About this Research Topic
Globally, sustainable bioenergy generation continues to become more and more critical. Wastes from biomass resources and their safe disposal, which can reduce harmful environmental and health effects, are major problems in today's society. Organic material-rich biomass wastes offer enormous potential for the development of bioenergy. With its low carbon emissions, bioenergy is a flexible and financially sustainable solution that encourages carbon neutrality and lessens reliance on fossil fuels. As naturally renewable, plentiful, adaptable, and reasonably priced raw materials, biomass wastes have the potential to solve a number of contemporary problems related to growing energy consumption, pollution, climate change, and energy security.
Biomass is converted into bioenergy and biofuels using various conventional and cutting-edge methods, including mechanical, chemical, thermochemical, biochemical, and bioelectrical processes. Although waste-to-energy conversion is said to be low-cost and does not compete with the continuously growing need for food and feed, it has numerous technological obstacles that need to be properly handled. These problems include effective organic waste segregation, bioenergy conversion procedures’ efficiency, the availability of suitable microbial strains, and process optimization, which constitute challenges that scientists worldwide are pursuing to address. Furthermore, new instruments like artificial intelligence (AI) and life cycle assessment (LCA) are being used to measure the environmental effects of waste-to-energy production, integrate social and economic benefits, and explore environmentally sustainable processes.
This Research Topic aims to present advances in chemical, biochemical, nanochemical, and thermochemical pretreatment processes, such as liquefaction, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and alcoholic fermentation. The authors are encouraged to address the benefits, drawbacks, and environmental effects of these technological processes, as well as crucial aspects of biomass to bioenergy conversion. We welcome manuscripts on the topics listed below, but not limited to:
• Technological developments in biochemical pretreatment and saccharification of waste biomass to produce bioenergy
• Technological developments in thermochemical technologies, such as liquefaction and pyrolysis of biomass waste to produce bio-oil
• Advances in the utilization of waste and algal biomass, as well as other lipids to produce biodiesel through transesterification
• Nanotechnology for bioenergy conversion of bio-based waste
• Circular economy concept; sustainability and life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Integrated biorefinery system for zero-emission for environmental protection
This Research Topic was prepared and organized by Dr Kifayat Ullah (COMSATS University Islamabad), Prof Jürgen Krahl (Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe), Dr Vinod Kumar Sharma (ENEA Centro Ricerche Trisaia) and Dr Anwar Ullah (COMSATS University Islamabad).
Biomass is converted into bioenergy and biofuels using various conventional and cutting-edge methods, including mechanical, chemical, thermochemical, biochemical, and bioelectrical processes. Although waste-to-energy conversion is said to be low-cost and does not compete with the continuously growing need for food and feed, it has numerous technological obstacles that need to be properly handled. These problems include effective organic waste segregation, bioenergy conversion procedures’ efficiency, the availability of suitable microbial strains, and process optimization, which constitute challenges that scientists worldwide are pursuing to address. Furthermore, new instruments like artificial intelligence (AI) and life cycle assessment (LCA) are being used to measure the environmental effects of waste-to-energy production, integrate social and economic benefits, and explore environmentally sustainable processes.
This Research Topic aims to present advances in chemical, biochemical, nanochemical, and thermochemical pretreatment processes, such as liquefaction, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and alcoholic fermentation. The authors are encouraged to address the benefits, drawbacks, and environmental effects of these technological processes, as well as crucial aspects of biomass to bioenergy conversion. We welcome manuscripts on the topics listed below, but not limited to:
• Technological developments in biochemical pretreatment and saccharification of waste biomass to produce bioenergy
• Technological developments in thermochemical technologies, such as liquefaction and pyrolysis of biomass waste to produce bio-oil
• Advances in the utilization of waste and algal biomass, as well as other lipids to produce biodiesel through transesterification
• Nanotechnology for bioenergy conversion of bio-based waste
• Circular economy concept; sustainability and life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Integrated biorefinery system for zero-emission for environmental protection
This Research Topic was prepared and organized by Dr Kifayat Ullah (COMSATS University Islamabad), Prof Jürgen Krahl (Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe), Dr Vinod Kumar Sharma (ENEA Centro Ricerche Trisaia) and Dr Anwar Ullah (COMSATS University Islamabad).
Keywords: Bioenergy, Organic Materials, Solid Waste, Technology Advances, Life Cycle Assessment
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