Biomass Research and Applications II

Dear Colleagues,

In a changing and challenging world with dwindling fossil fuels; world hunger on the rise; and climate change particularly affecting the agricultural industry because of the increasingly extreme weather conditions, such as extended droughts and so on, biomass research has become more and more attractive. The biomass that is generally referred to as waste material derived from animals and plants that is not directly used for feed or food has been used for ages, primarily for the generation of heat and energy. Particularly for the latter, new transforming technologies have been developed now targeting not only primary residues, but also, for example, biological household waste generating, for example, new biofuels. Aside from the obvious, there remain a lot of niche applications using biomass or specific biomass components for the generation of value-added products that help to offset the usually higher costs involved in biomass transformation processes, thus making it more competitive.

Industrial biotechnology involving biocatalysis and fermentation technology, in combination with modern molecular genetics tools, enzyme engineering, and metabolic engineering, enables environmentally-friendly processing and production of chemicals, materials, and fuels from biomass.

In this Special Issue, which is already the second on this topic, we are inviting you to share your latest research exploring new avenues on biomass transformation and valorization.

Dr. Stephan Grosse
Guest Editor

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• biomass transformation
• biotechnology
• green chemistry
• bioproducts
• biofuels
• biofibres
• bioenergy