REVIEW
Towards Standardization of Life-Cycle Metrics for Biofuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation and
Net Energy Yield
Adam J. Liska and Kenneth G. Cassman
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 187-203 (2008)
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
Bioethanol Production from Prosopis Juliflora Using Thermotolerant Saccharomyces Cereviseae VS3 Strain
Chand Pasha, Habeeb Mahaboob Thabit, Ramesh Chander Kuhad, and Venkateswar Rao Linga
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 204-209 (2008)
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Microwave Pretreatment, Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation of Wheat Straw to Ethanol
Badal C. Saha, Atanu Biswas, and Michael A. Cotta
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 210-217 (2008)
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Autoxidation Induced Metal Nanoparticles Synthesis in Biobased Polymeric Systems: A Sustainable Approach
in Hybrid Materials Development
Praveen Kumar Vemula, Kareem Douglas, Colleen Achong, Ashavani Kumar, Pulickel M. Ajayan, and George John
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 218-222 (2008)
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Electrospinning of Soy Protein Isolate Nanofibers
Ana-Cristina Vega-Lugo and Loong-Tak Lim
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 223-230 (2008)
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Electrospun Nanofibers of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Reinforced with Cellulose Nanofibrils
Eliton S. Medeiros, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Edson N. Ito, Kay S. Gregorski, George H. Robertson, Richard D. Offeman,
Delilah F. Wood, William J. Orts, and Syed H. Imam
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 231-242 (2008)
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Exploitation of Aspergillus niger for Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
A. K. Gade, P. Bonde, A. P. Ingle, P. D. Marcato, N. Durán, and M. K. Rai
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 243-247 (2008)
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Structure and Properties of Soy Protein/Alumina Hydrate Nanocomposites Fabricated via In Situ Synthesis
Pu Chen, Huafeng Tian, Lina Zhang, Yun Chen, Xiaoying Wang, and Yumin Du
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 248-257 (2008)
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Characterization of Polypropylene/Corn Fiber Composites with Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene
M. A. Fuqua and C. A. Ulven
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 258-263 (2008)
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Effect of Atmospheric Air Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Thermal Behaviour of Natural Fibres and
Dynamical Mechanical Properties of Randomly-Oriented Short Fibre Composites
Alexis Baltazar-y-Jimenez, Julasak Juntaro, and Alexander Bismarck
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 264-272 (2008)
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Mechanical Properties of Hemp Reinforced Poly(butylene succinate) Biocomposites
B. N. Dash, M. Nakamura, S. Sahoo, M. Kotaki, A. Nakai, and H. Hamada
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 273-281 (2008)
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COMMUNICATION
Considerations Regarding Inorganic Carbon in the Determination of "Biobased Content" Using
Radiocarbon Analyses
Glenn A. Norton
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 282-284 (2008)
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Table of Contents to Volume 2, Number 1–3, 2008
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 285–286 (2008)
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Author Index to Volume 2, Number 1–3, 2008
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 287–289 (2008)
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Subject Index to Volume 2, Number 1–3, 2008
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 290–292 (2008)
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A SPECIAL ISSUE
The Biorefinery: Employing Biomass to Relieve Our Dependence on Fossil Sources
Guest Editors: Shijie Liu and Yulin Deng
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 97–99 (2008)
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
Biorefinery: Conversion of Woody Biomass to Chemicals, Energy and Materials
Thomas E. Amidon, Christopher D. Wood, Alan M. Shupe, Yang Wang, Mitchell Graves, and Shijie Liu
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 100–120 (2008)
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Membrane Filtration: Concentration and Purification of Hydrolyzates from Biomass
Shijie Liu, Thomas E. Amidon, and Christopher David Wood
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 121–134 (2008)
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A Kinetic Model on Autocatalytic Reactions in Woody Biomass Hydrolysis
Shijie Liu
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 135–147 (2008)
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Lignin from Formic Acid Hydrolysis of Wheat Straw
Haibo Deng, Lu Lin, Yong Sun, Hong Peng, Chunsheng Pan, Beihai He, Pingkai Ouyang, and Shijie Liu
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 148–155 (2008)
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Reducing Sugar Content in Hemicellulose Hydrolysate by DNS Method: A Revisit
Ruofei Hu, Lu Lin, Tingjun Liu, Pingkai Ouyang, Beihai He, and Shijie Liu
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 156–161 (2008)
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Nanocomposites from Regenerated Cellulose and Nanoclay
Jihoon Lee, Qunhui Sun, and Yulin Deng
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 162–168 (2008)
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Anaerobic Biogas Generation from Sugar Industry Wastewaters in Three-Phase Fluidized-Bed Bioreactor
Sk Masud Hossain and Manas Das
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 169–176 (2008)
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Technical Economic Evaluation of a Hardwood Biorefinery Using the “Near-Neutral” Hemicellulose
Pre-Extraction Process
H. Mao, J. M. Genco, S.-H. Yoon, A. van Heiningen, and H. Pendse
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 177–185 (2008)
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REVIEW
Advances in Proteinous Biomaterials
Rakesh Kumar, Dagang Liu, and Lina Zhang
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 1–24 (2008)
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
Role of Functional Groups in Lignin Inhibition of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose
Xuejun Pan
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 25–32 (2008)
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Gasification Facets of Cashew Nut Shell Char Vis-à-Vis Casuarina Wood—An Experimental Analysis
M. Venkata Ramanan, M. Sundaresan, S. Kasiraman, and R. Sethumadhavan
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 33–42 (2008)
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Soybean Hulls Using Dilute Acid and Modified Steam-Explosion Pretreatments
D. Y. Corredor, X. S. Sun, J. M. Salazar, K. L. Hohn, and D. Wang
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 43–50 (2008)
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Artificial Photosynthesis System Using Mg Chlorophyll-a Conjugated Nanocrystalline TiO₂ Film Electrode via
the Axial Imidazole-4-Acetic Acid Ligand
Yutaka Amao and Keiko Aoki
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 51–56 (2008)
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Rapid Prediction of the Chemical Traits of Hybrid Poplar with Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Melchor C. Maranan and Marie-Pierre G. Laborie
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 57–63 (2008)
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Encapsulation of Bovine Serum Albumin in N-Methyl Chitosan Microspheres
Xianghong Peng and Lina Zhang
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 64–70 (2008)
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Impact Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Pultruded Soy-Epoxy Composites
S. Sundararaman, A. Shabeer, K. Chandrashekhara, and T. Schuman
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 71–77 (2008)
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Scanning Probe Thermal Analysis of Polylactic Acid/Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelet (xGnP™) Nanocomposites
Dana G. Miloaga, Hazel-Ann A. Hosein, Michael J. Rich, Kevin Kjoller, and Lawrence T. Drzal
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 78–84 (2008)
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Life Cycle Assessment of Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Biocomposite
Seungdo Kim, Bruce E. Dale, Lawrence T. Drzal, and Manjusri Misra
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 85–93 (2008)
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COMMUNICATION
Thermal and Physical Characterization of Glycerol Polyesters
Ronald A. Holser, Julious L. Willett, and Steven F. Vaughn
J. Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 2, 94–96 (2008)
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