Advanced eco-manufacturing and sustainable bioproducts with lignocellulosic biomass

The research featured in this Themed Collection will highlight various innovative chemical pathways for converting lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable, value-added products that promote environmentally responsible industrial practices. The collection will focus on the innovative use of lignocellulosic biomass in eco-manufacturing, particularly the role of forestry, agriculture, and plant residues as renewable raw materials. Bringing together cutting-edge research from diverse fields, including green chemistry, materials science, bioengineering, and industrial manufacturing, this Themed Collection will address both the challenges and opportunities associated with lignocellulosic biomass. By focusing on real-world applications and emerging technologies, it will provide actionable insights to help advance environmentally conscious manufacturing systems and promote sustainable resource use.

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The global shift towards sustainable practices in the academic, government, and industrial sectors has sparked growing interest in sustainable and renewable resources. Lignocellulosic materials, derived from forestry, agriculture, and plant residues, have emerged as a central focus for driving eco-manufacturing, securing regional production, rural development, and sustainable innovation. These materials, often viewed as waste or by-products, hold significant potential to be transformed into value-added carbon products that can play a crucial role in achieving sustainability goals.

With the increasing emphasis on environmental impacts across industries, such as packaging, forestry products, construction, transportation, and manufacturing, this special issue aims to explore the latest advancements in emerging bio-derived materials. By utilizing green chemistry principles and innovative manufacturing technologies, these materials can support the development of renewable products, materials, and energy sources.  New chemical principles include:

(i) tailored biomass fractionation and functionalization
(ii) chemo-enzymatic derivatization for product performance
(iii) electrification of chemical pathways via microwave, ultrasonics, and redox chemistry
(iv) bio composite materials and 3D printing, and 
(v) sustainable chemicals and fuels

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

• Communications
• Full papers
• Reviews 

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the journal’s online submission service. Please answer the themed collection question in the submission form when uploading your files to say that this is a contribution to the themed collection and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed. 

All submissions undergo our fair and impartial peer-review and accepted articles will be published online in a citeable form, included in the web collection and published in an issue as soon as they are ready.