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Buchun Si is a researcher affiliated with China Agricultural University in China. Their work spans multiple areas within engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on topics related to bioenergy and sustainable processes.

The primary fields of study for Buchun Si are:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, their research covers specific subfields such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering

Major topics addressed by Buchun Si include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Algal biology and biofuel production

Buchun Si has contributed to a number of scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Fuel

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Buchun Si include:

  • "Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash into wealth," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Adsorption or direct interspecies electron transfer? A comprehensive investigation of the role of biochar in anaerobic digestion of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Promoting dark fermentation for biohydrogen production: Potential roles of iron-based additives," 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yuanhui Zhang
  • Weizhong Jiang
  • Shuai Tang
  • Hai-Feng Lu
  • Jamison Watson

Best Publications

  • Valorization of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: pathways towards commercial viability

    Jamison Watson;Jamison Watson;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • Gasification of biowaste: A critical review and outlooks

    Jamison Watson;Yuanhui Zhang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • Conversion efficiency and oil quality of low-lipid high-protein and high-lipid low-protein microalgae via hydrothermal liquefaction.

    Hao Li;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Baoming Li

  • Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer

    Zixin Wang;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Jamison Watson

  • Renewable diesel blendstocks produced by hydrothermal liquefaction of wet biowaste

    Wan Ting Chen;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Timothy H. Lee;Zhenwei Wu

  • Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash into wealth.

    Hongxu Zhou;Rabin Bhattarai;Yunkai Li;Buchun Si

  • Experimental and model enhancement of food waste hydrothermal liquefaction with combined effects of biochemical composition and reaction conditions.

    Aersi Aierzhati;Michael J. Stablein;Niki E. Wu;Chih Ting Kuo

  • The role of hydraulic retention time on controlling methanogenesis and homoacetogenesis in biohydrogen production using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and packed bed reactor (PBR)

    Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Baoming Li;Zhangbing Zhu

  • Microbial electrolysis cell to treat hydrothermal liquefied wastewater from cornstalk and recover hydrogen: Degradation of organic compounds and characterization of microbial community

    Ruixia Shen;Zhidan Liu;Yanhong He;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang

  • Towards biohythane production from biomass: Influence of operational stage on anaerobic fermentation and microbial community

    Buchun Si;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Jiaming Li

  • Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots

    Libin Yang;Libin Yang;Qisi Su;Buchun Si;Yalei Zhang

  • Anaerobic conversion of the hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: fate of organics and intensification with granule activated carbon/ozone pretreatment

    Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Libin Yang;Xuefei Zhou;Jamison Watson

  • Effects of the extraction solvents in hydrothermal liquefaction processes: Biocrude oil quality and energy conversion efficiency

    Jamison Watson;Jamison Watson;Jianwen Lu;Raquel de Souza;Buchun Si;Buchun Si

  • Inhibitors degradation and microbial response during continuous anaerobic conversion of hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater.

    Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Zhangbing Zhu;Mengmeng Shen

  • Continuous production of biohythane from hydrothermal liquefied cornstalk biomass via two-stage high-rate anaerobic reactors.

    Bu Chun Si;Jia Ming Li;Zhang Bing Zhu;Yuan Hui Zhang

  • Elemental migration and characterization of products during hydrothermal liquefaction of cornstalk

    Zhangbing Zhu;Buchun Si;Jianwen Lu;Jamison Watson

  • Recovery of reducing sugars and volatile fatty acids from cornstalk at different hydrothermal treatment severity.

    Zhangbing Zhu;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Baoming Li

  • Promoting dark fermentation for biohydrogen production: Potential roles of iron-based additives

    Yi Ren;Buchun Si;Zhidan Liu;Weizhong Jiang

  • Integrated anaerobic digestion and algae cultivation for energy recovery and nutrient supply from post-hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater.

    Libin Yang;Buchun Si;Xiaobo Tan;Huaqiang Chu

  • Bioprocess engineering for biohythane production from low-grade waste biomass: technical challenges towards scale up.

    Zhidan Liu;Buchun Si;Jiaming Li;Jianwei He

  • Development of a mobile, pilot scale hydrothermal liquefaction reactor: Food waste conversion product analysis and techno-economic assessment

    Aersi Aierzhati;Jamison Watson;Buchun Si;Michael Stablein

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuanhui Zhang
Yuanhui Zhang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yalei Zhang
Yalei Zhang Tongji University
Qiang Liao
Qiang Liao Chongqing University
Hong Yang
Hong Yang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zhiyong Jason Ren
Zhiyong Jason Ren Princeton University
Chia-Fon Lee
Chia-Fon Lee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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