QUT | Staff Profiles | Zhanying Zhang

Name: Dr Zhanying Zhang
Position(s): Senior Research Fellow
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Energy and Process Engineering
Discipline *: Industrial Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering
Phone: +61 7 3138 7792
Fax: +61 7 3138 4132
Email: jan.zhang@qut.edu.au
Location: View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
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Qualifications: PhD (University of Adelaide), Masters of Engineering (Research)

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Research interests and expertise

biomass pretreatment and biorefining
biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials
process optimisation and scale-up

Current projects

advanced biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass
pretreatment for improved biogas production

This information has been contributed by Dr Zhanying Zhang.

Professional experience:

2016 – present, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), QUT
2014 – 2016, Research Fellow, CTCB, QUT
2008 – 2014, Research Fellow, Syngenta Centre for Sugar Cane Biofuels Development, CTCB, QUT

This information has been contributed by Dr Zhanying Zhang.

Ahmad F, Zhang Z, Doherty W, Te'o JS, O'Hara I, (2017) Improved microbial oil production from oil palm empty fruit bunch by Mucor plumbeus, Fuel p180-187
Zhang Z, Doherty W, O'Hara I, (2017) Integration of salt-induced phase separation with organosolv pretreatment for clean fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering p5284-5292
Zhang Z, Vancov T, McIntosh S, Basu B, Lali A, Qian G, Hobson PA, Doherty W, (2016) Assessing dilute acid pretreatment of different lignocellulosic biomasses for enhanced sugar production, Cellulose p3771-3783
Zhang Z, O'Hara I, Mundree SG, Gao B, Ball A, Zhu N, Bai Z, Jin B, (2016) Biofuels from food processing wastes, Current Opinion in Biotechnology p97-105
Ahmad F, Zhang Z, Doherty W, O'Hara I, (2016) Evaluation of oil production from oil palm empty fruit bunch by oleaginous micro-organisms, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining p378-392
Zhang Z, Harrison MD, Rackemann D, Doherty W, O'Hara I, (2016) Organosolv pretreatment of plant biomass for enhanced enzymatic saccharification, Green Chemistry p360-381
Tana T, Zhang Z, Moghaddam LL, Rackemann D, Rencoret J, Gutierrez A, del Rio JC, Doherty W, (2016) Structural changes of sugarcane bagasse lignin during cellulosic ethanol production process, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering p5483-5494
Zhang Z, Wong H, Albertson PL, Harrison MD, Doherty W, O'Hara I, (2015) Effects of glycerol on enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol production using sugarcane bagasse pretreated by acidified glycerol solution, Bioresource Technology p367-373
Zhang Z, O'Hara I, Doherty W, (2013) Effects of pH on pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse using aqueous imidazolium ionic liquids, Green Chemistry p431-438
Zhang Z, Wong H, Albertson PL, Doherty W, O'Hara I, (2013) Laboratory and pilot scale pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse by acidified aqueous glycerol solutions, Bioresource Technology p14-21

For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Dr Zhanying Zhang

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Dr Zhanying Zhang

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