Effective Production and Use of Bioenergy and Sustainable Packaging to Protect Our Environment
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2938
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass and waste valorization; sustainable packaging; solid waste management; hydrogen production; thermochemical conversion processes; environmental emissions control; wastewater treatment
Interests: active antimicrobial and biodegradable packaging; polymer science; wastewater treatment; biomass and waste valorization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: biomass and waste valorization; catalytic pyrolysis; biorefinery; renewable energy; circular bioeconomy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Effective Production and Use of Bioenergy and Sustainable Packaging Materials to Protect Our Environment”, is dedicated to publishing the progress and knowledge on the development of sustainable energy and packaging materials for the sustainability of the environment. Typically, biomass and other waste resources, including waste plastics, offer an economically viable source to produce bioenergy via various conversion processes. However, the limitations of biomass-derived biofuels for their use in modern energy applications are still a considerable challenge for researchers and industry regarding significant technological gaps. Similarly, the use of petroleum-derived packaging materials poses serious consequences of environmental pollution, which is widely evident on a global scale. The inferior properties of packaging produced from biobased feedstock compared to conventional plastic-based packaging, especially for food packaging applications, is another challenge facing the industry. The development of economically viable biofuels and sustainable packaging materials that have comparable properties to conventional fuels and packaging materials would be a key breakthrough to achieving sustainable development goals. Taking all of this into consideration, this Special Issue is aimed to provide an opportunity to share and disseminate new ideas in these areas with the publication of original research and review papers to advance the knowledge in the relevant fields.
Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed
Dr. Marlene Cran
Dr. Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Uzair Ayub
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioenergy recovery from organic and plastic wastes
- thermochemical conversion processes
- catalytic up-gradations of biofuels
- sustainable packaging development
- active, antimicrobial and biodegradable packaging
- sustainable development goals
