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Overview

Jinguang Hu is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio spanning several key areas in engineering and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, and advanced materials chemistry. Hu's research integrates various interdisciplinary fields to address challenges in energy conversion and biomass utilization.

The main fields of study covered by Hu's research include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Energy

Within these broad domains, Hu explores several important subfields:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomaterials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Hu's research topics encompass a wide spectrum of specialized areas such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on chemical engineering, sustainable chemistry, and green technology:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Green Chemistry
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Jinguang Hu include:

  • Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: a solution looking for a problem? (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics (2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Photocatalysis (2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • High-Density Cobalt Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction (2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • PtO nanodots promoting Ti3C2 MXene in-situ converted Ti3C2/TiO2 composites for photocatalytic hydrogen production (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Hu collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors who contribute across diverse projects. The most frequent coauthors are:

  • Heng Zhao
  • Md Golam Kibria
  • Dong Tian
  • Fei Shen
  • Zhangxin Chen

Best Publications

  • The enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates by the addition of accessory enzymes such as xylanase: is it an additive or synergistic effect?

    Jinguang Hu;Valdeir Arantes;Jack N Saddler

  • Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: a solution looking for a problem?

    M. A. Khan;Tareq Al-Attas;Soumyabrata Roy;Muhammad M. Rahman

  • 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Photocatalysis.

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  • Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics

    Caoxing Huang;Xiao Jiang;Xiaojun Shen;Jinguang Hu

  • Lignin valorization: lignin nanoparticles as high-value bio-additive for multifunctional nanocomposites

    Dong Tian;Dong Tian;Dong Tian;Jinguang Hu;Jinguang Hu;Jie Bao;Richard P. Chandra

  • High-Density Cobalt Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

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  • Substrate factors that influence the synergistic interaction of AA9 and cellulases during the enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass

    Jinguang Hu;Valdeir Arantes;Amadeus Pribowo;Keith Gourlay

  • The synergistic action of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic potential of a “cellulase mixture” but is highly substrate specific

    Jinguang Hu;Valdeir Arantes;Amadeus Pribowo;Jack N Saddler

  • Acidic deep eutectic solvents pretreatment for selective lignocellulosic biomass fractionation with enhanced cellulose reactivity.

    Dong Tian;Dong Tian;Yujie Guo;Jinguang Hu;Gang Yang

  • The addition of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic performance of cellulase enzymes at high solid loadings.

    Jinguang Hu;Richard Chandra;Valdeir Arantes;Keith Gourlay

  • Enzyme mediated nanofibrillation of cellulose by the synergistic actions of an endoglucanase, lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) and xylanase.

    Jinguang Hu;Dong Tian;Dong Tian;Scott Renneckar;Jack N. Saddler

  • Valorizing Recalcitrant Cellulolytic Enzyme Lignin via Lignin Nanoparticles Fabrication in an Integrated Biorefinery

    Dong Tian;Dong Tian;Jinguang Hu;Richard P. Chandra;Jack N. Saddler

  • Accessory enzymes influence cellulase hydrolysis of the model substrate and the realistic lignocellulosic biomass.

    Fubao Fuebiol Sun;Jiapeng Hong;Jinguang Hu;Jack N Saddler

  • Piezo-photocatalysts in the field of energy and environment: Designs, applications, and prospects

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  • Photoreforming lignocellulosic biomass for hydrogen production: Optimized design of photocatalyst and photocatalytic system

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  • Single Atom Catalysts for Selective Methane Oxidation to Oxygenates.

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  • Swollenin aids in the amorphogenesis step during the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomass

    Keith Gourlay;Jinguang Hu;Valdeir Arantes;Martina Andberg

  • The impact of glycerol organosolv pretreatment on the chemistry and enzymatic hydrolyzability of wheat straw.

    Fubao Fuelbiol Sun;Liang Wang;Jiapeng Hong;Junli Ren

  • Dual Physically Cross‐Linked Hydrogels Incorporating Hydrophobic Interactions with Promising Repairability and Ultrahigh Elongation

    Xinyao Liu;Xiao He;Bo Yang;Bo Yang;Lu Lai;Lu Lai

  • Complete conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into three high-value nanomaterials through a versatile integrated technical platform

    Dong Tian;Feiyue Shen;Jinguang Hu;Mei Huang

  • PtO nanodots promoting Ti3C2 MXene in-situ converted Ti3C2/TiO2 composites for photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Jiu Xiang Yang;Wen Bei Yu;Chao Fan Li;Wen Da Dong

  • n-p Heterojunction of TiO2-NiO core-shell structure for efficient hydrogen generation and lignin photoreforming.

    Heng Zhao;Chao-Fan Li;Li-Yang Liu;Bruna Palma

  • The influence of lignin on steam pretreatment and mechanical pulping of poplar to achieve high sugar recovery and ease of enzymatic hydrolysis

    Richard P. Chandra;QiuLu Chu;Jinguang Hu;Na Zhong

  • Boosting Photocatalytic Activity Using Carbon Nitride Based 2D/2D van der Waals Heterojunctions

    Pawan Kumar;Devika Laishram;Rakesh K. Sharma;Ajayan Vinu

  • What Are the Major Components in Steam Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass That Inhibit the Efficacy of Cellulase Enzyme Mixtures

    Rui Zhai;Jinguang Hu;Jack N. Saddler

  • Enhanced High-Solids Fed-Batch Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Sugar Cane Bagasse with Accessory Enzymes and Additives at Low Cellulase Loading

    Marie Rose Mukasekuru;Jinguang Hu;Xiaoqin Zhao;Fubao Fuelbiol Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

John N. Saddler
John N. Saddler University of British Columbia
Shihuai Deng
Shihuai Deng Sichuan Agricultural University
Bao-Lian Su
Bao-Lian Su University of Namur
Yu Li
Yu Li Wuhan University of Technology
Zhi-Yi Hu
Zhi-Yi Hu Wuhan University of Technology
Yongcan Jin
Yongcan Jin Nanjing Forestry University
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Yaping Zhao
Yaping Zhao East China Normal University
Andreas Fery
Andreas Fery Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University

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