Biomass, Biofuels and Waste: 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, the political situation has significantly influenced the demand for bioenergy production. The global energy market has been forced to reduce the consumption of natural gas. Additionally, global warming and the depletion of natural sources has imposed the implementation of many actions towards the development of renewable sources and the reduction in fossil fuel usage. Therefore, biomass, biofuels and waste are welcome as eco-friendly alternatives. In addition, new developing technologies should also be applied to sufficiently increase the production of biofuels and to utilize the potential of biomass or waste and the adequate disposal of by-products. Therefore, pre-treatment processes such as torrefaction, hydrothermal carbonization and slow pyrolysis processes are required to improve the properties of biomass or waste and turn them into successful biofuels. Thermal conversion methods, e.g., combustion, gasification or pyrolysis, must be undertaken to process biomass, biofuels or waste into energy or other applications including fuel cells, biofertilizers or absorbents, etc. Every aspect of these processes must be carefully studied. Therefore, a number of actions regarding waste management should also be introduced, including, among others: the reduction in waste generation, including food, mineral and plastic waste; the efficient segregation of municipal mixed solid waste; and the application of thermal processes in order to transform the combustible portion of waste into energy.

This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advancements related to experimental and numerical studies as well theory and design concerning biomass, biofuels and waste conversion technologies. In addition, the benefits and problems associated within their production will be highlighted. Research papers and reviews describing the state of the art are within the scope of this Special Issue.

Dr. Małgorzata Wilk
Guest Editor

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