Publications

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2025

2024

• A. Buhori, J. Choi, H. Lee, C. Kim, K. Kim, K. Kim, W. Yang, J. Ha, C. Yoo, 2024, Effect of CeO2 morphology and Ru impregnation method on CH4 selectivity reduction in polyethylene waste conversion to liquid fuels and lubricants, Chemical Engineering Journal, 499, 156097. (Link)

• H. Jeong, J. Park, D. Oh, C. Yoo, K. Jeong, K. Kim*, 2024, Comparative analysis of catalytic hydrogenolysis of technical lignins and lignin model compounds, Energy & Fuels, 38, 17717-17725. (Link)

• D. Oh, M. Rashid, C. Yoo, J. Ha, B. Koo, J. Choi, K. Jeong, K. Kim*, 2024, Decarboxylation of hydroxybenzoic acids to phenol via deep eutectic solvents, Chemsuschem, in press. (Link)

• J. Ryu, M. Zhang, Y. Wang, R. Li, K. Kim, A. Ragauskas, G. Leem, M. Park, C. Yoo, 2024, Impacts of hydrogen bond donor structures in phenolic aldehyde deep eutectic solvents on pretreatment efficiency, Energy & Fuels, 38, 16441-16450. (Link)

• J. Eun, R. Insyani, J. Choi, D. Suh, K. Kim, H. Lee, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Lee, C. Yoo, J. Ha, 2024, Production of high-carbon-number naphthenes for bio-aviation fuels from bio-crude prepared by fast pyrolysis of lignocellulose, Energy Conversion and Management, 314, 118696. (Link)

• A. Buhori, J. Lee, M. Cha, J. Ahn, S. Han, J. Choi, K. Kim, J. Ha, G. Gong, C. Yoo, 2024, Synthesis of biosurfactants from polyethylene waste via an integrated chemical and biological process, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 113322. (Link)

• M. Rashid, S. Lee, K. Kim, J. Kim, K. Jeong, 2024, Machine learning approach for predicting the hole mobility of the perovskite solar cells, Advanced Theory and Simulations, 7, 2300978. (Link)

• G. Ha, M. Rashid, D. Oh, J. Ha, C. Yoo, B. Jeon, B. Koo, K. Jeong, K. Kim*, 2024, Integrating experimental and computational approaches for deep eutectic solvent-catalyzed glycolysis of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate, Waste Management, 174, 411-419. (Link)

• J. Hong, H. Rana, J. Park, J. Kim, S. Lee, G. Jang, T. Kang, K. Shin, S. Baek, W. Yang, K. Kim, J. Lee, H. Park, 2024, High Na-ion conductivity and mechanical integrity of anion-exchanged polymeric hydrogel electrolytes for flexible sodium ion hybrid energy storage, Susmat, 4, 140-153. (Link)

• L. Do, K. Cha, J. Eun,, J. Choi, D. Suh, C. Yoo, H. Lee, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Kim, H. Ham, J. Ha, 2024, Adsorbed oxygen atoms for improving the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over B-site-doped layered perovskite La3Ti2O7, Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, 148554. (Link)

• J. Park, K. Kim, D. Kim, J. Kim, W. Yang, 2024, Designing idealized devices for bias-free solar water splitting, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 8, 481-490. (Link)

• G. Ha, M. Rashid, J. Ha, C. Yoo, B. Jeon, K. Jeong, K. Kim*, 2024, Enhancing polyethylene terephthalate conversion through efficient microwave-assisted deep eutectic solvent-catalyzed glycolysis, Chemosphere, 349, 140781. (Link)

• (Book chapter) J. Zhuang, Y. Wang, K. Kim, G. Leem, C. Yoo, 2024, Depolymerization strategies for lignin valorization, in Sustainable Biorefining of Woody Biomass to Biofuels and Biochemicals, Woodhead Publishing. (Link)

2023

• H. Jo, D. Park, M. Joo, D. Choi, J. Kang, J. Ha, K. Kim*, K. Kim*, S. An*, 2023, Performance-enhanced eco-friendly triboelectric nanogenerator via wettability manipulation of lignin, Ecomat, 5, e12413.

