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Cover Picture: Next‐Generation Biofuels: Survey of Emerging Technologies and Sustainability Issues (ChemSusChem 10/2010)
Author(s) -
Zinoviev Sergey,
MüllerLanger Franziska,
Das Piyali,
Bertero Nicolás,
Fornasiero Paolo,
Kaltschmitt Martin,
Centi Gabriele,
Miertus Stanislav
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201090039
Subject(s) - biofuel , sustainability , biohydrogen , cellulosic ethanol , aviation biofuel , biomass (ecology) , raw material , environmental economics , bioprospecting , business , natural resource economics , environmental science , waste management , bioenergy , engineering , economics , cellulose , chemistry , ecology , biology , hydrogen , hydrogen production , oceanography , botany , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , geology
The cover picture is from the Review by Stanislav Miertus et al., who describe on p. 1106 how next‐generation biofuels, such as cellulosic bioethanol, biomethane from waste, synthetic biofuels obtained via gasification of biomass, biohydrogen, and others are currently in the centre of attention of technologists and policy makers in search of a more sustainable biofuel of tomorrow. In order to set realistic targets for the future biofuel options, it is important to assess their sustainability according to technical, economic, and environmental points of view. Opportunities and limits are discussed in terms of technical applicability of existing and emerging technology options to bio‐waste feedstock, and further development forecasts are made based on the existing social‐economic and market situation, feedstock potentials, and other global aspects.