Thermochemical Valorization of Biomass Waste: From Engineered Carbon Materials to Environmental and Food Remediation
A Special Issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717) belonging to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 127
Editors
Interests: termochemical technology; waste biomass; biosorbent; pollutants; biofuel; combustion
Interests: carbon materials; biomass; adsorption; pollutants; pesticides; dyes; antibiotics; environmental health;
Interests: biomass conversion; biomass characterization; biochar and hydrochar production; environmental protection; waste management; biosorption; analytical chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
The widespread contamination of aquatic systems and food matrices by toxic xenobiotics, such as persistent pesticides, synthetic dyes, and heavy metals, demands the immediate development of high-efficiency remediation technologies. Thermochemical conversion technologies, such as hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and pyrolysis, offer powerful pathways for resource recovery within the scope of closed-loop biorefineries. This Special Issue places a primary emphasis on the tailored engineering, surface functionalization, and chemical activation of biomass-derived biochars and hydrochars to serve as advanced, highly selective adsorbents for environmental and food safety management.
To fully explore the potential of these engineered carbon materials, this Issue heavily highlights the fundamental and mechanistic aspects of the adsorption process, including advanced kinetic modeling, isotherm analysis, and thermodynamic profiling in complex matrices.
In addition to advanced adsorption applications, this Issue also embraces the multi-functional nature of thermochemical valorization by exploring the simultaneous or co-production of solid biofuels and bioenergy carriers. Optimizing process parameters allows for a dual-purpose strategy where waste biomass is converted into both high-capacity environmental remediation agents and sustainable energy resources.
We invite high-quality original research articles, short communications, and critical reviews covering adsorbent synthesis optimization, mass transfer and pore-diffusion mechanisms, kinetic modeling of biomass degradation, and real-world applications in water treatment and bioenergy.
Dr. Marija Milenković
Dr. Tamara Terzić
Dr. Marija Koprivica
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and pyrolysis
- engineered biochar and hydrochar
- adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics
- removal of organophosphorus pesticides and synthetic dyes
- water decontamination and food safety matrices
- biomass waste valorization
- solid biofuels and energy recovery
- process optimization and reaction kinetics
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