The International Symposium on Bioresources and Biorefinery (ISBB) will be held in Hong Kong SAR from November 27 to 29, 2026. ISBB aims to offer an international forum for academic and industrial researchers to exchange recent advances and foster collaborations in biorefinery and bioproducts. All participants are encouraged to follow this page for updates on the symposium.
- May 1, 2026: Abstract online submission begins
- July 1, 2026: Early bird registration begins, hotel online booking starts
- October 10, 2026: Abstract online submission deadline
- October 15, 2026: DRAFT Technical Program online is published
- October 31, 2026: Early bird registration ends
- November 15, 2026: Latest date of registration to ensure abstract to be included in program (the presenting author must register for the conference)
- November 20, 2026: FINAL Technical Program online is published
- November 27 to 29, 2026: Formal conference program occurs
Dear Participants: please find attached the Draft Technical Programme for the ISBB 2026 Conference:
Should you have any questions or require any adjustments, please feel free to contact Prof. Jiaze MA (jiazema@cityu.edu.hk) or me (chunbao-charles.xu@polyu.edu.hk). Additionally, for those who have not yet registered and completed payment (with the exception of plenary/keynote speakers or session chairs or student volunteers), please do so no later than November 15, 2026; otherwise, your presentation cannot be included in the Final Technical Programme. You may register and make payments online at: https://isbbio.cn/registration. Please note that the "Early Bird" registration period ends on October 31, 2026. Furthermore, for those who need to book hotel accommodation, please do so in advance via this link: https://isbbio.cn/venue-accommodation for hotels info. We look forward to welcoming you all to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in approx. a month's time!
The abstract submission deadline has passed, and acceptance notification emails are being sent to authors. The Organizing Committee is now arranging the presentation schedule for each session, and the DRAFT Technical Program will be published on this website once it is ready.
If you submitted an abstract but have not received an acceptance email, please check your spam folder first. If it is still missing, contact one of the following, with your name, affiliation, abstract title, and the email address used for submission:
- Dr. Dan Wu: wudan@zzu.edu.cn
- Prof. Jiaze Ma: jiazema@cityu.edu.hk
- Yuhan Liao: yuhanliao3-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Note: Colleagues and students who have not submitted an abstract are also warmly welcome to register and attend the conference. If you need an invitation letter, please email the Secretariat contacts listed above with your name, affiliation, and email address, and we will send the invitation letter to you by email as soon as possible.
Reminder. Early bird registration closes October 31, 2026. Presenting authors must register by November 15, 2026 for their abstracts to be included in the program.
The abstract submission deadline has been extended to October 10, 2026. Prospective participants are welcome to submit abstracts online via the Abstract Submission page. We look forward to receiving your contributions to ISBB 2026.
The Organizing Committee are pleased to announce that a total of 10 posters will be selected for Best Poster Awards, three of which will be awarded the “MDPI's Journal Applied Sciences Best Poster Award”, each with 150 Euro cash, funded by Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417), and 7 of which will be awarded the “ISBB 2026 Best Poster Award”, each with HK$ 1000 cash, funded by the ISBB 2026 Organizing Committee.
- HK$ 50,000 or above (Gold Sponsor): Banner with the company/organization name and logo, name/logo on the Conference website, and one page introduction of the organization on the Conference Program booklet.
- HK$30,000 - 50,000 (Silver Sponsor): Name/logo on the Conference website and 0.5 page introduction of the organization on the Conference Program booklet.
- HK$10,000 - 30,000 (Bronze Sponsor): Name/logo on the Conference website and a paragraph introduction of the organization in the Conference Program booklet.
- Gold/Silver sponsors will also be offered complimentary registration for two persons to attend the conference or to give an exhibition if preferred, free of charge.
If you are interested or have any questions, we would love to hear from you. Simply visit our "Contact" page to reach out for more details.
Dear Colleagues, Friends and Students:
The International Symposium on Bioresources and Biorefinery (ISBB 2026, HONG KONG, November 27-29, 2026) aims to offer an international forum for academic and industrial researchers to exchange recent advances and foster collaborations in biorefinery and bioproducts, i.e., conversion of bioresources into high-value bioproducts, e.g., green hydrogen/methane, liquid biofuels (green gasoline/diesel for vehicles, marine biofuels, sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs)), green chemicals, biobased polymer/composite materials and bio-carbon materials.
The ISBB 2026 Conference expects to bring together more than 200 academic and industrial researchers from HK, mainland and multiple countries around the world. The Conference will encompass multi-sessions and themes: (1) Plenary Session (PS) on the recent advances in biorefinery and bioproducts, (2) Bio and Molecular Catalysis (BMC), (3) Thermal and Catalytic Conversions (TCC), (4) Electro/Photo-Catalytic Conversions (EPCC), (5) Biomass Pretreatment and Bio-based Materials (BPBM), (6) Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), (7) Biomass Metallurgy Session (BMS), (8) Hydrothermal Conversion Technologies (HCT) and (9) The 14th World Bioenergy Symposium (WBS).
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I'm looking forward to receiving your abstracts for our ISBB 2026 Conference and welcoming you to Hong Kong - A Foodies' Paradise and the only city homing five universities in the world's top 100, this November (Nov. 27-29, 2026).
Thank you for your interest and support!
Best wishes,
Charles Chunbao XU, PhD, P.Eng, FCIC, FCAE, FEICRCRE, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conference Chair
HONG KONG, Nov. 27-29, 2026
www.ISBBio.com
In collaboration with journals of Bioresource Technology (IF 8.2) and 《中国造纸》（中文核心期刊）编辑部, the authors of high-quality papers from the ISBB 2026 Conference are welcome to submit articles, extending the presented research, to the following two dedicated Special Issues:
1. "Bioresources and Biorefinery" Visual Special Issue in Bioresource Technology. Guest Editors: Prof. Chunbao Charles Xu (PolyU); Prof. Zhenglong Li (Zhejiang U); Prof. Shao-Yuan Leu (PolyU); Prof. Keiichi Tomishige (Tohoku U) and Prof. Philip Jessop (Queen's U). Submission Open Date: January 1, 2027; Submission Due Date: June 30, 2027.
2. "生物资源与生物炼制" 《中国造纸》主题专刊. 客座主编：徐春保（香港理工大学）、邹学军（华泰集团）、赵峻（香港浸会大学）。 稿件要求: 所有稿件均为原创且未公开发表的成果，字数8000字左右，主题与专刊方向一致。 截稿日期: 2026年11月30日前，通过《中国造纸》投稿平台或邮箱发送至编辑部，并在文章正文合适位置标示："生物质资源与生物炼制"专刊约稿。