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Works from 2019

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Dephosphorization of Unroasted Oolitic Ores through Alkaline Leaching at Low Temperature, Long Zhang, Richard Machiela, Prajesh Das, Mingming Zhang, and Timothy Eisele

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Flotation of iron ores: A review, Xiaolong Zhang, Xiaotian Gu, Yuexin Han, N. Parra-Alvarez, V. Claremboux, and S. K. Kawatra

Works from 2018

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Pyrolysis and gasification studies of model refuse derived fuel (RDF) using thermogravimetric analysis, Sireesha Aluri, Akil Syed, Derrick W. Flick, John D. Muzzy, Carsten Sievers, and Pradeep K. Agrawal

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Carbon footprint and energy analysis of bio-CH4 from a mixture of food waste and dairy manure in Denver, Colorado, Sharath Kumar Ankathi, James S. Potter, and David Shonnard

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The influence of polysacchirides on film stability and bubble attachment at the talc surface, Venkata Atluri, Yuesheng Gao, Xuming Wang, and Lei Pan

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Thermal conductivity of graphene nanoplatelet/cycloaliphatic epoxy composites: Multiscale modeling, Sorayot Chinkanjanarot, Julie Tomasi, Julia A. King, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Enhanced astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis using high carbon dioxide concentration and light illumination, David Christian, Jun Zhang, Alicia J. Sawdon, and Ching An Peng

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Electrical and chemical characterizations of hafnium (IV) oxide films for biological lab-on-a-chip devices, Jeana Collins, H. Moncada Hernandez, S. Habibi, Chito E. Kendrick, Z. Wang, N. Bihari, Paul Bergstrom, and Adrienne Minerick

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Adsorption of a Novel Reagent Scheme on Scheelite and Calcite Causing an Effective Flotation Separation, Yuesheng Gao, Zhiyong Gao, Wei Sun, Zhigang Yin, Jianjun Wang, and Yuehua Hu

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Environmental life cycle assessment of methane biocatalysis: Key considerations and potential impacts, Robert Handler and David Shonnard

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A generalized purification step for viral particles using mannitol flocculation, Caryn L. Heldt, Ashish Saksule, Pratik U. Joshi, and Majid Ghafarian

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Detection and quantification of vitamins in microliter volumes of biological samples by LC-MS for clinical screening, Maryam Khaksari, Lynn R. Mazzoleni, Chunhai Ruan, Peng Song, Neil D. Hershey, Robert T. Kennedy, Mark A. Burns, and Adrienne R. Minerick

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Cellulose–hemicellulose interactions at elevated temperatures increase cellulose recalcitrance to biological conversion, Rajeev Kumar, Samantha Bhagja, Micholas Dean Smith, Loukas Petridis, Rebecca Garlock Ong, Charles M. Cai, and et.al

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Sol–gel derived CeO2/α-Al2O3 bilayer thin film as an anti-coking barrier and its catalytic coke oxidation performance, Hyuk T. Kwon, Maxim P. Bukhovko, Shilpa Mahamulkar, Taylor Sulmonetti, Byunghyun Min, Qandeel Almas, Andrzej Malek, Liwei Li, Pradeep K. Agrawal, and Christopher W. Jones

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Regeneration of Alkali Leaching Solution through Precipitation using Calcium Hydroxide, Richard Machiela, Long Zhang, Mingming Zhang, and Timothy Eisele

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Enhanced anticancer activity of 5'-DFUR-PCL-MPEG polymeric prodrug micelles encapsulating chemotherapeutic drugs, Alicia J. Sawdon, Jun Zhang, Xutu Wang, and Ching-An Peng

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Life cycle assessment of novel technologies for algae harvesting and oil extraction in the renewable diesel pathway, Rui Shi, Robert Handler, and David Shonnard

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Accelerated hygrothermal aging of Talc/Cycloaliphatic epoxy composites, Julie Tomasi, Aaron Krieg, Nicholas J. Jensen, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Julia A. King, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Effects of torrefaction temperature and acid pretreatment on the yield and quality of fast pyrolysis bio-oil from rice straw, Suchada Ukaew, Jacob Schoenborn, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, and David Shonnard

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Gypsum and other evaporites as a potential source for water extraction on Mars: Experimental update, Paul van Susante, Jeffrey S. Allen, Timothy C. Eisele, Ezequiel F. Medici, and Kris Zacny

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Reverse flotation separation of fluorite from calcite: A novel reagent scheme, Jianjun Wang, Zihan Zhou, Yuesheng Gao, Wei Sun, Yuehua Hu, and Zhiyong Gao

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Selective flocculation separation of fine hematite from quartz using a novel grafted copolymer flocculant, Jinxia Zhang, Weiguang Sun, Zhiyong Gao, Fusheng Niu, Long Wang, Yawei Zhao, and Yuesheng Gao

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Diverse lignocellulosic feedstocks can achieve high field‐scale ethanol yields while providing flexibility for the biorefinery and landscape‐level environmental benefits, Yaoping Zhang, Lawrence G. Oates, Jose Serate, Dan Xie, Edward Pohlman, Yury Bukhman, Rebecca Garlock Ong, and et al.

