Kai Lan

Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of negative carbon sustainable aviation fuels from paper sludge

Huang, J., Wang, Y., Park, S., & Lan, K. (2026, January 31). Resources Conservation and Recycling.

Quantifying atmospheric carbon removal at pulp and paper mills: a life cycle assessment across system boundaries

Carrejo, E., Ortega, R., Lan, K., Sanchez, D. L., Park, S., & Sagues, W. J. (2026, January 6). Carbon Neutrality.

A new approach to improve the economic and environmental attractiveness of biomethane from biomass gasification with redox-activated CO2 sorbents

Chemical Engineering Journal, 523, 167510.

Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts

Sulis, D. B., Lavoine, N., Sederoff, H., Jiang, X., Marques, B. M., Lan, K., … Wang, J. P. (2025, February 1). Nature Communications, Vol. 16.

Bioplastic derived from corn stover: Life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence-based analysis of uncertainty and variability

International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry 2025. Presented at the International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry, Raleigh, NC.

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Textile Waste Valorization via Modular Bioenergy with Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Morizet-Davis, J., Qiu, Y., Khongpatimakorn, J., Daystar, J., Lan, K., Park, S., … Venditti, R. A. (2025, December 20). BioEnergy Research.

Environmental feasibility of sustainable co-production of xylooligosaccharides and bioplastic from poplar sawdust

Zhao, X., Li, R., Yong, Q., Huang, C., & Lan, K. (2025, January 1). Green Chemistry, Vol. 6.

Environmental life cycle assessment of renewable starch alternative plastic: a comparative analysis of end-of-life scenarios in the Republic of Korea

Poveda-Giraldo, J. A., Yoo, S., Yoo, S., Kim, I., Lan, K., Venditti, R., & Park, S. (2025, July 15). Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 520.

Experimental, Technoeconomic, and Life-Cycle Evaluation of One-Pot Biomass Pretreatment for Ethanol Production

Jia, L., Huang, J., Zhang, M., Arvelli, S., Oh, E. J., Huang, Y., … Zhao, J. (2025, May 5). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 5.

Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products

Lan, K., Favero, A., Yao, Y., Mendelsohn, R. O., & Wang, H. S.-H. (2025, May 26). Nature Communications, Vol. 16.

Innovative reforestation mosaics on marginal land in the globally important Mata Atlântica biome can create climate and economic co-benefits

Zhang, B., Lan, K., Yang, F., Xu, Y., Piotto, D., Ashton, M., & Yao, Y. (2025, May 1). One Earth, Vol. 8.

Life Cycle Assessment of Negative Carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Paper Sludge

Forest Products Society and Society of Wood Science and Technology, Poster presented at the Forest Products Society and Society of Wood Science and Technology, Fort Collins, CO.

Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Derived from Paper Sludge

International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry 2025. Presented at the International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry, Raleigh, NC.

Life cycle assessment of hardwood cross-laminated timber production in the eastern United States

Zhao, J., Wang, J., Denes, L., Liu, Z., Anderson, N., Bergman, R., … Hu, W. (2025, September 24). Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 527.

Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues

International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2025). Presented at the International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2025), Singapore.

Sustainable DNA-polysaccharide hydrogels as recyclable bioplastics

Ke, Y., Lan, K., Wong, J. Y., Lu, H., Gao, S., Ryu, K., … Hu, Y. (2025, August 12). Nature Communications, Vol. 16.

Sustainable production of xylo-oligosaccharides: A comparative environmental life cycle and techno-economic analysis

Bioresource Technology Reports, 31, 102233.

Techno‐Economic Analysis of Polylactic Acid from Corn Stover: Understanding Uncertainty and Variability via Artificial Intelligence Tools

Wang, Y., Huang, J., Xu, C., Liu, S., Li, J., & Lan, K. (2025, October 26). Advanced Sustainable Systems.

A modeling framework to identify environmentally greener and lower-cost pathways of nanomaterials

Green Chemistry, 26(6), 3466–3478.

Bioplastic derived from corn stover: Life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence-based analysis of uncertainty and variability

Li, J., Wang, Y., Xu, C., Liu, S., Dai, J., & Lan, K. (2024, June 27). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 946.

Constructing osteo-inductive bio-ink for 3D printing through hybridization of gelatin with maleic acid modified bacterial cellulose by regulating addition volumes of maleic acid solution

Wang, X., Wu, D., Liao, W., Liu, Y., Pei, W., Wang, J., … Huang, C. (2024, April 4). Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, Vol. 9, pp. 336–350.

Economic feasibility of the biorefinery processing bamboo residues with biphasic phenoxyethanol-acid pretreatment technology: Techno-economic analysis

Li, R., Zheng, Y., Huang, C., & Lan, K. (2024, October 3). Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 302.

Evaluating cotton apparel with dynamic life cycle assessment: The climate benefits of temporary biogenic carbon storage

BioResources, 19(3), 5074–5095.

Influence of biphasic phenoxyethanol-alkaline pretreatment on the correlation between inter-structure and enzymatic hydrolysis in bamboo residues

He, J., Zheng, Y., Lan, K., & Huang, C. (2024, October 25). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Vol. 282.

Integrated Nondestructive Spectroscopic Technology to Reveal the Influence Mechanism of Lignins from Pretreated Corn Stover on Cellulose Saccharification

Zhao, X., Wang, J., Lan, K., Zhao, Z., Lai, C., Huang, C., & Yong, Q. (2024, February 8). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 2.

