2016-06至2017-06，田纳西大学，访问学者，合作导师：Arthur Ragauskas 教授 2011-07至现在, 湖北工业大学，生物工程与食品学院，副教授

(1) Yang H; Yoo C G; Meng X; Pu Y; Mucheroe W; Tuskane G A; Tschaplinskie T J; Ragauskas A J; Yao L*. Structural changes of lignins in natural Populus variants during different pretreatments. Bioresour. Technol., 2020, 295:122240-122246. (2) Yao L; Yoo C G; Pu Y; Meng X; Muchero W; Tuskan G A; Tschaplinski T J; Ragauskas A J; Yang H. Physicochemical Changes of Cellulose and Their Influences on Populus trichocarpa Digestibility after Different Pretreatments. BioResources, 2019, 14: 9658-9676. (3) Yao L; Chen C; Yoo C; Meng X; Li M; Pu Y, Ragauskas A; Dong C; Yang H. Insights of Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment on Lignin Properties of Broussonetia papyrifera. ACS Sustainable Chem,. 2018, 6: 14767-14773. (4) Yao L; Yang H; Yoo C; Meng X; Fang H; Wellington M; Gerald T; Tim T; Ragauskas A J. Understanding the influences of different pretreatments on recalcitrance of Populus clones. Bioresour. Technol., 2018, 265: 75-81. (5) Yao L; Chang G Y; Meng X; Li M; Pu Y; Ragauskas A J; Yang H. A structured understanding of cellobiohydrolase I binding to poplar lignin fractions after dilute acid pretreatment. Biotechnol Biofuels, 2018,11:96-106. (6)Yao L, Yang H, Yoo C, Meng X, Li M, Pu Y, Hao N, Ragauskas A J. characteristics of lignin Fractions from Dilute acid Pretreated switchgrass and Their effect on cellobiohydrolase from Trichoderma longibrachiatum. Frontiers in Energy Research, 2018.6:1-9. (7)Yao L, Yang H, Ragauskas A J. Interaction of Lignin with Cellulase, a Key Role in Cellulosic Ethanol Production. Adv Biotech & Micro 2018, 8(1):1-2. (8)Yao L, Yang H, Yoo C, Meng X, Li M, Pu Y, Ragauskas A J, Sykes RW. Adsorption of cellobiohydrolases I onto lignin fractions from dilute acid pretreated Broussonetia papyrifera. Bioresour. Technol., 2017, 244, 957-962. (SCI收录，中科院一区，IF=5.458) (9)Yang H, Xie Y, Zheng X, Pu Y, Huang F, Meng X, Wu W, Ragauskas A, Yao L *, Comparative study of lignin characteristics from wheat straw obtainedby soda-AQ and kraft pretreatment and effect on the following enzymatic hydrolysis process, Bioresour. Technol., 2016，207:361-369. (SCI收录，中科院一区，IF=5.458) (10)Yao L, Chen C, Zheng X, Peng Z, Yang H, Xie Y. Determination of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes Structure of Wheat Straw using Carbon-13 Isotope as a Tracer. BioResources, 2016, 11(3): 6692-6707. (SCI收录，中科院二区，IF=1.286) (11)Yao L, Zhao J, Xie Y,Yang H, Qu Y. Effect of lignin structure and surfactant on cellulase adsorption by lignin. 2012, 63(8), 2612-2616. (EI收录) (12)Yao L, Yue J, Zhao J, Dong J, Li X, Qu Y. Application of acidic wastewater from monosodium glutamate process in pretreatment and cellulase production for bioconversion of corn stover – Feasibility evaluation. Bioresour. Technol. 2010,101, 8755-8761. (SCI收录，中科院一区，IF=5.458)