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Qingshi Tu
Assistant Professor
Research Classification
Research Interests
Biomass (Energy)
Sustainable Development
Modelization and Simulation
Biofuels and bioproducts
climate change
Computational modeling
Forest biorefineries
Industrial ecology
Life cycle assessment
Sustainable bioeconomy
Machine Learning
Relevant Thesis-Based Degree Programs
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
Research Methodology
Industrial ecology
Computational modeling
Life cycle assessment
techno-economic assessment
machine learning
Publications
- A mechanistic model to link technical specifications of vehicle end‐of‐life treatment with the potential of closed‐loop recycling of post‐consumer scrap alloys (2022)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, - A review of inventory modeling methods for missing data in life cycle assessment (2022)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, - A review of system dynamics modeling for the sustainability assessment of biorefineries (2022)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, - Energy pellets from whole-wheat straw processed with a deep eutectic solvent: A comprehensive thermal, molecular and environmental evaluation (2022)
Renewable Energy, - Improving litterfall production prediction in China under variable environmental conditions using machine learning algorithms (2022)
Journal of Environmental Management, - Isolation of lignin‐containing cellulose nanocrystals: life‐cycle environmental impacts and opportunities for improvement (2022)
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 16 (1), 68--80 - Vehicle fleet electrification and its effects on the global warming potential of highway pavements in the United States (2022)
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, - A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modeling (2021)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25 (2), 305-320 - Electrocatalysis for chemical and fuel production: Investigating climate change mitigation potential and economic feasibility (2021)
Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (5), 3240-3249 - Linking service provision to material cycles: A new framework for studying the resource efficiency–climate change (RECC) nexus (2021)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25 (2), 260-273 - Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles (2021)
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25 (2), 494-510 - Rapid, high-yield production of lignin-containing cellulose nanocrystals using recyclable oxalic acid dihydrate (2021)
Industrial Crops and Products, 173, 114148 - A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modelling (2020)
- Linking Service Provision to Material Cycles – A New Framework for Studying the Resource Efficiency-Climate Change Nexus (RECC) (2020)
- A Greener Alternative Titration Method for Measuring Acid Values of Fats, Oils, and Grease (2019)
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 96 (10), 1083-1091 - Comparing the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States (2019)
Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (22) - Integrated hybrid life cycle assessment and contribution analysis for CO2 emission and energy consumption of a concentrated solar power plant in China (2019)
Energy, 174, 310-322 - Life cycle assessment of biodiesel (2019)
World Biodiesel Policies and Production, , 175-200 - Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics - A review (2019)
Environmental Research Letters, 14 (4) - Harmonized algal biofuel life cycle assessment studies enable direct process train comparison (2018)
Applied Energy, 224, 494-509 - The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles (2018)
Green Chemistry, 20 (9), 1929--1961 - Thermo-Economic Analysis and Optimization of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) System Coupled with a Kalina Cycle (2018)
Energy Technology, 6 (6), 1011-1025 - Direct transesterification of spent coffee grounds for biodiesel production (2017)
Fuel, 199, 157-161 - Glycerolysis with crude glycerin as an alternative pretreatment for biodiesel production from grease trap waste: Parametric study and energy analysis (2017)
Journal of Cleaner Production, 162, 504-511 - Meta-analysis and Harmonization of Life Cycle Assessment Studies for Algae Biofuels (2017)
Environmental Science and Technology, 51 (17), 9419-9432 - A solvent-free approach to extract the lipid fraction from sewer grease for biodiesel production (2016)
Waste Management, 54, 126-130 - Monte Carlo analysis of life cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission for biodiesel production from trap grease (2016)
Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 2674-2683 - Review of water consumption and water conservation technologies in the algal biofuel process (2016)
Water Environment Research, 88 (1), 21-28 - Simultaneous extraction, fractionation, and enrichment of microalgal triacylglyerides by exploiting the tunability of neat supercritical carbon dioxide (2016)
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 4 (11), 6222-6230 - Technology development for utilizing trap grease and sewer grease for biodiesel production (2016)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 4, 2953-2965 - Water consumption estimates of the biodiesel process in the US (2016)
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 18 (2), 507-516 - Biodiesel and activated carbons production from the spent coffee grounds (2015)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 2, 866-870 - Characterizing life cycle GHG emission from trap grease-to-biodiesel production pathway (2015)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 1, 769-784 - Converting campus waste into renewable energy - A case study for the University of Cincinnati (2015)
Waste Management, 39, 258-265 - Converting wastes generated on campus into renewable energies- a case study for University of Cincinnati (2014)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 1, 676-690 - Esterification pretreatment of free fatty acid in biodiesel production, from laboratory to industry (2014)
Fuel Processing Technology, 125, 106-113 - Reuse of spent coffee grounds to produce biodiesel and activated carbons (2014)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 2, 823-827 - In-situ conversion of the FOG in trap grease into biodiesel (2013)
Fuels and Petrochemicals Division 2013 - Core Programming Area at the 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting: Global Challenges for Engineering a Sustainable Future, , 327 - Potential reuse of waste coffee grounds in the biodiesel industry (2013)
EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers, (MARCH), 16-19 - The gutter oil issue in China (2013)
Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management, 166 (3), 142-149 - Turning waste trap grease into energy, practices at the metropolitan sewer district of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) (2013)
86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013, 10, 6608-6613 - Beneficial use of waste coffee ground as feedstock and purification material for biodiesel production (2012)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 1, 313-320 - Feasibility and practices of making biodiesel out of low-quality greases (2012)
EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers, (JANUA), 26-29 - Biodiesel production and its implication on water resources (2011)
11AIChE - 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, 1, 394-409 - Kinetic study on the acid catalytic esterification of high level free fatty acids in the waste cooking oil (2011)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 3, 2502-2509 - Investigation and improvement of water usage during biodiesel manufacturing (2010)
Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA, 8, 6598-6603 - Water requirement, treatment, and conservation options for energy production (2010)
AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings,
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