About this Research Topic
Biomass is an abundant and carbon-neutral renewable resource for biofuel production, which is regarded as a viable substitute to fossil fuels due to its promising merits of sustainability and low cost. Most biofuels can be used directly as an energy source in existing infrastructures and engines without any modifications; to obtain the desired biofuel, biochemical and thermochemical biomass conversion technologies require catalytic processes such as enzymatic hydrolysis, catalytic pyrolysis/gasification, tar cracking, bio-oil upgrading, etc. Catalysis is also required to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutant emissions. Therefore, both the quality of the final products and the preservation of the environment are highly related with catalysis performance.
Catalysis plays a critical role in biofuel production as it can select the correct pathway to obtain the desired products, and catalyst efficiency, life span, selectivity, cost, etc. can be improved. This Research Topic will provide a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and insightful analysis on applications of high-performance catalysis in biofuel production. It is expected to update the latest study on efficient and stable catalyst synthesis, process optimization, emission control, and economic analysis. The Guest Editors welcome original research, critical reviews, communications and perspectives on biofuel production via high-efficient catalysis.
This Research Topic aims to update the latest technologies concerning biofuel production via high-performance catalysis processes. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
• Bio-oil production via catalytic fast pyrolysis;
• Syngas production via catalytic gasification;
• Biodiesel production via catalyzed esterification/transesterification;
• Catalytic tar cracking during biomass catalytic pyrolysis/gasification;
• Solid bio-char or activated carbon production from biomass catalytic conversion;
• Catalytic bio-oil production from biomass syngas;
• Design of new reactors for high-performance catalytic biofuel production, process optimization and life cycle assessment；
• Jet fuel production from catalytic biomass degradation;
Catalysis plays a critical role in biofuel production as it can select the correct pathway to obtain the desired products, and catalyst efficiency, life span, selectivity, cost, etc. can be improved. This Research Topic will provide a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and insightful analysis on applications of high-performance catalysis in biofuel production. It is expected to update the latest study on efficient and stable catalyst synthesis, process optimization, emission control, and economic analysis. The Guest Editors welcome original research, critical reviews, communications and perspectives on biofuel production via high-efficient catalysis.
This Research Topic aims to update the latest technologies concerning biofuel production via high-performance catalysis processes. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
• Bio-oil production via catalytic fast pyrolysis;
• Syngas production via catalytic gasification;
• Biodiesel production via catalyzed esterification/transesterification;
• Catalytic tar cracking during biomass catalytic pyrolysis/gasification;
• Solid bio-char or activated carbon production from biomass catalytic conversion;
• Catalytic bio-oil production from biomass syngas;
• Design of new reactors for high-performance catalytic biofuel production, process optimization and life cycle assessment；
• Jet fuel production from catalytic biomass degradation;
Keywords: Biofuel, efficient catalyst, emission control, process optimization, life cycle assessment
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