Micro- and Mesoporous Materials for Resource Circularity Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
Interests: preparation and characterization of activated carbons and other porous carbon materials and their use for sorption from gas and liquid phase
Interests: waste biomass management for biofuels and bioenergy; preparation and functionalization of active carbons and their use for sorption from liquid phase
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to a new Special Issue devoted to the topic of micro- and mesoporous materials and their contribution to resource circularity management.
To achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and particularly those related to industry, innovation, and infrastructure (9), sustainable cities and communities (11), and responsible consumption and production (12), it is necessary to transform the linear economy into circular one. The core of the circular economy is the area of resource and waste management. This should be focused on waste prevention through the consideration of the 6R principles, which, in addition to minimizing waste disposal, results in reducing the use of virgin materials.
Microporous and mesoporous materials can be a part of the waste-to-resources approach. They can serve as sorbents, catalysts, additives, and other materials for goods manufacturing and processes facilitating. They also include the processing of municipal, agricultural, or industrial waste into valuable products. Furthermore, porous materials themselves can be prepared from waste, realizing the idea of waste-to-materials. Most efforts are put into developing new materials and testing their performance. No less important for sustainable materials are issues related to their use and the management of spent sorbents and catalysts. Additionally, it is vital to address the environmental impact and carbon footprint of waste-to-resources processes. Life cycle assessments (LCAs) are a valuable tool for analyses related to these topics. Material and process modeling is a useful tool for preliminary analysis that saves time and money. Recent developments in artificial neural networks (ANNs) bring about new possibilities in this area.
This Special Issue aims to be a platform for sharing high-quality papers that address the challenges and innovation in the field of micro- and mesoporous materials related to resource management in the circular economy. This issue’s topics of interest, which is neither exhaustive nor binding, include the following:
- Waste-based carbon materials;
- Waste-based inorganic porous materials;
- Sorbents regeneration;
- Heterogenous catalysts recovery;
- Life cycle assessment of waste-based materials and processes;
- Sorbents, heterogenous catalysts, or porous additives for waste-to resources processes;
- Porous materials modeling in resource circularity management;
- Waste-to resources process modeling.
Dr. Hanna Fałtynowicz
Dr. Katarzyna Pstrowska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sorbent
- catalyst
- activated carbon
- char
- nanocarbon
- nanomaterial
- nanotube
- zeolite
- MOF
- PIM
- circular economy
- recycling
- recovery
- adsorption
- waste-to materials
- waste-to-resources
- zero-waste
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