Energy from Agricultural and Forestry Biomass Waste
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 7712
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Dear Colleagues,
A circular economy is a sustainable economic system in which the reduction in and recirculation of natural resources allows for economic growth to be decoupled from resource utilization. Bio-residuals from agriculture and forestry represent one category of natural resources that have great potential for reduction and recirculation through their conversion to biofuels. Examples of currently under-utilized bio-residuals include agricultural waste streams rich in lignocellulosic biomass such as corn stover, wheat straw and paper mill sludge. These bio-residuals are readily available in most countries, and they can be used to produce a wide range of biofuels including, biogas, bio-oil, ethanol and bio-diesel.
Despite ongoing research activities in the field, there are still many challenges that need to be adequately addressed before bio-residuals become a significant feedstock for bio-fuels. This Special Issue seeks to contribute to disseminating the most recent advancements in the field with respect to both experimental and numerical studies. The focus is placed on research covering all aspects producing bio-fuels from bio-residuals, including feedstock selection, pre-treatment, reaction kinetics and product purification.
We look forward to considering your submissions.
Dr. Matthew Clarke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- agricultural and forestry waste biomass
- pretreatment
- green solvents
- hydrolysis
- fermentation
- trans-esterification