About this Research Topic
With the depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing pressure of climate change, there has been great interest in the utilization of renewable energies, especially biomass. However, some problems exist with the usage of biomass. For example, high oxygen content in biomass results in a large number of carboxylic acids in bio-oil from pyrolysis of biomass which are corrosive, unstable and have low heating value. Therefore, deoxygenation is needed for the conversion of biomass and the further application of its products, such as catalytic deoxygenation, hydrodeoxygenation and biological deoxygenation. On the other hand, due to the abundant surface functional groups on biomass, including C-O, C=O, -COOH, and -OH, etc., it could be applied properly for producing various functionalized carbon materials, as oxygen-containing functional groups can be the possible active site or support material for adsorption and catalysis. In addition, other areas such as energy storage, pollutant removal and CO2 capture are also crucial for the utilization of biomass resources.
This Research Topic aims to promote and disseminate knowledge in all the related areas of biomass conversion and utilization to improve the quantity and quality of biofuels or bioproducts as well as inhibit the formation of pollutants.
The articles in this Research Topic are included but not limited to below topics:
- pyrolysis of biomass conversion
- gasification of biomass conversion
- biological fermentation of biomass conversion
- biofuels and biomass thermal conversion
- biomass catalytic conversion processes
- biological waste treatment
- biological carbon materials
- bioenergy systems and carbon cycle
This Research Topic aims to promote and disseminate knowledge in all the related areas of biomass conversion and utilization to improve the quantity and quality of biofuels or bioproducts as well as inhibit the formation of pollutants.
The articles in this Research Topic are included but not limited to below topics:
- pyrolysis of biomass conversion
- gasification of biomass conversion
- biological fermentation of biomass conversion
- biofuels and biomass thermal conversion
- biomass catalytic conversion processes
- biological waste treatment
- biological carbon materials
- bioenergy systems and carbon cycle
Keywords: biomass conversion and utilization, upgrading of biofuel, biomass-derived materials, catalysis, energy storage, pollutant removal, CO2 capture
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