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Environmental problems are forcing a rethinking of the world’s energy supply system. In parallel, there is an increasing amount of global solid waste production. A fundamental shift toward greater reliance on biomass wastes in the world’s energy system is plausible because of ongoing major technological advances that hold the promise of making the conversion of biomass into high-quality energy carriers, like electricity and gaseous or liquid fuels, economically competitive with fossil fuels. Therefore, waste-to-energy systems have become a paramount topic for both industry and researchers due to interest in energy production from waste and improved chemical and thermal efficiencies with more cost-effective designs. This biomass shift is also important for industries to become more efficient by using their own wastes to produce their own energy in the light of the circular economy concept. This book on “Biomass Wastes for Energy Production” brings novel advances on waste-to-energy technologies, life cycle assessment, and computational models, and contributes to promoting rethinking of the world’s energy supply systems.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- torrefaction --- biorenewable energy --- biowaste --- biocoal --- alternative fuel --- waste management --- manure --- thermal valorization --- thermogravimetric analysis --- differential scanning calorimetry --- autothermal gasification --- downdraft reactor --- thermodynamics --- chemical equilibrium --- carbon boundary point --- dairy wastewater --- biogas --- anaerobic digestion --- anaerobic horizontal flow reactor --- microwave radiation --- ultrasound --- biomass residues --- forestry --- thermal treatment --- biomass valorization --- torrefied material properties --- biomass gasification --- demonstration-scale plant --- syngas --- circular economy --- wastewater management --- activated carbon adsorption --- steam boilers --- co-firing --- biomass --- characteristics --- boiler efficiency --- GHG emissions --- decision parameters --- result parameters --- structural parameters --- peach pruning residues --- electricity production --- life cycle assessment --- LCA --- biomass-to-energy --- biomass waste --- competing uses --- biomass applications --- bio-based economy --- biomass value pyramid --- co-occurrence analysis --- internal combustion engines-generator --- small-scale systems --- energy efficiency --- techno-economic analysis --- Monte Carlo method --- organic waste --- energy recovery --- cost analysis

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The bioeconomy concept aims to add sustainability to the production, transformation, and trade of biological goods. Though implemented around the world, the development of national bioeconomies is uneven, especially in the global South, where major challenges exist in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, the international BiomassWeb project aimed to underpin the bioeconomy concept by applying the value web approach, which seeks to uncover complex interlinked value webs instead of linear value chains. The project also aimed to develop intervention options to strengthen and optimize the synergies and trade-offs among different value chains. The Special Issue “Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Toward a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy"" compiles 23 articles produced in this framework. The articles are grouped in four sections: the value web approach; the production side; processing, transformation and trade; and global views.

value addition --- cassava variants --- Biomass --- pollution --- welfare --- biomass scenarios --- equity --- bio-based --- husk --- bioproductivity --- transdisciplinary research --- groundnut --- land-use --- mucilage --- fiber --- corncob --- neighborhoods --- mixed methods --- crop residue --- impact --- Ghana --- germination --- bamboo --- rural development --- multipurpose tree on farmland --- knowledge-based bioeconomy --- multi-functionality --- access --- value chain --- availability --- development policy --- biomass utilization --- homegarden --- adoption --- primary sector --- cluster analysis --- Nigeria --- food bearing --- innovation --- CGE --- value web --- biomass --- bioenergy --- comparative advantage --- maize --- Policy Analysis Matrix --- basic needs --- multistorey coffee system --- collaboration --- solid waste --- traditional agroforestry --- amylose --- edible --- pulp --- governance --- intensification options --- parchment --- green economy --- farmland --- value-added --- renewable energy --- endogenous switching regression --- smallholders --- food and non-food benefit --- crop model --- carotenoids retention --- family farming --- contract farming --- contract design --- richness --- development --- biological goods --- soil amendment --- Biomass-based value web --- sustainability --- deforestation --- sustainable development --- typology --- cassava smallholders --- push–pull technology --- circular economy --- methane --- Ethiopia --- willingness to pay --- cassava farmers --- biochar --- Yayu Biosphere Reserve --- bioeconomy --- bio-based economy --- food and non-food --- self-purging pyrolysis --- productivity --- demand-driven research --- cassava --- leadership --- probit --- intragenerational justice --- fairness --- productivity differentials --- technology --- high-tech bioeconomy --- cassava processors --- intensity --- phytotoxicity --- global biomass --- food security --- cassava processing --- yellow cassava --- plantain residues --- fertilizer-yield-response