Junyong Zhu, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Junyong Zhu, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Jenna Zukswert. 2026. Cellulose-Based Barrier Coatings for Fruit: Using Hardwood Pulp to Reduce Food Waste
• Kayla Guyer, Michael Machold, Xiaoyan Tang, Nathan J. Bechle, Junyong Zhu, Biljana Bujanovic, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Peter Kitin, Kevin T. Turner, John M. Considine. 2025. Microfibrillated cellulose coatings for biodegradable electronics
• Jing Geng, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Xiao Zhang, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Junyong Zhu. 2025. Incorporating carboxymethyl cellulose into microfibrillated cellulose for barrier coating to delay banana browning and extend shelf life
• Zhiqiang Sun, Chunyan Zhang, Yitong Wang, Chunmei Zhong, Yanbin Cui, Hongming Lou, Junyong Zhu, Jun Xie, Cheng Cai. 2025. Soluble Lignin as a Multifunctional Enhancer in Microbial Fermentation
• Feng Gu, Xianhao He, Youhang Wei, Xiuxue Niu, Zhaosheng Cai, Bo Jiang, Junyong Zhu, Wangxia Wang. 2025. Exceptional flame-retardant, super strong/tough, and superhydrophobic/self-cleaning wood
• Yufei Nan, Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Fatimatu Bello, Junyong Zhu, Maria Soledad. Peresin. 2025. Effect of Cellulose Nanofibril Size on Adsorption Behavior of 3-D Cellulose Hydrogels
• Yongrong Li, Denghao Ouyang, Xi Liu, Yichen Zhang, Zhiqiang Niu, Junyong Zhu, Xuejun Pan, Xuebing Zhao. 2025. Self-powered electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from air and lignin
• Yue Xu, Tejaswi Soori, Qian Zhang, Junyong Zhu, J. Keith Nelson, Liangbing Hu, Vaibhav Bahadur, Robert Hebner. 2025. Boron nitride enhanced electric insulation paper for extending transformer thermal life
• Feng Gu, Wenjing Yang, Guoqing Xiao, Haoran Wang, Quan Yang, Zhaosheng Cai, Wangxia Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2025. Improving fire retardancy and mechanical properties of polyurethane elastomer by acid hydrotropic lignin
• Shuaishuai Ma, Shiva, Haiying Tao, Jacob Dempsey, Xiaowen Chen, Jinxia Yuan, Junyong Zhu, Joshua S. Yuan, Le Zhou, Bin Yang. 2025. A chemical-recovery-free ammonium sulfite-based alkali pretreatment of corn stover for low-cost sugar production via fertilizer use of waste liquor
• Chen Su, Xiu Wang, Kolby Hirth, Matthew A. Arvanitis, Yunfeng Cao, Guigan Fang, Junyong Zhu. 2025. Bioactive lignin from maleic acid hydrotropic fractionation: Revealing the structural–bioactivity relationship
• Jing Geng, Jane O'Dell, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Xiao Zhang, Junyong Zhu. 2024. Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) barrier coating for extending banana shelf life
• Xiaoxue Zhang, Daniel J. Yelle, Peter Kitin, Guolin Tong, Junyong Zhu. 2024. Producing Cellulose Microfibrils at a High Solid Content with and without Mechanical or Enzymatic Pretreatment
• Catherine Kilumets, Heikko Kallakas, Sally Ralph, Junyong Zhu, Christopher G. Hunt, Anti Rohumaa, Jaan Kers. 2024. Effect of lignin on veneer densification and set-recovery
• Soyeon Jeong, Jiae Ryu, Qiang Yang, Junyong Zhu, Chang Geun. Yoo. 2024. Recent advances in hydrotropic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biomass utilization
• Xiaoxue Zhang, Peter Kitin, Umesh P. Agarwal, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu. 2023. Characterizing lignin-containing microfibrillated cellulose based on water interactions, fibril properties, and imaging
• Ramon E. Vera, Keren A. Vivas, Fernando Urdaneta, Jorge Franco, Runkun Sun, Naycari Forfora, Ryen Frazier, Stephanie Gongora, Daniel Saloni, Larissa Fenn, Junyong Zhu, Hou-min Chang, Hasan Jameel, Ronalds Gonzalez. 2023. Transforming non-wood feedstocks into dissolving pulp via organosolv pulping: An alternative strategy to boost the share of natural fibers in the textile industry.
