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  1. PFAS properties and destruction methods: A focus on enzymatic degradation

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, April 2026, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  2. Lipase-Catalyzed Michael Addition in ‘Water-like’ Ionic Liquids and Tertiary Amides: What Is the Role of the Enzymes?

    Article • Langmuir, May 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  3. Enzymatic Knoevenagel condensation in dual‐functionalized water‐mimicking ionic liquids and tertiary amide solvents

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, February 2024, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  4. Recent advances in enzymatic carbon–carbon bond formation

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  5. Functionalized ionic liquids for CO 2 capture under ambient pressure

    Article • Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  6. Enzymatic treatment of brown coal following ionic liquid pretreatment

    Article • Chemical Engineering Communications, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  7. Betulinic acid and its ionic derivatives impaired growth of prostate cancer cells without induction of GRP78 and CHOP

    Article • Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, December 2022, Medical University of Lublin

    Hua Zhao

  8. Biocatalysis for Cellulosic Alcohol and Biodiesel Preparation: Roles of (co-)Solvents

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  9. Stability and stabilization of biocatalysts by ionic liquids

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  10. Enzyme activation by water-mimicking dual-functionalized ionic liquids

    Article • Molecular Catalysis, October 2021, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  11. Functionalized ionic liquids for lignite dissolution and treatment

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, September 2021, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  12. The study and application of biomolecules in deep eutectic solvents

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  13. What do we learn from enzyme behaviors in organic solvents? – Structural functionalization of ionic liquids for enzyme activation and stabilization

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, December 2020, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  14. Development of Abraham model correlations for short-chain glycol-grafted imidazolium and pyridinium ionic liquids from inverse gas-chromatographic measurements

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, November 2020, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  15. “Water-like” ammonium-based ionic liquids for lipase activation and enzymatic polymerization

    Article • Process Biochemistry, November 2020, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  16. Ionic liquids for coal dissolution, extraction and liquefaction

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, June 2020, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  17. Characterization of the solubilizing ability of short-chained glycol-grafted ammonium and phosphonium ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, April 2020, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  18. “Water-like” Dual-Functionalized Ionic Liquids for Enzyme Activation

    Article • ACS Omega, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  19. Ether-functionalized ionic liquids for nonaqueous biocatalysis: Effect of different cation cores

    Article • Process Biochemistry, June 2019, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  20. The role of extracellular matrix stiffness in regulating cytoskeletal remodeling via vinculin in synthetic smooth muscle cells

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2019, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  21. Enzymatic polymerization to polyesters in nonaqueous solvents

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  22. Effect of betulinic acid and its ionic derivatives on M-MuLV replication

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2018, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  23. Quantum Chemical Evaluation of Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extractive Desulfurization of Fuel

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, March 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  24. Glycol-functionalized ionic liquids for high-temperature enzymatic ring-opening polymerization

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  25. Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of polylactones: roles of non-aqueous solvents

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, November 2017, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  26. Design rules of ionic liquids tasked for highly efficient fuel desulfurization by mild oxidative extraction

    Article • Fuel, February 2017, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  27. Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactides and lactone in ionic liquids and organic solvents: digging the controlling factors

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  28. Tuning Task-Specific Ionic Liquids for the Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, August 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  29. G-quadruplex DNA-based asymmetric catalysis of michael addition: Effects of sonication, ligands, and co-solvents

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, May 2016, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  30. Microwave-induced inactivation of DNA-based hybrid catalyst in asymmetric catalysis

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, March 2016, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  31. Lipase Activation and Stability Enhancement in Ionic Liquids

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  32. Protein stabilization and enzyme activation in ionic liquids: specific ion effects

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, November 2015, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  33. Oxidative desulfurization of fuels using ionic liquids: A review

    Article • Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao

  34. Ionic derivatives of betulinic acid exhibit antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2), but not HIV-1 reverse transcriptase

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, August 2015, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  35. Task-Specific Ionic Liquids for Electrochemical Applications

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao

  36. Environmentally Friendly Syntheses Using Ionic Liquids

    Article • October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  37. DNA-based asymmetric catalysis: role of ionic solvents and glymes

    Article • RSC Advances, October 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  38. DNA stability in ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, September 2014, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  39. Ternary Deep Eutectic Solvents Tasked for Carbon Dioxide Capture

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  40. Deep Eutectic Solvents: Sustainable Media for Nanoscale and Functional Materials

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, June 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  41. The use of glymes in chemical reactions and processes

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  42. Aqueous ionic liquid for cellulose pretreatment

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  43. Activation of Commercial CaO for Biodiesel Production from Rapeseed Oil Using a Novel Deep Eutectic Solvent

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  44. Glymes for biodiesel preparation

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  45. Glymes as new solvents for lipase activation and biodiesel preparation

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  46. Choline-based deep eutectic solvents for enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from soybean oil

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, January 2013, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  47. Ionic liquids containing fluorinated β-diketonate anions: synthesis, characterization and potential applications

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  48. Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for biodiesel synthesis: a review

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, November 2012, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  49. Characterizing the binding of nucleotide ATP on serum albumin by 31P NMR diffusion

    Article • Canadian Journal of Chemistry, May 2012, Canadian Science Publishing

    Hua Zhao

  50. Ionic Liquids as (Co-)Solvents for Hydrolytic Enzymes

    Article • March 2012, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  51. New ionic derivatives of betulinic acid as highly potent anti-cancer agents

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, February 2012, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  52. Applications of functionalized ionic liquids

