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Agrawal, R.; Bhagia, S.; Satlewal, A.; Ragauskas, A. J. Urban Mining from Biomass, Brine, Sewage Sludge, Phosphogypsum and e-Waste for Reducing the Environmental Pollution: Current Status of Availability, Potential, and Technologies with a Focus on LCA and TEA. Environmental Research 2023, 224, 115523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115523.

Broud, M.; Samandari, M.; Yu, L.; Harper, D.; Keffer, D. Selective Carbon Dioxide Binding on Carbon Quantum Dots. Journal of Physical Chemistry C2023, 127 (28), 13639–13650. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02885.

Cao, Y.; Xu, C.; Xu, S.; Chen, H.; Yan, Y.; Chen, Y.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S. Disrupted Cellulose Aggregation Leads to the Reduced Mechanical Performance of Wood–Adhesive Interphase during Freeze–Thaw Cycles. Cellulose 2023, 30 (3), 1895–1909. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04990-z.

Chen, X.; Zhao, S.; Kang, X.; He, C.; Zhao, P.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Pang, J.; Song, X. Gradient Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots and Activated Carbon from Pulp Black Liquor for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Supercapacitor. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater2023, 6 (4), 131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-023-00714-4.

Cheng, J.; Huang, C.; Liu, X.; Zhou, X.; Zhan, Y.; Chen, T.; Huang, C.; Meng, X.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Direct Extraction of Uniform Lignin Microspheres from Bamboo Using a Polyol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023, 11 (27), 10158–10163. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02344.

Cheng, J.; Zhan, Y.; Liu, X.; Huang, C.; Zhou, X.; Wang, J.; Meng, X.; Yoo, C. G.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. One-Pot Generation of Lignin Microspheres and Digestible Substrate with a Polyol-DES Pretreatment in High Solid Loading. Journal of Cleaner Production 2023, 394, 136322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136322.

Gong, C.; Meng, X.; Jin, C.; Yang, M.; Liu, J.; Sheng, K.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Ji, G.; Zhang, X. Green Synthesis of Cellulose Formate and Its Efficient Conversion into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. Industrial Crops and Products 2023, 192, 115985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115985.

Ha, C. M.; Escamilla-Trevino, L.; Zhuo, C.; Pu, Y.; Bryant, N.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Xiao, X.; Li, Y.; Chen, F.; Dixon, R. A. Systematic Approaches to C-Lignin Engineering in Medicago Truncatula. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts2023, 16 (1), 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02339-7.

Houston, R. W.; Abdoulmoumine, N. H. Investigation of the Thermal Deconstruction of β–Β′ and 4-O-5 Linkages in Lignin Model Oligomers by Density Functional Theory (DFT). RSC Adv. 2023, 13 (9), 6181–6190. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA07787F.

Huang, J.; Li, M.; Ren, C.; Huang, W.; Miao, Y.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S. Construction of HLNPs/Fe3O4 Based Superhydrophobic Coating with Excellent Abrasion Resistance, UV Resistance, Flame Retardation and Oil Absorbency. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2023, 11 (1), 109046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.109046.

Kanbargi, N.; Hoskins, D.; Gupta, S.; Yu, Z.; Shin, Y.; Qiao, Y.; Merkel, D. R.; Bowland, C. C.; Labbé, N.; Simmons, K. L.; Naskar, A. K. A Renewable Lignin-Based Thermoplastic Adhesive for Steel Joining. European Polymer Journal 2023, 189, 111981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.111981.

Li, C.; Du, X.; Liu, Z.-H.; Li, B.-Z.; Meng, X.; Zhao, J.; Zhao, Z.-M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Steam Explosion Pretreatment Coupling High-Temperature Short-Time Sterilization Facilitating Cellulose Degradation and Sporulation-Regulatory Gene Expression in High-Solid Fermentation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules2023, 232, 123475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123475.

Li, J.; Abbas, M.; Desoky, E.-S. M.; Zafar, S.; Soaud, S. A.; Hussain, S. S.; Abbas, S.; Hussain, A.; Ihtisham, M.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wafa, H. A.; El-Sappah, A. H. Analysis of Metal Tolerance Protein (MTP) Family in Sunflower (Helianthus Annus L.) and Role of HaMTP10 as Cadmium Antiporter under Moringa Seed Extract. Industrial Crops and Products2023, 202, 117023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117023.

Li, Q.; Su, G.; Chai, X.; Xie, L.; Zhou, J.; Du, G.; Zhang, L.; Wang, S.; Xu, K. A Comparative Study on the Comprehensive Properties of Natural Microfibers Isolated from the Large-Clustered Bamboos in the Southwest of China Using Steam Explosion. Journal of Natural Fibers2023, 20 (1), 2164109. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2164109.

Liu, C.; Wang, K.; Zhao, X.; Chen, Z.; Yin, X.; Cai, T.; Zhang, X.; Xu, J.; Hu, J.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Jiang, J. Integrated Lignocellulosic Biorefinery for Efficient Production of Furans and Photothermal Materials. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 453, 139688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.139688.

Liu, X.; Cheng, J.; Huang, C.; Wang, J.; Fang, G.; Shen, K.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Alkali-Facilitated Deep Eutectic Solvent for Effective Bamboo Saccharification. Bioresource Technology 2023, 367, 128297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128297.

Meng, X.; Wang, Y.; Conte, A. J.; Zhang, S.; Ryu, J.; Wie, J. J.; Pu, Y.; Davison, B. H.; Yoo, C. G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Applications of Biomass-Derived Solvents in Biomass Pretreatment – Strategies, Challenges, and Prospects. Bioresource Technology 2023, 368, 128280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128280.

Peng, J.; Kang, X.; Zhao, S.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Si, C.; Xu, T.; Song, X. Growth Mechanism of Glucose-Based Hydrochar under the Effects of Acid and Temperature Regulation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023, 630, 654–665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.044.

Peng, J.; Kang, X.; Zhao, S.; Yin, Y.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Si, C.; Song, X. Regulating the Properties of Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors: Impact of Particle Size and Degree of Aromatization of Hydrochar. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater2023, 6 (3), 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-023-00682-9.

Su, G.; Xiong, J.; Li, Q.; Luo, S.; Zhang, Y.; Zhong, T.; Harper, D. P.; Tang, Z.; Xie, L.; Chai, X.; Zhang, L.; Wu, C.; Du, G.; Wang, S.; Xu, K. Gaseous Formaldehyde Adsorption by Eco-Friendly, Porous Bamboo Carbon Microfibers Obtained by Steam Explosion, Carbonization, and Plasma Activation. Chemical Engineering Journal2023, 455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140686.

Sun, C.; Meng, X.; Sun, F.; Zhang, J.; Tu, M.; Chang, J.-S.; Reungsang, A.; Xia, A.; Ragauskas, A. J. Advances and Perspectives on Mass Transfer and Enzymatic Hydrolysis in the Enzyme-Mediated Lignocellulosic Biorefinery: A Review. Biotechnology Advances 2023, 62, 108059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108059.

Taylor, A.; Gu, H.; Nepal, P.; Bergman, R. Carbon Credits for Mass Timber Construction. BioProducts business2023, 8 (1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.22382/bpb-2023-001.

Tian, J.; Lin, Y.; Su, X.; Tan, H.; Gan, C.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effects of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Quorum Sensing Signal Molecules on Ethanol Production in Bioethanol Fermentation Process. Microbiological Research2023, 271, 127367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2023.127367.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Coupling Hydropyrolysis and Vapor-Phase Catalytic Hydrotreatment to Produce Biomethane from Pine Sawdust. Bioresource Technology 2023, 386, 129472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129472.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Upcycling Disposable Face Masks into Fuel Range Iso-Alkanes through Hydropyrolysis Coupled with Vapor-Phase Hydrocracking. Energy 2023, 263, 125843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125843.

Wang, J.; Xiao, W.; Zhang, J.; Quan, X.; Chu, J.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. Beneficial Effect of Surfactant in Adsorption/Desorption of Lignocellulose-Degrading Enzymes on/from Lignin with Different Structure. Industrial Crops and Products 2023, 191, 115904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115904.

Yang, Q.; Sun, F.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zhang, J. An Integrated Biorefinery Approach to Obtain Xylo-Oligosaccharides from Corncob Using Lactic Acid-Rich Fermentation Broth. Journal of Cleaner Production 2023, 397, 136513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136513.

Zhang, C.; Zhao, S.; Liu, W.; Han, X.; Wu, M.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Song, X. Advances in Multi-Dimensional Cellulose-Based Fluorescent Carbon Dot Composites. Composites Part B: Engineering 2023, 260, 110752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110752.

Zhang, R.; Hu, Z.; Wang, Y.; Hu, H.; Li, F.; Li, M.; Ragauskas, A.; Xia, T.; Han, H.; Tang, J.; Yu, H.; Xu, B.; Peng, L. Single-Molecular Insights into the Breakpoint of Cellulose Nanofibers Assembly during Saccharification. Nat Commun 2023, 14 (1), 1100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36856-8.

Zhang, Y.; Yun, J.; Zabed, H. M.; Dou, Y.; Zhang, G.; Zhao, M.; Taherzadeh, M. J.; Ragauskas, A.; Qi, X. High-Level Co-Production of 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid and 1,3-Propanediol from Glycerol: Metabolic Engineering and Process Optimization. Bioresource Technology 2023, 369, 128438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128438.

Zhao, S.; Yue, G.; Liu, X.; Qin, S.; Wang, B.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wu, M.; Song, X. Lignin-Based Carbon Quantum Dots with High Fluorescence Performance Prepared by Supercritical Catalysis and Solvothermal Treatment for Tumor-Targeted Labeling. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater2023, 6 (2), 73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-023-00645-0.

Zhao, X.; Bhagia, S.; Gomez-Maldonado, D.; Tang, X.; Wasti, S.; Lu, S.; Zhang, S.; Parit, M.; Rencheck, M. L.; Korey, M.; Jiang, H.; Zhu, J.; Meng, X.; Lamm, M. E.; Copenhaver, K.; Peresin, M. S.; Wang, L.; Tekinalp, H.; Yang, G.; Kumar, V.; Chen, G.; Nawaz, K.; Chelsea Chen, X.; Vaidya, U.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Webb, E.; Gardner, D. J.; He, P.; He, X.; Li, K.; Ozcan, S. Bioinspired Design toward Nanocellulose-Based Materials. Materials Today 2023, 66, 409–430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2023.04.010.

Abbas, M.; Li, Y.; Elbaiomy, R. G.; Yan, K.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yadav, V.; Soaud, S. A.; Islam, M. M.; Saleem, N.; Noor, Z.; Zafar, S.; Hussain, S. S.; Abbas, M.; Abbas, S.; Li, J.; El-Sappah, A. H. Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Profiling of SlHsp70 Gene Family in Solanum Lycopersicum Revealed Higher Expression of SlHsp70-11 in Roots under Cd2+ Stress. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark 2022, 27 (6), 186. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2706186.

Bhagia, S.; Ďurkovič, J.; Lagaňa, R.; Kardošová, M.; Kačík, F.; Cernescu, A.; Schäfer, P.; Yoo, C. G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Nanoscale FTIR and Mechanical Mapping of Plant Cell Walls for Understanding Biomass Deconstruction. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (9), 3016–3026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08163.

Chen, K.; He, Z.-J.; Liu, Z.-H.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Li, B.-Z.; Yuan, Y.-J. Emerging Modification Technologies of Lignin-Based Activated Carbon toward Advanced Applications. ChemSusChem 2022, 15 (21), e202201284. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202201284.

Cheng, J.; Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Han, S.; Wang, J.; Meng, X.; Yoo, C. G.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effective Biomass Fractionation and Lignin Stabilization Using a Diol DES System. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 443, 136395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136395.

Cheng, P.; Chen, S.; Li, X.; Xu, Y.; Xu, F.; Ragauskas, A. J. Tree-Inspired Lignin Microrods-Based Composite Heterogeneous Nanochannels for Ion Transport and Osmotic Energy Harvesting. Energy Conversion and Management 2022, 255, 115321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115321.

García-Negrón, V.; Chmely, S. C.; Ilavsky, J.; Keffer, D. J.; Harper, D. P. Development of nanocrystalline graphite from lignin sources. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (5), 1786–1794. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05969.

He, J.; Huang, C.; Lai, C.; Wang, Z.; Yuan, L.; Ragauskas, A.; Yan, Y.; Yong, Q. Revealing the Mechanism of Lignin Re-Polymerization Inhibitor in Acidic Pretreatment and Its Impact on Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Industrial Crops and Products 2022, 179, 114631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114631.

Houston, R.; Oyedeji, O.; Abdoulmoumine, N. Detailed biomass fast pyrolysis kinetics integrated to computational fluid dynamic (CFD) and discrete element modeling framework: predicting product yields at the bench-scale. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 444, 136419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136419.

Houston, R. W.; Elder, T. J.; Abdoulmoumine, N. H. Investigation into the pyrolysis bond dissociation enthalpies (BDEs) of a model lignin oligomer using density functional theory (DFT). Energy Fuels 2022, 36 (3), 1565–1573. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03238.

Huang, C.; Cheng, J.; Zhan, Y.; Liu, X.; Wang, J.; Wang, Y.; Yoo, C. G.; Fang, G.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Song, X. Utilization of Guaiacol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent for Achieving a Sustainable Biorefinery. Bioresource Technology 2022, 362, 127771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127771.

Huang, C.; Jiang, X.; Shen, X.; Hu, J.; Tang, W.; Wu, X.; Ragauskas, A.; Jameel, H.; Meng, X.; Yong, Q. Lignin-Enzyme Interaction: A Roadblock for Efficient Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosics. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2022, 154, 111822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111822.

Huang, C.; Lin, W.; Zheng, Y.; Zhao, X.; Ragauskas, A.; Meng, X. Evaluating the Mechanism of Milk Protein as an Efficient Lignin Blocker for Boosting the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Substrates. Green Chem. 2022, 24 (13), 5263–5279. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC01160C.

Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Cheng, J.; Wang, J.; Meng, X.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. The Bamboo Delignification Saturation Point in Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment and Its Association with Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Bioresource Technology 2022, 359, 127462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127462.

Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Wang, J.; Cheng, J.; Meng, X.; Liang, L.; Liang, F.; Deng, Y.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Valorization of Bamboo Biomass Using Combinatorial Pretreatments. Green Chem. 2022, 24 (9), 3736–3749. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC00301E.

Huang, C.; Zhao, X.; Zheng, Y.; Lin, W.; Lai, C.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Meng, X. Revealing the Mechanism of Surfactant-Promoted Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Dilute Acid Pretreated Bamboo. Bioresource Technology 2022, 360, 127524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127524.

