Biofuels from Waste Biomass
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4334
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomass; biowastes; aqueous-phase reforming; hydrodechlorination water treatment; mesoporous carbon; doped carbon; environmental chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, it is commonly accepted that one of the key factors for sustainable development and climate change mitigation is an increase in biomass-derived fuels. Electric and hybrid technologies for transportation can also be used to replace combustion engines. For these objectives, it is essential to promote the development of processes for producing second-generation biofuels in order to overcome the limitations of first-generation biofuels. For several technical and economic reasons, waste biomass can be considered to be the most interesting raw material for the production of these biofuels.
This Special Issue of Applied Sciences, entitled “Biofuels from Waste Biomass”, aims to collect the most recent studies in this research field and present the most promising processes for biofuel production.
I encourage you to share your latest research in any field related to the scope of this Special Issue, including biomass and waste biomass pyrolysis, other thermal, hydrothermal, catalytic, or biological processes for the production of biofuels, and the characterization of products.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Heras
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomass;
- waste biomass;
- biofuels;
- biogas;
- biodiesel;
- biochar;
- bioethanol.
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