Sustainable Development of Biofuels
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2023) | Viewed by 9658
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioenergy; biofuels; bio-based chemicals and materials; techno-economic analysis; life cycle analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is already a major challenge for today’s society, and we have to rush for the implementation of a sustainable bio-based economy where biofuel must play a leading role altogether with other renewable energies. Such a challenge involves the sustainable replacement of fossil-derived fuels and energy by sustainable biofuels in the transport sector but also in the generation of residential and industrial heat and power. This energy transition needs a major societal effort all along the energy and fuel chain value, from biomass generation, conversion in integral biorefineries into biofuels and other co-products, logistics and supply in order to satisfy society’s needs. In this context, the development of biofuels from renewable resources is crucial in terms of a holistic sustainability where different dimensions such as social, health, environmental, climate change, economical, scientific, and technology development are being taken into account with a suitable policy to accelerate a circular bioeconomy in the near future. With this in mind, sustainable biofuels would impact the society and boost circular bioeconomy with minor environment and climate change concerns but improve welfare. The success of such an energy transition requires, however, a completely change of paradigm and a focus on healing our planet and society welfare, where the sustainable production and use of biofuels and co-products must play a leading role.
This Special issue aims to show recent advances in the development of sustainable biofuels all along the chain value. Promising feedstocks, processes, integral biorefineries, and uses in the transport sector and heat and power generation will be provided and discussed to give an in-depth overview of the state of the art with a broad spectrum of sustainable biofuels. For the sustainability of biofuel development, the Special issue will also address lifecycle and sustainability analysis of different production technologies and social and political interest in promoting biofuels. These facts make this Special issue very valuable for all society, i.e., social communities, biofuel companies, the scientific community, and decision makers.
Prof. Dr. Jorge Aburto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable biomass for biofuels
- sustainable biofuels
- policies for sustainable biofuels
- biorefinery and bioeconomy
- circular economy
- lifecycle assessment and sustainability
- transport biofuels
- biofuels for heat and power generation
- solid biofuels
- gaseous biofuels
- liquid biofuels
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