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Biofuel production and bioconversion

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ubaid Ur Rahman
Quaid-i-Azam University
2
Guojie Song
Jiangnan University
3
Mohammed Antar
McGill University
4
Fungmin Liew
AZ Technology (United States)
5
Lakshana G. Nair
Central University of Rajasthan
6
Debora Mignogna
University of Molise
7
Jinmeng Chen
Zhengzhou University
8
Tomasz Kalak
Poznań University of Economics and Business
9
Vivek Narisetty
Cranfield University
10
Prangon Chowdhury
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
Publication in Sustainability (2024) [188 citations, W4401644379]
Sustainability|2024
188 cit.
2
Double in-situ lignin modification in surfactant-assisted glycerol organosolv pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse towards efficient enzymatic hydrolysis
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
93 cit.
3
Dual assistance of surfactants in glycerol organosolv pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production
Bioresource Technology|2024
59 cit.
4
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2024) [51 citations, W4391915400]
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
51 cit.
5
Enhancing fermentable sugar production from sugarcane bagasse through surfactant-assisted ethylene glycol pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis: Reduced temperature and enzyme loading
Renewable Energy|2024
34 cit.
6
Publication in Environmental Science & Technology (2024) [32 citations, W4396916302]
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
32 cit.
7
Integrated approach for co-production of bioethanol and light aromatics from lignocellulose through polyethylene glycol-aided acidic glycerol pretreatment
Energy Conversion and Management|2024
24 cit.
8
Unraveling the secrets of harnessing a surfactant-modified strategy in organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for efficient fermentable sugar production
Green Chemistry|2024
20 cit.
9
Publication in Chemical Engineering Journal (2025) [18 citations, W4410197151]
Chemical Engineering Journal|2025
18 cit.
10
Publication in Biomass and Bioenergy (2024) [16 citations, W4403889738]
Biomass and Bioenergy|2024
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Wouter Schutyser
National Laboratory of the Rockies
2
Shuangquan Yao
Guangxi University
3
Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan
Bioprocess Control (Sweden)
4
Dongmei Lyu
McGill University
5
Caoxing Huang
Nanjing Forestry University
6
Gous Mia
Unknown
7
Valdeir Arantes
Universidade de São Paulo
8
Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Asia University
9
Yuechen Bai
University of Glasgow
10
Di Cai
Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Papers

1
Microplastics in the environment: A critical overview on its fate, toxicity, implications, management, and bioremediation strategies
Journal of Environmental Management|2023
283 cit.
2
New insights into microbial electrolysis cells (MEC) and microbial fuel cells (MFC) for simultaneous wastewater treatment and green fuel (hydrogen) generation
Fuel|2023
170 cit.
3
Recent advances in biomass pretreatment using biphasic solvent systems
Green Chemistry|2023
121 cit.
4
Natural history–guided omics reveals plant defensive chemistry against leafhopper pests
Science|2022
115 cit.
5
Evaluating the mechanism of milk protein as an efficient lignin blocker for boosting the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates
Green Chemistry|2022
107 cit.
6
Revealing the mechanism of surfactant-promoted enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute acid pretreated bamboo
Bioresource Technology|2022
98 cit.
7
Furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass: one-step and two-step strategies and techno-economic evaluation
Green Chemistry|2024
94 cit.
8
Polydopamine-Reinforced Hemicellulose-Based Multifunctional Flexible Hydrogels for Human Movement Sensing and Self-Powered Transdermal Drug Delivery
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2023
86 cit.
9
Effect of temperature on simultaneous separation and extraction of hemicellulose using p-toluenesulfonic acid treatment at atmospheric pressure
Bioresource Technology|2022
80 cit.
10
Influence of biomass and nanoadditives in dark fermentation for enriched bio-hydrogen production: A detailed mechanistic review on pathway and commercialization challenges
Fuel|2022
77 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
James A. Dumesic
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2
Charles E. Wyman
Flinders University
3
Run‐Cang Sun
Dalian Polytechnic University
4
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
5
Bruce E. Dale
Michigan State University
6
Ashok Pandey
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
7
Bernhard Ø. Palsson
University of California San Diego
8
İrini Angelidaki
Technical University of Denmark
9
Jens Nielsen
BioInnovation Institute
10
Gregg T. Beckham
Museum of the Rockies

Papers

1
What is flux balance analysis?
Nature Biotechnology|2010
4.1k cit.
2
Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels
Green Chemistry|2010
2.3k cit.
3
Production of dimethylfuran for liquid fuels from biomass-derived carbohydrates
Nature|2007
2.2k cit.
4
Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived hydrocarbons in liquid water
Nature|2002
2.1k cit.
5
Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays
Water Science & Technology|2009
2k cit.
6
Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops and crop residues
Biomass and Bioenergy|2003
1.9k cit.
7
Quantitative prediction of cellular metabolism with constraint-based models: the COBRA Toolbox v2.0
Nature Protocols|2011
1.9k cit.
8
A protocol for generating a high-quality genome-scale metabolic reconstruction
Nature Protocols|2010
1.9k cit.
9
Production of Liquid Alkanes by Aqueous-Phase Processing of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates
Science|2005
1.7k cit.
10
Phase Modifiers Promote Efficient Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural from Fructose
Science|2006
1.7k cit.

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