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Kim, K.H.; Eudes, A.; Jeong, K.; Yoo, C.G.; Kim, C.S.; Ragauskas, A.J. Integration of renewable deep eutectic solvents with engineered biomass to achieve a closed-loop biorefinery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2019, 116 (28), 13816-13824. doi:10.1073/pnas.1904636116
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Li M.; Yoo C.G.; Pu Y.; Biswal A.K.; Tolbert A. K; Mohnen D.; Ragauskas A.J. Downregulation of pectin biosynthesis gene GAUT4 leads to reduced ferulate and lignin-carbohydrate cross-linking in switchgrass. Communications Biology 2019, 2, 22. doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0265-6
Li, Y., B.K. Via, T.M. Young, Q. Cheng, Y. Li. Vis-NIR spectroscopy for wood quality traceability in combination with chemometric methods for wooddensity prediction and origin/species identification. Forests 2019, 10: 1078 https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121078
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Liang, L.; Huang, C.; Hao, N.; Ragauskas, A.J. Cross-linked poly(methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol)/nanocellulosics foams via directional freezing. Carbohydrate Polymers 2019, 213, 346-351. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.02.073
Liu, S.; Han, J.; Wu, Q.; Bian, B.; Li, L.; Yu, S.; Song, J.; Zhang, C.; Ragauskas, A.J. Hydrogenation of Phenol to Cyclohexanone over Bifunctional Pd/C-Heteropoly Acid Catalyst in the Liquid Phase. Catalysis Letters 2019, 149 (9), 2383-2389. doi:10.1007/s10562-019-02852-1
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Shah, R.; Huang, S.; Pingali, Sai V.; Sawada, D.; Pu, Y.; Rodriguez, M.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Kim, S.H.; Evans, B.R.; Davison, B.H.; Hugh, O.N. Hemicellulose-cellulose composites reveal differences in cellulose organization after dilute acid pretreatment. Biomacromolecules 2019, 20 (2), 893-903. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01511
Shi, C.; Zhang, S.; Wang, W.; Linhardt, R. J.; Ragauskas, A. J. Preparation of Highly Reactive Lignin by Ozone Oxidation: Application as Surfactants with Antioxidant and Anti-UV Properties. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05498
Stanturf, J.A., J.H. Perdue, T.M. Young, X. Huang, Z. Guo, D. Dougherty, M. Pigott. A spatially-explicit approach to modeling biological productivity and economic attractiveness of short-rotation woody crops in the Eastern USA. Energy, Sustainability and Society 2019:9-28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-019-0211-6
Song, Y.; Jiang, W.; Nie, K.; Zhang, Y.; Ben, H.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. An alkali-free method to manufacture ramie fiber. Textile Research Journal 2019, 89 (17), 3653-3659. doi:10.1177/0040517518811946
Song, Y.; Kai, N.; Jiang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Ben, H.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Utilization of deep eutectic solvent as a degumming protocol for Apocynum venetum bast. Cellulose 2019, 26, 8047-8057. doi:10.1007/s10570-019-02654-z
Tuskan, G.A.; Muchero, W.; Tschaplinski, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J. Population-level approaches reveal novel aspects of lignin biosynthesis, content, composition and structure. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2019, 56, 250-257. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2019.02.017
Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Sun, Y.; Zhong, Z.;Wang, X.;Xia, H.; Liu, G.; Pang, S.; Wang, K.;Xu, J.; Li, M.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Recycling benzene and ethylbenzene from in-situ catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes. Energy Conversion & Management 2019, 200, 112088. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112088
Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Wang, X.; Liu, P.; Li, J.; Liu, G.; Wang, K.; Li, M.; Zhong, Z. Xu, J.; Ragauskas, A. J. Catalytic conversion of rubber wastes to produce aromatic hydrocarbons over USY zeolites: Effect of SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio. Energy Conversion and Management 2019, 197, 111857. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111857
Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Zhong, Z.; Wang, K.; Wang, X.; Zhang, B.; Ruan, R.; Li, M.; Ragauskas, A.J. Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of bamboo sawdust and waste plastics for enhanced aromatic hydrocarbons production using synthesized CeO2/γ-Al2O3 and HZSM-5. Energy Conversion and Management 2019, 196, 759-767. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.06.009
Wang, H.; Pu, Y; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yang, B. From lignin to valuable products-strategies, challenges, and prospects. Bioresource Technology 2019, 271, 449-461. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.072
Wang, J.; Zhong, Z.; Ding, K.; Li, M.; Hao, N.; Meng, X.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of bamboo sawdust and waste tire using a tandem reactor with cascade bubbling fluidized bed and fixed bed system. Energy Conversion and Management 2019, 180, 60-71. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.056
Wang, Y.Y.; Wyman, C.E.; Cai, C.M.; Ragauskas, A.J. Lignin-based Polyurethanes from Unmodified Kraft Lignin Fractionated by Sequential Precipitation. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2019, 1 (7), 1672-1679. doi:10.1021/acsapm.9b00228
Wu, Q.; Gao, M.; Cao, S.; Hu, J.; Huang, L.; Yu, S.; Ragauskas, A.J. Chitosan-based layered carbon materials prepared via ionic-liquid-assisted hydrothermal carbonization and their performance study. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2019, 101, 231-243. doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2019.04.039
Wu, Q.; Zhang, G.; Gao, M.; Cao, S.; Li, Lu; Liu, S.; Xie, C.; Huang, L.; Yu, S.; Ragauskas, A.J. Clean production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from cellulose using a hydrothermal/biomass-based carbon catalyst. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 213, 1096-1102. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.276
Xie, H.; Engle, N.L.; Venketachalam, S.; Yoo, C.G.; Barros, J.; Lecoultre, M.; Howard, N. N.; Li, G.; Sun, L.; Srivastava, A.C.; Pattathil, S.; Pu, Y.; Hahn, M.G.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Nelson, R.S.; Dixon, R.A.; Tschaplinski, T.J.; Blancaflor, E.B.;Tang, Y. Combining loss of function of FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHETASE1 and CAFFEOYL-COA 3-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE1 for lignin reduction and improved saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2019, 12, 108. doi:10.1186/s13068-019-1446-3
Xie, S.; Sun, S.; Lin, F.; Li, M. Pu, Y.; Cheng, Y.; Xu, B.; Liu, Z.; da Costa Sousa, L.; Dale, Bruce E.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Dai, S. Y.; Yuan, J. S. Mechanism-Guided Design of Highly Efficient Protein Secretion and Lipid Conversion for Biomanufacturing and Biorefining. Advanced Science 2019, 6 (13): 1801980. doi:10.1002/advs.201801980
Xu, Z.; Li, X.; Hao, N.; Pan, C.; de la Torre, L.; Ahamed, A.; Miller, J. H.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yuan, J.; Yang, B. Kinetic understanding of nitrogen supply condition on biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate from benzoate by Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Bioresource Technology 2019, 273, 538-544. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.11.046
Yang, A., K. Seabright, J. Juzwik, S. Myers, and A. M. Taylor. Survival of the oak wilt fungus in logs fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride and methyl bromide. Forest Products Journal 2019, 69(1):87-95.
