01About This Special Issue
Biomass is the solid carbonaceous matter derived from plants and animals. Biomass comes from a variety of sources including agricultural, municipal and industrial wastes. These are abundant in the world. Biomass is the largest component of the energy supply mix in developing countries. It has the potential to drive the domestic, industrial, commercial and public operations. Biomass can be utilized in its traditional form via combustion or can transformed into clean, convenient and modern energy carriers via conversion routes including (but not limited to) gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, liquefaction and trans-esterification to generate heat, electricity and fuels. These conversion technologies can be broadly categorized into physical, chemical, thermo-chemical and biochemical processes. Approximately 10% of the world total primary energy supply is comes from biomass. The special issue is to improve the dissemination of information in the area of biomass conversion and utilization that will inform advanced research, development, policies and applications related to biomass energy. Original research papers are solicited in any aspect of biomass conversion and utilization. Reviews of publications in this field are also accepted.Aims and Scope
Biomass Energy Resources
Biomass Conversion Technologies
Biomass Processing Systems: Reactor Technologies
Process Parameters in Biomass Processing Systems
Biomass Utilization
Applications of The By-Products of Biomass Processing
Biomass and the Environment
Biofuel Purification and Upgrading Technologies
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Reckson Kamusoko
School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Science and Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Comparative Analysis of Bioenergy Production and Consumption in Africa
Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5-1, September 2017Pages: 1-6Received: 3 February 2017Accepted: 6 February 2017Published: 28 February 2017DOI: 10.11648/j.rer.s.2017020501.11Downloads:Views:Abstract: The quest to pursue alternative options to fossil fuels on the African continent has been triggered by well-known contemporary imperatives. Biofuels are now an established alternative to fossil fuels. The increasing focus on bioenergy has been buttressed by various policies in many countries in Africa that encourage production and consumption of bi... Show More
