生物医药

1. 生物质的资源化研究
利用先进的理化、生物复合加工技术，将纤维素资源转化为生物能源、生物基化学品、动物饲料和作物栽培基质；
2. 药食同源产品的研制与开发
通过高效酶处理及微生物发酵技术，将中药材中的活性成分充分释放并转化升级为更高活性组分，用于生产保健品或原料药。

1. Jian Zhang, Maedeh Mohammadi, Heng Gong, David B. Hodge, Jayashankar Tumuluru, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Bruce Dale, Venkatesh Balan, High throughput pretreatment of corn stover using compacted biomass with recycled ammonia (COBRA) process, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159731. (SCI, IF 13.40)
2. Ana Rita C. Morais, Jian Zhang, Hui Dong, William G. Otto, Thapelo Mokomele, David Hodge, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale, Rafal M. Lukasik, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Development of an ammonia pretreatment that creates synergies between biorefineries and advanced biomass logistics models, Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 4443. (SCI, IF9.30)
3.  Jian Zhang, Wei Shen, Cynthia Collings, Kirk A. Vander Meulen, Brian G. Fox, Leida M. Vazquez Ramos, James A. Dumesic, Shi-You Ding, Visualizing plant cell wall changes proves the superiority of hydrochloric acid over sulfuric acid catalyzed γ-valerolactone pretreatment, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 412, 128660. (SCI, IF 13.40)
4. Yunlong Liu, Gang Liu, Jian Zhang*, Venkatesh Balan, Jie Bao, 2020. Itaconic acid fermentation using activated charcoal-treated corn stover hydrolysate and process evaluation based on Aspen plus model. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 10:463-470. (SCI, IF 2.602, 通讯作者)
5. Zeyu Chen, Gang Liu, Jian Zhang*, Jie Bao, 2019. A preliminary study on L-lysine fermentation from lignocellulose feedstock and techno-economic evaluation. Bioresource Technology, 271:196-201. (SCI, IF 7.539, 通讯作者)
6. Geberekidan Mesfin, Jian Zhang*, Z. Lewis Liu*, Jie Bao, 2019. Improved cellulosic ethanol production from corn stover with a low cellulase input using a β-glucosidase-producing yeast following a dry biorefining process. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 42:297-304. (SCI, IF 2.632, 共同通讯作者)
7. Jian Zhang*, Cheng Lei, Gang Liu, Yanwen Bao, Venkatesh Balan*, Jie Bao*, 2017. In-situ vacuum distillation of ethanol helps to recycle cellulase and yeast during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of delignified corncob residues. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 5:11676-11685. (SCI, IF 5.951, 共同通讯作者)
8. Abdul Sattar Qureshi, Jian Zhang*, Leonardo da Costa Sousa*, Jie Bao*, 2017. An antibacterial peptide secreted by Pediococcus acidilactici enables efficient cellulosic open L-lactic acid fermentation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5:9254-9262. (SCI, IF 5.951, 共同通讯作者)