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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
132
Citations
64445
World Ranking
295
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Run-Cang Sun is affiliated with Dalian Polytechnic University in China, with a research focus largely concentrated on engineering and materials science. Their work encompasses diverse subfields including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and polymers and plastics.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Lignin and wood chemistry
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies
  • Catalysis for biomass conversion
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication

Run-Cang Sun has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Green Chemistry
  • ChemSusChem

Some notable publications include:

  • Lignin Source and Structural Characterization, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • Advanced and Versatile Lignin-Derived Biodegradable Composite Film Materials Toward a Sustainable World, 2021, Green Chemistry
  • Research Progress in Lignin-Based Slow/Controlled Release Fertilizer, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • In-Depth Interpretation of the Structural Changes of Lignin and Formation of Diketones During Acidic Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Economically Competitive Biodegradable PBAT/Lignin Composites: Effect of Lignin Methylation and Compatibilizer, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Jiliang Ma, Ling-Ping Xiao, Wenfeng Ren, Changyou Shao, and Gaojie Jiao, indicating active engagement in collaborative scientific work.

Best Publications

  • Value-added uses for crude glycerol--a byproduct of biodiesel production.

    Fangxia Yang;Milford A Hanna;Runcang Sun

  • Chemical, structural, and thermal characterizations of alkali-soluble lignins and hemicelluloses, and cellulose from maize stems, rye straw, and rice straw

    B Xiao;X.F Sun;RunCang Sun

  • The role of pretreatment in improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials.

    Shaoni Sun;Shaolong Sun;Xuefei Cao;Runcang Sun;Runcang Sun

  • Isolation and characterization of cellulose from sugarcane bagasse

    J.X Sun;X.F Sun;H Zhao;R.C Sun

  • Characteristics of degraded cellulose obtained from steam-exploded wheat straw

    X.F. Sun;F. Xu;R.C. Sun;R.C. Sun;P. Fowler

  • Recent Advances in Characterization of Lignin Polymer by Solution-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Methodology.

    Jia-Long Wen;Shao-Long Sun;Bai-Liang Xue;Run-Cang Sun

  • Facile fractionation of lignocelluloses by biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment for cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis and lignin valorization

    Xiao-Jun Shen;Xiao-Jun Shen;Jia-Long Wen;Qing-Qing Mei;Xue Chen

  • Characterization of Lignin Structures and Lignin–Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) Linkages by Quantitative 13C and 2D HSQC NMR Spectroscopy

    Tong-Qi Yuan;Shao-Ni Sun;Feng Xu;Run-Cang Sun;Run-Cang Sun

  • Fractional purification and bioconversion of hemicelluloses.

    Feng Peng;Pai Peng;Feng Xu;Run-Cang Sun;Run-Cang Sun

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass.

    Ling-Ping Xiao;Zheng-Jun Shi;Feng Xu;Run-Cang Sun;Run-Cang Sun

  • Fractional extraction and structural characterization of sugarcane bagasse hemicelluloses

    J.X Sun;X.F Sun;R.C Sun;Y.Q Su

  • Comparative study of hemicelluloses obtained by graded ethanol precipitation from sugarcane bagasse.

    Feng Peng;Jun-Li Ren;Feng Xu;Jing Bian

  • Structural Differences between the Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes (LCCs) from 2- and 24-Month-Old Bamboo (Neosinocalamus affinis).

    Pan-Pan Yue;Ya-Jie Hu;Gen-Que Fu;Chang-Xia Sun

  • Comparative study of organosolv lignins from wheat straw

    Feng Xu;Jin-Xia Sun;Jin-Xia Sun;RunCang Sun;RunCang Sun;Paul Fowler

  • A Supercompressible, Elastic, and Bendable Carbon Aerogel with Ultrasensitive Detection Limits for Compression Strain, Pressure, and Bending Angle.

    Hao Zhuo;Yijie Hu;Xing Tong;Zehong Chen

  • Gram-scale synthesis of single-crystalline graphene quantum dots derived from lignin biomass

    Zheyuan Ding;Fengfeng Li;Jialong Wen;Xiluan Wang

  • Influence of alkaline pre-treatments on the cell wall components of wheat straw.

    Runcang Sun;J.Mark Lawther;W.B. Banks

  • Lignin Source and Structural Characterization.

    Run-Cang Sun

  • Extraction and characterization of original lignin and hemicelluloses from wheat straw.

    Xiao-Feng Sun;RunCang Sun;Paul Fowler;Mark S Baird

  • Understanding the chemical transformations of lignin during ionic liquid pretreatment

    Jia-Long Wen;Tong-Qi Yuan;Shao-Long Sun;Feng Xu

  • Engineering aspects of hydrothermal pretreatment: From batch to continuous operation, scale-up and pilot reactor under biorefinery concept

    Héctor A. Ruiz;Marc Conrad;Shao-Ni Sun;Arturo Sanchez

  • Comparative study of hemicelluloses from rice straw by alkali and hydrogen peroxide treatments.

    R.C. Sun;J. Tomkinson;P.L. Ma;S.F. Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tong-Qi Yuan
Tong-Qi Yuan Beijing Forestry University
Jia-Long Wen
Jia-Long Wen Beijing Forestry University
Ming-Guo Ma
Ming-Guo Ma Beijing Forestry University
Xinwen Peng
Xinwen Peng South China University of Technology
Jiefang Zhu
Jiefang Zhu Uppsala University
Fachuang Lu
Fachuang Lu South China University of Technology
Shijie Liu
Shijie Liu SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Shuangfei Wang
Shuangfei Wang Guangxi University
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy University of Birmingham
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

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