Biofuels
Biobleaching
Brightness Reversion Mechanical Pulp
Cellulosic Composites
Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry
      Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
      Conference Proceedings
Fiber Modification
Green Chemistry
Historical Paper
Kraft Bleaching
Kraft Pulping
Paper Filler
Paper Properties

Biofuels

• The new forestry biofuels sector.  Pu, Yunqiao; Zhang, Dongcheng; Singh, Preet M.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.    Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining  (2008),  2(1),  58-73.



• A Novel Method for Enhanced Recovery of Lignin from Aqueous Process Streams.    Kim, Dong Ho; Pu, Yunqiao; Chandra, Richard P.; Dyer, Thomas J.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Singh, Preet M.   Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology (2007), 27(3-4), 219-224.



• From Wood to Fuels: Integrating biofuels and pulp production. Ragauskas, A.J., Nagy, M.; Kim, D.H.; Eckert, C.A.; Liotta, C.L. Industrial Biotechnology, (2006), 2(1), 55-65. 



• Review of Current and Future Softwood Kraft Lignin Process Chemistry.  Chakar, F.S.; Ragauskas, A.J. Industrial Crops and Products (2004), 20(2), 131-141.

BioBleaching

• Enzymatic Biobleaching of Two Recalcitrant Paper Dyes with Horseradish and Soybean Peroxidase.  Knutson, K.; Kirzan, S.; Ragauskas, A.J., Biotechnology Letters (2005), 27(11), 753-758.



• Biobleaching chemistry of laccase-mediator systems on high-lignin-content kraft pulps. Chakar, F.S.; Ragauskas, A.J., Canadian Journal of Chemistry (2004), 82, 344-352.



• Modification of High-Lignin Kraft Pulps with Laccase. Part 2. Xylanase-Enhanced Strength Benefits.   Chandra, R.P.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Biotechnology Progress (2005), 21(4), 1302-1306.



• Laccase-mediator biobleaching applied to a direct yellow dyed paper.  Knutson, K.; Ragauskas, A.J.    Biotechnology Progress (2004), 20(6), 1893-1896.

Brightness Reversion Mechanical Pulp

• Investigation of the photo-oxidative chemistry of acetylated softwood lignin. Pu, Y.; Anderson, S.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry (2004), 163(1-2), 215-221.



• Fundamentals of Photobleaching Lignin. Part 1: Photobehaviors of Acetylated Softwood BCTMP Lignin.  Pu, Y.; Anderson, L.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.J., Journal of Pulp and Paper Science (2003), 29(12), 401-406.

Cellulosic Composites

• Characterization of Lignocellulosic-Polylactic Acid Reinforced Composites. Hou, Q., Chai, R.; Yang, R.; Elder, T.; Ragauskas, A.J. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2006), 99, 1346-1349.



• Grafting of acrylamide onto lignocellulosic fibers via dielectric-barrier discharge. Vander Wielen, L; Ragauskas, A.J. European Polymer J. (2004), 40(3), 477-482.

Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

• Ananya Bhattacharya and Preet M. Singh, Effect of heat treatment on corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of 2205 and 2101 duplex stainless steels in caustic solutions, Corrosion. Vol. 64, (6), pp532-540, 2008.



• Ananya Bhattacharya and Preet M. Singh, Stress Corrosion Cracking of Welded 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel in Sulfide-Containing Caustic Solution, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp 371-377, 2007.



• Preet M. Singh, Jamshad Mahmood, Stress Assisted Corrosion of Waterwall Tubes in Recovery Boiler Tubes: Failure Analysis, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp 361-370, 2007.



• Dong Yang, Preet M. Singh, Richard W. Neu, Initiation and Propagation of Stress-Assisted Corrosion (SAC) Cracks in Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 129(4), pp 559-566, 2007.



• Preet M. Singh, Adolfo Anaya, Effect of Wood Species on Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel and Stainless Steels in Black Liquors, Corrosion Science, 49, No.2, pp 497-509, 2007.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Corrosion Prediction for Carbon Steel in Sulfide Containing Caustic Solutions. Ind. & Engr. Chem. Res., 45, No.23, pp 7789-7794, 2006.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, The Role of Wood Extractives in Black Liquor Corrosivity, Corrosion, 62, No.10, pp 911-917, Oct. 2006.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Effect of Black Liquor Oxidation on the Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Selected Materials, Corrosion, Vol. 62, No. 9, pp 765-772, Sept. 2006.



• Preet M. Singh, Jorge J. Perdomo, Jamshad Mahmood, Pablo Conde, Stress Assisted Corrosion Simulation in Laboratory. Power Plant Chemistry, Vol. 7, pp 155-161, March 2005.



