Asia Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems (APRISES) 2011

Key Technical Reports

8th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research and Development Sapporo 2012 Fiery Ice Final Report, June 2012
Hydrogen Energy System Simulation Model for Grid Management Applications, Hydrogen Renewable Energy System Analysis, June 2017
MCBH Hydrogen Fueling Station Maintenance Report, Grandalytics, June 2017
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Heat Exchanger Testing Program, Makai Ocean Engineering, December 2014
Preliminary Design and Analysis to Support Permitting, NEPA Process, and Device Modification Logistics Planning, Northwest Energy Innovations, June 2016
Wave Energy Grid Interconnection at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) 30m Project Site, Northwest Energy Innovations, June 2014
Net Zero Energy Test Platform Performance Comprehensive Analysis, MKThink, March 2016
Technology Review and Availability of Liquid Desiccant Systems, Sustainable Design & Consulting LLC and HNEI, June 2017

Book Chapters

2018, O.A. Baturina, B. Dyatkin, T.V. Reshetenko, Influence of Air Impurities on the Performance of Nanostructured PEMFC Catalysts, in F. Li, S. Bashir, J. Liu (eds.) Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion, Springer, Vol. 1, Chapter 14, pp. 407-441.
2017, J.M. Wells, S.E. Crow, M.N. Meki, C.A. Sierra, K.M. Carlson, A. Youkhana, D. Richardson, L. Deem, Maximizing Soil Carbon Sequestration: Assessing Procedural Barriers to Carbon Management in Cultivated Tropical Perennial Grass Systems, in Y. Yun (ed.) Recent Advances in Carbon Capture and Storage, InTech, Vol. 1, Chapter 7, pp. 151-169.
2016, M.J. Cooney, K. Benjamin, Ionic Liquids in Lipid Processing and Analysis: Opportunities and Challenges, in X. Zu, Z. Guo, L-Z. Cheon (eds.) Ionic Liquids in Lipid Extraction and Recovery, Academic Press and AOCS Press, Vol. 1, Chapter 8, pp. 279-316.

