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Ning Sun
Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Publications - 88
Citations - 6584
Ning Sun is an academic researcher from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ionic liquid & Lignocellulosic biomass. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 83 publications receiving 5682 citations. Previous affiliations of Ning Sun include Chinese Academy of Sciences & University of Alabama.
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Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids: Database and Evaluation
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive database on physical properties of ionic liquids (ILs), collected from 109 kinds of literature sources in the period from 1984 through 2004, has been presented, which includes 1680 pieces of data on the physical properties for 588 available ILs, from which 276 kinds of cations and 55 kinds of anions were extracted.
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Complete dissolution and partial delignification of wood in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate
Ning Sun,Mustafizur Rahman,Ying Qin,Mirela L. Maxim,Héctor Rodríguez,Robin D. Rogers,Robin D. Rogers +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that both softwood (southern yellow pine) and hardwood (red oak) can be completely dissolved in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([C2mim]OAc) after mild grinding.
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Where are ionic liquid strategies most suited in the pursuit of chemicals and energy from lignocellulosic biomass
TL;DR: The journey from the discovery of the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids to the cusp of an enabling technology for a true biorefinery is discussed and some of the key questions which remain are considered.
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Design of low-cost ionic liquids for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment
Anthe George,Agnieszka Brandt,Kim Tran,S. M. Shahrul Nizan Shikh Zahari,Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer,Ning Sun,Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh,Jian Shi,Vitalie Stavila,Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi,Seema Singh,Bradley M. Holmes,Tom Welton,Blake A. Simmons,Jason P. Hallett +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a number of ionic liquids were synthesized with the goal of optimizing solvent cost and stability whilst demonstrating promising processing potential for cellulosic biorefinery, and they were compared to a benchmark system containing the IL 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [C2C1im][OAc].
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Dissolution or extraction of crustacean shells using ionic liquids to obtain high molecular weight purified chitin and direct production of chitin films and fibers
TL;DR: 1-Ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate can completely dissolve raw crustacean shells, leading to recovery of a high purity, high molecular weight chitin powder and to fibers and films which can be spun directly from the extract solution.