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Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Waste

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 February 2023) | Viewed by 27633

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Adam Cenian

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Physical Aspects of Ecoenergy Department of Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: ecoenergetics; biotechnologies; diagnostics; plasma-chemistry; laser technologies
Prof. Dr. Anna Sikora

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Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: anaerobic digestion; fermentation processes; biogases (biohydrogen and biomethane) production; microbial communities; nutritional interactions between microorganisms; Microbial iron reduction; mutagenesis and DNA repair in bacteria

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energies, a peer-reviewed open access journal on science and technology related to energy and environmental issues, plans to publish a Special Issue titled ‘Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Waste’. The main aim of this Issue is to serve scientists and engineers active in the fields of methane and hydrogen production, fermentation and lignocellulosic waste pretreatment, etc.

The scope of the Special Issue includes results of biochemical science, analytical techniques, theoretical and computational methods, pretreatment methods and biotechnologies, with a special emphasis on the following topics:

  • Characterization and comparative studies of lignocellulosic wastes (e.g. straw, grass, etc.);
  • Biomass and feedstocks utilization: bioconversion of agro-industrial residues;
  • Biomass pre-treatment methods (physical, chemical, thermochemical and biological);
  • Bioenergy and bioproducts from energy crops and biological residues;
  • Bioprocess and biotechnologies (bioreactions, bioreactors, membrane-bioreactors, biocatalysis fermentation, etc.);
  • Fermentation processes: dark fermentation, photofermentation, methane fermentation, dark fermentation/microbial electrolysis cell, etc.;
  • Bacterial and fungal/yeast genetics, physiology, and metabolic engineering;
  • Microbial stress processess for biofuels production;
  • Biofuels and biorefineries concept;
  • Biofuels: liquid and gaseous biofuels production, valorization, modeling and economics;
  • Bioresource technologies associated with conversion or production of biofuels;
  • Biohydrogen production and storage;
  • Environmental impacts of biofuel technologies;
  • Environmental protection: biological waste treatment;
  • Bioenergy systems and networks;
  • Techno-socio-economic analysis;
  • Integrated energy systems, bio-hybrid processes and circular economy aspects;
  • Bioenergy planning and management;
  • Cleaner production and technological processes;
  • Sustainable development;
  • Thermochemical conversion of residual and problematic biomass: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, catalysis.

This Special Issue also welcomes papers on other related topics, provided that such topics are within the context of biofuels. Work published in the journal Energies reaches a wide range of specialists, from biology to biochemistry, ecoenergetics and engineering. This Special Issue will provide an excellent forum for the cross-fertilization of ideas and broad dissemination of presented results. We expect contributions to range from original scientific articles concerned with applied research or direct applications of fermentation processes, as well as reviews of current technology in specific areas (in the latter case, please send in your proposal beforehand).

Papers should comply with the general journal requirements as described at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/instructions

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue of Energies. Fundamental, interdisciplinary, theoretical, experimental and applied work will be considered. You are encouraged to write articles that are of relevance and interest to both established biochemical scientists and newcomers to the field.

Prof. Dr. Adam Cenian
Prof. Dr. Anna Sikora
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • lignocellulosic wastes 
  • agro-industrial residues 
  • biomass pre-treatment 
  • biofuels production
  • biofuel valorization 
  • biotechnologies 
  • bioreactors 
  • fermentation 
  • biocatalysis 
  • microbial electrolysis cell 
  • microbial engineering 
  • microbial stress processess 
  • biorefinery 
  • bioresource technologies 
  • biohydrogen storage 
  • environmental impacts 
  • environmental protection
  • bioenergy systems 
  • techno-socio-economic analysis 
  • integrated energy systems 
  • circular economy 
  • bioenergy planning and management 
  • clean production 
  • sustainable development 
  • thermochemical conversion