Yang, H.; Yoo, C. G.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Muchero, W.; Tuskan, G. A.; Tschaplinski, T. J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yao, L. Structural changes of lignins in natural Populus variants during different pretreatments. Bioresource Technology 2019, 295, 122240. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122240
Yang, Y.; Yoo, C. G.; Rottmann, W.; Winkeler, K. A.; Collins, C. M.; Gunter, L. E.; Jawdy, S. S.; Yang, X.; Pu, Yunqiao; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tuskan, G. A.; Chen, J. G. PdWND3A, a wood-associated NAC domain-containing protein, affects lignin biosynthesis and composition in Populus. BMC Plant Biol. 2019 19(1):486. doi:10.1186/s12870-019-2111-5
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. BioRes. 2019, 14(4), 9658-9676.
Young, T. M.; Khaliukova, O.; André, N.O. ;Petutschnigg, A.; Rials, T.G. Detecting special-cause variation ‘events’ from process data signatures using control bands. Journal of Applied Statistics 2019, 46 (16), 3032-3043. doi:10.1080/02664763.2019.1622658
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Zhang, S.; Li, M; Hao, N.; Ragauskas, A. J. Stereolithography 3D Printing of Lignin-Reinforced Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties. ACS Omega 2019, 4 (23), 20197-20204. doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b02455
Zhang, Q., Q. Li, T.M. Young, D. Harper, S. Wang. A novel method to fabricate low air resistance electrospun polyvinyl alcohol/cellulose nanocrystals composite nanofibrous filter for high-efficiency particulate matter filtration. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7:8706-8714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00605
Zhao, X.; Tekinalp, H.; Meng, X.; Ker, D.; Benson, B.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wang, Y.; Li, K.; Webb, E.; Douglas, G.J.; Anderson, J.; Ozcan, S. Poplar as biofiber reinforcement in composites for large-scale 3D printing. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2019, 2 (10), 4557-4570. doi:10.1021/acsabm.9b00675
Badmi, R.; Payyavula, R. S.; Bali, G.; Guo, H. B.; Jawdy, S. S.; Gunter, L.; Yang, X.; Winkeler, K.; Collins, C.; Rottmann, W. J.; Yee, K.; Rodriguez Jr, M.; Sykes, R.; Decker, S. R.; Davis, M. F.; Ragauskas, A.; Tuskan, G.; Kalluri, U. C. A new calmodulin-binding protein expresses in the context of secondary cell wall biosynthesis and impacts biomass properties in Populus. Frontiers in Plant Science | Plant Cell Biology 2018, 9, 1669. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01669
Ben, H.; Chen, X.; Shao, Y.; Han, G.; Jiang, W.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas A. J. Characterization of whole biomasses in pyridine based ionic liquid at low temperature by 31P NMR: An approach to quantitatively measure hydroxyl groups in biomass as their original structures. Frontiers in Energy Research 2018, 6, article 13. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2018.00013
Bhagia, S.; Meng X.; Evans, B. R.; Dunlap, J. R.; Bali, G.; Chen, J.; Reeves, K. S.; Ho, H. C.; Davidson, B. H.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Deuterated Switchgrass. Scientific Reports 2018, 8 (1), 13226.
Bhagia, S.; Pu, Y.; Evans, B. R.; Davison, B. H.; Ragauskas, A. J. Hemicellulose characterization of deuterated switchgrass. Bioresource Technology 2018, 269, 567-570. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.034
Biswal, A. K.; Atmodjo, M. A.; Li, M.; Baxter, H. L.; Yoo, C. G.; Pu, Y.; Lee, Y. C.; Mazarei, M.; Black, I. M.; Ji-Yi, Z.;Ramanna, H.; Bray, A. L.; King, Z. R.; LaFayette, P. R.; Pattathil, S.; Donohoe, B. S.; Mohanty, S. S.; Ryno, D.; Yee, K.; Thompson, O. A.; Rodriguez Jr., M.; Dumitrache, A.; Natzke, J.; Winkeler, K.; Collins, C.; Yang, X.; Tan, L.; Sykes, R. W.; Gjersing, E. L.; Ziebell, A.; Turner, G. B.; Decker, S. R.; Hahn, M. G.; Davison, B. H.; Udvardi, M. K.; Mielenz, J. R.; Mark, D. F.; Nelson, R. A.; Parrott, W. A.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Stewart Jr., N. C.; Mohnen, D. Sugar release and growth of biofuel crops are improved by downregulation of pectin biosynthesis. Nature Biotechnology 2018, 36 (3), 249-257. doi:10.1038/nbt.4067
Bozell, J.J., A. Astner, T.M. Young, T.G. Rials. Optimization of component yields and thermal properties by organosolv fractionation of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) using response surface design. BioEnergy Research 2018, 11(3):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-018-9924-1
Das, L.; Li, M.; Stevens, J.; Li, W.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Characterization and Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Deep Eutectic Solvent Extracted Sorghum Lignin to Phenolic Compounds. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (8), 10408-10420. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01763
Edmunds, C. W.; Reyes Molina, E. A.; André, N.; Hamilton, C.; Park, S.; Fasina, O.; Adhikari, S.; Kelley, S. S.; Tumuluru, J. S.; Rials, T. G.; Labbé, N. Blended feedstocks for thermochemical conversion: biomass characterization and bio-oil production from switchgrass-pine residue blends. Frontiers in Energy Research 2018, 6, 99. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2018.00079
Hao, N.; Lu, K.; Ben, H.; Adhikari, S.; Bezerra, T. L.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effect of Autohydrolysis Pretreatment Conditions on Sugarcane Bagasse Structures and Product Distribution Resulting from Pyrolysis. Energy Technology 2018, 6 (4), 640-648. doi:10.1002/ente.201700490
Houston, R.; Haber, H.; Kim, P.; Kim, J.W.; Lloyd, J.; Labbé, N.; Abdoulmounine, N. Rail road tie preservative recovery and conversion to hydrocarbon fuels: A Conceptual process design and economics. Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining 2018, 12 (5), 834-845. doi:10.1002/bbb.1894
Huang, C.; Hao, N.; Bhagia, S.; Li, M.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J. Porous artificial bone scaffold synthesized from a facile in situ hydroxyapatite coating and crosslinking reaction of crystalline nanocellulose. Materialia 2018, 4, 237-246. doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2018.09.008
Huang, C.; Ragauskas, A .J.; Wu, X.; Huang, Y.; Zhou, X.; He, J.; Huang, C.; Lai, C.; Li, X.; Yong, Q. Co-production of bio-ethanol, xylonic acid and slow-release nitrogen fertilizer from low-cost straw pulping solid residue. Bioresource Technology 2018, 250, 365-373. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.11.060
