Lignocellulosic Fibre and Biomass-Based Composite Materials

Prof. Dr. Jawaid Mohammad is currently working as a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published 100 books, more than 100 book chapters, more than 500 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers under top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013–2020. He also obtained 6 Patents and 6 Copyrights/Industrial design. H-index and citation in Scopus are 101 and 43525 and in Google scholar, and H-index and citation are 120 and 58132. 40 Ph.D. and 17 Master’s students graduated under his supervision in 2014–2024 in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He secured various research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around USD 3 Million. He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, UAE, Portagal, etc. Besides that, he is also a member of technical committees of several national and international conferences on composites and material science. He is founding Series Editor of Springer Three Book Series. He worked as guest editor of special issues of Several Peer reviewed Journals. Besides that, he is also reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, ACS, RSC, Frontiers, etc. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid also received Several Award at National and International Level. He is also Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. He is also Professional membership of ACS, SPE, APA, MySET, etc. He is Fellow and Chartered Scientist of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), UK. He is also Clarivate 1% Highly cited Researcher-2023.M.T. Paridah is a Professor of Wood Adhesives and Finishing at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Malaysia. Prof. Paridah’s research has focused on natural fibre, wood adhesives and bonding, wood/fiber composites, and surface coating, and she has had extensive involvement in the wood-based sector, particularly in the area of biocomposites. Prof. Paridah has co-authored over 120 research papers, 26 book chapters, and a number of conference papers, as well as being involved in a number of consultancy projects for both government and industry. Naheed Saba completed her PhD in Biocomposites from the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. She has published over 20 scientific and engineering articles in advanced composites, as well as one book and 8 book chapters. Dr. Saba’s research interests lie in nanocellulosic materials, fire retardant materials, natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, hybrid composites and nanocomposites.

• 1. Introduction to biomass and its composites2. Agroindustrial wastes composites as components for rural buildings3. Predicting the potential of biomass based composites for sustainable automotive industry using a decision making model4. Biomass based Composites from different Sources: Properties, Characterization and Transforming Biomass with Ionic Liquids5. Rice Husk and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Polypropylene Biocomposites6. Thermal properties of oil palm biomass based Composites7. Biomass based nanocomposites for packaging applications8. Alfa and Doum fibres based Composite materials for different applications9. Nanocellulose from biomass and its composites for automotive applications10. Fabrication and Characterization of Composites from agricultural biomass cellulosic materials11. Mechanical Properties of Biomass-based Composites12. Tribiological properties of biomass based composites13. Bamboo biomass: Potential materials for Biocomposites14. Design of composites from biomass15. Synthesis and Utilization of Natural Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Poly (lactic acid) Bio-Nanocomposites16. PLA nanocomposites from Posidonia oceanica waste17. Cork biomass biocomposites: lightweight and sustainable materials18. Biocomposite from agricultural tunisian waste19. Modified wood-based composites with improved properties and performance20. Torrefied biomass filled polyamide biocomposites21. Potential of using multiscale Posidonia oceanica waste: Current Status and Prospects in Material Sciences22. Rice husk biocomposites