Environmental Biotechnologies for Bioenergy from Waste Valorization
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioenergy; biomass; biogas; methane fermentation; biohydrogen production; ADM1; modeling of anaerobic digestion
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Interests: bioenergy; sustainable energy; valorization of agri-food waste; wastewater treatment; membrane filtration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Environmental Biotechnologies for Bioenergy from Waste Valorization” highlights advances in biotechnological methods that convert organic waste streams into reliable, low-carbon energy carriers while supporting circular bioeconomy goals. It features research that improves the efficiency, operational stability, and environmental performance of waste-to-bioenergy systems under real-world conditions, including variable feedstock quality and scale-up challenges. Submissions that integrate process innovation with sustainability outcomes are especially encouraged, including strategies to reduce emissions, increase energy yields, and enable resource recovery from residues and side streams.
This Special Issue covers topics relating to a wide range of waste feedstocks (e.g., municipal, agricultural, industrial, and wastewater-derived organics) and pretreatment methods that increase biodegradability, mitigate inhibition, and improve process resilience. Core conversion pathways include anaerobic digestion, dark fermentation, and integrated systems for producing biohydrogen and biogas/biomethane, with attention to co-digestion schemes and process intensification such as staged reactors, hybrid configurations, novel mixing or heating, and advanced control.
The Special Issue also welcomes submissions addressing kinetic and mechanistic modeling, including ADM1-based approaches, process simulation, and data-driven optimization using machine learning or hybrid modeling for forecasting, fault detection, and control. Papers addressing sustainability assessment, nutrient recovery, techno-economic analysis, and well-documented pilot- and full-scale case studies are encouraged to strengthen the evidence base for deployment and policy-relevant decision-making.
Dr. Katarzyna Bułkowska
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Zielińska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waste valorization
- anaerobic digestion
- co-digestion strategies
- biohydrogen and biogas
- bioprocess modeling (ADM1)
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- circular bioeconomy
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