• Taotao Meng, Yu Ding, Yu Liu, Lin Xu, Yimin Mao, Julia Gelfond, Shuke Li, Zhihan Li, Paul F. Salipante, Hoon Kim, Junyong Zhu, Xuejun Pan, Liangbing Hu. 2023. In Situ Lignin Adhesion for High-Performance Bamboo Composites
• Chunxiang Lin, Ping Wang, Yifan Liu, Yuancai Lv, Xiaoxia Ye, Minghua Liu, Junyong Zhu. 2023. Chiral Self-Assembly Behavior of Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals Isolated by Recyclable Oxalic Acid from Degreasing Cotton
• Amanda P. Siciliano, Xinpeng Zhao, Rebecca Fedderwitz, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Jiaqi Dai, Amy Gong, Junyong Zhu, Jan Kośny, Liangbing Hu. 2023. Sustainable Wood-Waste-Based Thermal Insulation Foam for Building Energy Efficiency
• Xinpeng Zhao, Yu Liu, Liuxian Zhao, Amirhossein Yazdkhasti, Yimin Mao, Amanda Pia Siciliano, Jiaqi Dai, Shuangshuang Jing, Hua Xie, Zhihan Li, Shuaiming He, Bryson Callie Clifford, Jianguo Li, Grace S. Chen, Emily Q. Wang, Andre Desjarlais, Daniel Saloni, Miao Yu, Jan Kośny, Junyong Zhu, Amy Gong, Liangbing Hu. 2023. A scalable high-porosity wood for sound absorption and thermal insulation
• Junjun Zhu, Ningxin Jiao, Jinlan Cheng, Han Zhang, Guangliu Xu, Yong Xu, Junyong Zhu. 2023. Integrated process for the co-production of bioethanol, furfural, and lignin nanoparticles from birch wood via acid hydrotropic fractionation
• Jiajun Wang, Yubo Chai, Junliang Liu, Junyong Zhu. 2023. The Viscoelastic and Hygroscopicity Behavior of Delignified and Densified Poplar Wood
• Cheng Cai, Chaofeng Zhang, Ning Li, Huifang Liu, Jun Xie, Hongming Lou, Xuejun Pan, Junyong Zhu, Feng Wang. 2023. Changing the role of lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis for a sustainable and efficient sugar platform
• Cheng Cai, Ning Li, Huifang Liu, Jian Zhang, Junyong Zhu, Feng Wang. 2023. Extracting high β-O-4 content lignin and by-producing substrate susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis by a green flow through process
• Jiajun Wang, Riley Simson, Roland L. Gleisner, Sara Fishwild, Marshall Begel, Junyong Zhu. 2022. Carbonate pre-treatment of wood for transformative structural applications through densification
• Xiaojun Wang, Jinsong Zeng, Junyong Zhu. 2022. Morphological and rheological properties of cellulose nanofibrils prepared by post-fibrillation endoglucanase treatment
• Kristin Brandt, Dane Camenzind, Junyong Zhu, Greg Latta, Johnway Gao, Michael Wolcott. 2022. Methodology for quantifying the impact of repurposing existing manufacturing facilities: case study using pulp and paper facilities for sustainable aviation fuel production
• Qingzhi Ma, Kolby Hirth, Umesh P. Agarwal, Junyong Zhu. 2022. Oxidative delignification: The roles of lignin reactivity and accessibility
• Junyong Zhu, Xuejun Pan. 2022. Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions
• Junyong Zhu, Liheng Chen, Cheng Cai. 2021. Acid Hydrotropic Fractionation of Lignocelluloses for Sustainable Biorefinery: Advantages, Opportunities, and Research Needs
• Shaoliang Xiao, Chaoji Chen, Qinqin Xia, Yu Liu, Yuan Yao, Qiongyu Chen, Matt Hartsfield, Alexandra Brozena, Kunkun Tu, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Yonggang Yao, Jianguo Li, Wentao Gan, Sheldon Q. Shi, Vina Yang, Marco Lo Ricco, Junyong Zhu, Ingo Burgert, Alan Luo, Teng Li, Liangbing Hu. 2021. Lightweight, strong, moldable wood via cell wall engineering as a sustainable structural material
• Jiajun Wang, Junliang Liu, Jianzhang Li, Junyong Zhu. 2021. Characterization of Microstructure, Chemical, and Physical Properties of Delignified and Densified Poplar Wood
• Junyong Zhu, Umesh P. Agarwal, Peter N. Ciesielski, Michael E. Himmel, Runan Gao, Yulin Deng, Maria Morits, Monika Österberg. 2021. Towards sustainable production and utilization of plant-biomass-based nanomaterials: a review and analysis of recent developments
• Jianguo Li, Chaoji Chen, Junyong Zhu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Liangbing Hu. 2021. In Situ Wood Delignification toward Sustainable Applications
• Huihui Wang, Xiaoyan Tang, Matthew A. Arvanitis, Vina Yang, Nicole M. Stark, Chuanfu Liu, John M. Considine, Junyong Zhu. 2021. Colloidal lignin nanoparticles from acid hydrotropic fractionation for producing tough, biodegradable, and UV blocking PVA nanocomposite
• Chen Su, Kolby Hirth, Zhulan Liu, Yunfeng Cao, Junyong Zhu. 2021. Maleic acid hydrotropic fractionation of wheat straw to facilitate value‐added multi‐product biorefinery at atmospheric pressure
• Ning Li, Huiyang Bian, Junyong Zhu, Peter N. Ciesielski, Xuejun Pan. 2021. Tailorable cellulose II nanocrystals (CNC II) prepared in mildly acidic lithium bromide trihydrate (MALBTH)
• Chunxiang Lin, Beiqiu Chen, Yushi Liu, Yiting Chen, Minghua Liu, Junyong Zhu. 2021. Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals with chiral nematic property from cotton by dicarboxylic acid hydrolysis
• Chen Su, Kolby Hirth, Zhulan Liu, Yunfeng Cao, Junyong Zhu. 2021. Acid hydrotropic fractionation of switchgrass at atmospheric pressure using maleic acid in comparison with p-TsOH: Advantages of lignin esterification
• Yurany Villada, María Celeste Iglesias, María Laura Olivares, Natalia Casis, Junyong Zhu, María Soledad Peresin, Diana Estenoz. 2021. Di-carboxylic acid cellulose nanofibril (DCA-CNF) as an additive in water-based drilling fluids (WBMs) applied to shale formations
• Tian Li, Chaoji Chen, Alexandra H. Brozena, Junyong Zhu, Lixian Xu, Carlos Driemeier, Jiaqi Dai, Orlando J. Rojas, Akira Isogai, Lars Wågberg, Liangbing Hu. 2021. Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material
