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Publications

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PUBLISHED

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  1. E. Woods, V. R. Berrio, P. Berlin, Y. Qiu, N. Clauser, and W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Biomass Composting with Gaseous Carbon Dioxide Capture” RSC Sustainability https://doi.org/10.1039/d3su00411b

  2. S. C. Dey, L. Lower, T. Vook, M. N. Islam, W. J. Sagues, S. D. Han, M. Nimlos, S. S. Kelley, and S. Park. 2024. “Catalytic graphitization of pyrolysis oil for anode application in lithium-ion batteries”. Green Chemistry (IF: 9.3), 26, 15, 8840-8853 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC01647E

  3. N. Rafsan, S. B. Haque, S. Shah, W. J. Sagues, R. Ding, J. Ferraris, P. Kolar. 2024. “Poultry litter-derived biochar for supercapacitor applications” Next Energy

  4. R. Wu, E. Carrejo, M. S. Reza, E. Woods, S. Razavi, S. Park, F. L, W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Kinetic Assessment of Pulp Mill-Derived Lime Mud Calcination in High CO2 Atmosphere” Fuel (IF: 7.4), 373, 132372
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132372

  5. S. T. Pires, A. Williams, J. Daystar, W. J. Sagues, K. Lan, and R. Venditti. 2024. “Evaluating cotton apparel with dynamic life cycle assessment: the climate benefits of temporary carbon storage”. Bioresources (IF: 1.75)
    DOI: 10.15376/biores.19.3.5074-5095

  6. S. C. Dey, B. Worfolk, L. Lower, W. J. Sagues, M. Nimlos, S. S. Kelley, and S. Park. 2024. “Phenolic resin derived hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries: A review”. ACS Energy Letters (IF: 19.3), 9, 2590 – 2614

  7. T. Vook, S. C. Dey, J. Yang, M. Nimlos, S. Park, S. D. Han, and W. J. Sagues. 2023. “Sustainable Li-ion anode material from Fe-catalyzed graphitization of paper waste” Journal of Energy Storage (IF: 9.4), 73, 109242 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109242

  8. L. Lower, S. C. Dey, T. Vook, M. Nimlos, S. Park, and W. J. Sagues. 2023. “Catalytic graphitization of biocarbon for Li-ion anodes: A mini-review” ChemSusChem (IF: 9.14), e202300729
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202300729

  9. J. P. Dees, W. J. Sagues, E. Woods, H. M. Goldstein, A.J. Simon, &  D. L. Sanchez. 2023. “Leveraging the Bioeconomy for Carbon Drawdown” Green Chemistry (IF: 9.3), 25, 2930-2957
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC02483G

  10. W. Peng, H. Bao, Y. Wang, E. Cote, W. J. Sagues, H. H. Weaver, J. Gao, D. Xiao, and Z. Tong. 2023. “Selective Depolymerization of Lignin Towards Isolated Phenolic Acids Under Mild Conditions” ChemSusChem (IF: 9.14)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202300750

  11. E. R. Molina, T. Vook, W. J. Sagues, K. Kim, N. Labbé, S. Park, S. S. Kelley. 2023. “Green Needle Coke Production from Pyrolysis Biocrude toward Bio-based Anode Material Manufacture: Biochar Fines Addition Effect as “Physical Template” on the Crystalline Order” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (IF: 8.4), 11, 8, 6944-6955
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06952

  12. L. M. Lower, J. Cunniffe, J. J. Cheng, W. J. Sagues. 2022. "Coupling Circularity with Negativity in Food & Agriculture Systems" Journal of the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers 
    doi: 10.13031/ja.14908

  13. W. J. Sagues,  H. Jameel, D. L. Sanchez, and S. Park. 2020. “Prospects for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) in the United States Pulp and Paper Industry” Energy & Environmental Science (IF: 32.4), 13, 8, 2243-2261 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EE01107J

  14. W. J. Sagues, C. A. Assis, P. Hah, D. L. Sanchez, Z. Johnson, M. Acharya, H. Jameel, and S. Park. 2020. “Decarbonizing Agriculture through the Conversion of Animal Manure to Dietary Protein and Ammonia Fertilizer” Bioresource Technology (IF: 5.807), 297

  15. W. J. Sagues, J. Yang, N. Monroe, S. D. Han, T. Vinzant, M. Yung, H. Jameel, M. Nimlos, & S. Park. 2020. “A Simple Method for Producing Bio-Based Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries” Green Chemistry (IF: 9.3), 22, 7093 – 7108
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02286A

  16. H. Bao, W. J. Sagues, Y. Wang, W. Peng, L. Zhang, S. Yang, D. Xiao, and Z. Tong. 2020. “Depolymerization of Lignin into Monophenolics by Ferrous/Persulfate Reagent Under Mild Conditions” ChemSusChem (IF: 7.962)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202002240

  17. W. J. Sagues, H. Jameel, S. Park, D. L. Sanchez. 2019. “Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Removal from Coupled Direct Air Capture-Bioenergy Systems” Sustainable Energy & Fuels (IF: 4.912), 3, 3135-3146

  18. W. J. Sagues, A. Jain, D. Brown, S. Aggarwal, A. Suarez, M. Kollman, S. Park, D. S. Argyropoulos. 2019. “Are Lignin-Derived Carbon Fibers Graphitic Enough?” Green Chemistry (IF: 9.3), 21, 4253-4265

  19. W. J. Sagues, H. Bao, J. Nemenyi, Z. Tong. 2018. “Lignin-First Approach to Biorefining: Utilizing Fenton’s Reagent and Supercritical Ethanol for the Production of Phenolics and Sugars” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (IF: 6.140), 6, 4, 4958-4965 https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04500

  20. E. Castro, I. U. Nieves, V. Rondon, W. J. Sagues, M. T. Fernandez-Sandoval, L. P. Yomano, S. W. York, J. E. Erickson, W. Vermerris. 2017. “Potential for ethanol production from different sorghum cultivars” Industrial Crops and Products (IF: 3.849), 109, 367-373

  21. K. Gubicza, Z. Barta, I. U. Nieves, W. J. Sagues, K. T. Shanmugam, L. O. Ingram. 2016. “Techno-economic analysis of ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse using a Liquefaction plus Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-Fermentation process” Bioresource Technology (IF: 5.807), 208, 42-48

  22. E. Castro, I. U. Nieves, M. T. Mullinnix, W. J. Sagues, R. W. Hoffman, M.T. Fernandez-Sandoval, Z. Tian, B. Tamang, L. O. Ingram. 2014. “Optimization of dilute-phosphoric-acid steam pretreatment of Eucalyptus benthamii for biofuel production” Applied Energy (IF: 7.900), 125, 76-83

  23. C. C. Geddes, M. T. Mullinnix, I. U. Nieves, R. W. Hoffman, W. J. Sagues, S. W. York, K. T. Shanmugam, J. E. Erickson, W. Vermerris, L. O. Ingram. 2013. “Seed train development for the fermentation of bagasse from sweet sorghum and sugarcane using a simplified fermentation process” Bioresource Technology (IF: 5.807), 128, 716-724

 

UNDER PEER REVIEW

 

  1. L. Lower, S. Rowland, M. Regula, Z. A. Combs, S. Park, T. Vries, T. Vries, M. Nimlos, and W. J. Sagues. 2025. “Valorization of biorefinery residue for battery-grade graphite and sustainable aviation fuel” ChemSusChem

  2. Y. Qiu, L.Lower, V. R. Berrio, J. Cunniffe, P. Kolar, J.Cheng & W. J. Sagues. 2025. “The impacts of municipal and industrial organic waste components on the kinetics and potentials of biomethane production via anaerobic digestion” Waste and Biomass Valorization

  3. L. Lower, Y. Qui, R. C. Sarto, W. J. Sagues, J. Cheng. 2025. “Kinetic Modeling of Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Lemnaceae for Biogas Production” Bioenergy Research

  4. N. Clauser, C. Scown, J. Pett-Ridge, & W. J. Sagues. 2025. “A techno-economic assessment of carbon dioxide removal pathways via biochemical conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and bioplastics” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

  5. E. Carrejo, H. Jameel, S. Park, & W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Biogenic Carbon Capture at Pulp Mills via Sodium Spiking” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

  6. Shaikat Chandra Dey1, Brian Worfolk2, William Joe Sagues3, Ravindra Kumar Bhardwaj4, Bertrand Tremolet de Villers4, Steven Rowland5, Mark R. Nimlos5, Sunkyu Park1* “Low Temperature Processing of Bio-oil for Sustainable Biographite Production” Bioresource Technology

