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Effect of pretreatments and enzymatic deconstruction on the surface of biomass: Chemical image analysis. Seokwon Jung, Marcus Foston, Heather L. Mckenzie, Utku Avic, Shi-You Ding, Udaya Kalluri, Gerald A. Tuskan ,Michael Hahn, Charles E. Wyman and Art J. Ragauskas 34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, New Orleans LA USA, April 30-May 3 2012 Pyrolysis of SW Kraft Lignin Haoxi Ben and Arthur J. Ragauskas Chemical Image of Poplar Stem Using Imaging Mass Spectrometry: ToF-SIMS and MALDI-MS Jung, S.; Chen, Y.; Sullards, M. C.; Ragauskas, A. J. Georgia Life Science Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010). Pyrolysis of Kraft Lignin at Different Temperature. Ben, H.; Ragauskas, A. J. Georgia Life Sciences Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010). Chemical Modification of Cellulose Nanowhiskers through Periodate Oxidation Ragauskas, A.J.; Dash, R.; Elder, T. Georgia Life Science Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010). Novel Polyurethane Nanocomposite Foam Reinforced with Cellulose Whiskers. Li, Y.; Ren, H.; Ragauskas, A.J. Georgia Life Sciences Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010). Investigating the Anatomical Features of Ethanol Organosolv Pretreated Buddleja Davidii Hallac, B.; Ragauskas A.J.; Murphy, R.J.; Ray, M. 32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Clearwater FL. (April, 2010) Analytical BioEnergy Science Center Advances in Characterization of Biomass and Recalcitrance Pu, Y.; Jiang, N.; Li, H.; Foston, M.; Samuel, R.; Seokwon, J.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Keller, M. Genomics to Life DOE sponsored Workshop (Washington, DC, 2009) Effects of Two-Stage Dilute Acid Pretreatment on the Structure and Composition of Lignin and Cellulose in Loblolly Sannigrahi, P.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Miller, S.J. 31st symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, San Francisco, CA, (May, 2009). Ultrastructure of Lignocellulose "Native-Pretreated-Deconstructed" by Advanced Solid-State NMR. Ragauskas, A.J.; Foston, M.; Pu, Y.; Keller, M. Genomics to Life DOE sponsored Workshop (Washington, DC, 2010) 2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech Characterization of Biomass for Biofuels, Biochemicals and Biomaterial Ragauskas, A.J. 2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech BioFueling The Future Challenges - Opportunities^GT By Art J. Ragauskas, to Georgia Tech Advisory Board (April, 2007) Novel Quantitative Method for Biodiesel Analysis Generating Bioethanol from Biomass Forest Residues and Primary Sludge Integrated Forest BioRefinery Wood Pellets for BioPower Lignin from Forest BioRefinery and It's Applications Biomass Characterization of Buddleja davidii: A Potential Feedstock for Biofuel Production Hallac, B.; Sannigrahi, P.; Pu, Y.; Ray, M.; Murphy, R.; Ragauskas, A.J. The 60th Southeastern Regional Meeting American Chemical Society, Nashville, TN (Nov., 2008). Biomass Characterization and Organosolv Pretreatment of Buddleja davidii Hallac, B.; Sannigrahi, P.; Pu, Y.; Ray, M.; Murphy, R.; Ragauskas, A.J. 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, (March, 2009). Biomass Characterization of Buddleja davidii: Potential Feedstock for Biofuel Production New Energy: Fuel Resources from Kraft Pulping Nagy, M.; Kosa, M.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Theliander, H. 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States (March, 2009). Effects of Two-Stage Dilute Acid Pretreatment On the Structure and Composition of Lignin and Cellulose in Loblolly Sannigrahi, P.