The food and agriculture sector faces numerous challenges related to waste management and sustainable energy production. Traditional waste disposal methods, such as landfilling and open burning, not only contribute to environmental degradation but also lead to the loss of valuable resources embedded in waste materials. Simultaneously, the world is grappling with energy demands and the urgent need to transition towards renewable and sustainable sources. Implementing circular economy and biorefinery concepts in the food and agriculture sector not only reduces waste and conserves resources but also mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, enhances soil health, and contributes to the development of sustainable energy sources. In this context, the research’s topic aim is to contribute to the overarching goal of achieving sustainable agriculture and biofuel production while minimizing the environmental impact and ensuring food security.
The proposed theme would explore innovative approaches to producing food that can also be used as a biofuel feedstock, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, and environmental impact. It would cover topics such as optimizing crop selection, agricultural practices, and processing techniques to ensure both food security and biofuel production.
The food and agriculture sector generates substantial amounts of waste, including crop residues, food processing by-products, and post-consumer food waste. Properly managing and valorizing this waste is crucial to minimize environmental impacts and enhance biofuel production. The proposed theme would explore innovative approaches to processing methods that enhance the efficiency of converting crops into both food and biofuels, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, energy consumption, and environmental impact. It would cover topics such as optimizing crop selection, agricultural practices, and processing techniques to ensure both food security and biofuel production. Several waste-to-energy technologies are employed to extract energy from agricultural and food waste. These technologies include anaerobic digestion, which produces biogas from organic materials; pyrolysis and gasification, which convert biomass into syngas or biochar; and fermentation processes for producing bioethanol.
We welcome manuscripts, reviews, and mini-reviews on exploring Topics of interest including, but not limited to the following:
- Optimizing crop selection for food and biofuel production
- Sustainable agricultural practices for dual-purpose crops
- Processing techniques for efficient food and biofuel production
- Resource efficiency in food and biofuel production
- Waste reduction strategies in the food-biofuel nexus
- Environmental impact assessment of food-biofuel systems
- Ensuring food security while promoting biofuel production
- Sustainable circular models for biofuel production
- Forecasting for solutions in the area of biofuels and the food industry
- Algae (uni and pericellular) for energy production
These sub-themes address the key aspects of sustainable production of food for biofuel, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, and environmental impact.
Keywords:
biofuel, food production, Sustainable agricultural practices
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
The food and agriculture sector faces numerous challenges related to waste management and sustainable energy production. Traditional waste disposal methods, such as landfilling and open burning, not only contribute to environmental degradation but also lead to the loss of valuable resources embedded in waste materials. Simultaneously, the world is grappling with energy demands and the urgent need to transition towards renewable and sustainable sources. Implementing circular economy and biorefinery concepts in the food and agriculture sector not only reduces waste and conserves resources but also mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, enhances soil health, and contributes to the development of sustainable energy sources. In this context, the research’s topic aim is to contribute to the overarching goal of achieving sustainable agriculture and biofuel production while minimizing the environmental impact and ensuring food security.
The proposed theme would explore innovative approaches to producing food that can also be used as a biofuel feedstock, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, and environmental impact. It would cover topics such as optimizing crop selection, agricultural practices, and processing techniques to ensure both food security and biofuel production.
The food and agriculture sector generates substantial amounts of waste, including crop residues, food processing by-products, and post-consumer food waste. Properly managing and valorizing this waste is crucial to minimize environmental impacts and enhance biofuel production. The proposed theme would explore innovative approaches to processing methods that enhance the efficiency of converting crops into both food and biofuels, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, energy consumption, and environmental impact. It would cover topics such as optimizing crop selection, agricultural practices, and processing techniques to ensure both food security and biofuel production. Several waste-to-energy technologies are employed to extract energy from agricultural and food waste. These technologies include anaerobic digestion, which produces biogas from organic materials; pyrolysis and gasification, which convert biomass into syngas or biochar; and fermentation processes for producing bioethanol.
We welcome manuscripts, reviews, and mini-reviews on exploring Topics of interest including, but not limited to the following:
- Optimizing crop selection for food and biofuel production
- Sustainable agricultural practices for dual-purpose crops
- Processing techniques for efficient food and biofuel production
- Resource efficiency in food and biofuel production
- Waste reduction strategies in the food-biofuel nexus
- Environmental impact assessment of food-biofuel systems
- Ensuring food security while promoting biofuel production
- Sustainable circular models for biofuel production
- Forecasting for solutions in the area of biofuels and the food industry
- Algae (uni and pericellular) for energy production
These sub-themes address the key aspects of sustainable production of food for biofuel, considering factors such as resource efficiency, waste reduction, and environmental impact.
Keywords:
biofuel, food production, Sustainable agricultural practices
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.