Publications

Setien, R., Ghasemi, S., Pourhashem, G., Webster, D.C., "Comparison of epoxidation methods for bio-based oils: Dioxirane intermediates generated from oxone vs. peracid derived from hydrogen peroxide”, 2021, Polymer International

Cecchin, A.*, Pourhashem, G., Gesch, G.R., Lenssen, A.W., Mohammed, Y.A., Patel, S., Berti, M.T., “Environmental trade-offs of relay-cropping winter cover crops with soybean in a maize-soybean cropping system”, 2021, Agricultural Systems, 189, 103062

Kroeger, J.E., Pourhashem G., Medlock, K.B., Masiello, C.A.*, “Water cost savings from soil biochar amendment: A spatial analysis”, 2020, Global Change Biology Bioenergy, DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12765

Wu N.*, Demchuk Z., Voronov A., Pourhashem G.*, “Sustainable production of chemical intermediates for polymers manufacture: techno-economic analysis of soybean oil-based acrylic monomers production”, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production, 286, 124939

Demchuk, Z., Wu, N., Pourhashem, G., Voronov, A.S., "Life Cycle Environmental Impact Considerations in the Design of Soybean Oil-Based Acrylic Monomers", 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Esmaeili, S.A.H., Sobhani, A., Szmerekovsky, J., Dybing, A., Pourhashem, G., "First-generation vs. second-generation: A market incentives analysis for bioethanol supply chains with carbon policies" 2020, Applied Energy 277, 115606

Pourhashem, G. "Coating a Sustainable Future", 2020, Coatings 10 (8), 713

Ghasemi, S., Sibi, M.P., Ulven, C.A., Webster, D.C., G Pourhashem, G., "A Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate (ESS)-Based Biocomposite", 2020, Molecules 25 (12), 2797

Bajwa, D.S., Pourhashem, G., Ullah, A.H., Bajwa, S.G., "A Concise review of current lignin production, applications and products and their environmental impact", 2019, Industrial Crops and Products

Pourhashem G., Hung S.Y., Medlock K.B., Masiello C.A., "Policy support for biochar: Review and recommendations", 2018, Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Pourhashem G., Rasool Q.Z., Zhang R., Medlock K.B., Cohan D., Masiello C.A., "Valuing the Air Quality Effects of Biochar Reductions on Soil NO Emissions", 2017, Environmental Science and Technology

Pourhashem G., Adler P. R., Spatari S., "Time Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies for Second Generation Biofuels and Co‐products with Temporary Carbon Storage", 2016, Journal of Cleaner Production

Adler P. R., Mitchell J.G., Pourhashem G., Spatari S. , Del Grosso S.J., Parton W.J., "Integrating biorefinery and farm biogeochemical cycles offsets fossil energy and mitigates soil carbon losses", 2015, Ecological Applications ‐ Ecological Society of America

Keedy J., Prymak E., Macken N.,. Pourhashem G, Spatari S., Mullen C., Boateng A. A., "An Exergy Based Assessment of the Production and Conversion of Switchgrass, Equine Waste and Forest Residue to Bio‐oil Using Fast Pyrolysis", 2014, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Boateng A. A. and McAloon A., Mullen C., "Life Cycle Environmental and Economic Tradeoffs of Using Fast Pyrolysis Products for Power Generation", 2013, Energy & Fuel

Pourhashem G., Adler P. R., McAloon A., Spatari S., "Cost and Greenhouse Gas Emission Tradeoffs of Alternative Uses of Lignin for Second Generation Ethanol", 2013, Environmental Research Letters  

Biomass for Biofuel: Challenges and opportunities in the development of a new market, March 2016, L’Agefi, Special Edition: Commodities

Thoughtful Planning Is Essential to Meet the Renewable Fuel Standard, Dec 2015, Forbes

Capturing the Full and Unrealized Value of Biofuels ‐‐ Market Mechanisms are Needed, May 2015, Forbes

Coal for Power and Emerging Environmental Constraints: Biochar to the Rescue?, Dec 2014, Forbes

Pourhashem G., Bajwa D.S., "LCA of Bioethanol derived lignin for thermoset biocomposites", ISSST, Buffalo, NY, 2018

Pourhashem G., Masiello C.A., Medlock K.B., “A Cost Framework for the Economic Feasibility of Wide‐Scale Biochar Production”, AGU2017, New Orleans, December, 2017

Pourhashem G., E. Hung, Medlock K.B., “Biochar policy: Review and Recommendation”, ISIE 2017, UIC, Chicago, June, 2017

Pourhashem G., Masiello C.A., Medlock K.B., “Biochar market tools to reduce the challenges of fertilized farms”, USBI2016, Oregon State University, August, 2016

Pourhashem G., Rasool Q.Z., Zhang R., Masiello C.A., Medlock K.B., Cohan D., “Reducing public health cost through agricultural soil application of biochar”, USBI2016, Oregon State University, August, 2016

