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48 publications found:

2024

  • Adarsh Kumar F., A. Kumar, D.M. Santosa, H. Wang, P. Zuo, C. Wang, and A. Mittal, et al. 2024. "Engineered Ru on HY Zeolite Catalyst for Continuous and Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin Phenolics to Cycloalkanes Under Moderate Conditions." Applied Catalysis A: General 676. PNNL-SA-195736. doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119649
  • Adarsh Kumar F., D.C. Bell, Z. Yang, J.S. Heyne, D.M. Santosa, H. Wang, and P. Zuo, et al. 2024. "A Simultaneous Depolymerization and Hydrodeoxygenation Process to Produce Lignin-Based Jet Fuel in Continuous Flow Reactor." Fuel Processing Technology 263, no. _:Art. No. 108129. PNNL-SA-203423. doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2024.108129
  • Bathena T., T. Phung, V. Murugesan, K. Goulas, A.S. Karakoti, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2024. "Transition Metal Oxides in CO2 driven Oxidative Dehydrogenation: Uncovering their Redox Properties." Journal of CO2 Utilization 84, no. _:Art. No. 102848. PNNL-SA-196958. doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102848
  • Bohutskyi P., K.R. Pomraning, J. Jenkins, Y. Kim, B.C. Poirier, M. Betenbaugh, and J.K. Magnuson. 2024. "Mixed and membrane-separated culturing of synthetic cyanobacteria-yeast consortia reveals metabolic cross-talk mimicking natural cyanolichens." Scientific Reports 14, no. 1:25303. PNNL-SA-182988. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-74743-4
  • Czajka J.J., Y. Han, J. Kim, S.J. Mondo, B.A. Hofstad, A.L. Robles, and S. Haridas, et al. 2024. "Genome-Scale Model Development and Genomic Sequencing of the Oleaginous Clade Lipomyces." Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 12. PNNL-SA-193362. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2024.1356551
  • He Y., U. Sanyal, M.F. Guo, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2024. Renewable Aromatics from Syngas. PNNL-36670. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Renewable Aromatics from Syngas
  • Jiang Y., L. Ou, L.J. Snowden-Swan, H. Cai, S. Li, K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, and A.J. Schmidt, et al. 2024. "Aqueous-phase product treatment and monetization options of wet waste hydrothermal liquefaction: Comprehensive techno-economic and life-cycle GHG emission assessment unveiling research opportunities." Bioresource Technology 397, no. _:Art. No. 130504. PNNL-SA-186925. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130504
  • Kallupalayam Ramasamy K. 2024. Demonstrate the Catalytic Conversion Fermentation Derived Intermediate to Isoprene - CRADA 365 (Abstract). PNNL-35282. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
  • Kallupalayam Ramasamy K. 2024. Terephthalic Acid Synthesis from Ethanol via p-Methyl Benzaldehyde - CRADA 395 (Abstract). PNNL-35290. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
  • Kilgore U.J., E.N. Diaz, D.B. Spry, Y. Jiang, S. Li, A.J. Schmidt, and M.R. Thorson. 2024. "Solvent processing for improved separation of hydrothermal liquefaction products." Sustainable Energy & Fuels 8, no. 15:3279-3289. PNNL-SA-191683. doi:10.1039/D4SE00516C
  • Li S., Y. Jiang, T.E. Seiple, L.J. Snowden-Swan, L. Ou, H. Cai, and M.R. Thorson, et al. 2024. Site-specific Design Case Study for Wet Waste Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Biocrude Upgrading to Hydrocarbon Fuels. PNNL-37046. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Site-specific Design Case Study for Wet Waste Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Biocrude Upgrading to Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Snowden-Swan L.J., A.J. Schmidt, C. Fuller, and D.B. Anderson. 2024. Hydrothermal Processing of Wastewater Solids (HYPOWERs) Preliminary Project Techno-Economic Analysis. PNNL-36528. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hydrothermal Processing of Wastewater Solids (HYPOWERs) Preliminary Project Techno-Economic Analysis
  • Thorson M.R., A.J. Schmidt, and D.B. Spry. 2024. Integration of Autothermal Oxidation into Hydrothermal Liquefaction. PNNL-35534. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Integration of Autothermal Oxidation into Hydrothermal Liquefaction
  • Yuan G., S. Deng, J.J. Czajka, Z. Dai, B.A. Hofstad, J. Kim, and K.R. Pomraning. 2024. "CRISPR-Cas9/Cas12a Systems for efficient genome editing and large genomic fragment deletions in Aspergillus niger." Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 12. PNNL-SA-199630. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2024.1452496
  • Yuan G., S. Gao, J.J. Czajka, Z. Dai, K.R. Pomraning, R.D. Duong, and B.A. Hofstad, et al. 2024. "Simple and effective Squash-PCR for rapid genotyping of industrial microalgae." Life 14, no. 1:Art. No. 115. PNNL-SA-192108. doi:10.3390/life14010115
  • Zhang W., H. Yao, R. Khare, P. Zhang, B. Yang, W. Hu, and D. Ray, et al. 2024. "Chloride and hydride transfer as keys to catalytic upcycling of polyethylene into liquid alkanes." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63, no. 17:Art. No. e2023195. PNNL-SA-194381. doi:10.1002/anie.202319580
  • Zhang W., R. Khare, S. Kim, L.V. Hale, W. Hu, C. Yuan, and Y. Sheng, et al. 2024. "Active species in chloroaluminate ionic liquids catalyzing low- temperature polyolefin deconstruction." Nature Communications 15, no. _:Art. No. 5785. PNNL-SA-184956. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49827-4

