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Author:

Brownell, Douglas Kent

Title:

ANALYSIS OF BIOMASS HARVEST, HANDLING, AND COMPUTER MODELING

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Biomass
Switchgrass
Harvest
Handling
Modeling

File:

Download Brownell_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gerst, Edward Albert

Title:

A novel approach to use second generation biofuel crop plants (camelina sativa, Miscanthus giganteus, and Panicum virgatum) to remediate abandoned mine lands in Pennsylvania.

Graduate Program:

Environmental Pollution Control

Keywords:

Phytoremediation
Biofuel Crops
Camelina sativa
Miscanthus giganeus
Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
Acid Mine Drainage

File:

Download Gerst.E.Novel.Submission.4.11.2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fasick, Gregory T

Title:

A Miscanthus Conditioning and Bale Compression Analysis

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Miscanthus
Switchgrass
Compression
Baling
Conditioning
Biomass
Harvesting
Biofuels

File:

Download Fasick_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Herrick Schaufler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles David Ray Sr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Covelli, Curtis R

Title:

EVALUATION OF DRY STEAM PRECONDITIONING ON SWITCHGRASS PELLET QUALITY METRICS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Switchgrass
Steam
Pellets
biomass
preprocessing
pretreatment

File:

Download Covelli_Final_Revised_Thesis_9.6.pdf

Committee Members:

Virendra Puri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barkley, Amy Marie

Title:

RENEWABLE, ALTERNATIVE BEDDING RESOURCES FOR BROILER PRODUCTION: AN EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE, WELFARE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

Renewable
Bedding
Broiler
Performance
Welfare
Environmental Impacts
Miscanthus Grass
Switchgrass
Production

File:

Download Barkley_Amy_Thesis_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul H. Patterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
R. Michael Hulet, Committee Member
Jude Liu, Committee Member

Author:

Sciaudone, Kyra Tatiana

Title:

IMPACTS OF VEGETATIVE BUFFERS AND WINTER CROPS ON WATER QUALITY AND PROFITABILITY OF SMALL TO MIDSIZE FARMS IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

Energy Crops
Profitability
Crop Budgets
Water Quality
Switchgrass
Willow
Agroecosystem Model
Mahantango Creek
Pennsylvania
Flood Frequency

File:

Download Final_Thesis_KTS_Spring_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Armen R. Kemanian, Committee Member
Cibin Raj, Committee Member
Katherine Yoder Zipp, Committee Member

Author:

Ishihara, Hisaaki

Title:

Application of Bio-based Composites for the Automotive Industry: Material Characteristics of Switchgrass Biochar-Reinforced Polypropylene

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

biochar
switchgrass
polypropylene
surface modification
pyrolysis
thermal modification
Biochar
Switchgrass
Polypropylene
Surface modification
Pyrolysis
Thermal modification

File:

Download Hisaaki_Ishihara_Graduate_Thesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Committee Member
Stephen C Chmely, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stauffer, Haley

Title:

Climate Resilience: Modeling the Impacts of Yield Variability on Switchgrass Supply Chains

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

Bioenergy
Biomass
Biomass Supply Chains
Resilience
Climate Change
Switchgrass
Iowa
Drought Tolerant
Varieties
Dry Matter Loss
Biomass Storage
Harvest
Transportation
Biomass Economics
Logistics
Feedstock
Feedstock Handling
Simulation
Modeling
Discrete Event Simulation
Biogeochemical Modeling
DayCent
ExtendSim

File:

Download ABE_Thesis_Stauffer.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinemann, Program Head/Chair
Tom L. Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erin Webb, Committee Member
Saurabh Bansal, Committee Member
Christine Costello, Committee Member

Author:

Godwin, James

Title:

Catalytic Depolymerization Of Switchgrass-Derived Lignin From Optimized Cosolvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation Process To Produce Aromatics And Sustainability Assessment Of Lignin Using Life Cycle Assessment

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Transfer Hydrogenolysis
Lignin Valorization
Biomass Fractionation
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Mixed-metal Spinel
Switchgrass
Life Cycle Assessment
Response Surface Methodology
Box-Behnken Design
Optimization
Transfer Hydrogenation
Transition Metals
Lignin

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Stephen Chmely, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Juliana Vasco-Correa, Major Field Member
Tom Richard, Major Field Member
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Li, Zhaoran

Title:

Optimization of Hot Water Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Acidogenic and Anaerobic Digestion

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Switchgrass
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment
Acidogenic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion

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Committee Members:

Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rachel Brennan, Committee Member