Biofuel-Reforming for Sustainable Energy

Dr. Maryam Meshksar is a Process Engineer at Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC). Her research focuses on gas separation, clean energy technologies, catalytic processes, and sustainable energy conversion. In gas separation, she works primarily on membrane-based separation methods. For clean energy, she investigates methane reforming for syngas production, publishing over ten peer-reviewed experimental articles. She has also developed and synthesized novel reforming catalysts, including hard-templated catalysts using sustainable biotemplates such as leaves and glucose—demonstrating their application in these processes for the first time. Alongside her technical work, Dr. Meshksar contributes to scholarly communication through authoring, editing, and reviewing books, book chapters, and journal manuscripts for leading publishers. Her editorial expertise includes topics such as greenhouse gases, synthesis gases, natural gas, and homogeneous catalysis. She recently served as Series Editor for Advances in Biotechnology: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies.Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran. His research covers gas separation and purification, green energy, nanofluids, microfluidics, and catalyst synthesis. Beyond research, he has extensive experience as an editor and contributor to academic publishing, serving as Editor or Co-editor for many books, book series, and major reference works from leading academic publishers. His editorial work spans topics such as carbon capture and storage, bioenergy, greenhouse gases, hydrotreating, oily wastewater, chemical industry crises, hydrogen and methanol energy production, homogeneous catalysis, synthesis gas, natural gas, and renewable energy systems. He recently served as series editor for Advances in Biotechnology: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies and has reviewed manuscripts for prominent international journals, helping guide researchers and industry through high-impact resources.Dr. Mohammad Yusuf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. He has more than a decade of research and teaching experience around the world, i.e., spanning Saudi Arabia, Canada, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, and South America. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Regina, Canada, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, and as Head of the Department and Assistant Professor in the School of Technology at Glocal University, India. He was registered as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Yusuf authored over 150 research and review publications and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals while also acting as a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include Clean Energy & Fuels, hydrogen/syngas, catalysis, biomass & biofuels, waste valorization, hydrocarbon recovery, CCUS, and several aspects of UNSDGs.

• Section I: Introduction to Biofuel Reforming1. Biofuel Reforming: Fundamentals and Overview2. Types of Biofuels for Reforming and their Production Pathways3. Thermodynamic Analysis and Principles of Biofuel Reforming4. Advanced Biofuel Reforming Reactors DesignsSection II: Catalysts in Biofuel Reforming5. Metallic catalysts for biofuel reforming6. Mixed-metal oxide ferrite, and composite catalysts for biofuel reforming7. Bio-derived catalysts for green reforming processesSection III: Reforming Processes for Biofuel Conversion8. Steam Reforming of Biofuels9. Dry Reforming of Biofuels10. Autothermal Reforming of Biofuels11. Partial Oxidation of Biofuels12. Plasma-Assisted Reforming of Biofuels13. Thermal and Hydrothermal Cracking of Biofuels14. Catalytic Cracking of Biofuels for Chemicals and Fuel ComponentsSection IV: Applications and Innovations15. Biofuel Reforming for Hydrogen Production16. Biofuel Reforming for Fuel Cell Applications17. Biomass Gasification Coupled with Reforming for Energy Generation18. Niche and End-Use Applications Requiring Biofuel ReformingSection V: Environmental and Industrial Aspects19. Environmental Impacts, Policy Frameworks, and Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Reforming20. Economic and Industrial Viability of Biofuel Reforming21. Challenges and Future Trends in Biofuel ReformingSection VI: Case Studies in Biofuel Reforming22. Case Studies