Sustainable Valorization of Biomass-Derived Products and Carbon Dioxide

Dear Colleagues,

The current worldwide efforts to develop alternative technologies for the sustainable production of valuable compounds from waste resources are impelled by the need to address problems associated with a rapid population growth and the negative impacts of petrochemicals. Additionally, recent improvements in our standard of living as well as recent technological progress have also increased the need to develop new approaches to wealth-from-waste economics.

Biomass-derived products and carbon dioxide are potential renewable sources, many of which are available in enormous quantities and with a relatively low value. Their conversion to useful value-added chemicals and fuels has become an attractive task from both an industrial and environmental point of view, simultaneously addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

This Special Issue aims to discuss recent research and emerging trends in the sustainable valorization of biomass-derived products and carbon dioxide. This will include but not be limited to:

• Thermochemical, physicochemical, and biochemical conversion technologies;
• Alternative technologies (ultrasound, microwave, photochemical, etc.);
• Feasibility;
• Sustainability metrics.

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting contributions on these topics, including original research papers, reviews, and case studies that focus on relevant methods, models, techniques, and analyses. Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of a rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Dr. Vesna Najdanovic
Dr. Jiawei Wang
Guest Editors

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• Biomass conversion
• High-added-value compounds
• Utilization of carbon dioxide
• Separation techniques for recovery
• Green technologies