Bioenergy and Biobased Technologies to Support a Green Transition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: fermentation; biomass; biorefinery; biofuels; bio-based products; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment
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Interests: lignocellulosic biomass; fermentation; biorefinery; industrial biotechnology; bioethanol; biofuels; biobased products; sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The need to reduce the environmental footprint and the desire to convert the fossil-based economy into a greener economy have led to a growing interest in the development of biobased technologies in all industrial sectors. Today, the development of new biomass-based processes is one of the main drivers of our current society to move toward a more sustainable future with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and a more appropriate use of natural resources.
Several studies on technoeconomic assessment and life cycle analysis have shown promising data on the use of biomass for the production of valuable compounds. However, some important points still have to be improved in order to create technologies with enough robustness for implementation on a large scale. Efforts are still required, for example, to develop efficient and cost-competitive strategies for biomass fractionation, fermentation, as well as for product separation from hydrolysate-based fermentation media. Lignin valorization and the development of biorefineries are also promising approaches to make the conversion of biomass into valuable products more economically feasible.
The aim of this Special Issue on “Bioenergy and Biobased Technologies to Support a Green Transition” is to collect high-quality scientific contributions regarding recent developments and ideas in areas related to the production of bioenergy, biofuels, and biobased products. Potential topics include but are not limited to: (a) biomass conversion by chemical, thermal or fermentation routes; (b) biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis; (c) fermentation of biomass hydrolysates (including strain selection and process optimization); (d) engineering of microbial strains for fermentation of biomass hydrolysates; (e) development and/or use of chemical catalysts for application on the conversion of biomass; (f) downstream process for separation and purification of biobased products; (g) lignin conversion/valorization; (h) process integration and development of biorefineries; (i) technoeconomic assessment and lifecycle analysis of biobased processes.
Prof. Dr. Solange I. Mussatto
Dr. Giuliano Dragone
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Bioenergy production
- Biofuel production
- Biobased products
- Chemical and thermal conversion of biomass
- Biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis
- Fermentation of biomass hydrolysates
- Microorganisms of interest for use in the conversion of biomass hydrolysates
- Strain improvement for conversion of biomass hydrolysates
- Downstream process for separation of biobased products
- Lignin conversion/valorization
- Biorefinery
- Technoeconomic assessment of biobased technologies
- Life cycle analysis of biobased technologies
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