Potentiality of Current Technologies and Processes on Agricultural Waste and Wastewater Managements

Dear Colleagues,

The establishment of agricultural farms has been continuously expanded due to the potential of fuel crops to be utilized as an alternative feedstock for various kinds of applications, e.g., fuel production and energy generation. An agricultural product from upstream production, namely from the field, will be either transferred as a raw material to the downstream manufacturing facility or directly employed to replace the conventional products. Relative to the increase in both agricultural farms and industrial plants in order to satiate the demand of the global population, copious amounts of both cultivated waste and wastewater, mostly discharged from industries, are generated simultaneously. The management of the produced wastes is well known to be challenged by the presence of either various hazardous substances or complex compounds. The mismanagement or unproper disposal of these wastes can contribute to environmental pollution and pose risks to human health. Although much research has endeavored to investigate a solution to this issue, many questions remain unanswered.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the efficiency of the current technologies applied to waste disposal that have been studied in order to overcome the limitations of conventional methods, including the obstruction of waste compositions. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of studies on safe and economically viable techniques that may be applied to waste management. In addition, the utilization of wastes for maximum benefit, such as converting waste into valuable biomass that can be utilized as a starting material in industries, will be addressed in this Special Issue, as well as methods that may be employed to reduce the large amount of waste generated while simultaneously producing more added-value products. The ability to reduce waste whilst generating valuable substances is expected to fortify the sustainable utilization of agricultural crops, as well as the operation of significant industries in the long term.

Dr. Jun-Wei Lim
Guest Editor

Dr. Ratchaprapa Raksasat
Guest Editor Assistant

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• agricultural waste
• wastewater
• advanced technology
• effective conversion
• sustainability