Lactic acid (LA) is one of the few biobased chemicals that can be used for different applications and is expected to grow to a $10 billion industry by 2025. Currently, commercial facility producing LA using first-generation feedstock (corn grain) and non-existent for second-generation feedstocks...
Novolac resins are produced by reacting phenol and formaldehyde, which are both conventionally obtained from petroleum refining. However, phenolic compounds present in biooil obtained via fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass can be used to partially substitute petroleum-derived phenol. Thus...
More than 70% of the total lettuce produced in the United States is produced in California, which requires longer transportation (with refrigeration) distances to reach to consumers in Ohio. In recent years, with increasing number of vacant lots in many U.S. metropolitan areas, urban farming has...
Garrett Steinbeck, Sami Khanal, Margaret Kalcic, and Kevin King
Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
USDA-ARS Soil Drainage Research Unit, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USAMonitoring of soil carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes is...
Excessive food waste is a chronic problem in the United States. As it stands, managing this waste comes with steep logistics expenses. The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Hermetia illuscens is a hardy species, capable of consuming a wide range of biowaste, including food scraps. The resulting larvae...
Continuous high pressure processing (HPP) involves pressurization of foods upto 400 MPa and subsequent depressurization by passage through tiny clearance. This study evaluated the effect of process parameters viz., pressure, shear, temperature and their interaction during continuous HPP on...
Pathogenic bacteria can attach and infiltrate onto fresh produce, leading to foodborne disease outbreaks. Pathogens might use hierarchical stalks, crevices and natural openings on the leafy greens to survive washing. In this study, we assessed the 3D configurations and distributions of...
Urbanization and stormwater runoff are the main drivers of nutrients, sediment, and metals entering aquatic ecosystems. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is a novel way to address the runoff of pollutants to improve water quality. Examples of GSI include bioretention and permeable pavement....
Cover cropping is one of the best management practices for improving soil quality and reducing nutrient losses to water resources following the summer growing season. As a result, several cost-share programs have been established to encourage adoption of cover crops throughout the Western Lake...
Sewage sludge is the solid byproduct from wastewater treatment plants, 90% of it is sent to the landfill or incinerated, and 10% is treated by anaerobic digestion (AD). AD produces biogas and digestate, which can be treated by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) at high temperatures and pressures...
