Keren Alicia Vivas Medina

A Multi-Criteria Approach for Quantifying the Impact of Global Megatrends on the Pulp and Paper Industry: Insights into Digitalization, Social Behavior Change, and Sustainability

Vivas, K. A., Vera, R. E., Dasmohapatra, S., Marquez, R., Schoubroeck, S. V., Forfora, N., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, April 7). Logistics, Vol. 8.

An economic analysis of bamboo plantations and feedstock delivered cost in the Southern US for the manufacturing of fiber‐based bioproducts

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 18(5), 1455–1474.

Assessing and predicting the softness of hygiene tissue containing alternative fibers

Urdaneta, I., Vera, R. E., Marquez, R., Vivas, K. A., Urdaneta, F., Gongora, S., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, December 2). Cellulose, Vol. 12.

Beyond cotton and polyester: An evaluation of emerging feedstocks and conversion methods for the future of fashion industry

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 9(2), 130–159.

Evaluating biomass sustainability: Why below-ground carbon sequestration matters

Forfora, N., Azuaje, I., Vivas, K. A., Vera, R. E., Brito, A., Venditti, R., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, January 9). Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 439.

From waste to advanced resource: Techno-economic and life cycle assessment behind the integration of polyester recycling and glucose production to valorize fast fashion garments

Vera, R. E., Vivas, K. A., Forfora, N., Marquez, R., Urdaneta, I., Frazier, R., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, October 24). Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 500.

Life cycle assessment of Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp: Integrating bleaching processes and biogenic carbon impacts

Ortega, R., Forfora, N., Urdaneta, I., Azuaje, I., Vivas, K. A., Vera, R. E., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, November 1). Cleaner Environmental Systems, Vol. 15.

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

Azuaje, I., Forfora, N., Urdaneta, I., Ortega, R., Frazier, R., Vera, R., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, December 8). Resources Conservation and Recycling.

Surfactants produced from carbohydrate derivatives: Part 2. A review on the value chain, synthesis, and the potential role of artificial intelligence within the biorefinery concept

Marquez, R., Ortiz, M. S., Barrios, N., Vera, R. E., Patiño‐Agudelo, Á. J., Vivas, K. A., … Theiner, E. (2024, May 21). Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, Vol. 5.

Textiles from non-wood feedstocks: Challenges and opportunities of current and emerging fiber spinning technologies

Frazier, R. M., Lendewig, M., Vera, R. E., Vivas, K. A., Forfora, N., Azuaje, I., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, July 11). Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, Vol. 9, pp. 410–432.

Understanding the potential of bamboo fibers in the USA: A comprehensive techno‐economic comparison of bamboo fiber production through mechanical and chemical processes

Vivas, K. A., Pifano, A., Vera, R. E., Urdaneta, F., Urdaneta, I., Forfora, N., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, June 26). Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, Vol. 6.

Environmentally friendly oxidation pretreatments to produce sugar-based building blocks from dyed textile wastes via enzymatic hydrolysis

Vera, R. E., Zambrano, F., Marquez, R., Vivas, K. A., Forfora, N., Bedard, J., … Gonzalez, R. (2023, May 3). Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 467.

Transforming non-wood feedstocks into dissolving pulp via organosolv pulping: An alternative strategy to boost the share of natural fibers in the textile industry.

Vera, R. E., Vivas, K. A., Urdaneta, F., Franco, J., Sun, R., Forfora, N., … Gonzalez, R. (2023, October 27). Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 429.

Upcycling cotton textile waste into bio-based building blocks through an environmentally friendly and high-yield conversion process

Vera, R. E., Suarez, A., Zambrano, F., Marquez, R., Bedard, J., Vivas, K. A., … Gonzalez, R. (2022, November 4). Resources Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 189.