Conversion and High-Value Utilization of Biomass Resources
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 April 2026 | Viewed by 754
Special Issue Editor
Interests: use of biomass for energy purposes; biomass conversion; drying biological materials; combustion; combustion equipment; heat and mass transfers; liquid biofuels and their application; design and construction of machines
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Dear Colleagues,
In the modern world, problems related to energy, its acquisition, or its conversion are important topics. The increase in the world’s population, the growing demand of societies for energy, and the shrinking resources of fossil fuels make it necessary to look for new energy sources, particularly renewable energy, which pollutes the natural environment to the least degree. New biomass and liquid biofuel conversion technologies are as important as the diversification of new energy sources. New technologies contribute to a more efficient use of biofuels and also make the obtained energy less harmful to the environment. All processes related to refining biofuels result in a significant increase in their value as fuel and open up new possibilities for their use in various industries as well as by individual consumers.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the latest developments related to, e.g., enrichment, conversion processes, modeling, shaping, and the use of biofuels, as well as devices in which biofuels are used, along with determining their impacts on the surrounding environment.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Determination of physicochemical properties of biomass intended for high-quality biofuels;
- All aspects related to biofuel conversion, such as modeling, theoretical and practical analyses, and computer simulations;
- Enrichment of biomass, forming, thickening, drying, and grinding;
- The processes of pyrolysis, gasification, and torrefaction of biomass;
- The fermentation process, biogas plants, and biogas;
- Liquid biofuel, esters, and ethanol;
- Use of agricultural and forestry waste for energy purposes;
- Use of food industry waste for energy purposes;
- Designing a line for the production of biofuels or its individual elements;
- Modeling of processes related to energy production from biofuels;
- Technical and economic analyses, including the determination of efficiency and environmental impacts;
- Analysis of the impact of the use of biofuels on the environment;
- Thermal and thermogravimetric analyses;
- Designing biomass burning equipment;
- Analysis of the composition of flue gases resulting from the combustion of high-quality fuels.
Dr. Andrzej Bryś
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomass
- biomass conversion
- pellet
- combustion
- exhaust emissions
- waste management
- heat flow
- computer modeling and simulations
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