Jiang, W.; Song, Y.; Liu, S.; Ben, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, C.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. A green degumming process of ramie. Industrial Crops and Products 2018, 120, 131-134. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.04.045
Jung, S.; Trajano, H. L.; Yoo, C. G.; Foston, M. B.; Hu, F.; Tolbert, A. K.; Wyman, C. E.; Ragauskas, A. J. Topochemical Understanding of Lignin Distribution During Hydrothermal Flowthrough Pretreatment. ChemistrySelect 2018, 3 (32), 9348-9352. doi:10.1002/slct.201801837
Kim, P.; Hamilton, C.; Elder, T.; Labbé, N. Effect of non-structural organics and inorganics constituents of switchgrass during pyrolysis. Frontiers in Energy Research 2018, 6, 99. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2018.00096
Kumar, R.; Bhagia, S.; Smith, M. D.; Petridis, L.; Ong, R.; Cai, C. M.; Mittal, A.; Himmel, M. E.; Balan, V.; Dale, B. E.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Smith, J. C.; Wyman, C. E. Cellulose-Hemicellulose Interactions at Elevated Temperatures Increase Cellulose Recalcitrance to Biological Conversion. Green Chemistry 2018, 20 (4), 921-934. doi:10.1039/C7GC03518G
Lehmann, M. L.; Counce, R. W.; Watson, J. S.; Labbé, N.; Tao, J. Recovery of phenolic compounds from switchgrass extract. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6 (1), 374–379. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02639
Li, M.; Yoo, C. G.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. 31P NMR Chemical Shifts of Solvents and Products Impurities in Biomass Pretreatments. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (1), 1265-1270. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03602
Li, W.; Amos, K.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Debolt S.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Fractionation and characterization of lignin streams from unique high-lignin content endocarp feedstocks. Biotechnology for biofuels 2018, 11, 304. doi:10.1186/s13068-018-1305-7
Li, W.; Zhang, Y.; Das, L.; Wang, Y.; Li, M.; Wanninayake, N.; Pu, Y.; Kim, D. Y.; Cheng, Y. T.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Linking lignin source with structural and electrochemical properties of lignin-derived carbon materials. RSC Advances 2018, 8 (68), 38721-38732. doi:10.1039/C8RA08539K
Li, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Klett, A. S.; Thies, M.; Zheng, Y. Inhibitory effects of lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis: The role of lignin chemistry and molecular weight. Renewable Energy 2018, 123, 664-674. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.02.079
Liu, E.; Li, M.; Das, L.; Pu, Y.; Frazier, T.; Zhao, B.; Crocker, M.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Understanding lignin fractionation and characterization from engineered switchgrass treated by an aqueous ionic liquid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (5), 6612-6623. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00384
Liu, N.; Ni, S.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Meng, X.; Hao, N.; Fu, Y. Laccase-mediated functionalization of chitosan with 4-hexyloxyphenol enhances antioxidant and hydrophobic properties of copolymer. Journal of Biotechnology 2018, 269, 8-15. doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.01.015
Liu, Q., Labbé, N.; Adhikari, S.; Chmely, S. C.; Abdoulmoumine, N. Hot water extraction as a pretreatment for reducing syngas inorganics impurities A parametric investigation on switchgrass and loblolly pine bark. Fuel 2018, 220, 177-184. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.01.108
Mahan, K. M.; Le, R. K.; Wells, Jr., T.; Anderson, S.; Yuan, J. S.; Stoklosa, R. J.; Bhalla, A.; Hodge, D. B.; Ragauskas, A. J. Production of single cell protein from agro-waste using Rhodococcus opacus. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology 2018, 45 (9), 795-801. doi:10.1007/s10295-018-2043-3
Mazarei M.; Baxter H. L.; Li M.; Biswal A. K.; Kim K.; Meng X.; Pu Y.; Wuddineh W. A.; Zhang J. Y.; Turner G. B.; Sykes R. W.; Davis M. F.; Udvardi M. K.; Wang Z. Y.; Mohnen D.; Ragauskas A. J.; Labbe N.; Stewart C. N. Functional Analysis of Cellulose Synthase CesA4 and CesA6 Genes in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) by Overexpression and RNAi-Mediated Gene Silencing. Front. Plant Sci. 2018, 9, 1114. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01114
Meng, X.; Parikh, A.; Nagane, N.; Seemala, B.; Kumar, R.; Cai, C. M.; Pu, Y.; Wyman, C. E.; Ragauskas, A. J. Chemical transformations of poplar lignin during co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (7), 8711-8718. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01028
Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Sannigrahi, P.; Li, M.; Cao, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. The nature of hololignin. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (1), 957-964. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03285
Moyer, J.; Kim, K.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Chmely, S. C.; Long, B.; Carrier, D. J.; Labbé, N. Structural changes in lignocellulosic biomass during activation with ionic liquids comprising 3-methylimidazolium cations and carboxylate anions. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2018, 11, 265. doi:10.1186/s13068-018-1263-0
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Rajan, K.; Mann, J.; English, E.; Harper, D.; Carrier, D. J.; Rials, T.; Labbé, N.; Chmely S. C. Sustainable hydrogels based on lignin-methacrylate copolymers with enhanced water retention and tunable material properties. Biomacromolecules 2018, 19 (7), 2665–2672. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00282
Satlewal, A.; Agrawal, R.; Bhagia, S.; Das, P.; Ragauskas, A. J. Rice straw as a feedstock for biofuels: Availability, recalcitrance, and chemical properties. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 2018, 12 (1), 83-107. doi:10.1002/bbb.1818
Satlewal, A.; Agrawal, R.; Bhagia, S.; Sangoro, J; Ragauskas, A. J. Natural deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: Recent developments, challenges and novel opportunities. Biotechnology Advances 2018, 36 (8), 2032-2050. doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.08.009
