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Improving the mechanical and thermal properties of gelatin hydrogels cross-linked by cellulose nanowhiskers by Dash, Rajalaxmi, Foston, Marcus, Ragauskas, Arthur J.

“…► Oxidized cellulose nanowhiskers as biorenewable and biocompatible chemical cross-linkers. ► Chemical cross-linking between gelatin and oxidized nanowhiskers…”
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Reuse of Lignin to Synthesize High Surface Area Carbon Nanoparticles for Supercapacitors Using a Continuous and Single-Step Aerosol Method by Modi, Sujit, Okonkwo, Onochie, Saha, Sulay, Foston, Marcus B., Biswas, Pratim

“…There is a growing demand for the synthesis of high surface area carbons, also known as carbon nanoparticles (CNPs). Existing synthesis methods for high…”
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Kinetics of Secondary Reactions Affecting the Organosolv Lignin Structure by Meyer, James R., Li, Huiyong, Zhang, Jialiang, Foston, Marcus B.

“…Many valorization approaches for lignin rely on its organic solvent (organosolv) extraction. However, the severity of the extraction conditions required to…”
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Determination of porosity of lignocellulosic biomass before and after pretreatment by using Simons’ stain and NMR techniques by Meng, Xianzhi, Foston, Marcus, Leisen, Johannes, DeMartini, Jaclyn, Wyman, Charles E., Ragauskas, Arthur J.

“…•Cellulose accessibility was tested by Simons’ stain and multiple NMR techniques.•Pretreatment increases the pore size and overall surface area of the…”
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Changes in lignocellulosic supramolecular and ultrastructure during dilute acid pretreatment of Populus and switchgrass by Foston, Marcus, Ragauskas, Art J.

“…Dilute acid pretreatment (DAP) is commonly employed prior to enzymatic deconstruction of cellulose to increase overall sugar and subsequent ethanol yields from…”
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Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass by Fu, Chunxiang, Mielenz, Jonathan R, Xiao, Xirong, Ge, Yaxin, Hamilton, Choo Y, Rodriguez, Miguel Jr, Chen, Fang, Foston, Marcus, Ragauskas, Arthur, Bouton, Joseph, Dixon, Richard A, Wang, Zeng-Yu

“…Switchgrass is a leading dedicated bioenergy feedstock in the United States because it is a native, high-yielding, perennial prairie grass with a broad…”
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NMR a critical tool to study the production of carbon fiber from lignin by Foston, Marcus, Nunnery, Grady A., Meng, Xianzhi, Sun, Qining, Baker, Frederick S., Ragauskas, Arthur

“…The structural changes occurring to hardwood Alcell™ lignin as a result of fiber devolatilization/extrusion, oxidative thermo-stabilization and carbonization…”
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Structural changes in switchgrass lignin and hemicelluloses during pretreatments by NMR analysis by Samuel, Reichel, Foston, Marcus, Jiang, Nan, Allison, Lenong, Ragauskas, Arthur J.

“…Switchgrass is currently being developed as a sustainable bio-energy crop due to its broad adaptability, high mass yield and low agricultural input. Its…”
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Accessing unconventional biofuels via reactions far from local equilibrium by Gao, Yu, Uner, Necip B., Thimsen, Elijah, Foston, Marcus B.

“…[Display omitted] •A low temperature plasma-enhanced fluidized bed reactor for biomass deconstruction was shown.•Low temperature plasma conversion of biomass…”
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Genetically Engineered Protein-Based Bioadhesives with Programmable Material Properties by Jeon, Juya, Lee, Kok Zhi, Zhang, Xiaolu, Jaeger, John, Kim, Eugene, Li, Jingyao, Belaygorod, Larisa, Arif, Batool, Genin, Guy M., Foston, Marcus B., Zayed, Mohamed A., Zhang, Fuzhong

