Faculty Profile
Chang Geun Yoo
Chang Geun Yoo
Assistant Professor
409 Walters Hall
Research Interests
- Biological/thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals
- Bio-based material application
- Elucidation of biomass and bio-product properties
- Development of lignocellulosic biorefinery
Group Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/esfbel
Courses
- PSE 223 Introduction to Lignocellulosics
- BPE 300 Introduction to Industrial Bioprocessing
- BPE 430 Process Operations Laboratory
- BPE 438/638 Introduction to Biorefinery Process
- BPE 498 Research Problem/Bioprocess Engineering
- BPE 623 Chemistry of Lignocellulosic Biomass
- BPE 796 Chemical Engineering Principles/Biomass Conversion
- BPE 797 Bioprocess Engineering Seminar
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
- 07/2018 – Present 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
- 2019 – present: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
- 2019 – present: Editorial Board Member, Applied Sciences
- 2021 – present: Topic Editor, Biochemical/Biomaterial Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
- 2020 – present: 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: Topic Editor, Advancements in Biomass Recalcitrance: The Use of Lignin for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals, Frontiers in Energy Research
Honors & Awards
- NSF CAREER Award (2022)
- Robin Hood Oak Award - Distinguished Faculty for Teaching Excellence Award (2020)
- SOLAR 2020 Award - Advisor of the Year (2020)
- ORNL UT-Battelle Awards – Postdoctoral Researcher (2017)
- Supplementary Performance Award ORNL; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2016)
- Gamma Sigma Delta; The honor society of Agriculture (2012)
- Research Excellence Award; Iowa State University (2012)
- Alpha Epsilon; The honor society of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering (2011)
- Science and Technology Scholarship (Excellent Scholarship); Hanyang University (2006-2007)
- Hanyang Fusion Materials Scholarship; Hanyang Fusion Materials (2006-2007)
Recent Publications
Google Scholar Citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GP8PmjsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
2023
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Jinyuan Cheng, Chen Huang, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, Arthur J. Ragauskas, A high-solid DES pretreatment using never-dried biomass as the starting material: towards high-quality lignin fractionation (2023) Green Chemistry, Accepted (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC04595H)
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Jinyuan Cheng, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Chen Huang, Xuelian Zhou, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, 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, Accepted (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136322)
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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)
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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)
2022
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Shuya Li, Seongsu Park, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, and Gyu Leem, Photoelectrochemical approaches for the conversion of lignin at room temperature (2022) Chemical Communications, Accepted (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC05491D)
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Daehwan Kim, Anqi Ji, Armoni L. Jackson, Bailee Brown, Youngmi Kim, Sun Mi Kim, Craig Laufer, Drew Ferrier, and Chang Geun Yoo, Inhibition of cellulase activity by liquid hydrolysates from hydrothermally pretreated soybean straw (2022) Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 4:1004240 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2022.1004240)
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Jingshun Zhuang, Chao Liu, Yuanyuan Xia, Youming Li, Yi Hou, and Chang Geun Yoo, Synergistic effects of peracetic acid and oxalic acid on structural transformation of eucalyptus and its conversion (2022) Industrial Crops and Products, 188, 115530 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115530)
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Yanping Hao, Chao Wang, Weikun Jiang, Chang Geun Yoo, Xingxiang Ji, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, and Gaojin Lyu, Lignin-silver triggered multifunctional conductive hydrogels for skinlike sensor applications (2022) International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 221, 1282-1293 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.113)
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Kwang Ho Kim, Yaseen Mottiar, Keunhong Jeong, Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Jingshun Zhuang, Chang Soo Kim, Hyunjoo Lee, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Sun-Mi Lee, So Young Kim, Ji Yeon Shin, Hanseob Jeong, Hyun Kyu Song, Chang Geun Yoo, Nak-Kyoon Kim, and Shawn Mansfield, One-pot conversion of engineered poplar into biochemicals and biofuels using biocompatible deep eutectic solvents (2022) Green Chemistry, Accepted (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC02774G)
