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Qian Qian

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1994Rising activity
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversionBone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Publications

51

Citations

639

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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This researcher works on converting biomass and wood-derived materials (like lignin and cellulose) into fuels and chemicals, using techniques such as pyrolysis, hydrodeoxygenation, and gasification, alongside life-cycle and cost analyses to evaluate these processes. The work also touches on polymer crystallization, hydrogel sensors, and imaging-based material analysis, suggesting a broad materials and process engineering focus rather than a single narrow specialty.

Biomass and lignin conversion to fuels/chemicalsLife cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biorefineriesPolymer crystallization and materials sciencePyrolysis and thermochemical processingHyperspectral imaging and materials characterization

Publication output grew from near zero in 2017-2021 to a peak around 2023, followed by a slight decline in 2024-2025, indicating a period of increased activity in the last few years after a slower start.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.2/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 8 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • Energies×2
  • Energy×2
  • Matter×2
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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