Waste and Biomass Valorization

2022

• Wang, X., Li, C., Lam, C.H., Subramanian, K., Qin, Z.H., Mou, J.H., Jin, M., Chopra, S.S., Singh, V., Ok, Y.S., Yan, J., Li, H.Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2022. Emerging waste valorisation techniques to moderate the hazardous impacts, and their path towards sustainability. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423.

 

• To, M.H., Wang, H., Lam, T.N., Kaur, G., Roelants, S.L.K.W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2022. Influence of bioprocess parameters on sophorolipid production from bakery waste oil. Chemical Engineering Journal, 429.

​

​

2021

• Subramanian, K., Sarkar, M.K., Wang, H., Qin, Z.H., Chopra, S.S., Jin, M., Kumar, V., Chen, C., Tsang, C.W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2021. An overview of cotton and polyester, and their blended waste textile valorisation to value-added products: A circular economy approach–research trends, opportunities and challenges. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 10.1080/10643389.2021.1966254

​

• Ragauskas, A.J., Huber, G.W., Wang, J., Guss, A., O'Neill, H.M., Lin*, C.S.K., Wang, Y., Wurm, F.R., Meng, X. 2021. New Technologies are Needed to Improve the Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics. ChemSusChem, 14(19), 3982-3984.

 

• Qin, Z.-H., Mou, J.-H., Chao, C.Y.H., Chopra, S.S., Daoud, W., Leu, S.-y., Ning, Z., Tso, C.Y., Chan, C.K., Tang, S., Hathi, Z.J., Haque, M.A., Wang, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2021. Biotechnology of Plastic Waste Degradation, Recycling, and Valorization: Current Advances and Future Perspectives. ChemSusChem, 14(19), 4103-4114.

 

• Hathi, Z., Mettu, S., Priya, A., Athukoralalage, S., Lam, T.N., Choudhury, N.R., Dutta, N.K., El-Omar, E.M., Gong, L., Mohan, G., Lin*, C.S.K. 2021. Methodological advances and challenges in probiotic bacteria production: Ongoing strategies and future perspectives. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 176, 108199.

 

• Lin*, C.S.K., Kirpluks, M., Priya, A., Kaur, G. 2021. Conversion of food waste-derived lipid to bio-based polyurethane foam. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 4.

 

• Jing, H., Wang, H., Lin, C.S.K., Zhuang, H., To, M.H., Leu, S.Y. 2021. Biorefinery potential of chemically enhanced primary treatment sewage sludge to representative value-added chemicals - A de novo angle for wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 339.

 

• Mou, J.H., Tahar, I.B., Wang, Z.Y., Ong, K.L., Li, C., Qin, Z.H., Wang, X., Lin*, C.S.K., Fickers, P. 2021. Enhancing the recombinant protein productivity of Yarrowia lipolytica using in situ fibrous bed bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 340.

 

• Wang, Z., Hao, L., Ren, Z., Lin, C.S.K., Li, Y. 2021. Metabolic profiling identified phosphatidylcholin as potential biomarker in boosting lipid accumulation in multiple microalgae. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 174.

 

• Kumar, A.N., Dissanayake, P.D., Masek, O., Priya, A., Lin, C.S.K., Ok, Y.S., Kim, S.H. 2021. Recent trends in biochar integration with anaerobic fermentation: Win-win strategies in a closed-loop. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149.

 

• Billerach, G., Preziosi-Belloy, L., Lin, C.S.K., Fulcrand, H., Dubreucq, E., Grousseau, E. 2021. Impact of nitrogen deficiency on succinic acid production by engineered strains of Yarrowia lipolytica. Journal of Biotechnology, 336, 30-40.

​​

• Xiang Wang, Chong Li, Chun Ho Lam, Karpagam Subramanian, Zi-Hao Qin, Jin-Hua Mou, Mushan Jin, Shauhrat Singh Chopra, Vijay Singh, Yong Sik Ok, Jianbin Yan, Hong-Ye Li, and Carol Sze Ki Lin*, Emerging waste valorisation techniques to moderate the hazardous impacts, and their path towards sustainability, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 127023.
   

