MinHua Zong
 
time: 2017-02-26

Name: MinHua Zong
Professor,School of Food Science and Engineering
 Tel:        020-87111452
 Fax:       0086-20-22236669
 E-mail:   
btmhzong@scut.edu.cn


Education Background
1978.9~1982.1 Bachelor Degree, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

1982.9-1985.6 Master Degree, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

1985.9-1988.6 Doctor Degree, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China


Employment Summary
Lecturer (1988-1990): South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Visiting scholar (1990-1991): Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

Associate professor (1990-1995): South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Professor (1995-present): South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China


Field of Research

1.Biocatalysis and biotransformation

2.Biocatalytic synthesis and modification of natural products and drugs

3.Biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass


Current Research Projects

1.Biocatalytic asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones using whole cells

Publications

1.Xu J, Zong MH*, Fu SY, Li N*. Correlation between physicochemical properties and enzymatic digestibility of rice straw pretreated with cholinium ionic liquids. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4: 4340-4345

2.Ren H, Zong MH, Wu H, Li N*. Efficient pretreatment of wheat straw using novel renewable cholinium ionic liquids to improve enzymatic saccharification. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55: 1788-1795

3.Qin YZ, Li YM, Zong MH*, Wu H, Li N.* Enzyme-catalyzed selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and separation of HMF and 2,5-diformylfuran using deep eutectic solvents. Green Chem., 2015, 17: 3718 - 3722

4.Hou XD, Xu J, Li N*, Zong MH*. Effect of anion structures on cholinium ionic liquids pretreatment of rice straw and the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2015, 112: 65-73

5.Hou XD, Li N*, Zong MH*. Facile and simple pretreatment of sugar cane bagasse without size reduction using renewable ionic liquids-water mixtures. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2013, 1: 519-526

6.Hou XD, Liu QP, Smith TJ, Li N*, Zong MH*. Evaluation of toxicity and biodegradability of cholinium amino acids ionic liquids. PloS one, 2013, 8: e59145

7.Hou XD, Smith TJ, Li N*, Zong MH*. Novel renewable ionic liquids as highly effective solvents for pretreatment of rice straw biomass by selective removal of lignin. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2012, 109: 2484-2493

8.Liu QP, Hou XD, Li N*, Zong MH*. Ionic liquids from renewable biomaterials: synthesis, characterization and application in the pretreatment of biomass. Green Chem., 2012, 14: 304-307

9.Wu H, Li YY, Chen L, Zong MH*. Production of microbial oil with high oleic acid content by Trichosporon capitatum. Appl. Energy,  2011, 88 (1):138-142

10.Li N, Smith TJ, Zong MH*. Biocatalytic transformation of nucleoside derivatives. Biotechnol. Adv., 2010, 28 (3): 348-366

11.Zong MH*, Duan ZQ, Lou WY, Smith TJ, Wu H. Preparation of a sugar catalyst and its use for highly efficient production of biodiesel. Green Chem., 2007, 9 (5):434-437

12.Lou WY, Zong MH*, Smith TJ, Wu H, Wang JF. Impact of ionic liquids on papain: an investigation of structure-function relationships. Green Chem., 2006, 8 (6):509-512

13.Lou WY, Zong MH*, Smith TJ. Use of ionic liquids to improve whole-cell biocatalytic asymmetric reduction of acetyltrimethylsilane for efficient synthesis of enantiopure (S)-1-trimethylsilylethanol. Green Chem., 2006, 8 (2):147-155

14.Li XF, Lou WY, Smith TJ, Zong MH*, Wu H, Wang JF. Efficient regioselective acylation of 1-β-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine catalyzed by lipase in ionic liquid containing systems. Green Chem., 2006, 8 (6):538-544

15.Lou WY, Zong MH*, Wu H, Xu R, Wang JF. Markedly improving lipase-mediated asymmetric ammonolysis of D,L-p-hydroxyphenylglycine methyl ester by using an ionic liquid as the reaction medium. Green Chem., 2005, 7 (7):500-506


Courses Offered
1.  “Biopharmaceutical technology” for graduate students.