Biopolymer Treatment of Alkaline Industrial By-products (IBPs) for Valorisation and Sustainable Reuse in Geoenvironmental Engineering
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Biopolymer Treatment of Alkaline Industrial By-products (IBPs) for Valorisation and Sustainable Reuse in Geoenvironmental Engineering
Journal: Environmental Geotechnics
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 October 2026
Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: 28 February 2027
Environmental Geotechnics invites submissions for its Special Issue on “Biopolymer Treatment of Alkaline Industrial By-products (IBPs) for Valorisation and Sustainable Reuse in Geoenvironmental Engineering.”
About the Special Issue
The transition toward circular and low-carbon geoenvironmental engineering requires innovative approaches for managing and reusing alkaline industrial by-products (IBPs), including fly ash, cement kiln dust, steel slag, incineration residues, and carbide lime waste.
Although these materials can possess valuable mineralogical properties, their direct reuse is often restricted by challenges such as contaminant leaching, hydro-chemical instability, limited durability, and uncertainties surrounding long-term performance.
This Special Issue focuses on the potential of biopolymers and bio-based treatment technologies to transform alkaline industrial wastes into value-added geo-materials. Biopolymers can serve as binders, modifiers, or functional agents to improve mechanical performance, environmental stability, durability, and overall reuse potential while supporting lower-carbon engineering practices.
The issue particularly seeks research addressing treatment mechanisms, contaminant immobilisation, long-term durability, field-scale applications, sustainability assessment, and regulatory pathways for the safe reuse of biopolymer-treated industrial by-products.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
Biopolymer preparation, characterisation, and standardised testing
Biopolymer treatment and upgrading of alkaline IBPs
Treatment of fly ash, steel slag, cement kiln dust, incineration residues, and contaminated soils
Mechanical enhancement and environmental stability
Contaminant immobilisation and leaching behaviour
Hydro-chemical stability and regulatory compliance
Durability and long-term performance
Wetting–drying and freeze–thaw performance
Chemical exposure and thermal variation
Field applications and pilot-scale demonstrations
Applications in embankments, subgrades, ground improvement, and landfill engineering
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon accounting
Techno-economic analysis (TEA) and circularity assessment
Regulatory, risk, and standardisation frameworks
Sustainable reuse of waste-derived bio-treated geo-materials
Preferred Article Types
The Special Issue welcomes:
Original Research Articles
Review Articles
Case Studies
Practice-oriented Contributions
Field and Pilot-scale Studies
Submission Information
Abstract Deadline: 15 October 2026
Full Submission Deadline: 28 February 2027
Authors must first submit an abstract according to the Special Issue requirements. Full manuscripts are submitted through the River Valley submission system.
River Valley Submission Portal
After registration, authors should navigate to Environmental Geotechnics, select “Special Issue” as the article type, and then choose the appropriate Special Issue title from the drop-down menu.
Authors must follow the journal's official author guidelines.
Guest Editors
Zhanbo Cheng
Lulu Liu
Hanjiang Lai
Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed
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