Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 December 2024 | Viewed by 258
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy production and conversion, including renewable energy, green hydrogen, green ammonia, hydrogen storage, and enhanced oil recovery; CO2 capture and utilization; process optimization and modeling for higher energy efficiency and enhanced production capacity; wastewater treatment
Interests: molecular and heterogenous catalysts for small-molecule activation for energy applications, including OER, ORR, HER, NRR, and CO2RR
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pursuit of sustainable energy solutions is pushing renewable fuels and chemicals to the forefront of scientific innovation. As we anticipate an approximately 50% increase in energy demand by 2050, it becomes crucial for the scientific community to lead the charge in developing renewable energy alternatives. This urgency is compounded by the pressing need to address the harmful environmental impacts of fossil fuel use. Indeed, the move toward renewable energy sources is not just critical for combating climate change but also pivotal in decreasing our dependence on depleting non-renewable resources. Renewable fuels and eco-friendly chemicals serve as key solutions, offering cleaner energy and less carbon emissions, along with new chances for economic growth in innovative industries. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to cover a broad spectrum of topics that are integral to the evolution of the renewable energy and chemical sectors.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Catalysis in renewable fuel/chemical synthesis;
- Novel catalysts and cell designs for efficient biomass conversion, water splitting, fuel cells, microbial electrolysis cells, CO2 fixation, nitrogen reduction reaction, urea production, etc., and catalyst recovery and recycling methods;
- Solar fuels;
- Photochemical and photobiological methods for fuel production, such as artificial photosynthesis;
- Biomass conversion and valorization;
- Biogas upgrading and utilization;
- Green solvents;
- Carbon capture and utilization (CCU);
- Use of ionic liquids and supercritical fluids in biofuel extraction and refinement;
- Chemical storage of renewable energy;
- Advanced biofuels;
- Renewable energy integration;
- Energy economics and policy;
- Techno-economic analysis of renewable fuels/chemicals;
- Sustainable fuel utilization.
Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri
Dr. Hussein A. Younus
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- renewable fuels
- biofuel production
- biomass conversion
- sustainable energy
- green chemistry
- catalysis
- fuel cells
- CO2 fixation
- hydrogen energy
- microbial electrolysis cells
- energy storage
- nitrogen reduction
- urea synthesis
- catalyst recycling
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