• H. Kim, B. Basak, D. Lee, W. Chung, S. Chang, M. Kwak, S. Kim, J. Hwang, J. Keum, H. Park, G. Ha, K. Kim, B. Jeon, 2023, Insights into prokaryotic metataxonomics and predictive metabolic function in field-scale anaerobic digesters treating various organic wastes, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 187, 113685.

• L. Do, J. Choi, D. Suh, H. Lee, C. Kim, K. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, C. Yoo, 2023, Catalytic hydrocracking of pyrolytic lignin in supercritical methanol over nickel‑ruthenium/ceria-deposited HZSM-5, Fuel Processing Technology, 250, 107878.

• G. Ha, H. Song, D. Oh, M. Mba-Wright, J. Ha, C. Yoo, J. Choi, C. Kim, B. Jeon, H. Jeong, K. Kim*, 2023, Efficient chemo-catalytic transformation of spent coffee grounds into lactic acid using erbium triflate, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11. 110682.

• S. Chakrabortty, R. Kumar, J. Nayak, B. Jeon, S. Dargar, S. Tripathy, P. Pal, G. Ha, K. Kim, M. Jasinski, 2023, Green synthesis of MeOH derivatives through in situ catalytic transformations of captured CO2 in a membrane integrated photo-microreactor system: A state-of-art review for carbon capture and utilization, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 182, 113417.

• R. Kumar, S. Chakrabortty, P. Chakrabortty, J. Nayak, C. Liu, M. Khan, G. Ha, K. Kim, M. Son, H. Roh, S. Tripathy, B. Jeon, 2023, Sustainable recovery of high-valued resources from spent lithium-ion batteries: A review of the membrane-integrated hybrid approach, Chemical Engineering Journal, 470, 144169.

• J. Zhuang, S. Kim, M. Zhang, J. Ryu, J. Nonkumwong, L. Srisombat, K. Kim, J. Wie, G. Leem, C. Yoo, 2023, MgFe2O4 Nanoparticle/Peracetic Acid Hybrids for Catalytic Oxidative Depolymerization of Lignin, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6, 10758-10767.

• Y. Wang, J. Ryu, K. Kim, X. Meng, Y. Pu, Y. Tian, A. Eudes, A. Ragauskas, C. Yoo, 2023, Investigation of the Effects of Ternary Deep Eutectic Solvent Composition on Pretreatment of Sorghum Stover, AIChE Journal, 69, e18227.

• A. Karnitski, J. Choi, H. Kim, C. Yoo, H. Lee, D. Suh, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, 2023, Visibly transparent UV protection and adjusted mechanical properties of films composed of lignin-derived wastes and poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid], Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 40, 2321-2333.

• R. Kumar, C. Liu, G. Ha, K. Kim, S. Chakrabortty, S. Tripathy, Y. Park, M. Khan, K. Yadav, M. Cabral-Pinto, B. Jeon, 2023, A novel membrane-integrated sustainable technology for downstream recovery of molybdenum from industrial wastewater, Resources, Conversion and Recycling, 196, 107035.

• A. Karnitski, J. Choi, D. Suh, C. Yoo, H. Lee, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, 2023, Roles of metal and acid sites in the reductive depolymerization of concentrated lignin over supported Pd catalysts, Catalysis Today, 411, 113844.

• M. Rashid, B. Lee, K. Kim, K. Jeong, 2023, Theoretical prediction on the hydrolysis rate of the new types of nerve agents: A density functional study, Toxicology Reports, 10, 27-31.

2022

• S. Rollag, K. Jeong, C. Peterson, K. Kim, R. Brown, 2022, An experimental and modeling study on the catalytic effects of select metals on the fast pyrolysis of hardwood and softwood lignin, Green Chemistry, 24, 6189-6199.