• Karpagam Subramanian, Manas Kumar Sarkar, Huaimin Wang, Zi-Hao Qin, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Mushan Jin, Vinod Kumar, Chao Chen, Chi-Wing Tsang, and Carol Sze Ki Lin*, An Overview of Cotton and Polyester, and Their Blended Waste Textile Valorisation to Value-Added Products: A Circular Economy Approach – Research Trends, Opportunities and Challenges, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021, 1-22.
   

• Zi-Hao Qin, Jin-Hua Mou, Christopher Yu Huang Chao, Shauhrat Singh Chopra, Walid Daoud, Shao-yuan Leu, Zhi Ning, Chi Yan Tso, Chak Keung Chan, Shixing Tang, Zubeen Jyotiwadan Hathi, Md Ariful Haque, Xiang Wang, and Carol Sze Ki Lin*, Biotechnology of Plastic Waste Degradation, Recycling, and Valorization: Current Advances and Future Perspectives, ChemSusChem, 2021.
   

• Srinivas Mettu, Zubeen Hathi, Sandya Athukoralalage, Anshu Priya, Tsz Nok Lam, Khai Lun Ong, Namita Roy Choudhury, Naba Kumar Dutta, Rodrigo Curvello, Gil Garnier, and Carol Sze Ki Lin*, Perspective on Constructing Cellulose-Hydrogel-Based Gut-Like Bioreactors for Growth and Delivery of Multiple-Strain Probiotic Bacteria, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2021,69, 4946-59.
   

• Chong Li, Khai Lun Ong, Zhiyong Cui, Zhenyu Sang, Xiaotong Li, Raffel Dharma Patria, Qingsheng Qi, Patrick Fickers, Jianbin Yan*, Carol Sze Ki Lin*.  Promising advancement in fermentative succinic acid production by yeast hosts. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 401, 123414
   

2020

• Wang, X., Zhang, M.M., Sun, Z., Liu, S.F., Qin, Z.H., Mou, J.H., Zhou, Z.G., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Sustainable lipid and lutein production from Chlorella mixotrophic fermentation by food waste hydrolysate. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 400.
   

• Subramanian, K., Chopra, S.S., Cakin, E., Li, X., Lin, C.S.K. 2020. Environmental life cycle assessment of textile bio-recycling – valorizing cotton-polyester textile waste to pet fiber and glucose syrup. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 161, 104989.

​​

• Wang, X., Liu, S.-F., Qin, Z.-H., Balamurugan, S., Li, H.-Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Sustainable and stepwise waste-based utilisation strategy for the production of biomass and biofuels by engineered microalgae. Environmental Pollution, 265, 114854.
   

• Fickers, P., Cheng, H., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Sugar alcohols and organic acids synthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica: Where are we? Microorganisms, 8(4)

​​

• Ong, K.L., Fickers, P., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Enhancing succinic acid productivity in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica with improved glycerol uptake rate. Science of the Total Environment, 702.
   

• Wang, H., Kaur, G., To, M.H., Roelants, S.L.K.W., Patria, R.D., Soetaert, W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Efficient in-situ separation design for long-term sophorolipids fermentation with high productivity. Journal of Cleaner Production, 118995.

​​

• Wang, H., Tsang, C.W., To, M.H., Kaur, G., Roelants, S.L.K.W., Stevens, C.V., Soetaert, W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Techno-economic evaluation of a biorefinery applying food waste for sophorolipid production – A case study for Hong Kong. Bioresource Technology, 303.

 

• Islam, M.K., Wang, H., Rehman, S., Dong, C., Hsu, H.Y., Lin, C.S.K., Leu, S.Y. 2020. Sustainability metrics of pretreatment processes in a waste derived lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery. Bioresource Technology, 298.

​​

• Guan, W., Chen, X., Hu, H., Tsang, C.-W., Zhang, J., Lin, C.S.K., Liang, C. 2020. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of lignin β-O-4 aryl ether compound and lignin to aromatics over Rh/Nb2O5 under low H2 pressure. Fuel Processing Technology, 203, 106392.

​​

• Wang, X., Balamurugan, S., Liu, S.F., Zhang, M.M., Yang, W.D., Liu, J.S., Li, H.Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2020. Enhanced polyunsaturated fatty acid production using food wastes and biofuels byproducts by an evolved strain of Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Bioresource Technology, 296.

