Past member – Mina (Qiulu) Chu

chuqiulu_njfu@hotmail.com
Postdoctoral research fellow

Projects
Pretreatment of substrate to achieve high sugar recovery and ease of enzymatic hydrolysis  for biofuel and biochemical production from lignocellulosic materials

Research Themes & Interests

  • 2008-2013:
    Integrated processes of enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation to achieve high ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials
    Organic acids and functional oligosaccharides production from lignocellulosic materials
  • 2013-2015:
    Pretreatment of lignocellulosic substrate to achieve high sugar recovery and ease of enzymatic hydrolysis

Academic Qualifications
Nanjing Forestry University (BSc, PhD)

Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Chu, Q.L., Li, X., Ma, B., Xu, Y., Ouyang, J., Zhu, J.J., Yu, S.Y., Yong, Q. Bioethanol production: An integrated process of low substrate loading hydrolysis-high sugars liquid fermentation and solid state fermentation of enzymatic hydrolysis residue. Bioresource Technology 123 (2012) 699–702

Chu, Q.L., Yang, D.L., Li, X., Ma, B., Yu, S.Y., Yong, Q., An integrated process to enhance ethanol production from steam exploded corn stover. Fuel 107 (2013)  823-827

Chu, Q.L., Li, X., Xu, Y., Wang, Z.Z., Huang, J., Yu, S.Y., Yong, Q. Functional cello-oligosaccharides production from the corncob residues of xylo-oligosaccharides manufacture. Process Biochemistry 49 (2014) 1217-1222

Chu, Q.L., Huang, Y., Li, X., Fan, Y.M., Jin, Y.C., Yu, S.Y., Yong, Q. Improved Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover by Green Liquor Pretreatment and a Specialized Enzyme Cocktail. BioResources (2014) 9, (3): 4489-4502

Chu, Q.L., Li, X., Yang, D., Xu, Y., Ouyang, J., Yu, S., and Yong, Q. Corn stover bioconversion by green liquor pretreatment and a selected liquid fermentation strategy, BioResources (2014). 9 (4), 7681-7695 .

Chandra, R., Chu, Q.L., Hu, J.G., Zhong, N., Lin, M., Lee J.S., Saddler, J. The influence of lignin on steam pretreatment and mechanical pulping of poplar to achieve high sugar recovery and ease of enzymatic hydrolysis. Bioresource Technology (2015) In press.

Awards, Grants, Scholarships
2013, National Scholarship, Education Ministry of China.
2011-2013, Innovation Project for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province
2011-2014,  Doctorate Fellowship Foundation of Nanjing Forestry University
2011-2014, Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution