Research Interests:

1. Chemical protection of lignin for biomass fractionation

2. Catalytic cleavage of lignin C-C bonds for value-added aromatics

3. Synthesis of cellulose-based metal nanocatalysts

   
   

1. Li N., Wang Z.N., Qu T.J., Kraft J., Oh J.H., van Pijkeren J.P., Huber G.W., and Pan X.J., High-yield synthesis of glucooligosaccharides (GlOS) as potential prebiotics from glucose via non-enzymatic glycosylation. Green Chemistry, 2019, 21, 2686-2691

2. Li N., Li Y.D., Yoo C.G., Yang X.H., Lin X.L., Ralph J., and Pan X.J., An uncondensed lignin depolymerized and isolated from lignocellulosic biomass: A mechanistic study, Green Chemistry, 2018, 20, 4224-4235
   

3. Li N., Pan X.J., and Alexander J., A facile and fast method for quantitating lignin in lignocellulosic biomass using acidic lithium bromide trihydrate (ALBTH). Green Chemistry, 2016, 18, 5367-5376