​

 

2019

• Li, X., Hu, Y., Du, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Recovery of Glucose and Polyester from Textile Waste by Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 10(12), 3763-3772.

​​

• Li, C., Chen, C., Wu, X., Tsang, C.W., Mou, J., Yan, J., Liu, Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Recent advancement in lignin biorefinery: With special focus on enzymatic degradation and valorization. Bioresource Technology, 291.

​​

• Kaur, G., Wang, H., To, M.H., Roelants, S.L.K.W., Soetaert, W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Efficient sophorolipids production using food waste. Journal of Cleaner Production, 232, 1-11.

​​

• To, M.H., Uisan, K., Ok, Y.S., Pleissner, D., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Recent trends in Green and Sustainable Chemistry: Rethinking textile waste in a circular economy. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 20, 1-10.

​​

• Ling, Y., Sun, L.-p., Wang, S.-y., Lin, C.S.K., Sun, Z., Zhou, Z.-g. 2019. Cultivation of oleaginous microalga Scenedesmus obliquus coupled with municipal wastewater treatment for enhanced biomass and lipid production. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 148, 162-169.

 

• Ong, K.L., Li, C., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Co-fermentation of glucose and xylose from sugarcane bagasse into succinic acid by Yarrowia lipolytica. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 

​

• Li, C., Ong, K.L., Yang, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Bio-refinery of waste streams for green and efficient succinic acid production by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica without pH control. Chemical Engineering Journal. 371, 804-812.
   

• Dong, C., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Lin, C.S.K., Hsu, H.-Y., Leu, S.-Y. 2019. New Generation Urban Biorefinery toward Complete Utilization of Waste Derived Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuels and Value-Added Products. Energy Procedia, 158, 918-925.

​

• Len, C., Lin, C.S.K., Daviot, L., Len, T. 2019. Microwave-assisted homogeneous acid catalysis and chemoenzymatic synthesis of dialkyl succinate in a flow reactor. Catalysts, 9(3). (Special Issue "Catalytic Methods in Flow Chemistry").

​​

• Pleissner, D., Dietz, D., van Duuren, J.B.J.H., Wittmann, C., Yang, X., Lin, C.S.K., Venus, J. 2019. Biotechnological production of organic acids from renewable resources. in: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Vol. 166, pp. 373-410.

​​

• Kwan, T.H., Ong, K.L., Haque, M.A., Kulkarni, S., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Biorefinery of food and beverage waste valorisation for sugar syrups production: Techno-economic assessment. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 121, 194-208.

 

• Li, X., Mettu, S., Martin, J.O.G., Ashokkumar, M., Lin*, C.S.K. 2019. Ultrasonic pretreatment of food waste to accelerate enzymatic hydrolysis for glucose production. Ultrasonics - Sonochemistry, 53, 77-82.

 

 

2018

• Li, X., Hu, Y., Du, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Recovery of glucose and polyester from textile waste by enzymatic hydrolysis. Waste and Biomass Valorisation. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-018-0483-7

​

• Wang, H., Roelants, S.L.K.W., To, M.H., Patria, R.D., Kaur, G., Lau, N.S., Lau, C.Y., Van Bogaert, I.N.A., Soetaert, W., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Starmerella bombicola: recent advances on sophorolipids production and prospects of waste stream utilization. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5847

​

• Li, C., Gao, S., Yang, X., Li, X., Lin*, C.S.K. Efficient metabolic evolution of engineered Yarrowia lipolytica for succinic acid production using a glucose-based medium in an in-situ fibrous bioreactor under low-pH condition. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11(1), 236.

​​

• Kwan, T.H., Ong, K.L., Haque, M.A., Tang, W., Kulkarni, S., Lin, C.S.K. 2018. High fructose syrup production from mixed food and beverage waste hydrolysate at laboratory and pilot scales. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 111, 141-152.

​​

• Wang, H., Kaur, G., Pensupa, N., Uisan, K., Du, C., Yang, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Textile waste valorization using submerged filamentous fungal fermentation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 118, 143-151.

