Education

Ph.D. 2016-2020, Food Science, Northwest A&F University, China

M.S. 2012-2015, Food Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, China

B.S. 2008-2012, Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, China

Professional Experience

2024-Present, Associate professor, School of Food & Biological Engineering

2020-2024, Lecture, School of Food & Biological Engineering

2020-2023, Postdoctoral fellow in Food Science at Jiangsu University.

2017-2019, jointly trained doctoral students in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis.

Scientific Research Field

High value utilization of food agricultural by-products

(1) High value conversion of lignin

(2) Green Separation, Extraction, and Functional Modification of Natural Products

Social academic post and honor

Vice President of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province, 2024

Teaching Courses

Food Analysis and Experimentation (undergraduate)

Food Physics (Undergraduate and graduate students)

Published papers

[1] Man Zhou, Fakayode O.A., Manni Ren, et al. Green and sustainable extraction of lignin by deep eutectic solvent, its antioxidant activity, and applications in the food industry. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2024, 64:20, 7201-7219. DOI: 10.180/10408398.2023.2181762.

[2] Man Zhou, Olugbenga Abiola Fakayode, Abu ElGasim Ahmed Yagou, Qinghua Ji, Cunshan Zhou*. Lignin fractionation from lignocellulosic biomass using deep eutectic solvents and its valorization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 156: 111986.

[3] Man Zhou, et al. Research progress on biotransformation of agri-food lignocellulosic biomass waste into vanillin. Shipinkexue, 2025, 46(2): 248-259. DOI: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20240605-022

[4] Man Zhou, Lizhi Tao, Peter Russell, et al. The role of lignin in the conversion of wheat straw to cellobionic acid by Neurospora crassa HL10. Industrial Crops and Products, 2022, 188: 115650.

[5] Man Zhou, Fakayode O.A., Manni Ren, et al. Laccase-catalyzed depolymerization of lignin in deep eutectic solvents: challenges and prospects. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2023, 10 (1): 21, DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00640-9.

[6] Man Zhou, Fakayode O.A., Haoxin Li. Green extraction of polyphenols by deep eutectic solvent and assisted technologies from agri-food byproducts, Molecules, 2023, 28(19), 6852, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28196852.

[7] Man Zhou, Hao Lin, and Solomon Yao-Say Selorm Adade. Basic physical characteristics of food. 2025, ISBN 978-981-96-2346-4. Advanced Technologies for Physical Properties Measurement of Food and its Processing (English monograph)

[8] Cunshan Zhou, Man Zhou, Haoxin Li, and Xingyu Fan. Electric Field and Pulsed Electricity-Based Technologies for Agricultural Waste Biomass Valorization: Mechanism, Recent Technical Advances, Limitations, and Future Aspect. 2024, Sustainable Radiation Technologies in Waste-biomass Valorization, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology (English monograph)

Main Scientific Research Projects

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2024-2026

Patents

A Low Temperature Liquid Milk Product Lifecycle Intelligent Control Method and System, 2024, Authorized.

Number of postgraduates under supervision

6

Number of supervised masters and Ph.D.

1

Number of supervised undergraduates

1

The above information updated

2025.03