Zhimin Liu, PhD, is Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), China. She has spent most of her career conducting research at ICCAS. She is the recipient of numerous scientific awards. She is an Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. Yanfei Zhao, PhD, is Associate Professor at ICCAS, China. Her current research interest concentrates on the ionic liquid-promoted transformation of renewable carbon resources.