Bioenergy Research

Year 2020

Article Title

• Setting a baseline for Integrated Landscape Design: Cost and risk assessment in herbaceous feedstock supply chains

• Composition-Preserving Extraction and Characterization of Biomass Extrinsic and Intrinsic Inorganic Compounds

• Agricultural field shape descriptors as predictors of field efficiency for perennial grass harvesting: An empirical proof

• The effect of feedstock composition on fast pyrolysis and upgrading to transportation fuels: Techno-economic analysis and greenhouse gas life cycle analysis

• Throughput, Reliability, and Yields of a Pilot-Scale Conversion Process for Production of Fermentable Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Study on Feedstock Ash and Moisture

• Impacts of Inorganic Material (Total Ash) on Surface Energy, Wettability, and Cohesion of Corn Stover

Year 2019

Article Title

• Setting a baseline for Integrated Landscape Design: Cost and risk assessment in herbaceous feedstock supply chains

• Methyl Ketones from Municipal Solid Waste Blends by One-Pot Ionic-Liquid Pretreatment, Saccharification, and Fermentation

• High-Octane Gasoline from Biomass: Experimental, Economic, and Environmental Assessment

• Techno-economic analysis of ash removal in biomass harvested from algal turf scrubbers

• Discrete element modeling of deformable pinewood chips in cyclic loading test

• Assessing the stability and techno-economic implications for wet storage of harvested microalgae to manage seasonal variability

• Pelleting of Pine and Switchgrass Blends: Effect of Process Variables and Blend Ratio on the Pellet Quality and Energy Consumption

• Grading Herbaceous Biomass for Biorefineries: a Case Study Based on Chemical Composition and Biochemical Conversion

• Editorial: Advancements in Biomass Feedstock Preprocessing: Conversion Ready Feedstocks

• Mitigation of variable seasonal productivity in algae biomass through blending and ensiling: An assessment of compositional changes in storage

• Distributed biomass supply chain cost optimization to evaluate multiple feedstocks for a biorefinery

• Signatures of Biologically Driven Hemicellulose Modification Quantified by Analytical Pyrolysis Coupled with Multidimensional Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Year 2018

Article Title

• Effect of biomass type, heating rate, and sample size on microwave-enhanced fast pyrolysis product yields and qualities

• Improving bioenergy feedstock quality of high moisture short rotation woody crops using air classification

• Investigating the Efficacy of Integrating Energy Crops into Non-Profitable Subfields in Iowa

• Understanding the Impacts of Biomass Blending on the Uncertainty of Hydrolyzed Sugar Yield from a Stochastic Perspective

• Techno-Economic Analysis and Life-Cycle Analysis of Two Light-Duty Bioblendstocks: Isobutanol and Aromatic-Rich Hydrocarbons

• Biomass market dynamics supporting the large-scale deployment of high-octane fuel production in the United States

• Wet Corn Stover Storage: Correlating Fiber Reactivity With Storage Acids Over a Wide Moisture Range

• Application of aqueous alkaline extraction to remove ash from algae harvested from an algal turf scrubber

• Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers as Alternative for Upgrading of Biomass-Derived Molecules

• Impact of Drought on Chemical Composition and Sugar Yields From Dilute-Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Miscanthus, a Tall Fescue Mixture, and Switchgrass

• Low-Temperature Electrochemical Upgrading of Bio-oils Using Polymer Electrolyte Membranes

• Compatibility of High-Moisture Storage for Biochemical Conversion of Corn Stover: Storage Performance at Laboratory and Field Scales

• Upgrading of Postconsumer Absorbent Hygiene Products for Bioethanol Production

• Wear Properties of Ash Minerals in Biomass

Year 2017

Article Title

• Managing variability in algal biomass production through drying and stabilization of feedstock blends

• Ternary ionic liquid–water pretreatment systems of an agave bagasse and municipal solid waste blend

• An Integrated Landscape Management Approach to Sustainable Bioenergy Production

• Biomass co-firing technology with policies, challenges, and opportunities: A global review

• Economic and life cycle assessments of biomass utilization for bioenergy products

• Evaluation of a high-moisture stabilization strategy for harvested microalgae blended with herbaceous biomass: Part II — Techno-economic assessment

• Evaluation of a high-moisture stabilization strategy for harvested microalgae blended with herbaceous biomass: Part I—Storage performance

• Feeding properties and behavior of hammer- and knife-milled pine

• Predictive modeling to de-risk bio-based manufacturing by adapting to variability in lignocellulosic biomass supply

• Sustainable network design for multi-purpose pellet processing depots under biomass supply uncertainty

• Continuous enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass in a membrane-reactor system

• Optimizing Biomass Feedstock Blends with Respect to Cost, Supply, and Quality for Catalyzed and Uncatalyzed Fast Pyrolysis Applications

• Industrial hemp as a potential bioenergy crop in comparison with kenaf, switchgrass and biomass sorghum

• Environmental, Economic, and Scalability Considerations and Trends of Selected Fuel Economy-Enhancing Biomass-Derived Blendstocks

Year 2016

Article Title

• 12 - Lignocellulosic crop supply chains (eg, Miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass, rye, giant reed, etc.)

