Center for Environmental Research & Technology

Reducing Mobile Air Conditioner (MAC) Power Consumption Using Active Cabin-Air-Recirculation in A Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

Chengguo L, Eli Brewer, Liem Pham, Heejung Jung

World Electric Vehicle Journal | December 2018

Measurements of I/SVOCs in biomass-burning smoke using solid-phase extraction disks and two-dimensional gas chromatography

Lindsay E. Hatch, Albert Rivas-Ubach, Coty N. Jen, Mary Lipton, Allen H. Goldstein, Kelley C. Barsanti

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | December 2018

Investigation of the Effect of Mid- And High-Level Ethanol Blends on the Particulate and the Mobile Source Air Toxic Emissions from a Gasoline Direct Injection Flex Fuel Vehicle

Jiacheng Yang, Patrick Roth, Thomas D. Durbin, Kent C. Johnson, Akua Asa-Awuku, David R. Cocker, III, Georgios Karavalakis

Engergy and Fuels | December 2018

Nonintrusive load monitoring based on deep learning

Ke Wang, Haiwang Zhong, Nanpeng Yu, Qing Xia

November 2018

Scaling Trends of Electric Vehicle Performance: Driving Range, Fuel Economy, Peak Power Output, and Temperature Effect

Heejung Jung, Rebecca Silva, Michael Han

World Electric Vehicle Journal | November 2018

Vehicle Routing to Mitigate Human Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollutants

Ji Luo, Matthew J. Barth, Kanok Boriboonsomsin

21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems | November 2018

Dynamic En-Route Eco-Navigation: Strategy Design, Implementation and Evaluation

WeixiaLi, Guoyuan Wu, Danya Yao, Yi Zhang, Matthew J. Barth

21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems | November 2018

Evaluation of Partial Flow Dilution Systems for Very Low PM Mass Measurements

Liem Pham, Jiacheng Yang, Kent Johnson, Thomas Durbin, Georgios Karavalakis, Wayne Miller, David Kittelson, Heejung S. Jung

Emission Control Science and Technology | November 2018

Coupling hydrothermal liquefaction and membrane distillation to treat anaerobic digestate from food and dairy farm waste

Unnati Rao, Roy Posmanik, Lindsay E. Hatch, Jefferson W. Tester, Sharon L. Walker, Kelley C. Barsanti, David Jassby

Bioresource Technology | November 2018

Editorial 

Thomas Durbin, Kent Johnson, J. Wayne Miller

Science of the Total Environment | Novermber 2018

Source impact modeling of spatiotemporal trends in PM2.5 oxidative potential across the eastern United States

Yu Jianga, Jiacheng Yanga, Stéphanie Gagné, Tak W. Chan, Kevin Thomson ,Emmanuel Fofie, Robert A. Cary, Dan Rutherford, Bryan Comer, Jacob Swanson, Yue Lin, Paul Van Rooy, Akua Asa-Awuku, Heejung Jung, Kelley Barsanti, Georgios Karavalakisa, David Cocker, Thomas D. Durbin, J. Wayne Miller, Kent C. Johnson

Atmospheric Environment | November 2018

A comparison of a mini-PEMS and a 1065 compliant PEMS for on-road gaseous and particulate emissions from a light duty diesel truck

Jiacheng Yang, ThomasD. Durbin, Yu Jiang, Takeshi Tange, Georgios Karavalakis,David R. Cocker III,Kent C.Johnson

Science of the Total Environment | November 2018

Single-step catalytic conversion of furfural to 2-pentanol over bimetallic Co-Cu catalysts

Bhogeswararao Seemala, Rajeev Kumar, Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman, Phillip Christopher

Royal Society of Chemistry | October 2018

Data-driven decomposition analysis and estimation of link-level electric vehicle energy consumption under real-world traffic conditions

Xuewei Qi, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth

Transportation Research Part D | October 2018

Characterization of fractional cuts of co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation lignin isolated by sequential precipitation

Xianzhi Meng, Aakash Parikh, Bhogeswararao Seemala, Rajeev Kumar, Yunqiao Pu,Charles E. Wyman, Charles M. Cai, Arthur J. Ragauskas