  7. Ethan Woods1, Nicolas Clauser1,2, Jesse Daystar3, and William Joe Sagues. 2025. “Techno-economic assessment of atmospheric carbon removal via industrial composting of biomass waste with CO2 capture” ACS Omega

  8. J. Morizet-Davis, Y. Qiu, J. Daystar, W. J. Sagues, R. A. Venditti. 2024. “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Assessment of Textile Waste Valorization and Atmospheric Carbon Removal via Modular Bioenergy with Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration” Bioenergy Research

 

IN PREPARATION

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  1. Y. J. Qiu, Z. Y. Zhou, S.S. Zuo, W. J. Sagues, X. Y. Gu, K. Mainali, C. E. Li, X. J. Li, S. L. Chen, and Y.Q. Yao. “Hyperthermophilic anaerobic digestion: A comprehensive review on theories, applications, challenges, and strategies”

  2. S. Afroze, N. T. Garland, L. Lower, S. C. Dey, M. Nimlos, S. Park, & W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Non-catalytic graphitization of bio-based materials for energy applications”

  3. M. S. Reza, N. Garland, A. Ferris, S. Razavi, J. Daystar, R. Venditti, V. Augustyn, F. Li, & W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Upcycling Cotton-Polyester Textile Waste into High Surface Area Carbon for Energy Storage Applications”

  4. V. R. Berrio, E. Youngsteadt, M. Kirchner, D. Call, N. Crook, S. Salmo, A. Grunden, & W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Formic acid assimilation via a microbial community extracted from formicine ants”

  5. J. Cunniffe, N. Lavoine, J. Wang, and W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Co-Production of a Crystalline Cellulose Material and Biofuels from CRISPR-Edited Biomass.”

  6. J. Cunniffe, V. R. Berrio, S. Salmon, A. Grunden, N. Crook, and W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Techno-Economic Analysis of Industrial Production and Purification of Redox Enzymes for a Circular Bioeconomy”

  7. N. Garland, W. J. Sagues. 2024. “Carbon-Negative Energy Storage Systems via Biocarbon Gigacapacitors”

 

NATIONAL REPORTS

 

  1. Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Hamed Ziad Ammar, Alvina Aui, Mark Ashton, Sarah E. Baker, Bruno Basso, Mark Bradford, Alexander P. Bump, Ingrid Busch, Edna Rodriguez Calzado, Jackson W. Chirigotis, Nicolas Clauser, Sinéad Crotty, Nicholas Dahl, Tao Dai, Mark Ducey, Jerome Dumortier, Nathan C. Ellebracht, Ramon Gil Egui, Ames Fowler, Katerina Georgiou, Diamantoula Giannopoulos, Hannah Goldstein, Thomas Harris, Dermot Hayes, Chad Hellwinckel, Alina Ho, Mu Hong, Susan Hovorka, Elwin Hunter-Sellars, Whitney Kirkendall, Sara Kuebbing, Matthew Langholtz, Mark Layer, Ian Lee, Reid Lewis, Wenqin Li, Weier Liu, Jimena Terrazas Lozano, Abby Lunstrum, Allegra C. Mayer, Kimberley K. Mayfield, Wilson McNeil, Peter Nico, Anastasia O’Rourke, Simon H. Pang, Keith Paustian, George Peridas, Helene Pilorge, Maxwell Pisciotta, Lydia Price, Peter Psarras, G. Philip Robertson, William Joe Sagues, Daniel L. Sanchez, Corinne D. Scown, Briana Mordick Schmidt, Eric W. Slessarev, Noah Sokol, Alexander J. Stanley, Amy Swan, Crystal Toureene, Andrew A. Wong, Mark Mba Wright, Yuan Yao, Bingquan Zhang, Yao Zhang, and Roger D. Aines. Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States, December 2023, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL-TR-852901.
    https://roads2removal.org/
    https://doi.org/10.2172/2301853

 

NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 

1.W. J. Sagues, A. Woodley. 2022. “Building a Biotechnology Innovation Ecosystem to Mitigate Climate Change” –Report, University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP)
https://uidp.org/custom-type/innovation-in-the-bioeconomy-mitigating-climate-change/

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PATENTS

 

Pending

  1. William Joseph Sagues & Ethan Woods. METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR BIOMASS COMPOSTING AND CO2 CAPTURE. 2023. North Carolina State University. PCT/US23/31060. 08/24/2023.