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Miller, S.J. 31st symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, San Francisco, CA, (May, 2009). New NMR Applications for Old Spectroscopic Techniques: Detection of Lignin-Quinone Structures by 31P-NMR By Zawadzki, M.; Ragauskas, A.J., 217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA (1999) BioFuels Research Opportunities/Needs Ragauskas, A.J. World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, Toronto, Canada (2006) The Challenges and Opportunities for Next Generation of Forest Product Biorefineries Ragauskas, A.J. World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, Toronto, Canada (2006) Bio Fuels, Chemicals and Materials: A Walk on the Green Side of Sustainability Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (2006) Biofuels from Biomass: Research Opportunities
Nanotechnology
Rigid Polyurethane Foam Reinforced with Cellulose Nano Whiskers.. Li, Y.; Ren, H.; Ragauskas, A.J. 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, (2010) West Coast – East Coast: Research in Cellulose Nanotechnology NSF Nanotechnology Grantees Conference (Dec., 2009) A Nano Perspective of Cellulose By Art J. Ragauskas The Second Workshop on Regenerated Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives, Karlstand University (Nov., 2005) Nanotechnology in the Forest Products Industry: Untapped Opportunities Theodore H. Wegner 1 , Philip Jones 2 , and Art J. Ragauskas 3 1 USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI; 2 Imerys, Roswell, GA; 3 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318
Wood
OSB, MDF, and PB Curing Chemistry Ragauskas, A.J. 2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech
Green Chemistry
An Innovative Green Chemistry Methodology for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols Jiang, N.; Ragauskas, A.J., 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA (March, 2006). Laccase in Organic Synthesis and Its Applications Suteera Witayakran, Ragauskas, A.J. Undergraduate Research: Laccase-Generated O-Quinones in O-Naphthoquinone Synthesis via Diels-Alder Reaction Abdullah Zettili, Ragauskas, A.J.
Pulp and Paper
Product Platform Sustainable Pulping and Papermaking Technology Using Blends of Woodchips with Agricultural Residue (TAPPI 2013) Mikhail Levit, A.J. Ragauskas Fillers Starch as a Driver In Papermaking Development A. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White (Pira) Modified Fillers for Enhanced Paper Performance A.J. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White 2005 Recent Research Results Utilizing Modified Fillers in Paper Authors Y. Deng, A. Ragauskas, Z. Yan, D. White Presented: Jan. 20, 2005 Atlanta GA Kraft Pulping The Tincture (Color) of Kraft Pulps Thomson, C.I.; Dyer, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J. 8th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, (2004) Latvia Deconvoluting Chromophore Formation and Removal during Kraft Pulping: Influence of Metal Cations Dyer, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J. 13th International Symposium on Wood, Forestry, and Pulping Chemistry, Auckland, New Zealand (May 2005). 8th European Workshop On Lignocellulosics and Pulp, August, (2004) Latvia Poster: Excitation Energy Transfer in Lignin: Fluorescence of Kraft Residual Lignin, C.I. Thomson, T.J. Dyer, and A.J. Ragauskas Oxygen Delignification Optimizing Pulping and Oxygen Bleaching to Improve Yield Hasan Jameel, Adrianna Kirkman, Art Ragauskaus, Lucian Lucia 7^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, Turku, Finland (Aug., 26, 2002). Poster: Elucidating the Barriers for Extended Oxygen Delignification, Pu, Y.; Lucia, L.; Jameel, H.; Ragauskas, A.J. The Fate of Fiber Charge During Peroxide Bleaching and Oxygen Delignification Zhang D.; Kim, D.; Allison, A.; Dang, Z.; Ragauskas, A.J. 2005 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, June Stockholm, Sweden Finding the Sweet Spot for Oxygen Delignification Pu, Y.; Yang, R.