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Richard A. Venditti is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans several interrelated fields, focusing primarily on materials science, engineering, and environmental science. Within these fields, their work is notably concentrated in biomaterials, biomedical engineering, pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and environmental engineering.

Their research interests cover a range of topics, including advanced cellulose research studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, lignin and wood chemistry, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, biofuel production and bioconversion, and environmental impact and sustainability.

Richard A. Venditti has contributed to numerous publications across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include BioResources, where they have published 15 papers; Journal of Cleaner Production and Resources Conservation and Recycling, each with 6 publications; Cellulose with 5 papers; and SSRN Electronic Journal also with 5 papers.

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with several researchers. These frequent co-authors are Hasan Jameel (31 co-authored papers), Ronalds González (31), Joel J. Pawlak (26), Marielis C. Zambrano (15), and Franklin Zambrano (13).

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard A. Venditti include:

  • Recent Developments in Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants, 2021, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Green Synthesis of Magnetic Nanocomposite with Iron Oxide Deposited on Cellulose Nanocrystals with Copper (Fe3O4@CNC/Cu): Investigation of Catalytic Activity for the Development of a Venlafaxine Electrochemical Sensor, 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Aerobic biodegradation in freshwater and marine environments of textile microfibers generated in clothes laundering: Effects of cellulose and polyester-based microfibers on the microbiome, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Supply Chain of Waste Cotton Recycling and Reuse: A Review, 2020, AATCC Journal of Research
  • Understanding lignin micro- and nanoparticle nucleation and growth in aqueous suspensions by solvent fractionation, 2021, Green Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Lignin-based carbon fibers for composite fiber applications

    J.F Kadla;S Kubo;R.A Venditti;R.D Gilbert

  • WHAT HAPPENS TO CELLULOSIC FIBERS DURING PAPERMAKING AND RECYCLING? A REVIEW

    Martin A. Hubbe;Richard A. Venditti;Orlando J. Rojas

  • The effect of chemical composition on microfibrillar cellulose films from wood pulps: water interactions and physical properties for packaging applications

    Kelley L. Spence;Richard A. Venditti;Orlando J. Rojas;Orlando J. Rojas;Youssef Habibi

  • Microfibers generated from the laundering of cotton, rayon and polyester based fabrics and their aquatic biodegradation

    Marielis C. Zambrano;Joel J. Pawlak;Jesse Daystar;Mary Ankeny

  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes grafted from cellulose nanocrystals via surface-initiated single-electron transfer living radical polymerization.

    Justin Orazio Zoppe;Youssef Habibi;Orlando J. Rojas;Richard A. Venditti

  • Reinforcing Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanofibers with Cellulose Nanocrystals

    Justin Orazio Zoppe;Maria Soledad Peresin;Youssef Habibi;Richard A. Venditti

  • Changes in pore size distribution during the drying of cellulose fibers as measured by differential scanning calorimetry

    Sunkyu Park;Richard A. Venditti;Hasan Jameel;Joel J. Pawlak

  • Biodiesel synthesis via homogeneous Lewis acid-catalyzed transesterification

    Nestor U. Soriano;Richard Venditti;Dimitris S. Argyropoulos

  • Recent Developments in Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants

    Somayeh Tajik;Hadi Beitollahi;Fariba Garkani Nejad;Zahra Dourandish

  • Hemicellulose extraction and characterization for applications in paper coatings and adhesives

    Wissam Farhat;Wissam Farhat;Richard Venditti;Ashley Quick;Mohamed Taha

  • Green Synthesis of Magnetic Nanocomposite with Iron Oxide Deposited on Cellulose Nanocrystals with Copper (Fe3O4@CNC/Cu): Investigation of Catalytic Activity for the Development of a Venlafaxine Electrochemical Sensor

    Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh;Somayeh Tajik;Hadi Beitollahi;Richard A. Venditti

  • A relationship between the glass transition temperature (Tg) and fractional conversion for thermosetting systems

    R. A. Venditti;J. K. Gillham

  • Control of tacky deposits on paper machines – A review

    Martin A. Hubbe;Orlando J. Rojas;Richard A. Venditti

  • Autohydrolysis pretreatment of coastal Bermuda grass for increased enzyme hydrolysis.

    Jung Myoung Lee;Jian Shi;Richard A. Venditti;Hasan Jameel

  • Novel Hemicellulose–Chitosan Biosorbent for Water Desalination and Heavy Metal Removal

    Ali Ayoub;Richard A. Venditti;Joel J. Pawlak;Abdus Salam

  • Enhanced Absorbent Products Incorporating Cellulose and Its Derivatives: A Review

    Martin A. Hubbe;Ali Ayoub;Jesse S. Daystar;Richard A. Venditti

  • Crosslinked hemicellulose citrate–chitosan aerogel foams

    Abdus Salam;Richard A. Venditti;Joel J. Pawlak;Khaled El-Tahlawy

  • A comparison of the autohydrolysis and ammonia fiber explosion (AFEX) pretreatments on the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of coastal Bermuda grass.

    Jung Myoung Lee;Hasan Jameel;Richard A. Venditti

  • Surface interaction forces of cellulose nanocrystals grafted with thermoresponsive polymer brushes.

    Justin Orazio Zoppe;Monika Osterberg;Richard A. Venditti;Janne Laine

  • The influence of lignin content and structure on hemicellulose alkaline extraction for non-wood and hardwood lignocellulosic biomass

    Wenhui Geng;Robert Narron;Xiao Jiang;Joel J. Pawlak

  • Economics of cellulosic ethanol production in a thermochemical pathway for softwood, hardwood, corn stover and switchgrass

    R. Gonzalez;J. Daystar;M. Jett;T. Treasure

  • Enhancement in enzymatic hydrolysis by mechanical refining for pretreated hardwood lignocellulosics.

    Brandon W. Jones;Richard Venditti;Sunkyu Park;Hasan Jameel

  • Synthesis and characterization of starch citrate-chitosan foam with superior water and saline absorbance properties.

    Abdus Salam;Joel J. Pawlak;Richard A. Venditti;Khaled El-tahlawy

Frequent Co-Authors

Hasan Jameel
Hasan Jameel North Carolina State University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Martin A. Hubbe
Martin A. Hubbe North Carolina State University
John F. Kadla
John F. Kadla University of British Columbia
Hou-min Chang
Hou-min Chang North Carolina State University
Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh
Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Youssef Habibi
Youssef Habibi Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Janne Laine
Janne Laine Aalto University
Timothy A. Volk
Timothy A. Volk SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Monika Österberg
Monika Österberg Aalto University

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