Fundings

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Hao Feng. Nonthermal ultrasound-mediated separation of aqueous-organic systems: purification of biobutanol from fermentation broth. USDA NIFA 2024-57022-42454 ($300,000)

Junli Liu, Nathan Mosier. Glycerol carbonate synthesis from soybean oil-derived glycerol. Indiana Soybean Alliance ($100,000)

Nathan Mosier, Junli Liu. Sustainable renewable biopolymers from soybean/corn oil oxidation products. Indiana Soybean Alliance ($70,000) Oct 2023

Nathan Mosier, Junli Liu. Scale-up of biokerosene production from soybean oil oxidation for diversified biofuels. Indiana Soybean Alliance ($100,000), Oct, 2023

Junli Liu, Nathan Moiser. Biofuel, biochemicals, and biomaterials from soybean oil. Indiana Soybean Alliance ($53,300), Oct 2022

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Xiaowen Chen, Eric Tan, Nacy Down, Yian Chen. Decarbonizing the lubricant industry by developing diverse sustainable biolubricants produced from ozone-cracking lipids derived from crops and biomass-derived sugar fermentation, DE-FOA-0003219. ($3,750,000 including 20% costshare, full proposal submitted)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Xiaowen Chen. Application of fully electrified nonthermal ultrasonic drying of seaweeds for producing sustainable aviation fuel and biolubricants. DE-FOA-0003274. ($1,875,000 including 20% costshare, full proposal submitted)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Ignasi Palou-Rivera. Sustainable bioeconomy development through diverse biofuels and high-value biochemicals from plant lipids, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453. (NIFA # 2024-10371, $1,000,000)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier. Developing fully electrified nonthermal rapid ultrasonic drying of kelps for producing diverse biofuels and valuable biochemicals, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453. (NIFA # 2024-12316, $300,000)

Dong Qi, Junli Liu. High-efficiency and scalable electrified lignocellulosic biomass upcycling to commodity chemicals, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453. (NIFA # 116653, $300,000)

Wei Wei, Junli Liu. Developing biomass-derived catalysts for liquid hydrocarbon fuels from lipids, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453. (NIFA # 116652, $300,000)

Dong Qi, Junli Liu. Acoustic Energy-Driven Algae Dewatering: A Green Innovation for Bioenergy Applications, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010453. (NIFA # 116896, $300,000)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Xiaowen Chen, Eric Tan, Xuhui Feng, Yian Chen, Nancy Dowe. Developing biodegradable renewable dielectric coolants through biorefining lipids and lignocellulose for electric vehicles and high-voltage power electronics, DE-FOA-0003378. (concept paper 3387-1615 submitted, $5,000,000)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Nathan Mosier, Xiaowen Chen, Eric Tan. High-performance biokerosene and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from high oleic oils using fully electrified efficient ozone cracking, DE-FOA-0003378. (concept paper 3378-1709 submitted, $5,000,000)

Junli Liu (Leading PI), Hao Feng, Arne Pearlstein, Nick Sahinidis, Ignasi Rivera-Palou, Julia Faeth. Fully-Electrified, Nonthermal Ultrasonic Separation as a Nondistillative Alternative to Decarbonize Bioethanol Refining, DE-FOA-0003378. (concept paper 3387-1913 submitted, $5,000,000)

Junli Liu, Nathan Mosier. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) synthesis from dicarboxylic acids derived from ozone-cracking of soybean oil. Indiana Soybean Alliance (invited for submission of full proposal, $80,000)