Special Issue "Advanced Biofuel Production from Waste Biomass"

Abstract

Biofuels production today plays an important role in the global energy economy. Replacing fossil fuels with biofuels can reduce the negative effects of fossil fuel production and its use. Advanced biofuels include liquid and gaseous transportation fuels. Various feedstocks can be used in advanced biofuels production. Advanced biofuels are mainly produced through biomass conversion via physical, thermochemical, biochemical and/or chemical processes. Lignocellulosic biomass could be converted into valueadded products and further to biofuels by biochemical process. Since the lignocellulosic biomass is o6en very recaltricant to cellulase degradation, pretreatment step is necessary to include in the biochemical route of biofuel production. In this Special Issue, we invite submissions on the utilization of waste and non-edible biomass for advanced biofuels production, valorization of various waste biomass for biofuel production, lignocellulose pretreatment methods, enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and separation and purification of biofuels. Also, papers dealing with microbial enzymes with high potential for carbohydrate hydrolysis and lignin degradation are welcome.