Faculty Profile
Chang Geun Yoo

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering
409 Walters Hall

cyoo05@esf.edu
315-470-6516

Research Interests

• Biological/thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals
• Bio-based material applications
• Elucidation of biomass and bio-product properties 
• Development of lignocellulosic biorefinery

Group Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/esfbel

Courses & Outreach

Courses

• PSE 223 Introduction to Lignocellulosics
• BPE 300 Introduction to Industrial Bioprocessing
• ECH 324 Unit Operations Laboratory (previously BPE 430)
• BPE 438/638 Introduction to Biorefinery Process
• ECH 455 Capstone Chemical Engineering Laboratory
• BPE 498 Research Problem/Bioprocess Engineering
• BPE 623 Chemistry of Lignocellulosic Biomass 
• BPE 796 Chemical Engineering Principles/Biomass Conversion 
• BPE 797 Bioprocess Engineering Seminar 

Outreach Programs

• WATER RESEARCH SPRING WORKSHOP (https://sites.google.com/view/healthy-water-outreach/home)

• SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL SUMMER WORKSHOP (https://sites.google.com/view/sustainable-material-workshop/home)

Education

• 08/2008 – 07/2012    Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (Major), Biorenewable Resources and Technology (Minor), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
• 03/2006 – 02/2008    Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
• 03/1998 – 02/2006    Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Professional Experience

• 04/2024 – Present   Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA
• 07/2018 – 03/2024  Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA
• 09/2015 – 07/2018  Postdoc Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
• 09/2012 – 08/2015  Postdoc Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Professional Affiliation

• 2025 – present: Associate Editor, Advances in Industrial Engineering Chemistry

• 2019 – present: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

• 2019 – present: Editorial Board Member, Applied Sciences 

• 2022  – 2023: Topic Editor, The Application of Green Chemistry in Biomass Valorization: Green Route, Green Catalyst and Green Solvent, Frontiers in Chemistry

• 2021 – 2022: Topic Editor, Biochemical/Biomaterial Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

• 2020 – 2021: Guest Editor, Recent Biomass Upgrading and Conversion Technologies, Energies

• 2019 – 2020: Guest Editor, Biorefinery: Current Status, Challenges, and New Strategies, Applied Sciences

• 2019 – 2020: Topic Editor, Advances in the Structural Elucidation and Utilization of Lignins, Frontiers in Energy Research

• 2019 – 2020: Guest Editor, Advancements in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels and Chemicals, Energies

• 2018 – 2019: Topic Editor, Advancements in Biomass Recalcitrance: The Use of Lignin for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals, Frontiers in Energy Research

• 2011 – present: Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)

• 2009 – present: Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)

• 2006 – present: Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

   

Honors & Awards

• SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2025)

• ACS Energy & Fuels Rising Stars (2024)

• ESF Exemplary Researcher (2023)

• ACS ENFL Early Career Investigator Spotlight (2023)

• NSF CAREER Award (2023)

• ACS CNY Section Award (2021)

• Robin Hood Oak Award - Distinguished Faculty for Teaching Excellence Award (2020)

• SOLAR 2020 Award - Advisor of the Year (2020)

• ORNL UT-Battelle Awards (2017)

• Supplementary Performance Award ORNL (2016)

• Gamma Sigma Delta (The honor society of Agriculture) (2012)

• Research Excellence Award (2012)

• Alpha Epsilon (The honor society of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering) (2011)

• Science and Technology Scholarship (Excellent Scholarship) (2006)

• Hanyang Fusion Materials Scholarship (2006)

Recent Publications

Google Scholar Citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GP8PmjsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

2025

• Mairui Zhang, Linjing Jia, Mi Li, Chang Geun Yoo, Haixin Peng, Shubhangi Arvelli, Jikai Zhao, Challenges and perspectives in lignin-derived polyurethane foam synthesis(2025) Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2401054 (https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202401054)