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Hyun-Kyu Choi, Anqi Ji, Mairui Zhang, Juhyeon Kim, Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, and Chang Geun Yoo, Kinetic modeling study of lignocellulose fractionation using 4-phenolsulfonic acid (2022) IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55 (7), 574-579 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.07.505)
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Yue Liu, Lei Zhong, Chao Wang, Guihua Yang, Jiachunan Chen, Chang Geun Yoo, Gaojin Lyu, Synergistic effects of heteropoly acids and sulfolane on fractionation and utilization of willow (2022) Industrial Crops and Products, 188, 115712 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115712)
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Chen Huang, Jinyuan Cheng, Yunni Zhan, Xuze Liu, Jia Wang, Yunxuan Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, Xianzhi Meng, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Xueping Song, Utilization of guaiacol-based deep eutectic solvent for achieving a sustainable biorefinery (2022) Bioresource Technology, 127771 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127771)
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Jinyuan Cheng, Chen Huang, Yunni Zhan, Shamming Han, Jia Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Guigan Fang, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Effective biomass fractionation and lignin stabilization using a diol DES system (2022) Chemical Engineering Journal, 443, 136395 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136395)
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Jingshun Zhuang, Kwang Ho Kim, Linjing Jia, Xianzhi Meng, Deepak Kumar, Gyu Leem, Sung Bong Kang, Youming Li, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Yi Hou and Chang Geun Yoo, Ferric chloride aided peracetic acid pretreatment for effective utilization of sugarcane bagasse (2022) Fuel, 319, 123739 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123739)
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Kwang Ho Kim, Xuanjun Jin, Anqi Ji, Alvina Aui, Mark Mba-Wright, Chun-Jae Yoo, Jae-Wook Choi, Jeong-Myeong Ha, Chang Soo Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Joon Weon Choi, Catalytic conversion of waste corrugated cardboard into lactic acid using lanthanide triflates (2022) Waste Management, 144, 41-48 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.03.005)
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Shuya Li, Eric Wolfgang Shuler, Debora Willinger, Hai Tien Nguyen, Saerona Kim, Hyeong Cheol Kang, Jae-Joon Lee, Weiwei Zheng, Chang Geun Yoo, Benjamin D. Sherman, and Gyu Leem, Enhanced photocatalytic alcohol oxidation at the interface of RuC-coated TiO2 nanorod arrays (2022) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (accepted) (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c20795) (Invited to the Early Career Forum special issue 2022; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 20, 22679–22680)
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Samarthya Bhagia, Jaroslav Durkovic, Rastislav LaganaRastislav Lagana, Monika Kardošová, František Kacík, Adrian Cernescu, Philip Schäfer, Chang Geun Yoo, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Nanoscale FTIR and mechanical mapping of plant cell walls for understanding biomass deconstruction (2022) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10 (9), 3016-3026 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08163)
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Lan Yao, Pingping Cui, Xiong Chen, Chang Geun Yoo, Qianting Liu, Xianzhi Meng, Long Xiong, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Haitao Yang, A combination of deep eutectic solvent and ethanol pretreatment for synergistic delignification and enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis for biorefinery process (2022) Bioresource Technology, 126885 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126885)
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Shuya Li, Udani K. Wijethunga, Andrew H. Davis, Saerona Kim, Weiwei Zheng, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, and Gyu Leem, Ru(II) polypyridyl-modified TiO2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic C-C/C-O bond cleavage at room temperature (2022) ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5 (1), 948-956 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03622)
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Sumitha Banu Jamaldheen, Mayur B. Kurade, Bikram Basak, Chang Geun Yoo, Kyeong Keun Oh, Byong-Hun Jeon, and Tae Hyun Kim, A review on physico-chemical delignification as a pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion (2022) Bioresource Technology, 346, 126591 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126591)