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Jameel, H. 2002 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Portland, OR, 105-120 Pulp Properties Influencing Oxygen Delignification Bleachability Zawadzki, M.; Ragauskas, A.J., TAPPI Pulping Conference, Orlando, FL, 1, 323 (1999). Extending the Limits of Oxygen Delignification. Chakar, F.S.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.J., 2000 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Halifax NS, Canada, 123 (June 2000). Improving Bleached Kraft Pulp Production via Integrated Kraft Pulping and O-Delignification Technologies Ragauskas, A.J. Oxygen Delignification Acacia Kraft Brownstock Ragauskas, A.J.; Hsieh, Jeffrey S.; Widiatmoko Carbonate Formation During Oxygen Delignification Dang, Z; Ragauskas, A.J. 2006 Engineering, Pulping, and Environmental Conference, Atlanta, GA. (Nov., 2006) Improved Bleaching Performance with Reduced Cost: Optimizing SW ECF Bleaching Technologies with a Poor Man's O. By Dyer, T.J.; Johnston, D.C.; Ragauskas, A.J., TAPPI Pulping Conference, Seattle, WA(2001) Chlorine Dioxide Fundamental Aspects of Rapid ClO₂ Delignification of Conventional and Lo-Solids Kraft Pulps Jiang, J.E.; Ragauskas, A.J.; McDonough, T.J.; Lin, L., International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 87 (1998). Evaluation of Hexenuronic Acids in U.S. Kraft Pulps Chakar, F.S.; Allison, L.; McDonough, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J. 6th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp – Advances in Lignocellulosics Chemistry Towards High Quality Processes and Products, Bordeaux, France, 253 (2000). Fundamental Chemistry of Oxidative Alkaline Extraction of Kraft Pulps: E, (E+O), (E+P), (E+O+P) T. Runge and A.J. Ragauskas IPST, 2001 Evaluation of ECF Bleached SW Kraft Pulps from Mature and Thinning Wood Resources Ragauskas, A.J.; Kim, D.H.; Carter, B.C.; Courchene, C.E., Fall TAPPI Technical Conference, Atlanta Nov. (2004) Advances in Understanding the Basics of the First Alkaline Extraction Stage in Bleaching Runge, T.; Ragauskas, A.; Froass, P., TAPPI Pulping Conference, San Francisco, CA, 603(1997) Mechanical Pulps Defining the Photostabilization Succor Properties of Acetylated Lignin Ragauskas, A.J.; Pu, Y.; Lucia, L. 125 th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA (April, 2001) Fiber Engineering Kraft-TMP Fibers A.J. Ragauskas BioBleaching Modeling Mill Designed Laccase Biobleaching Technologies A. Ragauskas, T. Elder, C. Felby Exploring and Exploiting The Fundamental Chemistry of Laccase Ragauskas, A.J. 2004 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech An Auspicious Application of Laccase and Hydrogen Peroxidases for Biobleaching of Recalcitrant Paper Dyes Kristina Knutson and A.J. Ragauskas Chemo-Enzymatic Modification of High-Lignin Content Pulps with Laccase A.J. Ragauskas, R. Chandra An Auspicious Application of Laccase and Hydrogen Peroxidases for Biobleaching of Recycled Paper Dyes Knutson, K.; Ragauskas, A.J., 12th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Madison, WI (2003) Fiber-Fiber Properties Fiber-Fiber Interactions Investigated by FRET Thomson, C.; Ragauskas, A.J. Fiber Engineering: Kraft and Mechnical Pulps A.J. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White 2005 Carboxylic Acid Groups and Fiber Bonding By Barzyk, D.; Page, D. H.; Ragauskas, A., Fundamentals of Papermaking Materials, Transactions of the Fundamental Research Symposium, 11th, Cambridge, UK (Sept., 1997) The Deformation Behavior of Wet Lignocellulosic Fibers By Dr. Rob Lowe, Institute of Paper Science and Technology (2006) Fiber Modification - Role of Fiber Charge Ragauskas, A.J. Presented at Pacifichem 2005 Honolulu, HI Gordon Conference, Italy (May, 2003). Poster: Dielectric Discharge Initiated Grafting onto Cellulosic Fibers. Vander Wielen, L. ; Ragauskas, A.J. Extractives Application of Lignin NMR Techniques For Wood Extractives Thomas Dyer, Yunqiao Pu, Art J. Ragauskas, Nils-Olof Nilvebrant 223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, (April, 2002).

