Advancements in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels and Chemicals II
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2024) | Viewed by 12820
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biofuel; bio-based product; biochemical; pretreatment; bioconversion process integration; biorefinery; bioprocessing
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Dear Colleagues,
Numerous efforts have been devoted to using various non-edible oils, biomass, etc. as feedstocks for the production of alternate fuels, bio-based materials, and biochemicals, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on conventional fossil resources.
Conversion strategies for the production of platform chemicals, building blocks, fine chemicals, and alternate fuels include a wide range of processes—for example, chemical and mechanical pretreatment for improved carbohydrate production, fractionation of biomass into carbohydrates and lignin and their further conversions, microbial and enzymatic conversion of biomass into valuable products, direct catalytic conversion of biomass or its components into chemicals and fuels, and transesterification of non-edible oils for the production of biodiesel in the presence of the heterogeneous catalysts.
The goal of this Special Issue is to publish both recent innovative research results, as well as review papers in the area of bio-based products and fuels on the following topics of interest.
If you would like to contribute a review paper, please contact one of the editors to discuss the relevance of the topics before submitting the manuscript.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Production of value-added products and biofuels from biomass (biomass pretreatment, thermo-chemical conversion, etc.).
- Advances in the applications of carbohydrates and lignin components derived from biomass.
- Recovery of different sugars from biomass through any chemical/physical/combined treatment strategies.
- Chemical/physical pretreatment of biomass using conventional and advanced strategies.
- Bio-fuel productions from different non-edible feedstocks in the presence of either biological or chemical catalysts.
Prof. Dr. Tae Hyun Kim
Dr. A.V.S.L. Sai Bharadwaj
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Biofuel
- Bio-based chemical
- Carbohydrate valorization
- Lignin valorization
- Pretreatment
- Catalytic conversion
- Biofuels
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