1. Chemical synthesis of platform chemical from lignocellulosic biomass for fuels and polymers application Chun Chang 2. Current technologies and applications of CO2 utilization into bio-products Shaoqing Cui 3. Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from renewable resources Caixia Wan 4. Biocomposite Xianhui Zhao 5. Production and application of biochar Shuangning Xiu 6. Conversion of biomass to functional materials Zhaohui Tong 7. MSW characterization and preprocessing for biofuels and bioproducts Yingqian Lin 8. Thermal chemical conversion of municipal solid waste to fuels and chemicals Wan-Ting Chen and Muhammad Assad Munawar