• Qian Ma, Damian Mohawk, Babak Jahani, Xinnan Wang, Yanlin Chen, Andrew Mahoney, Junyong Zhu, Long Jiang. 2020. UV-Curable Cellulose Nanofiber-Reinforced Soy Protein Resins for 3D Printing and Conventional Molding
• Zhongzhi Yang, Roland L. Gleisner, Doreen Mann, Junming Xu, Jianchun Jiang, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Lignin Based Activated Carbon Using H₃PO₄ Activation
• Cheng Cai, Jian Li, Kolby Hirth, George W. Huber, Hongming Lou, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Comparison of two acid hydrotropes for sustainable fractionation of birch wood
• Huihui Wang, Jonathan J. Zhu, Qianli Ma, Umesh P. Agarwal, Roland L. Gleisner, Richard Reiner, Carlos Baez, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Pilot-scale production of cellulosic nanowhiskers with similar morphology to cellulose nanocrystals
• Robert Wooley, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Andrew Hawkins, Paul Starkey, Johnway Gao, Tom Spink, Joe Ley, Mike Wolcott, Gevan Marrs, John Sessions. 2020. Production of 1,000 gallons of certified biojet fuel through biochemical conversion of softwood forest residuals
• Qingzhi Ma, Kolby Hirth, Huamin Zhai, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Highly bleachable wood fibers containing less condensed lignin from acid hydrotropic fractionation (AHF)
• Wangxia Wang, Feng Gu, Junyong Zhu, Kaiyong Sun, Zhaosheng Cai, Shufeng Yao, Wenjuan Wu, Yongcan Jin. 2020. Fractionation of herbaceous biomass using a recyclable hydrotropic p–toluenesulfonic acid (p–TsOH)/choline chloride (ChCl) solvent system at low temperatures
• Jiajun Wang, Sara Fishwild, Marshall Begel, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Properties of densified poplar wood through partial delignification with alkali and acid pretreatment
• Kristin L. Brandt, Robert J. Wooley, Scott C. Geleynse, Johnway Gao, Junyong Zhu, Ralph P. Cavalieri, Michael P. Wolcott. 2020. Impact of co‐product selection on techno‐economic analyses of alternative jet fuel produced with forest harvest residuals
• Cheng Cai, Kolby Hirth, Roland L. Gleisner, Hongming Lou, Xueqing Qiu, Junyong Zhu. 2020. Maleic acid as a dicarboxylic acid hydrotrope for sustainable fractionation of wood at atmospheric pressure and ≤100 °C: mode and utility of lignin esterification
• Ruiyu Mi, Tian Li, Daniel Dalgo, Chaoji Chen, Yudi Kuang, Shuaiming He, Xinpeng Zhao, Weiqi Xie, Wentao Gan, Junyong Zhu, Jelena Srebric, Ronggui Yang, Liangbing Hu. 2020. A Clear, Strong, and Thermally Insulated Transparent Wood for Energy Efficient Windows
• Chao Jia, Chaoji Chen, Ruiyu Mi, Tian Li, Jiaqi Dai, Zhi Yang, Yong Pei, Shuaiming He, Huiyang Bian, Soo-Hwan Jang, Junyong Zhu, Bao Yang, Liangbing Hu. 2019. Clear Wood toward High-Performance Building Materials
• Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Iris Beatriz Vega Erramuspe, Ilari Filpponen, Leena-Sisko Johansson, Salvatore Lombardo, Junyong Zhu, Wim Thielemans, Maria S. Peresin. 2019. Cellulose-cyclodextrin co-polymer for the removal of cyanotoxins on water sources
• Mingjie Chen, Qianli Ma, Junyong Zhu, David Martin Alonso, Troy Runge. 2019. GVL pulping facilitates nanocellulose production from woody biomass
• Ruibin Wang, Qianli Ma, Huilong Zhang, Zhengqiang Ma, Rendang Yang, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Producing conductive graphene–nanocellulose paper in one-pot
• Huihui Wang, Kolby Hirth, Junjun Zhu, Qianli Ma, Chuanfu Liu, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Dissolution of less-processed wood fibers without bleaching in an ionic liquid: effect of lignin condensation on wood component dissolution
• Junjun Zhu, Liheng Chen, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Co-production of bioethanol and furfural from poplar wood via low temperature (≤90 °C) acid hydrotropic fractionation (AHF)
• Zhaojiang Wang, Shi Qiu, Kolby Hirth, Jinlan Cheng, Jialong Wen, Ning Li, Yunming Fang, Xuejun Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Preserving both lignin and cellulose chemical structures: flow-through acid hydrotropic fractionation at atmospheric pressure for complete wood valorization
• Haifeng Zhou, Franz St. John, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Xylanase pretreatment of wood fibers for producing cellulose nanofibrils: a comparison of different enzyme preparations
• Jinlan Cheng, Kolby Hirth, Qianli Ma, Junjun Zhu, Zhaojiang Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Toward sustainable and complete wood valorization by fractionating lignin with low condensation using an acid hydrotrope at low temperatures (≤80 °C)
• Jinze Dou, Huiyang Bian, Daniel J. Yelle, Mariko Ago, Krista Vajanto, Tapani Vuorinen, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Lignin containing cellulose nanofibril production from willow bark at 80 °C using a highly recyclable acid hydrotrope
• Qianli Ma, Junjun Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Rendang Yang, Junyong Zhu. 2018. Valorization of wheat straw using a recyclable hydrotrope at low temperatures (≤90 °C)
• Haifeng Zhou, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu, Yuanyu Tian, Yingyun Qiao. 2018. SPORL pretreatment spent liquors enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and ethanol production from glucose
• Feng Gu, Wangxia Wang, Zhaosheng Cai, Feng Xue, Yongcan Jin, Junyong Zhu. 2018. Water retention value for characterizing fibrillation degree of cellulosic fibers at micro and nanometer scales
