Advanced Techniques for Sustainable Processing of Natural Resources, Volume III
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 584
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomass gasification, pyrolysis, and torrefaction; adsorption of contaminants (mainly heavy metals) by porous solids; advances in mineral processing and management of mining waste; plastic waste management; life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 20th century's era of seemingly plentiful and cheap resources is coming to an end. Reducing resource use and environmental impacts will require a decisive societal and technological transition to an economy based on a sustainable relationship between nature and human wellbeing. Innovation in these fields will provide opportunities for growth and jobs. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide for the rapid publication of topical papers featuring the latest developments in the allied fields of transformation processes of natural resources into energy and useful products. Its wide-ranging coverage of research and practical (operating) topics includes in-situ processing, developing better separation processes, and finding better materials for use in energy and mineral applications, between others. There will be a focus on environmental issues, particularly those pertaining to sustainable development. For example, works about recycling, resource substitution, or life cycle assessment of technologies and approaches for low-carbon natural resource management are welcome.
Dr. María Ángeles Martín-Lara
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- life cycle assessment
- mineral processing
- natural resources
- recycling
- resource substitution
- separation processes
