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Chen Xiaowen

Engineer IV-Multi Discipline
Chemical Engineering
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America

Academician Chemical Engineering
Biography

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, 2009, M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, 2005, B.S., Chemical Engineering in Polymer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2002. Expertise in the areas of Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, Sugar production via acid pretreatment, Furfural and HMF production via acid pretreatment, Alkaline pretreatment (deacetylation), Mechanical refining, High-solids enzymatic hydrolysis, Kinetics and reaction mechanisms, Physical and chemical characterization

Research Intrest

Biomass to low-cost and clean sugar, Biomass to high-yield and high-titer ethanol, Biomass to advanced fuel, Biomass to value-added chemicals and materials

List of Publications
Chen X, Lawoko M, van Heiningen A. Kinetics and mechanism of autohydrolysis of hardwoods. Bioresource technology. 2010 Oct 31;101(20):7812-9.
Chen X, Shekiro J, Franden MA, Wang W, Zhang M, Kuhn E, Johnson DK, Tucker MP. The impacts of deacetylation prior to dilute acid pretreatment on the bioethanol process. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 2012 Feb 27;5(1):8.
Ji X, Chen X, Lü B. Spreading and directionality of partially coherent Hermite-Gaussian beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence. JOSA A. 2008 Jan 1;25(1):21-8.
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