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Advances in Biomass Energy Resources to Produce Valuable Chemicals
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Advances in Biomass Energy Resources to Produce Valuable Chemicals

A special issue of Resources (ISSN 2079-9276).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 5786

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Interests: bioenergy, simulation modeling, process optimization
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Prof. Dr. Ali Elkamel

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Interests: energy and environmental engineering systems; air pollution modeling, simulation anenergy and environmental engineering systems; air pollution modeling; planning and optimization; sustainable development of the petrochemical industry
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Dr. Hesham Alhumade

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Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Interests: polymer composites; corrosion protection; fluid dynamics; catalyst; lubricant; oil upgrading; bio-fuel

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The valorization of biomass has seen eminent success in the past couple of decades in several countries, such as China, the US, Canada, Brazil, and Germany. Energy recovery is challenging because of the large variety of biomass feedstocks and complex chemical structures. However, a considerable amount of research into low-carbon and carbon neutral technology is being undertaken. This includes a range of biomass conversion technologies, such as gasification, anaerobic digestion, coal-fired boilers and power plants, and biomass to ethanol (and other transportation fuels). It is then natural to question which combination of technologies and types of biomass, and their locations, lead to the most efficient (e.g., cost-effective) route for the growth of the biobased energy sector both domestically and internationally.

The current Special Issue focuses on aspects including but not limited to pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, and fermentation to extract useful chemicals from biomass as a potential candidate for bioenergy generation. We specifically invite papers on process optimization techniques, including embedded biorefinery approaches through machine learning, as well as life cycle assessment and technoeconomic pathways to explore market potential and development strategies.

The key research topics in the Special Issue include but are not limited to:

(1) Thermochemical conversion technologies to produce biochemical and biobased products;

(2) Integrated biorefinery approaches including machine learning for advance biochemicals;

(3) Kinetic modeling and value chain analysis;

(4) Biofuel characterization;

(5) Life cycle assessment of a product;

(6) Experimental approaches including Py-GCMS, HPLC, XRD, and NMR results;

(7) Technoeconomic and market potential analysis on advance biobased materials.

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Ahmad
Prof. Dr. Ali Elkamel
Dr. Hesham Alhumade
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Resources is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biomass valorization
  • machine learning
  • kinetic modeling
  • pyrolysis
  • gasification
  • value chain analysis
  • cost and benefit analysis

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Thermo-Economic Analysis of Integrated Hydrogen, Methanol and Dimethyl Ether Production Using Water Electrolyzed Hydrogen
by Yusra Muazzam, Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Zaman, Ali Elkamel, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Adnan
Resources 2022, 11(10), 85; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/resources11100085 - 27 Sep 2022
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Carbon capture and utilization is an attractive technique to mitigate the damage to the environment. The aim of this study was to techno-economically investigate the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol and then conversion of methanol to dimethyl ether using Aspen Plus® [...] Read more.
Carbon capture and utilization is an attractive technique to mitigate the damage to the environment. The aim of this study was to techno-economically investigate the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol and then conversion of methanol to dimethyl ether using Aspen Plus® (V.11, Aspen Technology, Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, USA). Hydrogen was obtained from alkaline water electrolysis, proton exchange membrane and solid oxide electrolysis processes for methanol production. The major cost contributing factor in the methanol production was the cost of hydrogen production; therefore, the cost per ton of methanol was highest for alkaline water electrolysis and lowest for solid oxide electrolysis. The specific cost of methanol for solid oxide electrolysis, proton exchange membrane and alkaline water electrolysis was estimated to be 701 $/ton, 760 $/ton and 920 $/ton, respectively. Similarly, the specific cost of dimethyl ether was estimated to be 1141 $/ton, 1230 $/ton and 1471 $/ton, using solid oxide electrolysis, proton exchange membrane and alkaline water electrolysis based hydrogen production, respectively. The cost for methanol and dimethyl ether production by proton exchange membrane was slightly higher than for the solid oxide electrolysis process. However, the proton exchange membrane operates at a lower temperature, consequently leading to less operational issues. Full article
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Multi-Product Productions from Malaysian Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB): Selection for Optimal Process and Transportation Mode
by Abdulhalim Abdulrazik, Roziah Zailan, Marwen Elkamel and Ali Elkamel
Resources 2022, 11(7), 67; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/resources11070067 - 14 Jul 2022
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In Malaysia, palm oil industries have played significant roles in the economic sectors and the nation’s developments. One aspect of these industries that is gaining growing interest is oil palm residue management and bio-based product generations. EFB has been identified to be a [...] Read more.
In Malaysia, palm oil industries have played significant roles in the economic sectors and the nation’s developments. One aspect of these industries that is gaining growing interest is oil palm residue management and bio-based product generations. EFB has been identified to be a feasible raw material for the production of bio-energy, bio-chemicals, and bio-materials. In this paper, our previous deterministic mathematical programming model was extended to include decisions for selecting optimal transportation modes and processes at each level of the processing stage in the supply chain. The superstructure of alternatives was extended to show states of produced products whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, and for which truck, train, barge, or pipeline would be possible modes of transportation. The objective function was to maximize profit which accounts for associated costs including the emission treatment costs from production and transportation. The optimal profit was USD 1,561,106,613 per year for single ownership of all facilities in the supply chain. Full article
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