• K. Kim*, Y. Mottiar, K. Jeong, P. Tran, N. Tran, J. Zhuang, C. Kim, H. Lee, G. Gong, J. Ko, S. Lee, S. Kim, J. Shin, H. Jeong, H. Song, C. Yoo, N. Kim, S. Mansfield, 2022, One-pot conversion of engineered poplar into biochemicals and biofuels using biocompatible deep eutectic solvent, Green Chemistry, 24, 9055-9068.

• K. Kim*, X. Jin, A. Ji, A. Aui, M. Mba-Wright, C. Yoo, J. Choi, J. Ha, C. Kim, C. Yoo, J. Choi, 2022, Catalytic conversion of waste corrugated cardboard into lactic acid using lanthanide triflates, Waste Management, 144, 41-48.

• R. Insyani, J. Choi, C. Yoo, D. Suh, H. Lee, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, 2022, Improved hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived oxygenates and biomass pyrolysis oil into hydrocarbon fuels using titania-supported nickel phosphide catalysts, Energy Conversion and Management, 266, 115822.

• S. Oh, S. Gu, J. Choi, D. Suh, H. Lee, C. Kim, K. Kim, C. Yoo, J. Choi, J. Ha, 2022, Metal/acid bifunctional catalysts for the reductive catalytic fractionation of lignocellulosic into phenols and holocellulose, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10, 108085.

• A. Karnitski, J. Choi, D. Suh, C. Yoo, H. Lee, K. Kim, C. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, 2022, Roles of metal and acid sites in the reductive depolymerization of concentrated lignin over supported Pd catalysts, Catalysis Today, in press.

• H. Jo, H. Choo, J. Choi, D. Suh, C. Yoo, C. Kim, K. Kim, H. Lee, K. Kim, J. Choi, J. Ha, 2022, One-pot selective production of deoxygenated monomeric, dimeric, and trimeric hydrocarbons from xylose-derived 2-methylfuran using multifunctional tungstate-zirconia-supported Ru, Pd, and Ni catalysts, Chemical Engineering Journal, 441, 135581.

• J. Zhuang, K. Kim, L. Jia, X. Meng, D. Kumar, G. Leem, S. Kang, Y. Li, A. Ragauskas, Y. Hou, C. Yoo, 2022, Ferric chloride aided peracetic acid pretreatment for effective utilization of sugarcane bagasse, Fuel, 319, 123739.

• R. Insyani, M. Kim, J. Choi, C. Yoo, D. Suh, H. Lee, C. Kim, K. Kim, K. Kim, J. Ha, 2022, Selective hydrodeoxygenation of biomass pyrolysis oil and lignin-derived oxygenates to cyclic alcohols using the bimetallic NiFe core-shell supported on TiO₂, Chemical Engineering Journal, 446, 136578.

• F. Unda, Y. Mottiar, E. Mahon, S. Karlen, K. Kim, D. Loque, A. Eudes, J. Ralph, S. Mansfield, 2022, A new approach to zip-lignin? 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate is compatible with lignification, New Phytologist, 235, 234-246.

• N. Tran, Y. Ko, S. Kim, J. Moon, J. Choi, K. Kim, C. Kim, J. Ha, H. Kim, K. Jeong, H. Lee, C. Yoo, 2022, Microwave-assisted phenolation of acid-insoluble Klason lignin and its application to adhesion, Green Chemistry, 24, 2051-2061.

• J. Wu, M. Ebadian, K. Kim, C. Kim, J. Saddler, 2022, The use of steam pretreatment to enhance pellet durability and the enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of pellets to fermentable sugars, Bioresource Technology, 126731.

• Q. Tran, T. Vo, H. Ly, K. Kim, S. Kim, J. Kim, 2022, Pyrolysis kinetics and product distribution of alpha-cellulose: effect of potassium and calcium impregnation, Renewable Energy, 181, 329-340.

