Biomass by Low-Temperature Pyrolysis
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2021) | Viewed by 8304
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Process engineering; chemical reaction engineering; renewable energy technologies; energy engineering; thermal engineering; modeling and simulation; pyrolysis, gasification, torrefaction, biomass conversion, materials
Interests: low-carbon energy conversion processes and hydrogen production; resource recovery from agri-waste; decarbonising heat and energy systems; gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; fluidised bed conversion; sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomass is one of the largest and most sustainable energy sources, yet in many countries and regions of the world, it has not been utilized well. Bioenergy recovery has become one of the key strategies due to the increasing shortage of fossil fuels and serious deterioration of ecological environments. A variety of lignocellulosic biomass types, including woody biomass, dedicated energy crops, agricultural residues and forestry residues, are often region-specific. Moreover, it is expected to produce more renewable energy by reutilization of biowaste. Processing of biomass in its natural form for energetic purposes by direct combustion with immediate heat utilization has very low efficiency. Thus, a full utilization of renewable energy sources and practical application of recycled bioenergy is still under exploration. Pyrolysis of biomass (not only lignocellulosic, but also biowaste), on one hand, has potential to provide fuels that are easier to store or with higher energy density (char, bio-oil and syngas), while on the other hand, it can facilitate the production of value-added chemicals (e.g., furfural, etc.).
This Special Issue aims at exploring the most recent advances in biomass (including biowaste) low-temperature pyrolysis to bioenergy, biobased chemicals, and carbon-rich materials, including the application of such products (e.g., biochar for soil amendment, as an adsorptive media or a catalyst) as well as recent developments in kinetic, thermodynamic and numerical modeling of pyrolysis processes.
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Dr. Marzena Kwapinska
Dr. Daya Pandey
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Feedstock (woody biomass, energy crops, seaweed, animal waste, etc.)
- Bioenergy
- Biofuels
- Biobased chemicals
- Bio-oil
- Biochar
- Biochar-based catalyst
- Syngas
- Low-temperature pyrolysis
- Lignocellulosic
- Pyrogenic carbon-rich material
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