3^rd World Conference on Byproducts of Palms & their Applications (ByPalma)

05 – 08 December, 2023
Riyadh Front Exhibitions and Conferences Center, KSA

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The following events are specifically planned to encourage design, innovation, and product development activities amongst the youth.

Zero Agro"Waste" Competition
Young researchers and artisans from around the globe are invited to showcase their innovative products and creative crafts from palm by-products. The innovation contest follows the same theme of the conference which is rediscovering palm by-products as a resource for the sustainable development of rural communities.
Palm By-Products Innovation and Crafts Exhibition
The exhibition will showcase traditional and modern products and crafts made from palm by-products. Companies having commercial products as well as start-ups with working prototypes will have the chance to participate. The exhibition will also showcase the entries of the contest winners.
Poster Contest
Poster abstracts are invited from researchers and students in different areas of palm by-products. The poster committee would evaluate them for scientific content, aesthetics and originality in the area of presentation.

Supporting Publications

Invitation

Palm Byproducts: Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy

The Palmae family includes a wide variety of species and they’re considered the main source of livelihood for significant proportion of the world population.

Unfortunately, their byproducts (secondary products) are often regarded as waste, despite that they represent a sustainable material base for a wide spectrum of industries ranging from compost, wood substitutes, pulp, up to fiber reinforcements for advanced composites.

ByPalma 2023

ByPalma is the only conference solely focusing on the byproducts of palm plantations around the globe and their current and potential applications.

It provides an interdisciplinary platform for leading academic scientists, researchers, artisans, entrepreneurs and industry professionals as well as palm growers.

Participants will exchange recent developments, technologies, innovations, trends, concerns, challenges, and opportunities, related to palm byproducts R&D, manufacturing, and valorization.

Host Institution

The host institution King Saud University (KSU) is a leading center for learning and research in the Middle East, and home to groundbreaking research in valorizing date palm byproducts.

KSU is located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has one of the largest populations of date palms globally, with a total 31 million palms. Annually generating more than 600 thousand tons of byproducts of pruning, which represent an abundant source of sustainable materials. Which could be one of the country’s future competitive advantages and help in achieving the Kingdom’s environmental sustainability Vision 2030 .

On behalf of the organizing committee, we extend a warm welcome and invite you to participate in our conference in the marvelous city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Highlights from ByPalma 2023

Supporting Publications

There are several publication options supporting the conference, including :

Journal of King Saud University – Engineering Sciences (Elsevier, Scopus, Cite Score: 9.2)
Waste and Biomass Valorization (Springer, Scopus, IF:3.449)
Key Engineering Materials (Scopus)
Springer Proceedings in Materials (Scopus)