Forest Products

Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products

Lan K, Favero A, Yao Y, Mendelsohn RO, Wang HSzu-Han. Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products. Nature Communications [Internet]. 2025 ;16:1–12. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60245-y

Innovative reforestation mosaics on marginal land in the globally important Mata Atlântica biome can create climate and economic co-benefits

Zhang B, Lan K, Yang F, Xu Y, Piotto D, Ashton M, Yao Y. Innovative reforestation mosaics on marginal land in the globally important Mata Atlântica biome can create climate and economic co-benefits. One Earth [Internet]. 2025 ;8. Available from: https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(25)00132-0

Machine learning for sustainable development and applications of biomass and biomass-derived carbonaceous materials in water and agricultural systems: A review

Wang HSzu-Han, Yao Y. Machine learning for sustainable development and applications of biomass and biomass-derived carbonaceous materials in water and agricultural systems: A review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling [Internet]. 2023 ;190:106847. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922006796

A modeling framework to identify environmentally greener and lower-cost pathways of nanomaterials

Lan K, Wang HSzu-Han, Lee T, de Assis CAbbati, Venditti RA, Zhu Y, Yao Y. A modeling framework to identify environmentally greener and lower-cost pathways of nanomaterials. Green Chem. [Internet]. 2024 . Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3GC04036D

Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues

Lan K, Zhang B, Lee T, Yao Y. Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues. Joule [Internet]. 2024 . Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435123005378

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

Carbon Footprint of Bleached Softwood Fluff Pulp: Detailed Process Simulation and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment to Understand Carbon Emissions

Buitrago-Tello R, Venditti RA, Jameel H, Yao Y, Echeverria D. Carbon Footprint of Bleached Softwood Fluff Pulp: Detailed Process Simulation and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment to Understand Carbon Emissions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering [Internet]. 2022 ;10:9029-9040. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00840

Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication

Lan K, Zhang B, Yao Y. Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication. One Earth [Internet]. 2022 ;5:944-957. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332222003682

Process Simulation-Based Life Cycle Assessment of Dissolving Pulps

Echeverria D, Venditti R, Jameel H, Yao Y. Process Simulation-Based Life Cycle Assessment of Dissolving Pulps. Environmental Science & Technology [Internet]. 2022 ;56:4578-4586. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06523

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