  2. William Joseph Sagues, Sunkyu Park, Shaikat Chandra Dey, Brian Worfolk, and Mark Nimlos. LOW-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING OF BIO-OIL FOR COMMERCIAL GRAPHITE PRODUCTION. U.S. 63/627,169. 01/31/2024

 

PUBLISHED DATA

 

  1. J.N. Welch, I.U. Nieves, E. Castro, V. Rondon Berrio, W. Vermerris, K.T. Shanmugam, L.O. Ingram, W.J. Sagues. 2021. SMDemoBioref: Data from the Stan Mayfield Demonstration Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5682712

 

MEDIA & PRESS RELEASES

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  1. W. J. Sagues, T. Howell. 2023. “The Lead”, interviewed on a podcast hosted by the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE)

  2. W. J. Sagues. 2023. “The Quest for Net Zero” interviewed on the “Farm, Food, and You” podcast hosted by NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences https://farmsfoodyou.buzzsprout.com/1095827/14021098-the-quest-for-net-zero

  3. W. J. Sagues, J. Daystar. 2023. “Threaded Together – Sustainability and Cotton”, interviewed on a podcast hosted by Ecotextile News https://www.ecotextile.com/2023102031319/materials-production-news/podcast-thread-together-sustainability-and-cotton.html

  4. S. Jones, W. J. Sagues. 2023. “The Quest for Net Zero” article published the NCSU’s College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/joe-sagues-carbon-recycling/

  5. W. J. Sagues, D. Thompson, & S. Lommel. 2023. Live segment on CBS My Carolina “Long-Term Carbon Sequestration” https://www.cbs17.com/my-carolina/my-carolina-videos/monday-february-20th-cheerwine-noda-brewing-partner-to-create-cheerwine-ale/

  6. J. Hart., W. J. Sagues. 2023. “Carbon bathtub filling up too fast”. Southeast Farm Press. https://www.farmprogress.com/conservation-and-sustainability/carbon-bathtub-filling-up-too-fast

  7. S. Jones, W. J. Sagues. 2022. “$2.25M DOE Grant Awarded to Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Graphite from Waste Streams”, https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/2-25m-grant-awarded-to-develop-sustainable-energy-products-from-waste-streams/

  8. W. J. Sagues. 2022. Interviewed by WRAL-TV (NBC) in Raleigh, NC on the sustainable practice of converting sunflower residues into biodiesel fuel: https://www.wral.com/dix-park-sunflowers-turned-into-biofuel-after-they-wilt/20376732/

  9. E. Packard, “NC State Announces 2021-22 Goodnight Early Career Innovators”, https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/04/nc-state-announces-2021-22-goodnight-early-career-innovators%EF%BF%BC/

  10. K. A. Askey, J. Welch, B. Wilson, & W. J. Sagues. 2022 “Bioenergy – Data Boost”, ORNL press release, https://www.ornl.gov/news/bioenergy-data-boost

  11. W. J. Sagues & M. Grattiri. 2021 “Merging Industry, Academia and National Labs at the Electrosynthesis of Chemicals & Fuels Session”, ACS Nexus, https://communities.acs.org/t5/GCI-Nexus-Blog/Merging-Industry-Academia-and-National-Labs-at-the/ba-p/85819

  12. W. J. Sagues. 2021. “The Farming We Need”, Indigo Ag Monthly Newsletter, personal quote included in newsletter sent to over 4,000 sustainability officers

  13. D. Shore, W. J. Sagues. 2021 “New Faculty Focus: A Focus on Carbon” NCSU press release, https://www.bae.ncsu.edu/news/2021/new-faculty-focus-a-focus-on-carbon/

  14. W. J. Sagues, 2019, “Forest Biomaterials Joe Sagues Awarded Prestigious US DOE Fellowship”, https://cnr.ncsu.edu/fb/news/2019/09/forest-biomaterials-joe-sagues-awarded-prestigious-u-s-doe-fellowship/

Current position: Graduate Student

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