Bioresource Technology | October 2018

Prediction-Based Eco-Approach and Departure at Signalized Intersections With Speed Forecasting on Preceding Vehicles

Fei Ye, Peng Hao, Xuewei Qi, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems | September 2018

Viscosities, diffusion coefficients, and mixing times of intrinsic fluorescent organic molecules in brown limonene secondary organic aerosol and tests of the Stokes-Einstein equation

Dagny A. Ullmann, Mallory L. Hinks, Adrian Maclean, Christopher Butenhoff, James Grayson, Kelley Barsanti, Jose L. Jimenez, Sergey A. Nizkorodov, Saeid Kamal, AllanK. Bertram

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | September 2018

Characterization of the emissions impacts of hybrid excavators with a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS)-based methodology

Tanfeng Cao, Robert L. Russell, Thomas D. Durbin, David R. Cocker III, Andrew Burnette, Joseph Calavita, Hector Maldonado, Kent C. Johnson

Science of Total Environment | September 2018

Real-world exhaust temperature profiles of on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction

Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Thomas Durbin, George Scora, Kent Johnson, Daniel Sandez, Alexander Vu, Yu Jiang, Andrew Burnette, Seungju Yoon, John Collins, Zhen Dai, Carl Fulper, Sandeep Kishan, Michael Sabisch, Doug Jackson

Science of Total Environment | September 2018

Reducing pedestrians' inhalation of traffic-related air pollution through route choices: Case study in California suburb

Ji Luo, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew Barth

Journal of Transport & Health | September 2018

Topochemical Understanding of Lignin Distribution During Hydrothermal Flowthrough Pretreatment

Seokwon Jung, Heather L. Trajano, Chang Geun Yoo, Marcus B. Foston, Fan Hu, Allison K. Tolbert, Charles E. Wyman, Arthur J. Ragauskas

Chemistry Select Communications | August 2018

Speciated and total emission factors of particulate organics from burning western U.S. wildland fuels and their dependence on combustion efficiency

Coty N. Jen, Lindsay E. Hatch, Vanessa Selimovic, Robert J. Yokelson, Robert Weber, Arantza E. Fernandez, Nathan M. Kreisberg, Kelley C. Barsanti, Allen H. Goldstein

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | August 2018

Size resolved chemical composition of nanoparticles from reactions of sulfuric acid with ammonia and dimethylamine

Haihan Chen, Sabrina Chee, Michael J. Lawler, Kelley C. Barsanti, Bryan M.Wong & James N. Smith

Aerosol Science and Technology  | August 2018

Biomass augmentation through thermochemical pretreatments greatly enhances digestion of switchgrass by Clostridium thermocellum

Ninad Kothari, Evert K. Holwerda, Charles M. Cai, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman

Biotechnology for Biofuels | August 2018 

Connected Cooperative Ecodriving System Considering Human Driver Error

Xuewei Qi, Peng Wang, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems | August 2018

Chemical speciation, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and toxicity of particles emitted from meat cooking operations

Nicholas Gysel, Poornima Dixit, Debra A. Schmitz, Guenter Engling, Arthur K. Cho, David R. Cocker, Georgios Karavalakis

Science of the Total Environment | August 2018

Investigation of ambient aerosol effective density with and without using a catalytic stripper

Yue Lin, Roya Bahreini, Stephen Zimmerman, Emmanuel A. Fofie, Akua Asa-Awuku, Kihong Park, Seung-Bok Lee, Gwi-Nam Bae, Heejung S. Jung

Atmospheric Environment | August 2018

In Situ Rheological Method to Evaluate Feedstock Physical Properties Throughout Enzymatic Deconstruction

Philip Coffman, Nicole McCaffrey, James Gardner, Samarthya Bhagia, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman4, Deepti Tanjore

Frontiers in Energy Research | July 2018

Hybrid Catalytic Biorefining of Hardwood Biomass to Methylated Furans and Depolymerized Technical Lignin

Bhogeswararao Seemala, Xianzhi Meng, Aakash Parikh, Nikhil Nagane, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman, Arthur Ragauskas, Phillip Christopher,Charles M. Cai

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | June 2018

Sources of variance in BC mass measurements from a small marine engine: Influence of the instruments, fuels and loads

