Xueli Chen

Research directions

Oct 2026
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Dec 2025
Our review on lignocellulose pellets as resilient feedstocks for biomanufacturing, written with Purdue University and Idaho National Laboratory, was featured on the cover of Biofuel Research Journal. Read the story.
Jan 2024
Joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Scholar.
Sep 2023
Started as a Visiting Scholar in Prof. Shang-Tian Yang’s group at The Ohio State University.

Aqueous Ionic Liquid–Mediated Depolymerization of Textile Waste

X. Chen, T. S. A. Lewis, A. J. Hitt, J. Palasz, A. Krishnamoorthy, C. Dou, et al.

Journal of Ionic Liquids, 100199, 2026
Pelletization can unlock the unrealized potential of lignocellulose as a resilient feedstock for biomanufacturing: enzymatic saccharification of biomass pellets

X. Chen, J. E. Aston, D. N. Thompson, M. R. Ladisch, N. S. Mosier

Biofuel Research Journal, 12(4), 2517–2536, 2025

Journal cover DOI
Distillable amine-based solvents for effective pretreatment of multiple biomass feedstocks

X. Chen, A. Krishnamoorthy, J. Palasz, V. R. Pidatala, T. Lewis, Y. Tian, et al.

Biofuel Research Journal, 12(3), 2487–2502, 2025
Valorization of lignin from aqueous-based lignocellulosic biorefineries

X. Chen, N. Mosier, M. Ladisch

Trends in Biotechnology, 42(11), 1348–1362, 2024
Effect of pelleting on the enzymatic digestibility of corn stover

X. Chen, A. C. F. Dos Santos, D. M. R. Gutierrez, P. Song, J. E. Aston, et al.

Bioresource Technology, 384, 129338, 2023