Green Separation and Purification Technology

Dear Colleagues,

There is significant interest from the scientific community and increasing industrial demand to research and develop green separation technologies. The road toward sustainable and cleaner strategies depends on the development and application of methods, solvents, and materials that have fewer risks to the environment and health and consume less energy. This Special Issue aims to provide some instructive reviews and research in the following areas: green chemistry, separation science, analytical tests, chemical engineering, environmental science, natural chemicals, pharmaceutical chemistry, agricultural products, functional foods, traditional herbs, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, biorefinery, etc.

This Special Issue, “Green Separation and Purification Technology”, seeks to cover the latest developments in friendly separation mediums, strategies, processes and technologies. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Applications of new green solvents;
• New solvent-free technologies;
• Green extraction and purification techniques;
• Combined and hybrid extraction/enrichment/purification/post-treatment techniques;
• Green sampling and pre-treatment techniques;
• Life cycle assessment, energy consumption and comprehensive evaluation for green separation strategies;
• Challenges and bottlenecks in the current development of green separation technologies;
• Innovative materials for green separation techniques.

Prof. Dr. Shun Yao
Guest Editor

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