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Crustacean shell-based biosorption water remediation platforms: Status and perspectives by Londono-Zuluaga, Carolina, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds W., Lucia, Lucian

“…The importance of water pollutants on human health has been the subject of intense study and constitutes perhaps the most significant grand challenge for the…”
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Methods to assess and control dusting and linting in the paper industry: a review by Frazier, Ryen, Zambrano, Franklin, Pawlak, Joel J., Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Paper dusting has recently been recognized as a significant issue in the hygiene tissue industry. This review considers the factors that may contribute to…”
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Techno-Economic Assessment, Scalability, and Applications of Aerosol Lignin Micro- and Nanoparticles by Abbati de Assis, Camilla, Greca, Luiz G., Ago, Mariko, Balakshin, Mikhail Yu, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Rojas, Orlando J.

“…Lignin micro- and nanoparticles (LMNPs) synthesized from side-streams of pulp and paper and biorefinery operations have been proposed for the generation of…”
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Review: The softness of hygiene tissue by Pawlak, Joel J., Frazier, Ryen, Vera, Ramon E., Wang, Yuhan, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…The hygiene tissue industry has an extensive global market that is quickly growing. Market research has indicated that softness is one of consumers’ most…”
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Comparison between uncreped and creped handsheets on tissue paper properties using a creping simulator unit by de Assis, Tiago, Pawlak, Joel, Pal, Lokendra, Jameel, Hasan, Reisinger, Lee W., Kavalew, Dale, Campbell, Clayton, Pawlowska, Lucyna, Gonzalez, Ronalds W.

“…A comparison between uncreped and creped handsheets was performed to study the effect of fiber morphology and creping process on fiber web structure and tissue…”
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Microfiber shedding from nonwoven materials including wipes and meltblown nonwovens in air and water environments by Kwon, Soojin, Zambrano, Marielis C., Venditti, Richard A., Frazier, Ryen, Zambrano, Franklin, Gonzalez, Ronalds W., Pawlak, Joel J.

“…Nonwoven products are widely used in disposable products, such as wipes, diapers, and masks. Microfibers shed from these products in the aquatic and air…”
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Relationship between human perception of softness and instrument measurements by Wang, Yuhan, de Assis, Tiago, Zambrano, Franklin, Pal, Lokendra, Venditti, Richard, Dasmohapatra, Sudipta, Pawlak, Joel, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Softness, as a subjective perception, is difficult to define and quantify. For decades, panel tests have been used to judge differences in the softness of…”
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The Surprising Role of Endogenous Calcium Carbonate in Crab Shell-Mediated Biosorption of Pb (II) by Londoño-Zuluaga, Carolina, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds W., Yang, Guihua, Lucia, Lucian

“…Crustacean shells, waste from the seafood industry, have been identified as a potential sustainable material for the adsorption of lead, a potent heavy metal…”
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Techno‐economic analysis of hemicellulose extraction from different types of lignocellulosic feedstocks and strategies for cost optimization by Geng, Wenhui, Venditti, Richard A., Pawlak, Joel J., De Assis, Tiago, Gonzalez, Ronalds W., Phillips, Richard B., Chang, Hou‐min

“…Hemicellulose is a polymer found abundantly in lignocellulosic feedstocks, with many potential market applications. However, there has yet to be a large‐scale…”
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Techno-economical analysis of wood pellets production for U.S. manufacturers by Pirraglia, Adrian, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Saloni, Daniel

“…Many companies in the U.S. are entering the wood pellets market due to the increasing importance of woody biomass utilization for energy purposes. Despite a…”
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Environmental life cycle assessment of premium and ultra hygiene tissue products in the United States by Brito, Amelys, Suarez, Antonio, Pifano, Alonzo, Reisinger, Lee, Wright, Jeff, Saloni, Daniel, Kelley, Stephen, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Venditti, Richard, Jameel, Hasan

“…Under the controversial concern of using virgin fibers in hygiene tissue products, mostly Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft (BEK) and Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft…”
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Supply Chain Analysis, Delivered Cost, and Life Cycle Assessment of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Biomass for Green Chemical Production in Malaysia by Reeb, Carter Walker, Hays, Tyler, Venditti, Richard A., Gonzalez, Ronalds, Kelley, Steve

