Utilization of Biomass: Energy, Catalysts, and Applications
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 483
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass; chemical engineering; fermentation; second-generation ethanol
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Interests: lignin valorization; 2G ethanol; thermochemical conversion; mathematical modeling; process intensification
Interests: Biocatalysis; enzyme immobilization; bioprocess
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The current global scenario, with the focus on reducing the demand for fossil fuels as well as the need to reduce carbon emissions, especially those resulting from combustion fuels, has led researchers and the scientific community to search for alternative sources of energy. In this context, the use of renewable energy plays a key role, since it does not have an environmental impact, mainly when compared to traditional non-renewable ones. Thus, biomass is the most common form of renewable energy—being a source of primary energy supply—and can be converted into other usable forms of energy, such as biofuels. In order to exploit the full potential of biomass in the context of a biorefinery, one can use biocatalysts. Indeed, many of them have been used mainly in the thermochemical approach. Also, biocatalysts can be used in the pretreatment or the hydrolysis step in the lignocellulosic ethanol process, or even during biodiesel production. Therefore, considering all these possibilities, this Special Issue of Sustainability will cover the use of biomass in the context of energy, biocatalysts, and applications. The Editor invites you to submit manuscripts covering all these topics since all are welcome. The main aim is to contribute to the state of the art and to highlight the importance of biomass use as a means of achieving a more sustainable world.
Prof. Dr. Everaldo Silvino dos Santos
Prof. Dr. Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha
Prof. Dr. Nathália Saraiva Rios
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biocatalysis applied to biofuels
- biomass pretreatment
- biorefinery
- lignocellulosic ethanol
- thermochemical processes
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