• Jorge J. Perdomo and Preet M. Singh, Environmentally Assisted Cracking of a Paper Machine Duplex Stainless Steel Suction Roll Material, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 4(2), pp 57-62, April 2004.



• Preet M. Singh, Jorge J. Perdomo, J. Mahmood, Julian Oteng, Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue of Duplex Stainless Steels in White Water Environments, Corrosion, Vol. 60, No. 9, Sept. 2004.



• Gustaf Bäck and Preet M. Singh, Susceptibility of Stainless Steel Alloys to Crevice Corrosion in Chlorine Dioxide Bleach Plants, Corrosion Science, 46(9), 2159-2182, Sept. 2004.



• Preet M. Singh and Safaa J. Al-Hassan, Corrosion in Lower Furnace of Kraft Recovery Boilers-In-situ Characterization of Corrosive Environments, TAPPI Journal. Vol. 87, No. 2, 2004.



• Preet M. Singh, O. Ige, Jamshad Mahmood, Stress corrosion cracking of 304L stainless steel in sodium sulfide containing caustic solutions, Corrosion, Vol. 59, No. 10, pp 843-850, Oct. 2003.



• Camille Y. Jones, Gang Chen, Sheng Dai and Preet M. Singh, Solubility in the NaOH-Na₂CO₃-Na₂SO₄-Na₂SO₃-Na₂S₂O₃-Na₂S-H₂O System, a Simulated Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Smelt, Ind. & Engr. Chem. Res. 42(18), 4228-4233, 2003.

Conference Proceedings

• Preet M. Singh, Margaret Gorog, Jamshad Mahmood, Effect of %Solids on Black Liquor Corrosivity, TAPPI Engineering Conf. Portland OR, Aug. 2008.



• Preet M. Singh, Howard Empie, Christopher Dietel, Corrosion concerns related to firing petroleum coke with black liquor in kraft recovery boilers, TAPPI Engineering Conf. Portland OR, Aug. 2008.



• D. Yang, P. M. Singh, R. Neu, “Role of Microstructure on Stress Assisted Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes,” NACE Corrosion/2008 Conference, LA, 2008.



• A. Bhattacharya, P.M. Singh, “Corrosion of duplex stainless steels in high pH caustic solution,” NACE Corrosion 2008, Paper No. 08194, March 16-20, New Orleans LA, (2008).



• Preet M. Singh, Margaret Gorog, Jamshad Mahmood, Effect of %Solids on Black Liquor Corrosivity, TAPPI Engineering Conf. Portland OR, Aug. 2008.



• Preet M. Singh, Howard Empie, Christopher Dietel, Corrosion concerns related to firing petroleum coke with black liquor in kraft recovery boilers, TAPPI Engineering Conf. Portland OR, Aug. 2008.



• Ananya Bhattacharya, Jamshad Mahmood, Preet M. Singh, Susceptibility of Duplex Stainless Steels to Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking in Pulping Liquors, TAPPI Engineering Conference, Jacksonville FL, October 21-24, 2007.



• Preet M. Singh, Dong Yang, Stress Assisted Corrosion in Boiler Tubes, Proceedings International Chemical Recovery Conference, Publisher PAPTAC, Quebec City, Canada, May 2007.



• Vikas R Behrani, Jamshad Mahmood, Preet M Singh, Mid-Furnace Corrosion – Role of Fluctuations in the Gas Composition, Proceedings International Chemical Recovery Conference, Publisher PAPTAC, Quebec City, Canada, May 2007.



• Jerry Yuan, Zhuzhi Xiao, Martha Salcudean, Preet M. Singh, Peter Gorog, Numerical Study on Mid-Furnace Corrosion in a Kraft Recovery Boiler, Proceedings International Chemical Recovery Conference, Publisher PAPTAC, Quebec City, Canada, May 2007.



• Ananya Bhattacharya, Preet M. Singh, Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of duplex stainless steels in pulping liquors, NACE International, CORROSION-2007, Nashville TN, March 2007.



• Dong Yang, Preet M. Singh, Rick W. Neu, Role of Stress Conditions on Stress Assisted Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes, NACE International, CORROSION-2007, Nashville TN, March 2007.



• Preet M. Singh, Steve J. Pawel, Dong Yang, Jamshad Mahmood, Stress Assisted Corrosion in Boiler Tubes - Failure Analysis, NACE International, CORROSION-2007, Paper # 07443 Nashville TN, March 2007.



• Vikas R Behrani and Preet M Singh, Corrosion Behavior of Aluminized and Chromized Carbon Steel in Fluctuating Oxidizing-Sulfidizing Environments, NACE International, CORROSION-2007, Paper # 07209, Nashville TN, March 2007.