• Quianquian Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2018. Effects of mechanical fibrillation time by disk grinding on the properties of cellulose nanofibrils
• Chunxiang Lin, Qianli Ma, Qiaoquan Su, Huiyang Bian, Junyong Zhu. 2018. Facile synthesis of highly hydrophobic cellulose nanoparticles through post-esterification microfluidization
• Huiyang Bian, Liqing Wei, Chunxiang Lin, Qianli Ma, Hongqi Dai, Junyong Zhu. 2018. Lignin-containing cellulose nanofibril-reinforced polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels
• Jianwei Song, Chaoji Chen, Shuze Zhu, Mingwei Zhu, Jiaqi Dai, Upamanyu Ray, Yiju Li, Yudi Kuang, Yongfeng Li, Nelson Quispe, Yonggang Yao, Amy Gong, Ulrich H. Leiste, Hugh A. Bruck, Junyong Zhu, Azhar Vellore, Heng Li, Marilyn L. Minus, Zheng Jia, Ashlie Martini, Teng Li, Liangbing Hu. 2018. Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material
• Huiyang Bian, Liheng Chen, Hongqi Dai, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Effect of fiber drying on properties of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced through maleic acid hydrolysis
• Huiyang Bian, Junyong Zhu, Liheng Chen, Roland L. Gleisner. 2017. Toward sustainable, economic, and tailored production of cellulose nanomaterials
• Xuebing Zhao, Yi Ding, Bo Du, Junyong Zhu, Dehua Liu. 2017. Polyoxometalate-mediated lignin oxidation for efficient enzymatic production of sugars and generation of electricity from lignocellulosic biomass
• Xuebing Zhao, Wei Liu, Yulin Deng, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Low-temperature microbial and direct conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to electricity: advances and challenges
• Hairui Ji, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner. 2017. Integrated production of furfural and levulinic acid from corncob in a one-pot batch reaction incorporating distillation using step temperature profiling
• Jiaqi Guo, Khan Mohammad Ahsan Uddin, Karl Mihhels, Wenwen Fang, Päivi Laaksonen, Junyong Zhu, Orlando J. Rojas. 2017. Contribution of residual proteins to the thermomechanical performance of cellulosic nanofibrils isolated from green macroalgae
• Chao Jia, Huiyang Bian, Tingting Gao, Feng Jiang, Iain Michael Kierzewski, Yilin Wang, Yonggang Yao, Liheng Chen, Ziqiang Shao, Junyong Zhu, Liangbing Hu. 2017. Thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals toward high-performance 2D and 3D nanostructures
• Jianwei Song, Chaoji Chen, Chengwei Wang, Yudi Kuang, Yongfeng Li, Feng Jiang, Yiju Li, Emily Hitz, Ying Zhang, Boyang Liu, Amy Gong, Huiyang Bian, Junyong Zhu, Jianhua Zhang, Jun Li, Liangbing Hu. 2017. Superflexible Wood
• Liheng Chen, Jinze Dou, Qianli Ma, Ning Li, Ruchun Wu, Huiyang Bian, Daniel J. Yelle, Tapani Vuorinen, Shiyu Fu, Xuejun Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Rapid and near-complete dissolution of wood lignin at ≤80°C by a recyclable acid hydrotrope
• Huiyang Bian, Liheng Chen, Hongqi Dai, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Integrated production of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals (LCNC) and nanofibrils (LCNF) using an easily recyclable di-carboxylic acid
• Huiyang Bian, Liheng Chen, Roland L. Gleisner, Hongqi Dai, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Producing wood-based nanomaterials by rapid fractionation of wood at 80 °C using a recyclable acid hydrotrope
• Chao Jia, Liheng Chen, Ziqiang Shao, Umesh P. Agarwal, Liangbing Hu, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Using a fully recyclable dicarboxylic acid for producing dispersible and thermally stable cellulose nanomaterials from different cellulosic sources
• John M. Considine, D. Coffin, Junyong Zhu, Doreen Mann, Xiaoyan Tang. 2017. Cellulosic ethanol byproducts as a bulking agent
• Ruibin Wang, Liheng Chen, Junyong Zhu, Rendang Yang. 2017. Tailored and integrated production of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) with nanofibrils (CNF) through maleic acid hydrolysis
• Yi Ding, Bo Du, Xuebing Zhao, Junyong Zhu, Dehua Liu. 2017. Phosphomolybdic acid and ferric iron as efficient electron mediators for coupling biomass pretreatment to produce bioethanol and electricity generation from wheat straw
• Liheng Chen, Junyong Zhu, Carlos Baez, Peter Kitin, Thomas Elder. 2016. Highly thermal-stable and functional cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced using fully recyclable organic acids
• Alan W. Rudie, Carl J. Houtman, Les Groom, David L. Nicholls, Junyong Zhu. 2016. A survey of bioenergy research in Forest Service Research and Development
• Yanlin Qin, Dongjie Yang, Feng Gu, Xuzhao Li, Wenlong Xiong, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Biorefinery lignosulfonates as a dispersant for coal water slurry
• Hairui Ji, Liheng Chen, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, X. Zhang. 2016. Reaction kinetics based optimization of furfural production from corncob using a fully recyclable solid acid
• Feng Gu, William Gilles, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Fermentative high-titer ethanol production from Douglas-fir forest residue without detoxification using SPORL: high SO₂ loading at low temperature
• Huiyang Bian, Liheng Chen, Ruibin Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Green and low-cost production of thermally stable and carboxylated cellulose Nanocrystals and nanofibrils using highly recyclable dicarboxylic acids
• Yanlin Qin, Xueqing Qiu, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Understanding longitudinal wood fiber ultra-structure for producing cellulose nanofibrils using disk milling with diluted acid prehydrolysis
