Research Progress and Evaluation Challenges of By-Product and Waste Valorization
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioeconomy of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 1337
Special Issue Editors
2. Amyris Bio Products Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda, Portugal
Interests: waste valorization; protein and peptides; bioinorganic chemistry; green chemistry; cheminformatics
Interests: extraction of bioactive ingredients; phenolic compounds; nutraceuticals; antimicrobials; antifouling agents
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Interests: biological valorization of wastes; fractionation of wastes and purification of components to produce platform chemicals and functional ingredients; economic viability of waste valorization processes
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Interests: polymers from natural source; synthesis and characterization of hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides; nanostructured materials based on biopolymers; extraction, purification and valorization of polysaccharides and bioactive compounds from residues and byproducts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world is facing an ever-increasing pressure on its natural resources, aggravated by the increasing demand by consumers for new and more affordable bioactive products. On top of that, environmental awareness and concern by the public in general demands a shift in the strategies of production of new valuable products for high value markets, such as the cosmeceutical or nutraceutical. The valorization of by-products and waste products is an attractive and compelling strategy, giving rise to new products while complying with the ideas of the circular economy.
Considering these points, the following Special Issue aims to explore the field of by-product valorization processes for the development of sustainable products for high value markets, exploring the utilization of old and new by-products and waste streams from various industries to create value-added products for growing markets. Evaluation of explored strategies by means of green and sustainability metrics is highly encouraged, thus providing solid grounds on the sustainability claims of evaluated strategies.
Summarizing, the scope of this Special Issue will encompass the examination of different valorization processes, their potential applications, and their environmental impact assessment using green metrics. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Latest advancements and novel approaches in by-product valorization within the context of high value markets, such as, but not limited to, nutraceutical or cosmeceutical product development.
- Identification of new sources of bioactive compounds, extraction techniques, formulation strategies, and quality control methods.
- Evaluation of the sustainability aspects of valorization processes, emphasizing the use of green metrics.
- Evaluation of environmental, economic, and social impacts of valorization processes, such as energy and material consumption, carbon footprint, waste generation, and socioeconomic benefits.
- Comprehensive overview of current trends, challenges, and opportunities in the field of valorization of by-products and wastes into added value products.
The Special Issue will thus contribute to the knowledge base by highlighting successful case studies, discussing technological advancements, and identifying future research directions grounded by objective and solid sustainability evaluation.
We therefore encourage all authors to contribute with original research articles, reviews, and case studies that investigate already established and innovative strategies and technologies for the efficient conversion of by-products into valuable ingredients or finished products, with particular emphasis on strategies’ evaluation by means of sustainability and green metrics.
Dr. Carlos Miguel Henriques Ferreira
Dr. Sara Silva
Dr. Catarina Silva S. Oliveira
Dr. Alessandra Braga Ribeiro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- by-product valorization
- bioactive
- circular economy
- green chemistry
- green metrics
