Archived Publications

Below is a list of archived technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings are organized by research area in reverse-chronological order. This research was completed at HNEI, however, work under these areas are no longer active.

Bioplastics

2021, G. Mohan, R.L. Johnson, J. Yu, Conversion of Pine Sawdust into Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastics, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue 25, pp. 8383-8392.
2021, H. Zhang, S. Kang, J. Fu, Y. He, X. Huang, J. Chang, Y. Xu, Valorization of poly(butylene succinate) to tetrahydrofuran via one-pot catalytic hydrogenolysis, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 465-470.
2020, P-C. Kuo, J. Yu, Process simulation and techno-economic analysis for production of industrial sugars from lignocellulosic biomass, Industrial Crops and Products, Vol. 155, Paper 112783.
2019, J. Yu, Y. Lu, Carbon dioxide fixation by a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium: Biomass yield, reversal respiratory quotient, stoichiometric equations and bioenergetics, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 152, Article 107369.
2018, J. Yu, P. Munasinghe, Gas Fermentation Enhancement for Chemolithotrophic Growth of Cupriavidus necator on Carbon Dioxide, Fermentation, Vol. 4, Issue 3, Paper 63. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, J. Yu, Fixation of carbon dioxide by a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium for value-added products, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 34, Issue 7, Article 89.
2018, J. Yu, A Green Plastic and Drop-in Transportation Fuels from Carbon Dioxide and Renewable Energy, Proceeding of the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, TechConnect Briefs, Vol. 2 Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability: TechConnect Briefs 2018, pp. 187-190. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, S. Kang, J. Yu, Maintenance of a Highly Active Solid Acid Catalyst in Sugar Beet Molasses for Levulinic Acid Production, Sugar Tech, Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 182-193.
2017, Y. Lu, J. Yu, Comparsion analysis on the energy efficiencies and biomass yields in microbial CO₂ fixation, Process Biochemistry, Vol. 62, pp. 151-160.
2017, S. Kang, J. Yu, Maintenance of a Highly Active Solid Acid Catalyst in Sugar Beet Molasses for Levulinic Acid Production, SugarTech, Vol.20, pp. 1-12.
2017, Y. Lu, J. Yu, Gas mass transfer with microbial CO₂ fixation and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis in a packed bed bioreactor, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 122, pp. 13-21.
2016, S. Kang, J. Yu, An intensified reaction technology for high levulinic acid concentration from lignocellulosic biomass, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 95, pp. 214-220.
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, Effect of Methanol on Formation of Levulinates from Cellulosic Biomass, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 54, Issue 46, pp. 11552-11559.
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, A gasoline-grade biofuel formed from renewable polyhydroxybutyrate on solid phosphoric acid, Fuel, Vol. 160, pp. 282-290.
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, Reaction routes in catalytic reforming of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) into renewable hydrocarbon oil, RSC Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 38, pp. 30005-30013.
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, Hydrophobic organic compounds from hydrothermal liquefaction of bacterial biomass, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 74, pp. 92-95.
2014, N. Tanadchangsaeng, J. Yu, Thermal stability and degradation of biological terpolyesters over a broad temperature range, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 132, Issue 13, pp. 41715-41815.
2014, S. Kang, J. Yu, One-pot production of hydrocarbon oil from poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), RSC Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 28, pp. 14320-14327.
2014, P. Tang, J. Yu, Kinetic analysis on deactivation of a solid Brønsted acid catalyst in conversion of sucrose to levulinic acid, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 53, Issue 29, pp. 11629-11637.
2014, J. Yu, Bio-based products from solar energy and carbon dioxide, Trends in Biotechnology, Vol. 32, Issue 1, pp. 5-10.
2013, J. Yu, A. Dow, S. Pingali, The energy efficiency of carbon dioxide fixation by a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38, Issue 21, pp. 8683-8690.
2013, J. Yu, Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Biomass Refining, in S-T. Yang, H. El-Ensashy, N. Thongchul (eds.) Bioprocessing Technologies in Biorefinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chapter 22, pp. 415-426.
2013, N. Tanadchangsaeng, J. Yu, Miscibility of natural polyhydroxyalkanoate blend with controllable material properties, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 129, Issue 4, pp. 2004-2016.
2012, N. Tanadchangsaeng, J. Yu, Microbial synthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate from glycerol: Gluconeogenesis, molecular weight and material properties of biopolyester, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Vol. 109, Issue 11, pp. 2808-2818.
2011, M. Jaremko, J. Yu, The initial metabolic conversion of levulinic acid in Cupriavidus necator, Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 155, Issue 3, pp. 293-298.
2011, M.M. Porter, J. Yu, Crystallization kinetics of poly(3-hdyroxybutyrate) granules in different environmental conditions, Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, Vol. 2011, Issue 2, pp. 301-310. (Open Access: PDF)
2011, M. Porter, J. Yu, Monitoring in situ crystallization of biopolyester granules in Ralstonia eutropha via infrared spectroscopy, Journal of Microbiological Methods, Vol. 87, Issue 1, pp. 49-55.

