Advanced Bioenergy Production Technologies
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 January 2024) | Viewed by 2602
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioenergy has played an increasingly important role in the decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries such as aviation, heavy road transport, and steelmaking. Achieving net-zero emissions in these industries by 2050 necessitates the cost-effective production of low-carbon bioenergy, including bioelectricity, liquid transport biofuels, and gases biofuels, to fulfill their energy demands.
The Special Issue on Advanced Bioenergy Production Technologies aims to bring together a comprehensive collection of original research and review articles, highlighting the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the field. We invite submissions on a range of topics, including but not limited to the following:
- Biomass pre-treatment technologies. This topic covers energy-efficient drying, size reduction, torrefaction, and briquetting technologies.
- Biochemical conversion. Contributions in this area focus on the use of enzymes and biocatalysts for biochemical conversion of biomass into biofuels and biochemicals.
- Thermochemical conversion. This theme predominantly explores the progress made in thermochemical conversion technologies, such as pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, co-combustion, and hydrothermal processes. We welcome studies on reactor design, feedstock and product characterization, catalyst development, and process optimization.
- Algae-based biofuels. Submissions within this theme concentrate on algae strain selection, cultivation techniques, downstream processing, efficient conversion, and the development of integrated systems for sustainable and scalable algae-based bioenergy production.
- Waste-to-energy. This topic explores innovative approaches to convert various types of organic waste, including agricultural residues and municipal solid waste, into valuable bioenergy, focusing on the integration of waste management and renewable energy production.
- Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment. This theme aims to assess the economic and environmental performance of various advanced bioenergy production technologies.
Dr. Xiangpeng Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomass pretreatment
- biochemical conversion
- pyrolysis
- gasification
- combustion
- co-combustion
- hydrothermal processes
- algal biofuels
- waste-to-energy
- techno-economic analysis
- life cycle assessment
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