Seemala, B.; Meng, X.; Parikh, A.; Nagane, N.; Kumar, R.; Wyman, C. E.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Christopher, P.; Cai, C. M. Hybrid Catalytic Biorefining of Hardwood Biomass to Methylated Furans and Depolymerized Technical Lignin. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (8), 10587-10594. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01930
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Song, Y.; Jiang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Ben, H.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Isolation and characterization of cellulosic fibers from kenaf bast using steam explosion and Fenton oxidation treatment. Cellulose 2018, 25 (9), 4979-4992. doi:10.1007/s10570-018-1916-y
Stanturf, J.A., T.M. Young, J.H. Perdue, D. Dougherty, M. Pigott, Z. Guo, X. Huang. Productivity and profitability potential for non-native Eucalyptus plantings in the southern USA. Forest Policy and Economics 2018, 97:210-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2018.10.004
Tekin, K.; Hao, N.; Karagoz, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Ethanol: A Promising Green Solvent for the Deconstruction of Lignocellulose. ChemSusChem 2018, 11 (20), 3559-3575. doi:10.1002/cssc.201801291
Tian, N., T.M. Young, A, Petutschnigg, Y. Sun, Z. Pei. Improved predictive modeling using Bayesian additive regression trees (BART) for wood composite products. Research Inventy: International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJSE) 2018, 7(5):66-75. http://www.researchinventy.com/papers/v8i2/G08024453.pdf
Vural, D.; Gainaru, C.; O’Neill, H.; Pu, Y.; Smith, M. D.; Parks, J. M.; Pingali, S. V.; Mamontov, E.; Davison, B. H.; Sokolov, A. P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Smith, J. C.; Petridis, L. Impact of hydration and temperature history on the structure and dynamics of lignin. Green Chemistry 2018, 20 (7), 1602-1611. doi:10.1039/C7GC03796A
Wang, J.; Xu, C.; Zhong, Z.; Deng, A.; Hao, N.; Li, M.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Catalytic Conversion of Bamboo Sawdust over ZrO2-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 to Produce Ketonic Hydrocarbon Precursors and Furans. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (11), 13797-13806. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01873
Wang, J.; Zhong, Z.; Ding, K.; Deng, A.; Hao, N.; Meng, Xianzhi; Ben, H.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Catalytic fast pyrolysis of bamboo sawdust via a two-step bench scale bubbling fluidized bed/fixed bed reactor: Study on synergistic effect of alkali metal oxides and HZSM-5. Energy Conversion and Management 2018, 176, 287-298. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.09.029
Wang, Y. Y.; Li, M.; Cai, C.; Wyman, C.; Ragauskas, A. J. Fast Fractionation of Technical Lignins by Organic Co-solvents. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (5), 6064-6072. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04546
Xiao, R.; Yang, X; Li, M.; Li, X.; Wei, Y.; Cao, M.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Thies, M.; Ding, J.; Zheng, Y. Investigation of composition, structure and bioactivity of extracellular polymeric substances from original and stress-induced strains of Thraustochytrium striatum. Carbohydrate Polymers 2018, 195, 515-524. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.126
Yao, L.; Chen, C.; Yoo, C. G.; Meng, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Dong, C.; Yang, H. Insights of ethanol organosolv pretreatment on lignin properties of Broussonetia papyrifera. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (11), 14767-14773. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03290
Yao, L.; Yang, H.; Yoo, C. G.; Meng, X.; 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 | Bioenergy and Biofuels 2018, 6, article 1. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2018.00001
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Akalin, M.K.; Das, P.; Alper, K.; Tekin, K.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Karagoz, S. Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass with hydrated cerium (III) chloride in water and ethanol. Applied Catalysis A: General 2017, 546, 67-78. doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2017.08.010
Akinosho, H.; Dumitrache, A.; Natzke, J.; Muchero, W.; Jawdy, S. S.; Tuskan, G. A.; Brown, S. D.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effects of biomass accessibility and Klason lignin contents during consolidated bioprocessing in Populus trichocarpa. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5 (6), 5075–5081. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00449
Akinosho, H.; Yee, K.; Rodriguez, M.; Muchero, W.; Yoo, C. G.; Li, M.; Thompson, O.; Pu, Y.; Brown, S.; Mielenz, J.; Ragauskas, A. J. Lignin exhibits recalcitrance-associated features following the consolidated bioprocessing of Populus trichocarpa natural variants. ChemistrySelect 2017, 2 (33), 10642-10647. doi:10.1002/slct.201701572
Akinosho H., O.; Yoo, C. G.; Dumitrache, A.; Natzke, J.; Muchero, W.; Brown, S. D.; Ragauskas, A. J. Elucidating the structural changes to Populus lignin during consolidated bioprocessing with Clostridium thermocellum. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5 (9), 7486–7491. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01203
Alonso, D. M.; Hakim, S.; Zhou, S.; Won, W. Hosseinaei, O.; Tao, J.; Garcia-Negron, V.; Motagamwala, A. H.; Mellmer, M. A.; Huang, K.; Houtman, C. J.; Labbé, N.; Harper, D. P.; Maravelias, C.; Runge, T.; Dumesic, J. A. Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization. Science Advances 2017, 3 (5). doi:10.1126/sciadv.1603301
Ben, H.; Hao, N.; Liu, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J. Solid-state NMR investigation of bio-chars produced from biomass components and whole biomasses. BioEnergy Research 2017, 10 (4), 1036-1044. doi:10.1007/s12155-017-9863-2
Bhagia, S.; Akinosho, H.; Ferreira, J. F. S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Biofuel production from Jerusalem artichoke tuber inulins: a review. Biofuel Research Journal 2017, 4 (2), 587-599. doi:10.18331/BRJ2017.4.2.4
Cannatelli, M. D.; Ragauskas, A. J. Laccase-mediated synthesis of lignin-core hyperbranched copolymers. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017, 101 (16), 6343-6353. doi: 10.1007/s00253-017-8325-2
