Shaoqing Cui
Dr. Cui has interdisciplinary education training and research experience in Biomedical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Her research interest focuses on developing innovative approaches to convert renewable resources (including CO2, biomass, and agricultural byproducts) into biodegradable polymers and green bio-products. She is also interested in developing functional sensing materials for food safety and smart agriculture applications. The current research topics of her group concentrate on CO2 utilization in biodegradable plastics, lignocellulosic materials conversion to bio-polymers, high-value bio-products from agricultural and industrial byproducts, and gas sensing materials for food safety evaluation. The research lab is committed to advance knowledge and technologies to make contributions to environmental and agricultural sustainability.
CO2 utilization; Lignocellulosic biomass conversion; Biodegradable plastic; High-value bio-product from renewable bio-feedstocks; Functional sensing materials; Catalysts for coupling CO2 and epoxides;
The worsening environmental problems, particularly, water-energy-food-health nexus, greenhouse gas emission, and plastic debris pollution, are inextricably interlaced with human, environmental, and financial sustainability. That has not only triggered new technology development but led to optimize the Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The major goal of our research group is to develop innovative technologies for biodegradable and high-performance bio-products derived from natural resources through low-carbon-footprint paths. To reach this target, several research questions are needed to be aware of and addressed:
How to efficiently utilize CO2 as a clean carbon source?
How to develop biodegradable polymers with competitive properties?
How to establish robust and smart platforms/technologies for a broad spectrum of feedstocks inputs?
For commercialization purposes, how to improve production yield while reducing cost?
How to apply the developed technologies to address real word problems?
2500 Jacob Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4570
- DE, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Other, 2015
- BE, Biomedical Sciences, General, Hebei Univ Of Sci & Tech, 2010
Shaoqing Cui
2500 Jacob Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4570
- DE, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Other, 2015
- BE, Biomedical Sciences, General, Hebei Univ Of Sci & Tech, 2010
Dr. Cui has interdisciplinary education training and research experience in Biomedical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Her research interest focuses on developing innovative approaches to convert renewable resources (including CO2, biomass, and agricultural byproducts) into biodegradable polymers and green bio-products. She is also interested in developing functional sensing materials for food safety and smart agriculture applications. The current research topics of her group concentrate on CO2 utilization in biodegradable plastics, lignocellulosic materials conversion to bio-polymers, high-value bio-products from agricultural and industrial byproducts, and gas sensing materials for food safety evaluation. The research lab is committed to advance knowledge and technologies to make contributions to environmental and agricultural sustainability.
CO2 utilization; Lignocellulosic biomass conversion; Biodegradable plastic; High-value bio-product from renewable bio-feedstocks; Functional sensing materials; Catalysts for coupling CO2 and epoxides;
The worsening environmental problems, particularly, water-energy-food-health nexus, greenhouse gas emission, and plastic debris pollution, are inextricably interlaced with human, environmental, and financial sustainability. That has not only triggered new technology development but led to optimize the Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The major goal of our research group is to develop innovative technologies for biodegradable and high-performance bio-products derived from natural resources through low-carbon-footprint paths. To reach this target, several research questions are needed to be aware of and addressed:
How to efficiently utilize CO2 as a clean carbon source?
How to develop biodegradable polymers with competitive properties?
How to establish robust and smart platforms/technologies for a broad spectrum of feedstocks inputs?
For commercialization purposes, how to improve production yield while reducing cost?
How to apply the developed technologies to address real word problems?