Kai Lan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-6326
Life cycle assessment; techno-economic analysis; industry ecology; process modeling; sustainability
Works (13)
Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:15
2022 journal article
Understanding the Impacts of Plant Capacities and Uncertainties on the Techno-Economic Analysis of Cross-Laminated Timber Production in the Southern US
JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS, 10(1), 53–73.
author keywords: Cross-laminated timber; techno-economic analysis; plant capacity; uncertainty; minimum selling price
doi.org (publisher)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 9, 2021
2021 journal article
Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Technologies under Different Greenhouse Gas Concentration Pathways
Environmental Science & Technology, 12.
author keywords: life cycle assessment; dynamic modeling; carbon analysis; greenhouse gas emissions; power generation; global warming potential
MeSH headings : Animals; Global Warming; Greenhouse Effect; Greenhouse Gases / analysis; Life Cycle Stages; Technology
Source: ORCID
Added: December 7, 2021
2021 journal article
Dynamic life-cycle carbon analysis for fast pyrolysis biofuel produced from pine residues: implications of carbon temporal effects
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, 14(1).
author keywords: Life-cycle carbon analysis; Dynamic modeling; Carbon accounting; Biofuel; Fast pyrolysis; Pine residues; Monte Carlo simulation
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: September 30, 2021
2021 journal article
Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, 143.
author keywords: Techno-economic analysis; Geographic information system; Biorefineries; Fast pyrolysis; Preprocessing sites; Depot; Blended feedstocks
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: May 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Techno-economic analysis of producing xylo-oligosaccharides and cellulose microfibers from lignocellulosic biomass
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 340.
author keywords: Techno-economic analysis; Xylo-oligosaccharides; Miscanthus; Xylose; Cellulose microfiber
MeSH headings : Biomass; Cellulose; Hydrolysis; Lignin; Oligosaccharides
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: September 19, 2021
2020 journal article
Dynamic life cycle carbon and energy analysis for cross-laminated timber in the Southeastern United States
Environmental Research Letters, 15(12), 124036.
author keywords: cross-laminated timber; life cycle assessment; dynamic; carbon analysis; greenhouse gas emissions; energy consumption
Source: ORCID
Added: October 30, 2020
2020 journal article
Impacts of uncertain feedstock quality on the economic feasibility of fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks and decentralized preprocessing sites in the Southeastern United States
GCB Bioenergy, 12(11), 1014–1029.
author keywords: ash content; biofuel; depot; forest residues; minimum fuel selling price; Monte Carlo simulation; pellet; switchgrass; techno-economic analysis; uncertainty
Source: ORCID
Added: September 26, 2020
2020 journal article
Key issue, challenges, and status quo of models for biofuel supply chain design
Biofuels for a More Sustainable Future: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, 273–315.
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 2, 2019
2019 journal article
Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Agent-Based Modeling: A Dynamic Modeling Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Journal of Cleaner Production, 238.
author keywords: Life Cycle Assessment; Agent-based modeling; Dynamic modeling; Crop cultivation; Stochastic process
Source: ORCID
Added: August 17, 2019
2019 chapter
Key Issues, Challenges, and Status Quo of Models for Biofuel Supply Chain Design
In Biofuels for a More Sustainable Future 1st Edition. https://www.elsevier.com/books/biofuels-for-a-more-sustainable-future/ren/978-0-12-815581-3
Source: ORCID
Added: August 17, 2019
2019 journal article
Life Cycle Analysis of Decentralized Preprocessing Systems for Fast Pyrolysis Biorefineries with Blended Feedstocks in the Southeastern United States
Energy Technology, 8(11), 1900850.
author keywords: biorefineries; blended feedstocks; depots; fast pyrolysis; life cycle assessments; preprocessing sites
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 4, 2019
2018 journal article
Two Tandem Cylinders With Passive Turbulence Control in Flow-Induced Vibration: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 140(3).
author keywords: flow-induced vibration; tandem cylinders; oscillation pattern; frequency response
Source: ORCID
Added: August 17, 2019
2017 conference paper
Two Tandem Cylinders With Passive Turbulence Control in Flow Induced Vibration: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response
Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy, 10.
Source: ORCID
Added: August 17, 2019
Employment
Updated: September 18th, 2021 14:13
2021 - present
Yale University New Haven, CT, US
Yale School of the Environment
Education
Updated: January 6th, 2021 13:26
2017 - 2020
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Ph.D.
Forest Biomaterials
2014 - 2016
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Master of Science in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
2010 - 2014
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, CN
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