Cannatelli, M. D.; Ragauskas, A. J. Two decades of laccases: Advancing sustainability in the chemical industry. Chemical Record 2017, 17 (1), 122-140. doi:10.1002/tcr.201600033
Dumitrache, A.; Tolbert, A.; Natzke, J.; Brown, S. D.; Davison, B. H.; Ragauskas, A. J. Cellulose and lignin colocalization at the plant cell wall surface limits microbial hydrolysis of Populus biomass. Green Chemistry 2017, 19 (9), 2275-2285. doi:10.1039/C7GC00346C
Edmunds, C. W.; Hamilton, C.; Kim, K.; André, N.; Labbé, N. Rapid detection of ash and inorganic in bioenergy feedstocks using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with partial least-squares regression. Energy & Fuels 2017, 31 (6), 6080-6088. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00249
Edmunds, C. W.; Hamilton, C.; Kim, K.; Chmely, S. C.; Labbé, N. Using a chelating agent to generate low ash bioenergy feedstock. Biomass and Bioenergy 2017, 96, 12-18. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.11.001
Evans, B. R.; Bali, G.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shah, R.; O’Neill, H.; Howard, C.; Lavenhouse, F.; Ramirez, D.; Weston, K.; Ramey, K.; Cangemi, V.; Kinney, B.; Partee, C.; Ware, T.; Davison, B. Allelopathic effects of exogenous phenylalanine: a comparison of four monocot species. Planta 2017 246, 673-685. doi:10.1007/s00425-017-2720-x
Farahi, R. H.; Charrier, A. M.; Tolbert, A.; Lereu, A. L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Davison, B. H. Plasticity, elasticity, and adhesion energy of plant cell walls: nanometrology of lignin loss using atomic force microscopy. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 152. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00234-4
Haber, H.; Kim, P.; Chmely, S. C.; Lloyd, J.; Regmi, Y. N.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Labbé, N. Environmentally friendly process for recovery of wood preservative from used copper naphthenate-treated railraod ties. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2017, 5 (11), 10806–10814. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02760
Hao, N.; Bezerra, T. L.; Wu, Q.; Ben, H.; Sun, Q.; Adhikari, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effect of autohydrolysis pretreatment on biomass structure and the resulting bio-oil from a pyrolysis process. Fuel 2017, 206, 494-503. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2017.06.013
Hao, N.; Lu, K.; Ben, H.; Adhikari, S.; Bezerra, T. L.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effect of autohydrolysis pretreatment conditions on sugarcane bagasse structures and product distribution resulting from pyrolysis. Energy Technology 2017, 6 (4), 640-648. doi:10.1002/ente.201700490
Hashmi, M.; Shah, A.; Hameed, A.; Ragauskas, A. J. Enhanced production of bioethanol by fermentation of autohydrolyzed and C4mimOAc-treated sugarcane bagasse employing various yeast strains. Energies 2017, 10 (8), 1207. doi:10.3390/en10081207
Hashmi, M.; Sun, Q.; Tao, J.; Wells Jr., T.; Shah, A.; Labbé, N.; Ragauskas, A. J. Comparison of autohydrolysis and ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate pretreatment to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. Bioresource Technology 2017, 224, 714-720. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.10.089
Himmel, M.; Rao, X.; Shen, H.; Pattathil, S.; Hahn, M. G.; Gelineo-Albersheim, I.; Mohnen, D.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Chen, X.; Chen, F.; Dixon, R. A. Dynamic changes in transcriptome and cell wall composition underlying brassinosteroid-mediated lignification of switchgrass suspension cells. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2017, 10, 266. doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0954-2
Kandhola, G.; Rajan, K.; Labbé, N.; Chmely, S. C.; Heringer, N.; Kim, J.-W.; Hood, E.E.; Carrier, D. J. Beneficial effects of Trametes versicolor pretreatment on saccharification and lignin enrichment of organosolv-pretreated pinewood. RSC Advances 2017, 7 (72), 45652-45661. doi:10.1039/C7RA09188E
Khaliukova, O.; Paull, D.; Lewis-Gonzales, S.L.; Andre, N.; Biles, L.E.; Young, T.M.; Perdue, J.H. Geospatial economics of the woody biomass supply in Kansas — A case study. Bioresources 2017, 12 (1): 960-981. doi:10.15376/biores.12.1.960-980
Kim, P.; Taylor, A.; Lloyd, J.; Kim, J.-W.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Labbé, N. A two-step thermochemical process for adding value to used railroad wood ties and reducing environmental impacts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5 (10), 9485-9493. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02666
Le, R. K.; Das, P.; Mahan, K.M.; Anderson, S. M.; Wells Jr., T.; Yuan, J. S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Utilization of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation residues as feedstock for lipid accumulation in Rhodococcus opacus. AMB Express 2017, 7 (185), 1-10. doi:10.1186/s13568-017-0484-0
Le R.K., Wells J.T., Das P., Meng X., Stoklosa R.J., Bhalla A., Hodge D.B., Yuan J.S., Ragauskas A.J. Conversion of corn stover alkaline pre-treatment waste streams into biodiesel via Rhodococci. RSC Advances 2017, 7(7):4108-4115. doi:10.1039/C6RA28033A
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.J., 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 Biotechnol J. 2017, 15(9):1093-1104. doi:10.1111/pbi.12700
Li M., Pu Y., Tschaplinski T.J., Ragauskas A.J. 31P NMR Characterization of Tricin and Its Structurally Similar Flavonoids. ChemistrySelect 2017, 2(12):3557-3561. doi:10.1002/slct.201700735
Li M., Pu Y., Yoo C.G., Gjersing E., Decker S.R., Doeppke C., Shollenberger T., Tschaplinski T.J., Engle N.L., Sykes R.W., Davis M.F., Baxter H.L., Mazarei M., Fu C., Dixon R.A., Wang Z.Y., Stewart Jr. C.N., Ragauskas A.J. Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2017, 10:12. doi:10.1186/s13068-016-0695-7
Liu Z.H., Olson M.L., Shinde S., Wang X., Hao N., Yoo C.G., Bhagia S., Dunlap J.R., Pu Y., Kao K.C., Ragauskas A.J., Jin M., Yuan J.S. Synergistic maximization of the carbohydrate output and lignin processability by combinatorial pretreatment. Green Chemistry 2017, 19(20):4939-4955. doi:10.1039/C7GC02057K
Mahan K.M., Le R.M., Yuan J., Ragauskas, A.J. A Review on The Bioconversion of Lignin to Microbial Lipid with Oleaginous Rhodococcus opacus. Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials 2017, 7:262. doi:10.4172/2155-952X.1000262
