Publications

Publications with advisees underlined (graduate/undergraduate students and postdocs)

*denotes the corresponding author.

# denotes the authors contributed equally.

Publication Summary

Published: 46 papers, including 30 lead/corresponding-authored papers; 1 book chapter.

Impact: 1,539 citations (h-index: 21, i10-index: 30).

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

46. Morizet-Davis, J., Qiu, Y., Khongpatimakorn, J., Daystar, J., Lan, K., Park, S., Sagues, W.J. and Venditti, R.A. (2025). Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Textile Waste Valorization via Modular Bioenergy with Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage. BioEnergy Research, 19(1), 4.

45. Wang, Y., Huang, J., Xu, C., Liu, S., Li, J., Lan, K*. (2025). Techno-economic analysis of polylactic acid from corn stover: understanding uncertainty and variability via artificial intelligence tools. Advanced Sustainable Systems.

44. Zhao, J., Wang, J.*, Denes, L., Liu, Z., Anderson, N., Bergman, R., Lan, K., Hu, W. (2025). Life cycle assessment of hardwood cross-laminated timber production in the eastern United States. Journal of Cleaner Production, 527, 146669.

43. Garcia-Vallejo, M.C., Rukh, M., Wang, S., Cai, R., Brody, L.G., Killmer, C., Lan, K., Yao, Y., Li, F.* and Park, S*. (2025). A new approach to improve the economic and environmental attractiveness of biomethane from biomass gasification with redox-activated CO2 sorbents. Chemical Engineering Journal, 167510.

42. Morizet-Davis, J., Wang, S., Kim, H., Ham, C., Lan, K., Venditti, R., & Park, S. (2025). Sustainable production of xylo-oligosaccharides: A comparative environmental life cycle and techno-economic analysis. Bioresource Technology Reports, 102233.

41. Ke, Y.#, Lan, K.#, Wong, J. Y., Lu, H., Gao, S., Ryu, K., ... & Hu, Y. (2025). Sustainable DNA-polysaccharide hydrogels as recyclable bioplastics. Nature Communications, 16(1), 7467.

40. Poveda-Giraldo, J. A., Yoo, S., Yoo, S., Kim, I., Lan, K., Venditti, R., & Park, S. (2025). Environmental life cycle assessment of renewable starch alternative plastic: a comparative analysis of end-of-life scenarios in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Cleaner Production, 520, 146178.

39. Zhao, X., Li, R., Yong, Q., Huang, C., & Lan, K*. (2025). Environmental feasibility of sustainable co-production of xylooligosaccharides and bioplastic from poplar sawdust. Green Chemistry (IF=9.8, Cover Paper).

38. Lan, K., Favero, A., Yao, Y., Mendelsohn, R. O., & Wang, H. S. H. (2025). Global land and carbon consequences of mass timber products. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1-12.

37. Zhang, B.#, Lan, K.#, Yang, F, Xu, Y., Piotto, D., Ashton, M., & Yao, Y. (2025) Innovative reforestation mosaics on marginal land in the globally important Mata Atlântica biome can create climate and economic co-benefits. One Earth (Cell sister journal, IF= 16.7), 8(5).

36. Jia, L.#, Huang, J.#, Zhang, M., Arvelli, S., Oh, E. J., Huang, Y., Neves, A. C., Lan, K.*, & Zhao, J.* (2025). Experimental, Technoeconomic, and Life-Cycle Evaluation of One-Pot Biomass Pretreatment for Ethanol Production. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

35. Sulis, D. B., Lavoine, N., Sederoff, H., Jiang, X., Marques, B. M., Lan, K., Cofre-Vega, C., Barrangou, R. & Wang, J.P. (2025). Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1244.

34. Azuaje, I., Forfora, N., Urdaneta, I., Ortega, R., Frazier, R., Vera, R., Vivas, K.A., Luana, D., Venditti, R., Jameel, H. and Tu, Q., Lan, K., Marquez, R., Lizundia, E., Kelley, S., & Gonzalez, R. (2025). Reducing subjectivity when performing LCA for recycling systems in the paper industry through a comprehensive evaluation of different allocation methods. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 215, 108061.

