Guest Editors
R.A. Ilyas, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
R.A. Ilyas is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. He is also a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden, Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan, a member of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK. R.A. Ilyas was the recipient of the MVP Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal Award UPM 2019, for Best Ph.D. Thesis and Top Student Award, INTROP, UPM, besides, awarded with Outstanding Reviewer and Top Cited Article by several international journals, and Best Paper Award at various International Conferences. R.A. Ilyas also was listed and awarded Among World’s Top 2% Scientist (Subject-Wise) Citation Impact during the Single Calendar Year 2019, 2020, and 2021 by Stanford University, US, PERINTIS Publication Award 2021 and 2022 by Persatuan Saintis Muslim Malaysia, Emerging Scholar Award by Automotive and Autonomous Systems 2021, Belgium, Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) 2021, UTM Young Research Award 2021, UTM Publication Award 2021, and UTM Highly Cited Researcher Award 2021. In 2021, he won Gold Award and Special Award (Kreso Glavac (The Republic of Croatia) at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE2022), Gold Award dan Special Award at International Borneo Innovation, Exhibition & Competition 2022 (IBIEC2022), and, a Gold Award at New Academia Learning Innovation (NALI2022). To date he has authored or co-authored more than 431 publications (published/accepted): 188 Journals Indexed in JCR/ Scopus, 3 non-index Journal, 17 books, 104 book chapters, 78 conference proceedings/seminars, 4 research bulletins, 10 conference papers (abstract published in the book of abstract), 17 Guest Editor of Journal special issues and 10 Editor/ Co-Editor of Conference/Seminar Proceedings on green materials related subjects.
Z.M.A. Ainun, Senior Research Officer, Pulp and Paper & Pollution Control Program, Laboratory of Biopolymer and Derivatives, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Z.M.A. Ainun is a Senior Research Officer and Head of Pulp and Paper & Pollution Control Program at the Laboratory of Biopolymer and Derivatives, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia since 2009. Previously, she was a Research Officer at Pulp and Paper Program, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) for 5 years. She also has working experience as a Lecturer in Politeknik Shah Alam, Selangor and Research Officer at Wood, Paper and Coating Division, Universiti Sains Malaysia for 2 years. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Wood, Paper and Coating Technology (Hons) at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1998 before furthering her Master of Science in Wood, Paper and Coating Technology in 2000. She continued and graduated her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) study in Materials Science at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2006. During her PhD. study, she was honoured with a Research Scholarship-National Science Fellowship (NSF) from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (formerly known as Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment). Her research interest is dedicated to pulp and paper technology starting from pulping, bleaching and papermaking processing. Her specialization is more focused on specialty paper such as antimicrobial paper, enzymatic paper, storage information paper, water resistant paper and smart packaging paper as well. To date, she has authored or co-authored more than 60 publications (40 published/accepted/submitted papers in national and international journals, 2 edited books, 10 chapters in books, and 10 articles in scientific magazines) which focus primarily in the pulp and paper technology area. Being disciplined in her research interest, she has obtained about 35 awards in research and innovation competitions, best poster presentation, best and outstanding researcher and community-linkage achievements (paper recycling program and innovation in papermaking) both at national and international levels.
Rafidah Jalil, research officer, Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Rafidah Jalil is a research officer at the Pulp & Paper Branch, Wood Chemistry & Non-Wood Utilisation Programme, Forest Products Division, FRIM since 2005. She has a wide experience in biomass processing and pre-treatment, bioenergy (solid and liquid fuel), enzyme and fermentation technology as well as pulp and paper technology. Her research interest includes the development and application of nanocellulose for smart paper and food packaging. She managed to publish 15 international journals, 2 books, 18 chapters in books, 31 proceeding papers, 5 invention disclosure, and many more along her career in FRIM. She is also a recipient of 27 local and international awards.
Shaiful Rizal Masrol, Industrial Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 84600 Pagoh, Johor, Malaysia.
Shaiful Rizal Masrol (S.R. Masrol) currently works as Industrial Fellow in Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor Bahru in 2005. Then, he got his 2 years’ industrial experiences (2005-2007) as Engineer I and Engineer II in Research and Development Department (R&D) Centre in Panasonic AVC Networks Johor Malaysia Berhad, Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia. In August 2007, he joined UTHM as a Teaching Engineer in Department of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. He graduated his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at UTHM in 2013. Currently, his pursued his research Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at UTHM and is expected to be graduated in 2023. Currently, he was appointed as Laboratory Manager of the Mechanical and Transportation Technology Cluster, UTHM Pagoh Campus Laboratory Management Office and the head of Advanced Packaging Research Group (APTReG), Faculty of Engineering Technology, UTHM. He is registered as Graduated Engineer in Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and Malaysian Board of Technologies (MBOT) as Professional Technologist (Ts). His multidisciplinary and collaborative research focus areas are on pulp and paper, packaging, natural resources, bioresources, composite, bio-based substrates material for reflect array antenna, noise and vibration, sound absorption material and product design and development. In a span of 16 years as UTHM staff, he has been involved in 43 research grants (as leader and co-researcher) and has published 25 SCOPUS-indexed publications (authored and co-authored) majority in pulp and papermaking focus area with the current h-index of 5 and 80 total citations. To date, he has also been involved in the publications of 1 book, 5 book chapters; and 7 teaching and learning modules. He was also appointed as Journal Review Editor (1), Manuscript Reviewer of Journal (5) and Manuscript Reviewer for Conferences/Proceedings (6) on sustainable material-related topics especially pulp and papermaking material.
Summary
The pulp and paper industry has long relied on wood as the primary raw material for paper production. However, the increasing demand for paper and concerns about deforestation have led to a need for alternative, sustainable fiber sources. Non-wood fibers have emerged as promising alternatives to wood fibers, offering a range of environmental, economic, and social benefits. These fibers can be derived from various agricultural residues, industrial by-products, and perennial crops, providing a renewable and abundant source of raw material for the pulp and paper industry.
This special issue of the “Sustainable Non-Wood Fibers for Pulp and Paper Industry” aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art research on sustainable non-wood fibers as raw material for the pulp and paper industry. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Characterization and analysis of non-wood fibers for pulp and paper production
· Novel approaches to processing non-wood fibers for papermaking
· Performance evaluation of non-wood fibers-based paper products
· Sustainable sourcing of non-wood fibers for the pulp and paper industry
· Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysis of non-wood fibers-based paper products
· Social and economic implications of using non-wood fibers in the pulp and paper industry
· Application of non-wood fibers for pulp and paper production.
· Non-wood fiber treatment
· Non-wood pulp treatment
· Chemical modification of non-wood fiber
The special issue invites original research articles, reviews, and perspectives from researchers working on sustainable non-wood fibers and their application in the pulp and paper industry.
Keywords
Non-wood fibers, pulp and paper industry, sustainable materials, agricultural residues, industrial by-products, perennial crops, papermaking, environmental impact, life cycle assessment.
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