Meng X., Evans B.R., Yoo C.G., Pu Y., Davison B.H., Ragauskas A.J. The effect of in-vivo deuteration on structure of switchgrass lignin. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5(9):8004–8010. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01527
Meng X., Pu Y., Yoo C.G., Li M., Bali G., Park D.Y., Gjersing E., Davis M.F., Muchero W., Tuskan G.A., Tschaplinski T., Ragauskas A.J. An In-Depth Understanding of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Natural Poplar Variants as the Feedstock. ChemSusChem 2017, 10(1):139-150. doi:10.1002/cssc.201601303
Meng X., Ragauskas A.J. Pseudo-Lignin Formation during Dilute Acid Pretreatment for Cellulosic Ethanol. Recent Advances in Petrochemical Sciences 2017, 1(1):001.
Meng, Y., Q. Wu, T. M. Young, B. Huang, S. Wang, Y. Li. Analyzing three-dimensional structure and geometrical shape of individual cellulose nanocrystal. Polymer Composites 2017, 38:2368–2377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.08.006
Oyedeji O., C.S. Daw, N. Labbé, P. Ayres, N. Abdoulmoumine. Kinetics of the release of elemental precursors of syngas and syngas contaminants during switchgrass devolatilization. Bioresource Technology 2017, 244:525-533. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.167
Park J.J., Yoo C.G., Flanagan A., Pu Y., Debnath S., Ge Y., Ragauskas A.J., Wang Z.Y. Defined tetra‑allelic gene disruption of the 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase 1 (Pv4CL1) gene by CRISPR/Cas9 in switchgrass results in lignin reduction and improved sugar release. Biotechnology Biofuels 2017, 10:284. doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0972-0
Perdue, J.H., J. Stanturf, T.M. Young, X. Huang, D. Doughetry, M. Pigott, Z. Guo. Profitability potential for Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) short-rotation bioenergy plantings in the southern USA. Forest Policy and Economics 2017, 83:146-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.08.006
Pingali S.V., Urban V.S., Heller W.T., McGaughey J., O’Neill H., Foston M.B., Li H., Wyman C.E., Myles D.A., Langan P., Ragauskas A.J., Davison B., Evans B.R. Understanding Multiscale Structural Changes During Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Switchgrass and Poplar. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5(1):426–435. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01803
Regmi Y.N., J.K. Mann, J.R. McBride, J. Tao, C.E. Barnes, N. Labbé, S.C. Chmely. Catalytic transfer hydrolysis of organosolv lignin using B-containing FeNi alloyed catalysts. Catalysis Today 2017, 302:190-195. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2017.05.051
Regmi Y.N., B.R. Rogers, N. Labbé, S.C. Chmely. Scalable and tunable carbide-phosphide composite catalyst system for the thermochemical conversion of biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5(9):7751–7758. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01223
Regmi Y.N., A. Roy, G.A. Goenaga, J.R. McBride, B.R. Rogers, T.A. Zawodzinski, N. Labbé, S.C. Chmely. Electrocatalytic activity and stability enhancement through preferential deposition of phosphide on carbide. ChemCatChem Catalysis 2017, 9:1-9. doi:10.1002/cctc.201601477
Regmi Y.N., A. Roy, L. King, D. Cullen, H. Meyer, G. Goenaga, T. Zawodzinski, N. Labbé, S. Chmely. Lattice matched carbide-phosphide composites with superior electrocatalytic activity and stability. Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29(21):9369–9377. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03377
Sadeghifar H., Wells T., Le R.K., Sadeghifar F., Yuan J.S., Ragauskas A.J. Fractionation of Organosolv Lignin Using Acetone:Water and Properties of the Obtained Fractions. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5(1):580–587. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01955
Stanturf J., T.M. Young, J.H. Perdue, D. Doughetry, M. Pigott, X. Huang, Z. Guo. Potential profitability zones for Populus spp. biomass plantings in the Eastern United States. Forest Science 2017, 63(6):586-595. https://doi.org/10.5849/FS-2016-101
Thomas V.A., Donohoe B.S., Li M., Pu Y., Ragauskas A.J., Kumar R., Nguyen T.Y., Cai C.M., Wyman C.E. Adding tetrahydrofuran to dilute acid pretreatment provides new insights into substrate changes that greatly enhance biomass deconstruction by Clostridium thermocellum and fungal enzymes. Biotechnology Biofuels 2017, 10:252. doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0937-3
Tian, N., N.C. Poudyal, R.M. Augé, D.G. Hodges, T.M. Young. Meta-analysis of price responsiveness of timber supply. Forest Products Journal 2017, 67(3/4): 152-163. https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-16-00017
Tolbert A., Ragauskas A.J. Advances in understanding the surface chemistry of lignocellulosic biomass via time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Energy Science & Engineering 2017, 5(1):5-20. doi:10.1002/ese3.144
Tolbert A.K., Yoo C.G., Ragauskas A.J. Understanding the Changes to Biomass Surface Characteristics after Ammonia and Organosolv Pretreatments by Using Time-of-Flight Secondary-Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). ChemPlusChem 2017, 82(5):686-690. doi:10.1002/cplu.201700138
Tolbert A.K., Young J.M., Jung S., Chung D., Passian A., Westpheling J., Ragauskas A.J. Surface Characterization of Populus during Caldicellulosiruptor bescii Growth by TOF-SIMS. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5(3):2084-2089. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01877
Wang H., Ben H., Ruan H., Zhang L., Pu Y., Feng M., Ragauskas A.J., Yang B. Effects of Lignin Structure on Hydrodeoxygenation Reactivity of Pinewood Lignin to Valuable Chemicals. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5(2):1824–1830. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02563
Wang J., R. Boy, N. Nguyen, J. Keum, D. Cullen, J. Chen, M. Soliman, K. Littrell, D. Harper, L. Tetard, T. Rials, A. Naskar, N. Labbé. Controlled assembly of lignocellulosic biomass components and properties of reformed materials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5(9):8044–8052. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01639
Wang Y.Y., Cai C.M., Ragauskas A.J. Recent Advances in Lignin-based Polyurethanes. Tappi J. 2017, 16(4):203–207.
