Ph. D,  Professor

Tel: +86-151 9025 8692

Email: fubaosun@jiangnan.edu.cn;

 sunfubao@hotmail.com 

Web: http://biotech.jiangnan.edu.cn/info/1014/6327.htm 

(in Chinese)

2019—Now     Prof., Jiangnan University, China

2012 – 2018      Assoc. Prof., Jiangnan University

2016.7—9      Minnesota University, Visiting scholar

2012 – 2013     Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia (Jack N. Saddler) 

2009 – 2011      Assist. Prof., Jiangnan University

2004– 2008      Ph.D., IPE, Chinese academy of sciences, China

2001 – 2004     Master, Dalian Polytechnic University, China

Lignocellulosic carbohydrate chemistry and biofuel biotechnology, includes (in Fig. 1):  

1) Novel atmospheric glycerol organosolv (AGO) pretreatment, especially to gain insights into why the pretreatment has presented such a good selectivity at deconstructing the recalcitrant lignocellulosic cell wall, thereafter resulting in the superior hydrolyzability of substrates;

2) Separation and characterization of AGO-pretreated lignin; 

3) Heterologous expression of key recombinant cellulase enzyme proteins;

4) Optimization and customization of cellulase mixtures efficiently hydrolyzing specific natural lignocellulosic substrates;

5) THREE-HIGH (titer, yield and productivity) cellulosic ethanol integrative production with extremely low cellulase loading by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation 

Fig. 1 Technical roadmap of main research in my lab

Faculty

Prof. Fubao (Fuelbiol) Sun

Dr. Chaoran Meng

Dr. Lingfeng Long

Dr. Jingzhi Zhang

[1] 2018.01—2021.12: National Natural Science Foundation of China (21776114), 640,000 RMB;

[2] 2018.01—2020.12: Jiangsu Province “Six Talent Peak” (XNY-010), 20,000 RMB;

[3] 2018.07—2020.06: Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (BK20181347), 10,000 RMB;

[4] 2018.07—2020.06: Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture (2018-011), 5,000 RMB.

[1] Chaoran Meng, Jinguang Hu, Chongwen Yu, Fubao Sun*. Evaluation of the mild Mg(OH)2-AQ aided alkaline oxidation degumming process of ramie fiber at an industrial scale. Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 137: 694-701. ( Top, IF 4.2)

[2] MR Mukasekuru, JG Hu, XQ Zhao, Fubao Sun*, et al (2018). Enhanced high-solids fed-batch enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse with accessory enzymes and additives at low cellulase loading. ACS Sus Chem Eng, 6: 12787-12796. (Top, IF 6.9)

[3] FB Sun*, MR Mukasekuru, L Tan, et al (2018). Optimization of on-site cellulase preparation for efficient hydrolysis of atmospheric glycerol organosolv pretreated wheat straw. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 93:2083-2092 (IF 2.6)

[4] FB Sun*, HM Yang, RH Bai, et al (2018). Enhanced heterologous expression of Trichoderma reesei Cel5A / Cel6A in Pichia pastoris with extracellular co-expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 93: 35-42. (IF 2.6)

[5] S Tang, RK Liu, FB Sun*, et al (2017). Bioprocessing of tea oil fruit hull with acetic acid organosolv pretreatment in combination with alkaline H₂O₂. Biotechnol Biofuel 10: 86. (Top, IF5.2)

[6] FB Sun*, XQ Zhao, et al (2016). Industrially relevant hydrolyzability and fermentability of sugarcane bagasse improved effectively by glycerol organosolv pretreatment. Biotechnol Biofuel 9: 59. (IF6.4)

[7] FB Sun*, S Tang, RK Liu, et al (2016). Biorefining fractionation of the Camellia oleifera Abel. hull with two-stage organosolv extraction. Industrial crops and products. Industrial Crops and Products 94: 790–799. (IF3.4)

[8] FB Sun*, RH Bai, HM Yang, et al (2016). Heterologous expression of codon optimized T. reesei Cel6A in P. pastoris. Enzyme Microb Technol 92: 107–116. (IF2.6)

[9] JX Wang, ZY Zhang, HD Liu, FB Sun*, et al (2016). Construction and optimization of trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline production recombinant E. coli strain consuming the glycerol as carbon source. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 91: 2389–2398. (IF2.7)

[10] FB Sun*, L Wang, JP Hong, et al (2015). The impact of glycerol organosolv pretreatment on the chemistry and enzymatic hydrolyzability of wheat straw. Bioresource Technol, 187: 354–361. (IF4.5)

[11] FB Sun*, JP Hong, et al (2015). Accessory enzymes influence cellulase hydrolysis of the model substrate and the realistic lignocellulosic biomass. Enzyme Microb Technol 79:42–48. (IF2.32)

[12] FB Sun and HZ Chen (2008). Organosolv pretreatment by crude glycerol from oleochemicals industry for enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw. Bioresource Technol 99: 5474–5479. (IF4.5)

[13] FB Sun and HZ Chen (2008). Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw by aqueous glycerol pretreatment. Bioresource Technol 99: 6156–6161. (IF4.5)

[14] FB Sun and HZ Chen (2008). Comparison of atmospheric aqueous glycerol and steam explosion pretreatments of wheat straw for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 83: 707–714. (IF1.4)

[15]  FB Sun, HZ Chen (2007). Evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw pretreated by atmospheric glycerol autocatalysis. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 82: 1039–1044. (IF1.4)