Life cycle assessment of bioproducts from bamboo residues with biphasic phenoxyethanol-acid based biorefinery technology

Huang, C., Li, R., Zheng, Y., & Lan, K. (2024, April 10). Chemical Engineering Journal.

Life cycle assessment of emerging mass timber product: Cross-laminated bamboo

Wang, Y., & Lan, K. (2024, December 1). Cleaner Environmental Systems, Vol. 15.

Life cycle assessment of emerging mass timber product: cross-laminated bamboo

Innovation in Mass Timber Solutions Conference. Presented at the Innovation in Mass Timber Solutions Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Life-Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Derived from Paper Sludge

Lan, K., Cruz, D., Li, J., Boakye, A. A. A., Park, H., Tiller, P., … Yao, Y. (2024, April 26). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 12, pp. 8379–8390.

Meso-reconstructed silk fibroin/iron oxide nanoparticle composites dominated by silk I structures through unidirectional nanopore dehydration for potential application in bone regeneration

Wang, H., Yusufu, Y., Wang, L., Gan, J., Zhang, M., Gu, J., … Huang, C. (2024, May 2). Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials.

Models for Decarbonization in the Chemical Industry

Yao, Y., Lan, K., Graedel, T. E., & Rao, N. D. (2024, January 25). Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Reducing subjectivity when performing LCA for recycling systems in the paper industry through a comprehensive evaluation of different allocation methods

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 215, 108061.

Research trends of bio-application of major components in lignocellulosic biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) in orthopedics fields based on the bibliometric analysis: A review

Pei, W., Yu, Y., Wang, P., Zheng, L., Lan, K., Jin, Y., … Huang, C. (2024, April 16). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues

Lan, K., Zhang, B., Lee, T., & Yao, Y. (2024, January 19). Joule.

Some modeling challenges in dynamic life cycle assessment

Lan, K. (2024, May 1). BioResources, Vol. 19, pp. 4040–4042.

Transforming to a sustainable and circular chemical sector

One Earth, 7(5), 733–737.

Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land

Zhang, B., Lan, K., Harris, T. B., Ashton, M. S., & Yao, Y. (2023, May 30). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Economic and environmental feasibility of hydrogen production from gasifying mixed plastic waste with carbon capture and storage

International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference 2023. Poster presented at the International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference, Leiden, Netherlands.

Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production

Sulis, D. B., Jiang, X., Yang, C., Marques, B. M., Matthews, M. L., Miller, Z., … Wang, J. P. (2023, July 13). Science, Vol. 381, pp. 216-+.

An integrated techno-economic and environmental assessment for carbon capture in hydrogen production by biomass gasification

Wu, N., Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2022, October 7). Resources Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 188, p. 106693.

Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication

Lan, K., Zhang, B., & Yao, Y. (2022, August 1). One Earth, Vol. 5, pp. 944–957.

Emerging Engineered Wood for Building Applications

Ding, Y., Pang, Z., Lan, K., Yao, Y., Panzarasa, G., Xu, L., … Hu, L. (2022, October 19). Chemical Reviews, Vol. 123, pp. 1843–1888.

Feasibility of gasifying mixed plastic waste for hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage

Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2022, November 29). Communications Earth & Environment, Vol. 3.

Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen produced from the gasification of mixed plastic waste

Gordon Research Conference in Industrial Ecology 2022. Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference in Industrial Ecology, Newry, ME.

Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Technologies under Different Greenhouse Gas Concentration Pathways

Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2021, December 6). Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 12.

Dynamic life-cycle carbon analysis for fast pyrolysis biofuel produced from pine residues: implications of carbon temporal effects

Lan, K., Ou, L., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., Nepal, P., Kwon, H., … Yao, Y. (2021, September 29). Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol. 9.

Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework

Liao, M., Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2021, November 13). Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 26, pp. 164–182.

Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States

Lan, K., Ou, L., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., English, B. C., Yu, T. E., … Yao, Y. (2021, March 7). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 143, p. 110881.

Techno-economic analysis of producing xylo-oligosaccharides and cellulose microfibers from lignocellulosic biomass

Lan, K., Xu, Y., Kim, H., Ham, C., Kelley, S. S., & Park, S. (2021, August 8). Bioresource Technology, Vol. 11, p. 125726.

Understanding the Impacts of Plant Capacities and Uncertainties on the Techno-Economic Analysis of Cross-Laminated Timber Production in the Southern U.S.

Zhang, Z., & Lan, K. (2021, July 28). JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS.

Dynamic life cycle carbon and energy analysis for cross-laminated timber in the Southeastern United States

Lan, K., Kelley, S. S., Nepal, P., & Yao, Y. (2020, October 29). Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 15, p. 124036.

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

Lan, K., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., English, B. C., Yu, T. H. E., Larson, J., & Yao, Y. (2020, September 25). GCB Bioenergy, Vol. 12, pp. 1014–1029.

Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Agent-Based Modeling: A Dynamic Modeling Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2019, August 1). Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 238.

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

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.

Life Cycle Analysis of Decentralized Preprocessing Systems for Fast Pyrolysis Biorefineries with Blended Feedstocks in the Southeastern United States

Energy Technology, 9(11), 1900850.

Two Tandem Cylinders With Passive Turbulence Control in Flow-Induced Vibration: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response

Lan, K., Sun, H., & Bernitsas, M. M. (2018, January 11). Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 140.

Two Tandem Cylinders With Passive Turbulence Control in Flow Induced Vibration: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response

Lan, K., Sun, H., & Bernitsas, M. M. (2017, June 25). Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy, Vol. 10.