Reducing Water Use and Carbon Footprint: working toward a circular economy

Reducing Water Use and Carbon Footprint: Working toward a circular economy tackles some of today’s most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges.Aligned with the principles of the Circular Economy, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the European Green Deal, it showcases groundbreaking technologies that reduce carbon and water footprints, improve air quality, and promote smarter, more sustainable water and waste management. Designed for scientists, graduate students, industry professionals, policymakers, and environmentally conscious readers, this publication provides both the scientific foundation for and practical insights into efficient, cost-effective methods for exhaust gas purification and post-process waste utilization, framed within the Circular Economy’s 6R concept - refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle, rethink.Particular attention is given to novel carbon capture techniques using water-soluble sorbents and ferriferrohydrosol (FFH)-an innovative,