Processes Webinar | Sustainable Biomass Processing: Advances in Value-Added By-Products
Processes Webinar | Sustainable Biomass Processing: Advances in Value-Added By-Products
Part of the MDPI Processes Webinar Series series
31 March 2026
Sustainable Biomass Processing, Value-Added By-Products, Biomass-Based Materials, Circular Bioeconomy, Industrial Circularity, Biomass Valorization
Welcome from the Chair
20th Processes Webinar
Sustainable Biomass Processing: Advances in Value-Added By-Products
On behalf of the organizing committee and Processes journal, I would like to warmly welcome all distinguished speakers, invited guests, colleagues, and participants to this webinar entitled “Sustainable Biomass Processing: Advances in Value-Added By-Products.”
Biomass continues to serve as a vital resource in advancing sustainable processing, material innovation, and circular bioeconomy strategies across industries. This webinar aims to provide a platform for sharing current research perspectives, processing approaches, and real-world applications that transform biomass into high-value products while addressing sustainability challenges.
Date: 31 March 2026
Time: 9:00 am CEST | 3:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Event Chair
Department of Wood and Fiber Industry, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
With over 20 years of academic and research experience, I am an Associate Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia, specializing in biomaterials, engineered wood products, and biomass-based processing for the paper, bio-composites, and materials industry. My work focuses on sustainable processing, value-added by-products, and circular bioeconomy-driven material innovation, supported through active collaboration and research leadership.
Invited Speakers
1. Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology (BIOCOMPOSITE), Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia,
2. Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites (AEMC), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Reimagining the Future of Biomass: Engineering High-Performance Materials
Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia and currently serves as the Head of the Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), UPM. He obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK, and his research interests include composite materials, lightweight sandwich structures, and, more recently, Building Information Modelling (BIM). Dr. Zuhri has led numerous research projects and has published more than 50 works, including journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. Through his research and leadership, he continues to drive innovation within the department and faculty, with a strong focus on advancing sustainable engineering solutions.
Title: Biomass - Common Industrial Denominator for Industrial Practices Circularity
Arniza Ghazali possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Electrochemistry. After five years studying chemical synthesis, she stepped into the wild to witness industrial pollution affecting the marine ecosystem, and later delved into the science of biomass to understand its properties and derive elements and functional materials to reduce environmental damage from synthetic chemical-based processes and irresponsible downstream practices. Harnessing every industrial residue arising from agro-biomass processing and the byproducts in the Doctoral Study, guided her to the zero-waste principles, analogous to resource circularity, extending to talent circularity, to ensure today’s sustainable practices are pursued by the next generation. Today, she is sharing, Biomass as a Common Industrial Denominator for Circularity Practices Actualisation.
Registration
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Program
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CST Asia |
Time in CEST |
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Dr. Rasmina Halis (Chair) Welcome Message |
3:00 - 3:10 pm |
9:00 - 9:10 am |
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Dr. Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff (Speaker 1) Reimagining the Future of Biomass: Engineering High-Performance Materials |
3:10 - 3:30 pm |
9:10 - 9:30 am |
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Dr. Arniza Ghazali (Speaker 2) Common Industrial Denominator for Industrial Practices Circularity |
3:30 - 3:50 pm |
9:30 - 9:50 am |
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Diana Elena Radulescu (MDPI Speaker 3) Processes Journal Introduction |
3:50 - 4:05 pm |
9:50 - 10:05 am |
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Q&A |
4:05 - 4:15 pm |
10:05 - 10:15 am |
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Closing of Webinar Dr Rasmina Halis (Chair) |
4:15 - 4:25 pm |
10:15 - 10:25 am |
Relevant Special Issue
Optimised Pathways for Biomass Conversion into Value-Added By-Products
Edited by Dr. Rasmina Halis, Dr. Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff and Dr. Arniza Ghazali
Deadline for manuscript submissions:30 September 2026
Sponsors and Partners
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