Dear Colleagues,

Alternative and renewable energy sources already play a very decisive role on the development of human society, thus contributing to fulfill the increasing energy demands from both industrialized and under development countries, as well as its economic needs, which must comply to a decarbonized economy, therefore decreasing the energy impact on the global environment. Among these alternative energy sources, fuels such as biodiesel, is a good example of how the previous design could be achieved, as this fuel can be obtained from renewable sources, used in applications such as transportation systems, electricity generation, fuel conversion and even for electricity storage, with reduced impact on air emissions.

Although a great deal of research has been done, and important advances have been reached, in the last years, there is still need for increasing research, particularly in further development of new approaches, regarding the use of advanced catalysis and properties evaluation during biodiesel production.

Therefore, for this Special Issue we invite papers on new and innovative technical developments or approaches, reviews, case studies, as well as assessment, papers from different disciplines, which are relevant to the optimization of biodiesel production processes.

Prof. Dr. João Fernando Pereira Gomes
Dr. Jaime Puna
Guest Editors

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• biodiesel
• advanced catalysts
• properties evaluation
• process optimization