Recent Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass and Waste to Fuels, Chemicals and Materials
A special issue of Biomass (ISSN 2673-8783).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 10755
Special Issue Editors
Interests: combustion; gasification; pyrolysis; pollutants control; CO2 capture and utilization; fluidized beds
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Interests: torrefaction; pyrolysis; gasification; biomass-based CQDs; fluidized bed reactor; isoconversional kinetic methods
Interests: fluidized beds; CCS&U; biomass thermal conversion; machine learning; TEA; LCA
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Interests: combustion; gasification; pyrolysis; energy and material production in a fluidized bed reactors; fate of solid particulates generated in a fluidized bed reactors; thermal treatments of waste and civil and industrial sludges
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermochemical conversion processes, carried out at medium to high temperatures, remain among the most promising methods for converting biomass and waste (including plastics) into fuels, chemicals, and materials. These processes help in addressing the need for greener energy sources and commodities and contribute to the sustainable use of waste materials. Feedstocks with low moisture content are typically processed using dry thermochemical methods, such as torrefaction, pyrolysis, or gasification. Feedstocks with higher moisture content are more appropriately processed using wet thermochemical methods, such as hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) or carbonization (HTC), supercritical water gasification, or wet oxidation. Each of these technologies produces complex solid, liquid, and gaseous intermediates that require further refining or upgrading to produce marketable fuels, chemicals, and value-added materials. Therefore, the progress and innovation of such conversion technologies plays a crucial role in the development of renewable energy and the replacement of fossil fuels and chemicals in achieving environmental sustainability.
This Special Issue focuses on the recent advances in thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste into fuels, chemicals, and materials. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers and experts to contribute their insights to address the challenges of improving current biomass conversion pathways. We kindly invite authors to submit high-quality original communications, full-length articles on experimental and numerical studies, and state-of-the-art reviews addressing their research on the use of thermochemical processes and emerging strategies for biomass and waste valorization. We invite contributions that delve into process optimization, technological advances, and challenges encountered in the exploitation of biomass and waste for their efficient and sustainable thermochemical conversion.
Key Topics:
- Novel advances in biomass and waste thermochemical conversion processes;
- Process optimization strategies for enhancing fuel, chemical, and material yields;
- Reactor and catalyst development for improved thermochemical conversion;
- Techno-economic and environmental assessments of thermochemical conversion processes;
- Integration of thermochemical conversion into existing energy systems.
Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Scala
Dr. Paola Brachi
Dr. Antonio Coppola
Dr. Massimo Urciuolo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass
- waste
- thermochemical conversion
- biofuel
- bioenergy
- chemicals
- materials
- process optimization
- reactor design
- techno-economic and environmental assessments
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