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Advanced Research of Bio-Waste and Industrial Waste Management

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 2026

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marija Stojmenović

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Vinča, Institute of Nuclear Science, National Institute for the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: environmental protection; water and wastewater purification; adsorption and ion exchange; inorganic and organic pollutants removal; material synthesis, modification and characterization; mineral adsorbents (zeolite, bentonite); activated carbon materials; cyanobacteria; electrochemistry
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Dr. Milan Kragović

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Vinča, Institute of Nuclear Science, National Institute for the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: environmental protection; water and wastewater purification; adsorption and ion exchange; inorganic and organic pollutants removal; material synthesis, modification and characterization; mineral adsorbents (zeolite, bentonite); activated carbon materials; cyanobacteria; electrochemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The imperative of every productive activity is to create a new product with usable value; with low consumption of raw materials, energy and work force; and with minimal negative impact on the environment. In recent years, industries are facing stringent legal norms in terms of reducing the emission of pollutants into water, air and land, as well as generating waste. The costs of the disposal of production waste are not negligible investments for producers. This disposal often considerably increases the production price of end products. Industrial waste has significant potential usability, and with appropriate physico-chemical properties may be applied in the construction industry, respecting all aspects of the circular economy and the principle of Zero Waste.

The optimization of bio-waste management methods is an important area of research. Although more and more waste has been treated by the composting process or for the production of energy in the last two decades, there are certain adverse effects on the environment that limit this approach to solving the problem. The application of completely new technologies gives the possibility of developing new low-cost, ecologically acceptable active carbon materials based on bio-waste as a substitute for high-priced commercial activated carbons.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest achievements related to giving useful value to industrial waste in the construction industry, as well as those related to bio-waste and the production of alternative active carbons and their use to remove pollutants from the environment. Special emphasis should be placed on the characterization of the waste materials in order to elucidate the structure–reactivity–mechanisms relationships during different process applications. In this context, we invite the submission of original research papers, communications, and review articles presenting the very latest developments and trends in the treatment and applications of industrial waste and bio-waste.

Dr. Marija Stojmenović
Dr. Milan Kragović
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • waste from the raw materials industry
  • waste from the manufacturing industry
  • industrial waste from wastewater treatment systems
  • solid and liquid industrial waste
  • hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste
  • application of industrial waste in the construction industry
  • bio-waste characteristics and properties
  • bio-waste management from the municipal, agriculture and food industry sectors
  • thermal and chemical transformation of bio-waste
  • environmental, economic, and societal aspects of industrial waste and bio-waste management
  • advanced techniques for industrial waste and bio-waste management
  • industrial waste and bio-waste under the principles of zero waste and circular economy
  • legislation and prevention for industrial waste
  • bio-waste resources

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The Incorporation of Waste Sludge into the Production of High-Temperature-Resistant Adhesive Ceramic Materials
by Neda Nišić, Milan Kragović, Jelena Gulicovski, Milan Žunić, Francesco Basoli, Milan Gordić and Marija Stojmenović
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(16), 9044; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169044 - 8 Aug 2023
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In recent years, the interest of the scientific community has become focused on the integration of circular economy principles by eliminating end-of-life concepts and forming zero-waste strategies. The present paper suggests the possible application of innovative, eco-friendly, cost-effective, and highly efficient ceramic materials [...] Read more.
In recent years, the interest of the scientific community has become focused on the integration of circular economy principles by eliminating end-of-life concepts and forming zero-waste strategies. The present paper suggests the possible application of innovative, eco-friendly, cost-effective, and highly efficient ceramic materials with the partial implementation of aluminosilicate-based waste in the form of wastewater sludge in advanced technology solutions. The specific objective was to demonstrate the effective utilization of the investigated waste in the production of refractory adhesives and/or sealants for Intermediate-Temperature Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs). Different physical–mechanical and chemical properties were determined along with the performance of leaching tests, the thermal cycling procedure, and leakage tests in a single cell. Based on the maintenance of mechanical integrity after thermal cycling and satisfying crystal and microstructural stability after high-temperature treatment, it was concluded that the investigated materials may be considered promising candidates for application as heat-resistant adhesives for connecting components in heating systems. However, they were not found to be applicable as sealants for IT-SOFCs in raw form according to the failure of testing in a single cell. Still, requirements for this purpose could be met after certain modifications of the composition and synthesis methodology, which presents the major initiative for our further research in this field. Full article
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Possibility of Using Vitreous Enamel Waste in the Construction Industry as the Concept of Cleaner Production
by Jelena Gulicovski, Milan Kragović, Katarina Nikolić, Milena Rosić, Nenad Ristić, Ivona Janković-Častvan and Marija Stojmenović
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(14), 8215; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148215 - 14 Jul 2023
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Waste vitreous enamels from the heating device production process were used for partial replacement of cement in the mortar and concrete production industry. This waste, due to the high content of heavy metals, is classified as hazardous waste. At the same time, waste [...] Read more.
Waste vitreous enamels from the heating device production process were used for partial replacement of cement in the mortar and concrete production industry. This waste, due to the high content of heavy metals, is classified as hazardous waste. At the same time, waste vitreous enamels possess pozzolanic activity and belong to class 15 (WEP—generated during the production process of heating devices, premix technology), that is 5 (WETM—generated during the production process of heating devices, classic technology) of pozzolanic materials. The purpose of this research was to develop new composites from these wastes to reduce the deposition of the toxic compounds and reduce their environmental impact. The chemical and physical-chemical characterization and pozzolanic activity of the raw waste materials were studied by a mixture of complementary methods, as well as physical-mechanical characterization and a leaching test of mortar and concrete composites. The results indicate that the replacement of cement with WEP up to 30%, or with WETM up to 20% does not significantly affect the quality of concrete in comparison to the quality of the reference concrete prepared with 100% cement. The leaching test showed no significant release of toxic elements for both obtained composites. Full article
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