33. Li, R., Zheng, Y., Huang, C., & Lan, K*. (2025). Economic feasibility of the biorefinery processing bamboo residues with biphasic phenoxyethanol-acid pretreatment technology: Techno-economic analysis. Chemical Engineering Science, 302, 120804.

32. Wang, Y., & Lan, K.* (2024). Life cycle assessment of emerging mass timber product: Cross-laminated bamboo. Cleaner Environmental Systems, 15, 100243.

31. He, J., Zheng, Y., Lan, K., & Huang, C. (2024). Influence of biphasic phenoxyethanol-alkaline pretreatment on the correlation between inter-structure and enzymatic hydrolysis in bamboo residues. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 136859.

30. Li, J., Wang, Y., Xu, C., Liu, S., Dai, J., & Lan, K*. (2024). Bioplastic derived from corn stover: Life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence-based analysis of uncertainty and variability. Science of The Total Environment, 946, 174349.

29. Pires, S. T., Williams, A., Daystar, J., Sagues, W. J., Lan, K., & Venditti, R. A. (2024). Evaluating Cotton Apparel with Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment: The Climate Benefits of Temporary Biogenic Carbon Storage. BioResources, 19(3).

28. Wang, H., Yusufu, Y., Wang, L., Gan, J., Zhang, M., Gu, J., Lan, K. ... & Huang, C. (2024). Meso-reconstructed silk fibroin/iron oxide nanoparticle composites dominated by silk I structures through unidirectional nanopore dehydration for potential application in bone regeneration. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 7(3), 1-16.

27. Huang, C., Li, R., Zheng, Y., & Lan, K*. (2024). Life cycle assessment of bioproducts from bamboo residues with biphasic phenoxyethanol-acid based biorefinery technology. Chemical Engineering Journal (IF = 15.1), 489, 151181.

26. Lan, K. Displaying a fuller picture by modeling. (2024) One Earth, 7(5), 736.

25. Lan, K. Some Modeling Challenges in Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment. (2024) BioResources, 19(3), 4040-4042.

24. Lan, K., Cruz, D., Li, J., Boakye A. A. A., Park, H., Tiller, P., Mittal, A., Johson D. K., Park, S., Yao, Y. (2024). Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Derived from Paper Sludge. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Cover Paper), 12(22), 8379-8390.

23. Pei, W., Yu, Y., Wang, P., Zheng, L., Lan, K., Jin, Y., ... & Huang, C. (2024). Research trends of bio-application of major components in lignocellulosic biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) in orthopedics fields based on the bibliometric analysis: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 131505.

22. Wang, X., Wu, D., Liao, W., Liu, Y., Pei, W., Wang, J., Gu, J., Wang, P.*, Lan K.*, Huang, C.* (2024). Constructing Osteo-Inductive Bio-Ink for 3D Printing Through Hybridization of Gelatin with Maleic Acid Modified Bacterial Cellulose by Regulating Addition Volumes of Maleic Acid Solution. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts (IF = 21), 9(3), 336-350.

21. Zhao, X., Wang, J., Lan, K., Zhao, Z., Lai, C., Huang, C., & Yong, Q. (2024). Integrated Nondestructive Spectroscopic Technology to Reveal the Influence Mechanism of Lignins from Pretreated Corn Stover on Cellulose Saccharification. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(7), 2871-2880.

20. Lan, K., Zhang, B., Lee, T., & Yao, Y. (2024). Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues. Joule (IF = 40.0).

19. Yao, Y., Lan, K., Graedel, T. E., & Rao, N. D. (2024). Models for Decarbonization in the Chemical Industry. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 15.

18. Lan, K., Wang, H., Lee, T., de Assis, C. A., Venditti, R. A., Zhu, Y., & Yao, Y. (2024). A modeling framework to identify environmentally greener and lower-cost pathways of nanomaterials. Green Chemistry.

