Name

Wu Lan

Title

Associate professor

Address

PaperMaking Building D307, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China

Email

lanwu@scut.edu.cn

Research   Interests

Fractionation of lignocellulose

Model compound synthesis for lignin characterization

Conversion of lignin for value-added chemicals

Catalytic depolymerization of lignin

Catalytic synthesis and its application in biomass conversion

Education

2012.09~2016.09: Ph.D in Biological System Engineering (Major); Organic chemistry (Minor)

University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.

2009.09~2012.07: M.S. in Chemistry of Bioresources

South China University of Technology, China

2005.09~2009.07: B.S. in Chemistry of Bioresources

South China University of Technology, China

Scientific   and professional organizations

Selected   Publications

1. Chen, W.;, Lan, W.;, Wang, H. H.; Zhang, A. P.; Liu, C. F., Engineering of sugarcane bagasse based porous carbon nanofiber-supported the CoP/Co2P heterostructure for efficient overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta, 2021. 139578.

2. Lan, W.; Du, Y. P.; Sun, S. L.; de Bueren, J. B.; Heroguel, F.; Luterbacher, J. S., Continuous hydrogenolysis of acetal-stabilized lignin in flow. Green Chem 2021,23 (1), 320-327.

3. Chen, W.; Wang, H. H.; Lan, W.; Li, D.; Zhang, A. P.; Liu, C. A. F., Construction of sugarcane bagasse-derived porous and flexible carbon nanofibers by electrospinning for supercapacitors. Ind Crop Prod 2021,170.

4. Lan, W.; Luterbacher, J. S., A Road to Profitability from Lignin via the Production of Bioactive Molecules. Acs Central Sci 2019,5 (10), 1642-1644.

5. Lan, W.; de Bueren, J. B.; Luterbacher, J. S., Highly Selective Oxidation and Depolymerization of alpha,gamma-Diol-Protected Lignin. Angew Chem Int Edit 2019,58 (9), 2649-2654.

6. Lan, W.; Amiri, M. T.; Hunston, C. M.; Luterbacher, J. S., Protection Group Effects During alpha,gamma-Diol Lignin Stabilization Promote High-Selectivity Monomer Production. Angew Chem Int Edit 2018,57 (5), 1356-1360.

7. Lan, W.; Rencoret, J.; Lu, F. C.; Karlen, S. D.; Smith, B. G.; Harris, P. J.; del Río, J. C.; Ralph, J., Tricin-lignins: occurrence and quantitation of tricin in relation to phylogeny. Plant J 2016,88 (6), 1046-1057.

8. Lan, W.; Morreel, K.; Lu, F.; Rencoret, J.; del Río, J. C.; Voorend, W.; Vermerris, W.; Boerjan, W.; Ralph, J., Maize tricin-oligolignol metabolites and their implications for monocot lignification. Plant Physiol 2016,171 (2), 810-820.

9. Lan, W.; Lu, F. C.; Regner, M.; Zhu, Y. M.; Rencoret, J.; Ralph, S. A.; Zakai, U. I.; Morreel, K.; Boerjan, W.; Ralph, J., Tricin, a flavonoid monomer in monocot lignification. Plant Physiol 2015,167 (4), 1284-1295.