Biorefinery

Effect of pretreatments and enzymatic deconstruction on the surface of biomass: Chemical image analysis.
Seokwon Jung, Marcus Foston, Heather L. Mckenzie, Utku Avic, Shi-You Ding, Udaya Kalluri, Gerald A. Tuskan ,Michael Hahn, Charles E. Wyman and Art J. Ragauskas
34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, New Orleans LA USA, April 30-May 3 2012

Pyrolysis of SW Kraft Lignin
Haoxi Ben and Arthur J. Ragauskas

Chemical Image of Poplar Stem Using Imaging Mass Spectrometry: ToF-SIMS and MALDI-MS
Jung, S.; Chen, Y.; Sullards, M. C.; Ragauskas, A. J.
Georgia Life Science Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010).

Pyrolysis of Kraft Lignin at Different Temperature.
Ben, H.; Ragauskas, A. J.
Georgia Life Sciences Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010).

Chemical Modification of Cellulose Nanowhiskers through Periodate Oxidation
Ragauskas, A.J.; Dash, R.; Elder, T.
Georgia Life Science Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010).

Novel Polyurethane Nanocomposite Foam Reinforced with Cellulose Whiskers.
Li, Y.; Ren, H.; Ragauskas, A.J.
Georgia Life Sciences Summit 2010, Atlanta, GA (Oct, 2010).

Investigating the Anatomical Features of Ethanol Organosolv Pretreated Buddleja Davidii
Hallac, B.; Ragauskas A.J.; Murphy, R.J.; Ray, M.
32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Clearwater FL. (April, 2010)

Analytical BioEnergy Science Center Advances in Characterization of Biomass and Recalcitrance
Pu, Y.; Jiang, N.; Li, H.; Foston, M.; Samuel, R.; Seokwon, J.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Keller, M.
Genomics to Life DOE sponsored Workshop (Washington, DC, 2009)

Effects of Two-Stage Dilute Acid Pretreatment on the Structure and Composition of Lignin and Cellulose in Loblolly
Sannigrahi, P.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Miller, S.J.
31st symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, San Francisco, CA, (May, 2009).

Ultrastructure of Lignocellulose "Native-Pretreated-Deconstructed" by Advanced Solid-State NMR.
Ragauskas, A.J.; Foston, M.; Pu, Y.; Keller, M.
Genomics to Life DOE sponsored Workshop (Washington, DC, 2010)
2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech

Characterization of Biomass for Biofuels, Biochemicals and Biomaterial
Ragauskas, A.J.
2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech

BioFueling The Future Challenges - Opportunities^GT
By Art J. Ragauskas, to Georgia Tech Advisory Board (April, 2007)

Novel Quantitative Method for Biodiesel Analysis

Generating Bioethanol from Biomass Forest Residues and Primary Sludge

Integrated Forest BioRefinery

Wood Pellets for BioPower

Lignin from Forest BioRefinery and It's Applications

Biomass Characterization of Buddleja davidii: A Potential Feedstock for Biofuel Production
Hallac, B.; Sannigrahi, P.; Pu, Y.; Ray, M.; Murphy, R.; Ragauskas, A.J.
The 60th Southeastern Regional Meeting American Chemical Society, Nashville, TN (Nov., 2008).

Biomass Characterization and Organosolv Pretreatment of Buddleja davidii
Hallac, B.; Sannigrahi, P.; Pu, Y.; Ray, M.; Murphy, R.; Ragauskas, A.J.
237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, (March, 2009).

Biomass Characterization of Buddleja davidii: Potential Feedstock for Biofuel Production

New Energy: Fuel Resources from Kraft Pulping
Nagy, M.; Kosa, M.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Theliander, H.
237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States (March, 2009).

Effects of Two-Stage Dilute Acid Pretreatment On the Structure and Composition of Lignin and Cellulose in Loblolly
Sannigrahi, P.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Miller, S.J.
31st symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, San Francisco, CA, (May, 2009).

New NMR Applications for Old Spectroscopic Techniques: Detection of Lignin-Quinone Structures by 31P-NMR
By Zawadzki, M.; Ragauskas, A.J.,
217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA (1999)

BioFuels Research Opportunities/Needs
Ragauskas, A.J.
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, Toronto, Canada (2006)

The Challenges and Opportunities for Next Generation of Forest Product Biorefineries
Ragauskas, A.J.
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, Toronto, Canada (2006)

Bio Fuels, Chemicals and Materials: A Walk on the Green Side of Sustainability
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (2006)

Biofuels from Biomass: Research Opportunities

Nanotechnology

Rigid Polyurethane Foam Reinforced with Cellulose Nano Whiskers..
Li, Y.; Ren, H.; Ragauskas, A.J. 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, (2010)

West Coast – East Coast: Research in Cellulose Nanotechnology
NSF Nanotechnology Grantees Conference (Dec., 2009)

A Nano Perspective of Cellulose
By Art J. Ragauskas
The Second Workshop on Regenerated Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives,
Karlstand University (Nov., 2005)

Nanotechnology in the Forest Products Industry: Untapped Opportunities
Theodore H. Wegner 1 , Philip Jones 2 , and Art J. Ragauskas 3
1 USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI; 2 Imerys, Roswell, GA; 3 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318

Wood

OSB, MDF, and PB Curing Chemistry
Ragauskas, A.J.
2006 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech

Green Chemistry

An Innovative Green Chemistry Methodology for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols
Jiang, N.; Ragauskas, A.J., 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA (March, 2006).