Publications before joining NCSU in 2024

17. Sulis, D.B., Jiang, X., Yang, C., Marques, B.M., Matthews, M. L., Miller, Z., Lan, K., Cofre-Vega, C., Liu, B., Sun, R., Sederoff, H., Bing, R. G., Sun, X., Williams, C. M., Jameel, H., Phillips, R., Chang, H., Peszlen, I., Huang, Y., Li, W., Kelly, R. M., Sederoff, R. R., Chiang, V. L., Barrangou, R., and Wang, J. P. (2023). Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production. Science, 381(6654), 216-221.

16. Lan, K.#, Zhang, B.#, Harris, T. B., Ashton, M. S. and Yao, Y. (2023). Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(23), e2221840120.

15. Wu, N., Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2023). An integrated techno-economic and environmental assessment for carbon capture in hydrogen production by biomass gasification. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 188, 106693.

14. Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2022). Feasibility of gasifying mixed plastic waste for hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. Communications Earth & Environment, 3, 300.

13. Ding, Y., Pang, Z., Lan, K., Yao, Y., Panzarasa, G., Lo Ricco, M., Rammer, D. R., Zhu, J. Y., Hu, M., Pan, X., Li, T., Burgert, I., & Hu, L. (2022) Emerging Engineered Wood for Building Applications. Chemical Reviews (IF= 72.1).

12. Lan, K., Zhang, B., & Yao, Y. (2022) Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication. One Earth (Cell sister journal, IF= 16.7), 5(8), 944-957.

11. Liao, M., Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2021) Sustainability Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Chemical Industry: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26(1), 1-19.

10. Zhang, Z. & Lan, K.* (2021). Understanding the impacts of plant capacities and uncertainties on the techno-economic analysis of cross-laminated timber production in the Southern U.S. Journal of Renewable Materials, 10(1), 53.

9. Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2022). Dynamic life cycle assessment of energy technologies under different greenhouse gas concentration pathways. Environmental Science & Technology, Cover Paper, 56(2), 1395–1404.

8. Lan, K., Xu, Y., Kim, H., Ham, C., Kelley, S. S., & Park, S. (2021). Techno-economic analysis of producing xylo-oligosaccharides and cellulose microfibers from lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresource Technology, 340, 125726.

7. Lan, K., Ou, L., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., Nepal, P., Kwon, H., Cai, H., & Yao, Y. (2021). Dynamic Life Cycle Carbon Analysis for Fast Pyrolysis Biofuel Produced from Pine Residues: Implications of Carbon Temporal Effects. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 14(1), 1-17.

6. Lan, K., Ou, L., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., English, B. C., Yu, T. E., Larson, J., & Yao, Y. (2020). Techno-Economic Analysis of Decentralized Preprocessing Systems for Fast Pyrolysis Biorefineries with Blended Feedstocks in the Southeastern United States. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 143, 110881.

5. Lan, K., Kelley, S. S., Nepal, P., & Yao, Y. (2020). Dynamic Life Cycle Carbon and Energy Analysis for Cross-Laminated Timber in Southern US. Environmental Research Letters, 15(12), 124036.

4. Lan, K., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., English, B. C., Yu, T. E., Larson, J., & Yao, Y.* (2020). Impacts of uncertain feedstock quality on the economic feasibility of fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks and decentralized preprocessing sites in the Southeastern United States. GCB Bioenergy, 12(11), 1014-1029

3. Lan, K., Ou, L., Park, S., Kelley, S. S., & Yao, Y. (2019). Life Cycle Analysis of Decentralized Preprocessing Systems for Fast Pyrolysis Biorefineries with Blended Feedstocks in the Southeastern United States. Energy Technology, 1900850.

2. Lan, K., & Yao, Y. (2019). Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Agent-Based Modeling: A Dynamic Modeling Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 238, 117853.

1. Lan, K., Sun, H., & Bernitsas, M. M. (2018). Two Tandem Cylinders with Passive Turbulence Control in Flow-Induced Vibration: Relation of Oscillation Patterns to Frequency Response. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 140(3).

Book Chapters

1. Lan, K., Park, S., & Yao, Y.* (2020). Key Issue, Challenges, and Status Quo of Models for Biofuel Supply Chain Design. In Biofuels for a More Sustainable Future (pp. 273-315). Elsevier.