Personal Information

Name:Ning Li 

Introduction:  Professor,School of Food Science and Engineering
 Tel:020-22236669
 Fax:0086-20-22236669
 E-mail:lining@scut.edu.cn

Education Background

1996.9~2000.6 Bachelor Degree (Food Engineering), Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

2000.9~2003.6 Master Degree (Fermentation Engineering), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

2005.9~2008.6 Doctor Degree (Biochemical Engineering), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Employment Summary
Engineer (2003-2005): Baiyunshan Chemical Pharmaceutical Factory, Guangzhou, China

Lecturer (2008-2011): School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Visiting scholar (2013-2014): Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Associate professor (2011-2017）: School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Professor (2017-present）: School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Field of Research
1.Biocatalytic valorization of bio-based platform chemicals

2.Biocatalytic synthesis and modification of natural products and drugs

3.Bio ionic liquid-based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Current Research Projects
1.Biocatalytic selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and its reaction mechanism. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, 21676103, 2017-2020

2.Structure-function relationship of novel green ionic liquids used for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, 2014A030313263, 2015-2017
Publications

1.Li YM, Zhang XY, Li N*, Xu P, Lou WY, Zong MH*. Biocatalytic reduction of HMF to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan by HMF-tolerant whole cells. ChemSusChem, 2017, 10: 372-378

2.An YX, Zong MH, Hu SQ, Li N*. Effect of residual lignins present in cholinium ionic liquid-pretreated rice straw on the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. Chem. Eng. Sci., 2017, 161: 48-56

3.Ren H, Zong MH, Wu H, Li N*. Utilization of seawater for the biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass: Ionic liquid pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and microbial lipid production. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4: 5659-5666

4.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

5.Qin YZ, Zong MH, Lou WY, Li N*. Biocatalytic upgrading of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with levulinic acid to HMF levulinate in biomass-derived solvents. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4: 4050-4054

6.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

7.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

8.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

9.An YX, Zong MH, Wu H, Li N*. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with renewable cholinium ionic liquids: Biomass fractionation, enzymatic digestion and ionic liquid reuse. Bioresour. Technol., 2015, 192: 165-171

10.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

11.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

12.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

13.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

Courses Offered
1.“Bio-pharmaceutical Technology” for undergraduate students.
 2.“Biocatalysis” for graduate students.