• Biomass bale stack and field outlet locations assessment for efficient infield logistics

• Specific energy consumption and quality of wood pellets produced using high-moisture lodgepole pine grind in a flat die pellet mill

• Effect of Deep Drying and Torrefaction Temperature on Proximate, Ultimate Composition, and Heating Value of 2-mm Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Grind

• Performance assessment of dilute-acid leaching to improve corn stover quality for thermochemical conversion

• Application of air classification and formulation to manage feedstock cost, quality and availability for bioenergy

• Degradation of phenolic compounds by the lignocellulose deconstructing thermoacidophilic bacterium Alicyclobacillus Acidocaldarius

• Effects of thermal pretreatment and catalyst on biomass gasification efficiency and syngas composition

• Process Simulation and Cost Analysis for Removing Inorganics from Wood Chips Using Combined Mechanical and Chemical Preprocessing

• Impact of feedstock quality and variation on biochemical and thermochemical conversion

• Subfield profitability analysis reveals an economic case for cropland diversification

• A multi-objective, hub-and-spoke model to design and manage biofuel supply chains

• Biomass bale stack and field outlet locations assessment for efficient infield logistics

• Economic optimization of operations for hybrid energy systems under variable markets

• Method to Produce Durable Pellets at Lower Energy Consumption Using High Moisture Corn Stover and a Corn Starch Binder in a Flat Die Pellet Mill

• A Benders based rolling horizon algorithm for a dynamic facility location problem

Year 2015

Article Title

• Blending municipal solid waste with corn stover for sugar production using ionic liquid process

• Analyzing and Comparing Biomass Feedstock Supply Systems in China: Corn Stover and Sweet Sorghum Case Studies

• Impact of Sequential Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) Pretreatment and Pelletization on the Moisture Sorption Properties of Corn Stover

• Opportunities and Challenges in the Design and Analysis of Biomass Supply Chains

• Predicting Properties of Gas and Solid Streams by Intrinsic Kinetics of Fast Pyrolysis of Wood

• Sources of Biomass Feedstock Variability and the Potential Impact on Biofuels Production

• Comparison of Chemical Composition and Energy Property of Torrefied Switchgrass and Corn Stover

• Analysis on Storage Off-Gas Emissions from Woody, Herbaceous, and Torrefied Biomass

• A hybrid inventory management system responding to regular demand and surge demand

• Scale-Up of Ionic Liquid-Based Fractionation of Single and Mixed Feedstocks

• Evaluating the pelletization of “pure” and blended lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks

• Lifecycle assessment of microalgae to biofuel: Comparison of thermochemical processing pathways

• Calorimetric evaluation indicates that lignin conversion to advanced biofuels is vital to improving energy yields

• Rapid Analysis of Inorganic Species in Herbaceous Materials Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

• Field-to-Fuel Performance Testing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks: An Integrated Study of the Fast Pyrolysis–Hydrotreating Pathway

• Strategic supply system design – a holistic evaluation of operational and production cost for a biorefinery supply chain

• High moisture corn stover pelleting in a flat die pellet mill fitted with a 6 mm die: physical properties and specific energy consumption

• Comprehensive rheological characterization of chopped and ground switchgrass

• Techno-economic analysis of decentralized biomass processing depots

• Removal of introduced inorganic content from chipped forest residues via air classification

Year 2014

Article Title

• A supply chain network design model for biomass co-firing in coal-fired power plants

• Estimating the variable cost for high-volume and long-haul transportation of densified biomass and biofuel

• Effects of torrefaction and densification on switchgrass pyrolysis products

• Ash reduction of corn stover by mild hydrothermal preprocessing

• Impact of Harvest Equipment on Ash Variability of Baled Corn Stover Biomass for Bioenergy

• Effect of process variables on the density and durability of the pellets made from high moisture corn stover

• Effect of pelleting on the recalcitrance and bioconversion of dilute-acid pretreated corn stover under low- and high-solids conditions

• Uncertainties in Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Advanced Biomass Feedstock Logistics Supply Chains in Kansas

• Opportunities for Energy Crop Production Based on Subfield Scale Distribution of Profitability

• Lignocellulosic feedstock supply systems with intermodal and overseas transportation