Yu Jianga, Jiacheng Yanga, Stéphanie Gagnéc, Tak W. Chand, Kevin Thomson,Emmanuel Fofie, Robert A. Cary, Dan Rutherford, Bryan Comer, Jacob Swanson, Yue Lina Paul Van Rooy, Akua Asa-Awuku, Heejung Jung, Kelley Barsanti, Georgios Karavalakis, David Cocker, Thomas D. Durbina, J. Wayne Miller, Kent C. Johnson

Atmospheric Environment | June 2018

Sugar yield and composition of tubers from Jerusalem Artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus ) irrigated with saline waters

Samarthya Bhagia, JorgeF. S. Ferreira, Ninad Kothari, Angelica Nunez, Xuan Liu, Nildo da Silva Dias, Donald L. Suarez, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman

Wiley Biotechnology and Bioengineering | June 2018

Effects of CeZr02-Al203 support composition of metal-foam-coated Pd-Rh catalysts for the steam-biogas reforming reaction 

ParthoSarothiRoy, JinwooSongb, KiseokKimd, Ji-ManKimb, Chan Seung Parka, Arun S.K. Raju

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | June 2018

Chemical Transformations of Poplar Lignin during Cosolvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation Process

Xianzhi Meng, Aakash Parikh, Bhogeswararao Seemala, Rajeev Kumar, Yunqiao Pu, Phillip Christopher, Charles E. Wyman, Charles M. Cai, Arthur J. Ragauskas

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | May 2018

High Hydroquinone Emissions from Burning Manzanita

Coty N. Jen, Yutong Liang, Lindsay E. Hatch, Nathan M. Kreisberg, Christos Stamatis, Kasper Kristensen, John J. Battles, Scott L. Stephens, Robert A. York, Kelley C. Barsanti, Allen H. Goldstein

Environmental Science & Technology | May 2018

Unifying Mechanistic Analysis of Factors Controlling Selectivity in Fructose Dehydration to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by Homogeneous Acid Catalysts in Aprotic Solvents

Glen S. Svenningsen, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman, Phillip Christopher

ACS Catalysis | May 2018

SOA formation from photooxidation of naphthalene and methylnaphthalenes with m-xylene and surrogate mixtures

Chia-Li Chen, Lijie Li, Ping Tang, David R. Cocker 

Atmospheric Environment | May 2018

Molecular structure impacts on secondary organic aerosol formation from glycol ethers

Lijie Li, David R. Cocker 

Atmospheric Environment | May 2018

CO2 conversion to syngas through the steam-biogas reforming process

Partho Sarothi Roya,  Jinwoo Songb, Kiseok Kimd, Chan Seung Parka, Arun S.K. Raju

Journal of CO₂ Utilization | May 2018

Distribution Synchrophasors: Pairing Big Data with Analytics to Create Actionable Information

Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Emma Stewart, Ed Cortez

IEEE Power & Energy Magazine | May 2018

Impacts of aerosols on seasonal precipitation and snowpack in California based on convection-permitting WRF-Chem simulations

Longtao Wu, Yu Gu, Jonathan H. Jiang, Hui Su, Nanpeng Yu, Chun Zhao, Yun Qian, Bin Zhao, Kuo-Nan Liou, Yong-Sang Choi

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | April 2018

Navigation With Cellular CDMA Signals- Part I: Signal Modeling and Software-Defined Receiver Design

Joe Khalife, Kimia Shamaei, Zaher M. Kassas

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing | Aprol 2018

Pseudorange and multipath analysis of positioning with LTE secondary synchronization signals

Kimia Shamaei, Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference: Special Session Workshops | April 2018

Navigation With Cellular CDMA Signals- Part II: Performance Analysis and Experimental Results

Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing | April 2018

Potential of select intermediate-volatility organic compounds and consumer products for secondary organic aerosol and ozone formation under relevant urban conditions

Weihua Li, Lijie Li, Chia-li, Chen, Mary Kararab, Weihan Peng, Derek Price, Jin Xu, David J. Cocker

Atmospheric Environment | April 2018

Characterizing emission rates of regulated pollutants from model year 2012 heavy-duty diesel vehicles equipped with DPF and SCR systems

