Advances in Bioenergy

Dr. Yebo Li is an internationally recognized expert in bioenergy, waste valorization, and bio-based materials with over 30 years of experience leading applied research and commercial innovation in anaerobic digestion, sustainable polymers, and circular bioeconomy systems. He currently serves as Chief Innovation & Science Officer at Quasar Energy Group, where he directs technology strategy and commercialization of advanced bioenergy and biomaterials technologies.Prior to joining Quasar, Dr. Li was a Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University, where he established a nationally competitive bioenergy research program. He has led more than $60 million in federally and industry-sponsored research projects, including major awards from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and numerous industrial partners. His innovations have resulted in multiple U.S. patents, licensed technologies, and widely adopted solutions in anaerobic digestion and bio-based polymer systems.Dr. Li has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications with more than 22,000 citations and an h-index of 73 (Google Scholar). He has edited several influential books including Bioenergy: Principles and Applications and serves as editor of the Advances in Bioenergy book series published by Elsevier, establishing him as a leading voice in translating bioenergy research into practical applications for the circular economy.

• 1. Rethinking Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy and Biopolymers Production: Challenges and OpportunitiesYEBO LI2. Lignin-based carbon fiber toward sustainability: opportunities and challengesXianglan Bai, Moham Ed Abdur Razzaq and Abdulrahman A Alhaj Mohammed3. Sustainable polycarbonate production from CO2Yusheng Qin, Hongyi Suo, Jianyu Liu, Hao Tang and Rui Qu4. Advances in water gas shift reaction for hydrogen production from biomassFei Yu and Lingyiqian Luo5. Thermochemical processing of algal biomass for biofuel productionLiangliang Fan, Jinye Hu, Mengjiao Wang, Ting Luo, Wenguang Zhou, Weixin Wang, Jiabo Wu and Yuhang Hu6. Green Technologies for Recovery of Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities and PerspectivesCaixia Wan​​​​​​​