Working Experience

Associate Professor (2016/01~)

Recycling Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China

Postdoc (2013/08~ 2015/12)

Recycling Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China

Education

Ph.D   Biochemical Engineering (8/2008—6/2013)

College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology 

B.Sc.   Bioengneering (9/2004 – 7/2008)

Department of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology

Areas of Research:

l Biomass to chemicals and fuels

l Treatment of agricultural and food wastes for pollution prevention and resource utilization 

l Microbial enzymology and microbial fermentations

l Bioprocess development

Hosted Projects

l 08/2021–07/2024    Jiangsu Agricultural Independent Innovation Project (SCX(21)2175)

l 07/2020–06/2023    Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20201242)

l 12/2018–12/2022    National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFD1100603-5)

l 1/2016 –12/2018     National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21506085) 

l 5/2014 –12/2015     China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2014M551527)

Research Expertise

l The utilization of the waste biomass resources

l Microbial culture techniques and microbial screening & fermentation 

l Fermentation process control and metabolic flux analysis

l Bioapplications of conductive nanomaterials

Publications & Presentations

1. Mingqing Liu, Yang Liu, Yuwen Yang, Di Gao, Yonglan Xi*. Study on dry anaerobic digestion of organic household waste in villages and towns.Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America[J],2022,53(02)

2. Yang Liu, Qingbo Xiao, Zhaoyang Jia, Chengcheng Wang, Xiaomei Ye, Jing Du, Xiangping Kong, Yonglan Xi *. Relieving ammonia nitrogen inhibition in high concentration anaerobic digestion of rural organic household waste by Prussian blue analogue nanoparticles addition. Bioresource Technology[J], 2021,330.

3. Yonglan Xi, Yang Liu, Xiaomei Ye*, Jing Du, Xiangping Kong, Dong Guo, Qingbo Xiao*.  Enhanced Anaerobic Biogas Production From Wheat Straw by Herbal-Extraction Process Residues Supplementation. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology[J], 2021,9.

4. Yang Liu, Qingbo Xiao, Xiaomei Ye, Chengcheng Wang, Zhaoyang Jia, Jing Du, Xiangping Kong, Yonglan Xi*. Effects of modifying different charged Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles on anaerobic digestion of wheat straw, Journal of Cleaner Production[J], 2021,328,129655

5. Yonglan Xi, Xiaomei Ye, Shaorong Duan, Tie Li, Jian Wang*, Haitao Liu *, Qingbo Xiao *. Iron vacancies and surface modulation of iron disulfide nanoflowers as a high power/energy density cathode for ultralong-life stable Li storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A[J], 2020, 8(29), 14769-14777.

6. Yonglan Xi, Qingbo Xiao, Jing Du, Xiaomei Ye*, Xiangping Kong, Zhizhou Chang, Tie Li, Hongmei Jin, Jian Wang*, Hongzhen Lin *. Flow Alters the Interfacial Reactions of Upconversion Nanocrystals Probed by In Situ Sum Frequency Generation. Advanced Materials Interfaces[J], 2020, 7(8).

7. Qingbo Xiao #, Yonglan Xi #, Jian Wang, Datao Tu, Xiaomei Ye, Xueyuan Chen*, Hongzhen Lin *. Combined In Situ Spectroscopies Reveal the Ligand Ordering-Modulated Photoluminescence of Upconverting Nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C[J], 2020,124(42), 23086-23093.

8. Yonglan Xi, Zhizhou Chang*, Xiaomei Ye, Hongying Huang, Yanan Huang, Qingbo Xiao, Hongzhen Lin. Ultra-small Nd³+-doped Nanoparticles as Near-infrared Luminescent Biolabels of Hemin in Bacteria [J]. Nanoscale, 2016,8,1288-1292.

9. Yonglan Xi, Zhizhou Chang*, Xiaomei Ye, Rong Xu, Jing Du, Guangyin Chen. Methane production from wheat straw with anaerobic sludge by heme supplementation [J]. Bioresource Technology, 2014,172:91-96.

10. Yonglan Xi, Zhizhou Chang*, Xiaomei Ye, Jing Du, Guangyin Chen, Yueding Xu. Enhanced Methane Production from Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Wheat Straw and Herbal-Extraction Process Residues[J], Bioresources, 2015,10(4), 7985-7997.

11. Yonglan Xi, Kequan Chen, Min Jiang*, Ping Wei, Pingkai Ouyang, et al. Succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes NJ113 using corn steep liquor powder as nitrogen source [J]. Bioresource Technology. 2013,136:775-779. 

12. Yonglan Xi, Kequan Chen, Min Jiang*, Ping Wei, et al. Effect of biotin and a similar compound on succinic acid fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes in a chemically defined medium [J]. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2012, 69(12):87-92. 

13. Yonglan Xi, Kequan Chen, Jian Li, Xiaojiang Fang, Xiaoyu Zheng, Shanshan Sui, Min Jiang*, Ping Wei, et al. Optimization of culture conditions in CO₂ fixation for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes [J]. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 2011，38:1605–1612.

14. Yonglan Xi, Kequan Chen, Min Jiang*, Ping Wei, et al. Ultrasonic pretreatment on acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 2013, 36:1779-1785.

15.  Min Jiang*, Rong Xu, Yonglan Xi, JiuHua Zhang, WenYu Dai, YueJia Wan, KeQuan Chen, Ping Wei. Succinic acid production from cellobiose by Actinobacillus succinogenes [J]. Bioresource Technology, 2013, 135:469–474. 

16. Yonglan Xi, Min Jiang*. “Model based optimization of CO₂ supply for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes. 2010 International Symposium on Advanced Biological Engineering.

17. Yonglan Xi, Xuefei Bai, Jian Li, Xiaojiang Fang, Min Jiang*, Ping Wei. “Application of waste brewer’s yeast hydrolysate and some key growth factors in the succinic acid fermentation”. 2010 International Conference on Biomass Energy Technologies.

18. Yonglan Xi, Min Jiang*，Ping Wei. “Insights into the function of biotin by Actinobacillus succinogenes using a chemically defined medium”. 2011 The International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology.

19. Rong Xu, Yonglan Xi, Min Jiang*，Ping Wei. “Succinic acid production and sugar uptake mechanisms in the fermentation from cellobiose by Actinobacillus succinogenes”. 2012 International Symposium on Advanced Biological Engineering.

20. Min Jiang*, Yonglan Xi, Jiuhua Zhang, Rong Xu, WenYu Dai, KeQuan Chen, Ping Wei. “A chemically defined medium for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes NJ 113. International Patent, PCTCN102352384A.

Synergistic Activities

Director of Scientific Observing and Experimental Station for Development and Utilization of Rural Renewable Energy (East China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Member of the Professional Committee for Garbage Treatment in Villages and Towns of China