Special Issue

Advances in Waste and Biomass Management and Valorization

Submissions Deadline: June 5, 2023

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. Hsien Hui Khoo, Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Singapore
  • Prof. Dr. Pau Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Dr. Kok Sin Woon, Xiamen University, Malaysia

Completed Special Issue

Innovative Strategies for Treatment and Management of Saline Water/Wastewater

Submissions Deadline: May 30, 2023

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. B. Deepanraj, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad University, Saudi Arabia.
  • Dr. S. Feroz, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad University, Saudi Arabia.
  • Dr. P. Senthilkumar, SSN College of Engineering, India.
  • Dr. M. Aamer Mehmood, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia

Recent advances in bioengineering and biotechnology toward a circular economy

Submissions Deadline: December 31, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Prof. Fawzi Banat, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
  • Prof. Kit Wayne Chew, Xiamen University,  China

Green Industrial Revolution towards Sustainable Development – POCER 2022

Submissions Deadline: December 31, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Dr. Kuan Shiong Khoo, UCSI University, Malaysia
  • Prof. Dr. Xia Ao, Chongqing University, Chongqing China
  • Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Dong Phuong, The University of Danang, University of Technology and Education, Vietnam
  • Dr. Mubashir Mohammad, Asia Pacific University, Malaysia

Industrial microbiology

Submissions Deadline: September 30, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Paola Branduardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
  • Nilotpala Pradhan, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Arivalagan Pugazhendi, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
  • Prof. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia

Special Issue on Biomass to Biofuels: An Advancements towards Circular Bioeconomy

Submissions Deadline: August 31, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Dr. Pietro Bartocci, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
  • Dr.-Ing. Martin Kaltschmitt, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
  • Dr. Luc Hens, VITO – Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, Belgium
  • Dr Kit Wayne Chew, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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Special Issue on Advances in Bioresource Technology Towards Carbon Neutrality

Submissions Deadline: August 31, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Jo-Shu Chang, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • Dr. Sunita Varjani, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, India
  • Prof. Pau Loke Show, University of Nottingham – Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia
  • Prof. Giorgio Mannina, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Special Issue on “Focus on Bioenergy and Biofuels”

Submissions Deadline: August 01, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof Dr Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Hassan Karimi-Maleh, Quchan University of Technology, Iran
  • Chiaki Ogino, Kobe University, Japan
  • V. Ashok Kumar, Chulangkorn University, Thailand
  • Liandong Zhu, Wuhan University, China

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Special Issue on “Global Challenges and Innovations in Water Treatment and Waste Management”

Submissions Deadline: July 30, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. Balakrishnan Deepanraj, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, India.
  • Dr. Hwai Chyuan Ong, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
  • Dr. Pau-Loke SHOW, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Dr. Shaik Feroz, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad University, Saudi Arabia.

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Sustainable Integrated Approaches for Producing Bioenergy for a Low Carbon and Circular Bioeconomy

Submissions Deadline: June 30, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Prof. Dr. Daniel CW Tsang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
  • Prof. Dr. Elisaveta Georgieva Kirilova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. R. Roger Ruan, University of Minnesota, USA

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Special Issue on Biomass Refinery

Submissions Deadline: June 30, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Professor Jo-Shu Chang, National Cheng Kun University
  • Professor Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Professor Amit Bhatnagar, LUT University

Submissions Deadline: June 30, 2022

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Virtual Special Issue on “Aquatic Biotechnology for Efficiently Treating Emerging Contaminants”

Submissions Deadline: April 30, 2022

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Shih-Hsin Ho, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
  • Prof. Dandan Zhou, Northeast Normal University, China
  • Dr. Pau-Loke SHOW, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia

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Special Issue title: Innovative Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Economy

Submission Deadlines: December 31, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • P. Senthil KumarSSN College of Engineering, India
  • Pau Loke Show University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Saravanan RajendranUniversity of Tarapacá, Chile
  • Sonil NandaUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada

Submissions Deadline: September 15, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
  • Prof. Pau-Loke SHOW, University of Nottingham Malaysia
  • Dr. Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Chulalongkorn University

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy 
  • Dr. Dai-Viet N. Vo
  • Dr. Saravanan Rajendran
  • Dr. Show Pau-Loke
  • Dr. Gopalakrishnan Kumar

Recent Advances in Biodegradation of Persistent Organic Pollutants (RABOP-2021)

Submissions Deadline: December 31, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • Dr. Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
  • Prof. Pau-Loke SHOW, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Dr. Vindo Kumar, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Anil Kumar Patel, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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Submissions Deadline: December 31, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Shu-Yii WU, PhD Department of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University.
  • Prof. Pau Loke SHOW, PhD, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham (based in Malaysia)
  • Assoc. Prof. Chyi-How LAY, PhD, Master’s Program of Green Energy Science and Technology, Feng Chia University
  • Assoc. Prof. Hoang-Jyh LEU, PhD, Master’s Program of Green Energy Science and Technology, Feng Chia University

Bionanomaterials for Environmental Advances

Submission Deadline: July 31, 2021

Guest Editors:
  • Prof. Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
  • Prof. Dai-Viet N. Vo, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Prof. Pau-Loke Show, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Prof. Kit Wayne Chew, Xiamen University, Malaysia

One Health management, pollution mitigation, and valorization of waste towards sustainable and zero-waste environment

The aim of this topical virtual special issue is to publish novel research contributions on innovative approaches to manage, mitigate, and valorize wastes produced by different sectors to transform our society towards a sustainable and zero-waste environment.

Submissions Deadline: February 28, 2021

More information, please email: showpauloke@gmail.com

Global Challenges in Sustainable Environmental Health and Engineering

This special issue welcomes novel research contributions on innovative approaches to manage, mitigate and valorize hazardous wastes, with the aim of transitioning our society towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. Emphasis will be placed on the applications of current and emerging approaches and management of health hazards.

Submissions Deadline: March 31, 2021

More information, please email: showpauloke@gmail.com

Call for Papers on Special Issue: Recent Advances in Lignocellulosic Biomass Refinery

Submissions Deadline: August 31, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • Prof Jo-Shu Chang, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
  • Prof Pau-Loke Show, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Prof Duu-Jong Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
  • Prof Paul Christakopoulos, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden 

Biotechnology and sustainable environmental health management

The aim of this topical virtual special issue is to publish novel research contributions on innovative approaches to manage, mitigate and valorize wastes produced by different sectors, with the aim of transforming our society towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals and applications of the current/emerging approaches and management along with the description of the design, operation, and desired products

Submissions Deadline: December 30, 2020

More information, please email: showpauloke@gmail.com

Sustainable technologies for waste reduction and pollutants removals

This special issue provides the information on latest research and development in environmentally friendly technologies to recover natural resources from pollutants such as wastewater treatments, air pollution control treatment of solid wastes and agricultural residues. This special issue will be restricted to the topics as below:

  • Wastewater treatment, management and recycling
  • Microbiome mediated pollutant reduction and remediation
  • Air pollution monitoring and control
  • Solid waste and agricultural residues treatment, management and recycling

Submissions Deadline: June 28, 2021

More information, please email: showpauloke@gmail.com

Special Issue: Microalgae biorefinery: current bottlenecks, challenges, and future directions

Submissions Deadline: October 30, 2021

Guest Editors:

  • Prof. Pau-Loke SHOW, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
  • Dr. Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • Prof. ‪Young-Kwon Park, The University of Seoul, Korea
  • Prof. Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
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