Overview

We face unprecedented challenges in the 21st century, including population growth and climate change, which put great strain on our planet. Decarbonizing urban and environmental processes could reduce global carbon emission, and electrification could be a step toward carbon-neutrality in urban activities, including environmental remediation, resource recovery, and commodity chemical manufacturing. At the same time, a growing awareness of reclaiming useful components from what had previously been viewed as useless waste has encouraged researchers to come up with various revalorization strategies that can create a circular economy. By replacing fossil fuels with green and renewable energy, we intend to investigate ways to electrify separations and conversions for urbanization and environmental processes.