Special Issue on Non-renewable Resources

Non-renewable Resources refer to natural resources that cannot be renewed, including fossil fuels (mineral resources, oil shale, coal, petroleum etc.), soil resources, natural isotopes, connate water, exergy resources, and so on. Along with the advances of science and technology, the overexploitation of these nonrenewable resources brings about ecological and environmental problems, rational utilization of these resources become a new issue for scientists all over the world. At the same time, it is crucial to develop new resources which can replace the old non-renewable resources.

This special issue aims at providing a platform for scientists and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in the area of non-renewable resources. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Fossil fuels
• Nuclear energy
• Chemical energy
• Soil resources
• Natural isotopes
• Protection of non-renewable resources 

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal at Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Non-renewable Resources’’ should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

Guest Editor:

Dr. Antonio Nieto
The Pennsylvania State University, USA

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

nr@scirp.org