2021

• K. Kim, C. Yoo, 2021, Challenges and perspective of recent biomass pretreatment solvents, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 3, 785709.

• J. Wu⁺, K. Kim⁺, K. Jeong, D. Kim, R. Chandra, C. Kim, J. Ha, J. Saddler, 2021, The production of lactic acid from chemi-thermomechanical pulps using a chemo-catalytic approach, Bioresource Technology, 324, 124664. (⁺equal contribution)

• W. Choi, H. Jo, J. Choi, D. Suh, H. Lee, C. Kim, K. Kim, K. Lee, J. Ha, 2021, Stabilization of acid-rich bio-oil by catalytic mild hydrotreating, Environmental Pollution, 272, 116180.

• K. Kim*, K. Jeong, Z. Zhuang, H. Jeong, C. Kim, B. Koo. C. Yoo, 2021, Tandem conversion of lignin to catechols via demethylation and catalytic hydrogenolysis, Industrial Crops and Products, 159, 113095.

• Y. Wang, K. Kim*, K. Jeong, N. Kim, C. Yoo*, 2021, Sustainable biorefinery processes using renewable deep eutectic solvents, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 27, 100396.

2020

• J. Wu, R. Chandra, M. Takada, L. Liu, S. Renneckar, K. Kim, C. Kim, J. Saddler, 2020, Enhancing enzyme-mediated cellulose hydrolysis by incorporating acid groups onto the lignin during biomass pretreatment, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 1325.

• Y. Wang, X. Meng, K. Jeong, S. Li, G. Leem, K. Kim, Y. Pu, A. Ragauskas, C. Yoo, 2020, Investigation of lignin-based deep eutectic solvent using p-hydroxybenzoic acid for efficient woody biomass conversion, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 12542-12553.

• K. Jeong, H. Jeong, G. Lee, S. Kim, K. Kim*, C. Yoo*, 2020, Catalytic effect of alkali and alkaline earth metals in the lignin pyrolysis: A density functional theory study, Energy & Fuels, 34, 9734-9740.

• J. Wu, R. Chandra, M. Takada, P. Rio, K. Kim, C. Kim, L. Liu, S. Renneckar, J. Saddler, 2020, Alkaline sulfonation and thermomechanical pulping pretreatment of softwood chips and pellets to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis, Bioresource Technology, 315, 123789.

• O. Yu, K. Kim*, Lignin to Materials: A focused review on recent novel lignin applications, 2020, Applied Sciences, 10, 4626.

• K. Kim*, C. Kim, Y. Wang, C. Yoo, 2020, Integrated process for the production of lactic acid from lignocellulosic biomass: from biomass fractionation and characterization to chemocatalytic conversion with lanthanum(III) triflate, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 10832-10839.

• K. Kim*, Y. Wang, M Takada, A. Eudes, C. Yoo, C. Kim, J. Saddler, 2020, Deep eutectic solvent pretreatment of transgenic biomass with increased C6C1 lignin monomers, Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 1774. (Media covered by Phys.org / BiofuelsDigest)

• J. Wu, R. Chandra, K. Kim, C. Kim, Y. Pu, A. Ragauskas, J. Saddler, 2020, Enhancing enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of mechanical pulps by deacetylation and delignification, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 5847-5855.

• N. Jacqet, A. Eudes, T. Dutta, K. Kim, F. Bouxin, V. Benites, E. Baidoo, S. Singh, B. Simmons, D. Loque, A. Richel, 2020, Influence of hydrocracking and ionic liquid pretreatments on composition and properties of Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and CAD mutant lignins, Renewable Energy, 152, 1241-1249.

• V. Rigual, G. Papa, A. Rodriguez, M. Wehrs, K. Kim, M. Oliet, M. Alonso, J. Gladden, A. Mukhopadhyay, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2020, Evaluating protic ionic liquid for woody biomass one-pot pretreatment + saccharification, followed by Rhodosporidium toruloides cultivation, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 782-791.

