Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Waste Valorization
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2023) | Viewed by 5959
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; integrated biorefinery; anaerobic digestion; value-added products from wastes; hydrothermal liquefaction; waste management; waste-to-energy conversion; biofuels
Interests: biomass valorization; value-added bioproducts; circular bioeconomy
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Dear Colleagues,
Increased waste and residue generation as a result of rapid population growth and urbanization and their associated environmental impacts are some of the key challenges of today’s economy. In recent years, waste valorization has gained growing interest as an alternative option for waste disposal and landfills. Waste valorization deals with the reuse, recycling, or composting of unwanted residues. It involves the extraction and recovery processes of valuable compounds, materials, and chemicals from waste streams and transforming them into value-added products or sources of energy. Different technologies have been employed for the conversion of waste streams into value-added products. This Special Issue is dedicated to research on advanced and emerging technologies that can contribute to higher extraction efficiency and lower energy consumption compared to conventional technologies. Topics of interest include the use of different non-conventional technologies such as ultrasound, microwaves, and supercritical and subcritical treatments for the extraction and conversion of different types of waste, such as agricultural waste, food waste, wastewater sludge, municipal solid waste, etc.
Dr. Laleh Nazari
Dr. Yulin Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- valorization
- waste streams
- energy
- value-added products
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