About Fuels

Aims

Fuels (ISSN 2673-3994) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research, review articles and communications on all areas of fuel science and technology, in a timely manner. The aim of the Journal is to provide a platform for scientists and engineers all over the world to share, promote, and disseminate their research innovations in the field of fuel characterization, processing, and technology. There is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers and full details (experimental, modeling or otherwise) must be provided so that the results can be replicated.

Scope

Fuels publishes papers covering a broad range of areas including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Conventional fuels:

• Solid fuels: wood, charcoal, biomass, coal, peat, coke, solid waste, etc.
• Liquid fuels: petroleum, LNG, LPG, biofuel, alcohols, hydrogen, etc.
• Gaseous fuels: natural gas, shale gas, coal-bed methane, water gas, syngas, biogas, blast furnace gas, hydrogen, etc.

2. Sustainable and future fuels:

• Alternative fuels: biomass, biofuel, biodiesel, advanced biofuels, synthetic fuels, etc.
• Hydrogen-based fuels: hydrogen from electrolysis, ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, etc.
• Aviation fuels: sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), bio-jet fuels, synthetic aviation fuels
• Fuel cells: hydrogen fuel cells, direct carbon fuel cells, etc.
• Solar fuels: fuels derived from solar energy processes, including artificial photosynthesis

3. Environmental impact and mitigation:

• Emission control and remediation technologies
• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
• Sustainability metrics and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

4. Fuel technology:

• Conversion technologies: catalysis, gasification, pyrolysis, reforming, cracking, etc.
• Electrochemical conversion: electrolysis, fuel synthesis via electrochemical pathways, carbon dioxide reduction, advancements in electrocatalysis, etc.
• Advanced synthesis and production methods

5. Fuel characterization: physical, chemical, and thermodynamic characterization of fuels
6. Fuel processing:

• Refining, upgrading, and separation technologies for fuels
• Fuel storage, distribution, and handling technologies, including hydrogen storage

7. Combustion and engine performance: combustion processes, engine performance analysis, and emissions from fuel combustion
8. Emerging fields:

• Hybrid energy systems: the integration of renewable energy with conventional fuel systems
• Policy-related, regulatory, and economic considerations in fuel technology development

Moreover, Special Issues that fit within the wider scope of the journal are occasionally published.

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Copyright / Open Access

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