Biogas and Biomethane Production from Pretreated Waste Biomasses

Dear Colleagues,

With the production of biogas and biomethane being considered among the main leading parameters for the energy transition toward the sole use of renewable sources, significant scientific efforts were made, in terms of process intensification, to characterize the process as a function of the available residual and determine the optimal operative conditions.

However, the same biomasses can be firstly exploited for the extraction of valuable co-products prior to the final biogas production, in order to provide them a dual end use. Moreover, the related pre-treatments can also enhance the final production of biogas, thus achieving the synergistic effect expected into a biorefinery.

Differently from the sole biogas production, this latter proposal offers further and promising perspectives which need to be experimentally investigated. Following this proposal, the present Special Issue aims to collect original research papers and valuable reviews dealing with biogas and biomethane production with pre-treated waste biomasses.

Prof. Dr. Giovanni Gigliotti
Dr. Alberto Maria Gambelli
Guest Editors

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• agricultural wastes
• organic waste
• bioenergy
• biogas
• biomethane
• biomass
• residue