• Haehyun Min, Ye Jin, Hui Won Choi, Yangguen Ju, Huijeong Hwang, Jin-Ho Yoon, Chang Geun Yoo, Young Jin Kim, Sung Bong Kang, Superior catalytic activity for dry reforming of methane: Ni-incorporated in silica supports by framework ligands (2025) Journal of Cleaner Production, 501, 145269 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145269) 

• Mengyao Xia, Chen Wu, Weikun Jiang, Jiankang Liu, Chao Wang, Shiwei Liu, Chang Geun Yoo, Yu Liu, Gaojin Lyu, The preparation of resin-based hollow/curved structured carbon nanospheres and their application as supercapacitor electrodes (2025) Journal of Power Sources, 633, 236371 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236371)

• Shuya Li, Udani K. Wijethunga, Chun Chu, Saerona Kim, Weiwei Zheng, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, Seunghyun Lee, Gyu Leem, Photoinduced Hydrogen Atom Transfer Catalysis with Ruthenium Polypyridyl Coated TiO2 Nanoparticles for Selective C–C Bond Cleavage in a Lignin Model Compound (2025) ACS Catalysis, 15, 4460-4467 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c04934)

2024

• Minjung Kim, Young A Lee, Jie Wu, Hyeyun Kim, Ja Kyong Ko, Myoung-Woon Moon, Chang Geun Yoo, Keunhong Jeong, Kwang Ho Kim, Fabrication of hydrophobic lignin-based films through tandem chemical modification and plasma treatment (2024) ACS Applied Polymer Materials,7 (1), 503-511 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c03574)

• Tingjun Chen, Xuelian Zhou, Yunni Zhan, Jinyuan Cheng, Caoxing Huang, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Xianzhi Meng, Chen Huang, Modification of condensed lignin by deep eutectic solvents: Insight into the mechanism of improving the enzymatic saccharification (2024) ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12 (52) 18555-18565 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05937)

• Juhyeon Kim, Jiae Ryu, Qiang Yang, Chang Geun Yoo, Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, Real-time model predictive control of lignin properties using an accelerated kMC framework with artificial neural networks (2024) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63 (48) 20978-20988 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02918) 

• Haehyun Min, Ye Jin Ji, Do Yeong Kim, Yangguen Ju, Chang Geun Yoo, Young Jin Kim, Sung Bong Kang, Steering catalytic property and reactivity of Ni/SiO2 by functionalized silica for dry reforming of methane (2024) Applied Surface Science Advances, 24, 100663 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2024.100663) 

• Rongrong Zhang, Zhen Wang, Rui Zhao, Zhaoyun Lin, Chang Geun Yoo, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Gaojin Lyu, Construction of cellulose 3D network composite membrane supported by hydroxylated boron nitride with high surface charge density to achieve high-efficiency osmotic energy harvesting (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 500, 157000 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.157000) 

• Mairui Zhang, Yang Liao, Nara Han, Seoku Lee, Gyu Leem, Kwang Ho Kim, Xuejun Pan, Jeong Jae Wie, Chang Geun Yoo, Upcycling Industrial Biomass Wastes Into Aerogels Using Zinc Chloride Salt Hydrates (2024) Advanced Sustainable Systems, 202400688 (https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400688)

• Mairui Zhang, Soyeon Jeong, Woongbi Cho, Jiae Ryu, Baowen Zhang, Paul Crovella, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Jeong Jae Wie, Chang Geun Yoo, Green co-solvent-assisted one-pot synthesis of high-performance flexible lignin polyurethane foam (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 499, 156142 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156142)

• Jiae Ryu, Mairui Zhang, Yunxuan Wang, Ruoqian Li, Kwang Ho Kim, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Gyu Leem, Min Bum Park, Chang Geun Yoo, Impacts of hydrogen bond donor structures in phenolic aldehyde deep eutectic solvents on pretreatment efficiency (2024) Energy & Fuels, 38 (17) 16441-16450 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02301) [Supplementary Journal Cover]

