Emerging Technology

Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land

Zhang B, Lan K, Harris TB, Ashton MS, Yao Y. Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 2023 ;120:e2221840120. Available from: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2221840120

Feasibility of gasifying mixed plastic waste for hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage

Lan K, Yao Y. Feasibility of gasifying mixed plastic waste for hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. Communications Earth & Environment [Internet]. 2022 ;3. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs43247-022-00632-1

An integrated techno-economic and environmental assessment for carbon capture in hydrogen production by biomass gasification

Wu N, Lan K, Yao Y. An integrated techno-economic and environmental assessment for carbon capture in hydrogen production by biomass gasification. Resources, Conservation and Recycling [Internet]. 2023 ;188:106693. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922005262

Sustainable high-strength macrofibres extracted from natural bamboo

Li Z, Chen C, Xie H, Yao Y, Zhang X, Brozena A, Li J, Ding Y, Zhao X, Hong M, et al. Sustainable high-strength macrofibres extracted from natural bamboo. Nature Sustainability. 2022 ;5:235–244.

A review of inventory modeling methods for missing data in life cycle assessment

Zargar S, Yao Y, Tu Q. A review of inventory modeling methods for missing data in life cycle assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology [Internet]. 2022 ;n/a. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13305

Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Technologies under Different Greenhouse Gas Concentration Pathways

Lan K, Yao Y. Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Technologies under Different Greenhouse Gas Concentration Pathways. Environmental Science & Technology (Cover Paper) [Internet]. 2022 ;56:1395-1404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05923

Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework

Liao M, Lan K, Yao Y. Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework. Journal of Industrial Ecology [Internet]. 2021 ;26(1). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13214

Lightweight, strong, moldable wood via cell wall engineering as a sustainable structural material

Xiao S, Chen C, Xia Q, Liu Y, Yao Y, Chen Q, Hartsfield M, Brozena A, Tu K, Eichhorn SJ, et al. Lightweight, strong, moldable wood via cell wall engineering as a sustainable structural material. Science (Cover Paper) [Internet]. 2021 ;374:465-471. Available from: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abg9556

A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic

Xia Q, Chen C, Yao Y, Li J, He S, Zhou Y, Li T, Pan X, Yao Y, Hu L. A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic. Nature Sustainability [Internet]. 2021 . Available from: https://rdcu.be/chtQ3

Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States

Lan K, Ou L, Park S, Kelley SS, English BC, T. Yu E, Larson J, Yao Y. Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews [Internet]. 2021 ;143:110881. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032121001751