• Modeled Impacts of Cover Crops and Vegetative Barriers on Corn Stover Availability and Soil Quality

• Influence of Airflow on Laboratory Storage of High Moisture Corn Stover

• Grinding energy and physical properties of chopped and hammer-milled barley, wheat, oat, and canola straws

• Gasification performance of switchgrass pretreated with torrefaction and densification

• Effect of pelleting process variables on physical properties and sugar yields of ammonia fiber expansion pretreated corn stover

• Effect of process variables on the density and durability of the pellets made from high moisture corn stover

• Drought effects on composition and yield for corn stover, mixed grasses, and Miscanthus as bioenergy feedstocks

• Assessment of algal farm designs using a dynamic modular approach

• An integrated assessment of location-dependent scaling for microalgae biofuel production facilities

• Effect of pelleting process variables on physical properties and sugar yields of ammonia fiber expansion pretreated corn stover

• Vertical Distribution of Structural Components in Corn Stover

• Impact of process conditions on the density and durability of wheat, oat, canola, and barley straw briquettes

• A supply chain network design model for biomass co-firing in coal-fired power plants

• Investigation of thermochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional supply system and distributed pre-processing supply system designs

• Impact of mixed feedstocks and feedstock densification on ionic liquid pretreatment efficiency

• Impact of thermal pretreatment on the fast pyrolysis conversion of southern pine

• Chemical preconversion: application of low-severity pretreatment chemistries for commoditization of lignocellulosic feedstock

• Understanding biomass feedstock variability

• Practical considerations of moisture in baled biomass feedstocks

• Optimizing hammer mill performance through screen selection and hammer design

Year 2013

Article Title

• Global solid biomass trade for energy by 2020: an assessment of potential import streams and supply costs to North-West Europe under different sustainability constraints

• An integrated two-stage anaerobic digestion and biofuel production process to reduce life cycle GHG emissions from US dairies

• Environmental tradeoffs of stover removal and erosion in Indiana

• Cost analysis for high-volume and long-haul transportation of densified biomass feedstock

• An integrated model for assessment of sustainable agricultural residue removal limits for bioenergy systems

• Wood pellet market and trade: a global perspective

• Sustainable agricultural residue removal for bioenergy: A spatially comprehensive US national assessment

• Moisture sorption characteristics and modeling of energy sorghum

• Dynamic analysis of policy drivers for bioenergy commodity markets

• Do Yield and Quality of Big Bluestem and Switchgrass Feedstock Decline over Winter?

• A Case Study on Maximizing Aqua Feed Pellet Properties Using Response Surface Methodology and Genetic Algorithm

• Investigation of biochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional bale system and advanced uniform biomass logistics designs

Year 2012

Article Title

• Modeling Sustainable Agricultural Residue Removal at the Subfield Scale

• Techno-economics for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol by indirect gasification and mixed alcohol synthesis

• Some Chemical Compositional Changes in Miscanthus and White Oak Sawdust Samples during Torrefaction

• A conceptual evaluation of sustainable variable-rate agricultural residue removal

Year 2011

Article Title

• A five-year assessment of corn stover harvest in central Iowa, USA

• A review of biomass densification systems to develop uniform feedstock commodities for bioenergy application

• A review on biomass torrefaction process and product properties for energy applications

• Evidence for multiple modes of uranium immobilization by an anaerobic bacterium

Year 2010

Article Title

• Simple and inexpensive method of wood pellets macro-porosity measurement

• A criterion for selecting renewable energy processes

• Should straw/stover be turned into syndiesel or ethanol?

• Effect of process variables on the quality characteristics of pelleted wheat distiller's dried grains with solubles

• Feedstock handling and processing effects on biochemical conversion to biofuels

• Development of laboratory studies on the off-gassing of wood pellets.

• Balancing limiting factors & economic drivers for sustainable Midwestern US agricultural residue feedstock supplies

• Intragenomic heterogeneity of the16S rRNA gene in strain UFO1 caused bya100-bp insertion in helix 6

Year 2009

Article Title

• Corn stover availability for biomass conversion: situation analysis

Year 2008

Article Title

• Processing of Straw/Corn Stover: Comparison of Life Cycle Emissions

• The effect of drying temperature on the composition of biomass

• The impact of biomass availability and processing cost on optimum size and processing technology selection

Year 2007

Article Title

• Convergence of Agriculture and Energy: II. Producing Cellulosic Biomass for Biofuels

• Screening for sugar and ethanol processing characteristics from anatomical fractions of wheat stover

• Engineering, nutrient removal, and feedstock conversion evaluations of four corn stover harvest scenarios

• The relative cost of biomass energy transport

• Cellulosic biomass feedstocks and logistics for ethanol production