• Hanseob Jeong, Jun Beom Park, Da Hae Oh, Chang Geun Yoo, Keunhong Jeong, Kwang Ho Kim, Comparative analysis of catalytic hydrogenolysis of technical lignins and lignin model compounds (2024) Energy & Fuels, 38 (18) 17717-17725 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03293) 

• Trang Vu Thien Nguyen, Saerona Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Joon Weon Choi, Gyu Leem, Yong Hwan Kim, Lignin peroxidase-catalyzed selective cleavage of C-C bonds in lignin at room temperature (2024) ACS Catalysis, 14 (15) 11733-11740 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c03469) 

• Xirun Zhao, Gaojin Lyu, Xia Meng, Yue Liu, Zhen Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Novel ternary deep eutectic solvent fractionation for effective utilization of willow (2024) Bioresource Technology, 407, 131148 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131148) 

• Yunxuan Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Austin J. Conte, Manjula Senanayake, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Investigation of Cyrene organosolv fractionation of softwood biomass and alkaline post-incubation (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 153024 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.153046)

• Lan Yao, Rui Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Yuhang Zhang, Xianzhi Meng, Wei Liu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Haitao Yang, Visualization of lignification in flax stems cell walls with novel click-compatible monolignol analogs (2024) Frontiers in Plant Science, 15: 1423072 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1423072) 

• Jinyuan Cheng, Xuelian Zhou, Yunni Zhan, Caoxing Huang, Chang Geun Yoo, Xianzhi Meng, Guigan Fang, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chen Huang,  Low-chromophore lignin isolation from natural biomass with polyol-based deep eutectic solvents (2024) Green Chemistry, 26, 8298-8314 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC01824A)

• Shilin Chen, Dafeng Zheng, Qiulan Cen, Chang Geun Yoo, Lei Zhong, Dongjie Yang, Xueqing Qiu, Multifunctional super-hydrophilic MXene/biomass composite aerogel evaporator for efficient solar-driven desalination and wastewater treatment (2024) Small, 20 (35) 2400603 (https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400603) 

• Chi Ho Lee, Juhyeon Kim, Jiae Ryu, Wangyun Won, Chang Geun Yoo, Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, Lignin structure dynamics: Advanced real-time molecular sensing strategies (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 487, 150680 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150680) 

• Haitao Yang, Mengzhen Chai, Chang Geun Yoo, Jie Yuan, Xianzhi Meng, Lan Yao, Role of lignin in synergistic digestibility improvement of wheat straw by novel alkaline deep eutectic solvent and tetrahydrofuran pretreatment (2024) Bioresource Technology, 397, 130460 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130460)

• Shuyang Zhang, Anqi Ji, Xianzhi Meng, Samarthya Bhagia, Chang Geun Yoo, David P. Harper, Xianhui Zhao, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Structure-property relationship between lignin structures and properties of 3D-printed lignin composites (2024) Composites Science and Technology, 110487 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110487)

• Shuyang Zhang, Xianzhi Meng, Samarthya Bhagia, Anqi Ji, Micholas Dean Smith, Yun-yan Wang, Bo Liu, Chang Geun Yoo, David P. Harper, Arthur J. Ragauskas, 3D printed lignin/polymer composite with enhanced mechanical and anti-thermal-aging performance (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 148449 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.148449) 

• Soyeon Jeong, Jiae Ryu, Qiang Yang, J. Y. Zhu, Chang Geun Yoo, Recent advances in hydrotropic solvent systems for lignocellulosic biomass utilization (2024) Green Chemistry, 26, 1806-1830 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC03309K) [Journal Inside Back Cover] 

• Sungjoon Kweon, Yun Hye Cho, Jun Seong Park, Jiae Ryu, Chang Geun Yoo, Hyung-Ki Min, Min Bum Park, Nickel silicate MFI-type zeolite catalyst prepared by interzeolite transformation: Tailoring the catalytic active sites for glucose conversion (2024) Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 20894-20909 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA02147A) [Journal Back Cover]