Submissions from 2017

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Identification of developmental stage and anatomical fraction contributions to cell wall recalcitrance in switchgrass, Jacob D. Crowe, Nicholas Feringa, Sivakumar Pattathil, Brian Merritt, Cliff Foster, Dayna Dines, Rebecca Ong, and David B. Hodge

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Land Use Change Implications for Large-scale Cultivation of Algae Feedstocks in the United States Gulf Coast, Robert M. Handler, Rui Shi, and David R. Shonnard

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A Hybrid Catalytic Route to Fuels from Biomass Syngas, Laurel Harmon, Richard Hallen, Michael Lilga, Bjorn Heijstra, Ignasi Palou-Rivera, and Robert Handler

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Experimental and computational surface hydrophobicity analysis of a non-enveloped virus and proteins, Caryn L. Heidt, Amna Zahid, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, and Xue Mi

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Mentoring students in research and communication across the ocean, Caryn L. Heldt, Erin Smith, Hannah Cunningham, and Cameron Miller

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A kinetic study of the fast micro-pyrolysis of hybrid poplar, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, Jordan Klinger, Ezra Bar Ziv, and David Shonnard

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Potential Effects of the Mexican Energy Reform on Life Cycle Impacts of Electricity Generation in Mexico and the Yucatan Region, Freddy S. Navarro-Pineda, Robert Handler, and Julio C. Sacramento-Rivero

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Thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties of talc‐ and glass microsphere‐Reinforced Cycloaliphatic epoxy composites, Julie Tomasi, Julia A. King, Aaron Krieg, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Surface isoelectric focusing (sIEF) with carrier ampholyte pH gradient, Zhichao Wang, Cornelius Ivory, and Adrienne Minerick

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Water sorption in pretreated grasses as a predictor of enzymatic hydrolysis yields, Danielle L. Williams, Jacob D. Crowe, Rebecca Garlock Ong, and David B. Hodge

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Recent experimental advances for understanding bubble-particle attachment in flotation, Yaowen Xing, Xiahui Gui, Lei Pan, Bat El Pinchasik, Yijun Cao, Jiongtian Liu, Michael Kappl, and Hans Jürgen Butt

Works from 2016

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Chapter 6 - Low-Carbon Aviation Fuel Through the Alcohol to Jet Pathway, K. P. Brooks, L. J. Snowden-Swan, S. B. Jones, M. G. Butcher, G.-S J. Lee, D. M. Anderson, R. Handler, D. Shonnard, and et. al.

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The methodology and results of using life cycle assessment to measure and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions footprint of “Major Events” at the University of Arizona, Leah Edwards, Jake Knight, Robert Handler, Joseph Abraham, and Paul Blowers

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Optimal droop surface control of dc microgrids based on battery state of charge, Arthur J. Jones and Wayne Weaver

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Effects of carbon fillers on the conductivity and tensile properties of polyetheretherketone composites, Julia A. King, Julie Tomasi, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Gregory M. Odegard, Todd King, and John W. Sutherland

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Determination and modeling of mechanical properties for graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Julia A. King, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Evan J. Pineda, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Global Warming Potential of Intensive Wheat Production in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico: A Resource for the Design of Localized Mitigation Strategies, María Fernanda Lares-Orozco, Agustín Robles-Morúa, Enrico A. Yepez, and Robert M. Handler

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Inhibition of microbial biofuel production in drought-stressed switchgrass hydrolysate, Rebecca Garlock Ong, Alan Higbee, Scott Bottoms, Quinn Dickinson, Dan Xie, Scott A. Smith, Jose Serate, Edward Pohlman, Arthur Daniel Jones, Joshua J. Coon, Trey S. Kato, Gregg R. Sanford, Dustin Eilert, Dustin G. Oates, Jeff S. Piotrowski, Donn M. Bates, David Cavalier, and Yaoping Zhang

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A study on the cytotoxicity of carbon-based materials, Dipendu Saha, Caryn Heldt, Maria F. Gencoglu, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, Jihua Chen, and Ashish Saksule