Peer-Reviewed Papers

2022, C.A. Ortega Ramírez, T. Ching, B. Yoza, Q.X. Li, Glycerol-assisted degradation of dibenzothiophene by Paraburkholderia sp. C3 is associated with polyhydroxyalkanoate granulation, Chemosphere, Vol. 291, Part 3, Paper 133054.
2020, S.E. Crow, J.M. Wells, C.A. Sierra, A.H. Youkhana, R.M. Ogoshi, D. Richardson, C. Tallamy Glazer, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, Carbon flow through energycane agroecosystems established post‐intensive agriculture, GCB Bioenergy, Vol. 12, Issue 10, pp. 806-817. (Open Access: PDF)
2020, C.A. Ortega Ramirez, A. Kwan, Q.X. Li, Rhamnolipids Induced by Glycerol Enhance Dibenzothiophene Biodegradation in Burkholderia sp. C3, Engineering, Vol. 6, Issue 5, pp. 533-540. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, S.M.A. Mousavi, W. Piavis, S. Turn, Reforming of biogas using a non-thermal, gliding-arc, plasma in reverse vortex flow and fate of hydrogen sulfide contaminants, Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 193, pp. 378-391.
2019, C.C. Tran, J.F. Yanagida, Environmental Impact Assessment of Banagrass-Based Cellulosic Ethanol Production on Hawai‘i Island: A Spatial Analysis of Re-Suspended Soil Dust and Carbon Dioxide Emission, Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 13, Article 2648. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, Acetonitrile contamination in the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and cell performance recovery, Applied Energy, Vol. 242, pp. 239-247.
2018, M. Pawlowski, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, S.E. Crow, Carbon budgets of potential tropical perennial grass cropping scenarios for bioenergy feedstock production, Carbon Balance and Management, Vol. 13, Article 17. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, Tolerance and mitigation strategies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells subject to acetylene contamination, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 43, Issue 36, pp. 17475-17479.
2018, C. Chen, X. Yao, Q.X. Li, J. Liang, S. Zhang, J. Ming, Z. Liu, J. Deng, B.A. Yoza, Turf soil enhances treatment efficiency and performance of phenolic wastewater in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, Chemosphere, Vol. 204, pp. 227-234.
2018, S.E. Crow, C.A. Sierra, Dynamic, Intermediate Soil Carbon Pools May Drive Future Responsiveness to Environmental Change, Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 47, Issue 4, pp. 607-616. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, S.E. Crow, L.M. Deem, C.A. Sierra, J.M. Wells, Belowground Carbon Dynamics in Tropical Perennial C4 Grass Agroecosystems, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, Vol. 6, Article 18. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, Y. Zhai, J. Ge, J. Qi, J. St-Pierre, Effect of Acetonitrile Contamination on Long-Term Degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 6, pp. F3191-F3199. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, T. Reshetenko, A. Kulikovsky, A Model for Extraction of Spatially Resolved Data from Impedance Spectrum of a PEM Fuel Cell, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 5, pp. F291-F296. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, L. Zhang, L. Zhou, Q.X. Li, H. Liang, H. Qin, S. Masutani, B. Yoza, Toxicity of lanthanum oxide nanoparticles to the fungus Moniliella wahieum Y12^T isolated from biodiesel, Chemosphere, Vol. 199, pp. 495-501.
2018, Y. Wang, W. Ma, B.A. Yoza, Y. Xu, Q.X. Li, C. Chen, Q. Wang, Y. Gao, S. Gao, Y. Zhan, Investigation of Catalytic Ozonation of Recalcitrant Organic Chemicals in Aqueous Solution over Various ZSM-5 Zeolites, Catalysts, Vol. 8 Issue, 1, Paper 128. (Open Access: PDF)
2018, T.V. Reshetenko, J. St-Pierre, Effects of propylene, methyl methacrylate and isopropanol poisoning on spatial performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 378, pp. 216-224.
2018, J. Qi, J. Ge, M.A. Uddin, Y. Zhai, U. Pasaogullari, J. St-Pierre, Evaluation of cathode contamination with Ca2+ in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 259, pp. 510-516.
2018, C. Chen, X. Yan, B.A. Yoza, T. Zhou, Y. Li, Y. Zhan, Q. Wang, Q.X. Li, Efficiencies and mechanisms of ZSM5 zeolites loaded with cerium, iron, or manganese oxides for catalytic ozonation of nitrobenzene in water, Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 612, pp. 1424-1432.
2018, T. Reshetenko, M. Odgaard, D. Schlueter, A. Serov, Analysis of alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells performance at different operating conditions using DC and AC methods, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 375, pp. 185-190.
2017, T. Reshetenko, A. Kulikovsky, Impedance Spectroscopy Characterization of Oxygen Transport in Low– and High–Pt Loaded PEM Fuel Cells, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 164, Issue 14, pp. F1633-F1640. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, Impact of operating conditions on the acetylene contamination in the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 372, pp. 134-144.
2017, K. Taladay, B. Boston, G.F. Moore, Gas-In-Place Estimate for Potential Gas Hydrate Concentrated Zone in the Kumano Basin, Nankai Trough Forearc, Japan, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 10, Paper 1552. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, M.N. Meki, R.M. Ogoshi, J.R. Kiniry, S.E. Crow, A.H. Youkhana, M.H. Nakahata, K. Littlejohn, Performance evaluation of biomass sorghum in Hawai‘i and Texas, Industrial Crops and Products, Vol. 103, pp. 257-266.