​​

• Li, C., Gao, S., Wang, H., Li, X., Ong, K.L., Yang, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Succinic acid production using a glycerol-based medium by an engineered strain of Yarrowia lipolytica: Statistical optimization and preliminary economic feasibility study. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 137, 305-313.

​​

• Hu, Y., Du, C., Pensupa, N., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Optimisation of fungal cellulase production from textile waste using experimental design. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 118, 133-142.

​​

• Xu, T., Huang, X., Li, Z., Lin, C.S.K, Li, S. 2018. Enhanced Purification Efficiency and Thermal Tolerance of Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense β-Xylosidase through Aggregation Triggered by Short Peptides. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(16), 4182-4188.

​

• Kwan, T.H., Hu, Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Techno-economic analysis of a food waste valorisation process for lactic acid, lactide and poly(lactic acid). Journal of Cleaner Production. 181, 72-87.

​​

• Kwan, T.H., Ong, K.L., Haque, M.A., Kwan, W.H., Kulkarni, S., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Valorisation of food and beverage waste via saccharification for sugars recovery. Bioresource Technology. 255, 67-75.

​​

• Li, C., Yang, X., Gao, S., Chuh, A.H., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Hydrolysis of fruit and vegetable waste for efficient succinic acid production with engineered Yarrowia lipolytica. Journal of Cleaner Production. 179, 151-159.

​​

• Yu, I.K.M., Ong, K.L., Tsang*, D.C.W., Haque, M.A., Kwan, T.H., Chen, S.S., Uisan, K., Kulkarni, S., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Chemical transformation of food and beverage waste-derived fructose to hydroxymethylfurfural as a value-added product. Catalysis Today. Catalysis Today, 314, 70-77.

​​

• Kaur, G., Uisan, K., Ong, K.L., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Recent Trends in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Waste Valorisation: Rethinking Plastics in a Circular Economy. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 9, 30-39.

​​

• Ong, K.L., Kaur, G., Pensupa, N., Uisan, K., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels: Case study South and Southeast Asia. Bioresource Technology, 248(Part A), 100-112.

​​

• Li, C., Gao, S., Yang, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Green and sustainable succinic acid production from crude glycerol by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica via agricultural residue based in situ fibrous bed bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. . 249(Supplement C), 612-619.

​

• Hu, Y., Du, C., Leu, S.-Y., Jing, H., Li, X., Lin*, C.S.K. 2018. Valorisation of textile waste by fungal solid state fermentation: an example of circular waste-based biorefinery. Resources, Conservation & Recycling. 129, 27-35.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.024

 

 

2017

• Kwan, T.H., Vlysidis, A., Wu, Z., Hu, Y., Koutinas, A., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Lactic acid fermentation modelling of Streptococcus thermophilus YI-B1 and Lactobacillus casei Shirota using food waste derived media. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 127, 97-109.

​​

• Pensupa, N., Leu, S.-Y., Jing, H., Liu, H., Hu, Y., Wang, H., Du, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Recent trends in Sustainable Textile Waste Recycling Methods: Current situation and future prospects. Topics in Current Chemistry. 375(5), 76.
  This article is part of the topical collection ‘Chemistry and Chemical Technologies in Waste Valorization’ guest edited by Dr. Carol Sze Ki LIN

​​

• Haque, M.A., Yang, X., Ong, K.L., Tang, W.-T., Kwan, T.H., Kulkarni, S., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Bioconversion of beverage waste to high fructose syrup as a value-added product. Food and Bioproducts Processing. 105, 179-187.

​​

• Hu, Y., Daoud, W.A., Fei, B., Chen, L., Kwan, T.H., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Efficient ZnO aqueous nanoparticle catalysed lactide synthesis for poly(lactic acid) fibre production from food waste. Journal of Cleaner Production. 165, 157-167.

​​

• Cui, Z., Gao, C., Li, J., Hou, J., Lin, C.S.K., Qi*, Q. 2017. Engineering of unconventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for efficient succinic acid production from glycerol at low pH. Metabolic Engineering. 42, 126-133.

​​

• Ning, C., Hadi, P., Aghdam, E., Zhu, S., Hui, C.W., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2017. Environmental Emission Analysis of a Waste Printed Circuit Board-derived Adsorbent Production Process. Chemical Engineering Journal.

