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Bio-oil and bio-char production from corn cobs and stover by fast pyrolysis by Mullen, Charles A., Boateng, Akwasi A., Goldberg, Neil M., Lima, Isabel M., Laird, David A., Hicks, Kevin B.

“…Bio-oil and bio-char were produced from corn cobs and corn stover (stalks, leaves and husks) by fast pyrolysis using a pilot scale fluidized bed reactor…”
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Pretreatment of corn stover using low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) process by Yoo, Chang Geun, Nghiem, Nhuan P., Hicks, Kevin B., Kim, Tae Hyun

“…► A new pretreatment method with anhydrous ammonia gas was investigated. ► Corn stover is ammoniated under nearly ambient conditions. ► Pretreated biomass was…”
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Bench-Scale Fluidized-Bed Pyrolysis of Switchgrass for Bio-Oil Production by Boateng, Akwasi A, Daugaard, Daren E, Goldberg, Neil M, Hicks, Kevin B

“…The U.S. biomass initiative is counting on lignocellulosic conversion to boost the quantities of biofuels currently produced from starches in order to achieve…”
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Analysis and Comparison of Bio-Oil Produced by Fast Pyrolysis from Three Barley Biomass/Byproduct Streams by Mullen, Charles A, Boateng, Akwasi A, Hicks, Kevin B, Goldberg, Neil M, Moreau, Robert A

“…Fluidized-bed fast pyrolysis was carried out on three different barley biomass coproduct streams, straw, hulls, and distiller’s dried grains with solubles…”
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The Role of Biorefinery Co-Products, Market Proximity and Feedstock Environmental Footprint in Meeting Biofuel Policy Goals for Winter Barley-to-Ethanol by Spatari, Sabrina, Stadel, Alexander, Adler, Paul R., Kar, Saurajyoti, Parton, William J., Hicks, Kevin B., McAloon, Andrew J., Gurian, Patrick L.

“…Renewable fuel standards for biofuels have been written into policy in the U.S. to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of transportation energy supply…”
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Preparation of Antimicrobial Membranes: Coextrusion of Poly(lactic acid) and Nisaplin in the Presence of Plasticizers by Liu, Linshu, Jin, Tony Z, Coffin, David R, Hicks, Kevin B

“…Nisin is a naturally occurring antimicrobial polypeptide and is popularly used in the food and food-packaging industries. Nisin is deactivated at temperatures…”
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Performance Enhancement of Poly(lactic acid) and Sugar Beet Pulp Composites by Improving Interfacial Adhesion and Penetration by Chen, Feng, Liu, LinShu, Cooke, Peter H, Hicks, Kevin B, Zhang, Jinwen

“…Sugar beet pulp (SBP), the residue from the sugar extraction process, contains abundant dietary fibers and is mainly used for feedstuff. In this study,…”
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Antioxidant activity of phytosterols, oryzanol, and other phytosterol conjugates by Wang, Tong, Hicks, Kevin B., Moreau, Robert

“…Antioxidant activity of phytosterols, oryzanol, ferulic acid ester of sterols, corn fiber oil, and rice bran oil was investigated. Commercial soybean oil and…”
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Comparison of the Levels of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Corn Germ Oil, Corn Fiber Oil and Corn Kernel Oil by Moreau, Robert A, Johnston, David B, Hicks, Kevin B

“…All commercial corn oil is obtained by pressing corn germ and/or extracting the germ with hexane. In the current study, six types of corn oil were prepared by…”
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Antioxidant and Antimelanogenic Activities of Polyamine Conjugates from Corn Bran and Related Hydroxycinnamic Acids by Choi, Sang Won, Lee, Sung Kwon, Kim, Eun Ok, Oh, Ji Hae, Yoon, Kyung Sup, Parris, Nicholas, Hicks, Kevin B., Moreau, Robert A.

“…The antioxidant activity of three major polyamine conjugates, N,N‘-dicoumaroyl-putrescine (DCP), N-p-coumaroyl-N‘-feruloylputrescine (CFP), and…”
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Pretreatment and Fractionation of Corn Stover by Soaking In Ethanol and Aqueous Ammonia by Kim, Tae Hyun, Nghiem, Nhuan P, Hicks, Kevin B

“…A new process for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, designated the soaking in ethanol and aqueous ammonia (SEAA) process, was developed to improve…”
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A Process for the Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction of Corn Oil from Dry Milled Corn Germ and Enzymatic Wet Milled Corn Germ (E-Germ) by Moreau, Robert A., Dickey, Leland C., Johnston, David B., Hicks, Kevin B.

“…A bench-scale aqueous enzymatic method was developed to extract corn oil from corn germ from either a commercial corn dry mill or corn germ from a…”
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Protein/Arabinoxylans Gels: Effect of Mass Ratio on the Rheological, Microstructural and Diffusional Characteristics by Berlanga-Reyes, Claudia M, Carvajal-Millan, Elizabeth, Hicks, Kevin B, Yadav, Madhav P, Rascón-Chu, Agustín, Lizardi-Mendoza, Jaime, Toledo-Guillén, Alma R, Islas-Rubio, Alma R

“…Wheat bran arabinoxylan (WBAX) gels entrapping standard model proteins at different mass ratios were formed. The entrapment of protein affected the gel…”
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Phytosterols and their derivatives: Structural diversity, distribution, metabolism, analysis, and health-promoting uses by Moreau, Robert A., Nyström, Laura, Whitaker, Bruce D., Winkler-Moser, Jill K., Baer, David J., Gebauer, Sarah K., Hicks, Kevin B.

“…Phytosterols (plant sterols) occur in the cells of all plants. They are important structural components that stabilize the biological membranes of plants…”
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Economic analysis of fuel ethanol production from winter hulled barley by the EDGE (Enhanced Dry Grind Enzymatic) process by Nghiem, Nhuan P., Ramírez, Edna C., McAloon, Andrew J., Yee, Winnie, Johnston, David B., Hicks, Kevin B.

“…► Economic model developed for ethanol production from winter barley. ► Model included major cost items and co-product credits. ► Production cost could be…”
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Bioethanol production from barley hull using SAA (soaking in aqueous ammonia) pretreatment by Kim, Tae Hyun, Taylor, Frank, Hicks, Kevin B.

“…Barley hull, a lignocellulosic biomass, was pretreated using aqueous ammonia, to be converted into ethanol. Barley hull was soaked in 15 and 30 wt.% aqueous…”
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comparison of commercial enzymes for the aqueous enzymatic extraction of corn oil from corn germ by Moreau, R.A, Johnston, D.B, Powell, M.J, Hicks, K.B

“…An aqueous enzymatic method was developed to extract corn oil from corn germ. The basic steps in the method involved “churning” the corn germ with various…”
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Composition of functional lipids in hulled and hulless barley in fractions obtained by scarification and in barley oil by Moreau, R.A, Flores, R.A, Hicks, K.B

“…Two cultivars of hulled barley (Thoroughbred and Nomini) and two cultivars of hulless barley (Doyce and Merlin) were scarified to abrade the outer layers of…”
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Isolation of barley hulls and straw constituents and study of emulsifying properties of their arabinoxylans by Yadav, Madhav P., Hicks, Kevin B.

“…•Functional arabinoxylans (AX) were isolated from barley hulls and straws.•Barley hulls contained more AX than barley straws.•AX from barley straws were better…”
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in vitro hydrolysis of phytosterol conjugates in food matrices by mammalian digestive enzymes by Moreau, R.A, Hicks, K.B

“…All fruits, vegetables, and grains contain phytosterols. Numerous clinical studies have documented that phytosterols lower LDL-cholesterol levels and thereby…”
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