• Haifeng Zhou, Dongjie Yang, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Molecular structure of sodium lignosulfonate from different sources and their properties as dispersant of TiO₂ slurry
• Hongli Zhu, Wei Luo, Peter N. Ciesielski, Zhiqiang Fang, Junyong Zhu, Gunnar Henriksson, Michael E. Himmel, Liangbing Hu. 2016. Wood-derived materials for green electronics, biological Devices, and energy applications
• Xuezhu Xu, Jian Zhou, Long Jiang, Gilles Lubineau, Tienkhee Ng, Boon S. Ooi, Hsien-Yu Liao, Chao Shen, Long Chen, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Highly transparent, low-haze, hybrid cellulose nanopaper as electrodes for flexible electronics
• Mingyan Yang, Hairui Ji, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Batch fermentation options for high titer bioethanol production from a SPORL pretreated Douglas-Fir forest residue without detoxification
• Nusheng Chen, Junyong Zhu, Zhaohui Tong. 2016. Fabrication of microfibrillated cellulose gel from waste pulp sludge via mild maceration combined with mechanical shearing
• Yanlin Qin, Lixuan Yu, Ruchun Wu, Dongjie Yang, Xueqing Qiu, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Biorefinery lignosulfonates from sulfite-pretreated softwoods as dispersant for graphite
• Zhouyang Xiang, Wenhua Gao, Liheng Chen, Wu Lan, Junyong Zhu, Troy Runge. 2016. A comparison of cellulose nanofibrils produced from Cladophora glomerata algae and bleached eucalyptus pulp
• Junyong Zhu, Chao Zhang, Roland L. Gleisner, Carl J. Houtman, Xuejun Pan. 2016. Bioconversion of woody biomass to biofuel and lignin co-product using sulfite pretreatment to overcome the recalcitrance of lignocelluloses (SPORL)
• Haifeng Zhou, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Xueqing Qiu, Eric Horn, Jose Negron. 2016. Pilot-scale demonstration of SPORL for bioconversion of lodgepole pine to bioethanol and lignosulfonate
• Wangxia Wang, Michael Mozuch, Ronald C. Sabo, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2016. Endoglucanase post-milling treatment for producing cellulose nanofibers from bleached eucalyptus fibers by a supermasscolloider
• Xuebing Zhao, Junyong Zhu. 2016. Efficient Conversion of Lignin to Electricity Using a Novel Direct Biomass Fuel Cell Mediated by Polyoxomethalates at Low Temperatures
• Bruce S. Dien, Junyong Zhu, Patricia J. Slininger, Cletus P. Kurtzman, Bryan R. Moser, Patricia J. O'Bryan, Roland L. Gleisner, Michael A. Cotta. 2016. Conversion of SPORL pretreated Douglas fir forest residues into microbial lipids with oleaginous yeasts
• S.M. Harde, Z. Wang, M. Horne, Junyong Zhu, X. Pan. 2016. Microbial lipid production from SPORL-pretreated Douglas fir by Mortierella isabellina
• Junyong Zhu, M. Subhosh Chandra, Roland L. Gleisner, William Gilles, Johnway Gao, Gevan Marrs, Dwight Anderson, John Sessions. 2015. Case studies on sugar production from underutilized woody biomass using sulfite chemistry
• Chuanshuang Hu, Yu Zhao, Kecheng Li, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner. 2015. Optimizing cellulose fibrillation for the production of cellulose nanofibrils by a disk grinder
• Wangxia Wang, Ronald C. Sabo, Michael Mozuch, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2015. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Films from Bleached Eucalyptus Pulp by Endoglucanase Treatment and Microfluidization
• Haifeng Zhou, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Xueqing Qiu, Eric Horn. 2015. High Titer Ethanol and Lignosulfonate Production from SPORL Pretreated Poplar at Pilot Scale
• Liheng Chen, Qianqian Wang, Kolby Hirth, Carlos Baez, Umesh P. Agarwal, Junyong Zhu. 2015. Tailoring the yield and characteristics of wood cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) using concentrated acid hydrolysis
• Qianqian Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2015. Facile preparation of nanofiller-paper using mixed office paper without deinking
• Jinlan Cheng, Shao-Yuan Leu, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner. 2015. High titer and yield ethanol production from undetoxified whole slurry of Douglas-fir forest residue using pH profiling in SPORL
• Jingzhi Zhang, Feng Gu, Junyong Zhu, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2015. Using a combined hydrolysis factor to optimize high titer ethanol production from sulfite-pretreated poplar without detoxification
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Junyong Zhu, Zhiyong Cai. 2015. Self-assembled optically transparent cellulose nanofibril films: effect of nanofibril morphology and drying procedure
• Jingzhi Zhang, Andrea Laguna, Craig M. Clemons, Michael P. Wolcott, Rolland Gleisner, Junyong Zhu, Xu Zhang. 2015. Effect of Hot-Pressing Temperature on the Subsequent Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation Performance of SPORL Pretreated Forest Biomass
• Wangxia Wang, Michael Mozuch, Ronald C. Sabo, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2015. Production of cellulose nanofibrils from bleached eucalyptus fibers by hyperthermostable endoglucanase treatment and subsequent microfluidization
• J.Y. Zhu, M. Subhosh Chandra, Feng Gu, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu, John Sessions, Gevan Marrs, Johnway Gao, Dwight Anderson. 2015. Using sulfite chemistry for robust bioconversion of Douglas-fir forest residue to bioethanol at high titer and lignosulfonate: A pilot-scale evaluation