​​

• Tan, Z., Lin, C.S.K., Ji, X., Rainey, T.J. 2017. Returning biochar to fields: A review. Applied Soil Ecology, 116, 1-11.

​​

• To, M.-H., PejmanHadi, Chi, W., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2017 Mechanistic study of atenolol, acebutolol and carbamazepine adsorption on waste biomass derived activated carbon. Journal of Molecular Liquids.

​​

• Ning, C., Lin, C.S.K., Hui, D.C.W., McKay, G. 2017. Waste Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Recycling Techniques. Topics in Current Chemistry, 375(2), 43. This article is part of the topical collection ‘Chemistry and Chemical Technologies in Waste Valorization’ guest edited by Dr. Carol Sze Ki LIN

​​

• Yang, X., Wang, H., Li, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Restoring of Glucose Metabolism of an engineeredYarrowia lipolytica for Succinic Acid Production via a Simple and Efficient Adaptive Evolution Strategy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 65(20), 4133-4139.

 

• Hu, Y., Kwan, T.H., Daoud, W.A., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Continuous ultrasonic-mediated solvent extraction of lactic acid from fermentation broths. Journal of Cleaner Production. 145, 142-150.

​​

• Ning, C., Xu, M., Hui, D.C.W., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2017. Study of quench effect on heavy metal uptake efficiency by an aluminosilicate-based material. Chemical Engineering Journal, 311, 37-45.

​​

• Pleissner, D., Lau, K.Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. Utilization of food waste in continuous flow cultures of the heterotrophic microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa for saturated and unsaturated fatty acids production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142, 1417-1424.

​​

• Li, C., Yang, X., Gao, S., Wang, H., Lin*, C.S.K. 2017. High efficiency succinic acid production from glycerol via in situ fibrous bed bioreactor with an engineered Yarrowia lipolytica. Bioresource Technology. 225, 9-16.

 

 

2016

• Gao, C., Yang, X., Wang, H., Perez Rivero, C., Li, C., Cui, Z., Qi, Q., Lin*, C.S.K. 2016. Robust succinic acid production from crude glycerol by using engineered Yarrowia lipolytica. Biotechnology for Biofuels.9(1), 179.

​​

• Haque, M.A., Kachrimanidou, V., Koutinas, A., Lin*, C.S.K. 2016. Valorization of Food Waste for Biocolorant and Enzyme Production by Monascus purpureus. Journal of Biotechnology.231, 55-64.

​​

• Ning, C., Hadi, P., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2016. Valorization of an electronic waste-derived aluminosilicate – Surface functionalization and porous structure tuning. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 4(6), 2980-2989.

​​

• Hu, Y., Dauod, W., Cheuk, K.L.K., Lin*, C.S.K. 2016. Newly Developed Techniques on Polycondensation, Ring-Opening Polymerization and Polymer Modification: Focus on Poly(Lactic Acid). Materials. 9(3), 133.

​​

• Kwan, T.H., Hu, Y., Lin*, C.S.K. 2016. Valorisation of food waste via fungal hydrolysis and lactic acid fermentation with Lactobacillus casei Shirota. Bioresource Technology. 217, 129-136.

​​

• Pleissner, D., Qi, Q., Gao, C., Rivero, C.P., Webb, C., Lin, C.S.K., Venus, J. 2016. Valorization of organic residues for the production of added value chemicals: A contribution to the circular economy. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 116, 3-16.

​​

• 高翠娟, 连思琪, 祁庆生. (2016) 代谢工程构建重组耶氏解脂酵母生产中长链聚羟基脂肪酸酯. 生物工程学报. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology.

 

 

2015

• 张谦, 贾佳, 林智, 杨晓锋, 郭宏涛, 王剑英, Lin, S.K.C. 2015. 产脂肪酶黑曲霉发酵条件优化研究. 生物技术通报. 31(12). 227-233.

 

• Kwan, H.T., Pleissner, D., Lau, K.Y., Venus, J., Pommeret, A., Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Techno-economic analysis of a food waste valorization process via microalgae cultivation and co-production of plasticizer, lactic acid and animal feed from algal biomass and food waste. Bioresource Technology. 198, 292-299.