“…Financial, environmental, and supply chain analyses of empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass are needed for the development of a sustainable green chemicals industry…”
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Are starch-based materials more eco-friendly than fossil-based? A critical assessment by Forfora, Naycari, Azuaje, Ivana, Kanipe, Taylor, Gonzalez, Jose A., Lendewig, Mariana, Urdaneta, Isabel, Venditti, Richard, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Argyropoulos, Dimitris

“…This review conducts a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the life cycle assessments (LCA) of starch-based products from production inception (biomass and…”
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Beyond cotton and polyester: An evaluation of emerging feedstocks and conversion methods for the future of fashion industry by Frazier, Ryen M., Vivas, Keren A., Azuaje, Ivana, Vera, Ramon, Pifano, Alonzo, Forfora, Naycari, Jameel, Hasan, Ford, Ericka, Pawlak, Joel J., Venditti, Richard, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…As the global population grows, the demand for textiles is increasing rapidly. However, this puts immense pressure on manufacturers to produce more fiber…”
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Biomass to energy in the southern United States: Supply chain and delivered cost by Gonzalez, Ronalds, Phillips, Richard, Saloni, Daniel, Jameel, Hasan, Abt, Robert, Pirraglia, Adrian, Wright, Jeff

“…Supply chain and delivered cost models for seven feedstocks (loblolly pine, Eucalyptus, natural hardwood, switchgrass, Miscanthus, sweet sorghum, and corn…”
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Textiles from non-wood feedstocks: Challenges and opportunities of current and emerging fiber spinning technologies by Frazier, Ryen M., Lendewig, Mariana, Vera, Ramon E., Vivas, Keren A., Forfora, Naycari, Azuaje, Ivana, Reynolds, Autumn, Venditti, Richard, Pawlak, Joel J., Ford, Ericka, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…As the global population continues growing, the demand for textiles also increases, putting pressure on cotton manufacturers to produce more natural fiber from…”
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Survivability of Salmonella Typhimurium (ATCC 14208) and Listeria innocua (ATCC 51742) on lignocellulosic materials for paper packaging by Zwilling, Jacob D., Whitham, Jason, Zambrano, Franklin, Pifano, Alonzo, Grunden, Amy, Jameel, Hasan, Venditti, Richard, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Lignocellulosic materials are widely used for food packaging due to their renewable and biodegradable nature. However, their porous and absorptive properties…”
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A Unique Crustacean-Based Chitin Platform to Reduce Self-Aggregation of Polysaccharide Nanofibers by Londoño-Zuluaga, Carolina, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Nellenbach, Kimberly, Brown, Ashley, Yang, Guihua, Lucia, Lucian

“…Every year, over 8 million tons of crustacean shells are discarded. However, there exists an opportunity for valorizing the chitin and calcium carbonate part…”
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A Multi-Criteria Approach for Quantifying the Impact of Global Megatrends on the Pulp and Paper Industry: Insights into Digitalization, Social Behavior Change, and Sustainability by Vivas, Keren A, Vera, Ramon E, Dasmohapatra, Sudipta, Marquez, Ronald, Van Schoubroeck, Sophie, Forfora, Naycari, Azuaje, Antonio José, Phillips, Richard B, Jameel, Hasan, Delborne, Jason A, Saloni, Daniel, Venditti, Richard A, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Background: The pulp and paper industry (P&PI) is undergoing significant disruption driven by global megatrends that necessitate advanced tools for predicting…”
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Environmental LCA and Financial Analysis to Evaluate the Feasibility of Bio-based Sugar Feedstock Biomass Supply Globally: Part 2. Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis as a Method for Biomass Feedstock Comparisons by Reeb, Carter Walker, Venditti, Richard, Gonzalez, Ronalds, Kelley, Stephen

“…Early-stage evaluation of biofuel and bioproduct technologies is extremely complicated and involves many disparate feasibility criteria, including technical,…”
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