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, Y. Sumiyoshi, S.E. Crow, C.M. Litton, J.L. Deenik, A.D. Taylor, B. Turano, R. Ogoshi, Belowground impacts of perennial grass cultivation for sustainable biofuel feedstock production in the tropics, Global Change Biology Bioenergy, Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp. 694-709. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, A.H. Youkhana, R.M. Ogoshi, J.R. Kiniry, M.N. Meki, M.H. Nakahata, S.E. Crow, Allometric Models for Predicting Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock of Tropical Perennial C4 Grasses in Hawai‘i, Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 8, Article 650. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, M.N. Pawlowski, S.E. Crow, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, A.D. Taylor, R. Ogoshi, A. Youkhana, M. Nakahata, Field-Based Estimates of Global Warming Potential in Bioenergy Systems of Hawai‘i: Crop Choice and Deficit Irrigation, PLoS ONE, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Paper e0168510. (Open Access: PDF)
2016, J. Fu, S.Q. Turn, B.M. Takushi, C.L. Kawamata, Storage and oxidation stabilities of biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil, Fuel, Vol. 167, pp. 89-97.
2016, T.H. Ching, B.A. Yoza, R. Wang, S. Masutani, S. Donachie, L. Hihara, Q.X. Li, Biodegradation of biodiesel and microbiologically induced corrosion of 1018 steel by Moniliella wahieum Y12, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Vol. 108, pp. 122-126.
2016, C. Tran, J. Yanagida, Can Hawai‘i Meet Its Renewable Fuel Target? Case Study of Banagrass-Based Cellulosic Ethanol, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol. 5, Issue 8, Paper 146. (Open Access: PDF)
2016, J. St-Pierre, M.B.V. Virji, Cell performance distribution in a low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack during propene contamination, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 46, Issue 2, pp. 169-181.
2015, J.M. Wells, S.E. Crow, R. Ogoshi, B. Turano, A. Hashimoto, Optimizing feedstock selection for biofuel production in Hawai‘i: CuO oxidative lignin products in C4 grasses, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 83, pp. 511-515.
2015, J. Fu, S.Q. Turn, Effects of Biodiesel Contamination on Oxidation and Storage Stability of Neat and Blended Hydroprocessed Renewable Diesel, Energy Fuels, Vol. 29, Issue 8, pp. 5176-5186.
2015, D. Takara, S.K. Khanal, Characterizing compositional changes of Napier grass at different stages of growth for biofuel and biobased products potential, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 188, pp. 103-108.
2015, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, A.H. Youkhana, S.E. Crow, R.M. Ogoshi, M.H. Nakahata, R. Tirado-Corbalá, R.G. Anderson, J. Osorio, J. Jeong, Two-Year Growth Cycle Sugarcane Crop Parameter Attributes and Their Application in Modeling, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 107, Issue 4, pp. 1310-1320.
2015, J. Mochizuki, M. Coffman, J.F. Yanagida, Market, Welfare, and Land-Use Implications of Lignocellulosic Bioethanol in Hawai’i, Renewable Energy, Vol. 76, pp. 102-114.
2015, B. Wen, X. Yuan, Q.X. Li, J. Liu, J. Ren, X. Wang, Z. Cui, Comparison and evaluation of concurrent saccharification and anaerobic digestion of Napier grass after pretreatment by three microbial consortia, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 175, pp. 102-111.
2015, B.D. Gould, J.A. Rodgers, M. Schuette, K. Bethune, S. Louis, R. Rocheleau, K. Swider-Lyons, Performance and Limitations of 3D-Printed Bipolar Plates in Fuel Cells, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. P3063-P3068. (Open Access: PDF)
2014, J. Fu, S.Q. Turn, Characteristics and Stability of Neat and Blended Hydroprocessed Renewable Diesel, Energy Fuels, Vol. 28, Issue 6, pp. 3899-3907.
2014, J. Mochizuki, J.F. Yanagida, D. Kumar, D. Takara, G.S. Murthy, Life cycle assessment of ethanol production from tropical banagrass (Pennisetum purpureum) using green and dry processing technologies in Hawai‘i, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 6, Issue 4, Paper 043128.
2014, T.V. Reshetenko, J. St-Pierre, Separation method for oxygen mass transport coefficient in gas and ionomer phases in PEMFC GDE, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 161, Issue 10, pp. F1089-F1100.
2014, T.V. Reshetenko, K. Bethune, M.A. Rubio, R. Rocheleau, Study of low concentration CO poisoning of Pt anode in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell using spatial electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 269, pp. 344-362.
2014, C.T. Love, M.B.V. Virji, R.E.Rocheleau, K.E.Swider-Lyons, State-of-health monitoring of 18650 4S packs with a single-point impedance diagnostic, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 266, pp. 512-519.
2014, G. Severa, G. Kumar, M.J. Cooney, Corecovery of Lipids and Fermentable Sugars from Rhodosporidium Toruloides Using Ionic Liquid Cosolvents: Application of Recycle to Batch Fermentation, Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 30, Issue 5, pp. 1239-1242.
2014, S. Ma, M. Karkee, P.A. Scharf, Q. Zhang, Sugarcane Harvester Technology: A Critical Overview, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 30, Issue 5, pp. 727-739.
2013, P. Illukpitiya, J.F. Yanagida, R. Ogoshi, G. Uehara, Sugar-ethanol-electricity co-generation in Hawai’i: An application of linear programming (LP) for optimizing strategies, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 48, pp. 203-212.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

