Minliang Yang

food sustainability, life-cycle assessment, technoeconomic analysis, biofuel and bioproducts

Works (23)

Updated: July 1st, 2024 05:43

2024 article

Engineered plants provide a photosynthetic platform for the production of diverse human milk oligosaccharides

Barnum, C. R., Paviani, B., Couture, G., Masarweh, C., Chen, Y., Huang, Y.-P., … Shih, P. M. (2024, June 13). NATURE FOOD, Vol. 6.

By: C. Barnum, B. Paviani, G. Couture, C. Masarweh, Y. Chen, Y. Huang, K. Markel, D. Mills ...

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 24, 2024

2023 journal article

Co-Processing Agricultural Residues and Wet Organic Waste Can Produce Lower-Cost Carbon-Negative Fuels and Bioplastics

Environmental Science & Technology.

By: Y. Wang, N. Baral*, M. Yang* & C. Scown*

MeSH headings : Refuse Disposal; Food; Biofuels; Carbon; Manure; Biopolymers
Source: ORCID
Added: March 14, 2023

2023 journal article

Machine learning for surrogate process models of bioproduction pathways

Bioresource Technology, 370, 128528.

MeSH headings : Biofuels; Biomass; Machine Learning
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that surrogate models can be an accurate and effective tool for approximating the cost, mass and energy balance outputs of more complex process simulations at a fraction of the computational expense. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2022 journal article

Comparing <i>in planta accumulation with microbial routes to set targets for a cost-competitive bioeconomy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(30).

MeSH headings : Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / metabolism; Biological Products / metabolism; Biotechnology / economics; Biotechnology / trends; Catechols / metabolism; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Parabens / metabolism; Plants / genetics; Plants / metabolism; Pyrones / metabolism; Sorbic Acid / analogs & derivatives; Sorbic Acid / metabolism; Yeasts / genetics; Yeasts / metabolism
TL;DR: This study explores four bioproducts currently produced both in plants and by microbial hosts by exploring generalizable insights into breakeven points by exploring 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid, muconic Acid, and catechol. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2022 journal article

Correction to “Expression of Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase in Sorghum Improves Biomass Yield, Accumulation of Protocatechuate, and Biorefinery Economics”

Correction to “Expression of Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase in Sorghum Improves Biomass Yield, Accumulation of Protocatechuate, and Biorefinery Economics.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

By: Y. Tian, M. Yang*, C. Lin, J. Park, C. Wu, R. Kakumanu, C. Ben, J. Dalton ...

Source: ORCID
Added: March 14, 2023

2022 journal article

Efficacy-Associated Cost Analysis of Copper-Based Nanopesticides for Tomato Disease Control

ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, 2(4), 796–804.

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2022 journal article

Expression of Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase in Sorghum Improves Biomass Yield, Accumulation of Protocatechuate, and Biorefinery Economics

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(38), 12520–12528.

By: Y. Tian*, M. Yang*, C. Lin*, J. Park*, C. Wu*, R. Kakumanu*, C. De Ben*, J. Dalton* ...

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2022 journal article

In Situ Synthesis of Protic Ionic Liquids for Biomass Pretreatment

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(37), 12090–12098.

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2021 journal article

Identifying Forage Sorghum Ideotypes for Advanced Biorefineries

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(23), 7873–7881.

By: M. Yang*, J. Dahlberg*, N. Baral*, D. Putnam* & C. Scown*

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2021 journal article

Production Cost and Carbon Footprint of Biomass-Derived Dimethylcyclooctane as a High-Performance Jet Fuel Blendstock

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(35), 11872–11882.

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2021 journal article

Technoeconomic analysis for biofuels and bioproducts

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 67, 58–64.

By: C. Scown*, N. Baral*, M. Yang*, N. Vora* & T. Huntington*

MeSH headings : Biofuels
TL;DR: Technoeconomic analysis serves as a useful method to screen potential research priorities, identify cost bottlenecks at the earliest stages of research, and provide the mass and energy data needed to conduct life-cycle environmental assessments. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2020 journal article

Accumulation of high-value bioproducts <i>in planta can improve the economics of advanced biofuels

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(15), 8639–8648.

By: M. Yang*, N. Baral*, B. Simmons*, J. Mortimer*, P. Shih* & C. Scown*

MeSH headings : Biofuels / economics; Biomass; Costs and Cost Analysis; Crops, Agricultural / economics; Crops, Agricultural / growth & development; Crops, Agricultural / supply & distribution
TL;DR: The range of bioproduct selling prices and accumulation rates needed to compensate for additional extraction steps and reach a target $2.50/gal minimum biofuel selling price are presented and provide a roadmap for future plant metabolic engineering efforts aimed at increasing the value derived from bioenergy crops. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2020 journal article

Cost and Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Implications of Integrating Biogas Upgrading and Carbon Capture Technologies in Cellulosic Biorefineries

Environmental Science & Technology, 54(20), 12810–12819.

By: M. Yang*, N. Baral*, A. Anastasopoulou*, H. Breunig* & C. Scown*

MeSH headings : Biofuels; Carbon; Gasoline; Greenhouse Effect; Greenhouse Gases
TL;DR: The addition of CCS decreases the cost of carbon mitigation to as low as $52-$78/t CO2, depending on the assumed fuel selling price, and is the lowest-cost option if both RIN and California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits are incorporated. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 14, 2023

2020 journal article

Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of structural bio-adhesives derived from glycerol

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 26(4), 799–806.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2020 journal article

Economic feasibility analysis of commercial formaldehyde-based adhesives

SN Applied Sciences, 2(7).

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2020 journal article

Life Cycle Assessment of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesive and Phenol-Formaldehyde Adhesives

Environmental Processes, 7(2), 553–561.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2019 journal article

Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Pressure Sensitive Bio-Adhesive Production

Energies, 12(23), 4502.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2019 journal article

Techno-economic analysis of the production process of structural bio-adhesive derived from glycerol

Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, 388–398.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2017 journal article

Anhydrous Ammonia Pretreatment of Corn Stover and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Glucan from Pretreated Corn Stover

Fermentation, 3(1), 9.

By: M. Yang*, W. Zhang* & K. Rosentrater*

TL;DR: The main findings of this study could improve the efficiency of bioethanol production processing in the near future. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2017 journal article

Small-scale low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment of corn stover

Biomass and Bioenergy, 97, 38–42.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2016 journal article

American’s Energy Future: An Analysis of the Proposed Energy Policy Plans in Presidential Election

Energies, 9(12), 1000.

By: M. Cheng*, M. Yang* & Y. Wang*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2016 journal article

Comparison of sealing and open conditions for long term storage of corn stover using low-moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment method

Industrial Crops and Products, 91, 377–381.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

2015 journal article

Techno-economic analysis (TEA) of low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment method for corn stover

Industrial Crops and Products, 76, 55–61.

By: M. Yang* & K. Rosentrater*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023

Employment

Updated: November 8th, 2023 11:57

2023 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Associate Faculty Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

2023 - present

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CALIFORNIA, US
Affiliate Energy Analysis and Environmental Impact Division

2023 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Assistant Professor Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutritional Science

2021 - 2023

E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA, US
Postdoc Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division

2018 - 2023

E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, California, US
Postdoc Biological Systems and Engineering Division

2018 - 2023

Joint BioEnergy Institute Emeryville, California, US
Postdoc Life-cycle, Economics, and Agronomy Division

Education

Updated: February 11th, 2020 12:52

2015 - 2018

Iowa State University Ames, IA, US
Ph.D Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

2012 - 2014

Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, US
MS Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

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