• Junyong Zhu, H.F Zhou, Chai X.S., Donna Johannes, Richard Pope, Cristina Valls, M. Blanca Roncero. 2014. Inter-laboratory comparisons of hexenuronic acid measurements in kraft eucalyptus pulps using a UV-Vis spectroscopic method
• Jinlan Cheng, S.-Y. Leu, Roland L. Gleisner, X.J. Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2014. High solids Quasi-Simultaneous Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation of Un-Detoxified Whole Slurry of SPORL Pretreated Douglas-fir Forest Residue
• Sandeep S Nair, Junyong Zhu, Yulin Deng, Arthur J Ragauskas. 2014. High performance green barriers based on nanocellulose
• Haifeng Zhou, Tianqing Lan, Bruce S. Dien, Ronald E. Hector, Junyong Zhu. 2014. Comparisons of five Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for ethanol production from SPORL pretreated lodgepole pine
• Sandeep S. Nair, Sudhir Sharma, Yunqiao Pu, Qining Sun, Shaobo Pan, Junyong Zhu, Yulin Deng, Art J. Ragauskas. 2014. High Shear Homogenization of Lignin to Nanolignin and Thermal Stability of Nanolignin-Polyvinyl Alcohol Blends
• Qianqian Wang, Xuebing Zhao, Junyong Zhu. 2014. Kinetics of Strong Acid Hydrolysis of a Bleached Kraft Pulp for Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs)
• Haifeng Zhou, Shao-Yuan Leu, Xiaolei Wu, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Dongjie Yang, Xueqing Qiu, Eric Horn. 2014. Comparisons of high titer ethanol production and lignosulfonate properties by SPORL pretreatment of lodgepole pine at two temperatures
• C. Zhang, Carl J. Houtman, Junyong Zhu. 2014. Using low temperature to balance enzymatic saccharification and furan formation during SPORL pretreatment of Douglas-fir
• Sandeep S. Nair, Junyong Zhu, Yulin Deng, Arthur J. Ragauskas. 2014. Characterization of cellulose nanofibrillation by micro grinding
• Xuezhu Xu, Haoran Wang, Long Jiang, Xinnan Wang, Scott A. Payne, Junyong Zhu, Ruipeng Li. 2014. Comparison between Cellulose Nanocrystal and Cellulose Nanofibril Reinforced Poly(ethylene oxide) Nanofibers and Their Novel Shish-Kebab-Like Crystalline Structures
• Sarah R. Anderson, Dominic Esposito, William Gillette, Junyong Zhu, Ulrich Baxa, Scott E. Mcneil. 2014. Enzymatic preparation of nanocrystalline and microcrystalline cellulose
• Jinlan Cheng, Shao-Yuan Leu, Junyong Zhu, Thomas W. Jeffries. 2014. Ethanol production from non-detoxified whole slurry of sulfite-pretreated empty fruit bunches at a low cellulase loading
• Hongming Lou, Haifeng Zhou, Xiuli Li, Mengxia Wang, Junyong Zhu, Xueqing Qiu. 2014. Understanding the effects of lignosulfonate on enzymatic saccharification of pure cellulose
• Ingrid Hoeger, Rolland Gleisner, Jose Negron, Orlando J. Rojas, Junyong Zhu. 2014. Mountain pine beetle-killed lodgepole pine for the production of submicron lignocellulose fibrils
• Chao Zhang, Xiaochun Lei, C Tim Scott, Junyong Zhu, Kecheng Li. 2014. Comparison of Dilute Acid and Sulfite Pretreatment for enzymatic Saccharification of Earlywood and Latewood of Douglas Fir
• Jijiao Zeng, Zhaohui Tong, Letian Wang, Junyong Zhu, Lonnie Ingram. 2014. Isolation and structural characterization of sugarcane bagasse lignin after dilute phosphoric acid plus steam explosion pretreatment and its effect on cellulose hydrolysis
• Sandeep S. Nair, Junyong Zhu, Yulin Deng, Arthur J. Ragauskas. 2014. Hydrogels Prepared from Cross-Linked Nanofibrillated Cellulose
• Shao-Yuan Leu, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, John Sessions, Gevan Marrs. 2013. Robust enzymatic saccharification of a Douglas-fir forest harvest residue by SPORL
• Zhaojiang Wang, Junyong Zhu, Yingjuan Fu, Menghua Qin, Zhiyong Shao, Jungang Jiang, Fang Yang. 2013. Lignosulfonate-mediated cellulase adsorption: enhanced enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulose through weakening nonproductive binding to lignin
• Haifeng Zhou, Junyong Zhu, Xiaolin Luo, Shao-Yuan Leu, Xiaolei Wu, Roland L. Gleisner, Bruce S. Dien, Ronald E. Hector, Dongjie Yang, Xueqing Qiu, Eric Horn, Jose Negron. 2013. Bioconversion of Beetle-Killed Lodgepole Pine Using SPORL: Process Scale-up Design, Lignin Coproduct, and High Solids Fermentation without detoxification
• Chao Zhang, Xinshu Zhuang, Zhao Jiang Wang, Frederick Matt, Franz St. John, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Xylanase supplementation on enzymatic saccharification of dilute acid pretreated poplars at different severities
• Qingzheng Cheng, Zhaohui Tong, Luisa Dempere, Lonnie Ingram, Letian Wang, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Disk Refining and Ultrasonication Treated Sugarcane Bagasse Residues for Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Bio-composites
• Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Chapter 2.1 Integrated Production of Cellulose Nanofibrils and Cellulosic Biofuel by Enzymatic Hydrolysis of wood Fibers
• Shao-Yuan Leu, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Substrate-Related Factors Affecting Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses: Our Recent Understanding
• Qianqian Wang, Junyong Zhu, John M. Considine. 2013. Strong and Optically Transparent Films Prepared Using Cellulosic Solid Residue Recovered from Cellulose Nanocrystals Production Waste Stream
• Xuezhu Xu, Fei Liu, Long Jiang, Junyong Zhu, Darrin Haagenson, Dennis P. Wiesenborn. 2013. Cellulose Nanocrystals vs. Cellulose Nanofibrils: A Comparative study on Their Microstructures and Effects as Polymer Reinforcing Agents
• Haifeng Zhou, Hongming Lou, Dongjie Yang, Junyong Zhu, Xueqing Qiu. 2013. Lignosulfonate To Enhance Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses: Role of Molecular Weight and Substrate Lignin