2023

  • Affandy M., C. Zhu, M.S. Swita, B.A. Hofstad, D.J. Cronin, R.T. Elander, and V. Dagle. 2023. "Production and Catalytic Upgrading of 2,3-Butanediol Fermentation Broth into Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blendstock and Fuel Properties Measurement." Fuel 333, no. part 1:Art. No. 126328. PNNL-SA-169712. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126328
  • Bilbao A., N. Munoz Munoz, J. Kim, D.J. Orton, Y. Gao, K. Poorey, and K.R. Pomraning, et al. 2023. "PeakDecoder enables machine learning-based metabolite annotation and accurate profiling in multidimensional mass spectrometry measurements." Nature Communications 14, no. 2023:2461. PNNL-SA-174727. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37031-9
  • Coradetti S.T., P.A. Adamczyk, D. Liu, Y. Gao, P.B. Otoupal, G.M. Geiselman, and B.M. Webb-Robertson, et al. 2023. "Engineering Transcriptional Regulation of Pentose Metabolism in Rhodosporidium toruloides for Improved Conversion of Xylose to Bioproducts." Microbial Cell Factories 22. PNNL-SA-177272. doi:10.1186/s12934-023-02148-5
  • Dagle V., G.B. Collinge, M. Rahman, A.D. Winkelman, W. Hu, J.Z. Hu, and L. Kovarik, et al. 2023. "Single-step conversion of ethanol into n-butene-rich olefins over metal catalysts supported on ZrO2-SiO2 mixed oxides." Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 331. PNNL-SA-181402. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122707
  • Dai Z., K.R. Pomraning, S. Deng, J. Kim, K.B. Campbell, A.L. Robles, and B.A. Hofstad, et al. 2023. "Metabolic engineering to improve production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from corn-stover hydrolysate in Aspergillus species." Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts 16. PNNL-SA-182738. doi:10.1186/s13068-023-02288-1
  • Deng S., J. Kim, K.R. Pomraning, Y. Gao, J.E. Evans, B.A. Hofstad, and Z. Dai, et al. 2023. "Identification of a specific exporter that enables high production of aconitic acid in Aspergillus pseudoterreus." Metabolic Engineering 80. PNNL-SA-181297. doi:10.1016/j.ymben.2023.09.011
  • Kallupalayam Ramasamy K., M.F. Guo, U. Sanyal, and L. Meyer. 2023. Mixed Oxygenate Conversion to Sustainable Aviation Fuel via Ketones Intermediate. PNNL-34857. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Mixed Oxygenate Conversion to Sustainable Aviation Fuel via Ketones Intermediate
  • Kilgore U.J., D.M. Santosa, S. Li, P. Wang, S. Lee, M.R. Thorson, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2023. "Desalting Biocrude for Improved Downstream Processing toward Marine Fuel Application." Sustainable Energy & Fuels 7, no. 11:2670-2679. PNNL-SA-181968. doi:10.1039/D3SE00189J
  • Kilgore U.J., S. Subramaniam, S.P. Fox, D.J. Cronin, M.F. Guo, A.J. Schmidt, and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, et al. 2023. "Wet air oxidation of HTL aqueous waste." Biomass & Bioenergy 176. PNNL-SA-175978. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106889
  • Masum F., G. Zaimes, E. Tan, S. Li, A. Dutta, K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, and T.R. Hawkins. 2023. "Comparing Life-Cycle Emissions of Biofuels for Marine Applications: Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wet Wastes, Pyrolysis of Wood, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis of Landfill Gas, and Solvolysis of Wood." Environmental Science & Technology 57, no. 34:12701–12712. PNNL-SA-185362. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c00388
  • McNaught K.J., E. Kuatsjah, M. Zahn, E. Teixeira Prates, H. Shao, G. Bentley, and A. Pickford, et al. 2023. "Initiation of fatty acid biosynthesis in Pseudomonas putida KT2440." Metabolic Engineering 76. PNNL-SA-179252. doi:10.1016/j.ymben.2023.02.006
  • Middleton-Smith L.A., A.H. Zacher, S. Blackwell, J. Benemann, and T.J. Lundquist. 2023. "Disposition of Solids from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass: Current understanding, research gaps, and opportunities." Energy and Fuels 37, no. 22:17301–17309. PNNL-SA-190240. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01828
  • Seiple T.E., Y. Jiang, L.J. Snowden-Swan, N.J. Betzsold, K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, and C. Fuller. 2023. "Cost-effective Opportunities to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Low-Cost Wastes in the U.S." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11, no. 33:12326–12335. PNNL-SA-188095. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02147
  • Yuan G., J.J. Czajka, Z. Dai, D. Hu, K.R. Pomraning, B.A. Hofstad, and J. Kim, et al. 2023. "Rapid and robust squashed spore/colony PCR of industrially important fungi." Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 10. PNNL-SA-186830. doi:10.1186/s40694-023-00163-0