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Xianzhi Meng, Chang Geun Yoo, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Opportunities and challenges for flow-through hydrothermal pretreatment in advanced biorefineries (2022) Bioresource Technology, 343, 126061 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126061)
- Lei Zhong, Chao Wang, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Feng Xu, Chang Geun Yoo, Gaojin Lyu, Rapid and efficient microwave-assisted guanidine hydrochloride deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for biological conversion of castor stalk (2022) Bioresource Technology, 343, 126022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126022)
2021
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Kwang Ho Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Challenges and perspective of recent biomass pretreatment solvents (2021) Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 3:785709 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2021.785709)
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Yunxuan Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Yang Tian, Kwang Ho Kim, Linjing Jia, Yunqiao Pu, Gyu Leem, Deepak Kumar, Aymerick Eudes, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chang Geun Yoo, Engineered sorghum bagasse enables a sustainable biorefinery with p-hydroxybenzoic acid-based deep eutectic solvent (2021) ChemSusChem, accepted (https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101492)
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Samarthya Bhagia, Kamlesh Bornani, Ruchi Agarwal, Alok Satlewal, Jaroslav Durkovic, Rastislav Lagana, Meher Bhagia, Chang Geun Yoo, Xianhui Zhao, Vlastimil Kunc, Yunqiao Pu, Soydan Ozcan, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Critical review of FDM 3D printing of PLA biocomposites filled with biomass resources, characterization, biodegradability, upcycling and opportunities for biorefineries (2021) Applied Materials Today, 24, 101078 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101078)
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Duo He, Jingshun Zhuang, Yan Jiang, Danni Xie, Chang Geun Yoo, Qiang Yang, Fractionation of poplar wood using a bifunctional aromatic acid under mild conditions (2021) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9 (15), 5364-5376 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00123)
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Tong Luo, Chao Wang, Xingxiang Ji, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Chang Geun Yoo, Srinivas Janaswamy, Gaojin Lyu, Innovative production of lignin nanoparticles using deep eutectic solvents for multifunctional nanocomposites (2021) International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 183, 781-789 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.005)
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Shuya Li, Saerona Kim, Andrew H. Davis, Jingshun Zhuang, Eric Wolfgang Shuler, Debora Willinger, Jae-Joon Lee, Weiwei Zheng, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, Gyu Leem, Photocatalytic chemoselective C-C bond cleavage at room temperature in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (2021) ACS Catalysis, 11 (7), 3771-3781 (https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c00198)
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Abhishek Patri, Ramya Mohan, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Rajeev Kumar, David Kisailus, Charles Cai, Charles E. Wyman, THF Co-solvent Pretreatment Prevents Lignin Redeposition from Interfering with Enzymes Yielding Prolonged Cellulase Activity (2021) Biotechnology for Biofuels, 14 (63) (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01904-2)
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Anqi Ji, Linjing Jia, Deepak Kumar, Chang Geun Yoo, Recent advancements in biological conversion of industrial hemp for biofuel and value-added products (2021) Fermentation, 7 (1), 6 (https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7010006) [Journal Cover]
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Daehwan Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Jurgen Schwarz, Sadanand Dhekney, Robert Kozak, Craig Laufer, Drew Ferrier, Skylar Mackay, Madyson Ashcraft, Richard Williams, Sinyeon Kim, Effect of lignin-blocking agent on enzyme hydrolysis of acid pretreated hemp waste (2021) RSC Advances, 11, 22025 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA03412J)
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Yunxuan Wang, Kwang Ho Kim, Keunhong Jeong, Nak-Kyoon Kim, and Chang Geun Yoo, Sustainable biorefinery processes using renewable deep eutectic solvents (2021) Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 27, 100396 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100396)
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Lan Yao, Haitao Yang, Chang Geun Yoo, Congxin Chen, Xianzhi Meng, Jun Dai, Chunlei Yang, Jun Yu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Xiong Chen, A mechanistic study of cellulase adsorption onto lignin (2021) Green Chemistry (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02463E) [Front Cover]
