Integrated Forest Products Biorefinery Perspectives
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 53
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Interests: wood modification; improvement; treatments; thermal treatment; hydrothermal treatment; impregnation; characterization; chemistry of wood; chemical products of wood; chemical technologies; biomass; biomass biofuels; bioenergy
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Interests: wood technology; forest products technology and utilization; connections; joinery; furniture; impregnation; wood improvement; preservation; surface treatments; weathering of wood; adhesives and adhesion of wood
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Industrial concepts that are called “forest biorefineries” offer value to products derived from biomass produced in forests. The basic principle of biorefineries is the application of a refining process that yields biofibers, biochemicals, biomaterials, and biofuels, in an approach that is considered rational and sustainable. This Special Issue, entitled “Integrated Forest Products Biorefinery Perspectives”, will address concepts related to process design, residual materials utilization, products from biorefinery systems, and technology-driven biorefinery processes. Controlled biomass component isolation using chemical or thermochemical methodologies will also be covered by this issue. The main function of forest biorefineries is the synthesis of chemicals coming from the isolation products, hemicelluloses, cellulose, lignin, extractives, ash, and advanced fiber products. This issue will also address topics including the recovery of the highest possible exploitation of the whole feedstock, residual, or raw material, as well as added-value products from side streams of forest-based companies.
We aspire to gather studies that showcase novel biorefining strategies, including of course the already-established pulp and paper biorefineries. Topics related to the complexity and challenges faced by forest biorefineries based on sustainable production are of particular interest to us.
It will be our great pleasure to offer additional information and facilitate the highlighting of your work in relevant topics.
Dr. Vasiliki Kamperidou
Prof. Dr. Ioannis A. Barboutis
Guest Editors
Dr. Paschalina Terzopoulou
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- bioenergy
- biochemicals
- biomaterials
- forest biomass
- forest products
- forest resource
- forest biorefinery
- wood
- bark
- rosin gum
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