Novel Sustainable Processes with Low Environmental Impact Solvents in Biorefining and Chemical Industry

Dear Colleagues,

In the 21st century, the chemical industry faces significant challenges, particularly the environmental impact and resource accessibility. Addressing these issues requires a shift towards sustainable bio-resources and bio-refineries. Green chemistry emerges as a fundamental strategy to minimize the environmental impact by converting biological resources into products, promoting sustainability and waste reduction. Full implementation of green chemistry hinges on employing low environmental impact solvents. This involves adopting emerging solvents such as ionic liquids, eutectic solvents, water, biomass-derived solvents, or carbon dioxide as alternatives to hazardous organic solvents in analytical techniques. These solvents play a crucial role in transforming lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products. The synergy between green chemistry and biorefineries is vital for creating a sustainable, circular, and environmentally friendly chemical industry.

This Special Issue aims to offer an extensive and current perspective on the efficient role of low environmental impact solvents in biorefinery and the chemical industry, welcoming manuscripts including, but not limited, to the following topics:

• Advancements in Sustainable Processes and Biorefineries.
• Research on Green Chemistry's Environmental Impact Mitigation.
• Innovative Green Approaches to Biomass Pre-treatment and Fractionation.
• Studies on Low Environmental Impact Solvents for Biomass Transformation.

Dr. Raquel Cañadas
Dr. Cristina Álvarez
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2400 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.

• sustainable process
• green chemistry
• green solvent
• low environmental impact
• eco-fiendly technology
• biorefinery
• lignocellulosic biomass
• bioproducts
• chemical industry