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Kwang Ho Kim, Keunhong Jeong, Jingshun Zhuang, Hye Jin Jeong, Chang Soo Kim, Bonwook Koo, and Chang Geun Yoo, Tandem conversion of lignin to catechols via demethylation and catalytic hydrogenolysis (2021) Industrial Crops & Products, 159, 113095 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113095)
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Liyuan Hou, Deepak Kumar, Chang Geun Yoo, Ivan Gitsov, and Erica L.-W. Majumder, Conversion and removal strategies for microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and landfills (2021) Chemical Engineering Journal, 406, 126715 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126715)
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Jinhua Ding, Luna Liang, Xianzhi Meng, Fei Yang, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Chang Geun Yoo, and Chongwen Yu, The Physicochemical alteration of flax fibers structuring components after different scouring and bleaching treatments (2021) Industrial Crops & Products, 160, 113112(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113112)
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Kwang Ho Kim, Chang Geun Yoo, Editorial on Special Issue “Biorefinery: Current Status, Challenges, and New Strategies” (2021) Applied Sciences, 11 (10), 4674 (https://doi.org/10.3390/app11104674)
2020
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Yunxuan Wang, Xianzhi Meng, Keunhong Jeong, Shuya Li, Gyu Leem, Kwang Ho Kim, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Chang Geun Yoo, Investigation of lignin-based deep eutectic solvent using p-hydroxybenzoic acid for efficient woody biomass conversion (2020) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8 (33), 12542-12553 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03533) [Supplementary Journal Cover]
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Duo He, Yunxuan Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, Qi-Jie Chen, and Qiang Yang, The fractionation of woody biomass under mild conditions using bifunctional phenol-4-sulfonic acid as catalyst and lignin solvent (2020) Green Chemistry, 22, 5414-5422 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01722A)
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Ninad Kothari, Samarthya Bhagia, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, Mi Li, Sivasankari Venketachalam, Sivakumar Pattathil, Rajeev Kumar, Charles M. Cai, Michael G. Hahn, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Charles E. Wyman, The effect of switchgrass plant cell wall properties on its deconstruction by thermochemical pretreatments coupld with fungal enzymatic hydrolysis or Clostridium thermocellum consolidated bioprocessing (2020) Green Chemistry, 22, 7924-7945 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02546A)
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Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Valerie M. Thomas, Chang Geun Yoo, Soydan Ozcan, Yulin Deng, Kim Nelson, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Recent advancements of plant-based natural-fiber-reinforced composites and their applications (2020) Composites Part B: Engineering, 200, 108254 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108254)
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Lan Yao, Long Xiong, Chang Geun Yoo, Chengyu Dong, Xianzhi Meng, Jun Dai, Arthur Ragauskas, Chunlei Yang, Jun Yu, Haitao Yang and Xiong Chen Correlations of physicochemical properties of organosolv lignins from Broussonetia papyrifera with their antioxidant activities (2020) Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4, 5114-5119 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00940G)
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Chang Geun Yoo, Xianzhi Meng, Yunqiao Pu, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review (2020) Bioresource Technology, 301, 122784 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122784) [Bioresource Technology Article Awards 2020]
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Anqi Ji, Shuyang Zhang, Samarthya Bhagia, Chang Geun Yoo, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, 3D printing of biomass-derived composites: application and characterization approaches (2020) RSC Advances, 10, 21698-21723 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA03620J)
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Shuya Li, Zhi-Jun Li, Hyun Yu, Marion Ryan Sytu, Yunxuan Wang, Debora Beeri, Weiwei Zhang, Benjamin D. Sherman, Chang Geun Yoo, and Gyu Leem, Solar-driven lignin oxidation via hydrogen atom transfer with a dye-sensitized TiO2 photoanode (2020) ACS Energy Letters, 5 (3), 777-784 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02391)
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Keunhong Jeong, Hye Jin Jeong, Gunwoo Lee, Sang Hoon Kim, Kwang Ho Kim, and Chang Geun Yoo, Catalytic effect of alkali and alkaline earth metals in the lignin pyrolysis: A density functional theory study (2020) Energy & Fuels, 34 (8), 9734–9740 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c01897)
