Green Technologies: Bridging Conventional Practices and Industry 4.0

Green technologies have been globally accepted as efficient and sustainable techniques for the utilization of natural resources. Currently, Industry 4.0, which is also called a "smart industry", aims for the integration of cyber and physical systems to minimize waste and maximize productivity. Therefore, green technologies can be identified as key components in Industry 4.0. The scope of this Special Issue is to address how conventional green technologies can be a part of smart industries by minimizing waste, maximizing productivity, optimizing the supply chain, or by additive manufacturing (3D printing). This theme focuses on the scope and challenges of integrating current environmental technologies in future industries.

This Special Issue "Green Technologies: Bridging Conventional Practices and Industry 4.0" invites manuscripts from academicians working on green technology-related processes. Authors are invited to submit original research articles covering topics which include, but are not limited to, the following areas: (1) the development of new disease-specific models to guide therapy; (2) air pollution monitoring and control; (3) carbon emission reduction; (4) computational tools for environmental applications; (5) energy and environmental policy; (6) environmental monitoring, assessment and management; (7) Industry 4.0; (8) process system engineering; (9) renewable energy; (10) solid/biomass waste treatment, management, and recycling; and (11) waste minimization, etc. The manuscripts were regularly submitted, selected and reviewed by the regular system and accepted for publication. This Special Issue, “Green Technologies: Bridging Conventional Practices and Industry 4.0′′, aims to incorporate and introduce the advances in green technologies to the cyber-based industries.