New Trends in Catalytic Pyrolysis

Dear Colleagues,

There is a global imperative on waste valorization to reduce reliance upon fossil fuels and, at the same time, to recovery the energy and material values from wastes. The thermochemical conversion technology, pyrolysis, converts biomass waste into fuels and chemicals in gaseous, liquid and solid forms. However, noncatalytic pyrolysis suffers from the low quality of the products; for example, pyrolysis oil cannot be directly used in engines due to its complexity and instability. Catalytic pyrolysis was proposed to ensure the efficient generation of pyrolysis products whilst maximizing the value of biomass into fuels and value-added chemicals in the presence of catalysts.

This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent progress and the advances in the field of catalytic pyrolysis. This includes, but is not limited to, catalytic pyrolysis processes; catalytic reactors; the mechanism and kinetics of catalytic pyrolysis; the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of advanced catalysts (zeolites, metal oxides, bimetallics, dolomite, etc). Any original research and review articles dealing with experimental or modelling work related to catalytic pyrolysis are welcome.

Dr. Xiaolei Zhang
Dr. David Antonio Buentello Montoya
Guest Editors

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