Towards Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns: Strategies for Achieving SDG 12

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to announce the call for papers for this Special Issue, which aims to provide a platform for researchers and technology practitioners to showcase strategies and solutions towards achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns, critical for the global sustainability agenda. We welcome original research papers, review articles, and case studies that explore strategies towards achieving SDG 12, with a special focus on the valorization and recovery of biomass, plastics and waste from consumer society.

The implementation of innovative technologies to promote resource efficiency, the adoption of circular economy practices to minimize waste, the sustainable use of renewable resources, as well as the valorization and recovery of waste are essential strategies for achieving SDG 12. This Special Issue aims to explore strategies and approaches that cover various topics related to the valorization and recovery of biomass, plastics and other waste from the consumer society, such as innovative technologies and process optimization to convert these resources into value-added products (e.g., pyrolysis, gasification, hydrolysis and fermentation) including pre-treatment and downstream processing.

We also welcome submissions that cover other topics related to sustainable consumption and production patterns, such as analyses of environmental and social impacts, and the development of sustainable supply chains.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Innovative technologies for the valorization and recovery of biomass, plastics and waste from the consumer society;
• Process optimization for converting waste into value-added products (e.g., pyrolysis, gasification, hydrolysis and fermentation);
• Circular economy practices to minimize waste and promote sustainable consumption and production patterns;
• Environmental and social impact analyses of sustainable consumption and production patterns;
• Development of sustainable supply chains for achieving SDG 12.

Dr. Beatriz Valle
Dr. Carolina Montero-Calderón
Guest Editors

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