2022

  • Dagle V. 2022. A 100+ RON Gasoline Blendstock for High Efficiency, Low Emission Vehicles Engines - CRADA 493 (Final Report). PNNL-33695. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A 100+ RON Gasoline Blendstock for High Efficiency, Low Emission Vehicles Engines - CRADA 493 (Final Report)
  • Dagle V., and R.A. Dagle. 2022. Conversion of syngas into light olefins in one step for process-intensified production of sustainable aviation fuels. PNNL-33370. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Conversion of syngas into light olefins in one step for process-intensified production of sustainable aviation fuels
  • Lin F., M. Xu, K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy, Z. Li, J. Klinger, J. Schaidle, and H. Wang. 2022. "Catalyst Deactivation and its Mitigation during Catalytic Conversions of Biomass." ACS Catalysis 12, no. 21:13555–13599. PNNL-SA-175764. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c02074
  • Ling C., G. Peabody, D. Salvachua, Y. Kim, C.M. Kneucker, C.H. Calvey, and M.A. Monninger, et al. 2022. "Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering." Nature Communications 13. PNNL-SA-168423. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32296-y
  • Pomraning K.R., J.K. Magnuson, A.S. Beliaev, E.A. Hill, A.L. Robles, M.R. Garcia, and T.L. Lemmon. 2022. Enhancing organic matter removal, product recovery, and hydrogen generation from fermentation wastewater. PNNL-33008. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Enhancing organic matter removal, product recovery, and hydrogen generation from fermentation wastewater
  • Pomraning K.R., Z. Dai, N. Munoz Munoz, Y. Kim, Y. Gao, S. Deng, and T.L. Lemmon, et al. 2022. "Itaconic acid production is regulated by laeA in Aspergillus pseudoterreus." Metabolic Engineering Communications 15. PNNL-SA-171876. doi:10.1016/j.mec.2022.e00203
  • Winkelman A.D., V. Dagle, T.L. Lemmon, L. Kovarik, Y. Wang, and R.A. Dagle. 2022. "Effect of Alkali Metal Addition on Catalytic Performance of Ag/ZrO2/SBA-16 Catalyst for Single-Step Conversion of Ethanol to Butadiene." Catalysis Science & Technology 13, no. 4:975-983. PNNL-SA-180968. doi:10.1039/d2cy01722a

