Advances in Biomass Energy Conversion and Thermochemical Processes

Dear Colleagues,

The growing global energy demand and fossil fuel price instability, as well as global warming, climate change issues, energy poverty, and national energy independence are challenges that researchers operating in the energy sector are constantly having to deal with. In such a framework, biomass technologies could play a fundamental role in meeting the ambitious target of the decarbonization of the energy sector through the application of innovative processing techniques as well as adapting current technologies to alternative energy sources.

This proposed Special Issue fits the above-described context, covering original research and studies related to biomass thermochemical processes and energy conversion. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, recent developments, and new applications.

Topics of interests include, but are not restricted to:

• Advanced biomass combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification technologies.
• Use of biomass producer gas in internal combustion engines and gas turbines
• Biomass-based cogeneration technologies.
• Thermodynamic and experimental data-driven modelling of biomass-based energy systems.
• Single/multi-objective optimization of biomass-based energy systems.
• Alternative energy sources (e.g., solar energy) for biomass thermochemical processing.
• Hydrothermal processes (carbonization, liquefaction, gasification).
• Char valorization.
• Advances in Biomass-to-hydrogen technology.
• Remote sensing technologies for biomass estimation.

Dr. Carlo Caligiuri
Dr. Vittoria Benedetti
Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Renzi
Dr. Tine Seljak 
Guest Editors

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