Pourhashem G., Masiello C. A., Medlock K.B., “Prospects of biochar soil application to reduce the challenges of fertilized farms”, ISIE Americas 2016, Bogota, Colombia, May 2016

Pourhashem G., Masiello C. A., Medlock K.B., Davies C.A., “Environmental and economic benefits of biochar application for resource management”, 8th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, ISIE 2015, Surrey, England, July 2015

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., “Life Cycle Environmental and Socio-economic Sustainability Aspects of Small-scale Pyrolysis Products”, 8th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, ISIE 2015, Surrey, England, July 2015

Pourhashem G., Masiello C. A., Medlock K.B., Davies C.A., “Environmental and economic benefits of biochar application for agricultural soil amendment”, Water and Energy Workshop: Understanding impacts and Trade‐offs to Facilitate Transitions, May 2015, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA (poster presentation)

Pourhashem G., Block P. J., Adler P. R., Spatari S., “Impact of climate variability on N and C flux within the life cycle of biofuels produced from crop residues”, 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, December 9‐ 13, 2013, SanFrancisco, CA, USA

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., McAloon A., “Environmental and Economic Analysis of Alternative Applications of Lignin from Bio‐ethanol”, 63rd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 20‐23, 2013, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Spatari S., Pourhashem, G., Macken N., Keedy J., Benjamin J., Boateng A.A., Mullen C.A., “Life Cycle Evaluation of Forestry Feedstocks for Fast Pyrolysis Products”, 63rd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 20‐23, 2013, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Prymak E., Macken N., Boateng A.A., Mullen C.A., Spatari S., Pourhashem G., “Exergy and Energy Analysis of Switchgrass Production and Conversion to Bio‐Oil Using Fast Pryolysis”, 63rd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 20‐23, 2013, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., “Environmental and economic analysis of alternative applications of lignin from bio‐ethanol”, C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 19‐20, 2013 (Poster Competition)

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., McAloon A., “Environmental and economic impact analysis of alternative applications of lignocellulosic ethanol fermentation process byproduct”, 10th World congress on Industrial biotechnology, June 16‐19, 2013 Montreal, QC, Canada

Spatari S., Pourhashem G., Boateng A.A., Mullen C.A., McAloon A.J.,Richard T.L., 2013 NAE, Life Cycle Assessment of Biomass Densification through Fast Pyrolysis; poster presented at the NAEGAFOE meeting on Biomass Conversion April 26‐27, 2013, Irvine, California

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Boateng A. A. and McAloon A., “Life Cycle Assessment of Pyrolysis Oil and Bio‐Char From Corn Stover”, 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, October 2011, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., “Temporal implications of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for lignocellulosic ethanol pathways with carbon storage”, 6th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology: Science, Systems and Sustainability, June 2011, Berkeley, CA, USA (oral presentation)

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., “Temporal implications of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for lignocellulosic ethanol pathways with carbon storage”, 6th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Young professionals: Science, Systems and Sustainability, June 2011, Berkeley, CA, USA (poster presentation)

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., Adler P. R., McAloon A., “Life cycle cost and GHG reduction through lignin‐land amendment, AIChE annual meeting, November 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Adler, P.R., Del Grosso, S.J., Ogle, S.M., Pourhashem, G., Stadel, A., Spatari, S., Roth, G.W., Parton, W.J., 2010. Life cycle assessment of cellulosic and advanced biofuel crops, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA 2010 International Annual Meetings, Oct. 31‐Nov. 4, 2010, Long Beach, CA

Adler, P.R., Del Grosso, S.J., Pourhashem, G., Spatari, S., Roth, G.W., Parton, W.J., 2010. Quantifying and mitigating the environmental impacts of using corn stover as a biofuel feedstock, 95th ESA Annual Meeting, August 1‐6, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA 

Pourhashem G., Spatari S., “Reducing life cycle GHG emissions and costs of cellulosic ethanol through lignin‐land application”, Gordon Research Seminar, July 2010, New London, NH, USA

Pourhashem G., Borghei M., “Sulphate reduction in a three‐stage packed‐bed anaerobic bioreactor”, Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI 2008) May 2008. Honolulu, HI, USA (Accepted)

Pourhashem G., Borghei M., “The Effect of Sulphate Concentration on Efficiency of anaerobic multistage Biofilter”, 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008) Jan 2008, Kish Islands, Iran

Pourhashem G., Chavosha N., Borghei M., “A study on a multi‐stage biofilter efficiency treating industrial wastewater”, 7th National Chemical Engineering Congress, Dec. 2007, Tehran, Iran

Pourhashem G., Borghei M., “Suphate reduction in a multi‐stage anaerobic biofilter and the effect of the COD/SO₄²⁻ ratio on bioreactor efϐiciency”, 1st National Conference of Biotechnology Applications in Industry & Mine, Oct. 2007, Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran 

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