• Jerry Yuan, Peter Gorog, and Preet M Singh, Proceedings, International Chemical Recovery Conference, Quebec, Canada, May 28, 2007.



• Vikas R Behrani and Preet M Singh, Role of Fluctuations in Thermal and Gas Composition on Mid Furnace Corrosion and Its Prevention, Proceedings, International Chemical Recovery Conference, Quebec, Canada, May 28, 2007.



• Dong Yang and Preet M. Singh, Stress Assisted Corrosion in Boiler Tubes, Proceedings, International Chemical Recovery Conference, Quebec, Canada, May 28, 2007.



• Ananya Bhattacharya, Heikki Leinonen, Preet M. Singh, Stress Corrosion Cracking of Different Duplex Stainless Steel Grades in Pulping Liquor, TAPPI Eng. Conf., Atlanta GA, Nov. 2006.



• Dong Yang, Richard W. Neu, Preet M. Singh, Mechanism of Stress Assisted Corrosion on Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes, TAPPI Eng. Conf., Atlanta GA, Nov. 2006.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Pulp Mill Corrosion and Wood Chip Extractives. TAPPI Eng. Conf., Atlanta GA, Nov. 2006.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Downstream Process Effects Related to Wood Chip Pre-Extractions, TAPPI Eng. Conf., Atlanta GA, Nov. 2006.



• Dong Yang, Preet M. Singh, Richard W. Neu, Role of Microstructure on Corrosion Fatigue of Carbon Steel in Boiler Water Environment, 9th International Congress on Fatigue, Atlanta GA, May 14-19 2006



• Ananya Bhattacharya, Heikki Lenonin, Preet M. Singh, Effect of Welding Related Microstructure on Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Duplex Stainless Steels in Caustic Solutions, NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06497, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Gorti B. Sarma, Steven J. Pawel, and Preet M. Singh, Modeling of Recovery Boiler Tube Wall Panels to Investigate the Effect of Attachment Welds on Stress-Assisted Corrosion, NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06240, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Vikas R. Behrani, Jamshad Mahmood, Preet M Singh, Mid-Furnace Corrosion in Kraft Recovery Boilers and Its Control, NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06238, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Dong Yang, Preet M. Singh, Richard W. Neu, Corrosion Fatigue and Stress Assisted Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Boiler Water Environments. NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06241, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Ananya Bhattacharya, James P. Coughlin, Jamshad Mahmood, Preet M Singh, Effect of Heat Treatment on Corrosion of Duplex Stainless Steels in Caustic and Chloride Solutions, NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06243, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Linking Extractives to Black Liquor Corrosivity, NACE International, CORROSION-2006, Paper No. 06245, San Diego CA, March 2006.



• Dong Yang, Preet M. Singh*, Jamshad Mahmood, Richard W. Neu, Effect of Boiler Water Chemistry on Corrosion and Corrosion Fatigue of Carbon Steels, 16th International Corrosion Congress Proceedings, Paper # 06-20, Beijing, China, September 2005.



• Patrick E. Hazlewood, Preet M. Singh and Jeffery S. Hsieh, Effect of Wood Species on Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Pulp Mills, 16th International Corrosion Congress Proceedings, Paper # 06-31, Beijing, China, September 2005.



• Gorti B. Sarma, Steven J. Pawel, and Preet M. Singh, Modeling of Recovery Boiler Tube Wall Panels to Investigate the Effect of Attachment Welds on Stress-Assisted Corrosion, Accepted for the Proceedings of TAPPI Engineering Conference, Philadelphia PA, August 2005.



• Preet M. Singh, Jamshad Mahmood, Pablo Conde, Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Susceptibility of duplex stainless steels in Caustic Solutions. NACE International, CORROSION-2005. Paper# 05196, Houston TX, April 2005.



• Preet M. Singh, Vikas R. Behrani, Fireside Corrosion of Carbon Steel Tubes in Kraft Recovery Boiler Mid-Furnace, NACE International, CORROSION-2005. Paper# 05197, Houston TX, April 2005.



• Preet M. Singh, Jorge Perdomo, Jamshad Mahmood, Mid-Furnace Corrosion in Kraft Recovery Boiler, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry, Charleston SC, June 7-11, 2004.



• James R. Keiser, Douglas L. Singbeil, Gorti B. Sarma, Joseph R. Kish, Kimberly A. Choudhury, Camden R. Hubbard, Laurie A. Frederick, Jerry Yuan, Preet M. Singh, Causes and Solutions for Recovery Boiler Primary Air Port Composite Tube Cracking, Paper # ICR0453, International Chemical Recovery Conf., Charleston SC, June 6-11, 2004.



