Hou-min Chang
Bio
Dr. Hou-min Chang obtained his B.S. in Forestry from National Taiwan University in 1962. He obtained his M.S. (1966) in Chemistry and his Ph.D. (1968) in Wood Chemistry from the University of Washington. During his post-graduate studies, he worked as a research assistant in the area of Wood Chemistry at the University of Washington. Upon receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Chang joined the Department of Wood and Paper Science at NC State. He received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the NC State Alumni Association in both 1993 and 1994. He was a visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo in 1981 and at Kyoto University in 1998. Dr. Chang is a TAPPI Fellow, a member of the American Chemical Society and a Fellow of the International Academy of Science. His research interests are in the chemistry of lignin, chemical processing of wood, chemistry of pulping and bleaching processes and pollution abatement in pulp and paper mills.
Education
B.S. National Taiwan University, 1962
M.S. University of Washington, 1966
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1968
Area(s) of Expertise
Chemistry of lignin and delignification, pulping and bleaching processes and pollution abatement in pulp and paper mills
Publications
- Comprehensive lignin balance and new insights into softwood lignosulphonates from neutral sulphite pulping , INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS (2025)
- An economic analysis of bamboo plantations and feedstock delivered cost in the Southern US for the manufacturing of fiber‐based bioproducts , Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (2024)
- Effects of hydrogen peroxide and sodium nitrate on microwave-assisted polyethylene oxidative degradation in the presence of nitric acid , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2024)
- Phenolation to Improve Hardwood Kraft Lignin for Wood Adhesive Application , POLYMERS (2024)
- Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production , SCIENCE (2023)
- Role of extractable lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated hardwood , INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS (2022)
- Structure and property variations of mixed hardwood kraft lignins , JOURNAL OF WOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY (2023)
- Towards jet fuel from technical lignins: Feedstock-catalyst-product interactions revealed during catalytic hydrogenolysis , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2022)
- Transforming non-wood feedstocks into dissolving pulp via organosolv pulping: An alternative strategy to boost the share of natural fibers in the textile industry. , JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2023)
- The Effect of the Kraft Pulping Process, Wood Species, and pH on Lignin Recovery from Black Liquor , FIBERS (2022)