title: [Preface for special issue on bioenergy].
abstract: More and more attentions have been being paid to seeking alternatives for fossil fuels. Bioenergy, as a renewable energy, is one of the best solutions. Bioenergy has been developed rapidly in China, which became the third largest producer and consumer of fuel ethanol. In order to promote the research of bioenergy technology in China, this special issue includes latest reports and articles on the fields of bioethanol, biodiesel, microbial lipid and biofuel system analysis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. dhliu@tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Dehua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000639:trends*; D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D000431:Ethanol