• T.Q. Lan, Hongming Lou, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses Should be Conducted at Elevated pH 5.2-6.2
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu, Umesh P. Agarwal, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. A comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils disintegrated via multiple processing approaches
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils Disintegrated from different Approaches
• Hongming Lou, Junyong Zhu, Tian Qing Lan, Huranran Lai, Xueqing Qiu. 2013. pH-Induced Lignin Surface Modification to Reduce Nonspecific Cellulase Binding and Enhance Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Junyong Zhu, Sally Ralph. 2013. Enzymatic hydrolysis of loblolly pine: effects of cellulose crystallinity and delignification
• Ingrid C. Hoeger, Sandeep S. Nair, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Yulin Deng, Orlando J. Rojas, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Mechanical deconstruction of lignocellulose cell walls and their enzymatic saccharification
• Zhaojiang Wang, Menghua Qin, Junyong Zhu, Guoyu Tian, Zongquan Li. 2013. Evaluation energy efficiency of bioconversion knot rejects to ethanol in comparison to other thermochemically pretreated biomass
• ZJ Wang, TQ Lan, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Lignosulfonate and elevated pH can enhance enzymatic saccharification of lignocelluloses
• D.S. Zhang, Q. Yang, Junyong Zhu, X.J. Pan. 2013. Sulfite (SPORL) pretreatment of switchgrass for enzymatic saccharification
• Xinping Li, Xiaolin Luo, Kecheng Li, Junyong Zhu, J. Dennis Fougere, Kimberley Clarke. 2012. Effects of SPORL and dilute acid pretreatment on substrate morphology, cell physical and chemical wall structures, and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of lodgepole pine
• Q.Q. Wang, Junyong Zhu, Richard Reiner, Steve P. Verrill, U. Baxa, S.E. McNeil. 2012. Approaching zero cellulose loss in cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) production: recovery and characterization of cellulosic solid residues (CSR) and CNC
• David W. Vahey, C Tim Scott, Junyong Zhu, Kenneth E. Skog. 2012. Ring profiler: a new method for estimating tree-ring density for improved estimates of carbon storage
• Chao Zhang, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, John Sessions. 2012. Fractionation of Forest Residues of Douglas-fir for Fermentable Sugar Production by SPORL Pretreatment
• Raquel Martin-Sampedro, Ilari Filpponen, Ingrid C. Hoeger, Junyong Zhu, Janne Laine, Orlando J. Rojas. 2012. Rapid and Complete Enzyme Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Nanofibrils
• Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu, Bruce S. Dien, Ronald E. Hector, T.Q. Lan. 2012. High titer ethanol production from SPORL-pretreated lodgepole pine by simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and combined fermentation
• Donald L. Rockwood, Matias Kirst, Judson G. Isebrands, Junyong Zhu. 2012. Chapter 15: Forest Trees
• Q.Q. Wang, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, Thomas Kuster, U. Baxa, S.E. McNeil. 2012. Morphological development of cellulose fibrils of a bleached eucalyptus pulp by mechanical fibrillation
• Junyong Zhu, X.S. Zhuang. 2012. Conceptual net energy output for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass through biorefining
• W. Zhu, Carl J. Houtman, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, K.F. Chen. 2012. Quantitative predictions of bioconversion of aspen by dilute acid and SPORL pretreatments using a unified combined hydrolysis factor (CHF)
• Q.Q. Wang, Z. He, Z. Zhu, Y.-H.P. Zhang, Y. Ni, X.L. Luo, Junyong Zhu. 2012. Evaluations of cellulose accessibilities of lignocelluloses by solute exclusion and protein adsorption techniques
• Z.J. Wang, Junyong Zhu, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., K.F. Chen. 2012. Ethanol production from poplar wood through enzymatic saccharification and fermentation by dilute acid and SPORL pretreatments
• Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, C Tim Scott, X.L. Luo, S. Tian. 2011. High titer ethanol production from simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of aspen at high solids : a comparison between SPORL and dilute acid pretreatments
• Junyong Zhu, Danilo Scordia, Thomas W. Jeffries, Jae-Won Lee. 2011. Evaluation of ethanol production from corncob using Scheffersomyces (Pichia) stipitis CBS 6054 by volumetric scale-up
• X.L. Luo, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, H.Y. Zhan. 2011. Effects of wet-pressing-induced fiber hornification on enzymatic saccharification of lignocelluloses
• Junyong Zhu, Steve P. Verrill, Hao Liu, Victoria Herian, Xuejun Pan, Donald L. Rockwood. 2011. On polydispersity of plant biomass recalcitrance and its effects on pretreatment optimization for sugar production
• Junyong Zhu. 2011. Physical pretreatment – woody biomass size reduction – for forest biorefinery
• Junyong Zhu, Xiaolin Luo, Shen Tian, Roland L. Gleisner, Jose Negron, Eric Horn. 2011. Efficient ethanol production from beetle-killed lodgepole pine using SPORL technology and Saccharomyces cerevisiae without detoxification
• Junyong Zhu. 2011. Forest biorefinery : the next century of innovation
• Xiaolin Luo, Junyong Zhu. 2011. Effects of drying-induced fiber hornification on enzymatic saccharification of lignocelluloses
• Junyong Zhu, Ronald C. Sabo, Xiaolin Luo. 2011. Integrated production of nano-fibrillated cellulose and cellulosic biofuel (ethanol) by enzymatic fractionation of wood fibers