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Chicken Manure Pretreatment for Enhancing Biogas and Methane Production
by Izabela Konkol, Lesław Świerczek and Adam Cenian
Energies 2023, 16(14), 5442; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145442 - 18 Jul 2023
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The objective of this work was to determine the potential of chicken manure as a substrate for biogas production after pretreatment. The effects of removing excess nitrogen from chicken manure by water extraction in a temperature range from 20 °C to 60 °C [...] Read more.
The objective of this work was to determine the potential of chicken manure as a substrate for biogas production after pretreatment. The effects of removing excess nitrogen from chicken manure by water extraction in a temperature range from 20 °C to 60 °C to increase methane production were investigated. The dynamics of the process and efficiency of biogas production were also analyzed. As a result of manure fermentation after pretreatment, 16 to 45% more biogas and 18 to 39% more methane were obtained compared to manure without pretreatment. The effect of extraction was to increase the ratio of carbon to nitrogen by 2–2.7 times, which contributed to increasing biogas efficiency. The proposed method seems to be a promising enhancing of biogas and methane production in comparison with raw chicken manure. Biomass in the form of chicken manure is a promising substrate for biogas production, due to the constantly growing poultry meat production as well as environmental aspects such as reducing gas emissions from manure into the atmosphere. Full article
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Enhancing Biomass-Exopolysaccharides Production of Lignosus rhinocerus in a High-Scale Stirred-Tank Bioreactor and Its Potential Lipid as Bioenergy
by Siti Rokhiyah Ahmad Usuldin, Zul Ilham, Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin, Rahayu Ahmad and Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar
Energies 2023, 16(5), 2330; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052330 - 28 Feb 2023
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The depletion of fossil fuels and the emission of greenhouse gases have increased the demand for new and sustainable energy sources, leading to growing interest in using fast-growing filamentous fungi as a source of bioenergy. This study aimed to optimize the production of [...] Read more.
The depletion of fossil fuels and the emission of greenhouse gases have increased the demand for new and sustainable energy sources, leading to growing interest in using fast-growing filamentous fungi as a source of bioenergy. This study aimed to optimize the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) and mycelial biomass (MB) from the native medicinal mushroom, Lignosus rhinocerus, through submerged liquid fermentation. Using response surface methodology (RSM), it was found that the glucose concentration and speed of agitation significantly influenced the production of MB and EPS (p < 0.05), while the initial pH medium had an insignificant effect. The validated optimized parameters of 50.0 g/L glucose, initial pH 4.0, and 128 rpm for speed of agitation were tested in 500 mL shake flasks, 5 L, and 13 L stirred-tank (STR) bioreactors. The production of MB and EPS increased significantly by ~1.2-fold in the 5 L STR and further increased to ~1.7-fold (MB) and ~2.4-fold (EPS) in the 13 L STR bioreactor compared to the shake flask. The lipid content of MB was also determined, with a result of 2.07% w/w using the Soxhlet extraction method. To conclude, this study emphasizes the ability of L. rhinocerus as a new source of bioenergy through large-scale production, with optimized parameters serving as a reference for future research and practical applications. Full article
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Biogas and Biohydrogen Production Using Spent Coffee Grounds and Alcohol Production Waste
by Liana Vanyan, Adam Cenian and Karen Trchounian
Energies 2022, 15(16), 5935; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165935 - 16 Aug 2022
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In this study, alternative uses for lignocellulosic waste by considering them a source of eco-friendly and renewable energy generation with the application of the anaerobic digestion of treated and untreated waste for biogas and biohydrogen generation were investigated. The diluted sulfuric acid method [...] Read more.
In this study, alternative uses for lignocellulosic waste by considering them a source of eco-friendly and renewable energy generation with the application of the anaerobic digestion of treated and untreated waste for biogas and biohydrogen generation were investigated. The diluted sulfuric acid method was used for both the substrates and inoculum. Hydrogen production was absent when untreated spent coffee grounds (SCG) and alcohol waste (AW) were both used with the inoculum at pH 5.5 and pH 7.5. Meanwhile, the highest biogas yield of 320 dm3 kg V.S−1 was obtained when using AW at pH 7.5, with a 190 dm3 kg V.S−1 yield of methane. Instead, hydrogen production was observed when initially 4% (w/v) and 6% (w/v) SCG-containing hydrolysates were used as the substrates at pH 5.5, yielding 2.9 ± 0.09 dm3 kg V.S−1 and 3.85 ± 0.12 dm3 kg V.S−1, respectively. The further optimization of pretreatment technologies and pH control could lead to increased and prolonged hydrogen production. Full article
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A Review of Biomass Briquette Binders and Quality Parameters
by Okey Francis Obi, Ralf Pecenka and Michael J. Clifford
Energies 2022, 15(7), 2426; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072426 - 25 Mar 2022
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The adverse effect of the use of fossil fuels on the environment and public health has given rise to a sustained renewable energy research and development. An important component of global renewable energy mix is the use of loose biomass, including agricultural and [...] Read more.
The adverse effect of the use of fossil fuels on the environment and public health has given rise to a sustained renewable energy research and development. An important component of global renewable energy mix is the use of loose biomass, including agricultural and forestry residues, to produce solid fuels in the form of briquettes. Briquettes play a significant role in bioenergy mix in developing and developed countries. The production of biomass briquettes often entails the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and compaction of loose biomass that meet specific quality parameters. The densification process often involves the addition of binders to improve the cohesive strength of the briquette material. This paper surveys recent literature from 2012 to 2021 to establish the current state of research on the use of binders in briquette production; and reviews current parameters used in assessing the quality of biomass briquettes with focus on mechanical and handling properties. While a number of quality parameters were identified, their assessment methodologies varied widely in the literature, thus necessitating standardization for comparability purposes. The review also includes factors affecting the wide production and adoption of biomass briquettes in most developing economies and proposes ways of overcoming the bottlenecks. Full article
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