Environmental and Energetic Valorization of Renewable Resources

Dear Colleagues,

The serious environmental impact associated with human activities and the progressive depletion of fossil fuel resources are seriously affecting sustainable development, so in the absence of global political strategies for a change of course and effective technological therapies, the future of the next generations may be put at risk. The quantity of waste that is produced annually globally by various industrial segments and by normal human activities is huge, and often their treatment is either not carried out or is carried out inappropriately. Even when this happens, their energy value is often overlooked, forgetting that they are valuable alternative energy resources. Therefore, technologies capable of combining environmental and energy aspects should be further developed.

The purpose of this Special Issue of the international journal Energies (2018 IF = 2.707), as can be seen from its own title, is to provide an overview of the current technologies for the Environmental and Energetic Valorization of Renewable Resources, including the treatment of different types of waste and byproducts (biomass of various kinds , industrial wastes, urban solid wastes and agro-industrial wastes, etc.), the possible recycling of resources, and/or energy recovery. Also of particular interest are technologies devoted to the solution of energy and environmental problems such as, but not limited to, a) Gas to Power technologies, i.e., highly efficient and environmentally friendly energy production through fuel cells, b) Power to Gas technologies, i.e., production of hydrogen or other fuels through electrolytic cells, c) reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through microalgae or systems in which the two previous technological categories are combined with traditional systems and/or renewable sources, and d) traditional waste treatments including biogas production, soil remediation, gasification and pyrolysis. I invite you to submit to this Special Issue an original paper, in the form of a scientific article, review or communication, and look forward to receiving your valuable contribution.

Prof. Dr. Attilio Converti
Guest Editor

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