Laccase in Organic Synthesis and Its Applications
Suteera Witayakran, Ragauskas, A.J.

Undergraduate Research: Laccase-Generated O-Quinones in O-Naphthoquinone Synthesis via Diels-Alder Reaction
Abdullah Zettili, Ragauskas, A.J.

Pulp and Paper

Product Platform

Sustainable Pulping and Papermaking Technology Using Blends of Woodchips with Agricultural Residue (TAPPI 2013)
Mikhail Levit, A.J. Ragauskas

Fillers

Starch as a Driver In Papermaking Development
A. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White (Pira)

Modified Fillers for Enhanced Paper Performance
A.J. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White 2005

Recent Research Results Utilizing Modified Fillers in Paper
Authors Y. Deng, A. Ragauskas, Z. Yan, D. White
Presented: Jan. 20, 2005 Atlanta GA

Kraft Pulping

The Tincture (Color) of Kraft Pulps
Thomson, C.I.; Dyer, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J.
8th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, (2004) Latvia

Deconvoluting Chromophore Formation and Removal during Kraft Pulping: Influence of Metal Cations
Dyer, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J.
13th International Symposium on Wood, Forestry, and Pulping Chemistry, Auckland, New Zealand (May 2005).

8th European Workshop On Lignocellulosics and Pulp, August, (2004) Latvia
Poster: Excitation Energy Transfer in Lignin: Fluorescence of Kraft Residual Lignin,
C.I. Thomson, T.J. Dyer, and A.J. Ragauskas

Oxygen Delignification

Optimizing Pulping and Oxygen Bleaching to Improve Yield
Hasan Jameel, Adrianna Kirkman, Art Ragauskaus, Lucian Lucia

7^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, Turku, Finland (Aug., 26, 2002).
Poster: Elucidating the Barriers for Extended Oxygen Delignification,
Pu, Y.; Lucia, L.; Jameel, H.; Ragauskas, A.J.

The Fate of Fiber Charge During Peroxide Bleaching and Oxygen Delignification
Zhang D.; Kim, D.; Allison, A.; Dang, Z.; Ragauskas, A.J.
2005 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, June Stockholm, Sweden

Finding the Sweet Spot for Oxygen Delignification
Pu, Y.; Yang, R.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Jameel, H.
2002 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Portland, OR, 105-120

Pulp Properties Influencing Oxygen Delignification Bleachability
Zawadzki, M.; Ragauskas, A.J., TAPPI Pulping Conference, Orlando, FL, 1, 323 (1999).

Extending the Limits of Oxygen Delignification.
Chakar, F.S.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.J.,
2000 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Halifax NS, Canada, 123 (June 2000).

Improving Bleached Kraft Pulp Production via Integrated Kraft Pulping and O-Delignification Technologies
Ragauskas, A.J.

Oxygen Delignification Acacia Kraft Brownstock
Ragauskas, A.J.; Hsieh, Jeffrey S.; Widiatmoko

Carbonate Formation During Oxygen Delignification
Dang, Z; Ragauskas, A.J.
2006 Engineering, Pulping, and Environmental Conference, Atlanta, GA. (Nov., 2006)

Improved Bleaching Performance with Reduced Cost:
Optimizing SW ECF Bleaching Technologies with a Poor Man's O.
By Dyer, T.J.; Johnston, D.C.; Ragauskas, A.J.,
TAPPI Pulping Conference, Seattle, WA(2001)

Chlorine Dioxide

Fundamental Aspects of Rapid ClO₂ Delignification of Conventional and Lo-Solids Kraft Pulps
Jiang, J.E.; Ragauskas, A.J.; McDonough, T.J.; Lin, L., International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 87 (1998).

Evaluation of Hexenuronic Acids in U.S. Kraft Pulps
Chakar, F.S.; Allison, L.; McDonough, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J. 6th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp – Advances in Lignocellulosics Chemistry Towards High Quality Processes and Products, Bordeaux, France, 253 (2000).

