Prof. Zhen Fang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Email: zhenfang@xtbg.ac.cn
Qualifications
2002-2003 Ph.D., McGill University,
Metallurgical Engineering
1988-1991 Ph.D., China Agricultural
University, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
1985-1988 M.Sc., China Agricultural University,
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
1979-1983 B.Sc., China Agricultural
University, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Publications (Selected)
Books
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Zhen Fang*, RL Smith, Jr, XH Qi (Editors), Production of Hydrogen from
renewable resources, Springer Book Series - Biofuels and Biorefineries, 12
Chapters, hardcover, in-press, 2015.
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Zhen Fang*, RL Smith, Jr, XH Qi
(Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Microwave, Springer Book
Series - Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin, ISBN
978-94-017-9611-8, hardcover, 300 pages, 2015. (6767
chapter downloads April 2015).
At: http://www.springer.com/energy/renewable+and+green+energy/book/978-94-017-9611-8.
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Zhen Fang*, RL Smith, Jr, XH Qi
(Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ultrasound, Springer Book
Series - Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin, ISBN
978-94-017-9623-1, hardcover, 415 pages, 2015. (5090
chapter downloads April 2015).
At: http://www.springer.com/energy/renewable+and+green+energy/book/978-94-017-9623-1.
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Zhen Fang*, C Xu (Editors), Near-critical
and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries, Springer Book
Series - Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin, ISBN
978-94-017-8922-6, hardcover, 490 pages, 2014. (9784
chapter downloads April 2015).
At: http://www.springer.com/energy/renewable+and+green+energy/book/978-94-017-8922-6.
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Zhen Fang*, RL Smith, Jr, XH Qi
(Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids, Springer
Book Series - Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin, ISBN
978-94-007-7710-1, hardcover, 353 pages, 2014. (Highly downloaded: 17027 chapter downloads April 2015).
At: http://www.springer.com/energy/renewable+and+green+energy/book/978-94-007-7710-1.
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Zhen Fang* (Editor), Biofuels -
Economy, Environment and Sustainability, InTech – Open Access, ISBN
978-953-51-0950-1, hardcover, 386 pages, 2013. (28591 chapter downloads for Jan 2013-April 2015).
At: http://www.intechopen.com/books/biofuels-economy-environment-and-sustainability.
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Zhen Fang* (Editor), Liquid,
Gaseous and Solid Biofuels - Conversion Techniques, InTech – Open Access, ISBN
978-953-51-1050-7, hardcover, 541 pages, 2013. (41316 chapter downloads
for March 2013-April 2015).
At: http://www.intechopen.com/books/liquid-gaseous-and-solid-biofuels-conversion-techniques.
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Zhen Fang* (Editor), Pretreatment Techniques
for Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin, ISBN
978-3-642-32734-6, hardcover, 476 pages, 2013. (Among the top
25% most downloaded eBooks in 2013; 27184 chapter downloads April 2015).
At: http://www.springer.com/engineering/energy+technology/book/978-3-642-32734-6.
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Zhen Fang* (Editor), Biodiesel -
Feedstocks, Production and Applications, InTech – Open Access, ISBN
978-953-51-0910-5, hardcover, 487 pages, 2013. (41813 chapter downloads for Dec 2012-April 2015).
At: http://www.intechopen.com/books/biodiesel-feedstocks-production-and-applications.
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JM Marchetti, Zhen Fang (Editors), Biodiesel: Blends, Properties
and Applications (hardback). New York: Nova Science
Publishers, Inc., ISBN 13: 9781613246603 ISBN 10: 1613246609, 379 pages, Sep. 2011.
Journals
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F Zhang, Zhen Fang*, YT Wang, Biodiesel Production Direct from High
Acid Value Oil with a Novel Magnetic Carbonaceous Acid, Applied Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.044 (2015).
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YT Wang, Zhen Fang*, F Zhang, BJ Xue, One-step Production of Biodiesel from Oils with High
Acid Value by Activated Mg-Al
Hydrotalcite Nanoparticles, Bioresource
Technology, 193, 84-89 (2015).
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F Zhang, Zhen Fang*, YT Wang, Biodiesel Production Directly from Oils
with High Acid Value by Magnetic Na2SiO3@Fe3O4/C
Catalyst and Ultrasound, Fuel, 150,
370-377 (2015).
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SX Chin, CH Chia, S Zakaria, Zhen Fang, S Ahmad, Ball Milling
Pretreatment and Diluted Acid Hydrolysis of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB)
Fibres for the Production of Levulinic Acid, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical
Engineers, 52,
85–92 (2015).
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LQ Jiang, Zhen Fang*, ZL Zhao, F He, HB Li, 2,3-Butanediol and Acetoin
Production from Enzymatic Hydrolysate of Ionic Liquid-pretreated Cellulose by Paenibacillus polymyxa, Bioresources, 10 (1), 1318-1329 (2015).
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RL
Wang, JC Wang, RH Xu, Zhen Fang, AZ Liu, Oil Production by the Oleaginous Yeast Lipomyces starkeyi using Diverse Carbon
Sources, Bioresources, 9(4), 7027-7040 (2014).
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F Guo, Zhen Fang*, Shape-controlled Synthesis of
Activated Bio-chars by Surfactant-templated Ionothermal Carbonization in Acidic
Ionic Liquid and Activation with Carbon Dioxide, Bioresources, 9(2), 3369-3383 (2014).
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SX
Chin, CH Chia, Zhen Fang*, S Zakaria, XK Li, F Zhang, A Kinetic Study on Acid Hydrolysis of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB)
Fibres Using a Microwave Reactor System, Energy & Fuels, 28(4),
2589-2597 (2014).
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BJ
Xue, J Luo, F Zhang, Zhen Fang*, Biodiesel Production from Soybean and Jatropha Oils by Magnetic CaFe2O4-Ca2Fe2O5-Based Catalyst,
Energy, 68, 584-591 (2014).
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J
Luo, Zhen Fang*, RL Smith Jr, Ultrasound-enhanced Conversion of Biomass to
Biofuels, Progress in Energy and
Combustion Science, 41, 56-93 (2014).
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SP
Fan, LQ Jiang, CH Chia, Zhen Fang*, S Zakaria, KL Chee, High Yield Production
of Sugars from Deproteinated Palm Kernel Cake under Microwave Radiation via
Dilute Sulfuric Acid Hydrolysis, Bioresource
Technology, 153,
69-78 (2014).
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YD Long, Zhen Fang*, TC Su, Q Yang, Co-production of Biodiesel and
Hydrogen from Rapeseed and Jatropha Oils with Sodium Silicate and Ni Catalysts, Applied Energy, 113, 1819-1825 (2014).
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LQ Jiang, Zhen Fang*, XK Li, J Luo, SP Fan, Combination
of Dilute Acid and Ionic Liquid Pretreatments of Sugarcane Bagasse for
Enzymatic Saccharification, Process Biochemistry, 48, 1942-1946 (2013).
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LQ Jiang, Zhen
Fang*, XK Li, J Luo, Production of 2,3-Butanediol from Cellulose and Jatropha Hulls after Ionic Liquid
Pretreatment and Dilute-Acid Hydrolysis, AMB
Express, 3:48 (2013).
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F Zhang, Zhen Fang*, Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose at the Low Temperature of 423 K with
CaFe2O4-based Solid Catalyst, Bioresource
Technology, 124, 440-445 (2012).
Website: http://brg.groups.xtbg.ac.cn/