Chao Liu, Ph.D. Engineer
Email: liuchao@qibebt.ac.cn
☆ Education
2013-09--2017-01, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
CAS Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2005-09--2008-07, Master Degree in Pulp and Papermaking Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, China
☆ Work Experience
2008-08--present, Assistant Professor, in Lignocellulose Biorefinery Group, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (CAS-QIBEBT).
Mainly working on the development of clean and cost-effective biomass pretreatment/fractionation technologies, as well as the high-value utilization and application of lignocellulose based materials, including functional paper, nanocellulose and cellulose-based materials.
☆ Selected Publications
1. Meiyan Wu, Prakit Sukyaib, Dong Lv, Fang Zhang, Peidong Wang, Chao Liu*, Bin Li*, Water and humidity-induced shape memory cellulose nanopaper with quick response, excellent wet strength and folding resistance. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123673
2. Chao Liu, Sihan He, Xuewen Chi, Yuedong Zhang, Guang Yu, Haisong Wang, Bin Li*, Hui Peng, Bio-inspired lightweight pulp foams with improved mechanical property and flame retardancy via borate cross-linking. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 371, 34-42
3. Dong lv, Haishun Du, Xinpeng Che, Meiyan Wu, Yuedong Zhang, Chao Liu*, Shuangxi Nie Xinyu Zhao, Bin Li, Tailored and Integrated Production of Functional Cellulose Nanocrystals and Cellulose Nanofibrils via Sustainable Formic Acid Hydrolysis: Kinetic Study and Characterization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00714
4. Qingbo Wang, Haishun Du, Fang Zhang, Meiyan Wang, Guang Yu, Chao Liu*, Bin Li, Hui Peng. Flexible cellulose nanopaper with high wet tensile strength, high toughness and tunable ultraviolet blocking ability fabricated from tobacco stalk via a sustainable method. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 10.1039/C8TA01986J
5. Bin Li*, Chao Liu, Guang Yu, Yuedong Zhang, Haisong Wang, Xindong Mu, Hui Peng*. Recent progress on the pretreatment and fractionation of lignocelluloses for Biorefinery at QIBEBT. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2017, 2(1), 4-9.
6. Shuangyang Li, Zhenqiu Li, Yuedong Zhang, Chao Liu, Guang Yu*, Bin Li*, Xindong Mu, Hui Peng. Preparation of concrete water reducer via fractionation and modification of lignin extracted from pine wood by formic acid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5, 4214-4222.
7. Chao Liu, Haishun Du, Lv Dong, Xin Wang, Yuedong Zhang, Guang Yu, Bin Li*, Xindong Mu, Hui Peng*, and Huizhou Liu. Properties of nanocelluloses and their application as rheology modifier in paper coating. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56, 8264-8273.
8. Chao Liu, Bin Li, Haishun Du, Wenbo Gong, Dong Lv, Xindong Mu*, Hui Peng*. Properties of nanocellulose isolated from corncob residue usingsulfuric acid, formic acid, oxidative and mechanical methods. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016, 151, 716-724.
9. Haishun Du, Chao Liu, Yuedong Zhang, Guang Yu, Chuanling Si*, Bin Li*. Preparation and characterization of functional cellulose nanofibrils via formic acid hydrolysis pretreatment and the followed high-pressure homogenization. Industrial Crops and Products, 2016, 94, 736-745.
10. Haishun Du, Chao Liu, Xindong Mu, Wenbo Gong, Dong Lv, Yimei Hong, Chuanling Si*, Bin Li*. Preparation and characterization of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals via a sustainable approach of FeCl3-catalyzed formic acid hydrolysis. Cellulose, 2016, 23(4), 2389-2407.
11. Guang Yu, Huanfei Xu, Chao Liu, Paul DeRoussel, Chunyan Zhang, Yuedong Zhang, Bin Li*, Haisong Wang*, Xindong Mu. Ameliorated enzymatic saccharification for the corn stover pretreated by a novel modified alkali pretreatment. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2016, 1, 42-47.
12. Wenbo Gong, Chao Liu, Xindong Mu, Haishun Du, Dong Lv, Bin Li*, Sheng Han*. Hydrogen peroxide-assisted sodium carbonate pretreatment for the enhancement of enzymatic saccharification of corn stover. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2015, 3(12), 3477-3485.
