Thermo Fluid Conversion of Biomass

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Thermofluid Biomass Conversions”. The Special Issue covers emerging topics such as the thermochemical conversion of biomass and organic waste in fluidized media, such as water, supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, liquid and gaseous solvents, and liquid phase catalysis.

Transforming the huge quantities of residual biomass and organic waste from agriculture and industry, as well as municipal solid waste and sewage sludge, represents a fundamental step towards a zero-waste circular economy. Upgrading these carbonaceous waste streams to renewable energy and advanced materials mitigates their environmental impacts and lowers our dependence on nonrenewable fuels. For biomasses and wastes rich in moisture, their valorization/handling in fluidized systems may well represent an economically and technically feasible solution, as demonstrated by recent industrial efforts worldwide.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Hydrothermal conversion

• Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC)

• Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL)

• Supercritical water gasification (SCWG)

• Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO)

• Wet oxidation (oxidation in liquid water; WO)

• Thermal hydrolysis

• Conversion in liquid solvents

• Conversion in ionic liquids

The Special Issue covers all aspects of the above processes, including product streams, such as energy, fuels (e.g., hydrochar, biocrude, syngas, hydrolyzed matter to be fed to anaerobic digesters), sustainable materials (e.g., soil amendment, soil improver, adsorbent media), advanced and/or upgraded materials (e.g., activated carbons, supercapacitor electrode materials, carbon electrodes for fuel cells).

Prof. Dr. Luca Fiori
Prof. Dr. Jillian L. Goldfarb
Guest Editors

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