Kang, X.; Peng, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ren, X.; Si, C.; Wang, S.; Song, X. Competitive Effects of Glucan’s Main Hydrolysates on Biochar Formation: A Combined Experiment and Density Functional Theory Analysis. Bioresource Technology 2022, 359, 127427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127427.

Kizzire, D. G.; García‐Negrón, V.; Harper, D. P.; Keffer, D. J. Local structure analysis and modelling of lignin‐based carbon composites through the hierarchical decomposition of the radial distribution function. ChemistryOpen 2022, 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202100220.

Li, Hu, C., Wang, Y.-Y., Meng, X., Xiang, S., Bakker, C., Plaza, K., Ragauskas, A. J., Dai, S. Y., & Yuan, J. S. Lignin molecular design to transform green manufacturing. Matter 2022, 5 (10), 3513–3529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2022.07.011

Li, K.; Li, Y.; Tekinalp, H.; Kumar, V.; Zhao, X.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Nawaz, K.; Aytug, T.; Ozcan, S. Hydrogen Bond–Induced Aqueous-Phase Surface Modification of Nanocellulose and Its Mechanically Strong Composites. J Mater Sci 2022, 57 (17), 8127–8138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07161-4.

Li, M.; Huang, W.; Ren, C.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S.; Huang, J. Preparation of lignin nanospheres based superhydrophobic surfaces with good robustness and long UV resistance. RSC Adv. 2022, 12 (18), 11517–11525. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA01245F.

Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Meng, X.; Chen, F.; Dixon, R. A.; Ragauskas, A. J. Strikingly high amount of tricin-lignin observed from vanilla ( Vanilla planifolia ) aerial roots. Green Chem. 2022, 24 (1), 259–270. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC03625D.

Li, Q.; Cao, D.; Naik, M. T.; Pu, Y.; Sun, X.; Luan, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ji, T.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, F.; Zheng, Y.; Zhu, H. Molecular Engineering of Biorefining Lignin Waste for Solid-State Electrolyte. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (27), 8704–8714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00783.

Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Wu, Q.; Huang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Li, Q.; Wang, S. Improved hydrophobic, UV barrier and antibacterial properties of multifunctional PVA nanocomposite films reinforced with modified lignin contained cellulose nanofibers. Polymers 2022, 14 (9), 1705. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091705.

Li, Y.; Zhao, S.; Hu, D.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Cao, D.; Liu, W.; Si, C.; Xu, T.; Zhao, P.; Song, X.; Li, K. Role Evaluation of Active Groups in Lignin on UV-Shielding Performance. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (36), 11856–11866. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c02714.

Li, Y.; Zhao, S.; Li, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Song, X.; Li, K. Revealing the Relationship between Molecular Weight of Lignin and Its Color, UV-Protecting Property. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022, 223, 1287–1296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.067.

Liang, L.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Bhagia, S.; Sethuraman, V.; Yang, Z.; Meng, X.; Bryant, N.; Petridis, L.; Smith, J. C.; Pingali, S. V.; Gallego, N. C.; Pu, Y.; Evans, B. R.; O’Neill, H. M.; Davison, B. H.; Ragauskas, A. J. Chemical and Morphological Structure of Transgenic Switchgrass Organosolv Lignin Extracted by Ethanol, Tetrahydrofuran, and γ-Valerolactone Pretreatments. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (28), 9041–9052. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00948.

Liu, X.; Li, M.; Li, X.; Ge, M.; Liu, S.; Li, S.; Li, J.; Ding, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Sun, W.; James, T. D.; Chen, Z. A Photosensitive Sustainable Lignin Nanoplatform for Multimodal Image-Guided Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy. Materials Today Chemistry 2022, 26, 101000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101000.

Meng, X.; Yoo, C. G.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. Opportunities and Challenges for Flow-through Hydrothermal Pretreatment in Advanced Biorefineries. Bioresource Technology 2022, 343, 126061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126061.

Meng, X.; Zhang, S.; Scheidemantle, B.; Wang, Y.; Pu, Y.; Wyman, C. E.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Preparation and Characterization of Aminated Co-Solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation Lignin as a Renewable Building Block for the Synthesis of Non-Isocyanate Polyurethanes. Industrial Crops and Products 2022, 178, 114579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114579.

Nie, K.; Liu, B.; Zhao, T.; Wang, H.; Song, Y.; Ben, H.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Han, G.; Jiang, W. A Facile degumming method of kenaf fibers using deep eutectic solution. Journal of Natural Fibers 2022, 19 (3), 1115–1125. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1795778.

Rehman, M. Z. ur; Akhtar, K.; Khan, A. N.; Tahir, M. A.; Khaliq, S.; Akhtar, N.; Ragauskas, A. J. Bioconversion and Quantification of Humic Substances from Low Rank Coals Using Indigenous Fungal Isolates. Journal of Cleaner Production 2022, 376, 134102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134102.

Sadeghifar, H.; Ragauskas, A. Lignin as a Bioactive Polymer and Heavy Metal Absorber- an Overview. Chemosphere 2022, 309, 136564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136564.

Shahan, A. L.; Denavit, M. D.; Taylor, A. M.; Lloyd, J. D. Impact of pretreatment decay on the mechanical properties of wood railroad ties. Transportation Research Record 2022, 036119812210882. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221088205.

Song, X.; Zhao, S.; Xu, Y.; Chen, X.; Wang, S.; Zhao, P.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. Preparation, Properties, and Application of Lignocellulosic-Based Fluorescent Carbon Dots. ChemSusChem 2022, 15 (8), e202102486. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202102486.

Song, Y.; Meng, X.; Jiang, W.; Evans, B. R.; Ben, H.; Zhang, Y.; Pu, Y.; Pingali, S. V.; Davison, B. H.; Zhang, S.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Deuterium Incorporation into Cellulose: A Mini-Review of Biological and Chemical Methods. Cellulose 2022, 29 (8), 4269–4286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04551-4.

Tumuluru, J. S.; Rajan, K.; Hamilton, C.; Pope, C.; Rials, T. G.; McCord, J.; Labbé, N.; André, N. O. Pilot-scale pelleting tests on high-moisture pine, switchgrass, and their blends: impact on pellet physical properties, chemical composition, and heating values. Front. Energy Res. 2022, 9, 788284. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.788284.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Li, D.; Meng, X.; Zhan, G.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, A.; Sun, Y.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Creating Values from Wastes: Producing Biofuels from Waste Cooking Oil via a Tandem Vapor-Phase Hydrotreating Process. Applied Energy 2022, 323, 119629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119629.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Meng, X.; Lam, S. S.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wang, Y. Catalytic Cascade Upcycling Single-Use Natural Rubber Glove Wastes into Fuels via a Two-Stage Pressurized Fixed-Bed Reactor. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 238, 107490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107490.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Wang, X.; Liu, S.; Shen, X.; Cao, X.; Sun, Y.; Dong, L.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wang, Y. Polyethylene Upcycling to Fuels: Narrowing the Carbon Number Distribution in n-Alkanes by Tandem Hydropyrolysis/Hydrocracking. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 444, 136360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136360.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, Z.; Meng, X.; Sun, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zhang, Q.; Tsang, D. C. W. Converting Polyisoprene Rubbers into Bio-Jet Fuels via a Cascade Hydropyrolysis and Vapor-Phase Hydrogenation Process. Energy Conversion and Management2022, 270, 116250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116250.

Wang, X.; Huang, Y.; Lv, C.; Wang, J.; Wang, S.; Yao, Y. Multi-scale investigation of the mechanical properties of loblolly pine wood at elevated temperature. Wood Material Science & Engineering 2022, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2022.2053203.

Wu, Q.; Wang, L.; Zhao, B.; Huang, L.; Yu, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Highly Selective Hydrogenation of Phenol to Cyclohexanone over a Pd-Loaded N-Doped Carbon Catalyst Derived from Chitosan. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2022, 605, 82–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.077.

Xu, B.; Li, Q.; Pu, Y.; Xie, S.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Arreola-Vargas, J.; Liu, Z.-H.; Yuan, J. S. A Unique Bacterial Pelletized Cultivation Platform in Rhodococcus Opacus PD630 Enhanced Lipid Productivity and Simplified Harvest for Lignin Bioconversion. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (3), 1083–1092. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05239.

Xu, K.; Li, Q.; Xie, L.; Shi, Z.; Su, G.; Harper, D.; Tang, Z.; Zhou, J.; Du, G.; Wang, S. Novel flexible, strong, thermal-stable, and high-barrier switchgrass-based lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils/chitosan biocomposites for food packaging. Industrial Crops and Products 2022, 179, 114661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114661.

Xu, Y.; Chen, X.; Zhang, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wen, J.-L.; Zhao, P.; Si, C.; Xu, T.; Song, X. Enhancing Thermal Conductivity and Toughness of Cellulose Nanofibril/Boron Nitride Nanosheet Composites. Carbohydrate Polymers 2022, 296, 119938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119938.

Xu, Z.; Peng, B.; Kitata, R. B.; Nicora, C. D.; Weitz, K. K.; Pu, Y.; Shi, T.; Cort, J. R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yang, B. Understanding of Bacterial Lignin Extracellular Degradation Mechanisms by Pseudomonas Putida KT2440 via Secretomic Analysis. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod 2022, 15, 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-022-02214-x.

Yang, Z.; Foston, M. B.; O’Neill, H.; Urban, V. S.; Ragauskas, A.; Evans, B. R.; Davison, B. H.; Pingali, S. V. Structural Reorganization of Noncellulosic Polymers Observed In Situ during Dilute Acid Pretreatment by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (1), 314–322. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06276.

Yao, L.; Cui, P.; Chen, X.; Yoo, C. G.; Liu, Q.; Meng, X.; Xiong, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yang, H. A Combination of Deep Eutectic Solvent and Ethanol Pretreatment for Synergistic Delignification and Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Biorefinary Process. Bioresource Technology 2022, 350, 126885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126885.

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Yu, L.; Seabright, K.; Bajaj, I.; Keffer, D. J.; Alonso, D. M.; Hsieh, C.-T.; Li, M.; Chen, H.; Dai, S.; Gandomi, Y. A.; Maravelias, C. T.; Harper, D. P. Performance and economic analysis of organosolv softwood and herbaceous lignins to activated carbons as electrode materials in supercapacitors. Front. Energy Res. 2022, 10, 849949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.849949.

Yuan, J. S.; Pavlovich, M. J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Han, B. Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future: Biomass and Beyond. Trends in Biotechnology 2022, 40 (12), 1395–1398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.020.

Yuan, Z.; Jia, G.; Cui, X.; Song, X.; Wang, C.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J. Application of Box-Behnken Design in Optimizing Product Properties of Supercritical Methanol Co-Liquefaction of Rice Straw and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 232, 107272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107272.

Zhan, Y.; Cheng, J.; Liu, X.; Huang, C.; Wang, J.; Han, S.; Fang, G.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Assessing the Availability of Two Bamboo Species for Fermentable Sugars by Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 2022, 349, 126854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126854.

Zhang, S.; Rehman, M. Z. ur; Bhagia, S.; Meng, X.; Meyer, H. M.; Wang, H.; Koehler, M. R.; Akhtar, K.; Harper, D. P.; Ragauskas, A. J. Coal polymer composites prepared by fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing. J Mater Sci 2022, 57 (22), 10141–10152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07276-8.

Zhao, X.; Korey, M.; Li, K.; Copenhaver, K.; Tekinalp, H.; Celik, S.; Kalaitzidou, K.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ozcan, S. Plastic Waste Upcycling toward a Circular Economy. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, 131928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131928.

Zhao, X.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Lai, C.; Ling, Z.; Huang, C.; Yong, Q. Unlocking the Secret of Lignin-Enzyme Interactions: Recent Advances in Developing State-of-the-Art Analytical Techniques. Biotechnology Advances 2022, 54, 107830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107830.

Zhao, Z.-M.; Meng, X.; Scheidemantle, B.; Pu, Y.; Liu, Z.-H.; Li, B.-Z.; Wyman, C. E.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Cosolvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation Tailoring Lignin Chemistry and Enhancing Lignin Bioconversion. Bioresource Technology 2022, 347, 126367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126367.

Zhao, Z.-M.; Meng, X.; Senanayake, M.; Pingali, S. V.; Pu, Y.; Li, M.; Ma, L.; Xu, J.; Ragauskas, A. J. Enhancing lignin dispersion and bioconversion by eliminating thermal sterilization. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (10), 3245–3254. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07787.

Zhuang, J.; Kim, K. H.; Jia, L.; Meng, X.; Kumar, D.; Leem, G.; Kang, S. B.; Li, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Hou, Y.; Yoo, C. G. Ferric Chloride Aided Peracetic Acid Pretreatment for Effective Utilization of Sugarcane Bagasse. Fuel 2022, 319, 123739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123739.

Absar, S. M.; McManamay, R. A.; Preston, B. L.; Taylor, A. M. Bridging global socioeconomic scenarios with policy adaptations to examine energy-water tradeoffs. Energy Policy 2021, 149, 111911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111911.

Alper, K.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Meng, X.; Tekin, K.; Karagoz, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Use of a Lewis Acid, a Brønsted Acid, and Their Binary Mixtures for the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Lignocellulose. Fuel 2021, 304, 121398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121398.

Alper, K.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Meng, X.; Tekin, K.; Karagoz, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Use of a Lewis Acid, a Brønsted Acid, and Their Binary Mixtures for the Liquefaction of Lignocellulose by Supercritical Ethanol Processing. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2021, 5 (21), 5445–5453. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE01316E.

Arreola-Vargas, J.; Meng, X.; Wang, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yuan, J. S. Enhanced Medium Chain Length-Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production by Co-Fermentation of Lignin and Holocellulose Hydrolysates. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (20), 8226–8237. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC02725E.

Bansode, A.; Barde, M.; Asafu-Adjaye, O.; Patil, V.; Hinkle, J.; Via, B. K.; Adhikari, S.; Adamczyk, A. J.; Farag, R.; Elder, T.; Labbé, N.; Auad, M. L. Synthesis of biobased novolac phenol–formaldehyde wood adhesives from biorefinery-derived lignocellulosic biomass. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (33), 10990–11002. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01916.

Bhagia, S.; Bornani, K.; Agrawal, R.; Satlewal, A.; Ďurkovič, J.; Lagaňa, R.; Bhagia, M.; Yoo, C. G.; Zhao, X.; Kunc, V.; Pu, Y.; Ozcan, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Critical Review of FDM 3D Printing of PLA Biocomposites Filled with Biomass Resources, Characterization, Biodegradability, Upcycling and Opportunities for Biorefineries. Applied Materials Today 2021, 24, 101078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101078.

