Description

42nd Durban International Conference on Green Chemical Engineering, Energy & Environmental Sustainability (GCEEES-26) scheduled on Nov. 26-27, 2026 Durban (South Africa) is for the scientists, scholars, engineers and students from the Universities all around the world and the industry to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between the Universities and the industry.

Call For Papers

Themes and sub-themes

Green chemical engineering and Circular economy 

  • Sustainable processes, resource recovery, and waste minimization strategies
  • Green chemistry, engineering, and catalysis innovations
  • Recycling, resource recovery, and zero-waste technologies
  • Life cycle analysis and techno-economic -design in chemical production
  • process optimization and industrial sustainability

Renewable energy technologies and systems

  • Renewable energy sources, energy storage solutions, and energy efficiency technologies
  • Solar, wind, bioenergy, and geothermal energy innovations
  • Energy storage solutions (batteries, hydrogen, carbon capture, and smart grids)
  • Distributed energy systems and microgrids
  • Process optimization and energy management in industrial operations

Climate change mitigation and environmental management 

  • Cutting-edge technologies and practices for mitigating climate change, reducing pollution, and promoting sustainable resource management
  • Greenhouse gas reduction technologies
  • Sustainable water management and purification technologies
  • Environmental policy, regulation, and green certification framework

Water and wastewater treatment technologies

  • Innovations in waste-to-energy processes
  • Advanced wastewater treatment and desalination technologies
  • Waste management strategies for resource efficiency
  • Biological technologies and biomaterials