Methane Hydrates

Technical Reports

Papers and Proceedings

2020, T. Uchida, I. Nagamine, I. Yabe, T. Fukumaki, A. Oyama, B. Yoza, N. Tenma, S.M. Masutani, Dissolution Process Observation of Methane Bubbles in the Deep Ocean Simulator Facility, Energies, Vol. 13, Issue 15, Paper 3938. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, E.J. Davies, D.A.E. Dunnebier, Ø. Johansen, S. Masutani, I. Nagamine, P.J. Brandvik, Shedding from chemically-treated oil droplets rising in seawater, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 143, pp. 256-263. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, A. Oyama, S.M. Masutani, A Review of the Methane Hydrate Program in Japan, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 10, Paper 1447. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, R.B. Coffin, J.P. Smith, B. Yoza, T.J. Boyd, M.T. Montgomery, Spatial Variation in Sediment Organic Carbon Distribution across the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Shelf, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 9, Paper 1265. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, J.T. Weissman, S.M. Masutani, Hydrogen Storage Capacity of Tetrahydrofuran and Tetra-N-Butylammonium Bromide Hydrates Under Favorable Thermodynamic Conditions, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 8, paper 1225. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, P.J. Brandvik, Ø. Johansen, E.J. Davies, F. Leirvik, D.F. Krause, P.S. Daling, D. Dunnebier, S. Masutani, I. Nagamine, C. Storey, C. Brady, R. Belore, T. Nedwed, C. Cooper, A. Ahnell, O. Pelz, K. Anderson, Subsea Dispersant Injection (SSDI) – Summary Findings from a Multi-Year Research and Development Industry Initiative, Proceeding of the International Oil Spill Conference, Vol. 2017, Issue 1, pp. 2762-2790. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, T. Uchida, B. Kvamme, R.B. Coffin, N. Tenma, A. Oyama, S.M. Masutani, Review of Fundamental Properties of Gas Hydrates: Breakout Sessions of the International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research and Development, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 6, Paper 747. (Open Access: PDF)
2016, T.Y. Sylva, C.K. Kinoshita, S.M. Masutani, Inhibiting Effects of Transition Metal Salts on Methane Hydrate Stability, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 155, pp.10-15.
2016, P.J. Brandvik, Ø. Johansen, E.J. Davies, F. Leirvik, D.F. Krause, P.S. Daling, D. Dunnebier, S. Masutani, I. Nagamine, C. Storey, C. Brady, R. Bellore, T. Nedwed, C. Cooper, A. Ahnell, O. Pelz, K. Anderson, Subsea Dispersant Injection – Summary of Operationally Relevant Findings From a Multi-Year Industry Initiative, Proceeding of the SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility, Doc ID SPE-179401-MS.
2015, E.W. North, E.E. Adams, A.E. Thessen, Z. Schlag, R. He, S.A. Socolofsky, S.M. Masutani, S.D. Peckham, The influence of droplet size and biodegradation on the transport of subsurface oil droplets during the Deepwater Horizon spill: a model sensitivity study, Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Paper 024016. (Open Access: PDF)
2014, R.B. Coffin, L.J. Hamdan, J.P. Smith, P.S. Rose, R.E. Plummer, B. Yoza, I. Pecher, M.T. Montgomery, Contribution of vertical methane flux to shallow sediment carbon pools across Porangahau Ridge, New Zealand, Energies, Vol. 7, Issue 8, pp. 5332-5356. (Open Access: PDF)
2014, T.H. Ching, B.A. Yoza, Q.X. Li, Quartet analysis of putative horizontal gene transfer in Crenarchaeota, Journal of Molecular Evolution, Vol. 78, Issue 2, pp. 163-170.
2013, R.B. Coffin, J.P. Smith, R.E. Plummer, B. Yoza, R.K. Larsen, L.C. Millholland, M.T. Montgomery, Spatial variation in shallow sediment methane sources and cycling on the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Shelf/Slope, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 45, pp. 186-197.
2013, R.M. Harada, B.A. Yoza, S.M. Masutani, Q.X. Li, Diversity of Archaea communities within contaminated sand samples from Johnston Atoll, Bioremediation Journal, Vol. 17, Issue 3, pp. 182-189.
2013, B.A. Yoza, E.M. Masutani, The analysis of macroalgae biomass found around Hawai‘i for bioethanol production, Environmental Technology, Vol. 34, Issue 13-14, pp. 1859-1867.
2011, E.M. Masutani, B.A. Yoza, Ethanol production from Ulva fasciata, Journal of Research Institute of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Vol. 126, pp. 1-5. (Open Access: PDF)

Wind Energy

Technical Reports

Crissy Field Center Wind Power Study: Final Report, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, September 2015
O‘ahu Wind Integration Study, GE Company, December 2010

Papers and Proceedings

2016, S. Sepasi, A.M. Howlader, E. Reihani, L.R. Roose, A coordinated approach for frequency control of zero emission based smart PV-wind-battery power system, Proceeding of the IEEE Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 20-22, INSPEC 16674717, pp.166-169.