Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Biomass can be used to produce renewable electricity, thermal energy, transportation fuels (biofuels), and high-value functional chemicals. As an energy source, biomass can be used either directly via combustion to produce heat or indirectly after it is converted to one of many forms of bioenergy and biofuel via thermochemical or biochemical pathways. The conversion of biomass can be achieved using various advanced methods, which are broadly classified into thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion, electrochemical conversion, and so on. Advanced development technologies and processes are able to convert biomass into alternative energy sources in solid (e.g., charcoal, biochar, and RDF), liquid (biodiesel, algae biofuel, bioethanol, and pyrolysis and liquefaction bio-oils), and gaseous (e.g., biogas, syngas, and biohydrogen) forms. Because of the merits of biomass energy for environmental sustainability, biofuel and bioenergy technologies play a crucial role in renewable energy development and the replacement of chemicals by highly functional biomass. This book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical research addressing recent progress in biomass conversion processes. It also covers studies on advanced techniques and methods for bioenergy and biofuel production.

oxidation stability --- power density --- lipids --- pre-treatment --- dark fermentation --- hydrodeoxygenation --- combustion characteristics --- hydrogen --- feed solution --- emission --- cow manure --- anaerobic digestion --- synergistic effect --- biodiesel --- thermophilic --- mesophilic --- antioxidant --- crude oil --- biofuel --- rice husk --- base-catalyzed transesterification --- enzymatic digestibility --- fatty acid methyl ester --- coffee mucilage --- osmotic membrane --- fermentation --- forward osmosis --- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy --- lignocellulose --- dimethyl carbonate --- diesel --- triacylglycerides --- drop-in fuel --- draw solution --- subcritical methanol --- free fatty acids --- Rhus typhina biodiesel --- sewage sludge --- alternative fuel --- vacuum --- intake temperature --- Physico-chemical properties --- bioethanol --- energy yield --- tert-butylhydroquinone --- non-edible oil --- biomass --- nano-catalysts --- Fatty Acid Methyl Ester --- bioenergy --- direct carbon fuel cell --- viscosity --- FAME yield --- reaction kinetics --- gasification --- operating conditions --- injection strategies --- instar --- butylated hydroxyanisole --- torrefaction --- nanomagnetic catalyst --- fatty acid methyl esters --- crude glycerol --- renewable energy --- pyrolysis --- glycerol carbonate --- single-pellet combustion --- biodiesel production --- nanotechnology --- microwave irradiation --- pressure-retarded osmosis --- black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) --- technology development --- concentration polarization --- waste --- nano-additives --- bio-jet fuel --- kinetic study --- thermogravimetric analysis --- rubber seed oil --- combustion --- potato peels --- power generation --- response surface --- biochar --- lipid --- organic wastes --- extrusion --- co-combustion --- biomass pretreatment --- microwave --- hardwood --- Rancimat method --- anaerobic treatment --- post-treatment --- fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) --- biogas --- GCI --- compression ratio --- membrane fouling --- environment --- rice straw --- pretreatment --- free fatty acid --- palm oil mill effluent --- acclimatization --- Box-Behnken design

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Construction materials are the most widely used materials for civil infrastructure in our daily lives. However, from an environmental point of view, they consume a huge amount of natural resources and generate the majority of greenhouse gasses. Therefore, many new and novel technologies for designing environmentally friendly construction materials have been developed recently. This Special Issue, “Environment-Friendly Construction Materials”, has been proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of construction materials. It covers a wide range of selected topics on construction materials.