2021

  • Dai Z., K.R. Pomraning, E.A. Panisko, B.A. Hofstad, K.B. Campbell, J. Kim, and A.L. Robles, et al. 2021. "Genetically engineered oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for sesquiterpene a-zingiberene production." ACS Synthetic Biology 10, no. 5:1000-1008. PNNL-SA-156626. doi:10.1021/acssynbio.0c00503
  • Guo M.F., M.J. Gray, H.M. Job, C.A. Alvarez-Vasco, S. Subramaniam, X. Zhang, and L. Kovarik, et al. 2021. "Uncovering the Active Sites and Demonstrating Stable Catalyst for Cost-Effective Conversion of Ethanol to 1-Butanol." Green Chemistry 23, no. 20:8030-8039. PNNL-SA-164007. doi:10.1039/D1GC01979A
  • Kim J., S.T. Coradetti, Y. Kim, Y. Gao, J. Yaegashi, J.D. Zucker, and N. Munoz Munoz, et al. 2021. "Multi-omics driven metabolic network reconstruction and analysis of lignocellulosic carbon utilization in Rhodosporidium toruloides." Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8. PNNL-SA-156767. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.612832
  • Kirby J., G.M. Geiselman, J. Yaegashi, J. Kim, X. Zhuang, M. Tran-Gyamfi, and J. Prahl, et al. 2021. "Further engineering of R. toruloides for the production of terpenes from lignocellulosic biomass." Biotechnology for Biofuels 14, no. 1:Article No. 101. PNNL-SA-162406. doi:10.1186/s13068-021-01950-w
  • Thorson M.R., D.M. Santosa, R.T. Hallen, I.V. Kutnyakov, M.V. Olarte, M.D. Flake, and G.G. Neuenschwander, et al. 2021. "SCALEABLE HYDROTREATING OF HTL BIOCRUDE TO PRODUCE FUEL BLENDSTOCKS." Energy and Fuels 35, no. 14:11346-11352. PNNL-SA-160510. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00956

2020

  • Akhade S.A., N. Singh, O.Y. Gutierrez-Tinoco, J.A. Lopez-Ruiz, H. Wang, J.D. Holladay, and Y. Liu, et al. 2020. "Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Organics: A review." Chemical Reviews 120, no. 20:11370-11419. PNNL-SA-155470. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00158
  • Bulsink P., F. De Miguel Mercader, L. Sandstrom, B. van de Beld, F. Preto, A.H. Zacher, and A. Oasmaa, et al. 2020. "Results of the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Round Robin on the Analysis of Heteroatoms in Biomass Liquefaction Oils." Energy and Fuels 34, no. 9:11123-11133. PNNL-ACT-SA-10491. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c02090
  • Chaves J.E., R. Wilton, Y. Gao, N. Munoz Munoz, M.C. Burnet, Z. Schmitz, and J. Rowan, et al. 2020. "Evaluation of chromosomal insertion loci in the Pseudomonas putida KT2440 genome for predictable biosystems design." Metabolic Engineering Communications 11. PNNL-SA-155823. doi:10.1016/j.mec.2020.e00139
  • Yuk S.F., M. Lee, G.B. Collinge, J. Zhang, A.B. Padmaperuma, Z. Li, and F. Polo-Garzon, et al. 2020. "Mechanistic understanding of catalytic conversion of ethanol to 1-butene over 2D-pillared MFI zeolite." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, no. 52:28437–28447. PNNL-SA-153861. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c05585

2011

  • Baker S.E., M.G. Butcher, D.E. Culley, B.A. Hofstad, and J.K. Magnuson. 2011. Novozymes/Battelle CRADA No. PNNL/289 Final Report: PNNL Fungal Biotechnology Core DOE-OBP Project. PNNL-20885. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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