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  53. Glycol-functionalized ionic liquids for cellulose pretreatment

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  54. Protease activation in glycerol-based deep eutectic solvents

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, November 2011, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  55. Ionic derivatives of betulinic acid as novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors

    Article • Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  56. Fluorescence energy transfer efficiency in labeled yeast cytochrome c: a rapid screen for ion biocompatibility in aqueous ionic liquids

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  57. Deep eutectic solvents for biocatalysis

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  58. High transesterification activities of immobilized proteases in new ether-functionalized ionic liquids

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao

  59. Methods for stabilizing and activating enzymes in ionic liquids—a review

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, March 2010, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  60. Migration of reactive trace compounds from Novozym® 435 into organic solvents and ionic liquids

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, March 2010, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  61. Chapter 5. Microwave-assisted Enzymatic Reactions in Aqueous Media

    Article • January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  62. Fast enzymatic saccharification of switchgrass after pretreatment with ionic liquids

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, November 2009, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  63. Myosin-catalyzed ATP hydrolysis elucidated by 31P NMR kinetic studies and 1H PFG-diffusion measurements

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao

  64. New Ether-Functionalized Ionic Liquids for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Biodiesel

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao

  65. Effect of ionic liquid properties on lipase stabilization under microwave irradiation

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, May 2009, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  66. Lipase dissolution and stabilization in ether-functionalized ionic liquids

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  67. Regenerating cellulose from ionic liquids for an accelerated enzymatic hydrolysis

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  68. Elucidation of spermidine interaction with nucleotide ATP by multiple NMR techniques

    Article • Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, January 2009, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  69. Microwave-Assisted Esterification of N-Acetyl-L-Phenylalanine Using Modified Mukaiyama’s Reagents: A New Approach Involving Ionic Liquids

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2008, MDPI AG

    Hua Zhao

  70. Designing enzyme-compatible ionic liquids that can dissolve carbohydrates

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Hua Zhao

  71. Nuclear magnetic relaxation of water in ionic‐liquid solutions: determining the kosmotropicity of ionic liquids and its relationship with the enzyme enantioselectivity

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, March 2007, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  72. Using Ionic Liquid [EMIM][CH3COO] as an Enzyme-“Friendly” Co-Solvent for Resolution of Amino Acids.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2007, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  73. INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS AS “GREEN” ENGINEERING LIQUIDS

    Article • Chemical Engineering Communications, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  74. Using ionic liquid [EMIM][CH3COO] as an enzyme-‘friendly’ co-solvent for resolution of amino acids

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, October 2006, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  75. Viscosity B-coefficients and standard partial molar volumes of amino acids, and their roles in interpreting the protein (enzyme) stabilization

    Article • Biophysical Chemistry, August 2006, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  76. Enhancing protease enantioselectivity by ionic liquids based on chiral- or ω-amino acids

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, June 2006, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  77. Use of Ionic Liquids as ′Green′ Solvents for Extractions

    Article • ChemInform, April 2006, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  78. Improving the Enzyme Catalytic Efficiency Using Ionic Liquids with Kosmotropic Anions

    Article • Chinese Journal of Chemistry, April 2006, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  79. Are ionic liquids kosmotropic or chaotropic? An evaluation of available thermodynamic parameters for quantifying the ion kosmotropicity of ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, March 2006, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  80. Hofmeister series of ionic liquids: kosmotropic effect of ionic liquids on the enzymatic hydrolysis of enantiomeric phenylalanine methyl ester

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, February 2006, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  81. Effect of kosmotropicity of ionic liquids on the enzyme stability in aqueous solutions

    Article • Bioorganic Chemistry, February 2006, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  82. Are ionic liquids kosmotropic or chaotropic? An evaluation of available thermodynamic parameters for quantifying the ion kosmotropicity of ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, January 2006, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  83. Effect of ions and other compatible solutes on enzyme activity, and its implication for biocatalysis using ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, December 2005, Elsevier

    Hua Zhao

  84. Use of ionic liquids as ‘green’ solvents for extractions

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, May 2005, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  85. Ionic Liquids: Highly Effective Medium for Enantiopure Amino Acids via Enzymatic Resolution

    Article • March 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Hua Zhao

  86. Enantioseparation of the esters of α-N-acetyl amino acids by lipase in ionic liquid

    Article • Chirality, January 2005, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  87. Radial Distribution Functions In Liquids And Fractal Aggregates

    Article • Chemical Engineering Communications, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  88. Current Studies on Some Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids

    Article • ChemInform, May 2004, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  89. Review: Current studies on some physical properties of ionic liquids

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, December 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  90. Esterification of Amino Acids by Using Ionic Liquid as a Green Catalyst

    Article • ChemInform, November 2003, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  91. PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE ROOM-TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, October 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  92. Kinetic Study on the Enzymatic Resolution of Homophenylalanine Ester Using Ionic Liquids

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, June 2003, Wiley

    Hua Zhao

  93. Optimization of a process for carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) preparation in mixed solvents

    Article • International Journal of Polymeric Materials, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  94. Esterification of Amino Acids by Using Ionic Liquid as a Green Catalyst

    Article • November 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  95. A new equation of state (hsft) based on fractal theory

    Article • Chemical Engineering Communications, September 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  96. Concise Synthesis and Enzymatic Resolution of L-(+)-Homophenylalanine Hydrochloride

    Article • Enantiomer A Journal of Stereochemistry, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Hua Zhao

  97. Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hua Zhao