Bhagia, S.; Bornani, K.; Ozcan, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Terephthalic Acid Copolyesters Containing Tetramethylcyclobutanediol for High-Performance Plastics. ChemistryOpen 2021, 10 (8), 830–841. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202100171.

Bhagia, S., Dunlap, J. R., Khuraishi, M. Z. A., Lowden, R. R., Muchero, W., Vaidya, U. K., Pu, Y., and Ragauskas, A. J. Fabrication of lignocellulosic biomass paper containing nanofibrillated biomass BioResources 2021, 16(1), 209-222.

Bhagia, S.; Gallego, N. C.; Hiremath, N.; Harper, D. P.; Lowden, R. A.; Lowden, R. R.; Pu, Y.; Vaidya, U.; Ozcan, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Fine grinding of thermoplastics by high speed friction grinding assisted by guar gum. J Appl Polym Sci 2021, 138 (32), 50797. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50797.

Cao, Y.; Zhang, W.; Yang, P.; Li, X.; Zhang, T.; Chen, W.; Wang, S.; Zhou, X. Comparative investigation into the interfacial adhesion of plywood prepared by air spray atomization and roller coating. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 2021, 79 (4), 887–896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-021-01681-7.

Copenhaver, K.; Li, K.; Lamm, M. E.; Walker, C.; Johnson, D.; Han, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhao, X.; Pu, Y.; Hinton, H.; Tekinalp, H.; Bhagia, S.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Gardner, D. J.; Ozcan, S. Recycled Cardboard Containers as a Low Energy Source for Cellulose Nanofibrils and Their Use in Poly(l-Lactide) Nanocomposites. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (40), 13460–13470. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03890.

Cui, S.; Cao, L.; Acosta, N.; Zhu, H.; Ling, P. P. Development of portable e-nose system for fast diagnosis of whitefly infestation in tomato plant in greenhouse. Chemosensors 2021, 9 (11), 297. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9110297.

Ding, J.; Liang, L.; Meng, X.; Yang, F.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yoo, C. G.; Yu, C. The Physiochemical Alteration of Flax Fibers Structuring Components after Different Scouring and Bleaching Treatments. Industrial Crops and Products 2021, 160, 113112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113112.

Ehite, E. H.; Drumm, E.; Abdoulmoumine, N. The effect of hemicellulose on the interparticle frictional behavior of lignocellulosic biomass particulates. Particuology 2021, 55, 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2020.09.002.

Gong, C.; Bryant, N.; Meng, X.; Bhagia, S.; Pu, Y.; Xin, D.; Koch, C. B.; Felby, C.; Thygesen, L. G.; Ragauskas, A.; Thomsen, S. T. Double Bonus: Surfactant-Assisted Biomass Pelleting Benefits Both the Pelleting Process and Subsequent Enzymatic Saccharification of the Pretreated Pellets. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (2), 1050–1061. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC03855E.

Gong, C.; Thomsen, S. T.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Puig-Arnavat, M.; Bryant, N.; Bhagia, S.; Felby, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Thygesen, L. G. Effects of Different Pelleting Technologies and Parameters on Pretreatment and Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass. Renewable Energy 2021, 179, 2147–2157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.039.

Grzeskowiak, R. M.; Freeman, L. R.; Harper, D. P.; Anderson, D. E.; Mulon, P. Effect of cyclic loading on the stability of screws placed in the locking plates used to bridge segmental bone defects. J Orthop Res 2021, 39 (3), 516–524. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.24838.

Hansen, B. B.; Spittle, S.; Chen, B.; Poe, D.; Zhang, Y.; Klein, J. M.; Horton, A.; Adhikari, L.; Zelovich, T.; Doherty, B. W.; Gurkan, B.; Maginn, E. J.; Ragauskas, A.; Dadmun, M.; Zawodzinski, T. A.; Baker, G. A.; Tuckerman, M. E.; Savinell, R. F.; Sangoro, J. R. Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Review of Fundamentals and Applications. Chem. Rev. 2021, 121 (3), 1232–1285. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00385.

Haridevan, H.; Evans, D. A. C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Martin, D. J.; Annamalai, P. K. Valorisation of Technical Lignin in Rigid Polyurethane Foam: A Critical Evaluation on Trends, Guidelines and Future Perspectives. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (22), 8725–8753. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC02744A.

Hu, C.; Zhao, M.; Li, Q.; Liu, Z.; Hao, N.; Meng, X.; Li, J.; Lin, F.; Li, C.; Fang, L.; Dai, S. Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Sue, H. J.; Yuan, J. S. Phototunable Lignin Plastics to Enable Recyclability. ChemSusChem 2021, 14 (19), 4260–4269. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101040.

Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Cheng, J.; Wang, J.; Meng, X.; Zhou, X.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Facilitating Enzymatic Hydrolysis with a Novel Guaiacol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 2021, 326, 124696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124696.

Huang, J.; Li, M.; Lu, Y.; Ren, C.; Wang, S.; Wu, Q.; Li, Q.; Zhang, W.; Liu, X. A facile preparation of superhydrophobic L-CNC-coated meshes for oil–water separation. RSC Adv. 2021, 11 (23), 13992–13999. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA02291A.

Huang, J.; Li, M.; Ren, C.; Huang, W.; Wu, Q.; Li, Q.; Zhang, W.; Wang, S. Preparation of high-efficiency flame-retardant and superhydrophobic cotton fabric by a multi-step dipping. Coatings 2021, 11 (10), 1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11101147.

Huang, P.; Wu, J.; Gu, J.; Zhang, T.; Li, L.; Wang, S.; Wang, M. Bioinformatics Analysis of MiRNA and MRNA expression profiles to reveal the key MiRNAs and genes in osteoarthritis. J Orthop Surg Res 2021, 16 (1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02201-2.

Kanbargi, N.; Goswami, M.; Collins, L.; Kearney, L. T.; Bowland, C. C.; Kim, K.; Rajan, K.; Labbe, N.; Naskar, A. K. Synthesis of high-performance lignin-based inverse thermoplastic vulcanizates with tailored morphology and properties. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021, 3 (6), 2911–2920. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01387.

Kim, K.; Voothuluru, P.; Hamilton, C.; McCord, J.; Tamang, B.; Cunningham, M.; Eberhardt, T. L.; Rials, T.; Labbé, N. Tradeoffs between yield, disease incidence and conversion efficiency for selection of hybrid poplar genotypes as bioenergy feedstocks. Biomass and Bioenergy 2021, 154, 106259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106259.

Kizzire, D. G.; Richter, A. M.; Harper, D. P.; Keffer, D. J. Lithium and sodium ion binding in nanostructured carbon composites. Molecular Simulation 2021, 47 (10–11), 878–887. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927022.2020.1800689.

Kizzire, D. G.; Richter, A. M.; Harper, D. P.; Keffer, D. J. Lithium and sodium ion binding mechanisms and diffusion rates in lignin-based hard carbon models. ACS Omega 2021, 6 (30), 19883–19892. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c02787.

Lamm, M. E.; Li, K.; Qian, J.; Wang, L.; Lavoine, N.; Newman, R.; Gardner, D. J.; Li, T.; Hu, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tekinalp, H.; Kunc, V.; Ozcan, S. Recent Advances in Functional Materials through Cellulose Nanofiber Templating. Advanced Materials 2021, 33 (12), 2005538. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202005538.

Li, J.; Chen, C.; Zhu, J. Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Hu, L. In Situ Wood Delignification toward Sustainable Applications. Acc. Mater. Res. 2021, 2 (8), 606–620. https://doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.1c00075.

Li, K.; Clarkson, C. M.; Wang, L.; Liu, Y.; Lamm, M.; Pang, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Qian, J.; Tajvidi, M.; Gardner, D. J.; Tekinalp, H.; Hu, L.; Li, T.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Youngblood, J. P.; Ozcan, S. Alignment of Cellulose Nanofibers: Harnessing Nanoscale Properties to Macroscale Benefits. ACS Nano 2021, 15 (3), 3646–3673. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c07613.

Li, M.; Liu, Z.-H.; Hao, N.; Olson, M. L.; Li, Q.; Bhagia, S.; Shinde, S.; Kao, K. C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Xie, S.; Yuan, J. S. Synergistic Improvement of Carbohydrate and Lignin Processability by Biomimicking Biomass Processing. Front. Energy Res. 2021, 8, 194. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2020.00194.

Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Chen, F.; Ragauskas, A. J. Synthesis and characterization of lignin-grafted-poly(ε-Caprolactone) from different biomass sources. New Biotechnology 2021, 60, 189–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2020.10.005.

Li, Q.; Hu, C.; Li, M.; Truong, P.; Li, J.; Lin, H.-S.; Naik, M. T.; Xiang, S.; Jackson, B. E.; Kuo, W.; Wu, W.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yuan, J. S. Enhancing the Multi-Functional Properties of Renewable Lignin Carbon Fibers via Defining the Structure–Property Relationship Using Different Biomass Feedstocks. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (10), 3725–3739. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC03828H.

Li, Q.; Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S. An effective method for preparation of liquid phosphoric anhydride and its application in flame retardant epoxy resin. Materials 2021, 14 (9), 2205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092205.

Li, Q.; Li, Y.; Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S. Efficient removal of methyl orange by nanocomposite aerogel of polyethyleneimine and  β ‐cyclodextrin  grafted cellulose nanocrystals. J of Applied Polymer Sci 2021, 138 (48), 51481. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.51481.

Li, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tharayil, N.; Huang, J.; Zheng, Y. Degradation of Aromatic Compounds and Lignin by Marine Protist Thraustochytrium Striatum. Process Biochemistry 2021, 107, 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.05.006.

Li, X.; Xu, S.; Neupane, A.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; DeBruyn, J. M.; Walker, F. R.; Jagadamma, S. Co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer reduced nitrogen losses from soil. PLoS ONE 2021, 16 (3), e0248100. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248100.

Lin, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Deng, Y.; Shen, K.; Xu, K.; Yu, Y.; Wang, S.; Fang, G. Fabricating nanodiamonds from biomass by direct laser writing under ambient conditions. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (8), 3112–3123. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07607.

Lin, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Deng, Y.; Wu, Q.; Ye, X. P.; Wang, S.; Fang, G. Fabricating graphene and nanodiamonds from lignin by femtosecond laser irradiation. ACS Omega 2021, 6 (49), 33995–34002. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05328.

Liu, Z.-H.; Hao, N.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Dou, C.; Lin, F.; Shen, R.; Bura, R.; Hodge, D. B.; Dale, B. E.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yang, B.; Yuan, J. S. Transforming Biorefinery Designs with ‘Plug-In Processes of Lignin’ to Enable Economic Waste Valorization. Nat Commun 2021, 12 (1), 3912. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23920-4.

Lockwood, K. S.; Labbe, N. J. Insights on keto-hydroperoxide formation from O2 Addition to the beta-tetrahydrofuran radical. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 2021, 38 (1), 533–541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.357.

Meng, Y.; Contescu, C. I.; Liu, P.; Wang, S.; Lee, S.-H.; Guo, J.; Young, T. M. Understanding the local structure of disordered carbons from cellulose and lignin. Wood Sci Technol 2021, 55 (3), 587–606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-021-01286-6.

Miller, J. A.; Sivaramakrishnan, R.; Tao, Y.; Goldsmith, C. F.; Burke, M. P.; Jasper, A. W.; Hansen, N.; Labbe, N. J.; Glarborg, P.; Zádor, J. Combustion chemistry in the twenty-first century: developing theory-informed chemical kinetics models. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 2021, 83, 100886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2020.100886.

Patri, A. S.; Mohan, R.; Pu, Y.; Yoo, C. G.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Kumar, R.; Kisailus, D.; Cai, C. M.; Wyman, C. E. THF Co-Solvent Pretreatment Prevents Lignin Redeposition from Interfering with Enzymes Yielding Prolonged Cellulase Activity. Biotechnol Biofuels 2021, 14 (1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01904-2.

Pin, T. C.; Brenelli, L. B.; Nascimento, V. M.; Costa, A. C.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Rabelo, S. C. Influence of Chain Length in Protic Ionic Liquids on Physicochemical and Structural Features of Lignins from Sugarcane Bagasse. Industrial Crops and Products 2021, 159, 113080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113080.

Pin, T. C.; Rabelo, S. C.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Costa, A. C. Effect of Protic Ionic Liquids in Sugar Cane Bagasse Pretreatment for Lignin Valorization and Ethanol Production. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (50), 16965–16976. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05353.

Ragauskas, A. J.; Huber, G. W.; Wang, J.; Guss, A.; O’Neill, H. M.; Lin, C. S. K.; Wang, Y.; Wurm, F. R.; Meng, X. New Technologies Are Needed to Improve the Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics. ChemSusChem 2021, 14 (19), 3982–3984. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101872.

Rajan, K.; D’Souza, D. H.; Kim, K.; Choi, J. M.; Elder, T.; Carrier, D. J.; Labbé, N. Production and characterization of high value prebiotics from biorefinery-relevant feedstocks. Front. Microbiol. 2021, 12, 675314. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.675314.

Rajan, K.; Elder, T.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Carrier, D. J.; Labbé, N. Correction: understanding the in situ state of lignocellulosic biomass during ionic liquids-based engineering of renewable materials and chemicals. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (18), 7312–7312. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC90089G.

Robertson, K. A.; English, B. C.; Clark, C. D.; Thompson, J. M.; Jensen, K. L.; Menard, R. J.; Labbé, N. Optimal N application rates on switchgrass for producers and a biorefinery. Energies 2021, 14 (23), 7912. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237912.

Rogers, C. O.; Kaczmarek, D.; Kasper, T.; Labbe, N. J. Probing the low-temperature chemistry of methyl hexanoate: insights from oxygenate intermediates. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 2021, 38 (1), 621–629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.07.056

Rogers, C. O.; Lockwood, K. S.; Nguyen, Q. L. D.; Labbe, N. J. Diol isomer revealed as a source of methyl ketene from propionic acid unimolecular decomposition. Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 2021, 53 (12), 1272–1284. https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.21532.

Ruppitsch, W., P. Lebow, S. Lebow, and A. M. Taylor.  Role of tyloses in the durability of chestnut oak.  Wood and Fiber Science 2021, 53(2):126-146.

Serrani-Yarce, J. C.; Escamilla-Trevino, L.; Barros, J.; Gallego-Giraldo, L.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Dixon, R. A. Targeting Hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: Shikimate Hydroxycinnamoyl Transferase for Lignin Modification in Brachypodium Distachyon. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2021, 14 (1), 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01905-1.

