دانلود کتاب فناوری‌های پایدار زیست‌محیطی، جلد ۱

The ongoing increase in global population, industrialization, urbanization, and intensive agricultural practices has resulted in a wide range of environmental challenges including increased waste generation, rising greenhouse gas emissions, the uncontrolled release of emerging and toxic pollutants, degraded soil, water, and air quality, the depletion of natural resources, and the escalating impact of climate change [1]. In response to these growing concerns, the development of sustainable environmental technologies has emerged as an indisputable priority since the beginning of the twenty-first century [1–4]. These technologies, especially in areas such as pollution prevention and remediation, waste-toenergy conversion, renewable/clean energy, greenhouse gas reduction, resource recovery, and the conservation of natural resources, play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable development [4–6]. The primary goals of these technologies are to focus on innovation, develop new technological solutions through sustainable processes, and significantly address the most pressing environmental issues facing our society [2,7,8]. Additionally, they aim at promoting a transition to a more sustainable and resilient planet for future generations. Various organizations/companies/industries are being urged to adopt sustainable technology in order to lower their carbon footprints and track their progress towards achieving sustainable development goals. While sustainable environmental technologies have evolved in various fields in recent decades, there is still limited knowledge regarding their full potential and their ability to address environmental problems effectively. This Topic project was a special collection of the latest multi-disciplinary and comprehensive research/review papers as well as innovative research models, published recently (2022–2023) in four MDPI journals (Water, Environment, Toxins, and Applied Science). The collection explores diverse facets of sustainable environmental technologies (Figure 1) and aims at summarizing these technologies, highlighting the latest developments and future directions in the field. The goal is to enhance the understanding of their application in combating environmental problems and fostering a greener future. It also highlights some exciting developments of frontier technologies with sustainability potential, while discussing the current challenges and perspectives of future research and innovations required for sustainable technologies to be successfully adapted and effective. This special collection accepted 65 articles including 55 research papers and 10 reviews for publication, covering research areas such as environmental remediation, sustainable materials, waste to energy, resource recovery, renewable/clean energy, and the role of AI and ML in sustainability. These papers cover 162 primary and partner institutions across the world (from 40 countries and six continents−including Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia−), showcasing the global diversity of the subject covered here. An overview of the themes of sustainable environmental technology, the focus of this Topic project, is given below: