2006年教育部“长江学者”特聘教授，湖北工业大学生命科学与健康工程学院二级岗教授，博士生导师，生物质与生物能源团队负责人（PI）。
邮箱：lpeng@mail.hzau.edu.cn
教育背景与工作经历
1983年获华中农业大学农学学士，1987年获中国农科院研究生院农学硕士，1997年获澳大利亚国立大学生化与分子生物学博士。1992-2006年先后在澳大利亚国立大学、美国加州大学戴维斯分校、伯克利分校留学工作，研究论文两次发表在Science期刊，引用次数2422余次。2006年教育部“长江学者”特聘教授，2007-2023年任华中农业大学植物科学技术学院教授、生物质与生物能源研究中心主任。现任湖北工业大学生命科学与健康工程学院教授，生物质与生物能源团队负责人。
学术简介
长期致力于植物纤维素生物合成和纳米纤维解构改性，细胞壁代谢调控网络与生物质纳米原料选育，生物质绿色预处理与酶工程，纤维素燃料乙醇与生物质液体燃油，生物质纳米增强复合材料和元件，生物质纳米电化学储存与催化材料和元件，生物碳与纳米碳纤维等方面的研究。主持科技部国家重点研发计划、农业部转基因生物新品种培育科技重大专项、973前期计划、教育部、科技部高等学校学科创新引智基地、国家自然科学基金等国家级科研项目20余项，在Science, Science Bulletin, Nature Communications, Biotechnology Advances, Bioresource Technology, Green Chemistry, Carbohydrate Polymers, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology等国际权威期刊发表SCI论文160余篇，被引用次数9381次，H指数54；著作2部；授权国家专利15项；特邀国内外学术报告80余场。
学术兼职
第一、二、三届国际生物能源与生物技术学术会议主席、中澳生物技术与生物能源双边学术会议主席、中美植物生物学与生物质利用双边学术会议主席、美国加州第三届国际细胞壁生物合成会议大会分会主席。Nature Plants, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant Science, Planta, Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology for Biofuels, Applied Energy, Bioenergy Research等杂志审稿人；Green Carbon副主编、Molecules杂志“中国绿色化学”特刊客座主编；《农业科学》、《植物学研究》编委。中国植物生理学会能源植物专业委员会委员、上海交通大学兼职教授、中科院水生生物研究所学术委员会委员、中国科学院植物种质创新与特色农业重点实验室学术委员会委员、内蒙古大学学术委员会委员、湖南农业大学教育厅“植物遗传与分子生物学”重点实验室学术委员会委员、江苏省生物质能与酶技术重点实验室学术委员会委员、湖北省生物产业发展专家咨询委员会委员、资源植物保护与种质创新重庆市重点实验室学术委员会委员、中国生物质产业网专家执行委员会委员、湖北省循环经济协会专家委员会委员。美国植物生物学家会员、澳大利亚/新西兰细胞生物学会会员、澳大利亚植物生理学家会员、澳大利亚生物化学与分子生物学会会员、中国遗传学会会员。
主讲课程
生物绿色工业及资源高效利用、生物质能学、生物质能源工程、高级能源植物学、作物育种学研究进展
代表性成果
研究论文
备注：
#为共同第一作者（Equal Contributors）；*为通讯作者（Corresponding Author）；
IF为当年或五年影响因子；被引次数（Times Cited）截止日期为2026年6月。
1. Peng, L., Kawagoe, Y., Hogan, P., Delmer, D.* Sitosterol b -1,4-glucoside as primer for cellulose synthesis in plants. Science. 295: 147-150, 2002 (IF: 63.714; Times Cited: 768)
2. Arioli, T., Peng L., Betzner, A. S., Burn, J., Wittke, W., Herth, W., Camilleri, C., Hofte, H., Plazinski, J., Birch, R., Cork, A., Glover, J., Redmond, J., Williamson, R. E.* Molecular analysis of cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Science. 279: 717-720, 1998 (IF: 63.714; Times Cited: 1654)
3. Peng, H.#, Liu, P.#, Liu, J., Yu, J., He, B., Yang, Y., Yu, H., Kang, H., Zhou, M., Zhu, W., Mahmoud, N., Wang, Y.*, Fu, C.*, Peng, L.* Cascading integration of genetically reduced cellulose nanofibers and ultrasound-dissected fungi mycelium for the synergistic enhancement of cellulases and saccharification with high-value bioproducts. Green Chemistry. 28: 5347-5361. 2026. (IF: 11.034)
4. Zhao, G., Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Gao, X., Huang, F., Liu, J., Peng, H., Fu, C., Wang, Y., Peng, L.* Optimal integration of lignin nanoparticles and whey protein distinctively stabilizes high internal phase pickering emulsions for multiple environmental resistances. Food Chemistry. 508: 148452. 2026. (IF: 10.4)
5. Yang, R.#, Su, Y.#, Li, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, Y., Tan, S., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Sun, D., Xia, T., Kang, H.*, Peng, L.* Biomass saccharification of bioenergy crops enhanced by selective soybean proteins for distinct cellulosic ethanol and lactic acid conversions with high Cd2+ adsorption. Industrial Crops and Products. 240: 122534. 2026. (IF: 6.449; Times Cited: 1)
6. Yu, H.#, Zhang, G.#, Liu, J., Liu, P., Peng, H., Teng, Z., Li, Y., Ren, X., Fu, C., Tang, J., Li, M., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Peng, L.* A functional cascading of lignin modification via repression of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase for bioproduction and anti-oxidation in rice. Journal of Advanced Research. 78: 1-9. 2025. (IF: 17.1; Times Cited: 18)
7. Wang, H., Li, S., Wu, L., Zou, W., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Lv, Z., Chen, P., Liu, P., Yang, Y., Peng, L., Wang, Y.* Semi-overexpressed OsMYB86L2 specifically enhances cellulose biosynthesis to maximize bioethanol productivity by cascading lignocellulose depolymerization via integrated rapid-physical and recyclable-chemical processes. Green Chemistry. 27: 9127. 2025. (IF: 11.034; Times Cited: 11; 封面论文)
8. Ai, Y.#, Wang, H.#, Liu, P, Yu, H, Sun, M., Zhang, R, Tang, J., Wang, Y.*, Feng, S.*, Peng, L.* Insights into contrastive cellulose nanofibrils assembly and nanocrystals catalysis from dual regulations of plant cell walls. Science Bulletin. 69: 3815-3819. 2024. (IF: 21.1; Times Cited: 34; 封面论文)
9. Zhang, R.#, Hu, Z.#, Wang, Y., Hu, H., Li, F., Li, M., Ragauska, A., Xia, T., Ha, H., Tang, J., Yu, H.*, Xu, B.*, Peng, L.* Single-molecular insights into the breakpoint of cellulose nanofibers assembly during saccharification. Nature Communications. 14: 1100, 2023 (IF: 18.1; Times Cited: 98; ESI高被引论文)
10. Madadi, M. Wang, Y., Xu, C., Liu, P., Wang, Y., Xia, T.,Tu, Y., Lin, X., Song, B., Yang, X., Zhu, W., Duanmu, D., Tang, S.*, Peng, L.* Using Amaranthus green proteins as universal biosurfactant and biosorbent for effective enzymatic degradation of diverse lignocellulose residues and efficient multiple trace metals remediation of farming lands. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 406:124727, 2021 (IF: 14.224; Times Cited: 79)
11. Zhang, R., Hu, H., Wang, Y., Hu, Z., Ren, S., Li, J., He, B., Wang, Y., Xia, T., Chen, P., Xie, G., Peng, L.* A novel rice fragile culm 24 mutant encodes a UDP-glucose epimerase that affects cell wall properties and photosynthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71: 2956-2969, 2020 (IF: 7.298; Times Cited: 45)
12. Wu, L.,# Feng, S.,# Deng, J., Yu, B., Wang, Y., He, B., Peng, H., Li, Q., Hu, R.,* Peng, L.*Altered carbon assimilation and cellulose accessibility to maximize bioethanol yield under low-cost biomass processing in corn brittle stalk. Green Chemistry. 21: 4388–4399, 2019 (IF: 11.034; Times Cited: 70)
13. Cheng, L., Wang, L., Wei, L., Wu, Y., Alam, A., Xu, C., Wang, Y., Tu, Y., Peng, L., Xia, T.* Combined mild chemical pretreatments for complete cadmium release and cellulosic ethanol co-production distinctive in wheat mutant straw. Green Chemistry. 21: 3693-3700, 2019 (IF: 11.034; Times Cited: 63)
14. Li, Y., Liu, P., Huang, J., Zhang, R., Hu, Z., Feng, S., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Xia, T.,* Peng, L.* Mild chemical pretreatments are sufficient for bioethanol production in transgenic rice straws overproducing glucosidase. Green Chemistry. 20: 2047-2056, 2018 (IF: 11.034; Times Cited: 91)
15. Hu, H., Zhang, R., Dong, S., Li, Y., Fan, C., Wang, Y., Xia, T., Chen, P., Feng, S., Persson, S., Peng, L.* AtCSLD3 and GhCSLD3 mediate root growth and cell elongation downstream of the ethylene response pathway in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69: 1065-1080, 2018 (IF: 7.298; Times Cited: 34)
16. Li, F.#, Xie, G.#, Huang, J., Zhang, R., Li, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Li, A., Li, X., Xia ,T., Qu, C., Hu, F., Ragauskas, A., Peng, L.* OsCESA9 conserved-site mutation leads to largely enhanced plant lodging resistance and biomass enzymatic saccharification by reducing cellulose DP and crystallinity in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15: 1093-1104, 2017 (IF: 13.8; Times Cited: 188)
17. Zahoor, Sun, D., Li, Y., Wang, J., Tu, Y., Wang, Y., Hu, Z., Zhou, S., Wang, L., Xie, G., Huang, J., Alam, A., Peng, L.* Biomass saccharification is largely enhanced by altering wall polymer features and reducing silicon accumulation in rice cultivars harvested from nitrogen fertilizer supply. Bioresource Technology. 243: 957-965, 2017 (IF: 11.889; Times Cited: 44)
18. Fan, C., Feng, S., Huang, J., Wang, Y., Wu, L., Li, X., Wang, L., Xia, T., Li, J., Cai, X., Peng, L.* AtCesA8-driven OsSUS3 expression leads to largely enhanced biomass saccharifcation and lodging resistance by distinctively altering lignocellulose features in rice. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10: 221, 2017 (IF: 7.67; Times Cited: 86)
19. Wang, Y. #, Fan, C.#, Hu, H., Li, Y., Sun, D., Wang, Y., Peng L.* Genetic modification of plant cell walls to enhance biomass yield and biofuel production in bioenergy crops. Biotechnology Advances. 34(5): 997-1017, 2016 (IF: 17.681; Times Cited: 223)
20. Jin, W., Chen, L., Hu, M., Sun, D., Li, A., Li, Y., Hu, Z., Zhou, S., Tu, Y., Xia, T., Wang, Y., Xie, G., Li, Y., Bai, B., Peng L.* Tween-80 is effective for enhancing steam-exploded biomass enzymatic saccharification and ethanol production by specifically lessening cellulase absorption with lignin in common reed. Applied Energy. 175: 82-90, 2016 (IF: 12.2; Times Cited: 173; ESI高被引论文)
21. Li, F. #, Zhang, M. #, Guo, K., Hu, Z., Zhang, R., Feng, Y., Yi, X., Zou, W., Wang, L., Wu, C., Tian, J., Lu, T., Xie, G.*, Peng L.* High-level arabinose predominately affects cellulose crystallinity for genetic enhancing both plant lodging resistance and biomass enzymatic digestibility in rice mutants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 13: 514-525, 2015 (IF: 13.8; Times Cited: 188)
22. Zhang, W., Yi Z., Huang, J., Li, F., Hao, B., Li, M., Hong, S., Lv, Y., Sun, W., Ragauskas, A., Hu, F., Peng, J., Peng L.* Three lignocellulose features that distinctively affect biomass enzymatic digestibility under NaOH and H2SO4 pretreatments in Miscanthus. Bioresource Technology. 130: 30-37, 2013 (IF: 11.889; Times Cited: 133)
23. Xu, N., Zhang, W., Ren, S., Liu, F., Zhao, C., Liao, H., Xu, Z., Li, Q., Tu, Y., Yu, B., Wang, Y., Jiang, J., Qin, J., Peng L.* Hemicelluloses negatively affect lignocellulose crystallinity for high biomass digestibility under NaOH and H2SO4 pretreatments in Miscanthus. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 5(1): 58, 2012 (IF: 7.67; Times Cited: 289)
24. Peng, L., Xiang, F., Roberts, E., Kawagoe, Y., Greve, C., Stoller, A., Kreuz, K., Delmer, D.* The experimental herbicide CGA 325’615 inhibits synthesis of crystalline cellulose and causes accumulation of non-crystalline b-1,4-glucan associated with CesA protein. Plant Physiology. 126: 981-992, 2011 (IF: 8.2; Times Cited: 82)
25. 王艳婷, 徐正丹, 彭良才*. 植物细胞壁沟槽结构与生物质利用研究展望. 中国科学:生命科学. 44(8): 766-774, 2014. (被引次数: 86)
26. 彭良才. 论中国生物能源发展的根本出路[J]. 华中农业大学学报. (2): 1-6, 2011.(被引次数: 158)
学术专著
1. Chen, P., and Peng, L*. The diversity of lignocellulosic biomass resources and their evaluations for use as biofuels and chemicals. In: Sun J Z, Ding S Y, Peterson J D, eds. Biological Conversion of Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals: Explorations from Natural Biomass Utilization Systems. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, 83-109. ISBN: 978-1-84973-424-0
2. Xie, G., and Peng, L*. Book Chapter entitled “Genetic Engineering of Bioenergy Crops.” In: Wang L J, ed. Sustainable Bioenergy Production. Taylor and Francis. 2014. ISBN: 9780429096068
专利
1. Arioli, T., Williamson, R. E., Betzner, A. S., Peng, L. Manipulation of cellulose and/or beta–1,4-glucan. International Patent Application No. PCT/AU97/ 00402, ANU and CSIRO, Australia
2. 彭良才，王友梅，李勇，王艳婷，严露，余华，夏涛。一种高产基因OsXAT8及其扩增方法和在植物产量改良中的应用，授权专利号: ZL202510200879.2，授权日期: 2025.10.10
3. 彭良才，刘鹏，康恒，王艳婷，余华，夏涛，王逸虹，孙丹，王苗。一种提高里氏木霉产纤维素酶的方法及应用，授权专利号: ZL202410569519.5，授权日期: 2024.12.31
4. 彭良才，张冉，胡振，鲁俊，王艳婷，夏涛，王友梅。一种定点突变植物纤维素合酶CESA的方法及cesa突变体在制备纳米晶中的应用，授权专利号: ZL202111551615.X，授权日期: 2024.2.20
5. 彭良才，王艳婷，胡振，余海忠，王友梅，夏涛，丰胜求，胡翠云。一种OsCESA9突变体在改良水稻茎秆纤维素聚合度以及制备石墨烯中的应用，授权专利号: ZL202111542601.1，授权日期: 2024.2.9
6. 彭良才，夏涛，王艳婷，余海忠，郝勃，何博洋，魏小洋，涂芬，熊科。一株高效代谢木糖的转基因酿酒酵母工程菌E4及其应用，授权专利号: ZL202110149633.9，授权日期: 2022.10.18
7. 彭良才，夏涛，彭昊，胡振，刘鹏，王艳婷，张冉，涂媛苑。一种高效诱导里氏木霉产酶的水稻纤维素纳米纤维及其应用，授权专利号: ZL202111544110.0，授权日期: 2021.12.17
8. 彭良才，王友梅，王艳婷，涂媛苑，夏涛，汤尚文，丰胜求，山姆，徐成宝，余华。一种促进生物质材料产醇的方法，授权专利号: ZL202010267807.7，授权日期: 2021.9.24
9. 何博洋，汪哲，徐梓瑄，赖焱楠，隋宪鑫，高海荣，康恒，王艳婷，夏涛，彭良才。一种新型基于纳米气泡石分离和检测乙醇浓度的装置，授权专利号: ZL 202021958979.0，授权日期: 2021.5.18
10. 何博洋，何艺涛，赖炎楠，隋宪鑫，丰胜求，彭良才。一种高通量检测小样微生物发酵乙醇浓度装置. 授权专利号: ZL201921107812.0，授权日期: 2020.4.17
11. 王令强，彭良才，谢国生，胡慧贞，朱晓博，张贵粉。一种LR酶可识别和作用的位点对和引物对及质粒构建方法，授权专利号: ZL201710150895.0，授权日期: 2020.3.3
12. 彭良才，丰胜求，谢国生，王令强，王艳婷，李英，范春芬，孙海燕，胡慧贞。利用外切葡聚糖酶提高水稻秸秆降解转化效率的方法，授权专利号: ZL201611079476.4，授权日期: 2020.4.10
13. 彭良才，郝勃，夏涛，涂媛苑，王艳婷，涂芬，熊科，魏小洋。一株利用木糖高效发酵乙醇的转基因工程酿酒酵母SF4，授权专利号: ZL201611019716.1，授权日期: 2020.1.24
14. 王令强，彭良才，谢国生，朱晓博，胡慧贞。一种LR酶可识别和作用的位点对和引物对及质粒构建方法，授权专利号: ZL201710150563.2，授权日期: 2020.1.14
15. 彭良才，范春芬，丰胜求，李英，夏涛，王令强。利用伸展蛋白提高水稻抗倒伏能力的方法，授权专利号: ZL201710034163.5，授权日期: 2019.11.5