“…Silk-amyloid-mussel foot protein (SAM) hydrogels made from recombinant fusion proteins containing β-amyloid peptide, spider silk domain, and mussel foot…”
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Breakdown of Cell Wall Nanostructure in Dilute Acid Pretreated Biomass by Pingali, Sai Venkatesh, Urban, Volker S, Heller, William T, McGaughey, Joseph, O’Neill, Hugh, Foston, Marcus, Myles, Dean A, Ragauskas, Arthur, Evans, Barbara R

“…The generation of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass holds great promise for renewable and clean energy production. A better understanding of the complex…”
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Isolation of lignin from Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) pretreated biorefinery waste by Meyer, James R., Waghmode, Suresh B., He, Jian, Gao, Yu, Hoole, Dushyanthi, da Costa Sousa, Leonardo, Balan, Venkatesh, Foston, Marcus B.

“…In this study, we investigate the isolation of lignin from the unhydrolyzed solids (UHS) by-product stream of 2nd-generation biofuel production. Under reflux…”
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The effect of deuteration on the structure of bacterial cellulose by Bali, Garima, Foston, Marcus B., O’Neill, Hugh M., Evans, Barbara R., He, Junhong, Ragauskas, Arthur J.

“…[Display omitted] •Deuterium incorporation in bacterial cellulose studied by solution NMR.•Acetylated bacterial cellulose exhibited partial deuteration at…”
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4-O-methylation of glucuronic acid in Arabidopsis glucuronoxylan is catalyzed by a domain of unknown function family 579 protein by Urbanowicz, Breeanna R, Peña, Maria J, Ratnaparkhe, Supriya, Avci, Utku, Backe, Jason, Steet, Heather F, Foston, Marcus, Li, Hongjia, O’Neill, Malcolm A, Ragauskas, Arthur J, Darvill, Alan G, Wyman, Charles, Gilbert, Harry J, York, William S

“…The hemicellulose 4- O -methyl glucuronoxylan is one of the principle components present in the secondary cell walls of eudicotyledonous plants. However, the…”
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Enhancing Aromatic Production from Reductive Lignin Disassembly: in Situ O‑Methylation of Phenolic Intermediates by Barrett, Jacob A, Gao, Yu, Bernt, Christopher M, Chui, Megan, Tran, Anthony T, Foston, Marcus B, Ford, Peter. C

“…The selective conversion of lignin into aromatic compounds has the potential to serve as a “green” alternative to the production of petrochemical aromatics…”
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Facet-Dependent Enhancement in the Activity of Bismuth Vanadate Microcrystals for the Photocatalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol by Zhu, Wenlei, Shen, Meikun, Fan, Guozheng, Yang, Alicia, Meyer, James R, Ou, Yining, Yin, Bo, Fortner, John, Foston, Marcus, Li, Zhaosheng, Zou, Zhigang, Sadtler, Bryce

“…Photocatalysis provides a route to convert methane into an energy-dense, liquid fuel, such as methanol, using only natural gas, sunlight, water (or oxygen),…”
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Cellulose Isolation Methodology for NMR Analysis of Cellulose Ultrastructure by Foston, Marcus B, Hubbell, Chistopher A, Ragauskas, Art J

“…In order to obtain accurate information about the ultrastructure of cellulose from native biomass by C cross polarization magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) NMR…”
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Surface Characterization of Dilute Acid Pretreated Populus deltoides by ToF-SIMS by Jung, Seokwon, Foston, Marcus, Sullards, M. Cameron, Ragauskas, Art J

“…Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was used to analyze the molecular constituents on cross sections of juvenile poplar (Populus…”
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Enhanced thermal and combustion resistance of cotton linked to natural inorganic salt components by Nam, Sunghyun, Condon, Brian D, Foston, Marcus B, Chang, SeChin

“…A comparison of the thermal decomposition and combustion characteristics of raw and scoured cottons has demonstrated a mechanistic link caused by the presence…”
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Advances in solid-state NMR of cellulose by Foston, Marcus

“…Graphical abstract…”
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