• Bo Li, Gaosheng Wang, Kefu Chen, David W. Vahey, Junyong Zhu. 2011. On quantification of residual ink content and deinking efficiency in recycling of mixed office waste paper
• S. Tian, W. Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, X.J. Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2011. Comparisons of SPORL and dilute acid pretreatments for sugar and ethanol productions from aspen
• G.S. Wang, Jae-Won Lee, Junyong Zhu, Thomas W. Jeffries. 2011. Dilute acid pretreatment of corncob for efficient sugar production
• Hao Liu, Junyong Zhu, X. S. Chai. 2011. In situ, rapid, and temporally resolved measurements of cellulase adsorption onto lignocellulosic substrates by UV-vis spectrophotometry
• Andrew Youngblood, Junyong Zhu, C. Tim Scott. 2010. Ethanol production from woody biomass: Silvicultural opportunities for suppressed western conifers
• X.L. Luo, X.S. Yang, Junyong Zhu, S. Tian. 2010. Robust cellulosic ethanol production from SPORL-pretreated lodgepole pine using an adapted strain Saccharomyces cervisiae without detoxification
• Hao Liu, Junyong Zhu. 2010. Eliminating inhibition of enzymatic hydrolysis by lignosulfonate in unwashed sulfite-pretreated aspen using metal salts
• H. Liu, Junyong Zhu, S.Y. Fu. 2010. Effects of lignin-metal complexation on enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose
• L. Shuai, Q. Yang, Junyong Zhu, F.C. Lu, P.J. Weimer, J. Ralph, X.L. Pan. 2010. Comparative study of SPORL and dilute-acid pretreatments of spruce for cellulosic ethanol production
• W. Zhu, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, X.J. Pan. 2010. On energy consumption for size-reduction and yields from subsequent enzymatic saccharification of pretreated lodgepole pine
• Junyong Zhu, X.J. Pan. 2010. Woody biomass pretreatment for cellulosic ethanol production : technology and energy consumption evaluation
• Junyong Zhu, Wenyuan Zhu, Patricia OBryan, Bruce S. Dien, Shen Tian, Roland L. Gleisner, X.J. Pan. 2010. Ethanol production from SPORL-pretreated lodgepole pine : preliminary evaluation of mass balance and process energy efficiency
• X. Luo, Roland L. Gleisner, S. Tian, Jose Negron, W. Zhu, E. Horn, X. J. Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2010. Evaluation of mountain beetle-infested lodgepole pine for cellulosic ethanol production by sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose
• G. S. Wang, X. J. Pan, Junyong Zhu, Roland L. Gleisner, D. Rockwood. 2009. Sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose (SPORL) for robust enzymatic saccharification of hardwoods
• Junyong Zhu, X.J. Pan, W. Zhu, G.S. Wang, Roland L. Gleisner. 2009. Robust and efficient enzymatic saccharification of softwoods by SPORL
• Junyong Zhu, G.S. Wang, X.J. Pan, Roland L. Gleisner. 2009. Specific surface to evaluate the efficiencies of milling and pretreatment of wood for enzymatic saccharification
• James Beecher, Christopher G. Hunt, Junyong Zhu. 2009. Tools for the characterization of biomass at the nanometer scale
• Hao Liu, Shiyu Fu, Junyong Zhu, Hui Li, Huaiyu Zhan. 2009. Visualization of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose using AFM phase imaging
• David W. Vahey, Junyong Zhu, Carl J. Houtman. 2007. A new approach to measurement of effective residual ink concentration of deinked papers
• Junyong Zhu, David W. Vahey, C. Tim Scott, Gary C. Myers. 2007. Effect of tree-growth rate on papermaking fiber properties
• Junyong Zhu, X.S. Chai. 2007. Hexeneuronic acid content of chemical pulp
• Junyong Zhu, Charles Scott, Roland L. Gleisner, Doreen Mann, David W. Vahey, Dennis Dykstra, G.H. Quinn, L.L. Edwards. 2007. Forest thinnings for integrated lumber and paper production
• Junyong Zhu, Charles Scott, Roland L. Gleisner, Doreen Mann, D.P. Dykstra, G. Holton Quinn, Louis L. Edwards. 2007. Mill demonstration of TMP production from forest thinnings : pulp quality, refining energy, and handsheet properties
• David W. Vahey, Junyong Zhu, C. Tim Scott. 2006. Comparison of SilviScan and optical imaging measurements of tracheid dimensions and wood density
• John M. Considine, C. Tim Scott, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu. 2006. Local constitutive behavior of paper determined by an inverse method
• Greg Delozier, Yulin Zhao, Yulin Deng, David White, Junyong Zhu, Mark Prein. 2005. Laboratory-and mill-scale study of surfactant spray flotation deinking
• Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Junyong Zhu. 2005. Single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Junyong Zhu. 1994. A synoptic climatology for forest fires in the NE US and future implications for GCM simulations

• Project
  

  P3Nano Program: Public-Private Partnership

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/p3nano
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory
• Project
  

  Direct production of lignin-containing cellulose nanofibril (LCNF) and nanopaper (LCNP) from marginal wood for food packaging

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/bil-lcnf-nanopaper-food-packaging
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory

Articles

• Article
  

  Cellulose-Based Barrier Coatings for Fruit: Using Hardwood Pulp to Reduce Food Waste

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/articles/cellulose-based-barrier-coatings-fruit-using-hardwood-pulp-reduce-food-waste-0

• University of California, Irvine, California, Ph.D., Engineering
• Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, B.S., Thermal Power Engineering