Zero Waste Technology from Biofuel Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: extraction of bioactive compounds of industrial interest; anaerobic digestion to obtain biomethane or volatile fatty acids; synthesis of sustainable polymers through inverse vulcanization for its application in environmental technologies
Interests: valorization of organic solid waste through bioprocesses; pre-treatment assessment for the extraction of high-value-added compounds and to improve feedstock degradability; emerging pollutant and volatile organic compound removal by bioprocesses; environmental microbiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Waste management remains a critical challenge in scientific research, as the industrial and agricultural sectors generate hundreds of millions of tons of waste annually. If left unutilized, this waste becomes an economic and environmental liability. However, through effective valorization strategies, by-products can be transformed into valuable resources, reducing raw material demand and minimizing energy consumption. This Special Issue explores common and innovative methods for industrial waste treatment, with a strong focus on resource recovery and biofuel development. Despite promising advancements, challenges remain in transitioning these strategies from research to commercial applications. Thorough experimental validation, scale-up studies, and techno-economic and environmental assessments are necessary.
This Special Issue serves as a resource for researchers and industry professionals, providing insights into waste valorization and sustainable biorefinery technologies to advance circular economy principles.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identification of novel waste materials as potential raw materials for bioenergy, food, feed, or high-value chemicals.
- Development and optimization of waste valorization technologies, including thermochemical, biochemical, and physicochemical processes.
- Techno-economic and environmental assessments of waste valorization strategies.
- Advancements in biorefineries for multi-product recovery from agricultural and industrial waste.
- Integration of mass and energy optimization strategies in waste processing and biorefineries.
- Process intensification techniques for improving the efficiency and scalability of waste-to-resource technologies.
- Biotechnological approaches, such as enzymatic and microbial processes, for converting waste into biofuels, bioplastics, and biochemicals.
- Circular economy strategies for industrial waste management and sustainability.
- Valorization of food and agricultural waste for functional ingredients, bio-based materials, and animal feed.
Dr. Juan Cubero Cardoso
Dr. Ángeles Trujillo-Reyes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agricultural and forestry waste biomass
- anaerobic digestion
- bioenergy
- bioprocesses
- circular economy
- composting
- energy recovery
- environmental microbiology
- fermentation
- green solvents
- hydrolysis
- pre-treatment
- waste management
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