Recycling of Biomass Resources: Biofuels and Biochemicals

Dear Colleagues,

To achieve the goal of sustainable biofuel and biochemical (biochar) production, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable alternatives, such as biomass resources, has been widely recognized. The sustainable, efficient, and affordable thermochemical conversion of biomass resources is one of the promising approaches for biofuel and biochemical (biochar) production. Hydrothermal/pyrolysis conversion technologies provide a competitive edge for the reuse of biomass over conventional methods.

This Topical Collection is designed to collect original research and review articles focusing on thermochemical conversion of biomass resources. This Topical Collection aims to enhance the utilization efficiency of biomass resources to produce biofuel and biochemical (biochar) and the application potential of biochemical (biochar) in different fields.

In this Topical Collection, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

• Valorization of renewable biomass for chemicals/biofuels production;
• Hydrothermal/pyrolysis processing of wet biomass for biofuel production;
• Hydrothermal/pyrolysis processing of biomass for biochar production;
• Synthesis of nanostructured materials from biomass resources for heterogeneous/homogeneous catalysis/adsorbents;
• Application of biofuels and biochemicals (biochar);
• Modelling and simulation of thermochemical conversion of biomass resources;
• Solid waste treatment and resource utilization.

Dr. Nan Zhao
Dr. Chao Gai
Collection Editors

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