Application of Fermentation Technology in Biomass Utilization and Biofuels Production, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fermentation; biohydrogen; biofuel; biomass
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Dear Colleagues,
Bioenergy—encompassing solid, liquid, or gaseous biofuels fermented from sugars embedded in biomass—is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels as it can be produced from renewable sources that can be continuously replenished. Increasing its application could help to alleviate greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite the potential benefits of bioenergy, various challenges remain in the application of fermentation technology in biomass utilization and biofuel production. We thus invite researchers to contribute original research articles and review articles that will stimulate more studies in bioenergy production from biomass via fermentation, with a focus on fundamental science and technological innovations. We are particularly interested in articles describing the use of fermentative technologies for energy recovery from biomass, different fermentation methods and their biotechnological application, and so forth. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Photo fermentation;
- Electrofermentation;
- Dark fermentation;
- Integrated fermentation;
- Liquid biofuels production;
- Biogas/biohydrogen production and purification;
- The lifecycle analysis of bioenergy production;
- Metabolic engineering;
- The economical evaluation of bioenergy production.
Dr. Lei Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photo fermentation
- electro fermentation
- dark fermentation
- integrated fermentation
- liquid biofuels production
- biogas/biohydrogen production and purification
- lifecycle analysis of bioenergy production
- metabolic engineering
- economical evaluation of bioenergy production
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