Sustainability Assessment of Fuels and Biofuels Production
A special issue of Fuels (ISSN 2673-3994).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 681
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalytic hydrotreating and hydrocracking of lipids (vegetable oils, waste oils, micro-algal oils) for the production of paraffinic fuels; upgrading of pyrolysis biooil via catalytic hydrodeoxygenation; hydrothermal liquefaction of bio-based feedstocks; experimental evaluation of hydrodesulfurization and hydrocracking catalysts; statistical modeling for monitoring catalytic hydrotreating processes; oxidation and decomposition mechanisms of FAME biodiesel in diesel engines; sustainability assessment of bioethanol and biodiesel production processes
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Interests: life cycle assessment with focus on fuels; biofuels and chemicals; environmental fuels; fuels and biofuels storage and aging processes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites scientists to share their research results with regards to the sustainability assessment of fuels and biofuels. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) constitutes a valuable tool identifying the environmental merits and demerits of fuels and biofuels production pathways throughout their life cycle (“cradle-to-grave” approach). Consequently, LCA is commonly applied for the environmental assessment of fuels and biofuels, originating from variant feedstocks (energy crops, non-food biomass, residual feedstocks, microbial biomass etc.) aiming to increase energy efficiency and sustainability. The research in the environmental assessment of fuels and biofuels is continuous and intense and we therefore welcome contributions valorizing especially non-food crops and microalgae. This Special Issue focuses on original research studies and reviews regarding the environmental characterization of fuel and biofuel production processes towards sustainable transportation emphasizing valorizing residual biomass. Overviews of collaborative research projects in this area αre also welcomed.
Dr. Stella Bezergianni
Dr. Loukia P. Chrysikou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Carbon footprint
- Fuels
- Biofuels
- Residual biomass
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