Advances in the Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 66
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Interests: materials; wastewater treatment; material characterization; X-ray diffraction; SEM analysis; nanomaterials; material characteristics; advanced materials; nanomaterials synthesis; mechanical properties
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Interests: bioenergy; thermochemical valorization of wastes
Interests: bioenergy; biofuels; biochar; pyrolysis; gasification; refuse-derived fuels; biomass wastes
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Dear Colleagues,
Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant and renewable energy sources in the world. Thermochemical processing of lignocellulosic biomass, including incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis, provide multiple benefits such as energy production and densification, production of activated carbon precursors and soil amendment materials, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, etc.
Pyrolysis, which involves the thermal decomposition of organic matter under inert conditions, enables the production of biochars and bio-oils, as well as energy from lignocellulosic biomass. With current global challenges such as depleting fossil resources, increasing global population, and global warming, the need for sustainable chemical and energy production is increasingly critical. This has led to rising interest in pyrolysis of biomass in recent years.
This Special Issue aims to survey the recent advances in the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. Review articles are invited on pyrolysis processes including torrefaction, slow pyrolysis, intermediate pyrolysis and fast pyrolysis, catalytic pyrolysis, pyrolysis kinetics, energy production, pyrolysis feedstocks, and the valorization of biochars, bio-oils, and pyrolysis volatiles.
Dr. Ali Umut Sen
Dr. Andrei Longo
Dr. Catarina Nobre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass
- pyrolysis
- pretreatment
- bioenergy
- biofuel
- bio-oils
- waste to energy
- waste
- renewable
- feedstock
- cellulose
- hemicellulose
- lignin
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