​​

• Yang X, Zhu M, Huang X, Lin C.S.K., Wang J, Li S. 2015. Valorisation of mixed bakery waste in non-sterile fermentation for L-lactic acid production by an evolved Thermoanaerobacterium sp.strain. Bioresource Technology. 198, 47-54.

​​

• Jia, J., Yang, X., Wu, Z., Zhang, Q., Lin, Z., Guo, H., Lin, S.K.C., Wang, J., Wang, Y. 2015. Optimization of fermentation conditions for extracellular lipase production from Aspergillus nigerusing Response Surface Methodology. BioMed Research International. 497462

 

• Kosinkova, J., Ramirez, J.A., Hossain, F.M., Nguyen, J., Ristovski, Z., Brown, R., Lin, C.S.K., Chang, J., J, Rainey, T. 2015. Hydrothermal liquefaction of bagasse using ethanol and black liquor as solvents. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 9(6), 630-638.

 

• Han, W., Lam, W.C., Man Tung Wong, Hoi Ting Leung, Chi Leung Ng, Ping Yan, Suet Yu Yeung, Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Kinetic analysis of a crude enzyme extract produced via solid state fermentation of bakery waste. ACS Sustainable Chemistry. 3(9), 2043-2048.

​​

• Gao C, Qi Q, Madzak C, Lin*, CSK. 2015. Exploring Medium-chain-length Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production in the Engineered Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 42(9), 1255-1262.

​​

• Melikoglu, M., Lin*, C.S.K., Webb, C. 2015. Solid state fermentation of waste bread pieces by Aspergillus awamori: Analysing the effects of airflow rate on enzyme production in packed bed bioreactors. Food and Bioproducts Processing. 95(0), 63-75.

​​

• Karmee, S.K., Linardi, D., Lee, J., Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Conversion of lipid from food waste to biodiesel. Waste Management. 41(0), 169-173.

 

• Karmee, S.K., Patria, R.D., Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Techno-economic evaluation of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil—A case study of Hong Kong. International Journal of Molecular Biology(Special Issue "Green Chemistry and the Biorefinery"). 16(3), 4362-4371. (FEATURE paper)

​​

• Hadi, P., To, M.-H., Hui, C.W., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2015. Aqueous Mercury Adsorption by Activated Carbons. Water Research. 73(C), 37-55.

 

• Pleissner, D., Lau, K.Y., Schneider, R., Venus, J., Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Fatty acid feedstock preparation and lactic acid production as integrated processes in mixed restarurant food and bakery wastes treatment. Food Research International. 73(0), 52-61.

​​

• Pleissner, D., Lau, K.Y., Zhang, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2015. Plasticizer and surfactant formations from food waste and algal biomass derived lipids. ChemSusChem, 8(10), 1686-1691.

​​

• Hadi, P., Ning, C., Ouyang, W., Xu, M., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2015. Toward environmentally-benign utilization of nonmetallic fraction of waste printed circuit boards as modifier and precursor. Waste Management, 35(0), 236-246.

​​

• Hadi, P., Xu, M., Lin, C.S.K., Hui, C.-W., McKay, G. 2015. Waste printed circuit board recycling techniques and product utilization. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 283(0), 234-243.

​​

• Hadi, P., Xu, M., Ning, C., Lin, C.S.K., McKay, G. 2015. A Critical Review on Preparation, Characterization and Utilization of Sludge-Derived Activated Carbons for Wastewater Treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 260, 895–906.

 

 

2014

• Karmee, S.K., Lin*, C.S.K. 2014. Valorisation of food waste to biofuel: current trends and technological challenges. Sustainable Chemical Processes. 2, 22.

​​

• Sun, Z., Li, M., Qi, Q., Gao, C., Lin*, C.S.K. 2014. Mixed food waste as renewable feedstock in succinic acid fermentation. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 174(5), 1922-1833.

​​

• Turon*, X., Venus, J., Arshadi, M., Koutinas, M., Lin, C.S.K., Koutinas*, A. 2014. Food waste and byproduct valorization through bio-processing: opportunities and challenges. BioResources 9(4), 5774-5777. (Editorial)

​​

• Karmee, S.K., Lin*, C.S.K. 2014. Lipids from food waste as feedstock for biodiesel production: Case Hong Kong. Lipid Technology, 26: 206–209. doi: 10.1002/lite.201400044. (Feature Article)

​​

• Lau KY, Pleissner D, Lin*, CSK. 2014. Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation. Bioresource Technology. 170(0), 144-151.