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Purification of CD47-streptavidin fusion protein from bacterial lysate using biotin-agarose affinity chromatography, Nasrin Salehi and Ching An Peng

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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of bio-oil from two-step torrefaction and fast pyrolysis of pine, Olumide Winjobi, David Shonnard, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Wen Zhou

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Techno-economic assessment of the effect of torrefaction on fast pyrolysis of pine, Olumide Winjobi, David Shonnard, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Wen Zhou

Works from 2015

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Enveloped Virus Flocculation and Removal in Osmolyte Solutions, Maria F. Gencoglu and Caryn Heldt

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Flocculation and dispersion studies of iron ore using laser scattering particle size analysis, H. J. Haselhuhn and S. K. Kawatra

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Role of water chemistry in the selective flocculation and dispersion of iron ore, H. J. Haselhuhn and S. K. Kawatra

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Chitosan nanoparticle based delivery systems for sustainable agriculture, Prem Lal Kashyap, Xu Xiang, and Patricia Heiden

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Shielding effectiveness of carbon-filled polycarbonate composites, Julia A. King, William Pisani, Danielle René Klimek-McDonald, Warren F. Perger, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Unified kinetic model for torrefaction-pyrolysis, Jordan Klinger, Ezra Bar Ziv, and David Shonnard

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Platinum electrode modification: Unique surface carbonization approach to improve performance and sensitivity, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, and Adrienne Minerick

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Electrochemical hematocrit determination in a direct current microfluidic device, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, Jessika Rogers, and Adrienne Minerick

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Anode Catalysts for Low-Temperature Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells, Wenzhen Li

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Electrospinning 3D scaffolds for use in neural tissue engineering, Rachel Martin, M. E. Mullins, F. Zhao, and Zichen Qian

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Strategies for the production of cell wall-deconstructing enzymes in lignocellulosic biomass and their utilization for biofuel production, Sang-Hyuck Park, Rebecca Garlock Ong, and Mariam Sticklen

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Refinery Upgrading of Hydropyrolysis Oil From Biomass, Michael Roberts, Terry Marker, Pedro Ortiz-Toral, Martin Linck, Larry Felix, Jim Wangerow, David Shonnard, Robert Handler, Jiqing Fan, and et. al.

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Internal deoxygenation of tubular photobioreactor for mass production of microalgae by perfluorocarbon emulsions, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone initiated by Ganciclovir (GCV) for the preparation of GCV-tagged polymeric micelles, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching-An Peng

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A Review of Environmental Life Cycle Assessments of Liquid Transportation Biofuels in the Pan American Region, David Shonnard, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, Julio Sacramento-Rivero, Freddy Navarro-Pineda, Jorge Hilbert, Robert Handler, Nydia Suppen, and Richard P. Donovan

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Special Issue on Pan American Biofuel and Bioenergy Sustainability, David Shonnard and Barry Solomon

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Estimation of soil carbon change from rotation cropping of rapeseed with wheat in the hydrotreated renewable jet life cycle, Suchada Ukaew, Emily Beck, David W. Archer, and David Shonnard

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Size and medium conductivity dependence on dielectrophoretic behaviors of gas core poly-l-lysine shell nanoparticles, Chungja Yang, Chun Jen Wu, Agnes E. Ostafin, Giselle Thibaudeau, and Adrienne Minerick

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Improved ADM1 model for anaerobic digestion process considering physico-chemical reactions, Yang Zhang, Sarah Piccard, and Wen Zhou

Works from 2014

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Corrigendum to “Non-enveloped virus reduction with quaternized chitosan nanofibers containing graphene” [Carbohydr. Res. 380 (2013) 137–142], Bingyu Bai, Xue Mi, Xu Xiang, Patricia Heiden, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Rejecting phosphorus in hematitic iron ore streams: Is flotation the best approach?, J. J. Carlson and S. Komar Kawatra

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Simultaneous mercury capture and silver leaching using Ag < inf> 2 S-bearing ores and residues, K. L. Gabby, T. C. Eisele, C. H. Bucknam, B. Hall, and E. Milosavljevic

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Electrochemical detection techniques in micro- and nanofluidic devices, Aytug Gencoglu and Adrienne Minerick

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Porcine Parvovirus Flocculation and Removal in the Presence of Osmolytes, Maria F. Gencoglu, Eric Pearson, and Caryn Heldt

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Review of organic binders for iron ore concentrate agglomeration, J. A. Halt and S. K. Kawatra

