Author: xpan

• Qi Dong, Aditya Lele, Xinpeng Zhao, Sichao Cheng, Yueqing Wang, Miao Guo, Mingjin Cui, Alexandra Brozena, Tangyuan Li, Shuke Li, Ioannis Kevrekidis, Jianguo Mei, Xuejun Pan, Dongxia Liu, Yiguang Ju, Ying Lin, Lin Xu, Aileen Qi, Liangbing Hu. Catalyst-free and Far-from-equilibrium Depolymerization of Plastics via Electrified Spatiotemporal Heating. Nature, 2023, 616, 488–494. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05845-8
• Yu Ding, Zhenqian Pang, Kai Lan, Yuan Yao, Guido Panzarasa, Lin Xu, Marco Lo Ricco, Douglas R. Rammer, Y. Zhu, Ming Hu, Xuejun Pan, Teng Li, Ingo Burgert, Liangbing Hu. Emerging engineered wood for building applications. Chemical Reviews, 2023,123 (5), 1843–1888. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00450.
• Cheng Cai, Chaofeng Zhang, Ning Li, Huifang Liu, Hongming Lou, Xuejun Pan; J.Y. Zhu, Feng Wang. Changing the role of lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis for a sustainable and efficient sugar platform. 2023, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 183, 113445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113445
• Yueqing Wang, Mingjie Chen, Yang Yang, John Ralph, Xuejun Pan. Efficient O-demethylation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds under moderate conditions. RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 5925–5932. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA00245D
• Meijun Zeng, Ning Li, Theresa Astmann, Jee-Hwan Oh, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, and Xuejun Pan. Chemical synthesis of gluco-oligosaccharides with mixed glycosidic linkages as potential prebiotics via dehydration condensation of glucose in concentrated sulfuric acid. Food Research International, 2023, 165, 112436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112436
• Meijun Zeng, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, and Xuejun Pan. Prebiotic gluco-oligosaccharides: synthesis, purification, structural characterization, and structure-function studies. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2023, 22, 2611–2651. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.13156

Yueqing successfully defended her Master thesis on December 19, 2022. Congratulations! The title of her thesis is “Efficient Demethylation of Lignin-derived Aromatic Compounds under Moderate Conditions”. Wish Yueqing a successful and bright career.

Congratulations to Meijun Zeng (the 2nd from right, PhD student)! She won AIChE (Division of Forest and Plant Bioproducts) and UW-Madison Graduate School Student Research Grants Competition (SRGC) Award (Research Travel), which supported her to present “Chemical synthesis of potential prebiotic oligosaccharides from simple sugars and lignocellulosic biomass in concentrated acids” at 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting held in Phoenix, AZ. Meijun has been working on the synthesis of prebiotic oligosaccharides from low-cost sugars and lignocellulosic biomass for her PhD project.

UW–Madison 2022 Vilas Awards Celebration

32 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards

Prof. Pan was honored with the 2021 Andrew Chase Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Forest and Plant Bioproducts (FPB) Division, in recognition of his outstanding scientific and academic contributions with high impact on the forest bioproducts industry and dedicated service to the profession. The award was presented at the 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2021/11/26/bses-xuejun-jun-pan-honored-by-american-institute-of-chemical-engineers/

Yang Liao and Xuejun Pan. Self-indicating and high-capacity mesoporous biosorbent fabricated from cellulose and chitosan via co-dissolution and regeneration for removing formaldehyde from indoor air, Environmental Sciences: Nano, 2021, 8, 1283–1295. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00122A