​​

• Hadi, P., Ning, C., Ouyang, W., Lin, C.S.K., Hui, C.-W., McKay, G. 2014. Conversion of an Aluminosilicate-Based Waste Material to High-Value Efficient Adsorbent. Chemical Engineering Journal, 256, 415-420.

​​

• Pleissner, D., Lam, W.C., Han, W., Lau, K.Y., Cheung, L.C., Lee, M.W., Lei, H.M., Lo, K.Y., Ng, W.Y., Sun, Z., Melikoglu, M., Lin*, C.S.K. 2014. Fermentative polyhydroxybutyrate production from a novel feedstock derived from bakery waste. Biomed Research International – Biotechnology vol. 2014, Article ID 819474, 8 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/819474.

​​

• Lin, C.S.K., Koutinas, A.A., Stamatelatou, K., Mubofu, E.B., Matharu, A.S., Kopsahelis, N., Pfaltzgraff, L.A., Clark, J.H., Papanikolaou, S., Kwan, T.H., Luque*, R. 2014. Current and future trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels: a global perspective. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 8(5), 686-715.

​​

• Arancon, R.A.D., Lin, H.T., Chen, G., Lin, C.S.K., Lai, J., Xu, G., Luque, R. 2014. Nanoparticle tracking Analysis of Gold nanomaterials stabilized by Various Capping Agents. RSC Advances. 4, 17114-17119.

​​

• Pleissner, D., Kwan, T. H., and Lin*, C. S. K. 2014. Fungal hydrolysis in submerged fermentation for food waste treatment and fermentation feedstock preparation. Bioresource Technology. 158, 48-54.

​​

• Koutinas, A. A., Pleissner, D., Vlysidis, A., Kopsahelis, N., Lopez Garciac, I., Kookosd, I., Papanikolaou, S., and Lin*, C.S.K., 2014. Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers. Chemical Society Reviews. 43(8), 2587-2627. Invited review.

​​

• Arancon, R.A.D., Lin, C.S.K., Vargas, C., Luque, R. 2014. To Be Or Not To Be Metal Free: Trends and advances in Coupling chemistries. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(1), 10-35.

​​

• Lam KF, Leung CCJ, Lei HM, Lin, CSK.*. 2014. Economic Feasibility of a Pilot-Scale Fermentative Succinic Acid Production from Bakery Wastes. Food and Bioproducts Processing. 92(3), 282-290.

 

 

2013

• Pleissner, D., and Lin*, C.S.K., 2013. Valorisation of food waste in biotechnological processes. Sustainable Chemical Processes. 1, 21.

 

• Melikoglu, M., Lin, C.S.K.*, Webb, C., 2013. Kinetic Studies on the Multi-enzyme Solution produced via Solid State Fermentation of Waste Bread by Aspergillus awamori. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 80, 76-81.

​​

• Lam, W.-C., Pleissner, D., Lin, C.S.K.*, 2013. Production of fungal glucoamylase for glucose production from food waste. Biomolecules. 3, 651-661.

​​

• Arancon, R.A.D., Lin, C.S.K.*, Chan, K.M., Kwan, T.H., Luque, R., 2013. Advances on waste valorization: new horizons for a more sustainable society. Energy Science & Engineering 1, 53-71.

​​

• Melikoglu, M., Lin, C. S. K.*, and Webb, C., 2013. Stepwise optimisation of enzyme production in solid state fermentation of waste bread pieces. Food and Bioproducts Processing 91, 638-646.

​​

• Pleissner D, Lam WC, Sun Z, Lin* CSK. 2013. Food waste as nutrient source in heterotrophic microalgae cultivation. Bioresource Technology. 137(0), 139-146.

​​

• Melikoglu, M., Lin*, C.S.K., Webb, C., 2013. Analysing Global Food Waste Problem: Pinpointing the Facts and Estimating the Energy Content. Central European Journal of Engineering.. 1-8.

