Ming W. Lau

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ming W. Lau is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming W. Lau has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Ming W. Lau's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (11 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (6 papers). Ming W. Lau is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (11 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (6 papers). Ming W. Lau collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Ming W. Lau's co-authors include Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan, Mingjie Jin, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Christa Gunawan, Zeyi Xiao, C. Kevin Chambliss, Xiaoyu Tang and Ying‐Jin Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Energy & Environmental Science and Bioresource Technology.

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Ming W. Lau

14 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Designer synthetic media for studying microbial-catalyzed biofuel production

2015 782 citations Xiaoyu Tang, Leonardo da Costa Sousa et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels profile →

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14 of 14 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Designer synthetic media for studying microbial-catalyzed biofuel production breakdown → 2015 ·Biotechnology for Biofuels ·Xiaoyu Tang, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Mingjie Jin, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, C. Kevin Chambliss, Ming W. Lau, Zeyi Xiao, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan	782
2	Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) of AFEXTM pretreated corn stover for ethanol production using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) 2012 ·Bioresource Technology ·Mingjie Jin, Christa Gunawan, Venkatesh Balan, Ming W. Lau, Bruce E. Dale	56
3	An integrated paradigm for cellulosic biorefineries: utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as self-sufficient feedstocks for fuel, food precursors and saccharolytic enzyme production 2012 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Ming W. Lau, Bryan Bals, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Mingjie Jin, Christa Gunawan, Venkatesh Balan, A. Daniel Jones, Bruce E. Dale	67
4	Corn Harvest Strategies for Combined Starch and Cellulosic Bioprocessing to Ethanol 2011 ·Agronomy Journal ·Juan Gao, (unknown), Kurt D. Thelen, Xinmei Hao, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Ming W. Lau, (unknown), Bruce E. Dale	13
5	Two-step SSCF to convert AFEX-treated switchgrass to ethanol using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) 2010 ·Bioresource Technology ·Mingjie Jin, Ming W. Lau, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale	87
6	Comparative lipidomic profiling of xylose‐metabolizing S. cerevisiae and its parental strain in different media reveals correlations between membrane lipids and fermentation capacity 2010 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Jin‐Mei Xia, A. Daniel Jones, Ming W. Lau, Ying‐Jin Yuan, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan	22
7	Effect of primary degradation–reaction products from Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX)-treated corn stover on the growth and fermentation of Escherichia coli KO11 2010 ·Bioresource Technology ·Ming W. Lau, Bruce E. Dale	20
8	Comparing the fermentation performance of Escherichia coli KO11, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) and Zymomonas mobilis AX101 for cellulosic ethanol production 2010 ·Biotechnology for Biofuels ·Ming W. Lau, Christa Gunawan, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale	104
9	Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) Pretreatment, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, and Fermentation on Empty Palm Fruit Bunch Fiber (EPFBF) for Cellulosic Ethanol Production 2010 ·Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Ming W. Lau, Christa Gunawan, Bruce E. Dale	52
10	A new paradigm for cellulosic ethanol production from ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX)-pretreated biomass 2010 ·Michigan State University Libraries ·Ming W. Lau	1
11	Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation from AFEX-treated rice straw 2009 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Cheng Zhong, Ming W. Lau, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale, Ying‐Jin Yuan	128
12	The impacts of pretreatment on the fermentability of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: a comparative evaluation between ammonia fiber expansion and dilute acid pretreatment 2009 ·Biotechnology for Biofuels ·Ming W. Lau, Christa Gunawan, Bruce E. Dale	88
13	Cellulosic ethanol production from AFEX-treated corn stover using Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ming W. Lau, Bruce E. Dale	260
14	Ethanolic fermentation of hydrolysates from ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) treated corn stover and distillers grain without detoxification and external nutrient supplementation 2007 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Ming W. Lau, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan	79

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