13. Huanfei Xu, Guang Yu, Xindong Mu, Chunyan Zhang, Paul DeRoussel, Chao Liu, Bin Li*, Haisong Wang. Effect and characterization of sodium lignosulfonate on alkali pretreatment for enhancing enzymatic saccharification of corn stover. Industrial Crops and Products, 2015, 76, 638-646.
14. Huanfei Xul, Bin Lil, Xindong Mu, Guang Yu, Chao Liu, Yuedong Zhang, Haisong Wang*. Quantitative characterization of the impact of pulp refining on enzymatic saccharification of the alkaline pretreated corn stover. Bioresource Technology, 2014, 169, 19-26.
15. Yuedong Zhang, Tonggang Hou, Bin Li, Chao Liu, Xindong Mu*, Haisong Wang*. Acetone-butanol-ethanol production from corn stover pretreated by alkaline twin-screw extrusion pretreatment. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2014, 37, 913.
16. Guang Yu, Bin Li, Chao Liu, Yuedong Zhang, Haisong Wang, Xindong Mu*. Fractionation of the main components of corn stover by formic acid and enzymatic saccharification of solid residue. Industrial Crops and Products, 2013, 50, 750-757.
17. Chao Liu, Evert van der Heide, Haisong Wang*, Bin Li, Guang Yu, Xindong Mu*. Alkaline twin-screw extrusion pretreatment for fermentable sugar production. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2013, 6, 97.
18. Guang Yu, Bin Li, Haisong Wang, Chao Liu, Xindong Mu*. Preparation of concrete superplasticizer by oxidation-sulfomethylation of sodium lignosulfonate. BioResources, 2013, 8(1), 1055-1063.
19. Qiang Li, Yang Gao, Haisong Wang, Bin Li, Chao Liu, Guang Yu, Xindong Mu*. Comparison of different alkali-based pretreatment of corn stover for improving enzymatic saccharification. Bioresource Technology, 2012, 125, 193-199.
☆ Conference Paper
1. Chao Liu, Haishun Du, Bin Li*. A novel hydrophobic nanopaper prepared by cellulose nanofibrils manufactured via formic acid hydrolysis plus the followed high pressure homogenization. Proceeding of the 1st International Symposium on Nanocellulosic Materials. May 20-22, 2017, Hangzhou, China.
2. Yingying Liu, Chao Liu, Bin Li*, Youming Li*. Physically crosslinked nanocellulose/polydopamine hydrogel as potential versatile vehicles for drug delivery. Proceeding of the 1st International Symposium on Nanocellulosic Materials. May 20-22, 2017, Hangzhou, China.
3. Chao Liu, Yuedong Zhang, Guang Yu, Bin Li*, Xindong Mu. A novel thermal- chemical treatment process for the full utilization of wheat straw. The 6th International Conference on Biorefinery (ICB 2017). Jan. 18-21, 2017, Christchurch, New Zealand.
4. Bin Li*, Chao Liu, Guang Yu, Yuedong Zhang, Xindong Mu. Recent progress on pretreatment and fractionation of lignocelluloses for biorefinergy in QIBEBT. 5th ISETPP & 3rd IPEC Conference. Nov. 7-9th, 2016, Guangzhou, China.
5. Chao Liu, Haishun Du, Guang Yu, Yuedong Zhang, Bin Li*, Xindong Mu. Simultaneous extraction of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils via citric acid hydrolysis – a sustainable approach. 5th ISETPP & 3rd IPEC Conference. Nov. 7-9th, 2016, Guangzhou, China.
6. Haishun Du, Chao Liu, Yuedong Zhang, Guang Yu, Chuanling Si, Bin Li*, Xindong Mu. Sustainable preparation and characterization of thermally stable and functional cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils via formic acid hydrolysis. 5th ISETPP & 3rd IPEC Conference. Nov. 7-9th, 2016, Guangzhou, China.
7. Guang Yu, Chao Liu, Paul DeRoussel, Chunyan Zhang, Bin Li*, Haisong Wang*, Xindong Mu*. Enhanced enzymatic saccharification at pH 4.0-4.7 for the corn stover pretreated by modified alkali pretreatment. The 5th International Conference on Biorefinery – towards Bioenergy (ICBB2015). Aug. 10-12th, 2015, Vancouver, Canada.
8. Haisong Wang, Hongling Gao, Chao Liu, Bin Li*, Guang Yu, Xindong Mu. Effect of steam explosion on the extraction of hemicellulose from corn stover and the properties of hand sheets. Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Pulping, Papermaking and Biotechnology. Nov. 7-9, 2012, 1-2, 482-485.