• Juhyeon Kim, Silabrata Pahari, Jiae Ryu, Mairui Zhang, Qiang Yang, Chang Geun Yoo, Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, Advancing biomass fractionation with real-time prediction of lignin content and MWd: A kMC-based multiscale model for optimized lignin extraction (2024) Chemical Engineering Journal, 147226 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147226) 

• Jinyuan Cheng, Xuze Liu, Yunni Zhan, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Xuelian Zhou, Chang Geun Yoo, Caoxing Huang, Chen Huang, Guigan Fang, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Efficient fast fractionation of biomass using a diol-based deep eutectic solvent for facilitating enzymatic hydrolysis and obtaining high-quality lignin (2024) ChemSusChem, 17 (8), e202301161 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202301161)

• Yanping Hao, Jiao Li, Chao Wang, Weikun Jiang, Xianhai Zeng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guihua Yang, Xingxiang Ji, Gaojin Lyu, Fish scale biomimetic multifunctional antifreeze organogel for flexible strain sensor applications (2024) ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6 (1), 141-153 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01755)

2023

• Mengyao Xia, Weikun Jiang, Chen Wu, Chao Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Yu Liu, Gaojin Lyu, Tannin-assisted synthesis of nanocomposites loaded with silver nanoparticles and their multifunctional applications (2023) Biomacromolecules, 24 (11), 5194-5206. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00737)

• Yunxuan Wang, Jiae Ryu, Kwang Ho Kim, Xianzhi Meng, Yunqiao Pu, Yang Tian, Aymerick Eudes, Gyu Leem, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Chang Geun Yoo, Investigation of the effects of ternary deep eutectic solvent composition on pretreatment of sorghum stover (2023) AIChE Journal, e18227 (https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18227) 

• Zhenrong Tan, Chang Geun Yoo, Dongjie Yang, Weifeng Liu, Xueqing Qiu, and Dafeng Zheng, "Rigid-flexible" anisotropic biomass-derived aerogels with superior mechanical properties for oil recovery and thermal insulation (2023) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 42080-42093. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c07713)

• Shaocong Yang, Zhen Wang, Pingping Li, Xinrui Wang, Liangyu Li, Chang Geun Yoo, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Gaojin Lyu, Developing of CuXSnSO@GO aerogels used as highly efficient catalysts for cellulose transform to lactic acid under the synergy of Cu-Sn thermocatalysis and photocatalysis processes (2023) Chemical Engineering Journal, 145716 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145716)

• Jingshun Zhuang, Saerona Kim, Mairui Zhang, Jiae Ryu, Jeeranan Nonkumwong, Laongnuan Srisombat, Kwang Ho Kim, Jeong Jae Wie, Gyu Leem, and Chang Geun Yoo, MgFe2O4 Nanoparticle/Peracetic Acid Hybrids for Catalytic Oxidative Depolymerization of Lignin (2023) ACS Applied Nano Materials, (6) 12, 10758-10767 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c01910) [Supplementary Cover] 

• Saebohm Jhang, Woongbi Cho, Seo Ku Lee, Ah Ran Yu, Jae Gyeong Lee, Kyungho Jung, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, and Jeong Jae Wie, Functional group effect of chemically modified microcrystalline methyl cellulose on thermoplastic polyurethane composite (2023) Cellulose, 30, 6917-6931 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05335-0)

• Lan Yao, Mengzhen Chai, Pingping Cui, Chang Geun Yoo, Jie Yuan, Xianzhi Meng, and Haitao Yang, Mechanism of enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis performance by ethanol assisted deep eutectic solvent pretreatment - from the perspective of lignin (2023) Bioresource Technology, 385 129461 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129461) 

• Jinyuan Cheng, Chen Huang, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Caoxing Huang, Tingjun Chen, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Novel biphasic DES/GVL solvent for effective biomass fractionation and valorization (2023) Green Chemistry, 25, 6270-6281 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC01021J) [2023 Green Chemistry Hot Articles]

