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Advances in Sustainable Energy from Biomass and Waste

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 1233

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Interests: bioenergy, simulation modeling, process optimization
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Dr. Imtiaz Ali

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Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh 21589, Saudi Arabia
Interests: biomass conversion; bioEnergy; pyrolysis; gasification
Dr. Mudassar Hussain Tahir

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Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Interests: thermo-chemical conversion of biomass materials to bio-based energy production

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on “Advances in Sustainable Energy from Biomass and Waste”. The year 2022 saw significant progress in sustainable energy systems using biomass and organic waste, with more attention given to performance and management, life-cycle assessment, anerobic digestion, biomass, and various waste types. This Special Issue aims to invite contributions on topics such as thermokinetics simulation models, advanced characterization techniques, biofuel and bioenergy conversion processes, lab-scale reactor design for pyrolysis and gasification, and techno-economic and environmental impact assessment methods. Keywords include energy conversion, bioenergy, process optimization, and waste-to-energy technologies.

To achieve further progress and development, we invite your contributions on the following topics:

  • Thermokinetics simulation models to predict biomass and waste characteristics;
  • Advanced characterization techniques of biomass and waste materials;
  • Biofuel and bioenergy conversion process with strong experimental evidence;
  • Lab-scale reactor design for pyrolysis and gasification for product validation;
  • Techno-economic and environmental impact assessment methods using advanced techniques.

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad
Dr. Imtiaz Ali
Dr. Mudassar Hussain Tahir
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • energy conversion
  • bioenergy
  • process optimization
  • waste-to-energy technologies

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20 pages, 4667 KiB  
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Integrated Waste-to-Energy Process Optimization for Municipal Solid Waste
by Hossam A. Gabbar and Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad
Energies 2024, 17(2), 497; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020497 - 19 Jan 2024
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Abstract
Within the past few decades, thousands of experiments have been performed to characterize urban waste and biomass to estimate their bioenergy potential and product identification. There is a need to develop an integrated process model based on the experimental literature, as well as [...] Read more.
Within the past few decades, thousands of experiments have been performed to characterize urban waste and biomass to estimate their bioenergy potential and product identification. There is a need to develop an integrated process model based on the experimental literature, as well as simulations to obtain suitable products. In this study, municipal solid waste (MSW), including paper and plastic characterization and an integrated process model, were developed to optimize the final products in a reactor system. The process model has two modes, R&D and reactor control (RC), to obtain suitable products including bio-oil, char, and gases. A database was integrated based on thermokinetics, machine learning, and simulation models to optimize product efficiency. The experimental data include those obtained by thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, which were linked to a pyrolysis experimental setup. Feedstock product mapping models were incorporated into the database along with the temperature, heating rates, elemental analysis, and final product concentration, which were utilized for the pyrolysis reactor setup. Product feasibility was conducted based on life cycle cost, affordability, and product efficiency. The present work will bridge the gap between experimental studies and decision-making based on obtained products under several experimental conditions around the world. Full article
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