Yu Jiang, Jiacheng Yang, David Cocker, Georgios Karavalakis, Kent Johnson, Thomas Durbin 

Science of the Total Environment | April 2018

Optimal Collaborative Mapping of Terrestrial Transmitters: Receiver Placement and Performance Characterization

Joshual J Morales, Zaher M. Kassas 

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems | April 2018

Safety analysis of the eco-approach and departure application at a signalized corridor

Weixia Li, Guoyuan Wu, Yi Zhang, Matthew Barth

Tsinghua Science and Technology | April 2018

Exploiting LTE Signals for Navigation: Theory to Implementation

Kimia Shamaei, Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | April 2018

Fast Fractionation of Technical Lignins by Organic Cosolvents

Yun-Yan Wang, Mi Li, Charles E. Wyman, Charles Cai, Arthur Ragauskas

Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | March 2018

Very low particle matter mass measurements from light-duty vehicles

Jian Xuea, Kent Johnsona, Tom Durbin, Robert Russell, Liem Pham, Wayne Miller, Jacob Swanson, David Kittelson, Heejung Jung

Journal of Aerosol Science | March 2018

Particulate matter emissions and gaseous air toxic pollutants from commercial meat cooking operations

Nicholas Gysel, William Welch, Chia-Li Chen, Poornima Dixit, David Cocker, Georgios Karavalakis

ScienceDirect: Journal of Environmental Sciences | March 2018

Chordal Conversion Based Convex Iteration Algorithm for Three-Phase Optimal Power Flow Problems

Wei Wang, Nanpeng Yu

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 

Development and evaluation of the R-LINE model algorithms to account for chemical transformation in the near-road environment

Alejandro Valencia, Akula Venkatram, David Heist, David Carruthers, Saravanan Arunacalam

Transportation Research Part D | March 2018

Gasoline Particulate Filters as an Effective Tool to Reduce Particulate and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions from Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Vehicles: A Case Study with Two GDI Vehicles

Jiacheng Yang, Patrick Roth, Thomas D. Durbin, Kent C. Johnson, David R. Cocker,  Akua Asa-Awuku, Rasto Brezny, Michael Geller, Georgios Karavalakis

Environmental Science & Technology | February 2018

Source apportionment for fine particulate matter in a Chinese city using an improved gas-constrained method and comparison with multiple receptor models

Guoliang Shi, Jiayuan Liu, Haiting Wang, Yingze Tian, Jie Wen, Xurong Shia, Yinchang Feng, Cesunica E. Ivey, Armistead G. Russell

Environmental Pollution | February 2018

Deactivation of Cellulase at the Air-Liquid Interface Is the Main Cause of Incomplete Cellulose Conversion at Low Enzyme Loadings

Samarthya Bhagia, Rachna Dhir, Rajeev Kumar, Charles Wyman 

Scientific Reports | Janurary 2018

Cellulose-hemicellulose interactions at elevated temperatures increase cellulose recalcitrance to biological conversion

Rajeev Kumar, Samarthya Bhagia Micholas Dean Smith, Loukas Petridis, Rebecca G. Ong, Charles M. Cai, Ashutosh Mittal, Michael H. Himmel, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Jeremy C. Smith, Charles E. Wyman

Green Chemistry | January 2018

Fundamental Concepts (Chapter 2)

A. Venkatram, N,Schulte 

Urban Transportation and Air Pollution | 2018

Strengths, challenges, and opportunities for hydrothermal pretreatment in lignocellulosic biorefineries

Bin Yang, Ling Tao, Charles Wyman 

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining | 2018

Inflammatory marker and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent responses in human macrophages exposed to emissions from biodiesel fuels

Christoph Franz Adam Vogel, Sarah Y. Kadob, Reiko Kobayashi, Xiaoxue Liu, Patrick Wong, Kwangsam Nac, Thomas Durbin, Robert A. Okamotoc,Norman Y. Kado

Chemosphere | 2018

Crystal growth and piezoelectric characterization of mechanically stable ZnO nanostructure arrays

T. Lim, G. Ico, K. Jung, K. N. Bozhilov, J. Nam,  Alfredo Martinez-Morales

CrystEngComm: Royal Society of Chemistry | 2018