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Overview

David R. Shonnard is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research spans several fields of environmental science and engineering with an emphasis on sustainable materials and waste management.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Strategy and Management
  • Biomaterials

The primary topics of their work are centered on sustainable and circular approaches to materials, including:

  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Frequent co-authors with whom Shonnard collaborates include:

  • Daniel Kulas
  • Ali Zolghadr
  • Utkarsh S. Chaudhari
  • Robert M. Handler
  • Vicki S. Thompson

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on plastics, chemical recycling, and sustainability assessments. Selected papers include:

  • Systems Analysis Approach to Polyethylene Terephthalate and Olefin Plastics Supply Chains in the Circular Economy: A Review of Data Sets and Models (2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • Economic and environmental analysis of plastics pyrolysis after secondary sortation of mixed plastic waste (2022, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polyolefin Plastics Supply Chains in the United States (2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • Killing two birds with one stone: chemical and biological upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastics into food (2022, Trends in biotechnology)
  • Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Lignin Fractionation and Valorization Using the ALPHA Process (2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)

Their research has been published frequently in journals such as:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • RSC Sustainability
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Cleaner Production

Best Publications

  • Sustainability Science and Engineering: The Emergence of a New Metadiscipline

    James R. Mihelcic;John C. Crittenden;Mitchell J. Small;David R. Shonnard

  • Green Engineering: Environmentally Conscious Design of Chemical Processes

    David T. Allen;David R. Shonnard

  • Camelina‐derived jet fuel and diesel: Sustainable advanced biofuels

    David R. Shonnard;Larry Williams;Tom N. Kalnes

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from milk production and consumption in the United States: A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment circa 2008

    Greg Thoma;Jennie Popp;Darin Nutter;David Shonnard

  • Kinetic characterization for dilute sulfuric acid hydrolysis of timber varieties and switchgrass.

    Shu Chiang Yat;Alan Berger;David R. Shonnard

  • Green Diesel: A Second Generation Biofuel

    Tom Kalnes;Terry Marker;David R. Shonnard

  • Life cycle assessment of electricity generation using fast pyrolysis bio-oil

    Jiqing Fan;Tom N. Kalnes;Matthew Alward;Jordan Klinger

  • A review of structure-based biodegradation estimation methods.

    John W Raymond;Tony N Rogers;David R Shonnard;Andrew A Kline

  • Evaluation of environmental impacts from microalgae cultivation in open-air raceway ponds: Analysis of the prior literature and investigation of wide variance in predicted impacts

    Robert M. Handler;Christina E. Canter;Tom N. Kalnes;F. Stephen Lupton

  • Industrial applications using BASF eco-efficiency analysis: perspectives on green engineering principles.

    David R. Shonnard;and Andreas Kicherer;Peter Saling

  • A technoeconomic and environmental life cycle comparison of green diesel to biodiesel and syndiesel

    Tom N. Kalnes;Ken P. Koers;Terry Marker;David R. Shonnard

  • Life Cycle Assessments of Ethanol Production via Gas Fermentation: Anticipated Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cellulosic and Waste Gas Feedstocks

    Robert M. Handler;David R. Shonnard;Evan M. Griffing;Andrea Lai

  • A life cycle assessment of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) -derived jet fuel and diesel

    Jiqing Fan;David R. Shonnard;Tom N. Kalnes;Peter B. Johnsen

  • Systematic Framework for Environmentally Conscious Chemical Process Design: Early and Detailed Design Stages

    Hui Chen;David R. Shonnard

  • Effects of dilute acid pretreatment conditions on enzymatic hydrolysis monomer and oligomer sugar yields for aspen, balsam, and switchgrass.

    Jill R. Jensen;Juan E. Morinelly;Kelsey R. Gossen;Michael J. Brodeur-Campbell

  • Comparative Environmental Assessments of VOC Recovery and Recycle Design Alternatives for a Gaseous Waste Stream

    David R. Shonnard;Dennis S. Hiew

  • Green engineering: Environmentally conscious design of chemical processes and products

    David T. Allen;David R. Shonnard

  • Improved activity and thermostability of (S)-aminotransferase by error-prone polymerase chain reaction for the production of a chiral amine

    Abraham R. Martin;Rocco DiSanto;Irina Plotnikov;Sanjay Kamat

  • Comparative Life-Cycle Assessments for Biomass-to-Ethanol Production from Different Regional Feedstocks

    Amber J. Kemppainen;David R. Shonnard

  • Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants

    Chittaranjan Kole;Chandrashekhar P. Joshi;David R. Shonnard

  • Green engineering : environmentally conscious design of chemical processes/ [by] David T. Allen and David R. Shonnard

    David T. Allen;David R. Shonnard

Frequent Co-Authors

David T. Allen
David T. Allen The University of Texas at Austin
David W. Archer
David W. Archer Agricultural Research Service
John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland Purdue University West Lafayette
James R. Mihelcic
James R. Mihelcic University of South Florida
John C. Crittenden
John C. Crittenden Georgia Institute of Technology
Joshua M. Pearce
Joshua M. Pearce University of Western Ontario
Brian D. Fath
Brian D. Fath Towson University
Bhavik R. Bakshi
Bhavik R. Bakshi The Ohio State University
Merle F. Vigil
Merle F. Vigil Agricultural Research Service
Jerry L. Hatfield
Jerry L. Hatfield Iowa State University

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