Advances in Waste Biomass and Environmental Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 725
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The depletion of fossil fuel resources is a major threat to the sustainable development of human beings, so biomass has gained increasing attention regarding the production of chemicals, fuels, and materials for environmental applications. Thermochemical conversion technologies, such as pyrolysis and hydrothermal operations, could provide an alternative for the processing of biomass and wastes, enabling reuse via the transformation of their properties. In addition, the catalytic processing of biomass residues is an attractive approach for the production of high-value chemicals, which still requires intense efforts.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Waste Biomass and Environmental Sustainability”, to be published in Sustainability. Considering the importance of sustainability and sustainable development, Sustainability strives to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to waste biomass valorization processes for the production of high-value chemicals, with the aim of developing technologies for carbon neutrality. All studies (experimental, computational and theoretical) within the scope of this Special Issue, including original research, review articles and communications, are welcome for submission.
Research areas for publication may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Thermochemical conversion techniques
- Catalytic biomass conversion
- Bio-oil upgrading and biochar applications
- Waste valorization
- Green processes
- Sustainability assessment and life-cycle analysis (LCA)
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Lucília Sousa Ribeiro
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- biomass
- wastes
- hydrothermal treatment
- pyrolysis
- catalysis
- sustainability