Song, Y.; Jiang, W.; Ben, H.; Zhang, Y.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. The Preparation and Characterization of Chemically Deuterium Incorporated Cotton Fibers. Cellulose 2021, 28 (9), 5351–5361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-03869-9.

Song, Y.; Liu, S.; Ben, H.; Zhang, Y.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Jiang, W. Research on Chemically Deuterated Cellulose Macroperformance and Fast Identification. Frontiers in Plant Science 2021, 12.

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Vilaplana, F.; Ventura, S. P. M.; Sudarsanam, P.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Carrier, D. J. Effective assessment practices for using sustainability metrics: biomass processing. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (44), 14654–14656. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07180.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Ding, J.; Wang, X.; Sun, Y.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ok, Y. S.; Tsang, D. C. W. Promoting Diels-Alder Reactions to Produce Bio-BTX: Co-Aromatization of Textile Waste and Plastic Waste over USY Zeolite. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 314, 127966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127966.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Sun, Y.; Meng, X.; Wang, X.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tsang, D. C. W. Heterogeneous Diels–Alder Tandem Catalysis for Converting Cellulose and Polyethylene into BTX. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 414, 125418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125418.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Sun, Y.; Wang, X.; Li, M.; Pang, S.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ok, Y. S.; Tsang, D. C. W. Catalytic Degradation of Waste Rubbers and Plastics over Zeolites to Produce Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 309, 127469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127469.

Wang, J.; Rajan, K.; Annamraju, A.; Chmely, S. C.; Pingali, S. V.; Carrier, D. J.; Labbé, N. A sequential autohydrolysis-ionic liquid fractionation process for high quality lignin production. Energy Fuels 2021, 35 (3), 2293–2302. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03849.

Wang, J.; Xu, Y.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Zhang, J. Production of Xylo-Oligosaccharides from Poplar by Acetic Acid Pretreatment and Its Impact on Inhibitory Effect of Poplar Lignin. Bioresource Technology 2021, 323, 124593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124593.

Wang, Y.; Meng, X.; Tian, Y.; Kim, K. H.; Jia, L.; Pu, Y.; Leem, G.; Kumar, D.; Eudes, A.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yoo, C. G. Engineered Sorghum Bagasse Enables a Sustainable Biorefinery with P-Hydroxybenzoic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent. ChemSusChem 2021, 14 (23), 5235–5244. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101492.

Wang, Y.-Y.; Scheidemantle, B.; Wyman, C. E.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Polyurethanes Based on Unmodified and Refined Technical Lignins: Correlation between Molecular Structure and Material Properties. Biomacromolecules 2021, 22 (5), 2129–2136. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00223.

Wang, Z.; Kang, K.; Wu, J.; Hu, Q.; Harper, D. P.; Du, G.; Wang, S.; Xu, K. Comparative effects of electrospinning ways for fabricating green, sustainable, flexible, porous, nanofibrous cellulose/chitosan carbon mats as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2021, 11, 50–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.01.009.

Wasti, S.; Triggs, E.; Farag, R.; Auad, M.; Adhikari, S.; Bajwa, D.; Li, M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Influence of plasticizers on thermal and mechanical properties of biocomposite filaments made from lignin and polylactic acid for 3D printing. Composites Part B: Engineering 2021, 205, 108483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108483.

Wen, P.; Zhang, T.; Wei, L.; Wang, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zhang, Y.; Xu, Y.; Zhang, J. Effect of Dilute Acetic Acid Hydrolysis on Xylooligosaccharide Production and the Inhibitory Effect of Cellulolytic Enzyme Lignin from Poplar. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (34), 11361–11371. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02937.

Wu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Yang, L.; Wang, S.; Meng, Y. Understanding the effect of extractives on the mechanical properties of the waterborne coating on wood surface by nanoindentation 3D mapping. J Mater Sci 2021, 56 (2), 1401–1412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05347-2.

Xing, D.; Wang, X.; Wang, S. Temperature-dependent creep behavior and quasi-static mechanical properties of heat-treated wood. Forests 2021, 12 (8), 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12080968.

Xu, K.; Zhang, Y.; Ye, Q.; Wu, J.; Li, Q.; Su, G.; Harper, D. P.; Du, G.; Ye, X. P.; Wang, S. Natural cuticle-inspired chitin/silk fibroin/cellulose nanocrystal biocomposite films: Fabrication and characterization. Mater. Res. Express 2021, 8 (3), 036402. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/abe974.

Xu, Y.; Yang, S.; Zhao, P.; Wu, M.; Song, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effect of endoglucanase and high-pressure homogenization post-treatments on mechanically grinded cellulose nanofibrils and their film performance. Carbohydrate Polymers 2021, 253, 117253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117253.

Xu, Z.; Pan, C.; Li, X.; Hao, N.; Zhang, T.; Gaffrey, M. J.; Pu, Y.; Cort, J. R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Qian, W.-J.; Yang, B. Enhancement of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production by Co-Feeding Lignin Derivatives with Glycerol in Pseudomonas Putida KT2440. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2021, 14 (1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01861-2.

Yang, X.; Ben, H.; Ragauskas, A. J. Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Deuterium-Labeled Compounds. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2021, 10 (10), 2473–2485. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202100381.

Yao, L.; Yang, H.; Yoo, C. G.; Chen, C.; Meng, X.; Dai, J.; Yang, C.; Yu, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Chen, X. A mechanistic study of cellulase adsorption onto lignin. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (1), 333–339. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02463E.

Young, T. M.; Nanthakumar, A.; Nanthakumar, H. On the Use of copula for quality control based on an AR(1) model. Mathematics 2021, 9 (18), 2211. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9182211.

Yu, L.; Hsieh, C.-T.; Keffer, D. J.; Chen, H.; Goenaga, G. A.; Dai, S.; Zawodzinski, T. A.; Harper, D. P. Hierarchical lignin-based carbon matrix and carbon dot composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors. ACS Omega 2021, 6 (11), 7851–7861. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c00448.

Zhang, S.; Bhagia, S.; Li, M.; Meng, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Wood-Reinforced Composites by Stereolithography with the Stress Whitening Behavior. Materials & Design 2021, 206, 109773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109773.

Zhang, S.; Li, S.-N.; Wu, Q.; Li, Q.; Huang, J.; Li, W.; Zhang, W.; Wang, S. Phosphorus containing group and lignin toward intrinsically flame retardant cellulose nanofibril-based film with enhanced mechanical properties. Composites Part B: Engineering 2021, 212, 108699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.108699.

Zhang, Y.; Yu, Y.; Lu, Y.; Yu, W.; Wang, S. Effects of heat treatment on surface physicochemical properties and sorption behavior of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis). Construction and Building Materials 2021, 282, 122683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122683.

Zhao, P.; Yuan, Z.; Song, X.; Zhang, J.; Ragauskas, A. J. Product Characteristics and Synergy Study on Supercritical Methanol Liquefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Plastic. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (50), 17103–17111. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04289.

Zhao, P.; Yuan, Z.; Zhang, J.; Song, X.; Wang, C.; Guo, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J. Supercritical Water Co-Liquefaction of LLDPE and PP into Oil: Properties and Synergy. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2021, 5 (2), 575–583. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE01486A.

Zhao, S.; Chen, X.; Zhang, C.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Song, X. Fluorescence Enhancement of Lignin-Based Carbon Quantum Dots by Concentration-Dependent and Electron-Donating Substituent Synergy and Their Cell Imaging Applications. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13 (51), 61565–61577. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c20648.

Zhao, X.; Copenhaver, K.; Wang, L.; Korey, M.; Gardner, D. J.; Li, K.; Lamm, M. E.; Kishore, V.; Bhagia, S.; Tajvidi, M.; Tekinalp, H.; Oyedeji, O.; Wasti, S.; Webb, E.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zhu, H.; Peter, W. H.; Ozcan, S. Recycling of Natural Fiber Composites: Challenges and Opportunities. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2022, 177, 105962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105962.

Zhao, Z.-M.; Zhang, S.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Liu, Z.-H.; Ledford, W. K.; Kilbey, S. M.; Li, B.-Z.; Ragauskas, A. J. Elucidating the Mechanisms of Enhanced Lignin Bioconversion by an Alkali Sterilization Strategy. Green Chem. 2021, 23 (13), 4697–4709. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC00911G.

Ai, B.; Li, W.; Woomer, J.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Sheng, Z.; Zheng, L.; Adedeji, A.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Natural deep eutectic solvent mediated extrusion for continuous high-solid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (19), 6372–6383. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01560A.

Alexander, L.; Hatcher, C.; Mazarei, M.; Haynes, E.; Baxter, H.; Kim, K.; Hamilton, C.; Sykes, R.; Turner, G.; Davis, M.; Wang, Z.-Y.; Labbé, N.; Neal Stewart, C. Development and field assessment of transgenic hybrid switchgrass for improved biofuel traits. Euphytica 2020, 216 (2), 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-020-2558-3.

Alper, K.; Tekin, K.; Karagöz, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Sustainable energy and fuels from biomass: A review focusing on hydrothermal biomass processing. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2020, 4 (9), 4390–4414. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00784F.

Bhagia, S.; Lowden, R. R.; Erdman, D.; Rodriguez, M.; Haga, B. A.; Solano, I. R. M.; Gallego, N. C.; Pu, Y.; Muchero, W.; Kunc, V.; Ragauskas, A. J. Tensile Properties of 3D-Printed Wood-Filled PLA Materials Using Poplar Trees. Applied Materials Today 2020, 21, 100832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100832.

Bhagia, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Preserving aryl ether linkages and higher yields of isolated lignin through biomass fibrillation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (1), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06390.

Bryant, N. D.; Pu, Y.; Tschaplinski, T. J.; Tuskan, G. A.; Muchero, W.; Kalluri, U. C.; Yoo, C. G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Transgenic poplar designed for biofuels. Trends in Plant Science 2020, 25 (9), 881–896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.03.008.

Bryant, N.; G. Yoo, C.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. 2D HSQC chemical shifts of impurities from biomass pretreatment. ChemistrySelect 2020, 5 (11), 3359–3364. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202000406.

Cao, Y.; Hua, H.; Yang, P.; Chen, M.; Chen, W.; Wang, S.; Zhou, X. Investigation into the reaction mechanism underlying the atmospheric low-temperature plasma-induced oxidation of cellulose. Carbohydrate Polymers 2020, 233, 115632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115632.

Cao, Y.; Tang, M.; Yang, P.; Chen, M.; Wang, S.; Hua, H.; Chen, W.; Zhou, X. Atmospheric low-temperature plasma-induced changes in the structure of the lignin macromolecule: An experimental and theoretical investigation. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2020, 68 (2), 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05604.

Cao, Y.; Zhang, T.; Yang, P.; Chen, M.; Chen, W.; Wang, S.; Zhou, X. Fast atmospheric plasma treatment of LLDPE film for preparing formaldehyde emission-free plywood. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 2020, 78 (4), 705–714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-020-01551-8.

Chai, H.; Duan, Q.; Cao, H.; Li, M.; Sun, J. Effects of nitrogen content on pyrolysis behavior of nitrocellulose. Fuel 2020, 264, 116853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116853.

Chai, H.; Duan, Q.; Cao, H.; Li, M.; Qi, K.; Sun, J.; Yang, X. Experimental study on the effect of storage conditions on thermal stability of nitrocellulose. Applied Thermal Engineering 2020, 180, 115871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115871.

Chen, Y.; Li, Q.; Li, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, J.; Wu, Q.; Wang, S. Fabrication of Cellulose Nanocrystal-g-Poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) aerogels for efficient Pb(II) removal. Polymers 2020, 12 (2), 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12020333.

Chen, Y.; Yu, Z.; Han, Y.; Yang, S.; Fan, D.; Li, G.; Wang, S. Combination of water-soluble chemical grafting and gradient freezing to fabricate elasticity-enhanced and anisotropic nanocellulose aerogels. Appl Nanosci 2020, 10 (2), 411–419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01162-7.

Chen, Z.; Ragauskas, A.; Wan, C. Lignin extraction and upgrading using deep eutectic solvents. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 147, 112241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112241.

García-Negrón, V.; Kizzire, D. G.; Rios, O.; Keffer, D. J.; Harper, D. P. Elucidating nano and meso-structures of lignin carbon composites: A Comprehensive study of feedstock and temperature dependence. Carbon 2020, 161, 856–869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.02.010.

Gill, M. B.; Jensen, K. L.; Lambert, D. M.; Upendram, S.; English, B. C.; Labbé, N.; Jackson, S. W.; Menard, R. J. Consumer preferences for eco-friendly attributes in disposable dinnerware. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 161, 104965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104965.

Han, S.; Chen, Y.; Lyu, S.; Chen, Z.; Wang, S.; Fu, F. Effects of processing conditions on the properties of paraffin/melamine-urea-formaldehyde microcapsules prepared by in situ polymerization. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2020, 585, 124046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124046.

Han, S.; Lyu, S.; Chen, Z.; Fu, F.; Wang, S. Combined stabilizers prepared from cellulose nanocrystals and styrene-maleic anhydride to microencapsulate phase change materials. Carbohydrate Polymers 2020, 234, 115923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115923.

Hao, N.; Alper, K.; Patel, H.; Tekin, K.; Karagoz, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. One-step transformation of biomass to fuel precursors using a bi-functional combination of Pd/C and water tolerant lewis acid. Fuel 2020, 277, 118200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118200.

He, J.; Huang, C.; Lai, C.; Huang, C.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yong, Q. The Effect of lignin degradation products on the generation of pseudo-lignin during dilute acid pretreatment. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 146, 112205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112205.

He, J.; Huang, C.; Lai, C.; Jin, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Yong, Q. Investigation of the effect of lignin/pseudo-lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis by quartz crystal microbalance. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 157, 112927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112927.

Huang, C.; Fang, G.; Deng, Y.; Bhagia, S.; Meng, X.; Tao, Y.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J. Robust galactomannan/graphene oxide film with ultra-flexible, gas barrier and self-clean properties. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2020, 131, 105780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105780.

Huang, C.; Fang, G.; Yu, L.; Zhou, Y.; Meng, X.; Deng, Y.; Shen, K.; Ragauskas, A. J. Maximizing enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of bamboo with a mild ethanol-assistant alkaline peroxide pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 2020, 299, 122568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122568.

Huang, C.; Fang, G.; Zhou, Y.; Du, X.; Yu, L.; Meng, X.; Li, M.; Yoo, C. G.; Chen, B.; Zhai, S.; Guan, Q.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J. Increasing the carbohydrate output of bamboo using a combinatorial pretreatment. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (19), 7380–7393. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01126.

Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Du, X.; Zhou, Y.; Yu, L.; Meng, X.; Jiao, J.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Modified alkaline peroxide pretreatment: An efficient path forward for bioethanol production from bamboo. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 224, 113365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113365.

Huang, C.; Zhan, Y.; Hao, X.; Wang, Z.; Li, M.; Meng, X.; Fang, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. Synergistic enhancement of nanocellulose foam with dual in situ mineralization and crosslinking reaction. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2020, 165, 3198–3205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.162.

Huang, J.; Cai, P.; Li, M.; Wu, Q.; Li, Q.; Wang, S. Preparation of CNF/PDMS superhydrophobic coatings with good abrasion resistance using a one-step spray method. Materials 2020, 13 (23), 5380. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13235380.

Huang, L.; Wu, Q.; Liu, S.; Yu, S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Solvent-free production of carbon materials with developed pore structure from biomass for high-performance supercapacitors. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 150, 112384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112384.

Ji, A.; Zhang, S.; Bhagia, S.; Yoo, C. G.; Ragauskas, A. J. 3D Printing of biomass-derived composites: Application and characterization approaches. RSC Adv. 2020, 10 (37), 21698–21723. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA03620J.

Kandhola, G.; Djioleu, A.; Rajan, K.; Labbé, N.; Sakon, J.; Carrier, D. J.; Kim, J.-W. Maximizing production of cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers from pre-extracted loblolly pine kraft pulp: A response surface approach. Bioresour. Bioprocess. 2020, 7 (1), 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-020-00302-0.

Kline, L. M.; Voothuluru, P.; Lenaghan, S. C.; Burris, J. N.; Soliman, M.; Tetard, L.; Stewart, C. N.; Rials, T. G.; Labbé, N. A robust method to quantify cell wall bound phenolics in plant suspension culture cells using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Front. Plant Sci. 2020, 11, 574016. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.574016.

Kothari, N.; Bhagia, S.; Pu, Y.; Yoo, C. G.; Li, M.; Venketachalam, S.; Pattathil, S.; Kumar, R.; Cai, C. M.; Hahn, M. G.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wyman, C. E. The effect of switchgrass plant cell wall properties on its deconstruction by thermochemical pretreatments coupled with fungal enzymatic hydrolysis or Clostridium thermocellum consolidated bioprocessing. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (22), 7924–7945. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02546A.

Krishnankutty, S., H. Nadel, A. M. Taylor, M. C. Wiemann, Y. Wu, S. W. Lingafelter, S. W. Myers, and A. M. Ray.  Identification of tree genera used in the construction of solid wood-packaging materials that arrived at U.S. ports infested with live wood-boring insects.  Journal of Economic Entomology 2020, 113(3), 1183-1194.

Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Thomas, V. M.; Yoo, C. G.; Ozcan, S.; Deng, Y.; Nelson, K.; Ragauskas, A. J. Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber–reinforced composites and their applications. Composites Part B: Engineering 2020, 200, 108254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108254.

Li, M.; Rong, L.; Zhou, S.; Xiao, X.; Wu, L.; Fan, Y.; Lu, C.; Zou, X. Dissipation of sulfonamides in soil emphasizing taxonomy and function of microbiomes by metagenomic analysis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2020, 68 (47), 13594–13607. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04496.

Li, T.; Zhong, Q.; Zhao, B.; Lenaghan, S.; Wang, S.; Wu, T. Effect of surface charge density on the ice recrystallization inhibition activity of nanocelluloses. Carbohydrate Polymers 2020, 234, 115863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115863.

Li, W.; Wanninayake, N.; Gao, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Kim, D.-Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Shi, J. Mechanistic insight into lignin slow pyrolysis by linking pyrolysis chemistry and carbon material properties. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (42), 15843–15854. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03423.

Li, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zheng, Y. Black liquor valorization by using marine protist Thraustochytrium striatum and the preliminary metabolic mechanism study. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (4), 1786–1796. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05696.

Li, X.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Zheng, Y. Simultaneous depolymerization and fermentation of lignin into value-added products by the marine protist, Thraustochytrium striatum. Algal Research 2020, 46, 101773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101773.

Li, X.; Neupane, A.; Xu, S.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; DeBruyn, J. M.; Walker, F.; Jagadamma, S. Application methods influence biochar–fertilizer interactive effects on soil nitrogen dynamics. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. j. 2020, 84 (6), 1871–1884. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20170.

Liang, L.; Bhagia, S.; Li, M.; Huang, C.; Ragauskas, A. J. Cross‐linked nanocellulosic materials and their applications. ChemSusChem 2020, 13 (1), 78–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201901676.

Liang, L.; Zhang, S.; Goenaga, G. A.; Meng, X.; Zawodzinski, T. A.; Ragauskas, A. J. Chemically cross-linked cellulose nanocrystal aerogels for effective removal of cation dye. Front. Chem. 2020, 8, 570. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00570.

Liu, C.; Wang, S.; Zhang, Y. Effects of cellulose nanofibrils on the cure kinetics of the phenol formaldehyde resin. Mater. Res. Express 2020, 7 (6), 065009. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab9a7f.

Lloyd, J., A. M. Taylor, C. Brischke, and N. Irby.  Protecting the heartwood of wood infrastructure – improving performance with borate dual treatmentsWood Material Science & Engineering 2020, 15(6), 361-367.

Meng, X.; Bhagia, S.; Wang, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Pu, Y.; Dunlap, J. R.; Shuai, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yoo, C. G. Effects of the advanced organosolv pretreatment strategies on structural properties of woody biomass. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 146, 112144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112144.

Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Li, M.; Ragauskas, A. J. A Biomass pretreatment using cellulose-derived solvent cyrene. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (9), 2862–2872. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC00661K.

Meng, X.; Scheidemantle, B.; Li, M.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, X.; Toro-González, M.; Singh, P.; Pu, Y.; Wyman, C. E.; Ozcan, S.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Synthesis, characterization, and utilization of a lignin-based adsorbent for effective removal of azo dye from aqueous solution. ACS Omega 2020, 5 (6), 2865–2877. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b03717.

Mondal, A. K.; Qin, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ni, Y.; Huang, F. Preparation and characterization of various kraft lignins and impact on their pyrolysis behaviors. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59 (8), 3310–3320. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06690.

Mondal, A. K.; Qin, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ni, Y.; Huang, F. Conversion of loblolly pine biomass residues to bio-oil in a two-step process: Fast pyrolysis in the presence of zeolite and catalytic hydrogenation. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 148, 112318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112318.

Mondal, A. K.; Qin, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Ni, Y.; Huang, F. Effect of using regenerated combined FAU and MOR zeolites as catalysts during the pyrolysis of kraft lignin. Bioresources 2020, 16(1), 417–440. https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.16.1.417-440.

Oyedeji, O. A.; Abdoulmoumine, N. H. Equilibrium modeling and analysis of the formation of inorganic contaminants during biomass gasification. Transactions of the ASABE 2020, 63 (5), 1409–1425. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.14018.

Oyedeji, O.; Abdoulmoumine, N. Computational fluid dynamics and discrete element simulation of the formation of inorganic syngas contaminants during lignocellulosic biomass gasification. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2020, 4 (8), 4219–4231. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00705F.

Patel, H.; Hao, N.; Iisa, K.; French, R. J.; Orton, K. A.; Mukarakate, C.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Nimlos, M. R. Detailed oil compositional analysis enables evaluation of impact of temperature and biomass-to-catalyst ratio on ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis of pine vapors over ZSM-5. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (4), 1762–1773. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05383.

Pin, T. C.; Nascimento, V. M.; Costa, A. C.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Rabelo, S. C. Structural characterization of sugarcane lignins extracted from different protic ionic liquid pretreatments. Renewable Energy 2020, 161, 579–592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.078.

Pingali, S. V.; Smith, M. D.; Liu, S.-H.; Rawal, T. B.; Pu, Y.; Shah, R.; Evans, B. R.; Urban, V. S.; Davison, B. H.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J.; O’Neill, H. M.; Smith, J. C.; Petridis, L. Deconstruction of biomass enabled by local demixing of cosolvents at cellulose and lignin surfaces. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020, 117 (29), 16776–16781. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922883117.

Ragauskas, A.; Meng, X. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Virtual Special Issue on Recent Advances in Biomass Characterization and Modeling. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (28), 10321–10322. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04433.

Rajan, K.; Djioleu, A.; Kandhola, G.; Labbé, N.; Sakon, J.; Carrier, D. J.; Kim, J.-W. Investigating the effects of hemicellulose pre-extraction on the production and characterization of loblolly pine nanocellulose. Cellulose 2020, 27 (7), 3693–3706. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03018-8.

Rajan, K.; Elder, T.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Carrier, D. J.; Labbé, N. Understanding the in Situ state of lignocellulosic biomass during ionic liquids-based engineering of renewable materials and chemicals. Green Chem. 2020, 22 (20), 6748–6766. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02582H.

Sadeghifar, H.; Ragauskas, A. Lignin as a UV light blocker—A Review. Polymers 2020, 12 (5), 1134. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12051134.

Sadeghifar, H.; Ragauskas, A. Perspective on technical lignin fractionation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (22), 8086–8101. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01348.

Schraml, R.; Entacher, K.; Petutschnigg, A.; Young, T.; Uhl, A. Matching score models for hyperspectral range analysis to improve wood log traceability by fingerprint methods. Mathematics 2020, 8 (7), 1071. https://doi.org/10.3390/math8071071.

Seabright, K., A. Davila-Flores, S. Myers, and A. M. Taylor.  Efficacy of methyl bromide and alternative fumigants against pinewood nematode in pine wood samples.  J. Plant Disease and Prevention 2020, 127 (3): 393-400.

Sepperer, T.; Tondi, G.; Petutschnigg, A.; Young, T. M.; Steiner, K. Mitigation of ammonia emissions from cattle manure slurry by tannins and tannin-based polymers. Biomolecules 2020, 10 (4), 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10040581.

Shah, R.; Bhagia, S.; Keum, J. K.; Pingali, S. V.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Davison, B. H.; O’Neill, H. Structural insights into low and high recalcitrance natural poplar variants using neutron and X-ray scattering. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (36), 13838–13849. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c05251.

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. 2020, 8 (1), 22–28. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05498.

Song, Y.; Jiang, W.; Ben, H.; Meng, X.; Zhang, Y.; Han, G.; Ragauskas, A. J. The production of hydrogen–deuterium exchanged cellulose fibers with exchange-resistant deuterium incorporation. Cellulose 2020, 27 (11), 6163–6174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03230-6.

Sun, Q.; Jiang, L.; Li, M.; Sun, J. Assessment on thermal hazards of reactive chemicals in industry: State of the art and perspectives. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 2020, 78, 100832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2020.100832.

Sun, R.; Samec, J. S. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Preface to special issue of ChemSusChem on lignin valorization: From theory to practice. ChemSusChem 2020, 13 (17), 4175–4180. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202001755.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Meng, X.; Li, M.; Wang, X.; Pang, S.; Wang, K.; Sun, Y.; Zhong, Z.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Promoting aromatic hydrocarbon formation via catalytic pyrolysis of polycarbonate wastes over Fe- and Ce-loaded aluminum oxide catalysts. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54 (13), 8390–8400. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c00899.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Wang, X.; Wang, R.; Wang, K.; Pang, S.; Zhong, Z.; Sun, Y.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Converting polycarbonate and polystyrene plastic wastes intoaromatic hydrocarbons via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 386, 121970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121970.

Wang, J.; Jiang, J.; Wang, X.; Pang, S.; Sun, Y.; Meng, X.; Li, M.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Enhanced BTEX formation via catalytic fast pyrolysis of styrene-butadiene rubber: Comparison of different catalysts. Fuel 2020, 278, 118322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118322.

Wang, X.; Chen, H.; Feng, X.; Zhang, Q.; Labbé, N.; Kim, K.; Huang, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wang, S.; Zhang, Y. Isolation and characterization of lignocellulosic nanofibers from four kinds of organosolv-fractionated lignocellulosic materials. Wood Sci Technol 2020, 54 (3), 503–517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-020-01167-4.

Wang, Y.-Y.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; J. Ragauskas, A. Recent advances in the application of functionalized lignin in value-added polymeric materials. Polymers 2020, 12 (10), 2277. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12102277.

Wang, Y.-Y.; Sengupta, P.; Scheidemantle, B.; Pu, Y.; Wyman, C. E.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effects of CELF pretreatment severity on lignin structure and the lignin-based polyurethane properties. Front. Energy Res. 2020, 8, 149. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2020.00149.

Wang, Y.; Meng, X.; Jeong, K.; Li, S.; Leem, G.; Kim, K. H.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yoo, C. G. Investigation of a lignin-based deep eutectic solvent using p -hydroxybenzoic acid for efficient woody biomass conversion. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (33), 12542–12553. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03533.

Wu, J.; Chandra, R. P.; Kim, K. H.; Kim, C. S.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Saddler, J. N. Enhancing enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of mechanical pulps by deacetylation and delignification. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (15), 5847–5855. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07226.

Wu, Q.; Zhao, B.; Liu, S.; Yu, S.; Huang, L.; Ragauskas, A. J. From cellulose to 1,2,4-benzenetriol via catalytic degradation over a wood-based activated carbon catalyst. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10 (10), 3423–3432. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY00424C.

Wu, X.; Jiang, J.; Wang, C.; Liu, J.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Li, S.; Yang, B. Lignin‐derived electrochemical energy materials and systems. Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 2020, 14 (3), 650–672. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2083.

Xie, M.; Zhang, J.; Yao, T.; Bryan, A. C.; Pu, Y.; Labbé, J.; Pelletier, D. A.; Engle, N.; Morrell‐Falvey, J. L.; Schmutz, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tschaplinski, T. J.; Chen, F.; Tuskan, G. A.; Muchero, W.; Chen, J. Arabidopsis C‐terminal Binding Protein ANGUSTIFOLIA Modulates transcriptional co‐regulation of MYB46 and WRKY33. New Phytol 2020, 228 (5), 1627–1639. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16826.

Xing, D.; Li, J.; Wang, S. Comparison of the chemical and micromechanical properties of Larix spp. after eco-friendly heat treatments measured by in situ nanoindentation. Sci Rep 2020, 10 (1), 4358. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61314-6.

Xu, K.; Du, G.; Zhong, T.; Chen, D.; Lin, X.; Zheng, Z.; Wang, S. Green sustainable, facile nitrogen self-doped porous carbon derived from chitosan/cellulose nanocrystal biocomposites as a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2020, 109, 79–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2020.02.005.

