Agricultural Wastes Utilization via Catalytic Route
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 203
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass catalysis; biochar; biofuel; sustainable chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The production of agricultural waste (waste straw, plastic waste, food waste, etc.) is huge. Environmental issues arise from the improper disposal and management of agricultural waste. Agricultural waste contains a large amount of biomass energy, thus, containing enormous potential in resource utilization. Solid, liquid, and gaseous biomass energy and carbon-based materials can be obtained via catalytic processes (thermal, photo, electro)—for example, the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste to functional carbon materials. This Special Issue of Catalysts focuses on the current state of knowledge on the links between agricultural solid waste valorization via the catalytic route. Short communications, original papers, and review articles are welcome to this issue.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to: pretreatment methods for agricultural wastes; separation methods for agricultural wastes; and catalytic methods for the conversion of agricultural wastes.
Prof. Dr. Feng Shen
Dr. Xiaocheng Wei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biochar
- biofuel
- platform chemicals
- waste management
- carbon-based material
- biomass
