Biomass-Based Green Technologies for Modern Bioeconomy

Dear Colleagues, 

Lignocellulosic biomass represents green, renewable, and sustainable feedstock for next-generation advanced manufacturing, which has enabled the massive replacement of traditional petroleum-derived products that build up the foundation of a modern bioeconomy. Current biomass-related technologies include feedstock design, biorefining, manufacturing, waste handling, waste valorization, etc., which have generated green and sustainable products of bio-energies, biofuels, chemicals, biomaterials, and multifunctional devices. Meanwhile, the field still faces challenges in implementing biorefinery and industrializing these bioproducts because of the difficulties in reaching product quality, cost-effectiveness, processing optimization, and net carbon footprint. In this Special Issue, we aim to collect recent advancements in green technologies that use biomass as the feedstock to achieve a modern bioeconomy. The covered topics include: 

1. Biomass feedstock design and development;
2. Biofuels and bioenergy;
3. Biomass-derived advanced multifunctional materials and devices;
4. Biomass-derived nanomaterials, such as nanocellulose and nanolignin;
5. Cellulose-, hemicellulose-, and lignin-derived chemicals and products;
6. Biomass-derived plastic alternatives;
7. Technology, processing, devices, and equipment developments for efficient biomass conversion;
8. Life cycle, economic, and sustainability assessment of biomass-derived products.

Prof. Dr. Qiang Li
Prof. Dr. Rendang Yang
Guest Editors

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