Fundamental Chemistry of Oxidative Alkaline Extraction of Kraft Pulps: E, (E+O), (E+P), (E+O+P)
T. Runge and A.J. Ragauskas
IPST, 2001

Evaluation of ECF Bleached SW Kraft Pulps from Mature and Thinning Wood Resources
Ragauskas, A.J.; Kim, D.H.; Carter, B.C.; Courchene, C.E.,
Fall TAPPI Technical Conference, Atlanta Nov. (2004)

Advances in Understanding the Basics of the First Alkaline Extraction Stage in Bleaching
Runge, T.; Ragauskas, A.; Froass, P., TAPPI
Pulping Conference, San Francisco, CA, 603(1997)

Mechanical Pulps

Defining the Photostabilization Succor Properties of Acetylated Lignin
Ragauskas, A.J.; Pu, Y.; Lucia, L.
125 th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA (April, 2001)

Fiber Engineering Kraft-TMP Fibers
A.J. Ragauskas

BioBleaching

Modeling Mill Designed Laccase Biobleaching Technologies
A. Ragauskas, T. Elder, C. Felby

Exploring and Exploiting The Fundamental Chemistry of Laccase
Ragauskas, A.J.
2004 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, GA Tech

An Auspicious Application of Laccase and Hydrogen Peroxidases for Biobleaching of Recalcitrant Paper Dyes
Kristina Knutson and A.J. Ragauskas

Chemo-Enzymatic Modification of High-Lignin Content Pulps with Laccase
A.J. Ragauskas, R. Chandra

An Auspicious Application of Laccase and Hydrogen Peroxidases for Biobleaching of Recycled Paper Dyes
Knutson, K.; Ragauskas, A.J.,
12th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Madison, WI (2003)

Fiber-Fiber Properties

Fiber-Fiber Interactions Investigated by FRET
Thomson, C.; Ragauskas, A.J.

Fiber Engineering: Kraft and Mechnical Pulps
A.J. Ragauskas, Y. Deng, P. Jones, D. White
2005

Carboxylic Acid Groups and Fiber Bonding
By Barzyk, D.; Page, D. H.; Ragauskas, A.,
Fundamentals of Papermaking Materials,
Transactions of the Fundamental Research Symposium, 11th, Cambridge, UK (Sept., 1997)

The Deformation Behavior of Wet Lignocellulosic Fibers
By Dr. Rob Lowe,
Institute of Paper Science and Technology (2006)

Fiber Modification - Role of Fiber Charge
Ragauskas, A.J.
Presented at Pacifichem 2005 Honolulu, HI

Gordon Conference, Italy (May, 2003).
Poster: Dielectric Discharge Initiated Grafting onto Cellulosic Fibers.
Vander Wielen, L. ; Ragauskas, A.J.

Extractives

Application of Lignin NMR Techniques For Wood Extractives
Thomas Dyer, Yunqiao Pu, Art J. Ragauskas, Nils-Olof Nilvebrant 223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, (April, 2002).

The Center for Innovative Biomaterial Education and Research (CIBER) is directed at addressing key material science/chemistry/biochemistry parameters that limit greater exploitation of biomass for biopolymers and biomaterials. This multidisciplinary team is chartered to develop:

An innovative, leading-edge national collaborative research program directed at developing new biomaterial polymers from this nation’s forest resources.
An educational program to teach the next generation of scientists and engineers about the science/technology and social issues concerning biomass conversion.
An e-center for the collection and dissemination of research publications, editorial discussions and databases concerned with the research, application, testing, and concerns dealing with biomaterials.

The objective of CIBER is two-fold: (1) to educate professionals and the general public on the opportunities and science of converting biomass into innovative biomaterial: (2) develop new technologies that will provide valuable and practical biomaterials from biomass. These new materials will have broad applications in the packaging, transportation, and health care industry, and will displace the need for nonrenewable, petroleum-based materials currently employed. The need to develop new materials from bio-based feedstocks has seen increasing national importance as acknowledged in Presidential Executive Order 13134, titled “Developing and Promoting Bio-based Products and Bio-energy.” This order challenges the research community to develop new materials derived from renewable biomaterials. The research deliverables of this proposal will be of prime value to the U.S.A. forest products industry that ranks among the top ten U.S. manufacturing industries.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville