1st International Conference on Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability (BIORESTEC).

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.051 0960-8524/ 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. With growing global interest in bioenergy, biobased product and environmental sustainability, the first International Conference on Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability (BIORESTEC) was organized from October 23–26, 2016 in Sitges, Barcelona in Spain. The conference was organized in association with Elsevier’s premier journal ‘‘Bioresource Technology” (BITE), with an aim to provide a shared forum for researchers, academicians, industries, and policymakers, to discuss the current state-of-the-art and the emerging trends in biotechnology, bioenergy, and biobased products. The 1st BIORESTEC conference received tremendous response from all over the globe with 754 abstracts submitted. The scientific committee consisted of 13 eminent scientists from 11 countries. The committee then screened and selected 54 abstracts for oral and 166 abtsracts for poster presentations. Besides, there were 19 invited speakers from 14 countries. Apart from the scientific presentations, a workshop on ‘‘How to write a scientific paper and get published” was also organized for early career researchers by Elsevier. This special issue of the journal contain 29 papers (all presented at the BIORESTEC conference) after peer-review process. These papers broadly cover areas such as biomass pretreatment, algal and lignocellulose biorefinery, biological waste treatment, white biotechnology and biomass policies, LCA and techno-economics and classified as below.