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Global consumption of materials such as forest resources, fossil fuels, earth metals and minerals are expected to double in the next 30 years, while annual waste production is estimated to increase by approximately 70% by 2050 [...]

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  • Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations

  • Sustainable food waste management is a key part of any green business strategy to convert food waste into green fuels

  • Removal of lignin from cellulose is important as lignin has a negative influence on enzymatic saccharification due to the irreversible adsorption of cellulolytic enzymes onto lignin and their inhibition from soluble lignin-derived molecules [5]

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Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Thermochemical and biochemical conversion utilizes biomass and waste in an efficient and sustainable way for a wide variety of applications, such as heat, electricity, biofuels, chemicals and biomaterials. This Special Issue aims to explore the most advanced solutions in biomass and waste pre-treatment techniques.

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