CM3979/ENT3979 – Alternative Energy Processes and Technologies
CM4125 - Bioprocess Engineering Lab
Research Interests
Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
Sustainability of Bioenergy Production Systems
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Williams DL, Ong RG, Mullet JE, Hodge DB. Integration of pretreatment with simultaneous counter-current
extraction of energy sorghum for high-titer mixed sugar production. Front. Energ. Res. In Press.
Zhang Y, Oates LG, … and Ong RG. Diverse lignocellulosic feedstocks can achieve high field-scale ethanol yields while
providing flexibility for the biorefinery and landscape-level environmental benefits.
Glob. Change Biol. Bioenergy (2018). doi:10.1111/gcbb.12533.
Ong RG, Shinde S, da Costa Sousa L, et al. Pre-senescence harvest of switchgrass inhibits
xylose utilization by engineered yeast. Front. Energ. Res. 2018. 6(52).
Kumar R, Bhagia S, Smith MD, Petridis L, Ong RG, et al. Cellulose-hemicellulose interactions at elevated temperatures increase cellulose
recalcitrance to biological conversion. Green Chem. 2018. 20(4):921-934.
Williams DL, Crowe JD, Ong RG, et al. Water sorption in pretreated grasses as a predictor of enzymatic hydrolysis
yields. Bioresource Technol. 2017; 245:242-249.
Crowe JD, Feringa N, Pattathil S, Merritt B, Foster C, Dines D, Ong RG, Hodge DB. Identification of developmental stage and anatomical fraction contributions
to cell wall recalcitrance in switchgrass. Biotechnol. Biofuels 2017; 10:184
Valli L, Rossi L, Fabbri C, Sibilla F, Gattoni P, Dale BE, Ong RG, Bozzetto S, et al. Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity and biomethane produced
using the Biogasdoneright™ system: four case studies from Italy. BioFPR 2017; http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1002/bbb.1789.
Ong RG, et al. Inhibition of microbial biofuel production in drought-stressed switchgrass
hydrolysate. Biotechnol. Biofuels 2016; 9:237.
Park S-H, Ong RG, & Sticklen M. Strategies for the production of cell wall-deconstructing enzymes
in lignocellulosic biomass and their utilization for biofuel production. Plant Biotechnol. J. 2016; 14:1329 1344.
Serate J, Xie D, …Ong RG, and Zhang YP. Controlling microbial contamination during hydrolysis of AFEX-pretreated
corn stover and switchgrass: effects on hydrolysate composition, microbial response
and fermentation. Biotechnol. Biofuels 2015; 8(1):1-17.
Karlen DL, Beeler LW, Ong RG, Dale BE. Balancing energy, conservation, and soil health requirements for plant
biomass. J. Soil Water Conserv. 2015; (70); 5:279-287.
Park, S-H, Mei C, Ong RG, Sticklen M. Lignin Down-regulation of Zea mays via dsRNAi and Klason Lignin Analysis.
J. Vis. Exp. 2014; (89):e51340, doi:10.3791/51340.
Dale BE, Ong RG. Design, implementation, and evaluation of sustainable bioenergy production systems.
BioFPR. 2014; 8:487-503
Dale BE, Anderson JE, …Ong RG, et al. Take a closer look: Biofuels can support environmental, economic and social
goals. Environ. Sci. & Technol. 2014; 48:7200-7203.
Shao Q, Cheng C, Ong RG, Zhu L, Zhao C. Hydrogen peroxide presoaking of bamboo prior to AFEX pretreatment
and impact on enzymatic conversion to fermentable sugars. Bioresour. Technol. 2013; 142:26-31.
Dale BE, Ong RG. Energy, wealth, and human development: Why and how biomass pretreatment research
must improve. Biotechnol. Progr. 2012; 28:893-898.