~2019

• O. Yu, C. Yoo, C. Kim, K. Kim*, 2019, Understanding the effects of ethylene glycol-assisted biomass fractionation parameters on lignin characteristics using a full factorial design and computational modeling, ACS Omega, 4, 16103-16110.

• K. Kim, J. Choi, C. Kim, K. Jeong, 2019, Parahydrogen-induced polarization in the hydrogenation of lignin-derived phenols using Wilkinson’s catalyst, Fuel, 255, 115845.

• K. Kim*, A. Eudes, K. Jeong, C. G. Yoo, C. S. Kim, A. Ragauskas, 2019, Integration of renewable deep eutectic solvents with engineered biomass to achieve a closed-loop biorefinery, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 116, 13816-13824.

• J. Ha, K. Hwang, Y. Kim, J. Jae, K. Kim, H. Lee, J. Kim, Y. Park, 2019, Recent Progress in the thermal and catalytic conversion of lignin, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 111, 422-441.

• K. Kim, K. Jeong, S. Kim, R. Brown, 2019, Kinetic understanding the effect of Na and Mg on pyrolysis behavior of lignin using a distributed activation energy model and density functional theory modeling, Green Chemistry, 21, 1099-1107.

• K. Kim, T. Daugaard, R. Smith, M. Mba-Wright, R. Brown, 2019, Recovery of resin acids from fast pyrolysis of pine, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 138, 132-136.

• K. Kim*, C. Kim, 2018, Recent efforts to prevent undesirable reactions from fractionation to depolymerization of lignin: Towards maximizing the value from lignin, Frontiers in Energy Research, 6, 92.

• K. Kim, T. Dutta, J. Sun, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2018, Biomass pretreatment using deep eutectic solvent from lignin derived phenols, Green Chemistry, 20, 809-815. (Media covered by Phys.org / BiofuelsDigest and featured by DOE, Office of Science)

• F. Xu, J. Sun, M. Wehrs, K. Kim, S. Rau, A. Chan, B. Simmons, A. Mukhopadhyay, S. Singh, 2018, Biocompatible choline-based deep eutectic solvents enable one-pot production of cellulosic ethanol, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6(7), 8914-8919.

• D. Liu⁺, K. Kim⁺, J. Sun⁺, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2018, Cascade production of lactic acid from universal types of sugars catalyzed by lanthanum triflate, Chemsuschem, 11(3), 598-604. (⁺equal contribution)

• D. Dalluge, K. Kim, R. Brown, 2017. The influence of alkali and alkaline earth metals on char and volatile aromatics from fast pyrolysis of lignin, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 127, 385-393.

• J. Zhang, K. Kim, Y. Choi, A. Motagamwala, J. Dumesic, R. Brown, B. Shanks, 2017, Comparison of fast pyrolysis behavior of cornstover lignins isolated by different methods, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5(7), 5657-5661.

• K. Kim, T. Dutta, J. Ralph, S. Mansfield, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2017. Impact of lignin polymer backbone esters on ionic liquid pretreatment of poplar, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10(1), 101.

• K. Kim, T. Dutta, E. Walter, N. Isern, J. Cort, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2017. Chemoselective methylation of phenolic hydroxyl group prevents quinone methide formation and repolymerization during lignin depolymerization, ASC Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5, 3913-3919.

• K. Kim, R. Brown, T. Daugaard, W. Tivol, M. Auer, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2017. Strategy for extending the stability of bio-oil derived phenolic oligomer via mild hydrotreatment with ionic liquid stabilized nanoparticles, Chemsuschem, 10, 884-893.

• K. Kim, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2017. Catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of ionic liquid processed biorefinery lignin to phenolic compounds, Green Chemistry, 19, 215-224.

• M. Bourguignon, K. Moore, R. Brown, K. Kim, B. Baldwin, R. Hintz, 2017. Variety trial and pyrolysis potential of kenaf grown in Midwest United States, BioEnergy Research, 10(1), 36-49.

• J. Sun, T. Dutta, P. Ramakrishnan, K. Kim, N. Tolic, R. Chu, N. Isern, J. Cort, B. Simmons, S. Singh, 2016. Rapid room temperature solubilization and depolymerization of polymeric lignin at high loading, Green Chemistry, 18, 6012- 6020.

• K. Kim, X. Bai, S. Cady, P. Gable, R. Brown, 2015. A quantitative investigation of free radicals in bio-oil and their potential role in condensed phase polymerization, ChemSusChem, 8, 894-900.

• K. Kim, R. Brown, X. Bai, 2014. Pyrolysis mechanisms of methoxy substituted α-O-4 lignin dimeric model compounds and detection of free radicals using electron paramagnetic resonance analysis, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 110, 254-263.

• K. Kim, R. Brown, M. Kieffer, X. Bai, 2014. Hydrogen-donor-assisted solvent liquefaction of lignin to short-chain alkylphenols using a micro reactor/gas chromatography system, Energy & Fuels, 28, 6429-6437. (Selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’)

• K. Kim, R. Brown, X. Bai, 2014. Partial oxidative pyrolysis of acid infused red oak using a fluidized bed reactor to produce sugar rich bio-oil, Fuel, 130, 135-141.

• X. Bai, K. Kim, R. Brown, E. Dalluge, C. Hutchinson, Y. Lee, D. Dalluge, 2014. Formation of phenolic oligomers during fast pyrolysis of lignin, Fuel, 128, 170-179.

• K. Kim, X. Bai, M. Rover, R. Brown, 2014. The effect of low-concentration oxygen in sweep gas during pyrolysis of red oak using a fluidized bed reactor, Fuel, 124, 49-56.

• K. Wang, K. Kim, R. Brown, 2014. Catalytic pyrolysis of individual components of lignocellulosic biomass, Green Chemistry, 16, 727-735.

• K. Kim, T. Kim, S. Lee, D. Choi, H. Yeo, I. Choi, J. Choi, 2013. Comparison of physicochemical features of biooils and biochars produced from various woody biomasses by fast pyrolysis, Renewable Energy, 50, 188-195.

• N. Kuzhiyil, D. Dalluge, X. Bai, K. Kim, R. Brown, 2012. Pyrolytic sugars from cellulosic biomass, ChemSusChem, 5, 2228-2236.

• T. Kim, J. Kim, K. Kim, S. Lee, D. Choi, I. Choi, J. Choi, 2012. The effect of storage duration on bio-oil properties, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 95, 118-125.

• K. Kim, J. Kim, T. Cho, J. Choi. 2012. Influence of pyrolysis temperature on physicochemical properties of biochar obtained from the fast pyrolysis of pitch pine (Pinus rigida), Bioresource Technology, 118, 158-162.

• K. Kim, H. Jeong, J. Kim, G. Han, I. Choi, J. Choi. 2012. Evaluation of the antifungal effects of bio-oil prepared with lignocellulosic biomass using fast pyrolysis technology, Chemosphere, 89, 288-693.

• K. Kim, I. Eom, S. Lee, D. Choi, H. Yeo, I. Choi, J. Choi. 2011. Investigation of physicochemical properties of biooils produced from yellow poplar wood (Liriodendron tulipifera) at various temperatures and residence times, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 92, 2-9.

• I. Eom, K. Kim, J. Kim, S. Lee, H. Yeo, I. Choi, J. Choi. 2010. Characterization of primary thermal degradation features of lignocellulosic biomass after removal of inorganic metals by diverse solvents, Bioresource Technology. 102, 3437-3444.

• K. Kim, I. Eom, S. Lee, O. Lee, S. Cho, J. Choi. 2010. Applicability of sub- and supercritical water hydrolysis of woody biomass to produce monomeric sugars for cellulosic bioethanol fermentation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 16, 918-922.