​​

• Balu, A.M., Lin, C.S.K., Liu, H., Li, Y., Vargas, C., Luque, R. 2013. Iron oxide functionalised MIL-101 materials in aqueous phase selective oxidations. Applied Catalysis A: General. 455, 261-266.

​​

• Lin, C.S.K., Pfaltzgraff, L.A., Herrero-Davila, L., Mubofu, E.B., Abderrahim, S., Clark, J.H., Koutinas, A.A., Kopsahelis, N., Stamatelatou, K., Dickson, F., Thankappan, S., Mohamed, Z., Brocklesby, R., Luque, R. 2013. Food waste as a valuable resource for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels. Current situation and global perspective. Energy & Environmental Science, 6(2), 426-464.
   

• ZHANG, A. Y.-Z., SUN, Z., LEUNG, C. C. J., HAN, W., LAU, K. Y., LI, M. & LIN, C. S. K.* 2013. Valorisation of bakery waste for succinic acid production. Green Chemistry, 15, 690-695.
   

• Francavilla, M., Pindea, A., Lin, C. S. K., Franchi, M., Trotta, P., Romero, A. a. C., Juan M & Luque, R. 2013. Natural porous agar materials from macroalgae. Carbohydrate Polymers, 92, 1555-1560.

 

​

2012

• Chen, C., Desmet*, T., Van Der Borght, J., Lin, S.K.C. & Soetaert, W., 2012. Adsorption-desorption of trehalose analogues from a bioconversion mixture using activated carbon. Separation and Purification Technology. 96, 161-167.

​​

• Leung, C. C., Cheung, S. Y., Zhang, Y. Z., Lam, K. F., Lin, S.K.C.*, 2012. Utilisation of waste bread for the sustainable production of succinic acid. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 65, 10-15.

​​

• Du C., Sabirova J, Soetaert W, Lin, S.K.C.*, 2012. Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production From Low Sustainable Raw Materials. Current Chemical Biology, 6-1, 14-25.

​​

• Lin, S.K.C., Luque, R., Clark, J., Webb, C., Du, C., 2012. Novel wheat-based biorefining strategy for fermentative production and chemical transformation of succinic acid. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 6, 88-104. Invited review

 

 

2011

• Lin, S.K.C., Luque, R., Clark, J., Webb, C., Du, C., 2011. A seawater-based biorefining strategy for fermentative production and chemical transformation of succinic acid.  Energy and Environmental Science, 4, 1471.

 

 

2010

• Lin, S.K.C., Du, C., Blaga, A., Camarut, M., Webb, C., Christian Stevens and Soetaert, W., 2010. Novel resin-based vacuum distillation-crystallisation method for recovery of succinic acid crystals from fermentation broths. Green Chemistry, 12, 666–671.

 

 

2009

• Dorado, P., Lin, S.K.C., Koutinas, A., Du, C., Wang, R.H., Webb, C. 2009. Cereal-based biorefinery development: Utilisation of wheat milling by-products for the production of succinic acid. Journal of Biotechnology, 143: 51-59.

​​

• Luque, R., Lin, S.K.C., Du, C., Macquarrie, D.J., Koutinas, A., Wang, R., Webb, C., Clark, J., 2009. Chemical transformations of succinic acid recovered from fermentation broths by a novel direct vacuum distillation-crystallisation method. Green Chemistry, 11: 193–200.

 

 

2008

• Lin, S.K.C., Du, C., Wang, R.H., Koutinas, A. and Webb, C., 2008, Substrate and product inhibition kinetics in succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 41(2):128-135.

​​

• Du, C., Lin, S.K.C., Koutinas, A., Wang, R., Dorado, P. and Webb, C., 2008, A wheat biorefining strategy based on solid-state fermentation for fermentative production of succinic acid. BioresourceTechnology, 99(17):8310-8315.

 

 

2007

• Du, C., Lin, S.K.C., Clark, J. and Webb, C., 2007, Platform chemical production from wheat-based biorefining strategy, Journal of Biotechnology, 131(2, Supplement 1): S145.

​​

• Du, C., Lin, S.K.C., Koutinas, A., Wang, R. and Webb, C., 2007, Succinic acid production from wheat using a biorefining strategy, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 76(6): 1263-1270.