Green Additive for Biofuel Energy Production
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 October 2025 | Viewed by 430
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Interests: additive manufacturing; tribology; biocomposite; nanocomposite; composite materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The production and burning of fossil fuels have been identified as the source of greenhouse gas emissions, which negatively influences the ecosystem. Since the origins of carbon emissions are now known, extensive research has been conducted to reduce climate change, which has turned into a global nightmare. With the increasing awareness of global warming, scientists have looked for techniques to produce fuel from naturally sourced materials with environmentally friendly production and application processes. Although several biofuels have been produced, the drawback lies in the entire process' output (yield). Significantly, studies have shown that incorporating catalysts or additives has a dominant influence on biofuel production yield. This development has opened new pathways in catalytic processes by giving researchers unmatched control over critical characteristics, including size, shape, content, and morphology. Although nanotechnology is not new in chemistry and biofuel production, its constant advancement has brought it to the forefront of scientific discussion, making it the most popular buzzword of the decade. Despite rigorous studies in this research area, several untapped bio-based catalysts and their incorporation techniques are needed. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on incorporating naturally sourced catalysts and new techniques, as well as improving biofuel production via naturally sourced catalyst incorporation.
Dr. Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan
Dr. Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh
Dr. Linda Zikhona Linganiso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biofiller
- biofuels
- production processes
- energy
- burning efficiency
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