Special Issue "Development and Utilization of High-Value Products from Woody Biomass"
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 January 2024 | Viewed by 2222
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials from lignocellulosic sources; novel composites; nano-biocomposites; engineered wood-based composites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the depletion of petroleum resources and the growing concern about sustainability and energy demand, the production of high-value products from renewable resources, especially woody biomass, has become a trending research topic. Woody biomass comes from trees and woody debris or residues that cannot be used for timber. It is a by-product of forestry operations and the forest industry. This material, highly available, represents a huge untapped biomass resource, and its removal could not only improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, but also play an important role in helping to achieve climate targets through decarbonization processes.
There are many challenges regarding the use of woody biomass. Its use in efficient energy-conversion facilities, the chemical processing of biofuels, composite materials, nanomaterials, organic chemicals, biomaterials, etc., are some examples of its potential economic utilization. The logistics of accessing and pre-treating woody biomass also present challenges for consideration.
We welcome and solicit manuscripts in the following areas: the catalytic conversion of woody biomass; improved woody biomass biochemical and thermochemical processes to produce liquid and/or gaseous biofuels; new strategies for woody biomass pre-treatments and in situ utilization; novel technologies to achieve highly selective dissolution and the efficient conversion of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose; the fractional conversion of cellulose and lignin for the maximum retention of small molecules and structures; the utilization of woody biomass products, etc.
Maximizing sustainable woody biomass utilization through efficient and sustainable processes to generate bioenergy, and/or diversified high-value products, will help not only climate change mitigation, but will also contribute to reducing our dependence on fossil resources.
Dr. Gloria Oporto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- woody biomass
- woody bioenergy
- renewable materials
- biomaterials
- nanocellulose
- lignin
- cellulose
- hemicellulose
- sustainable materials
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: The high-grade resource utilization of Platanus orientalis bark: extraction compounds and the pyrolysis productions with nano catalystics
Authors: Hanyin Li; Yunming Zou; Jingyi Liang; Zijie Zhao; Na Zhou; Yan Gao; Ruohan Yan; Qiongqiong Zhou; Cheng Li
Affiliation: College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University
Abstract: Forest wood biomass can be used as a renewable resource for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. In this study, the solvent extracts was analyzed by FTIR, IH NMR, 13C NMR, 2D-HSQC NMR, GC-MS, and TOF-LC-MS. The results revealed that the bark of P. orientalis con-tained a large number and diversity of chemical compounds, such as aromatics, aliphatics, alkanes, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters. These chemical components have the potential as raw materials for bio-oil, drug, and biomedical production and can also be used in many industrial and agricultural fields as a promising new material. In addition, several actives molecules could be used as drug and biomedical active ingredients for anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory. Meanwhile, the fast pyrolysis of Platanus orientalis L. bark (POL-B) with nano-catalysts (Co3O4, Fe2O3, and Co3O4/Fe2O3) were investigated by Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spetrometry (Py-GC/MS) and Thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with FTIR spectrophotometer (TG-FTIR) to obtain high quality fuels and high value chemicals. TG results revealed that nano catalyst had a significant effect on the pyrolysis of P. orientalis bark. The Py-GC-MS results revealed that the products of the fast pyrolysis of P. orientalis bark contained many high values chemicals and high quality bio-oil. The nano-catalysts promoted the production of aromatics, phenols, ketones, olefins, furans, and alkanes compounds.
