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Wastewater, Solid Waste and Treatment Technologies

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 2609

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Bioresource Engineering Research Group (BioERG), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
Interests: waste treatment; food technology; waste management; biotechnology; bioprocessing; environmental protection; fermentation technology; biocontrol
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Centre of Excellence for Carbon-Based Fuels, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Private Bag X 1290, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
Interests: membrane bioreactor development; waste/water treatment; microbial fermentation; bioprocessing systems; biofilm engineering; microsensor technology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Despite significant efforts made in managing waste and pollution, many systems or process-related challenges are still encountered. Therefore, there is an urgent desire for different disciplines to their focus attention on these challenges; hence, multi/interdisciplinary approach systems are widely recommended in achieving the ambitious concept of the circular economy. Therefore, this Special Issue is intended to present new ideas and experimental results in the fields of wastewater, solid waste, water pollution, treatment technologies and other related disciplines.

Areas relevant to waste management include, but are not limited to, waste reduction, waste treatment technologies, water pollution control, waste recycling, waste treatment techniques, anaerobic digestion, bioremediation, environmental protection and others. Novel waste management solutions based on omics research are also topics of interest.

This Special Issue will publish high-quality, original research papers in the overlapping fields of: biotechnology, bioeconomy, food technology, omics, bioengineering, bioprocessing technology, nanotechnology and others.

Dr. Boredi Silas Chidi
Dr. Seteno Karabo Ntwampe
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Keywords

  • wastewater
  • anaerobic digestion
  • water pollution
  • sustainable economy
  • omics
  • solid waste
  • bioremediation
  • bioprocessing
  • treatment technologies
  • biological treatments

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Perspective
A Perspective on Emerging Inter-Disciplinary Solutions for the Sustainable Management of Food Waste
by Boredi Silas Chidi, Vincent Ifeanyi Okudoh, Ucrecia Faith Hutchinson, Maxwell Mewa Ngongang, Thabang Maphanga, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Karabo Shale, Jun Wei Lim and Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(22), 11399; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211399 - 10 Nov 2022
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Since food waste is a contemporary and complicated issue that is widely debated across many societal areas, the world community has designated the reduction of food waste as a crucial aspect of establishing a sustainable economy. However, waste management has numerous challenges, such [...] Read more.
Since food waste is a contemporary and complicated issue that is widely debated across many societal areas, the world community has designated the reduction of food waste as a crucial aspect of establishing a sustainable economy. However, waste management has numerous challenges, such as inadequate funding, poor waste treatment infrastructure, technological limitations, limited public awareness of proper sanitary practices, and inadequate legal and regulatory frameworks. A variety of microorganisms participate in the process of anaerobic digestion, which can be used to convert organic waste into biogas (e.g., methane) and nutrient-rich digestate. In this study, we propose a synergy among multiple disciplines such as nanotechnology, omics, artificial intelligence, and bioengineering that leverage anaerobic digestion processes to optimize the use of current scientific and technological knowledge in addressing global food waste challenges. The integration of these fields carries with it a vast amount of potential for improved waste management. In addition, we highlighted the relevance, importance, and applicability of numerous biogas-generating technologies accessible in each discipline, as well as assessing the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on waste production and management systems. We identify diverse solutions that acknowledge the necessity for integration aimed at drawing expertise from broad interdisciplinary research to address food waste management challenges. Full article
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