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Paul Chen is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States, focusing their research within the broad field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as polymers and plastics.

The main topics of Paul Chen's research cover thermochemical biomass conversion processes, algal biology and biofuel production, recycling and waste management techniques, microplastics and plastic pollution, polymer crystallization and properties, granular flow and fluidized beds, and catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Paul Chen include:

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using TiO2-based photocatalysts: A review, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review, 2022, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes in a continuous microwave assisted pyrolysis system for fuel production, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Applications of calcium oxide-based catalysts in biomass pyrolysis/gasification - A review, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Recent advances in CO2 fixation by microalgae and its potential contribution to carbon neutrality, 2023, Chemosphere

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul Chen are Roger Ruan, Kirk Cobb, Yanling Cheng, Nan Zhou, and Leilei Dai.

The venues in which Paul Chen has most frequently published include:

  • Algal Research
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Biosystems Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using TiO2-based photocatalysts: A review

    Dongjie Chen;Yanling Cheng;Nan Zhou;Paul Chen

  • Cultivation of green algae Chlorella sp. in different wastewaters from municipal wastewater treatment plant.

    Liang Wang;Min Min;Yecong Li;Paul Chen

  • Characterization of a microalga Chlorella sp. well adapted to highly concentrated municipal wastewater for nutrient removal and biodiesel production

    Yecong Li;Yi-Feng Chen;Paul Chen;Min Min

  • ANAEROBIC DIGESTED DAIRY MANURE AS A NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT FOR CULTIVATION OF OIL-RICH GREEN MICROALGAE CHLORELLA SP

    Liang Wang;Yecong Li;Paul Chen;Min Min

  • Microalgae-based wastewater treatment for nutrients recovery: A review

    Kun Li;Qiang Liu;Fan Fang;Ruihuan Luo

  • Culture of Microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in Wastewater for Biomass Feedstock Production

    Qing Xue Kong;Ling Li;Ling Li;Blanca Martinez;Paul Chen

  • Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review

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  • Local bioprospecting for high-lipid producing microalgal strains to be grown on concentrated municipal wastewater for biofuel production

    Wenguang Zhou;Yecong Li;Min Min;Bing Hu

  • Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of microalgae for biofuel production

    Zhenyi Du;Yecong Li;Xiaoquan Wang;Yiqin Wan;Yiqin Wan

  • Polylactic acid (PLA) synthesis and modifications: a review

    Yanling Cheng;Yanling Cheng;Shaobo Deng;Paul Chen;Roger Ruan

  • Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass: Catalysts to improve product selectivity

    Yiqin Wan;Yiqin Wan;Paul Chen;Bo Zhang;Changyang Yang

  • Review of biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach

    Paul Chen;Min Min;YiFeng Chen;Liang Wang

  • Inactivation of Escherichia coli on almonds using nonthermal plasma.

    Shaobo Deng;Roger Ruan;Chul Kyoon Mok;Guangwei Huang

  • Integration of algae cultivation as biodiesel production feedstock with municipal wastewater treatment: strains screening and significance evaluation of environmental factors.

    Yecong Li;Wenguang Zhou;Bing Hu;Min Min

  • Bio-mitigation of carbon dioxide using microalgal systems: Advances and perspectives

    Wenguang Zhou;Jinghan Wang;Jinghan Wang;Paul Chen;Chengcheng Ji

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes in a continuous microwave assisted pyrolysis system for fuel production

    Nan Zhou;Leilei Dai;Yuancai Lv;Hui Li;Hui Li

  • Bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of lignin: Effects of process and upgrading parameters.

    Liangliang Fan;Yaning Zhang;Shiyu Liu;Nan Zhou

  • Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste over NiO and HY for gasoline-range hydrocarbons production

    Kuan Ding;Kuan Ding;Shasha Liu;Yong Huang;Shiyu Liu

  • A hetero-photoautotrophic two-stage cultivation process to improve wastewater nutrient removal and enhance algal lipid accumulation

    Wenguang Zhou;Min Min;Yecong Li;Bing Hu

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of microalgae and their three major components: carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.

    Zhenyi Du;Bing Hu;Xiaochen Ma;Yanling Cheng

  • Effects of feedstock characteristics on microwave-assisted pyrolysis – A review

    Yaning Zhang;Paul Chen;Shiyu Liu;Peng Peng

  • Environment-enhancing algal biofuel production using wastewaters

    Wenguang Zhou;Paul Chen;Min Min;Xiaochen Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota
Yuhuan Liu
Yuhuan Liu Nanchang University
Wenguang Zhou
Wenguang Zhou Nanchang University
Hanwu Lei
Hanwu Lei Washington State University
Chi Chen
Chi Chen University of Minnesota
Gerald C Shurson
Gerald C Shurson University of Minnesota
Xuejun Pan
Xuejun Pan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lijian Leng
Lijian Leng Central South University
Yuansong Wei
Yuansong Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Siqun Wang
Siqun Wang University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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