Biofuels–Bioenergy Waste to Value Added Feedstock

Dear Colleagues,

Waste produced upstream and/or downstream from bioenergy generation and the biofuels production sector could be useful as value added feedstock for supplementary support of other relevant sectors under a wider circular waste-economy scenario. A wide range of end users, from small to medium and large scale applications, e.g., fertilizers, food supplements production, building sector, low grade process heat, greenhouses to future breakthroughs, such as nanocarbon fibers and other relevant fields could be benefited from the advances in the field.

Aim of this Special Issue is to shade light not only on production routes, nature and properties of such waste but also their upgrading routes and their sustainability. Such waste management is also one of the most multi-disciplinary fields encompassing a large number of sciences from business–economics and logistics, chemistry, mechanical–chemical engineering, social and environmental sciences, governance–sustainability assessment policies to other closely-related areas.

This Special Issue focuses on nature, properties, upgrading processes of bioenergy–biofuels originated waste to value added feedstock. Overviews of the international ongoing and collaborative research projects, technology transfer and policies development in the field are also welcome. A multi-disciplinary approach in order to examine, explore and critically engage with issues, advances and barriers of the attempt are also encouraged.

Dr. Vasiliki Skoulou
Dr. Panayiota Manara
Dr. Stella Bezergianni
Guest Editor

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