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Numerical analysis of anion-exchange membrane direct glycerol fuel cells under steady state and dynamic operations, Xiaotong Han, David J. Chadderdon, Ji Qi, Le Xin, Wenzhen Li, and Wen Zhou

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Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole as Lignin Model Compound over Supported Nickel Catalysts, Shaohua Jin, Zihui Xiao, Chuang Li, Xiao Chen, Lei Wang, Jiacheng Xing, Wenzhen Li, and Changhai Liang

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Temperature dependence of aspen torrefaction kinetics, Jordan Klinger, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, Ezra Bar Ziv, and David Shonnard

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Improving electrokinetic microdevice stability by controlling electrolysis bubbles, Hwi Yong Lee, Cedrick Barber, and Adrienne Minerick

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A preliminary life cycle assessment of biofuels produced by the IH < sup> 2 ™ process, Edwin Maleche, Ryan Glaser, Terry Marker, and David Shonnard

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Adsorption of a non-enveloped mammalian virus to functionalized nanofibers, Xue Mi and Caryn L. Heidt

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Virus adsorption of water-stable quaternized chitosan nanofibers, Xue Mi, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Theoretical and experimental examination of particle-particle interaction effects on induced dipole moments and dielectrophoretic responses of multiple particle chains, Hector Moncada-Hernandez, Eliot Nagler, and Adrienne Minerick

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National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Products Final Technical Report, Jose A. Olivares, Ivan Baxter, Judith Brown, Carleton Michael, Rose Anne Cattolico, Dale Taraka, Robert Handler, David Shonnard, and et. al.

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Longitudinal plasmonic detection of glucose using gold nanorods, Ching An Peng and Sushil Pachpinde

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Polymeric micelles for acyclovir drug delivery, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Application of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Method to Regional Differences in Nitrous Oxide Emissions for the Rapeseed Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Life Cycle, Suchada Ukaew, Emily Beck, Manyowa Norman Meki, and David Shonnard

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Separation of Porcine Parvovirus from Bovine Serum Albumin using PEG-salt Aqueous Two-phase System, K. Saagar Vijayaragavan, Amna Zahid, Jonathan W. Young, and Caryn Heldt

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Hydrodeoxygenation of dibenzofuran over SBA-15 supported Pt, Pd, and Ru catalysts, Lei Wang, Chuang Li, Shaohua Jin, Wenzhen Li, and Changhai Liang

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On a novel mechanistic model for simultaneous enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose considering morphology, Yang Zhang, Bingqian Xu, and Wen Zhou

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A protocol for rheological characterization of hydrogels for tissue engineering strategies, Jonathan M. Zuidema, Christopher J. Rivet, Ryan J. Gilbert, and Faith A. Morrison

Works from 2013

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Carbon footprint analysis of dairy feed from a mill in Michigan, USA, Felix Adom, Charles Workman, Greg Thoma, and David R. Shonnard

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Non-enveloped virus reduction with quaternized chitosan nanofibers containing graphene, Bingyu Bai, Xue Mi, Xu Xiang, Patricia Heiden, and Caryn L. Heidt

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Coarse and fine "fish hook" inflections in hydrocyclone efficiency curves, T. C. Eisele, C. H.N. Jeltema, H. Walqui, and S. K. Kawatra

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A life cycle assessment of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) -derived jet fuel and diesel, Jiqing Fan, David Shonnard, Tom N. Kalnes, Peter B. Johnsen, and Serin Rao

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Selective removal of mercury using zinc sulfide, K. L. Gabby and T. C. Eisele

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Evaluation of hardboard manufacturing process wastewater as a feedstream for ethanol production, Stephanie Groves, Jifei Liu, David Shonnard, and Susan T. Bagley

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Mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites, Julia A. King, Danielle R. Klimek, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Kinetic study of aspen during torrefaction, Jordan Klinger, Ezra Bar Ziv, and David Shonnard

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Semester-long Concept Development Projects in Chemical Engineering Electives Course, Adrienne Minerick

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Panel: Opportunities and Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization, Adrienne Minerick, Babs Carryer, Mary Raber, Abby Thompson, and Louise C. Dunlap

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Thermoelectric behavior of organic thin film nanocomposites, Gregory P. Moriarty, Sukanta De, Paul J. King, Umar Khan, Michael Via, Julia A. King, Jonathan N. Coleman, and Jaime C. Grunlan

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Engineering antiphagocytic biomimetic drug carriers, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Guanosine-based antiviral acyclovir incorporated in ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng

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Multifunctional Polymeric Micelles for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Alicia J. Sawdon and Ching An Peng