Sustainable Biofuels for Carbon Neutrality: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced biofuels; energetic conversion of biomass; bioengineering and strain optimization; bioremediation; ecotoxicology; CO2 sequestration; circular bioeconomy
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Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable biofuels play a major role in climate mitigation since they can lower net emissions across sectors that struggle to electrify. This Special Issue invites studies that show how advanced biofuels contribute to carbon neutrality through measurable gains in conversion efficiency, improved feedstock use, and realistic deployment pathways. We welcome research that links process engineering with system analysis, policy, and supply chain design. The scope covers biochemical and thermochemical routes, waste-based feedstocks, algal systems, fuel quality, integration with existing energy infrastructure, and the life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions. We also seek papers that test economic feasibility, quantify environmental trade-offs, and assess social impacts in regions with different resource conditions. Submissions may rely on laboratory experiments, pilot-scale trials, modelling, or comparative assessments. Review papers with a clear research question are encouraged. The goal is to identify gaps that limit the wide deployment of sustainable fuels.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sustainable biofuels for carbon neutrality;
- Advanced conversion pathways in biofuel production;
- Low-carbon supply chains for biomass;
- Waste- and residue-based feedstocks;
- Algal and microbial fuel systems;
- Thermochemical routes for renewable fuels;
- Biochemical routes and enzyme-based processes;
- Greenhouse gas accounting across the fuel life cycle;
- Integration of biofuels in the aviation and maritime sectors;
- Regional resource potential and deployment scenarios;
- Techno-economic evaluation of biofuel processes;
- Environmental and social impacts of biofuel expansion;
- Policy frameworks that support sustainable fuel markets.
Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Hawrot-Paw
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable biofuels
- advanced biofuels
- life cycle assessment
- greenhouse gas mitigation
- carbon neutrality
- biomass feedstocks
- waste-derived feedstocks
- thermochemical conversion
- biochemical conversion
- bioenergy systems
- aviation fuels
- maritime fuels
- renewable fuels policy
- supply chain analysis
- environmental impacts
- techno-economic assessment
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