• Preet M. Singh, James R. Keiser, Peter J. Gorog, Margaret Gorog , Performance of Composite Tube Cladding Materials in Kraft Recovery Boiler Floor Environment, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry, Charleston SC, June 7-11, 2004.



• Jorge J. Perdomo, Pablo R. Conde, Preet M. Singh, Moses Wekesa, Corrosion Prevention during Acid Cleaning of Pulping Equipment, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Corrosion in the Pulp and Paper Industry, Charleston SC, June 7-11, 2004.



• Preet M. Singh, Jorge J. Perdomo, Jamshad Mahmood, Pablo Conde, Stress Assisted Corrosion in Laboratory, NACE International, Paper #04518, CORROSION-04. New Orleans LA, March 2004.



• Jorge J. Perdomo, Pablo R. Conde, Jamshad Mahmood, Preet M. Singh, Corrosion Prevention during Acid Cleaning in Digesters and Evaporators, NACE International, Paper #04246, CORROSION-04. New Orleans LA, March 2004.



• S. J. Pawel, A. W. Willoughby, H. F. Longmire, P. M. Singh, An Experience with Detection and Assessment of SAC in a Recovery Boiler, NACE International, Paper #04519, CORROSION-04. New Orleans LA, March 2004.

Fiber Modification

• Oxidation and sulfonation of cellulosics. Zhang, J.; Jiang, N.; Dang, Z.; Elder, T.J.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Cellulose (2008),  15(3),  489-496



• Characterizing TEMPO-mediated oxidation of ECF bleached softwood kraft pulps.    Dang, Zheng; Zhang, Jianguo; Ragauskas, Arthur J. Carbohydrate Polymers (2007), 70(3),  310-317.



• Total fibre charge of fully bleached SW kraft pulps: a comparative study.   Zhang, D. C.; Pu, Y.; Courchene, C. E.; Chai, X.-S.; Ragauskas, A. J.,  Journal of Pulp and Paper Science  (2006),  32(4),  231-237.



• Imaging cellulose fibre interfaces with fluorescence microscopy and resonance energy transfer. Thomson, C.I.; Lowe, R.M.; Ragauskas, A.J., Carbohydrate Polymers (2007), 69(4), 799-804.



• Deformation behavior of wet lignocellulosic fibers, Lowe, R.M.; Page, D.H.; Waterhouse, J.F.; Hsieh, J.; Cheluka, N.; Ragauskas, A.J.Holzforschung (2007), 61(3),  261 - 266



• Alkaline Peroxide Treated ECF Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulps Part I. Characterizing the Effect of Alkaline Peroxide Treatment of ECF Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp on Carboxyl Groups of Fibers. Dang, Z.; Elder, T.; Ragauskas, A.J. Holzforschung (2007), 61(3), 445-450. 



• Alkaline Peroxide Treated ECF Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulps. Part II. The Effect of Increased Fiber Charge Pulps by Peroxide Treatment on Refining, Wet-end Application, and Drying/Hornification. Dang, Z.; Elder, T.; Hsieh, J.S.; Ragauskas, A.J., Holzforschung (2007), 61(3), 451-458.



• The effect of fiber charge enhanced by chemical oxidation on paper dry-tensile stiffness.    Zhang, D.; Ragauskas, A.J., Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (2007), 22(1), 76-79.



• Lignocellulosic fiber charge enhancement by catalytic oxidation during oxygen delignification.   Zhang, D.; Chai, X.-S.; Pu, Y.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2007), 306(2), 248-254.



• Dielectric-barrier discharge initiated grafting to enhance fiber charge.  Vander Wielen, L.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Chemical Engineering Communications (2006), 193(6), 683-688.



• Elucidating carboxylic acid profiles for extended oxygen delignification of high-kappa softwood kraft pulps.  Zhang, D.; Pu, Y.; Chai, X. S.; Naithani, V.; Jameel, H.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Holzforschung (2006),  60(2),  123-129.



• Characterization of Fiber Carboxylic Acid Development during One-Stage Oxygen Delignification. Zhang, D.; Chai, X.-S.; Hou, Q.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2005), 44(24), 9279-9285.



• Mechanism of dielectric-barrier discharge initiated wet-strength development.    Vander Wielen, L.C.; Ostenson, M.; Gatenholm, P.; Ragauskas, A.J. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2005), 98(5), 2219-2225.



• Enhanced wet tensile paper properties via dielectric-barrier discharge. Vander Wielen, L.C.; Page, D.H.; Ragauskas, A.J., Holsforschung (2005), 59(1), 65-71.



