Recently, at the invitation of our college, Professor Pan Xuejun of the University of Wisconsin-Madison visited our college and made an excellent academic report entitled Applications of inorganic ionic liquid (molten salt hydrate) in fractionation, conversion, and valorization of lignocellulosic biomass on July 8th.

Professor Pan first introduced the basic situation of University of Wisconsin-Madison and its institute, and then introduced the pioneering work of his team in the field of inorganic ionic liquid to the teachers and students who participated in the forum in recent years. Inorganic ionic liquids, also known as molten salt hydrate, were super-high concentration inorganic saline solutions. Molten salts can be used as solvents and reaction media for biomass transformation and upgrading. Professor Pan's report introduced his team's recent research on fractional separation and transformation of lignocellulosic biomass using molten salt hydrates, including cellulose dissolution and hydrolysis, biomass saccharification and fractional separation, glucose isomerization and lignin depolymerization, etc. The report was rich in content and briefly introduced the technology and progress of current frontiers in the field of biomass transformation. Teachers and students have benefited a lot.

       This activity was supported by the first-class university of Xiamen University and the first-class discipline group of Energy Science and Engineering.