Xu, K.; Shi, Z.; Lyu, J.; Zhang, Q.; Zhong, T.; Du, G.; Wang, S. Effects of hydrothermal pretreatment on nano-mechanical property of switchgrass cell wall and on energy consumption of isolated lignin-coated cellulose nanofibrils by mechanical grinding. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 149, 112317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112317.

Xu, S.; Shen, C.; Zhang, X.; Chen, X.; Radosevich, M.; Wang, S.; Zhuang, J. Mobility of cellulose nanocrystals in porous media: Effects of ionic strength, iron oxides, and soil colloids. Nanomaterials 2020, 10 (2), 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020348.

Yan, Z.; He, Z.; Li, M.; Zhang, L.; Luo, Y.; He, J.; Chen, Y.; Wang, J. Curcumin doped SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic reduction of Cr (VI) under visible light. Catalysts 2020, 10 (8), 942. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080942.

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 2020, 295, 122240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122240.

Yao, L.; Xiong, L.; Yoo, C. G.; Dong, C.; Meng, X.; Dai, J.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yang, C.; Yu, J.; Yang, H.; Chen, X. Correlations of the physicochemical properties of organosolv lignins from Broussonetia Papyrifera with their antioxidant activities. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2020, 4 (10), 5114–5119. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00940G.

Yoo, C. G.; Meng, X.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review. Bioresource Technology 2020, 301, 122784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122784.

Young, T. M.; Breyer, R. A.; Liles, T.; Petutschnigg, A. Improving innovation from science using kernel tree methods as a precursor to designed experimentation. Applied Sciences 2020, 10 (10), 3387. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103387.

Young, T. M.; Lebow, P. K.; Lebow, S.; Taylor, A. Statistical process control and related methods for improvement of the treated-wood industries. Forest Products Journal 2020, 70 (2), 165–177. https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-19-00067.

Yuan, Z.; Jia, G.; Cui, X.; Song, X.; Wang, C.; Zhao, P.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effects of Temperature and Time on Supercritical Methanol Co-Liquefaction of Rice Straw and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Wastes. Energy 2022, 245, 123315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123315.

Zhang, J.; Xie, M.; Li, M.; Ding, J.; Pu, Y.; Bryan, A. C.; Rottmann, W.; Winkeler, K. A.; Collins, C. M.; Singan, V.; Lindquist, E. A.; Jawdy, S. S.; Gunter, L. E.; Engle, N. L.; Yang, X.; Barry, K.; Tschaplinski, T. J.; Schmutz, J.; Tuskan, G. A.; Muchero, W.; Chen, J. Overexpression of a Prefoldin β subunit gene reduces biomass recalcitrance in the bioenergy crop Populus. Plant Biotechnol J 2020, 18 (3), 859–871. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13254.

Zhang, L.; Lyu, S.; Zhang, Q.; Chmely, S. C.; Wu, Y.; Melcher, C.; Rajan, K.; Harper, D. P.; Wang, S.; Chen, Z. Recycling hot-water extractions of lignocellulosic biomass in bio-refinery for synthesis of carbon nanoparticles with amplified luminescence and its application in temperature sensing. Industrial Crops and Products 2020, 145, 112066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112066.

Zhang, Q.; Li, Q.; Zhang, L.; Wang, S.; Harper, D. P.; Wu, Q.; Young, T. M. Preparation of electrospun nanofibrous poly(vinyl alcohol)/cellulose nanocrystals air filter for efficient particulate matter removal with repetitive usage capability via facile heat treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 399, 125768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125768.

Zhao, Z.; Liu, Z.; Pu, Y.; Meng, X.; Xu, J.; Yuan, J. S.; Ragauskas, A. J. Emerging strategies for modifying lignin chemistry to enhance biological lignin valorization. ChemSusChem 2020, 13 (20), 5423–5432. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202001401.

Zheng, M.; Zhang, S.; Chen, Y.; Wu, Q.; Li, Q.; Wang, S. Structure evolution of bio-based PLA/ENR thermoplastic vulcanizates during dynamic vulcanization processing. Polymer Testing 2020, 82, 106324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106324.

Zhou, X.; Cao, Y.; Yang, K.; Yu, P.; Chen, W.; Wang, S.; Chen, M. Clean plasma modification for recycling waste plastic bags: From improving interfacial adhesion with wood towards fabricating formaldehyde-free plywood. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 269, 122196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122196.

Zhuang, J.; Li, M.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Yoo, C. Observation of potential contaminants in processed biomass using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Applied Sciences 2020, 10 (12), 4345. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10124345.

Alam, A.; Zhang, R.; Liu, P.; Huang, J.; Wang, Y.; Hu, Z.; Madadi, M.; Sun, D.; Hu, R.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Tu, Y.; Peng, L. A Finalized Determinant for Complete Lignocellulose Enzymatic Saccharification Potential to Maximize Bioethanol Production in Bioenergy Miscanthus. Biotechnol Biofuels 2019, 12 (1), 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1437-4.

Astner, A.F., D.G. Hayes, H.M. O’Neill, B.R. Evans, S.V. Pingali, V.S. Urban, T.M Young.  Mechanical formation of micro- and nano-plastic materials for environmental studies in agricultural ecosystems.  Science of the Total Environment 2019.  685:1097-1106.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.241

Ben, H.; Wu, F.; Wu, Z.; Han, G.; Jiang, W.; Ragauskas, A. J.  A comprehensive characterization of pyrolysis oil from softwood barks. Polymers 2019, 11 (9), 1387. doi:10.3390/polym11091387

Ben, H.; Wu, Z.; Han, G.; Jiang, W.; Ragauskas, A.J. In-situ evaluation for upgrading of biomass model compounds over noble metal catalysts by isotopic tracing and NMR monitoring.   Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2019, 137, 253-258. doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2019.05.004

Ben, H.; Wu, Z.; Han, G.; Jiang, W.; Ragauskas, A.J. Pyrolytic behavior of major biomass components in waste biomass. Polymers 2019, 11 (2), 324/1-324/16. doi:10.3390/polym11020324

Cao, X.; Li, L.; Shitao, Y.; Liu, S.; Hailong, Y.; Qiong, W.; Ragauskas, A.J. Catalytic conversion of waste cooking oils for the production of liquid hydrocarbon biofuels using in-situ coating metal oxide on SBA-15 as heterogeneous catalyst. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2019, 138, 137-144. doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2018.12.017

Chen, H.; Wang, X.; Bozell, J. J.; Feng, X.; Huang, J.; Li, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Wang, S.; Mei, C. Effect of Solvent Fractionation Pretreatment on Energy Consumption of Cellulose Nanofabrication from Switchgrass. J Mater Sci 2019, 54 (10), 8010–8022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03413-y.

Das, P.; Stoffel, R. B.; Area, M. C.; Ragauskas, A. J. Effects of one-step alkaline and two-step alkaline/dilute acid and alkaline/steam explosion pretreatments on the structure of isolated pine lignin. Biomass and Bioenergy 2019, 120, 350-358. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.11.029

Ding, J.; Yoo, C.G.; Pu, Y.; Meng, X.; Bhagia, S.; Yu, C.; Ragauskas, A.J. Cellulolytic Enzyme-Aided Hemicellulose Extraction and Its Characteristics from Switchgrass. Green Chemistry 2019, 21 (14), 3902-3910. doi:10.1039/C9GC00252A

Dong, C.; Meng, X.; Yeung, C.S.; Tse, H.Y.; Ragauskas, A.; Leu, S.Y.  Diol pretreatment to fractionate a reactive lignin in lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery. Green Chemistry 2019, 21 (10), 2810-2822. doi:10.1039/C9GC00596J

Evans, B.R.;  Foston, M.; O’Neill, H.M.; Reeves, D.; Rempe, C.; McGrath, K.; Ragauskas, A.J.;  Davison, B.H. Production of deuterated biomass by cultivation of Lemna minor (duckweed) in D2O. Planta 2019, 249 (5), 1465-1475. doi:10.1007/s00425-019-03097-3

Giummarella, N.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Lawoko, M. A critical review on the analysis of lignin carbohydrate bonds in plants. Green Chemistry 2019 20, 1573-1595. doi:10.1039/C8GC03606C

Hao, N.; Alper, K.; Tekin, K.; Karagoz, S.; Ragauskas, A.J. One-pot transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into crude bio-oil with metal chlorides via hydrothermal and supercritical ethanol processing. Bioresource Technology 2019, 288, 121500. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121500

Hou, Q.; Wang, X.; Ragauskas, A. J. Dynamic self-assembly of polyelectrolyte composite nanomaterial film. Polymers 2019, 11 (8), 1258. doi:10.3390/polym11081258

Hou, Q.; Wang, X.; Ragauskas, A.J. Preparation and characterization of nanocellulose-polyvinyl alcohol multilayer film by layer-by-layer method. Cellulose 2019, 26 (8), 4787-4798. doi:10.1007/s10570-019-02413-0

Huang, C.; Bhagia, S.; Hao, N.; Meng, X.; Liang, L.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A.J. Biomimetic composite scaffold from an in situ hydroxyapatite coating on cellulose nanocrystals. RSC Advances 2019, 9 (10), 5786-5793. doi:10.1039/C8RA09523J

Huang, C.; Fang, G.; Tao, Y.; Meng, X.; Lin, Y.; Bhagia, S.; Wu, X.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A. J.  Nacre-inspired hemicelluloses paper with fire retardant and gas barrier properties by self-assembly with bentonite nanosheets. Carbohydrate Polymers 2019, 225, 115219. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115219

Huang, C.; Fang, G.; Zhao, Y.; Bhagia, S.; Meng, X.; Yong, Q.; Ragauskas, A.J. Bio-inspired nanocomposite by layer-by-layer coating of chitosan/hyaluronic acid multilayers on a hard nanocellulose-hydroxyapatite matrix. Carbohydrate Polymers 2019, 222, 115036. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115036

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

Kothari, N.; Bhagia, S.; Zaher, M.; Pu, Y.; Mittal, A.; Yoo, C.G.; Himmel, M.E.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Kumar, R.; Wyman, C.E. Cellulose hydrolysis by Clostridium thermocellum is agnostic to substrate structural properties in contrast to fungal cellulases. Green Chemistry 2019, 21 (10), 2810-2822. doi:10.1039/C9GC00262F

Li, Q.; Li, M.; Lin, H. S.; Hu, C.; Truong, P.; Zhang, T.; Sue, H. J.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Yuan, J. S. Non-Solvent Fractionation of Lignin Enhances Carbon Fiber Performance. ChemSusChem 2019, 12 (14), 3249-3256. doi:10.1002/cssc.201901052

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

Liang, L.; Bhagia, S.; Li, M.; Huang, C.; Ragauskas, A.J. Cross-linking of Nanocellulosics and Their Applications. ChemSusChem 2019, 13 (1):78-87. doi:10.1002/cssc.201901676

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

Liu, Z.H.; Hao, N.; Shinde, S.; Olson, M.L.; Bhagia, S.; Dunlap, J.R.; Kao, K.C.; Kang, X.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Yuan, J.S. Co-design of combinatorial organosolv pretreatment (COP) and lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) in biorefineries. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7 (2), 2634-2647. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05715

Liu, Z.H.; Hao, N.; Shinde, S.D.; Pu, Y.; Kang, X.; Ragauskas, A.; Yuan, J.S. Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA). Green Chemistry 2019, 21 (2), 245-260. doi:10.1039/C8GC03290D

Liu, Z.H.; Le, R. K.; Kosa, M.; Yang, B.; Yuan, J.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Identifying and creating pathways to improve biological lignin valorization. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 105, 349-362. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.02.009

Liu, Z.H.; Shinde, S.D.; Xie, S.; Hao, N.; Lin, F.; Li, M.; Yoo, C.G.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Yuan, J.S. Cooperative Valorization of Lignin and Residual Sugar to Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) for Enhanced Yield and Carbon Utilization in Biorefineries. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2019, 3 (8), 2024-2037. doi:10.1039/C9SE00021F

Lu, K.; Hao, N.; Meng, X.; Luo, Z.; Tuskan, G.A.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Investigating the correlation of biomass recalcitrance with pyrolysis oil using poplar as the feedstock. Bioresource Technology2019, 289, 121589. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121589

Mayfield, A. E., J. Juzwik, J. Scholer, J. D. Vandenberg, and A. M. Taylor.  Effect of bark application With Beauveria bassiana and permethrin insecticide on the walnut twig beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in black walnut bolts.  Journal of Economic Entomology 2019, 112(5):2493-2496.

