Biomass to Liquid Fuels

Dear Colleagues,

The development of the economy and society requires the consumption of a vast quantity of liquid fuels. At present, these are primarily prepared from fossil fuels, but the extraction, processing and use of fossil fuels results in carbon emissions and enhances greenhouse effects. Biomass is the only renewable resource containing carbon that can be converted into liquid fuels through different routes and whose clean utilization can effectively reduce carbon emissions. However, the stable structure of biomass (mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) makes its efficient conversion extremely challenging.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to theoretical research, conversion strategies, reaction system optimization and catalyst design, etc., in the field of biomass conversion into liquid fuels.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

1. Biomass gasification integrated Fischer–Tropsch synthesis to produce liquid fuels;
2. Biomass pyrolysis to produce liquid fuels;
3. Biomass conversion to liquid fuel in liquid phase system;
4. Life cycle assessment of biomass conversion to liquid fuels;
5. Smart practices and technologies for the production of liquid fuels derived from biomass;
6. New insights from different disciplines for the production of liquid fuels derived from biomass;
7. Simulation of process of biomass conversion to liquid fuels;
8. Sustainable liquid fuels production by thermocatalytic conversion.

Prof. Dr. Wenzhi Li
Guest Editor

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• biomass conversion
• liquid fuels
• biomass gasification
• biomass pyrolysis
• biomass catalytic depolymerization