Kolby Hirth

Tailoring the yield and characteristics of wood cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) using concentrated acid hydrolysis

Liheng Chen, Qianqian Wang, Kolby Hirth et al. · Cellulose · 2015 · 389 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +7

Maleic acid as a dicarboxylic acid hydrotrope for sustainable fractionation of wood at atmospheric pressure and ≤100 °C: mode and utility of lignin esterification

Cheng Cai, Kolby Hirth, Rolland Gleisner et al. · Green Chemistry · 2020 · 170 citations

Biomass Utilization, Chemical Engineering, Biomass Conversion +14

Synchrotron-based X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy in Conjunction with Nanoindentation to Study Molecular-Scale Interactions of Phenol–Formaldehyde in Wood Cell Walls

Joseph E. Jakes, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2015 · 83 citations

Two-Dimensional NMR Evidence for Cleavage of Lignin and Xylan Substituents in Wheat Straw Through Hydrothermal Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis

Daniel J. Yelle, Prasad Kaparaju, Christopher G. Hunt et al. · BioEnergy Research · 2012 · 76 citations

Xylan Substituents, Biomass Conversion, Engineering +10

Preserving Both Lignin and Cellulose Chemical Structures: Flow-Through Acid Hydrotropic Fractionation at Atmospheric Pressure for Complete Wood Valorization

Zhaojiang Wang, Shi Qiu, Kolby Hirth et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2019 · 69 citations

Engineering, Bioenergy, Atmospheric Pressure +17