Biomass waste management and utilisation
The global generation of biomass residues from agriculture, forestry, animal waste, food and other biodegradable municipal waste represents an increasing management problem, as biomass waste can have significant environmental impacts. Whilst a growing number of countries have introduced strict measures to stop biodegradable waste being sent to landfill, biomass waste disposal, utilization, and management practices are not yet universally applied. The efficient management of biomass residues has nowadays become even more important as biomass waste streams are a potential feedstock for a variety of environmentally friendly products and represent an essential alternative energy source towards carbon neutrality.
This collection will showcase the latest research on biomass waste management and utilisation technologies towards zero waste plans, circular economy, and net-zero carbon emissions.
Editors
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Guido Busca
University of Genova, Italy
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Ornella Francioso
University of Bologna, Italy
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Margit Schulze
The Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
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Tania Urmee
Murdoch University, Australia
Guido Busca is a Full Professor of industrial and technological chemistry at the Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering with the University of Genova, Italy. He is author of a scientific book, ten book’s chapters and 480 full papers, with 35000 citations in the scientific literature. Prof Busca has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2021.
Ornella Francioso is Associate Professor in Soil Chemistry at University of Bologna, Italy. Her research activity includes the chemical structure of soil organic matter, amendants (biochar, compost) and biostimulants (algae, protein). Current research focuses on the fungal treatment of biomass residues from agriculture and other biodegradable wastes for the production of eco-friendly products. Dr Francioso has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2021.
Margit Schulze is a senior scientist at Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm and Fraunhofer Institute for Material Research Teltow-Seehof. Head of Industrial Oils at RohMax GmbH/Evonik AG. Since 2001 she has been professor for Industrial Organic Chemistry and Polymers at the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and member (Privatdozentin) of the Agricultural Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Prof Schulze has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
Tania Urmee is an Associate Professor for Engineering and Energy disciplines at Murdoch University, Australia. She has expertise in Sustainable energy transition planning and framework development, energy modeling, and energy policy. She is involved in developing the energy planning for ASEAN and the Pacific countries to address the Sustainable Development Goals. She is also currently leading the Perth and Peel Hydrogen Technology Cluster and researching using biopower to produce hydrogen. Dr Urmee has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2016.