Meng, X.; Crestini, C.; Ben, H.; Hao, N.; Pu, Y.;  Ragauskas, A.J.; Argyropoulos, D.S. Determination of hydroxyl groups in biorefinery resources via quantitative 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Nature Protocols 2019, 14 (9), 2627-2647. doi:10.1038/s41596-019-0191-1

Meng, X.; Parikh, A.; Seemala, B.; Kumar, R.; Pu, Y.; Wyman, C. E.; Cai, C. M.; Ragauskas, A. J. Characterization of fractional cuts of co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation lignin isolated by sequential precipitation. Bioresource Technology 2019, 272, 202-208. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.130

Metzner C., M. Platzer, T.M. Young, B. Bichescu, M.C. Barbu, T.G. Rials. Accurately estimating and improving costs for the cellulosic biomass supply chain with Statistical Process Control and the Taguchi Loss Function. BioResources 2019, 14(2): 2961-2976.  https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.14.2.2961-2976

Nguyen, N. A. ; Kim, K.; Bowland, C.C.; Keum, J. K.; Kearney, L.T.; André, N.O.; Labbé, N.; Naskar, A. K. A fundamental understanding of whole biomass dissolution in ionic liquid for regeneration of fiber by solution-spinning.  Green Chemistry 2019, 21, 4354-4367. doi:10.1039/C9GC00774A

Nie, K.; Song, Y.; Liu, S.; Han, G.; Ben, H.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Jiang, W. Preparation and characterization of microcellulose and nanocellulose fibers from Artemisia vulgaris bast. Polymers2019, 11 (5), 907. doi:10.3390/polym11050907

Patri, A. S.; Mostofian, B.; Pu, Y.; Ciaffone, N.; Soliman, M.; Smith, M. D.; Kumar, R.; Cheng, X.; Wyman, C. E.; Tetard, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Smith, J. C.; Petridis, L.; Cai, C. C. A Multifunctional Cosolvent Pair Reveals Molecular Principles of Biomass Deconstruction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141 (32), 12545-12557. doi:10.1021/jacs.8b10242

Perdue, J.H., J.A. Stanturf, T.M. Young, X. Huang. A geospatial biomass supply model adjusted for risk for natural disasters.  Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 2019, ISSN: 0282-7581 (Print) 1651-1891 (Online) Journal homepage: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2019.1587500

Satlewal, A.; Agrawal, R.; Das, P.; Bhagia, S.; Pu, Y.; Puri, S.K.; Ramakumar, S. S. V.; Ragauskas, A.J. Assessing the facile pretreatments of bagasse for efficient enzymatic conversion and their impacts on structural and chemical properties. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7 (1), 1095-1104. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04773

Seabright, K., S. Fraedrich, S. Myers, A. Mayfield, and A. M. Taylor.  Methyl Bromide Fumigation to Eliminate Thousand Cankers Disease Causal Agents from Black Walnut. Forest Science 2019, 65(4):452-459. doi:10.1093/forsci/fxz001

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

Zhang, J.; Li, M.; Bryan, A. C.; Yoo, C. G.; Rottmann, W.; Winkeler, K. A.; Collins, C. M.; Singan, V.; Lindquist, Erika A.; Jawdy, S. S.; Gunter, L. E.; Engle, N. L.; Yang, X.;Barry, K.; Tschaplinski, T. J.;Schmutz, J.; Pu, Y.;  Ragauskas, A. J.; Tuskan, G. A.; Muchero, W. Overexpression of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase increases biomass production and reduces recalcitrance in the bioenergy crop Populus. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2019, 3 (1), 195-207. doi:10.1039/C8SE00471D

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

Moyer, P.; Smith, M. D.; Abdoulmoumine, N.; Chmely, S. C.; Smith, J. C.; Petridis, L.; Labbé, N. Relationship between lignocellulosic biomass dissolution and physicochemical properties of ionic liquids composed of 3-methylimidazolium cations and carboxylate anions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2018, 250, 365-373. doi:10.1039/c7cp07195g

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

Shinde, S. D.; Meng, X.; Kumar, R.; Ragauskas, A. J. Recent advances in understanding the pseudo-lignin formation in a lignocellulosic biorefinery. Green Chemistry 2018, 20 (10), 2192-2205. doi:10.1039/C8GC00353J

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

Yao, L.; Yang, H.; Yoo, C. G.; Pu, Y.; Meng, X.; Muchero, W.; Tuskan, G.; Tschaplinski, T.; Ragauskas, A. J. Understanding the influences of different pretreatments on recalcitrance of Populus natural variants. Bioresource Technology 2018, 265, 75-81. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.057

Yao, L.; Yoo, C. G.; 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. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2018, 11 (96). doi:10.1186/s13068-018-1087-y

Yoo, C. G.; Dumitrache, A.; Muchero, W.; Natzke, J.; Akinosho, H. O.; Li, M.; Sykes, R.; Brown, S. D.; Davison, B. H.; Tuskan, G. A.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A. J. Significance of lignin S/G ratio in biomass recalcitrance of Populus trichocarpa variants for bioethanol production. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (2), 2162−2168. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03586

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.

Guo J., X. Guo, S. Wang, Y. Yin (2015) Effects of ultrasonic treatment during acid hydrolysis on the yield, particle size and structure of cellulose nanocrystals. Carbohydrate Polymers (in print). DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.08.068

Kim K., N. Labbé, J.M. Warren, T. Elder, T.G. Rials (2015) Chemical and anatomical changes in Liquidambar styraciflua L. xylem after long term exposure to elevated CO2. Environmental Pollution 198:179-185. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.006

Lebow P.K., A.M. Taylor, T.M. Young (2015) A Tool for Estimating Variability in Wood Preservative Treatment Retention. Forest Products Journal 65(5/6):278-284.

Lewis A.J., S. Ren, X. Ye, P. Kim, N. Labbé, A.P. Borole (2015) Hydrogen production from switchgrass via an integrated pyrolysis-microbial electrolysis process. Bioresource Technology 195:231-241. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.085

Li X., G. Du, S Wang, M. Yujie (2015) Influence of Gender on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber Cell Wall in Hemp Stalk. BioResources 10(2): 2281-2288.

Li Y., L. Yin, C. Huang, Y. Meng, F. Fu, S. Wang, Q. Wu (2015) Quasi-static and dynamic nanoindentation to determine influence of thermal treatment on mechanical properties of bamboo cell walls.  Holzforschung 69(7): 909-914. DOI: 10.1515/hf-2014-0112

Lu Q., W. Lin, L. Tang, S. Wang, X. Chen, B. Huang (2015) A mechanochemical approach to manufacturing bamboo cellulose nanocrystals. Journal of Materials Science 50(2): 611-619. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8620-6

Lu Z., Fan l., Wu Z., Zhang H., Liao Y., Zheng D., Wang S. (2015) Efficient Liquefaction of Woody Biomass in Polyhydric Alcohol with Acidic Ionic Liquid as a Green Catalyst. Biomass and Bioenergy 81:154-161. DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.022.

Lu Z., Z. Wu, L. Fan, H. Zhang, Y. Liao, D. Zheng, S. Wang (2015) Rapid and solvent-saving liquefaction of woody biomass using microwave-ultrasonic assisted technology. Bioresource Technology 199:423-426. DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.048

Lv S., F. Fu, S. Wang, J. Huang, L. Hu (2015) Eco-friendly wood-based solid-state flexible supercapacitors from wood transverse section slice and reduced graphene oxide. Electronic Materials Letters 11(4):633-642.

Lv S., F. Fu, S. Wang, J. Huang, L. Hu  (2015) Novel wood-based all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors fabricated with natural porous wood slice and polypyrrole. RSC Advances 5: 2813-2818. DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13456g

Ma, L., Y. Zhang, Y. Meng, P. Anusonti-Inthra, S. Wang (2015) Preparing cellulose nanocrystal/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene nanocomposites using the master-batch method. Carbohydrate Polymers, 125:352-359.

Ma L., Y. Zhang, S. Wang (2015) Fabrication and characterization of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystal via solution casting method. Polymer Composites 38(S1):E167-E173. DOI:10.1002/pc.23827

Martin M.Z., R.C. Martin, S. Allman, D. Brice, A. Wymore, N. André (2015) Quantification of Rare Earth Elements using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2015.10.005

Martin M.Z., A.W. Miziolek, R.V. Fox, F.C. DeLucia, N. André (2015) Spectral analysis of rare earth elements using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Proc. SPIE 9482, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies VIII, 94820G. DOI: 10.1117/12.2178192

Meng Y., X. Wang, Z. Wu, S. Wang, T.Y. Young (2015) Optimization of cellulose nanofibrils carbon aerogel fabrication using response surface methodology. European Polymer Journal 73:137-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.10.007

Meng Y., Q. Wu, T. Young, B. Huang, S. Wang, Y. Li (2015) Analyzing three-dimensional structure and geometrical shape of individual cellulose nanocrystal. Polymer Composites 38(11):2367-2377. DOI: 10.1002/pc.23819

Meng Y., Y. Xia, T. M. Young, Z. Cai, S. Wang (2015) Viscoelasticity of wood cell walls with different moisture content as measured by nanoindentation. RSC Advances 5: 47538-47547. DOI: 10.1039/c5ra05822h

Meng Y., T. Young, P. Liu, C. Contescu, B. Huang, S. Wang (2015) Ultralight carbon aerogel from nanocellulose as a highly selective oil absorption materials. Cellulose 22:435-447. DOI :10.1007/s10570-014-0519-5

Poudyal N.C., R.L. Moore, and T.M. Young (2015) Public Attitudes Toward Regulatory and Incentive Approaches to Private Forests: An Assessment and Comparison of Resident Segments in Georgia, USA. Forest Science 61. DOI: 10.5849/forsci.14-122

Ratnaweera D.R., D. Saha, S.V. Pingali, N. Labbé, A.K. Naskar, M. Dadmun (2015) The impact of lignin source on its self-assembly in solution. RSC Advances 5(82):67258-67266. doi:10.1039/C5RA13485D

Riegler M., André N., Gronalt M., Young T.M. (2015) Real-time dynamic simulation of continuous bulk material flow to improve the statistical modelling of final product strength properties. International Journal of Production Research. DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1055844.

Ryu S., N. Labbé, C.T. Trinh (2015) Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose in ionic liquid for efficient production of alpha-ketoglutaric acid by Yarrowia lipolytica. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 99(10):4237-4244. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-6521-5

Tian N., N.C. Poudyal, D.G. Hodges, T.M. Young, K.P. Hoyt (2015) Understanding the Factors Influencing Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowner Interest in Supplying Ecosystem Services in Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee. Forests 6(11):3985-4000. DOI: 10.3390/f6113985

Wang X., Y. Li, S. Wang, Y. Deng, D. Xing, S. He (2015) Investigating the nanomechanical behavior of thermosetting polymers using high-temperature nanoindentation. European Polymer Journal 70: 360-370. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.07.037

Xu D., Y. Zhang, H. Zhou, Y. Meng, S. Wang (2015) Characterization of adhesive penetration in wood bondlines by means of scanning thermal microscopy (SThM). Holzforschung 70(4):323-330. DOI: 10.1515/hf-2014-0360

Young, T., N. André, J. Otjen.  2015.  Quantifying the natural variation of formaldehyde emissions for wood composite panels.  Forest Products Journal.  65(3/4):S82-S84.

Young T.M., R.V. León, C.H. Chen, W. Chen, F.M. Guess, D.J. Edwards (2015) Robustly estimating lower percentiles when observations are costly. Quality Engineering 27(3):361-373. DOI: 10.1080/08982112.2014.968667

Young T.M., Y. Wang, F.M. Guess, M. Fly, D.G. Hodges, N.C. Poudyal (2015) Understanding the Characteristics of Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners Who Harvest Trees. Small-scale Forestry 14:273-275. DOI: 10.1007/s11842-015-9287-9

Zhang Y., C. Liu, S. Wang, Y. Wu, Y. Meng, J. Cui, Z. Zhou, L. Ma (2015) The influence of nano-cellulose and silicon dioxide on the mechanical properties of the cell wall in the bond interface of wood and urea-formaldehyde resin. Wood and Fiber Science 47(3): 249-257.

Zhang Y., R. Yang, Y. Wu, S. Wang, C. Liu, X. Zhong, J. Wu (2015) Effect of growth period on cell–wall mechanical property of elephant grass. BioResources, 10(3): 4252-4262.

André N., Young T.M. (2014) Real-time process modeling of oriented strand board panels. Processing technologies for the forest and biobased products industries: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference. Kuchl, Austria: 393-400.

Baxter L.H., M. Mazarei, N. Labbé, L.M. Kline et al. (2014) Two-year field analysis of reduced recalcitrance transgenic switchgrass. Plant Biotechnology Journal 12(7):914-924. doi:10.1111/pbi.12195

Bozell J.J., A.F. Astner, D. Baker, B. Biannic, D. Cedeno, T. Elder, O. Hosseinaei, L. Delbeck, et al. (2014) Integrating Separation and Conversion-Conversion of Biorefinery Process Streams to Biobased Chemicals and Fuels. BioEnergy Research 7(3):856-866. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-014-9424-x

Edwards D.J., F.M. Guess, R.V. León, T.M. Young, K.A. Crookston (2014) Improving estimates of critical lower percentiles by induced censoring. Reliability Engineering and System Safety 123:47–56. DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.10.001

Hu Y., L. Tang, Q. Lu, S. Wang, X. Chen, B. Huang (2014) Preparation of cellulose nanocrystals and carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals from borer powder of bamboo. Cellulose 21: 1611-1618. DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0236-0

Jackson S.W. (2014) Commercialization of Cellulosic Energy Cropping Systems. In Douglas L. Karlen (Ed.), Cellulosic Energy Cropping Systems (pp. 335-344). Wiley, New-York.

Kim P., D. Hensley, and N. Labbé (2014) Nutrient release from switchgrass derived biochar pellets embedded with fertilizers. Geoderma 232-234:341-351. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.05.017

Kim P., S. Weaver, K. Noh, and N. Labbé (2014) Characteristics of bio-oils produced by an intermediate semipilot scale pyrolysis auger reactor equipped with multistage condensers. Energy and Fuels 28(11):6966-6973. doi:10.1021/ef5016186

Li X., G. Du, S Wang, G. Yu (2014) Physical and Mechanical Characterization of Fiber Cell Wall in Castor (Ricinus communis L.) Stalk. BioResources 9(1): 1596-1605.

Li X., S. Wang, G. Du, Z. Wu, Y. Cong  (2014) Manufacturing particleboard using hemp shiv and wood particles with low free formaldehyde emission urea-formaldehyde resin. Forest Prod. J. 64(5/6):187–191.https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-13-00073

Liu C., Y. Zhang, S. Wang, Y. Meng, O. Hosseinaei (2014) Micromechanical properties of the interphase in cellulose nanofiber-reinforced PF bondlines. BioResources 9(3): 5529-5541.

Lu Q., L. Tang, F. Lin, S. Wang, X. Chen, B. Huang (2014) Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals via ultrasonication-assisted FeCl3-catalyzed hydrolysis. Cellulose 21(5): 3497-3506. DOI 10.1007/s10570-014-0376-2

Lu Q., L. Tang, S. Wang, B. Huang, Y. Chen, X. Chen (2014) An investigation on the characteristics of cellulose nanocrystals from Pennisetum sinese. Biomass and Bioenergy 70: 267-272. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.09.012

Martin M. Z., N. Labbé, and R. J. Wagner (2014)  Applications of high resolution laser: induced breakdown spectroscopy for environmental and biological samples.  Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Springer Series in Optical Sciences 182: 439-456.

Riegler M., André N., Gronalt M., Young T.M. (2014) Dynamic real-time simulation of continuous bulk material flow. Processing technologies for the forest and biobased products industries: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference. Kuchl, Austria: pp 80-85.

Wang X., Deng Y., Wang S., Chen M., Meng Y., Pham T., Yang Y. (2014) Evaluation of the effects of compression combined with heat treatment by nanoindentation (NI) of poplar cell walls. Holzforschung 68(2): 167-176. DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0084

Wu Q., Y. Meng, S. Wang, Y. Li, S. Fu, L. Ma, D. Harper (2014) Rheological behavior of cellulose nanocrystal suspension: Influence of concentration and aspect ratio. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 40525, 8. DOI: 10.1002/app.40525

Young T.M., N.E. Clapp, F.M. Guess, C.H. Chen (2014) Predicting Key Reliability Response with Limited Response Data. Quality Engineering 26(2):223-232. DOI: 10.1080/08982112.2013.807930

André N., Young T.M. (2013) Real-time process modeling of particleboard manufacture using variable selection and regression methods ensemble. Eur. J. Wood Prod., 71(3):361-370

Biannic B., Bozell J. J. (2013) Efficient Cobalt-Catalyzed Oxidative Conversion of Lignin Models to Benzoquinones. Org. Lett. 15: 2730-2733.