Willis J.D., J.N. Grant, M. Mazarei, L.M. Kline, C.S. Rempe, A.G. Collins, G.B. Turner, S.R. Decker, R.W. Sykes, M.F. Davis, N. Labbé, J.L. Jurat-Fuentes, C.N. Stewart. The TcEG-1 beetle (Tribolium castaneum) cellulase produced in transgenic switchgrass is active at alkaline pH and auto-hydrolyzes biomass for increased cellobiose release. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2017, 10:230. doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0918-6
Wu Q., Huang L., Yu S., Liu S., Xie C., Ragauskas A.J. Comparative Study of the Structure of Hydroproducts Derived from Loblolly Pine and Straw Grass. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5 (7):6131–6138. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01005
Wu Q., Huang L., Yu S., Liu S., Xie C., Ragauskas A.J. Structural elucidation of hydro-products from hydrothermal carbonization of loblolly pine at different temperatures using NMR techniques. Energy 2017, 133:171-178. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.040
Wu Q., Yu S., Hao N., Wells T., Meng X., Li M., Pu Y., Liu S., Ragauskas A.J. Characterization of products from hydrothermal carbonization of pine. Bioresource Technology 2017, 244(Part 1):78-83. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.138
Xie S., Sun Q., Pu Y., Lin F., Sun S., Wang X., Ragauskas A.J., Yuan J.S. Advanced Chemical Design for Efficient Lignin Bioconversion. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5(3):2215–2223. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02401
Yang Y., Yoo C.G., Gunter L.E., Jawdy S.S., Yang X., Pu Y., Ragauskas A.J., Tuskan G.A, Chen J.G. Overexpression of a Domain of Unknown Function 266-containing protein results in high cellulose content, reduced recalcitrance, and enhanced plant growth in the bioenergy crop Populus. Biotechnology for biofuels 2017, 10:74. doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0760-x
Yao L., Yang H., Geun Yoo C., Meng X., Li M., Pu Y., Ragauskas A.J., Sykes R.W. Adsorption of cellobiohydrolases I onto lignin fractions from dilute acid pretreated Broussonetia papyrifera. Bioresource Technology 2017, 244(Part 1):957-962. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.024
Yoo C.G., Li M., Meng X., Pu Y., Ragauskas A.J. Effects of organosolv and ammonia pretreatments on lignin properties and its inhibition for enzymatic hydrolysis. Green Chemistry 2017, 19(8):2006-2016. doi:10.1039/C6GC03627A
Yoo C.G., Pu Y., Ragauskas A.J. Ionic liquids: Promising green solvents for lignocellulosic biomass utilization. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 2017, 5:5-11. doi:10.1016/j.cogsc.2017.03.003
Yoo C.G., Yang Y., Pu Y., Meng X., Muchero W., Yee K., Thompson, O., Rodriguez, M., Bali G., Engle N.L., Lindquist E., Singan V., Schmutz J., DiFazio S., Tschaplinski T.J., Tuskas G., Chen J.G., Davison B.H., Ragauskas A.J. Insights of biomass recalcitrance in Populus trichocarpa natural variants for biomass conversion. Green Chemistry 2017, 19(22):5467-5478. doi:10.1039/C7GC02219K
Young, T.M., L.D. Han, J.H. Perdue, S.R. Hargrove, F.M. Guess, X. Huang, C.-H. Chen. Impact of trucking network flow on preferred biorefinery locations in the southern United States. BioResources 2017, 12(3):4754-4775. https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.12.3.4754-4775
Young, T.M., J.H. Perdue, X. Huang. Predicting site locations for biomass using facilities with Bayesian methods. WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 2017, 13:E-ISSN 2224-3496. http://www.wseas.org/multimedia/journals/environment/2017/a345815-035.php
Zurawski J.V., Khatibi P.A., Straub C.T., Compton S.H., Conway J.M., Lee L.L., Kelly R.M., Akinosho H.O., Ragauskas A.J., Davison B.H., Adams M.W.W., Kelly R.M. Bioavailability of Carbohydrate Content in Natural and Transgenic Switchgrasses for the Extreme Thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2017, 83(17). doi:10.1128/AEM.00969-17
Aboytes-Ojeda M., K.K. Castillo-Villar, T.E. Yu, C.N. Boyer, B.C. English, J.A. Larson, L.M. Kline, and N. Labbé (2016) A principal component analysis in switchgrass chemical composition. Energy 9:913-924.
