WeihuaXiao is currently serving as an associate professor at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University (CAU). She received her M.S. degree in Food Science, CAU, in 2003 and Ph.D. (Agricultural Engineering) degree from CAU in 2008. She has been a visiting scholar at Purdue University during August 2014 to August 2015. Her research interests include applications of new techniques for biomass analysis, characterization, and conversion. She is the author or co-author of more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and reviewed conference proceedings. She has contributed in research and management tasks of 15 local and 5 international research projects including 2 EU research projects.

Major research interests：

1. Biomass property characterization

2. Conversion of Biomass into Chemicale and Fuels

3. Biobased material preparation and characterization

Courses for Undergraduate students:

Engineering Thinking: Transforming Ideas to Innovation

Engineering Thermodynamics

Bioresource and Biomass Utilization

 

Courses for Graduate students:

Biomass Utilization

Experimental Analysis for Agricultural feedstock

1. Weihua Xiao, Yang Zhang, Chongxin Fan1, Lujia Han. A method for producing superfine black tea powder with enhanced infusion and dispersion property, Food Chemistry, 2017, 214:242-247 (SCI，IF 4.052).

2. Weihua Xiao, Xueli Chen, Yuxuan Zhang, Tianjiao Qu, and Lujia Han* Product Analysis for Microwave-assisted Methanolysis of Lignocellulose. Energy Fuels, 2016, 30 (10): 8246-8251 (SCI，IF 2.835)

3. Weihua Xiao, Ximing Zhang, Xue Wang, Wenjuan Niu, Lujia Han*. Rapid liquefaction of corn stover with microwave heating [J]. Bioresources 2015, 10(3): 4038-4047. (SCI, IF 1.328)

4. Huan;Gu Xingwei;Wang Xue;Han Lujia;Xiao Weihua* Ultrafine Grinding and Alcolhol Liquefaction for Corn StoverLiu [J]. Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 2015, 46(11):214-220 (EI)

5. Weihua Xiao, Aiping Pang, Xue Wang, Jun Liu, Lujia Han*. Separation and analysis of microwave-assisted liquefied products of corn stover [J]. Bioresources, 2014, 9(4): 7109-7118(SCI收录, IF 1.328)

6. Weihua Xiao, Wenjuan Niu, Fei Yi, Xian Liu, and Lujia Han*. Influence of Crop Residue Types on Microwave-Assisted Liquefaction Performance and Products. Energy Fuels: April 30, 2013 (SCI, IF 2.853)

7. Zhenning Li, Lujia Han, Weihua Xiao*, Influence of Microwave Heating on the Liquefaction Kinetics of Corn Stover in Ethylene Glycol. Bioresources 2013, 8(3): 3453-3460 (SCI, IF 1.328)

8. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Yanyan Zhao. Comparative study of conventional and microwave-assisted liquefaction of corn stover in ethylene glycol. Industrial Crops and Products 2011, 34(3) :1602-1606 (SCI, IF2.507)

9. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Wenjuan Niu. Rapid liquefaction of corn stover with microwave heating [J]. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 2011. Accepted. (SCI, IF1.094)

10. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Bo Shi. Microwave-assisted extraction of flavonoids from Radix Astragali [J] Separation and Purification Technology 2008, 62: 614-618 (SCI & EI, IF2.50)

11. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Bo Shi. Isolation and purification of flavonoid glucosides from Radix Astragali by high-speed counter-current chromatography [J] Chrommatography B 2009, 877: 697-702 (SCI, IF2.503 )

12. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Bo Shi. Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Flavonoid from Radix Astragali using response surface methodology [J] Separation Science and Technology 2008, 43(3): 671-681 (SCI & EI, IF1.139)

13. Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Bo Shi. High-purity Calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside recovered from Radix Astragali by extraction, fractionation and recrystallization [J] Separation Science and Technology 2009, 44: 1261-1271 (SCI & EI, IF1.139)

14. Ximing Zhang, Priya Murria, Yuan Jiang, Weihua Xiao, Hilkk I. Kenttama, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar and Nathan S. Mosier* Maleic acid and aluminum chloride catalyzed conversion of glucose to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural and levulinic acid in aqueous media, Green Chemistry, 2016 (SCI, IF8.506)

15. Guanya Ji, Chongfeng Gao, Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Mechanical fragmentation of corncob at different plant scales: Impact and mechanism on microstructure features and and enzymatic hydrolysis，Bioresource Technology, 2016, 205:159-165 (SCI, IF4.917)

16. YangYang, Guanya Ji,Weihua Xiao, Lujia Han*, Changes to the physicochemical characteristics of wheat straw by mechanical ultrafine grinding, Cellulose, 2014, 21: 3257-3268 (SCI, IF3.195)

17. Wenjuan Niu, Lujia Han, Xian Liu, Guangqun Huang, Longjian Chen, Weihua Xiao, Zengling Yang, Twenty-two compositional characterizations and theoretical energy potentials of extensively diversified China's crop residues. Energy, 2016, 238–250 (SCI, IF4.292)

The software works Patent

Lujia Han, Weihua Xiao. Method for extracting calycosin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside from astragalus root, CN 101139378 B, Authorized date: 2010.12.15

Lujia Han, Weihua Xiao, Yanyan Zhao. Method for extracting calycosin-7-O-beta-D

-glucoside from astragalus root, CN 101139378 B, Authorized date: 2012.04.05