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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of iron oxides@HTCC fabricated from zinc extraction tailings for methylene blue degradation: Investigation of the photocatalytic mechanism by Xue, Yang, Liu, Xiaoming, Zhang, Na, Shao, Yang, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…Photocatalytic processes are efficient methods to solve water contamination problems, especially considering dyeing wastewater disposal. However,…”
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Production of polyols via direct hydrolysis of kraft lignin: Effect of process parameters by Mahmood, Nubla, Yuan, Zhongshun, Schmidt, John, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao

“…•Bio-polyols were produced via alkaline hydrolysis of kraft lignin for polyurethanes.•A high yield of polyols up to 92% was obtained, with suitable −OH numbers…”
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Synthesis of bio-based polyurethane foams with liquefied wheat straw: Process optimization by Li, Hongwei, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao, Yuan, Zhongshun, Wei, Qin

“…Bio-based polyurethane (BPU) foams were successfully prepared using hydrothermally liquefied wheat straw (WS) to substitute a mass fraction of up to 50% of…”
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Current status and potential of biomass utilization in ferrous metallurgical industry by Wei, Rufei, Zhang, Lingling, Cang, Daqiang, Li, Jiaxin, Li, Xianwei, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…This paper provides a critical review on the current status and potential of biomass utilization in ferrous metallurgical processes, i.e., the blast furnace…”
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Hydrolytic degradation of alkaline lignin in hot-compressed water and ethanol by Yuan, Zhongshun, Cheng, Shuna, Leitch, Mathew, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…Alkaline lignin of a very high molecular weight was successfully degraded into oligomers in a hot-compressed water–ethanol medium with NaOH as the catalyst and…”
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Low-temperature thermal pre-treatment of municipal wastewater sludge: Process optimization and effects on solubilization and anaerobic degradation by Nazari, Laleh, Yuan, Zhongshun, Santoro, Domenico, Sarathy, Siva, Ho, Dang, Batstone, Damien, Xu, Chunbao (Charles), Ray, Madhumita B.

“…The present study examines the relationship between the degree of solubilization and biodegradability of wastewater sludge in anaerobic digestion as a result…”
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Hydrolytic depolymerization of hydrolysis lignin: Effects of catalysts and solvents by Mahmood, Nubla, Yuan, Zhongshun, Schmidt, John, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…•Depolymerized hydrolysis lignin (DHL) was produced from HL for rigid PU foams.•DHL with Mw∼1000g/mole was obtained in water–ethanol mixture.•Alkaline…”
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Inexpensive but Highly Efficient Co–Mn Mixed‐Oxide Catalysts for Selective Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Furandicarboxylic Acid by Rao, Kasanneni Tirumala Venkateswara, Rogers, Jennifer Lorraine, Souzanchi, Sadra, Dessbesell, Luana, Ray, Madhumita Bhowmick, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…A highly active and inexpensive Co–Mn mixed‐oxide catalyst was prepared and used for selective oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,…”
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Synthesis, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of two matrine derivatives by Cheng, Xingan, Ye, Jingmin, He, Huiqing, Liu, Zhanmei, Xu, Chunbao (Charles), Wu, Bo, Xiong, Xialing, Shu, Xugang, Jiang, Xuhong, Qin, Xiangjing

“…Matrine is a traditional Chinese medicine and botanical pesticide with broad biological activities, including pharmacological and agricultural activities. In…”
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of barks into bio-crude – Effects of species and ash content/composition by Feng, Shanghuan, Yuan, Zhongshun, Leitch, Matthew, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…•Bark-containing ash can be efficiently removed by diluted nitric acid treatment.•Bark conversion and bio-crude yield differ significantly with bark…”
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Corncob-derived activated carbon for roxarsone removal from aqueous solution: isotherms, kinetics, and mechanism by Yu, Xiao, Han, Xiuli, Chang, Chun, Hu, Yulin, Xu, Chunbao (Charles), Fang, Shuqi

“…In this study, the adsorption of roxarsone (ROX) onto corncob-derived activated carbon (AC) was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). Following…”
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Sustainable Process for the Depolymerization/Oxidation of Softwood and Hardwood Kraft Lignins Using Hydrogen Peroxide under Ambient Conditions by Ahmad, Zaid, Dajani, Waleed Wafa Al, Paleologou, Michael, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…The present study demonstrated a sustainable and cost-effective approach to depolymerize/oxidize softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) kraft lignins using…”
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Liquefaction of bio-mass in hot-compressed water for the production of phenolic compounds by Tymchyshyn, Matthew, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…Direct liquefaction of lignocellulosic wastes (sawdust and cornstalks) and two model bio-mass compounds (pure lignin and pure cellulose as references) has been…”
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Co-pyrolysis behavior of fermentation residues with woody sawdust by thermogravimetric analysis and a vacuum reactor by Zheng, Yan, Zhang, Yimin, Xu, Jingna, Li, Xiayang, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao

“…•Behavior of co-pyrolysis of fermentation residues and woody sawdust was studied.•Woody sawdust was found to promote the devolatilization of the fermentation…”
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Overview of current biological and thermo-chemical treatment technologies for sustainable sludge management by Zhang, Linghong, Xu, Chunbao (Charles), Champagne, Pascale, Mabee, Warren

“…Sludge is a semi-solid residue produced from wastewater treatment processes. It contains biodegradable and recalcitrant organic compounds, as well as…”
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Bio‐based polymers production in a kraft lignin biorefinery: techno‐economic assessment by Dessbesell, Luana, Yuan, Zhongshun, Hamilton, Shawn, Leitch, Mathew, Pulkki, Reino, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…This paper presents a techno‐economic and risk analysis of a kraft lignin (KL) biorefinery (3000 tonne of KL·year‐1 capacity), where KL is depolymerized to…”
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Catalytic dehydration of glucose to 5-HMF using heterogeneous solid catalysts in a biphasic continuous-flow tubular reactor by Souzanchi, Sadra, Nazari, Laleh, Venkateswara Rao, Kasanneni Tirumala, Yuan, Zhongshun, Tan, Zhongchao, Charles Xu, Chunbao

“…[Display omitted] •5-HMF was synthesized directly from glucose by using a continuous flow catalytic process.•The NbP catalyst exhibits high glucose conversion…”
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Supercritical water gasification of an aqueous by-product from biomass hydrothermal liquefaction with novel Ru modified Ni catalysts by Zhang, Linghong, Champagne, Pascale, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao

“…► Ru modified Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst was effective in catalyzing biomass SCWG for H2 production. ► H2 yield increased with increasing reaction temperature, but…”
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Sustainable Bio-Based Phenol-Formaldehyde Resoles Using Hydrolytically Depolymerized Kraft Lignin by Siddiqui, Homaira, Mahmood, Nubla, Yuan, Zhongshun, Crapulli, Ferdinando, Dessbesell, Luana, Rizkalla, Amin, Ray, Ajay, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…In this study bio-based bio-phenol-formaldehyde (BPF) resoles were prepared using hydrolytically depolymerized Kraft lignin (DKL) as bio-phenol to partially…”
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"Lignophines": lignin-based tertiary phosphines with metal-scavenging ability by Hajirahimkhan, Soheil, Chapple, Devon E, Gholami, Ghazale, Blacquiere, Johanna M, Xu, Chunbao Charles, Ragogna, Paul J

“…Methacrylated lignin was reacted with PH (g) to prepare a phosphorus rich bio-based polymer containing PH/PH functional groups, which were converted to…”
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