fluorescence spectrum --- microstructure --- regeneration --- sensitivity analysis --- asphalt mixes --- limestone aggregates --- bio-oil --- plateau value of dissipated strain energy ratio --- diatomite --- water-leaching pretreatment --- fatigue performance --- ultra-thin wearing course --- recycling aggregate --- design optimization --- induction heating --- vibration noise consumption --- bitumen --- relaxation --- viscous-elastic temperature --- field evaluation --- healing agents --- transmittance --- Ca-alginate microcapsules --- artificially aged asphalt mixture --- sequencing batch Chlorella reactor --- waste concrete --- plant ash lixivium --- steel fiber --- ultra-high performance concrete --- titanate coupling agent --- SEM --- self-healing --- physical properties --- porous pumice --- thermal–mechanical properties --- aggregate morphology --- asphalt mortar --- adhesion energy --- styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified bitumen --- water solute exposure --- emulsified asphalt --- demulsification speed --- mineral-asphalt mixtures --- aging processes --- phase change materials --- surface texture --- long-term drying shrinkage --- contact angle --- aging depth --- asphalt --- calcium alginate capsules --- nitrogen and phosphorus removal --- micro-morphology --- rice husk ash --- low-temperature --- cement --- hydrophobic nanosilica --- asphalt mixture --- thickness combinations --- layered double hydroxide --- initial self-healing temperature --- environmentally friendly construction materials --- epoxidized soybean oil --- limestone --- chemical evolutions --- temperature sensitivity characteristics --- micro-surfacing --- cement emulsified asphalt mixture --- dynamic characteristics --- high-strength concrete --- flame retardant --- durability --- creep --- damping --- damage constitutive model --- Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) --- granite aggregate --- diatomite-modified asphalt mixture --- healing model --- asphalt combustion --- freeze-thaw cycle --- SBS-modified bitumen --- workability --- graphene --- flow behavior index --- fluidity --- parametrization --- fatigue property --- rankinite --- railway application --- crystallization sensitivity --- aqueous solute compositions --- pozzolanic reaction --- self-healing asphalt --- recycled material --- artificial neural network --- rheological properties --- molecular dynamic simulation --- building envelopes --- aluminum hydroxide --- crumb rubber --- optimization --- viscoelasticity --- building energy conservation --- diffusing --- anti-rutting agent --- molecular bridge --- engineered cementitious composites (ECC) --- pavement performance --- morphology --- colloidal structure --- hydrophilic nanosilica --- construction materials --- road engineering --- laboratory evaluation --- rejuvenator --- fatigue equation --- aggregates --- three-point bending fatigue test --- energy-based approach --- aggregate from sanitary ceramic wastes --- polyacrylic acid --- mastic --- CO2 --- specific surface area --- aggregate image measurement system --- solubilizer --- flexibility --- simplex lattice design --- SBS/CRP-modified bitumen --- water stability --- fatigue life --- rejuvenating systems --- skid-resistance --- reclaimed asphalt pavement --- rheology --- hydration characteristic --- surface energy --- modified asphalt materials --- asphalt pavement --- stripping test --- SOD --- tensile stresses --- ultraviolet radiation --- basalt fiber --- “blue-shift” --- polyvinyl alcohol --- sanitary ceramics --- dynamic moduli --- aggregate characteristics --- compound modify --- expanded graphite --- steel slag --- induced healing --- thermal property --- effective heating depth --- dissipated strain energy --- MDA --- mechanical behavior --- plateau value of permanent deformation ratio --- long-term field service --- crack healing --- desulphurization gypsum residues --- pavement failure --- rejuvenation --- interfacial transition zone --- combination --- polyethylene glycol --- adsorption --- tensile strains --- cold recycled asphalt mixture --- resistance to deformations --- asphalt-aggregate adhesion --- viscoelastic properties --- damage evolution --- carbonation --- microwave heating --- amorphous silica --- high-modulus asphalt mixture (HMAM) --- hot mix asphalt containing recycled concrete aggregate --- microfluidic --- dynamic responses --- concrete --- asphalt mastic --- crumb rubber powder --- response surface methodology --- nanomaterial --- self-compacting concrete (SCC) --- rutting factor --- X-ray computed tomography --- fiber modification --- overlay tester --- rubber modified asphalt --- ageing --- aged bitumen --- aged asphalt --- recycling --- damage characteristics --- dynamic tests --- permeation --- ageing resistance

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Construction materials are the most widely used materials for civil infrastructure in our daily lives. However, from an environmental point of view, they consume a huge amount of natural resources and generate the majority of greenhouse gasses. Therefore, many new and novel technologies for designing environmentally friendly construction materials have been developed recently. This Special Issue, “Environment-Friendly Construction Materials”, has been proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of construction materials. It covers a wide range of selected topics on construction materials.