• Anindita Paul, Linjing Jia, Erica L.-W. Majumder, Chang Geun Yoo, Karthik Rajendran, Esteban Villarreal, and Deepak Kumar, Poly(3-hydroxybuyrate) production from industrial hemp waste pretreated with a chemical-free hydrothermal process (2023) Bioresource Technology, 381 129161 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129161)

• Zhishang Ye, Lan Yao, Chang Geun Yoo, Wei Liu, Xianzhi Meng, YanXiong, Haitao Yang, Synthesis of novel lignin model compounds labeled with alkynyl and their potential application (2023) New Journal of Chemistry, 47, 19838-19841 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ03702A) 

• Silabrata Pahari, Juhyeon Kim, Hyun-Kyu Choi, Mairui Zhang, Anqi Ji, Chang Geun Yoo, and Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, Multiscale kinetic modeling of biomass fractioination in an experiment: Understanding individual reaction mechanisms and cellulose degradation (2023) Chemical Engineering Journal, 467, 143021 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143021)

• Saerona Kim, Hyeong Cheol Kang, Chun Chu, Shuya Li, Kicheon Yoo, Udani Kaushalya Wijethunga, Weiwei Zheng, Chang Geun Yoo, Benjamin D. Sherman, Jae-Joon Lee, and Gyu Leem, Solar energy driven C-C bond cleavage in a lignin model compound with a D-π–A organic dye-sensitized photoanode (2023) Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 7, 2339-2348 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SE00194F) [Journal Front Cover]

• Nathan Bryant, Jin Zhang, Kai Feng, Mengjun Shu, Raphael Ployet, Jin-Gui Chen, Wellington Muchero, Chang Geun Yoo, Timothy Tschaplinski, Yunqiao Pu, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Novel candidate genes for lignin structure identified through genome-wide association study of naturally varying Populus trichocarpa (2023) Frontiers in Plant Science, 14:1153113 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1153113)

• Shilin Chen, Chang Geun Yoo, Dongjie Yang, Xueqing Qiu, and Dafeng Zheng, Multifunctional lignin-mediated biomass hybrid aerogel with plasmon-enhanced solar-driven desalination and swage purificaiton (2023) Desalination, 556 (15), 116572 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116572)

• Jinyuan Cheng, Chen Huang, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, A high-solid DES pretreatment using never-dried biomass as the starting material: towards high-quality lignin fractionation (2023) Green Chemistry, 25, 1571-1581 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC04595H)

• Tae Hoon Kim, Seung Hyeon Park, Seoku Lee, A.V.S.L. Sai Bharadwaj, Yang Soo Lee, Chang Geun Yoo, and Tae Hyun Kim, A review of biomass-derived UV-shielding materials for bio-composites (2023) Energies, 16, 2231 (https:// doi.org/10.3390/en16052231) 

• Jinyuan Cheng, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Chen Huang, Xuelian Zhou, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, One-pot generation of lignin microspheres and digestible substrate with a polyol-DES pretreatment in high solid loading (2023) Journal of Cleaner Production, 394, 136322 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136322)    

• A.V.S.L. Sai Bharadwaj, Subhabrata Dev, Jingshun Zhuang, Yunxuan Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Byong-Hun Jeon, Srijan Aggarwal, Seung Hyun Park, and Tae Hyun Kim, Review of chemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using low-liquid and low-chemical catalysts for effective bioconversion (2023) Bioresource Technology, 368, 128339 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128339) 

• Xianzhi Meng, Yunxuan Wang, Austin J. Conte, Shuyang Zhang, Jiae Ryu, Jeong Jae Wie, Yunqiao Pu, Brian H. Davison, Chang Geun Yoo, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Applications of biomass-derived solvents in biomass pretreatment – Strategies, challenges, and prospects (2023) Bioresource Technology, 368, 128280 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128280)

• Shuya Li, Seongsu Park, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, and Gyu Leem, Photoelectrochemical approaches for the conversion of lignin at room temperature (2023) Chemical Communications, 59, 401-413 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC05491D)

