Ning Sun
Biological Engineer Staff Scientist
Building: 978, Room 3205
Mail Stop: 978-3200
Phone: (510) 495-8024
NSun@lbl.gov
http://abpdu.lbl.gov/about-us/our-team/ning-sun/
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Research Interests
Dr. Sun’s research is devoted to biomass processing for production of renewable fuels and chemicals, which includes process design, optimization, and scale-up. Her research also includes characterization and evaluation of the solid and liquid streams from the biomass pretreatment process and development of integrated process for biomass conversion. She leads projects in ABPDU involving biomass conversion, and product recovery.
Recent Publications
Related News
Ning Sun Featured in Mushroom Documentary
ABPDU research scientist Ning Sun discusses mushrooms' role in future sustainability efforts in a new documentary.
Multi-lab Separations Consortium Aims to Decarbonize Biofuels
The Bioprocessing Separations Consortium, originally established in 2016 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and led by Argonne National Laboratory, recently received a three year funding renewal to continue advancing separations technologies critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel. The Biosciences Area’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) represents Berkeley Lab as a partner in the consortium.
Transforming Waste into Bio-based Chemicals
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have transformed lignin, a waste product of the paper industry, into a precursor for a useful chemical with a wide range of potential applications. The work was a collaboration between the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, the Joint BioEnergy Institute, and the Queens University of Charlotte. In a recent study, they demonstrated their ability to convert lignin into a chemical compound that is a building block of bio-based ionic liquids.
