Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Clean Technologies 2022 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Clean Technologies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Patricia Luis.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Clean Technologies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Clean Technologies in 2024;
– One research article award: CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Clean Technologies in 2024;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website on 31 March 2024.

Kind regards,
Clean Technol. Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Clean Technologies, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:

“Polymeric Membranes Preparation Using Greener Solvents and Environment Friendly Materials: A Pathway to a Totally Sustainable Membrane Technology Approach” by Francesca Russo, Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) and the University of Calabria, Italy.

Ms. Francesca Russo will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Clean Technologies in 2024.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate Ms. Francesca Russo on her accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Patricia Luis
Editor-in-Chief, Clean Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Clean Technologies 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 in Clean Technologies were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.

One Review

Bio-Hydrogen Production from Wastewater: A Comparative Study of Low Energy Intensive Production Processes
By A. K. M. Khabirul Islam, Patrick S. M. Dunlop, Neil J. Hewitt, Rose Lenihan and Caterina Brandoni
Clean Technol. 2021, 3(1), 156–182; doi:10.3390/cleantechnol3010010

One Article

Kolbe Electrolysis for the Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Valuable Products – A Process Design Study
By Daniel Klüh, Wolfgang Waldmüller and Matthias Gaderer
Clean Technol. 2021, 3(1), 1–18; doi:10.3390/cleantechnol3010001

Each winner will receive CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Clean Technologies in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Clean Technologies 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Clean Technologies.

Kind regards,
Clean Technol. Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Clean Technol. 2021 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Francesco Galiano. 

Dr. Francesco Galiano has been a researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy (ITM-CNR) since 2019. Dr. Francesco Galiano’s main research activities are oriented towards the preparation, characterization and application of polymeric membranes (in flat and hollow fiber configuration) for water treatment and purification processes. His latest research is devoted to the development of membranes using more sustainable materials such as green solvents and biopolymers. 

Dr. Francesco Galiano received his PhD in 2013 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 63 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 2 international patents, 12 chapters published in international books and more than 70 presentations in national and international conferences. Dr. Francesco Galiano has 77 Scopus Scientific Citations and his Hirsch index is 22. He is clearly a rising star in the field of membrane technology. In 2019, he was awarded with the “seal of excellence” by the European Commission for the high-quality project proposal submitted under the Horizon 2020’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie. In 2014, he was awarded the prize for the Best Oral Presentation at the International Conference on membrane and membrane processes (ICOM) held in Suzhou, China. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Francesco Galiano for his outstanding achievements. 

As the awardee, Dr. Francesco Galiano will receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of June 2021 in Clean Technol. after peer-review, and an engraved plaque. 

We would like to thank all nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations. 

Prof. Dr. Patricia Luis
Editor-in-Chief, Clean Technol.

As the Editor-in-Chief of Clean Technol., I am pleased to announce the winners of the Clean Technol. 2020 Best Paper Award.

The awards have been granted to:

One Review:
Lignocellulosic Biomass Mild Alkaline Fractionation and Resulting Extract Purification Processes: Conditions, Yields, and Purities
By Vincent Oriez, Jérôme Peydecastaing and Pierre-Yves Pontalier
Clean Technol. 2020, 2(1), 91-115; doi:10.3390/cleantechnol2010007

One Research Article:
Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Fuel Choices for Short Sea Shipping
By Kirsi Spoof-Tuomi and Seppo Niemi
Clean Technol. 2020, 2(1), 34-52; doi:10.3390/cleantechnol2010004

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 300 CHF and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Clean Technol. in 2022.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Clean Technol. and the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Patricia Luis, Clean Technol.