2018, A.J. Maskrey, S. Cerri, E. Peppard, Second Generation ZNE: Inheriting the Good Genes, Proceeding of ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Panel 10: Net Zero: Moving Beyond 1%, Paper 10.
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.
2017, J. Qi, J. Ge, M.A. Uddin, Y. Zhai, U. Pasaogullaric, J. St-Pierre, Ca2+ Effects on a Pt/C Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Presented at the ECS MA2017-02 Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, October 1-5, Abstract 1567.
2017, Y. Zhai, J. Ge, J. St-Pierre, Effects of a Co-Reactant Redox Behavior on the AC Impedance Response of the ORR, Presented at the ECS MA2017-02 Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, October 1-5, Abstract 1457.
2017, T.V. Reshetenko, Comprehensive Understanding of Electrode Processes in PEMFCs Exposed to Various Pollutants Using Spatial AC-Impedance Spectroscopy, Presented at the ECS MA2017-02 Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, October 1-5, Abstract 1455.
2017, USMC Okinawa Energy Demonstration Scoping Project, presented by HNEI’s GridSTART team
2016, S. Sadoyama, Integration of Renewable & Distributed Energy Resources, Presented at the International Conference on Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, October 24-28.
2016, M. Ewan, R. Rocheleau, K. Swider-Lyons, P. Devlin, M.B.V. Virji, G. Randolf, Development of a Hydrogen Energy System as a Grid Frequency Management Tool, Proceeding of the ECS MA2016-02 Meeting, ECS Transactions, Vol. 75, Issue 14, pp. 403-419.
2016, A.J. Maskrey, S. Cerri, E. Peppard, M. Miller, S. Uddenberg, Positively net zero: case study of performance simulation and hitting the targets, Proceeding of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Conference, Pacific Grove, California, August 21-26, Article 10-1001.
2015, M.J. Cooney, G. Severa, Co-Recovery of Lipids, Fermentable Sugars, and Protein from Bio-Oil Bearing Biomass Using Ionic Liquid Co-Solvents, Presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 8-13.
2015, T.V. Reshetenko, A. Serov, S. Stariha, I. Matanovic, K. Artyushkova, J. St-Pierre, P. Atanassov, Comparative and Comprehensive Studies of Tolerance to Airborne Contaminants of PEMFC with Pt and Non-Pt Cathodes Using Segmented Cell Approach and Spatial EIS, Presented at the ECS MA2015-02 Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 11-15, Abstract 1527.
2014, R.A. Kablan, R.M. Ogoshi, A. Youkhana, M. Nakahata, Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Moisture in Drip Irrigated Tropical Grasses Grown in Hawai‘i, Presented at the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, November 2-5.
2014, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, J. Ge, PEMFC Cathode Contamination Evaluation with Membrane Conductivity Cell, CA, CP, CV, EIS, GC/MS and ISE – Acetonitrile, Proceeding of the ECS MA2014-02 Meeting, ECS Transactions, Vol. 64, Issue 3, pp. 805-816.
2014, J. St-Pierre, M. Angelo, K. Bethune, J. Ge, S. Higgins, T.V. Reshetenko, M.B.V. Virji, Y. Zhai, PEMFC Contamination – Fundamentals and Outlook, Proceeding of the ECS MA2014-01 Meeting, ECS Transactions, Vol. 61, Issue 23, pp. 1-14.
2013, A. Youkhana, S.E. Crow, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, R. Ogoshi, and M. Nakahata, Belowground Biomass and C Dynamics in Sugarcane and Ratooning Energycane Cultivated As Biofuel Production in Hawaii, Presented at the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 3-6.
2013, M.N. Meki, J.R. Kiniry, A. Youkhana, M. Nakahata, R. Ogoshi, S.E. Crow, Key Crop Parameters for Almanac Modeling of High Biomass Energy Sorghum Growth and Productivity, Presented at the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 3-6.
2012, Y. Sumiyoshi, S.E. Crow, C.M. Litton, J.L. Deenik, B. Turano, A. Taylor, Belowground Carbon Cycle of Napier and Guinea Grasses Grown for Biofuel Feedstock Production, Presented at the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 21-24.
2012, M. Meki, J. Kiniry, A. Youkhana, M. Nakahata, S. Crow, R. Ogoshi, J. Steiner, Parameterization of the Almanac Model to Evaluate Novel High Biomass Crops On Maui Island, Hawai‘i, Presented at the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 21-24.

Student Theses

2017, J.A.N. Kealoha, Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of 1018 Carbon Steel in Static Seawater/Fuel (Petroleum-Based and Renewable) Mixtures, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Microbiology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
2017, C.A. Ortega Ramirez, The Role of Glycerol in the Degradation of Dibenzothiophene by Burkholderia sp. C3, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
2014, J.T. Weissman, Hydrogen storage capacity of tetrahydrofuran and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide hydrates at favorable thermodynamic conditions, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
2014, S.I. Nagamine, The effects of chemical dispersants on buoyant oil droplets, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
2014, S. Miyakita, Effect of the Properties of Porous Media on Hydrate Stability, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
2012, D. Takara, Green processing of napier grass for generation of biofuel and biobased products, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.

Asia Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems (APRISES) 2011

Key Technical Reports

Book Chapters

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Student Theses

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