Valorization of Agricultural Residues to Renewable Energy and Value-Added Products

Dear Colleagues,

Valorization of agricultural residues to renewable energy and value-added products significantly contributes to the transition of the current agricultural production system or “productivism agriculture” era to the post-productivism agriculture or “production of nature” era. Accordingly, this issue will explore the use and management of agricultural residues as feedstock for producing renewables. It will cover various types of agricultural residues, such as crops, forestry, animal, or processing of agricultural commodities along with technologies to convert them into renewables. It will also cover deployment of renewables, including biofuels, as sustainable energy and their impact on food prices and the environment. Examples of topics that will be considered for publication are procedures to achieve satisfactory conversion results; real-world examples, and insights that promote the transition to sustainable utilization of various residues and waste products; appropriate limits and monitoring to reduce uncertainty regarding environmental benefits; and the limitations of agricultural residues to produce renewable energy. The editorial team welcomes original research articles, review articles, and case studies from researchers, academics, industrialists, and other stakeholders dealing with but not limited to the following research areas:

• Emerging technologies of agriculture waste valorization;
• Advances in waste-to-energy technologies;
• Integrated sustainable waste management systems;
• Waste based biorefineries, such as organic waste biorefinery, agricultural and   forestry waste biorefinery or integrated waste-based biorefineries, etc.;
• Designing sustainable policies;
• Life cycle assessment studies;
• Circular economies and bio-based economies.

Dr. Nicholas Korres
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rehan
Dr. Anoop Singh
Dr. Dheeraj Rathore
Dr. Jian Li Hao
Dr. Xuebin Wang
Dr. Abdul-Sattar Nizami
Guest Editors

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