Boyer C., T.E. Yu, B.C. English, J.A. Larson, N. Labbé, L.M. Kline (2016) Impact of an innovated storage technology on the quality of preprocessed switchgrass bales. AIMS Bioengineering 3(2):125-138. doi:10.3934/bioeng.2016.2.125
Kim P., J. Lloyd, J. Kim, N. Abdoulmoumine, N. Labbé (2016) Recovery of creosote from used railroad ties by thermal desorption. Energy 111:226-236. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.117
Kim P., J. Lloyd, J. Kim, N. Labbé (2016) Thermal desorption of creosote remaining in used railroad ties: Investigation by TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) and Py-GC/MS (pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). Energy 96:294-302. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.061
Kim P., T.G. Rials, N. Labbé, S.C. Chmely (2016) Screening of mixed-metal oxide species for catalytic ex situ vapor-phase deoxygenation of cellulose by py-GC/MS coupled with multivariate analysis. Energy & Fuels 30(4):3167-3174. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00347
Kim P., S. Weaver, N. Labbé (2016) Effect of sweeping gas flow rates on temperature-controlled multistage condensation of pyrolysis vapors in an auger intermediate pyrolysis system. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 118:325-334. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2016.02.017
Kline L., N. Labbé, C. Boyer, T.E. Yu, B.C. English, J.A. Larson (2016) Investigating the impact of biomass quality on near-infrared models for switchgrass feedstocks. AIMS Bioengineering 3(1):1-22. doi:10.3934/bioeng.2016.1.1
Meng X., Yoo C.G., Li M., Ragauskas A.J. (2016) Physicochemical Structural Changes of Cellulosic Substrates during Enzymatic Saccharification. J Appl. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 1(3):00015. doi:10.15406/jabb.2016.01.00015
Rena S., X.P. Ye, A.P. Borole, P. Kim, N. Labbé (2016) Analysis of switchgrass-derived bio-oil and associated aqueous phase generated in a semi-pilot scale auger pyrolyzer. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 119:97-103. doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2016.03.013
Sun Q., R. Khunsupat, K. Akato, J. Tao, N. Labbé, N.C. Gallego, J.J. Bozell, T.G. Rials, G.A. Tuskan, T.J. Tschaplinski, A.K. Naskar, Y. Pu, A.J. Ragauskas (2016) A study of poplar organosolv lignin after melt rheology treatment as carbon fiber precursors. Green Chemistry 18:5015-5024. doi:10.1039/C6GC00977H
Tao J., O. Hosseinaei, L. Delback, P. Kim, D.P. Harper, J.J. Bozell, T.G. Rials, N. Labbé (2016) Effects of organosolv fractionation time on thermal and chemical properties of lignins. RSC Advances 6(82):79228-79235. doi:10.1039/C6RA16296G
Wight J.P., F.L. Allen, A.J. Ashworth, D.D. Tyler, N. Labbé, T.G. Rials (2016) Comparison of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy with combustion and chemical methods for soil carbon measurements in agricultural soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47(6):731-742. doi:10.1080/00103624.2016.1146750
Zalesny Jr., R.S. J.A. Stanturf, E.S. Gardiner, G.S. Bañuelos, R.A. Hallett, A. Hass, C.M. Stange, J.H. Perdue, T.M. Young, D.R. Coyle, W.L. Headlee (2016) Environmental technologies of woody crop production systems. BioEnergy Research. 9(2):492-506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-016-9738-y
Zalesny Jr., R.S. J.A. Stanturf, E.S. Gardiner, J.H. Perdue, T.M. Young, D.R. Coyle, W.L. Headlee, G.S. Bañuelos, R.A. Hallett, A. Hass, C.M. Stange (2016) Ecosystem services of woody crop production systems. BioEnergy Research. 9(2):465-491. DOI:10.1007/s12155-016-9737-z
Astner A.F., T.M. Young, J.J. Bozell (2015) Lignin yield maximization of mixed biorefinery feedstocks by organosolv fractionation using Taguchi Robust Product Design. Biomass and Bioenergy 73(2):209-206. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.12.021
Carty D.M., T.M. Young, R.L. Zaretzki, F.M. Guess, A. Petutschnigg (2015) Predicting and Correlating the Strength Properties of Wood Composite Process Parameters by use of Boosted Regression Tree Models. Forest Products Journal 65(7):In Press. DOI: 10.13073/FPJ-D-12-00085
Eberhardt T.L., N. Labbé, C.L. So, K. Kim, K.G. Reed, D.J. Leduc, J.M. Warren (2015) Effects of long-term elevated CO2 treatment on the inner and outer bark chemistry of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) trees. Trees 29(6):1735-1747. doi:10.1007/s00468-015-1254-8
Fan L., S. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Zhou, Z. Lu, S. Wang (2015) Removal of arsenic from simulation wastewater using nano-iron/oyster shell composites. Journal of Environmental management 156: 109-114.
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Li X., D. Zhou, S. Wang (2011) Improving the thickness-swelling (TS) of Castor-stalk based panel. Advanced Materials Research 183-185: 2095-2099.
Li X., D. Zhou, S. Wang, H. Mao (2011) The pyrogenation-characters of different layers of the castor stalk. Advanced Materials Research 183-185: 2105-2109.
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Li Z-H., N. Labbé, S.G. Driese, H.D. Grissino-Mayer (2011) Micro-scale analysis of tree-ring δ18O and δ13C on α-cellulose spline reveals high-resolution intra-annual climate variability and tropical cyclone activity. Chemical Geology 284:138-147.
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Singh, M., F.M. Guess, T.M. Young, and L. Liu. 2011. Modeling randomness using system dynamics concepts. International Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Part 13, 839-841. Editor: Dr. Miodrag Lovric. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04898-2_37
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Taylor A. M., A. Perchermeier, T. M. Young, and S. Zivanovic (2011) A test of high intensity ultrasound for the phytosanitation of wood. Forest Products Journal 61(5):365-366.
Young T.M., R.L. Zaretzki, J.H. Perdue, F.M. Guess, and X. Liu (2011) Logistic regression models of factors influencing the location of bioenergy and biofuels plants. BioResources. 6(1):329-343.
Wang Y., M.A. Radosevich, D.G. Hayes, and N. Labbé (2011) Compatible ionic liquid-cellulases system for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 108:1042-1048.
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