a ‘circular bioeconomy’. The waste streams referred to in the focus above could have their origins in:
- Urban and rural systems (societies and commercial entities as points of final sale and consumption);
- Industrial systems (intermediate consumers of raw materials and providers of end-use products to (1) above);
The scope is restricted to biotic waste streams from (1) and (2) and does not include abiotic resources and collection and recycling of the same. This is in keeping with the Title—Resource Recovery in a Bioeconomy. One can conceive of a linear bioeconomy, or a circular bioeconomy, and in this Special Issue, we dwell on the latter and, thus, recovery of resources from waste streams in such an economy.
The purpose is to add to the knowledge that is building up rapidly in the 21st century, due to the growing awareness of resource scarcity and the urgent need for optimization of resource use, while also mitigating adverse environmental impacts. As far as situating this issue within existing literature is concerned, preference will be given to new and innovative ideas and applications (lab, pilot or commercial scale), as well as the application of sustainability analysis—environmental, economic, and social aspects. Insightful review papers encompassing findings from and critiques of publications related to resource recovery in a bioeconomy are also welcome.
Assoc. Prof. G Venkatesh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioeconomy
- circular economy
- bioplastics
- biofuels
- recycling
- biohydrogen
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