Park S-H, Mei C, Pauly M, Ong RG, Dale BE, Sabzikar R, Fotoh H, et al. Down-regulation of maize cinnamoyl-CoA reductase
via RNAi technology causes brown midrib and improves AFEX-pretreated conversion into
fermentable sugars for biofuels. Crop Sci. 2012; 52:2687-2701
Kim S, Dale BE, Ong RG. An alternative approach to indirect land use change: Allocating greenhouse gas effects
among different uses of land. Biomass Bioenerg. 2012; 46:447-452.
Garlock RJ, Bals B, Jasrotia P, Balan V, Dale BE. Influence of variable species composition
on the saccharification of AFEX™ pretreated biomass from unmanaged fields in comparison
to corn stover. Biomass Bioenerg. 2012; 37:49-59.
Garlock RJ, Balan V, Dale BE. Optimization of AFEX™ pretreatment conditions and enzyme mixtures
to maximize sugar release from upland and lowland switchgrass. Bioresour. Technol. 2012; 104:757-768.
Garlock RJ, Wong YS, Balan V, Dale BE. AFEX pretreatment and enzymatic conversion of black locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia L.) to soluble sugars. Bioenergy Res. 2012; 5:306-318.
Garlock RJ, Balan V, Dale BE, Ramesh Pallapolu V, Lee YY, Kim Y, Mosier NS, et al. Comparative
material balances around pretreatment technologies for the conversion of switchgrass
to soluble sugars. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11063-11071.
Falls M, Shi J, Ebrik MA, Redmond T, Yang B, Wyman CE, Garlock R, et al. Investigation of enzyme formulation on pretreated switchgrass. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11072-11079.
Shi J, Ebrik MA, Yang B, Garlock RJ, Balan V, Dale BE, Ramesh Pallapolu V, et al. Application of cellulase and hemicellulose
to pure xylan, pure cellulose, and switchgrass solids from leading pretreatments.
Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11080-11088.
Kim Y, Mosier NS, Ladisch MR, Ramesh Pallapolu V, Lee YY, Garlock R, Balan V, et al. Comparative study on enzymatic digestibility of switchgrass varieties
and harvests processed by leading pretreatment technologies. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11089-11096.
Donohoe BS, Vinzant TB, Elander RT, Pallapolu VR, Lee YY, Garlock RJ, Balan V, et al. Surface and ultrastructural characterization of raw and pretreated
switchgrass. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11097-11104.
Tao L, Aden A, Elander RT, Pallapolu VR, Lee YY, Garlock RJ, Balan V, et al. Process and technoeconomic analysis of leading pretreatment technologies
for lignocellulosic ethanol production using switchgrass. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11105-11114.
Pallapolu VR, Lee YY, Garlock RJ, Balan V, Dale BE, Kim Y, Mosier NS, et al. Effects of enzyme loading and βglucosidase
supplementation on enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass processed by leading pretreatment
technologies. Bioresour. Technol. 2011; 102:11115-11120
Garlock RJ, Chundawat SPS, Balan V, Dale BE. Optimizing harvest of corn stover fractions based
on overall sugar yields following ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic
hydrolysis. Biotechnol. Biofuels 2009; 2:29.
Book Chapters
Ong RG, Chundawat SPS, Hodge DB, Keskar S, Dale BE. Linking Plant Biology and Pretreatment
– Understanding the Structure and Organization of the Plant Cell Wall and Interactions
with Cellulosic Biofuel Production. In: McCann MC, Buckeridge MS, Carpita NC, eds.
Plants and BioEnergy: Springer New York; 2014, p. 231-253.
Chundawat SPS, Bals B, Campbell T, Sousa L, Gao D, Jin M, Eranki P, Garlock R, et al. Primer on Ammonia Fiber Expansion Pretreatment. In: Wyman CE, ed. Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels
and Chemicals. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 2013, p. 169-200.
Balan V, Bals B, da Costa Sousa L, Garlock R, and Dale BE, A Short Review on Ammonia-based Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment,
in Chemical and Biochemical Catalysis for Next Generation Biofuels. 2011, The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 89-114.