fluorescence spectrum --- microstructure --- regeneration --- sensitivity analysis --- asphalt mixes --- limestone aggregates --- bio-oil --- plateau value of dissipated strain energy ratio --- diatomite --- water-leaching pretreatment --- fatigue performance --- ultra-thin wearing course --- recycling aggregate --- design optimization --- induction heating --- vibration noise consumption --- bitumen --- relaxation --- viscous-elastic temperature --- field evaluation --- healing agents --- transmittance --- Ca-alginate microcapsules --- artificially aged asphalt mixture --- sequencing batch Chlorella reactor --- waste concrete --- plant ash lixivium --- steel fiber --- ultra-high performance concrete --- titanate coupling agent --- SEM --- self-healing --- physical properties --- porous pumice --- thermal–mechanical properties --- aggregate morphology --- asphalt mortar --- adhesion energy --- styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified bitumen --- water solute exposure --- emulsified asphalt --- demulsification speed --- mineral-asphalt mixtures --- aging processes --- phase change materials --- surface texture --- long-term drying shrinkage --- contact angle --- aging depth --- asphalt --- calcium alginate capsules --- nitrogen and phosphorus removal --- micro-morphology --- rice husk ash --- low-temperature --- cement --- hydrophobic nanosilica --- asphalt mixture --- thickness combinations --- layered double hydroxide --- initial self-healing temperature --- environmentally friendly construction materials --- epoxidized soybean oil --- limestone --- chemical evolutions --- temperature sensitivity characteristics --- micro-surfacing --- cement emulsified asphalt mixture --- dynamic characteristics --- high-strength concrete --- flame retardant --- durability --- creep --- damping --- damage constitutive model --- Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) --- granite aggregate --- diatomite-modified asphalt mixture --- healing model --- asphalt combustion --- freeze-thaw cycle --- SBS-modified bitumen --- workability --- graphene --- flow behavior index --- fluidity --- parametrization --- fatigue property --- rankinite --- railway application --- crystallization sensitivity --- aqueous solute compositions --- pozzolanic reaction --- self-healing asphalt --- recycled material --- artificial neural network --- rheological properties --- molecular dynamic simulation --- building envelopes --- aluminum hydroxide --- crumb rubber --- optimization --- viscoelasticity --- building energy conservation --- diffusing --- anti-rutting agent --- molecular bridge --- engineered cementitious composites (ECC) --- pavement performance --- morphology --- colloidal structure --- hydrophilic nanosilica --- construction materials --- road engineering --- laboratory evaluation --- rejuvenator --- fatigue equation --- aggregates --- three-point bending fatigue test --- energy-based approach --- aggregate from sanitary ceramic wastes --- polyacrylic acid --- mastic --- CO2 --- specific surface area --- aggregate image measurement system --- solubilizer --- flexibility --- simplex lattice design --- SBS/CRP-modified bitumen --- water stability --- fatigue life --- rejuvenating systems --- skid-resistance --- reclaimed asphalt pavement --- rheology --- hydration characteristic --- surface energy --- modified asphalt materials --- asphalt pavement --- stripping test --- SOD --- tensile stresses --- ultraviolet radiation --- basalt fiber --- “blue-shift” --- polyvinyl alcohol --- sanitary ceramics --- dynamic moduli --- aggregate characteristics --- compound modify --- expanded graphite --- steel slag --- induced healing --- thermal property --- effective heating depth --- dissipated strain energy --- MDA --- mechanical behavior --- plateau value of permanent deformation ratio --- long-term field service --- crack healing --- desulphurization gypsum residues --- pavement failure --- rejuvenation --- interfacial transition zone --- combination --- polyethylene glycol --- adsorption --- tensile strains --- cold recycled asphalt mixture --- resistance to deformations --- asphalt-aggregate adhesion --- viscoelastic properties --- damage evolution --- carbonation --- microwave heating --- amorphous silica --- high-modulus asphalt mixture (HMAM) --- hot mix asphalt containing recycled concrete aggregate --- microfluidic --- dynamic responses --- concrete --- asphalt mastic --- crumb rubber powder --- response surface methodology --- nanomaterial --- self-compacting concrete (SCC) --- rutting factor --- X-ray computed tomography --- fiber modification --- overlay tester --- rubber modified asphalt --- ageing --- aged bitumen --- aged asphalt --- recycling --- damage characteristics --- dynamic tests --- permeation --- ageing resistance