Dyer C., Jiang Z., Bozell J., Rials T., Heller W. T., Dadmun M. (2013) Effect of chain structure on the miscibility of cellulose acetate blends: a small-angle neutron scattering study. Soft Matter 9: 3402-3411.   Elder T., Bozell J., Cedeno D. (2013) The Effect of Axial Ligand on the Oxidation of Syringyl Alcohol by Co(salen) Adducts. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15: 7328-7337.

Edwards, D.J., R.V. León, T.M. Young, F.M. Guess K.A. Crookston.  2013.  Comparison of two wood plastic composite extruders using bootstrap confidence intervals on measurements of sample failure data.  Quality Engineering.  25(1):23-33.  https://doi.org/10.1080/08982112.2012.728496

Kim P., Johnson A.M., Essington M.E., Radosevich M., Kwon W.-T., Lee S.-H., Rials T.G., Labbé N. (2013) Effect of pH on surface characteristics of switchgrass-derived biochars produced by fast pyrolysis. Chemosphere 90(10): 2623–2630. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.11.021

Kline L.M., A.M. Johnson, P.C. Kim, S. Jackson, N. Labbé (2013) Monitoring switchgrass composition to optimize harvesting periods for bioenergy and value-added products. Biomass & Bioenergy 56:29-37. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.04.023

Li X., Wang S., Du G., Wu Z, Meng Y. (2013) Variation in physical and mechanical properties of hemp stalk fibers along height of stem. Industrial Crops and Products 42: 344-348.

Meng Y., S. Wang Z. Cai, T.M. Young, G. Du, Y. Li (2013) A Novel Sample Preparation Method to Avoid Embedding Medium Influence during Nanoindentation. Applied Physics A 110(2): 361-369 (DOI 10.1007/s00339-012-7123-z).

Nair, S.S., DC Hurley, S Wang, TM Young (2013) Nanoscale characterization of interphase properties in maleated polypropylene-treated natural-fiber reinforced polymer composites. Polym Eng Sci 53(4): 888-896(DOI: 10.1002/pen.23330).

Petersen G., Bozell J., White J. (2013) Selecting Targets in Catalytic Process Development for Renewable Materials. P. Imhof, J. K. van der Wall, eds., Wiley, New York.

Sammons R.J., D.P. Harper, N. Labbé, J.J. Bozell, T. Elder, T.G. Rials (2013) Characterization of organosolv lignins using thermal and FT-IR spectroscopic analysis. Bioresources 8(2): 2752-2767.

Schreiber S. B., Bozell J. J., Hayes D. G., Zivanovic S. (2013) Introduction of primary antioxidant activity to chitosan for application as a multifunctional food packaging material. Food Hydrocolloids 33: 207-214.

Shi, Z., F. Fu, S. Wang, S. He and R. Yang (2013) Modification of Chinese fir with alkyl Ketene Dimmer (AKD): Processing and characterization. BioResources 8(1): 581-591.

Tang, I., B. Huang, S. Wang, W Ou, W. Lin and X. Chen (2013) Ultrasonication-assisted Manufacture of Cellulose Nanocrystals Esterified with Acetic Acid. Bioresource Technology 127:100-105.

Taylor, A. M. (2013) Editorial: Wood is better. Wood and Fiber Science 45(1):1-2.

Wang X, Y Deng, S Wang, C Liao, Y Meng, T Pham (2013) Nanoscale Characterization of Reed Stalk Fiber Cell Walls. BioResources. 8(2): 1986-1996.

Wu Q, Y Meng, K Concha, S Wang, Y Li, L Ma, S Fu (2013) Influence of temperature and humidity on nano-mechanical properties of cellulose nanocrystal films made from switchgrass and cotton. Industrial Crops and Products 48: 28-35.

Wu, Y., S. Wang, D. Zhou, Y. Zhang, X. Wang and R. Yang (2013) Biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites made from rice straw fibrils: Mechanical and thermal properties. Journal of Composite Materials 47(12): 1449-1459 (DOI: 10.1177/0021998312448497).

Candan Z., T. Akbulut, S. Wang, X. Zhang, A. F. Sisci (2012) Layer thickness swell characteristics of medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels affected by some production parameters. Wood Research 57(3): 441-452.

Cedeno D., J. J. Bozell (2012) Catalytic oxidation of para-substituted phenols with cobalt-Schiff base complexes/O2 – selective conversion of syringyl and guaiacyl lignin models to benzoquinones. Tetrahedron Lett. 53: 2380-2383.

Guo, Z., D.G. Hodges, and T.M. Young.  2012.  Woody biomass utilization policies: state rankings for the U.S.  Forest Policy and Economics.  21:54-61.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2012.03.002

Henry N., D. P. Harper, M. Dadmun (2012) Optimizing noncovalent interactions between lignin and synthetic polymers to develop effective compatibilizers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, doi: 10.1002/macp.201100633.

Hosseinaei O., S. Wang, A.A. Akbar, T.G. Rials (2012) Effects of hemicellulose extraction on properties of wood flour and wood–plastic composites. Composites A 43: 686-694.

Hosseinaei O, S. Wang, A. M. Taylor, and J-W. Kim (2012) Effect of hemicellulose extraction on water absorption and mold susceptibility of wood-plastic composites. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 71:29-35.

Hu G., C. Yao, L. Du, N. Pan, S. Wang, Y. Li (2012) Dynamic mechanical properties of bamboo. Zhejiang Forestry Science and Technology 4: 24-27.

Huang Y., B. Fei, Y. Yu, S. Wang, Z. Shi, R. Zhao (2012) Modulus of elasticity and hardness of compression and opposite wood cell wall of Masson Pine. BioResources 7(3): 3028-3037.

Huang, X., J.H. Perdue and T.M. Young.  2012.  A spatial index for identifying opportunity zones for woody cellulosic conversion facilities.  International Journal of Forestry Research.  2012:1-11.  https://doi.org/0.1155/2012/106474

Jean-Philippe S.R., Labbe N., Damay J., Franklin J.A., Hughes K. (2012) Effect on Mercuric Compounds on Pine and Sycamore Germination And Early Survival. American Journal of Plant Science 3:150-158.

Jean-Philippe S.R., Labbe N., Franklin J.A., Johnson A.M. (2012) Detection of mercury and other metals in mercury contaminated soils using mid-infrared spectroscopy. Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2(3).

Kaboorani A., Riedl B., Blanchet P., Fellin M., Hosseinaei O., Wang S. (2012) Nanocrystalline Cellulose (NCC): A renewable nano-material for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive. European Polymer Journal 48(11): 1829-1837.

Kim, H., F.M. Guess, and T.M. Young.  2012.  An extension of regression trees to generate better predictive models.  IIE Transactions.  43(1):43-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/0740817X.2011.590441

Kim, J.-W., D. P. Harper, and A. M. Taylor (2012) Effect of epoxy embedment on micromechanical properties of brown-rot-decayed wood cell walls assessed with nanoindentation. Wood and Fiber Science 44(1): 103-107.

Kim, N., Y.S. Jeong, M.K. Jeong, and T.M. Young.  2012.  Kernel ridge regression with lagged dependent variable: applications to prediction of internal bond strength in a medium density fiberboard process.  IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics – Part C: Applications and Reviews. 42(6):1011-1020.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCC.2011.2177969

Kim J.-W., S. Park, D. P. Harper, T. G. Rials (2012) Structure and thermo-mechanical properties of stretched cellulose films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. DOI: 10.1002/app.38149.

Kose, C, and A. M. Taylor (2012) Evaluation of mold and termite resistance of included sapwood in eastern red cedar. Wood and Fiber Science 44(3):319-324.

Labbe, N., L. M. Kline, Moens, L., Kim, K., Kim, P. C., and D. G. Hayes (2012) Activation of lignocellulosic biomass by ionic liquid for biorefinery fractionation. Bioresource Technology, 104: 701-707.

Li Y., Y. Shen, S. Wang, C. Du, Y. Wu, G. Hu (2012) A Dry-Wed Process to Manufacture Sliced Bamboo Veneer. Forest Products Journal 62(5): 395-399.

Liao C., Y. Deng, S. Wang, Y. Meng, X. Wang, N. Wang (2012) Microstructure and mechanical properties of silvergrass fibers cell evaluated by nanoindentation. Wood and Fiber Science 44(1): 63-70.

Lippke, B., R. Bergman, A. M. Taylor, and M.E. Puettmann (2012) Evaluating the Environmental Performance of Wood-Based Biofuels. Forest Products Journal 62(4):244-246.

Lippke, B., Puettmann, M., Johnson, L., Gustavson, R., Venditti, R., Steele, P., Katers, J., A. M. Taylor, Volk, T., Oneil, E., Skog, K., and Budsberg, E. (2012) Carbon Emission Reduction Impacts from Alternative Biofuels. Forest Products Journal 62(4):296-304.

Liu L., X. P. Ye, J. Bozell (2012) A comparative review of petroleum based and bio-based acrolein production. ChemSusChem 5: 1162-1180.

Martin M.Z., Allman S., Brice D.J., Martin R.C., André N. (2012) Exploring laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for nuclear materials analysis and in-situ applications. Spectrochimica Acta B 74-75: 177-183.

Owen B., Haupert L., Jarrell T., Marcum C., Parsell T., Abu-Omar M., Bozell J., Black S., Kenttamaa H. (2012) High Performance Liquid Chromatography/High-Resolution Multiple Stage Tandem Mass Spectrometry Using Negative-Ion Mode Hydroxide-Doped Electrospray Ionization for the Characterization of Lignin Degradation Products. Anal. Chem. 84: 6000-6007.

Reed D., R. Bergman, J. W. Kim, A. M. Taylor, D. P. Harper, D. Jones, C. Knowles, C., and M. Puettmann (2012) Cradle-to-Gate Life-Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment of Wood Fuel Pellets Manufacturing from Hardwood FlooringResidues in the Southeastern United States. Forest Products Journal. 62(4): 280-288.

Shi Z., F. Fu, S. Wang, S. He and R. Yang (2012) A study on hydrophobic property of chemical modified fir wood. China Wood Industry 26(4): 16-20.

Yang, R., D. Zhou, S. Wang, Y. Zhang and Y. Wu (2012) Research status of surface hydrophobic performance of wood. China Wood Industry 26(6): 26-29, 41.

Zhang Y., Y. Meng, Y. Wu, S. Wang, G. Du, H. Jiang, Z. Zhou (2012) Effect of enzyme treatment on the mechanical properties of wood cell walls by nanoindentation. BioResources. 7(2): 2249-2259.

Zhang, Y., S Wang, O. Hosseinaei, Z. Zhou (2012) Effect of compressive deformation on the wettability and water uptake behavior of poplar. Forest Products Journal 62(6): 450-455.

Bergman, R., and A. M. Taylor (2011) EPD – Environmental Product Declaration for Wood Products. Forest Products Journal 61(3):192-201.

Bozell J. J., S. K. Black, M. Myers, D. Cahill, W. Paul Miller (2011) Solvent Fractionation of Renewable Woody Feedstocks: Organosolv Generation of Biorefinery Process Streams for the Production of Biobased Chemicals. Biomass Bioenergy 35: 4197-4208.

Bozell J. J., C. J. O’Lenick, S. Warwick (2011) Biomass fractionation for the biorefinery: HMQC-NMR investigation of lignin isolated from solvent fractionation of switchgrass. J. Agric. Food Chem. 59: 9232-9242.

Crookston, K.A., T.M. Young, D. Harper, and F.M. Guess (2011) A comparison of two wood plastic composite extrusion processes using statistical reliability analysis. Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 96:172-177. doi:10.1016/j.ress.2010.08.005.

Edwards D.J., F.M. Guess, T.M. Young (2011) Improved estimation of the lower percentiles of material properties. Wood Sci Technol. 45:533–546.

Hosseinaei O., S. Wang, T. G. Rials, C. Xing, A. M. Taylor, and S.S. Kelley (2011) Effect of hemicellulose extraction on physical/mechanical properties and mold susceptibility of flakeboard. Forest Products Journal 61(1):31-37.

Hosseinaei O., S. Wang, T.G. Rials, C. Xing, Y. Zhang (2011) Effects of decreasing carbohydrate content of wood strand on their properties. Cellulose 18: 841-850.

Jebrane M., D. P. Harper, N. Labbé, G. Sèbe (2011) Comparative determination of the grafting distribution and viscoelastic properties of wood blocks acetylated by vinyl acetate or acetic anhydride. Carbohydrate Polymers. 84: 1314–1320 doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.01.026.

Kim P.C., Edmunds, C.W., A. M. Johnson, M. A. Radosevich, Vogt, F., T.G. Rials, and N. Labbé (2011) Surface functionality and carbon structures in lignocellulosic-derived biochars produced by fast pyrolysis. Energy & Fuels 25:4693-4703.

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.

Li X., D. Zhou, S. Wang, Y. Shao (2011) The caster stalk based particle board with different resin. Advanced Materials Research 183-185: 1066-1070.

Li X., D. Zhou, S. Wang, D. Xu (2011) The micro-structure of the castor stalk based panel. Advanced Materials Research 183-185: 2100-2104.

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.

Liang, K., G. Du, O. Hosseinaei, S. Wang, H. Wang (2011) Mechanical properties of secondary wall and compound corner middle lamella near the phenol-formaldehyde (PF) adhesive bond line measured by nanoindentation. Advanced Materials Research 236-238: 1746-1751.

Rousset P., C. Aguiar, N. Labbé, J.M. Commandré (2011) Enhancing the combustible properties of bamboo by torrefaction. Bioresource Technology 102:8225-8231.

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

Steele, J.C., F.M. Guess, T.M. Young, and D.J. Edwards. 2011. Mean residual life. International Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Part 13, 791-792, Editor: Dr. Miodrag Lovric. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04898-2_35

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.

Wu Y., D. Zhou, S. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Shen, Z. Wu (2011) Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Nanocomposite Material Reinforced with Rice Straw Fibril and Fibril Aggregates. Advanced Materials Research 183-185: 1883-1887.

Wu Y., D. Zhou, S. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Mao (2011) Influence of extruder conditions on mechanical properties of polypropylene nanocomposites reinforced with rice straw micro/nano fibrils. Advanced Materials Research 236-238: 1877-1880.

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