Biomass Conversion and High-Value Utilization

Prof. Kai Yan is a full professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research and RWTH Aachen University in 2011. Then he obtained an Ontario Government Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lakehead University (2012-2013) and joined Brown University as a postdoctoral research associate (2013–2016). His current interests mainly include biomass conversion and nanostructured materials for clean energy and environment-related applications. He has published more than 100 SCI papers in international academic journals, such as Nature Rev. Phys., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Appl. Catal. B, ACS Catal., AICHE J. He has severed as the editorial board member/young editorial board member of Green Energy Environ., Current Green Chem., Chin. Chem. Lett., Biochar, eScience, etc. Furthermore, he has received the International IAAM Medal, the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education, the RSC Top 1% Highly cited Scholar, and the Science and Technology Award of Guangdong Environmental Society.Prof. Rongliang QIU is the vice president of South China Agricultural University (2020-) and the director of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety. He has been included in world's top 2% Scientists (2020-2022), Elsevier Most Cited Chinese Researchers (2021-2022), and ResearchCom Best Scientists (2021-2022). Additionally, he is member of the Editorial Board of Environmental Science & Technology, and Journal of Soils and Sediments.Prof. Shizhong Wang, deputy dean and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China, deputy director of the Sino-French Joint Laboratory of Soil Environment (SYSU, University of Lorraine, National Institute of Agronomy, Food and Environment of France), deputy director of the Innovation and Introduction Base of Soil Pollution Control and Remediation of the Ministry of Education of China, deputy director of the Engineering and Technology Research Center of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation of Guangdong Province, China, member of the Expert Committee of China Non-ferrous Metal Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, member of the Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences, vice chairman of Agricultural Environment Committee of Guangdong Environmental Society. Dr. Wang’s research interests cover fates of contaminants regulated by microbes, synergetic remediation of contaminated soil and water, recovery of valuable matters from contaminated lands. Dr. Wang has presided over 17 projects including those funded by National Key Research and Development plan of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 100 articles and was authorized 16 patents.

• 1. Introduction to biomassPart I Efficient Conversion of Biomass Resources2. Biofuel production from biomass by gasification technology3. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy recovery4. Lignin depolymerization towards aromatic chemicals5. Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from biomass: synthesis and application6. Levulinic acid as a bridge molecule connecting biorefinery and petroleum refining7. Valorization of glycerol: from biodiesel byproduct to value-added chemicals8. Sustainable production of liquid biofuel from microalgae biomass9. Integrating chemical and biological processes for biomass conversionPart II Versatile Utilization of Functional Carbon Materials Derived from Biomass10. Biomass-derived carbonaceous catalysts for biodiesel production11. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for metal-air batteries12. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for electrochemical sensors13. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for flexible wearable electronics14. Potential applications for functional biomass-derived carbon materials