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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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An economic analysis of bamboo plantations and feedstock delivered cost in the Southern US for the manufacturing of fiber‐based bioproducts by Vivas, Keren A., Vera, Ramon E., Phillips, Richard B., Forfora, Naycari, Azuaje, Ivana, Zering, Kelly, Chang, Hou‐Min, Delborne, Jason, Saloni, Daniel, Dasmohapatra, Sudipta, Barbieri, Carla, Venditti, Richard A., Marquez, Ronald, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Bamboo, recognized for its rapid growth, high yield, and fiber performance is prominent in the fiber‐based bioproduct industry. However, the absence of US…”
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Understanding the potential of bamboo fibers in the USA: A comprehensive techno‐economic comparison of bamboo fiber production through mechanical and chemical processes by Vivas, Keren A., Pifano, Alonzo, Vera, Ramon E., Urdaneta, Fernando, Urdaneta, Isabel, Forfora, Naycari, Abbati de Assis, Camilla, Phillips, Richard B., Dasmohapatra, Sudipta, Saloni, Daniel, Venditti, Richard A., Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…The growing interest in bamboo fibers for pulp, paper, and board production in the USA necessitates a comprehensive financial viability assessment. This study…”
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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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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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Evaluating biomass sustainability: Why below-ground carbon sequestration matters by Forfora, Naycari, Azuaje, Ivana, Vivas, Keren A., Vera, Ramon E., Brito, Amelys, Venditti, Richard, Kelley, Stephen, Tu, Qingshi, Woodley, Alex, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Biomass, as a raw material, has been identified as a crucial component of decarbonization strategies to mitigate climate change. Decisions on which biomass…”
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Environmentally friendly oxidation pretreatments to produce sugar-based building blocks from dyed textile wastes via enzymatic hydrolysis by Vera, Ramon E., Zambrano, Franklin, Marquez, Ronald, Vivas, Keren A., Forfora, Naycari, Bedard, John, Farrell, Matthew, Ankeny, Mary, Pal, Lokendra, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…[Display omitted] •Enzymatic hydrolysis is a potential method to upcycle textile wastes.•Mechanical refining promotes high-yield enzymatic hydrolysis of…”
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Upcycling cotton textile waste into bio-based building blocks through an environmentally friendly and high-yield conversion process by Vera, Ramon E., Suarez, Antonio, Zambrano, Franklin, Marquez, Ronald, Bedard, John, Vivas, Keren A., Pifano, Alonzo, Farrell, Matthew, Ankeny, Mary, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…•Textile waste generation and landfilling is a significant environmental issue.•Mechanical refining is presented as a novel pretreatment for cotton textile…”
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Transforming non-wood feedstocks into dissolving pulp via organosolv pulping: An alternative strategy to boost the share of natural fibers in the textile industry by Vera, Ramon E., Vivas, Keren A., Urdaneta, Fernando, Franco, Jorge, Sun, Runkun, Forfora, Naycari, Frazier, Ryen, Gongora, Stephanie, Saloni, Daniel, Fenn, Larissa, Zhu, J.Y., Chang, Hou-min, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds

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From waste to advanced resource: Techno-economic and life cycle assessment behind the integration of polyester recycling and glucose production to valorize fast fashion garments by Vera, Ramon E., Vivas, Keren A., Forfora, Naycari, Marquez, Ronald, Urdaneta, Isabel, Frazier, Ryen, Abbati de Assis, Camilla, de Assis, Tiago, Treasure, Trevor, Farrell, Matthew, Ankeny, Mary, Saloni, Daniel, Pal, Lokendra, Jameel, Hasan, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…•The cotton/polyester blends scenario yields the lowest glucose price based on TEA.•Sensitivity analysis shows recycled polyester content affects economic…”
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Surfactants produced from carbohydrate derivatives: Part 2. A review on the value chain, synthesis, and the potential role of artificial intelligence within the biorefinery concept by Marquez, Ronald, Ortiz, Maria S., Barrios, Nelson, Vera, Ramon E., Patiño‐Agudelo, Álvaro Javier, Vivas, Keren A., Salas, Mariangeles, Zambrano, Franklin, Theiner, Eric

“…This comprehensive and critical review explores the synthesis and applications of carbohydrate‐based surfactants within the biorefinery concept, focusing on…”
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Life focycle assessment of Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp: Integrating bleaching processes and biogenic carbon impacts by Rhonald Ortega, Naycari Forfora, Isabel Urdaneta, Ivana Azuaje, Keren A. Vivas, Ramon E. Vera, Jorge Franco, Ryen Frazier, Camilla Abbati, Daniel Saloni, Hasan Jameel, Richard Venditti, Ronalds Gonzalez

“…Bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp dominates global pulp production, yet the environmental impacts of its bleaching sequences in Brazil are not fully…”
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Life cycle assessment of Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp: Integrating bleaching processes and biogenic carbon impacts by Ortega, Rhonald, Forfora, Naycari, Urdaneta, Isabel, Azuaje, Ivana, Vivas, Keren A., Vera, Ramon E., Franco, Jorge, Frazier, Ryen, Abbati, Camilla, Saloni, Daniel, Jameel, Hasan, Venditti, Richard, Gonzalez, Ronalds

“…Bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp dominates global pulp production, yet the environmental impacts of its bleaching sequences in Brazil are not fully…”
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