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Overview

Yunqiao Pu is a researcher affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, prominently within engineering and materials science, with a focus on biomedical engineering, biomaterials, biotechnology, polymers and plastics, and plant science.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics related to biomass and bioconversion, particularly within lignin and wood chemistry, biofuel production and bioconversion, catalysis for biomass conversion, biochemical and biophysical processes, advanced cellulose research, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and enzyme-mediated dye degradation.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yunqiao Pu include Arthur J. Ragauskas, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Mi Li, and Nathan Bryant.

Their publications appear most frequently in several scientific venues, among which are:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Green Chemistry
  • Bioresource Technology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Yunqiao Pu include:

  • The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber-reinforced composites and their applications, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Observation of Potential Contaminants in Processed Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • Critical review of FDM 3D printing of PLA biocomposites filled with biomass resources, characterization, biodegradability, upcycling and opportunities for biorefineries, 2021, Applied Materials Today
  • Effects of the advanced organosolv pretreatment strategies on structural properties of woody biomass, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products

Best Publications

  • From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

    Hongliang Wang;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur Ragauskas;Bin Yang;Bin Yang

  • The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review.

    Chang Geun Yoo;Xianzhi Meng;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Ionic Liquid as a Green Solvent for Lignin

    Yunqiao Pu;Nan Jiang;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber–reinforced composites and their applications

    Mi Li;Yunqiao Pu;Valerie M. Thomas;Chang Geun Yoo

  • Application of quantitative 31P NMR in biomass lignin and biofuel precursors characterization

    Yunqiao Pu;Shilin Cao;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Assessing the molecular structure basis for biomass recalcitrance during dilute acid and hydrothermal pretreatments.

    Yunqiao Pu;Yunqiao Pu;Fan Hu;Fan Hu;Fang Huang;Fang Huang;Brian H Davison

  • Determination of hydroxyl groups in biorefinery resources via quantitative 31P NMR spectroscopy

    Xianzhi Meng;Claudia Crestini;Haoxi Ben;Naijia Hao

  • Observation of Potential Contaminants in Processed Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

    Jingshun Zhuang;Mi Li;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur Jonas Ragauskas

  • Current Understanding of the Correlation of Lignin Structure with Biomass Recalcitrance

    Mi Li;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur Jonas Ragauskas

  • The new forestry biofuels sector

    Yunqiao Pu;Dongcheng Zhang;Preet M. Singh;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Ionic liquids: Promising green solvents for lignocellulosic biomass utilization

    Chang Geun Yoo;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Critical review of FDM 3D printing of PLA biocomposites filled with biomass resources, characterization, biodegradability, upcycling and opportunities for biorefineries

    Samarthya Bhagia;Kamlesh Bornani;Ruchi Agrawal;Alok Satlewal

  • A critical review on the analysis of lignin carbohydrate bonds

    Nicola Giummarella;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur J. Ragauskas;Martin Lawoko

  • Structural characterization and comparison of switchgrass ball-milled lignin before and after dilute acid pretreatment.

    Reichel Samuel;Reichel Samuel;Yunqiao Pu;Yunqiao Pu;Babu Raman;Arthur J. Ragauskas;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Facile synthesis of spherical cellulose nanoparticles

    Jianguo Zhang;Thomas J. Elder;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Investigation of lignin deposition on cellulose during hydrothermal pretreatment, its effect on cellulose hydrolysis, and underlying mechanisms

    Hongjia Li;Yunqiao Pu;Yunqiao Pu;Rajeev Kumar;Arthur J. Ragauskas;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • High Shear Homogenization of Lignin to Nanolignin and Thermal Stability of Nanolignin‐Polyvinyl Alcohol Blends

    Sandeep S. Nair;Sudhir Sharma;Yunqiao Pu;Qining Sun

  • Cellulase kinetics as a function of cellulose pretreatment.

    Andreas S. Bommarius;Adrian Katona;Sean E. Cheben;Arpit S. Patel

  • Cellulosic biorefineries—unleashing lignin opportunities

    Poulomi Sannigrahi;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur Ragauskas

  • Synergistic enzymatic and microbial lignin conversion

    Cheng Zhao;Shangxian Xie;Yunqiao Pu;Rui Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Charles E. Wyman
Charles E. Wyman University of California, Riverside
Timothy J. Tschaplinski
Timothy J. Tschaplinski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sivakumar Pattathil
Sivakumar Pattathil University of Georgia
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
Brian H. Davison
Brian H. Davison Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert W. Sykes
Robert W. Sykes National Renewable Energy Laboratory
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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