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Arthur J. Ragauskas is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on biomedical engineering and biomaterials. They have contributed extensively to topics including lignin and wood chemistry, biofuel production and bioconversion, catalysis for biomass conversion, advanced cellulose research, biodegradable polymer synthesis, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, and microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction.

The scientist has published numerous papers in several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Green Chemistry
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Arthur J. Ragauskas include:

  • Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Review of Fundamentals and Applications, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber-reinforced composites and their applications, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Observation of Potential Contaminants in Processed Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • Lignin as a UV Light Blocker-A Review, 2020, Polymers

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Xianzhi Meng
  • Yunqiao Pu
  • Chang Geun Yoo
  • Xueping Song
  • Samarthya Bhagia

Arthur J. Ragauskas has also contributed to the academic book literature. Notably, they have a publication titled Genetic Engineering, Pretreatment, Thermochemical, and Biochemconversion for Lignocellulose Valorization, published in 2023 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

    Arthur J. Ragauskas;Charlotte K. Williams;Brian H. Davison;George Britovsek

  • Lignin valorization: improving lignin processing in the biorefinery.

    Arthur J. Ragauskas;Gregg T. Beckham;Mary J. Biddy;Richard Chandra

  • Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Review of Fundamentals and Applications.

    Benworth B. Hansen;Stephanie Spittle;Brian Chen;Derrick Poe

  • Review of current and future softwood kraft lignin process chemistry

    Fadi S. Chakar;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

    Hongliang Wang;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur Ragauskas;Bin Yang;Bin Yang

  • Poplar as a feedstock for biofuels: A review of compositional characteristics

    Poulomi Sannigrahi;Arthur J. Ragauskas;Gerald A. Tuskan

  • Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

    Chunxiang Fu;Jonathan R. Mielenz;Xirong Xiao;Yaxin Ge

  • The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review.

    Chang Geun Yoo;Xianzhi Meng;Yunqiao Pu;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Ionic Liquid as a Green Solvent for Lignin

    Yunqiao Pu;Nan Jiang;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber–reinforced composites and their applications

    Mi Li;Yunqiao Pu;Valerie M. Thomas;Chang Geun Yoo

  • Application of quantitative 31P NMR in biomass lignin and biofuel precursors characterization

    Yunqiao Pu;Shilin Cao;Arthur J. Ragauskas

  • Assessing the molecular structure basis for biomass recalcitrance during dilute acid and hydrothermal pretreatments.

    Yunqiao Pu;Yunqiao Pu;Fan Hu;Fan Hu;Fang Huang;Fang Huang;Brian H Davison

  • Pseudo-lignin and pretreatment chemistry

    Poulomi Sannigrahi;Dong Ho Kim;Seokwon Jung;Arthur Ragauskas

  • Characterization of milled wood lignin and ethanol organosolv lignin from miscanthus

    Roland El Hage;Nicolas Brosse;Laurent Chrusciel;Christian Sanchez

  • Miscanthus: a fast-growing crop for biofuels and chemicals production

    Nicolas Brosse;Anthony Dufour;Xianzhi Meng;Qining Sun

  • Pretreatment and Lignocellulosic Chemistry

    Fan Hu;Art J Ragauskas

  • Characterization and analysis of the molecular weight of lignin for biorefining studies

    Allison Tolbert;Hannah Akinosho;Ratayakorn Khunsupat;Amit K. Naskar

  • Natural deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: Recent developments, challenges and novel opportunities.

    Alok Satlewal;Ruchi Agrawal;Samarthya Bhagia;Joshua Sangoro

  • Recent advances in understanding the role of cellulose accessibility in enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates.

    Xianzhi Meng;Arthur Jonas Ragauskas

  • Determination of hydroxyl groups in biorefinery resources via quantitative 31P NMR spectroscopy

    Xianzhi Meng;Claudia Crestini;Haoxi Ben;Naijia Hao

  • Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of spruce by alkaline pretreatment at low temperature.

    Yulin Zhao;Ying Wang;J.Y. Zhu;Art Ragauskas

  • Pseudo-lignin formation and its impact on enzymatic hydrolysis

    Fan Hu;Seokwon Jung;Arthur Ragauskas

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunqiao Pu
Yunqiao Pu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Charles E. Wyman
Charles E. Wyman University of California, Riverside
Brian H. Davison
Brian H. Davison Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hugh O'Neill
Hugh O'Neill Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Timothy J. Tschaplinski
Timothy J. Tschaplinski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yulin Deng
Yulin Deng Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lucian A. Lucia
Lucian A. Lucia North Carolina State University
Robert W. Sykes
Robert W. Sykes National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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