Minliang Yang
food sustainability, life-cycle assessment, technoeconomic analysis, biofuel and bioproducts
Works (23)
Updated: December 15th, 2024 15:45
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.
open access via www.nature.com (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
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.
MeSH headings : Refuse Disposal; Food; Biofuels; Carbon; Manure; Biopolymers
Source: ORCID
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.
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.
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
2022 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
2016 journal article
American’s Energy Future: An Analysis of the Proposed Energy Policy Plans in Presidential Election
Energies, 9(12), 1000.
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.
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 16, 2023
2016 journal article
Small-scale low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment of corn stover
Biomass and Bioenergy, 97, 38–42.
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.
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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