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Ke J., Chen S., 2012. Chapter: Biological pre-treatment of biomass by wood-feeding termites. In: Biological Conversion of Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals: Explorations from Natural Biomass Utilization Systems. Edited by Sun J., Ding S., Peterson J.D. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Ke J, Chen S, 2013. Thermal decomposition of lignin structural modification in termite digested softwood (II). Fuel 104:781.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2013. TMAH themochemolysis for probing in-situ softwood lignin modification in each gut segment of termite. J Arg Food Chem 61:1299.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2013. Varied lignin disruption mechanisms for different biomass substrates in lower termite for optimal utilization. Renewable Energy 50:1060.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Ellison MT, Zemetra RS, Chen S, 2012. Modulation of lignin deposition/composition via phytic acid mutation in barley straw improves sugar release and ethanol production. Biomass Bioenergy 46:584.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Gao D, Chen S, 2012. Advanced biorefinery in lower termite – effect of combined pretreatment during the chewing process. Biotechnol Biofuels 5:11.
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Ke J, Singh D, Chen S, 2012. Metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the wood-feeding termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki). J Agric Food Chem 60:1788.
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Ke J, Singh D, Chen S, Yang X, 2011. Thermal characterization of softwood lignin modification by termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki). Biomass Bioenergy 35:3617.
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Ke J, Singh D, Chen S, 2011. Aromatic compound degradation by the wood-feeding termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki). Int Biodeter Biodegr 65:744.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Singh D, Chen S, 2011. In-situ lignocellulosic unlocking mechanism in termite for cellulose hydrolysis: critical lignin modification. Biotechnol Biofuels 4:17.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2011. Biodegradation of hardwood lignocellulosics by the western poplar clearwing borer, Paranthrene robiniae (Hy. Edwards). Biomacroomolecules 12:1610.
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Ke J, Sun J, Nguyen HD, Singh D, Lee KC, Beyenal H, Chen S, 2010. In-situ oxygen profiling and lignin modification in guts of wood-feeding termites. Insect Sci 17:277.
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Laskar DD, Ke J, Zeng J, Gao X, Chen S, 2012. Py-GC/MS as a powerful and rapid tool to determine lignin compositional/structural changes in biological processes. Curr Anal Chem, in press.
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Yu H, Zhang X, Ke J, Ma F, 2009. Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of corn straw after biological-alkaline/oxidative pretreatment. T Chi Soc Agr Engin 25 (4).
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Ke J, Yu H, Xu C, Zhang X, 2008. Comparative study on chemical pretreatments to accelerate enzymatic hydrolysis of corn straw. J Cellulose Sci Tech 16(2).
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Ke J, Xu C, Yang N, Zhang X, 2008. Study on conditions of NaOH/H2O2 pretreatment to enhance the yield of reducing sugars from corn straw. Renewable Energ Res 26(2).
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Ke J, Gao HA, Chen S, 2013. Lignin modification and alleviation of its inhibition to cellulase by by redox-catalytic system of Fe(II)-bipyridine-H2O2. In submission.
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Ke J, Gao HA, Chen S, 2013. Novel lignin modifying redox-catalytic mechanism in termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) to overcome plant cell wall recalcitrance. Science, in submission.
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Ke J, Chen S, 2013. Novel lignin modifying redox-catalytic mechanism in termite to overcome plant cell wall recalcitrance. 35th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels & Chemicals (SBFC), Portland, OR, US.
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Ke J, Chen S, 2013. Selective lignin modification process in termites for effective lignocellulose deconstruction. 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, US.
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Ke J, Chen S, 2012. Critical and adequate pretreatment for biomass sugar release – selective lignin unlocking process inspired from wood-feeding termite. 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, US.
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Ke J, Chen S, 2012. How will termites save the world? -- Lignin unlocking process led by termites for efficient biofuel production. Washington State University Wiley Research Exposition, Pullman, WA, US.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2011. Biodegradation of hardwood lignocellulosics by the western Poplar clearwing borer, Paranthrene Robiniae (Hy. Edwards). 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, US.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2011. Lignin unlocking process led by termites for efficient carbohydrate utilization. 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, US.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2011. Modulation of lignin deposition/composition via phytic acid mutation in barley straw improves sugar release and ethanol production. 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, US.
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Ke J, Laskar DD, Chen S, 2011. Lignin unlocking mechanism in termites for efficient carbohydrate utilization. 33rd SBFC, Seattle, WA, US.
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Ke J, Singh D, Chen S, 2010. Study on lignin modification mechanisms in termites for efficient biofuel production from biomass. 32nd Symposium SBFC, Clearwater Beach, Florida, US.
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Ke J, Chen S, Sun J, 2010. Characterization of lignin modification in termite. International Conference on Biomass and Energy Technologies, Beijing, China.
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Ke J, Singh D, Gao D, Chen S, 2010. Developing New Biofuels Biocatalyst Systems through Exploring Lignin Modification Mechanisms in Termites. Washington State University Research Exchange, Pullman, WA, US.
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Chen S, Ke J, 2013. Nature-Inspired Lignocellulose Processing. 2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)Annual International Meeting. Kansas City, Missouri, US.
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Chen S, Ke J, Laskar DD, Zeng J, 2011. Progress toward biological pretreatment - understanding plant cell wall degradation by termite and white-rot fungi. 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, US.
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Chen S, Ke J, Laskar DD, Zeng J, 2011. Lignin modification and its effect upon lignocellulosic degradation by biological systems. Xiangshan Conference, Beijing, China.
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Chen S, Sun J, Ke J, 2010. Exploring termite-based bio-pretreatment for lignocellulose conversion. 32nd SBFC, Clearwater Beach, Florida, US.
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Chen S, Ke J, Singh D, Laskar DD, Zeng J, 2010. Lignin modification and its effect upon lignocellulose degradation in termite. 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, US.