• Jie Dong, Daehwan Kim, and Chang Geun Yoo, Editorial:  Biochemical/biomaterial production from lignocellulosic biomass (2023) Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 5:1266904 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2023.1266904)  

• Chao Xie, Zupeng Chen, Chang Geun Yoo, Xiaojun Shen, Qidong Hou, and Leslie Boudesocque-Delaye, Editorial: The application of green chemistry in biomass valorization: green route, green catalyst and green solvent (2023) Frontiers in Chemistry, 11:1277256 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1277256)

Book Chapters

• Manjinder Singh, Dun Chan Cha, Hayoung Kim, Jaejun Park, Saerona Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Gyu Leem, Seunghyun Lee, Chapter: Photocatalysis-derived biomass conversion for green hydrogen production, Book title: Towards Sustainable and Green Hydrogen Production by Photocatalysis: Insights into Design and Development of Efficient Materials (Volume 2), ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1468, eISBN: 9780841296701

• Jingshun Zhuang, Yunxuan Wang, Kwang Ho Kim, Gyu Leem, Chang Geun Yoo, Chapter: Depolymerization Strategies for Lignin Valorization, Book title: Sustainable Biorefining of Woody Biomass to Biofuels and Biochemicals, Editors: Deepak Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Karthik Rajendran, Applied Biotechnology Reviews, 263-289 2024, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-323-91187-0

• Mandeep Poonia, Jeong Jae Wie, Chang Geun Yoo, Chapter: Material applications of lignin, Book title: Biomass Utilization: Conversion Strategies, Editors: Nhuan Nghiem, Tae Hyun Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, 2022, Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-031-05834-9

• Chang Geun Yoo and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chapter: Opportunities and challenges of lignin utilization, Book title: Lignin utilization strategies: From Processing to Applications, Editors: Chang Geun Yoo and Arthur J. Ragauskas, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1377, 1-12, DOI:10.1021/bk-2021-1377.ch001, 2021, American Chemical Society, ISBN13: 9780841298453

• Xianzhi Meng, Mandeep Poonia, Chang Geun Yoo, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chapter: Recent advances in synthesis and application of lignin nanoparticles, Book title: Lignin utilization strategies: From Processing to Applications, Editors: Chang Geun Yoo and Arthur J. Ragauskas, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1377, 273-293, DOI:10.1021/bk-2021-1377.ch011, 2021, American Chemical Society, ISBN13: 9780841298453

• Chang Geun Yoo, Yunqiao Pu, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chapter: Measuring biomass-derived products in biological conversion and metabolic process, Book title: Metabolic Pathway Engineering (Series: Methods in Molecular Biology), Vol. 2096, Editors: Michael E. Himmel and Yannick Bomble, Springer Nature, 2020, ISBN 978-1-07-160195-2 

• Chang Geun Yoo, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Yunqiao Pu, Chapter: Measurement of physicochemical properties of lignin, Book title: Understanding lignocellulose: Synergistic computational and analytic methods, Editors: Micholas Dean Smith, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1338, 33-47, DOI: 10.1021/bk-2019-1338.ch003, 2019, American Chemical Society, ISBN13: 9780841236424

• Yunqiao Pu, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Mi Li, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chapter: Analytical methods for biomass characterization during pretreatment and bioconversion, Book title: Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass in a biorefinery: From logistics to environmental and performance impact, Editors: Rajeev Kumar, Seema Singh and Venkatesh Balan, Nova Science Publishers, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-63485-827-4

• Chang Geun Yoo and Xuejun Pan, Chapter: Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass, Book title: Bioenergy: Principles and Applications, Editors: Yebo Li and Samir Kumar Khanal, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016, ISBN: 978-1-118-56831-6 

• Chang Geun Yoo  and Xuejun Pan, Chapter: Fuel Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass, Book title: The Handbook of Clean Energy Systems, Editor: Jinyue Yan, Wiley, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/9781118991978.hces108