• Analysis of the topochemical effects of dielectric-barrier discharge on cellulosic fibers.  Vander Wielen, L.C.; Elder, T.; Ragauskas, A.J.  Cellulose (2005), 12(2), 185-196.



• Wet-stiffening of TMP and kraft fibers via dielectric-barrier discharge treatment.  Vander Wielen, L.C.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (2004), 19(3), 384-385. 



• Modification of High Lignin Content Kraft Pulps with Laccase to Improve Paper Strength Properties. Laccase Treatment in the Presence of Gallic Acid. Chandra, R.P.; Lehtonen, L.K.; Ragauskas, A.J. Biotechnology Progress (2004), 20(1), 255-261.

Green Chemistry

• Cascade synthesis of benzofuran derivatives via laccase oxidation-Michael addition.  Witayakran, S.; Gelbaum, L.; Ragauskas, AJ.  Tetrahedron (2007), 63(45), 10958-10962.



• One-pot synthesis of 1,4-naphthoquinones and related structures with laccase.  Witayakran, S.; Ragauskas, A.J. Green Chemistry (2007), 9(5), 475-480.



• Laccase-generated quinones in naphthoquinone synthesis via Diels-Alder reaction.  Witayakran, S.; Zettili, A.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Tetrahedron Letters  (2007),  48(17),  2983-2987.

Historical Paper

• Effect of photolysis on 17th/18th century paper.    Knutson, Kristina; Pu, Yunqiao; Elder, T.; Buschle-Diller, G.B.; Yang, R.; Thomson, C.; Kim, Dong H.K.; Dang, Z.; Ragauskas, A.J. Holzforschung  (2007),  61(2),  131-137.

Kraft Bleaching

• Experimental and modeling of carbonate formation in the effluent of oxygen delignification.    Zhang, D. C.; Hsieh, J.; Chai, X. -S.; Ragauskas, A. J.   AIChE Journal (2007), 53(3), 669-677.



• Tailoring the Wet Strength of Linerboard via Dielectric Barrier Discharge, Johansson, E.E.; Elder T.J.: Ragauskas, A.J.  Wood Chemistry and Technology (2006) 26, 289-297.



• Surface Modification of Cellulosic Fibers using Dielectric-barrier Discharge. Vander Wielen, L.C.; Ostenson, M.; Gatenholm, P.; Ragauskas, A.J.   Carbohydrate Polymers (2006), 65, 179-184.



• Influence of Kraft Pulping on Carboxylate Content of Softwood Kraft Pulps. Dang, Z.J.; Elder, T.; Ragauskas, A. J. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2006), 45(13),  4509-4516.



• Oxygen Delignification Chemistry and Its Impact on Pulp Fibers. Yang, R.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.; Jameel, H., Journal of Wood Chemistry Technology (2003), 23(1), 13-29.



• Comparative Evaluation of Oxygen Delignification Processes for Low- and High-Lignin-Content Softwood Kraft Pulps. Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Chakar, F., Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2002), 41, 5171-5180.



• Oxygen Degradation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Hardwood Kraft Lignin. Yang, R.; Lucia, L.; Ragauskas, A.; Jameel, H.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2002), 41(24), 5941-5948.

Kraft Pulping

• Deconvoluting chromophore formation and removal during kraft pulping: influence of metal cations.  Dyer, T.J. .; Ragauskas, A.J.  Appita Journal (2006), 59(6), 452-458. [Invited]



• Profiling the wood and pulping properties of southern pine thinning resources. Dong Ho, K.; Allison, L.; Carter, B.; Hou, Q.; Courchene, C.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Sealey, J.   Tappi Journal (2005), (1), 21-25.



• Green Liquor Chip Pretreatment as a Feasible Method for the Enhancement of Softwood Pulp Chemical Properties.   Singh, J.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Lucia, L.A.   Cellulose Chemistry and Technology (2003), 36(1-2), 173-181. 

Paper Filler

• Improvement of paper properties using starch-modified precipitated calcium carbonate filler.   Zhao, Y.; Hu, Z.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Den, Y., Tappi Journal (2005), 4(2), 3-7.(2nd place for 2006 TAPPI J. Outstanding Research Paper Award).



• Improvement of paper strength with starch modified clay. Yan, Z.; Liu, Q.; Deng, Y.; Ragauskas, A.  Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2005), 97(1), 44-50.

Paper Properties

• Direct Observation of Bonding Influence on the Tensile Creep Behavior of Paper. DeMaio, A.; Lowe, R.; Patterson, T.; Ragauskas, A.J. In Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (2006), 21(3), 297 – 302.