Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Call for Papers - Raw materials from food biorefineries – Possibilities and Constraints

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery is proud to present an upcoming thematic issue, entitled:

Raw materials from food biorefineries – Possibilities and Constraints

Call For Paper (this opens in a new tab)

This thematic issue focuses on integrated food and bioprocessing that refer to the combination of various technologies and processes involved in the production of food and bio-based products/raw materials.

Topics of interest of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Selecting and sourcing raw materials sustainably to ensure a reliable supply chain.
• Utilizing agricultural by-products and waste for bio-based products.
• Employing biotechnological processes such as fermentation, enzymatic conversion, and microbial transformations to convert raw materials into desired products.
• Utilizing microorganisms or enzymes to enhance the efficiency of raw material production from waste streams from food processing.
• Integrating various processing steps to optimize overall efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
• Developing methods to utilize by-products and waste generated during the production processes.
• Implementing circular economy principles to minimize waste.
• Implementing energy-efficient technologies to reduce the environmental impact of processing.
• Maximizing the value obtained from raw materials through fractionation and separation processes.

Please read the full call for paper (this opens in a new tab) (this opens in a new tab)for more details.

The focus of this thematic issue is on original research papers with novel findings and new results meetings the highest scientific standards in the research field outlined above. Review papers are typically rejected. They are only exceptionally accepted if they are tackling a clearly new question and / or providing new and in-depth insights into a specific topic. Papers must be submitted electronically via

https://www.editorialmanager.com/bcab/default2.aspx (this opens in a new tab)

All manuscripts submitted to this thematic issue will go through a stringent peer review process managed by the editorial staff of the journal, and only those that are accepted after peer review will be published. The manuscripts must be prepared strictly following the guidelines of the journal; otherwise, they will be rejected, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399/submission-guidelines#Instructions%20for%20Authors_Open%20Choice (this opens in a new tab)

Please check the instructions to authors and the guidelines for submission, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399 (this opens in a new tab)

Please also have a closer look at the rules related to self-citation as well as plagiarism. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the thematic issue, it is important to answer ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Is this submission for a special issue?’ and provide the title “Raw materials from food biorefineries – Possibilities and Constraints”.

Targeted opening and closing date for manuscript submission to the thematic issue:

Opening Date : February 1^st, 2024
Closing Date: November 30^th, 2024

GUEST EDITOR

Dr. Abdul Sattar Jatoi
Assistant Professor
Biochemical and Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Chemical Engineering Department, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan