Waste and Biomass Valorization - Special Issue Call for Papers: Palm Waste and Biomass Valorization
Palm plantations are common components of natural and cultivated flora around the world, and includes a wide variety of species (e.g. date palm, coconut, oil palm, sugar palm, doum palm, etc.). These plantations are the main source of livelihood for significant sectors of the world population, especially in the south. The main products of palm plantations (fruits) receive wide attention within the scientific and industrial community worldwide, whereas their biomass waste receive little attention. Despite that, palms generate a huge amount of biomass waste from pruning and fruit processing, which represent a burden on the palm growers and processors, and may cause fire accidents and infestation by dangerous insects. This biomass waste may represent a sustainable material base for a wide spectrum of industries ranging from compost, medium density fiber boards (MDF), block boards, and pulp, up to fiber reinforcements for advanced composites. Thus, there is a need to valorize palm biomass waste and maximize their added value via industrial technological advancement that can help in the sustainable development of vast rural areas around the world.
This Special Issue invites manuscripts that further our understanding of palm biomass and waste valorization in added-value applications, including construction and building, pulp and paper, textiles and fibers, biocomposites, food products, lumber substitutes, organic fertilizers, natural fodder and silage, biofuel and biochar.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Othman Y Alothman, Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, othman@ksu.edu.sa (lead Guest Editor)
Prof. Mohammad Jawaid, Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, jawaid@upm.edu.my
Dr. Ramzi Khiari, University of Monastir, Tunisia; Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Ksar Hellal, Tunisia; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France, ramzi.khiari@lgp2.grenoble-inp.fr
Timeline:
Submission opens: 1 August 2023
Last date of papers submission: 31 January 2024
How to submit:
Manuscripts should be original and written in English. The suggested length per research article is up to 10,000 words, excluding references.
Submission requires that the author has to confirm that the manuscript has not been submitted for review or publication elsewhere and that it will not be submitted elsewhere while the review process is underway.
All papers will go through external peer review by at least two experts.
Papers should be submitted via https://www.editorialmanager.com/wave/. (this opens in a new tab)
Please indicate that this is a submission for the ‘Palm Waste and Biomass Valorization’ Special Issue on the author checklist during the submission process.
Details and guidelines about the preparation of the manuscript can be obtained from the journal's webpage at https://www.springer.com/journal/12649/submission-guidelines. (this opens in a new tab)