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Jingshun Zhuang, Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Chang Geun Yoo, Observation of potential contaminants in processed biomass using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (2020) Applied Sciences, 10 (2), 4345 (https://doi.org/10.3390/app10124345)
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Xianzhi Meng, Samarthy Bhagia, Yunxuan Wang, Yang Zhou, Yunqiao Pu, John R. Dunlap, Li Shuai, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Chang Geun Yoo, Effects of the advanced organosolv pretreatment strategies on structural properties of woody biomass (2020) Industrial Crops and Products, 146, 112144 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112144)
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Kwang Ho Kim, Chang Soo Kim, Yunxuan Wang, Chang Geun Yoo, An integrated process for the production of lactic acid from lignocellulosic biomass: from biomass fractionation and characterization to chemocatalytic conversion with lanthanum (III) triflate (2020) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (23), 10832-10839 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01666)
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Nathan Bryant, Chang Geun Yoo, Yunqiao Pu, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, 2D HSQC chemical shifts of impurities from biomass pretreatment (2020) ChemistrySelect, 5 (11), 3359-3364 (https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202000406)
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Lei Zhong, Liyuan Yang, Chao Wang, Xingxiang Ji, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Gaojin Lyu, Feng Xu, and Chang Geun Yoo, NaOH-aided sulfolane pretreatment for effective fractionation and utilization of willow (Salix matsudana cv. Zhuliu) (2020) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (39), 17546-17553 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01208)
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Chen Huang, Guigan Fang, Yang Zhou, Xinghu Du, Longxiang Yu, Xianzhi Meng, Mi Li, Chang Geun Yoo, Bingwei Chen, Shengcheng Zhai, Qiyuan Guan, Qiang Yong, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Increasing the carbohydrate output of bamboo using a combinatorial pretreatment (2020) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8 (19), 7380-7393 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01126)
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Nathan D. Bryant, Yunqiao Pu, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Wellington Muchero, Udaya C. Kalluri, Chang Geun Yoo, and Arthur J. Ragauskas, Transgenic poplar designed for biofuels (2020) Trends in Plant Science, 25 (9), 881-896 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.03.008)
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Haitao Yang, Yuhang Zhang, Chang Geun Yoo, Xianzhi Meng, Xiong Chen, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Lan Yao, Physico-chemical properties of lignin fractions from acid pretreated corn stover and their effects on enzymatic hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (2020) BioResources, 15 (3), 4898-4911 (DOI: 10.15376/biores.15.3.4898-4911)
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Haitao Yang, Chang Geun Yoo, Xianzhi Meng, Yunqiao Pu, Wellington Muchero, Gerald A. Tuskan, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Lan Yao, Structural changes of lignin in natural Populus variants during different pretreatments (2020) Bioresource Technology, 295, 122240 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122240)
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Lei Zhong, Miaomiao Xu, Chao Wang, Lupeng Shao, Jianzhen Mao, Weikun Jiang, Xingxiang Ji, Guihua Yang, Jiachuan Chen, Gaojin Lyu, Chang Geun Yoo, and Feng Xu Pretreatment of willow using the alkaline-catalyzed sulfolane/water solution for high-purity and antioxidative lignin production (2020) International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 159, 287-294 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.074)
Book Chapters
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Current Graduate Advisees
Nara Han
nhan01@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: Paper & Bioprocess Engineering
Anqi Ji
aji102@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: FCH Environmental Chemistry
Seoku Lee
slee247@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: Paper & Bioprocess Engineering
Seongsu Park
spark118@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Leem and Yoo
- Area of Study: Environ & Forest Chemistry
Mandeep Poonia
m10001@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: PBE Bioprocess Engineering
Jiae Ryu
jryu13@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: Paper & Bioprocess Engineering
Mairui Zhang
mzhang60@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: PBE Bioprocess Engineering
Jingshun Zhuang
jzhuan02@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Yoo
- Area of Study: PBE Bioprocess Engineering