Daniel J. Yelle, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Daniel J. Yelle, Magdalena Broda. 2025. Organosilicon compound reactivity with biologically and chemically degraded Scots pine as determined by ¹H–¹³C HSQC NMR
• Xiaoxue Zhang, Daniel J. Yelle, Peter Kitin, Guolin Tong, Junyong Zhu. 2024. Producing Cellulose Microfibrils at a High Solid Content with and without Mechanical or Enzymatic Pretreatment
• Magdalena Broda, Daniel J. Yelle, Katarzyna Serwańska-Leja. 2024. Biodegradable Polymers in Veterinary Medicine—A Review
• Hongjie Li, Xue Kang, Mengyi Yang, Boris Dodji Kasseney, Xuguo Zhou, Shiyou Liang, Xiaojie Zhang, Jia-Long Wen, Baoting Yu, Ning Liu, Yufen Zhao, Jianchu Mo, Cameron R. Currie, John Ralph, Daniel J. Yelle. 2023. Molecular insights into the evolution of woody plant decay in the gut of termites
• Magdalena Broda, Daniel J. Yelle, Katarzyna Serwańska. 2022. Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass—Challenges and Solutions
• Md Anwar Hossain, Tinnakorn Saelee, Sarttrawut Tulaphol, Mohammad Shahinur Rahaman, Thanh Khoa Phung, Thana Maihom, Piyasan Praserthdam, Supareak Praserthdam, Daniel J. Yelle, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh. 2022. Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Lignin into Phenolics by Internal Hydrogen over Ru Catalyst
• Magdalena Broda, Daniel J. Yelle. 2022. Reactivity of Waterlogged Archeological Elm Wood with Organosilicon Compounds Applied as Wood Consolidants: 2D 1H–13C Solution-State NMR Studies
• Jerome Pouzoulet, Daniel J. Yelle, Bassam Theodory, Eugene A. Nothnagel, Sebastiaan Bol, Philippe E. Rolshausen. 2022. Biochemical and Histological Insights into the Interaction Between the Canker Pathogen Neofusicoccum parvum and Prunus dulcis
• Mohammad Shahinur Rahaman, Sarttrawut Tulaphol, Ashten Molley, Kyle Mills, Md Anwar Hossain, Daniel J. Yelle, Thana Maihom, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh. 2021. Metal triflate formation of C ₁₂ –C ₂₂ phenolic compounds by the simultaneous C–O breaking and C–C coupling of benzyl phenyl ether
• Sarttrawut Tulaphol, Daniel J. Yelle, Scott Renneckar, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh. 2021. Enhancing cellulose accessibility to cellulase by ionic liquid pretreatment: interplay between cellulose accessibility and glucan digestibility
• Md Anwar Hossain, Mohammad Shahinur Rahaman, Daniel J. Yelle, Hong Shang, Zhihui Sun, Scott Renneckar, Jie Dong, Sarttrawut Tulaphol, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh. 2021. Effects of polyol-based deep eutectic solvents on the efficiency of rice straw enzymatic hydrolysis
• Daniel J. Yelle. 2020. Multifaceted approach for determining the absolute values for lignin subunits in lignocellulosic materials
• Joseph Jakes, Samuel L. Zelinka, Christopher G. Hunt, Peter Ciesielski, Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, Leandro Passarini, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, David Vine, Stefan Vogt. 2020. Measurement of moisture-dependent ion diffusion constants in wood cell wall layers using time-lapse micro X-ray fluorescence microscopy
• Jinze Dou, Huiyang Bian, Daniel J. Yelle, Mariko Ago, Krista Vajanto, Tapani Vuorinen, Junyong Zhu. 2019. Lignin containing cellulose nanofibril production from willow bark at 80 °C using a highly recyclable acid hydrotrope
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Ching. 2018. Integrating multiscale studies of adhesive penetration into wood
• Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Charles R. Frihart, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Yelle, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Joseph Jakes. 2018. Acetylation increases relative humidity threshold for ion transport in wood cell walls – a means to understanding decay resistance
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Warren Grigsby, Daniel J. Ching, Fred Kamke, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Xianghui Xiao. 2018. X-ray methods to observe and quantify adhesive penetration into wood
• Hongjie Li, Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Cameron R. Currie, Jianchu Mo. 2018. Characterizing lignin in a fungus-cultivating termite
• Nayomi Z. Plaza, Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz, William T. Heller, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Donald S. Stone. 2017. Small-angle neutron scattering as a new tool to evaluate moisture-induced swelling in the nanostructure of chemically modified wood cell walls
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Ching. 2017. Integrating multi-scale studies of adhesive penetration into wood
• Nayomi Z. Plaza, Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz. 2017. Small angle neutron scattering as a new tool to evaluate moisture-induced swelling in the nanostructure of chemically modified wood cell walls
• Hongjie Li, Daniel J. Yelle, Chang Li, Mengyi Yang, Jing Ke, Ruijuan Zhang, Yu Liu, Na Zhu, Shiyou Liang, Xiaochang Mo, John Ralph, Cameron R. Currie, Jianchu Mo. 2017. Lignocellulose pretreatment in a fungus-cultivating termite
• Liheng Chen, Jinze Dou, Qianli Ma, Ning Li, Ruchun Wu, Huiyang Bian, Daniel J. Yelle, Tapani Vuorinen, Shiyu Fu, Xuejun Pan, Junyong Zhu. 2017. Rapid and near-complete dissolution of wood lignin at ≤80°C by a recyclable acid hydrotrope
• Daniel J. Yelle. 2017. Solution-state NMR analysis of hydroxymethylated resorcinol cured in the presence of crude milled-wood lignin from Acer saccharum
• Daniel J. Yelle. 2016. Bondability of ipê (Tabebuia spp.) wood using ambient-curing exterior wood adhesives
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph. 2016. Simultaneous bond degradation and bond formation during phenol-formaldehyde curing with wood
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph. 2016. Phenol-formaldehyde reactivity with lignin in the wood cell wall
• Nicole M. Stark, Daniel J. Yelle, Umesh P. Agarwal. 2016. Techniques for characterizing lignin
• Daniel J. Yelle, Ashley M. Stirgus. 2016. Influence of anatomical, physical, and mechanical properties of diffuse-porous hardwoods on moisture durability of bonded assemblies
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph. 2016. Characterizing phenolformaldehyde adhesive cure chemistry within the wood cell wall
• Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, Rebecca E. Ibach. 2015. Wood properties influence bond durability
• Joseph Jakes, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz, Kolby Hirth, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Warren Grigsby, Charles R. Frihart. 2015. Synchrotron-based X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy in Conjunction with Nanoindentation to Study Molecular-Scale Interactions of Phenol–Formaldehyde in Wood Cell Walls
• Daniel J. Yelle, Alexander N. Kapich, Carl J. Houtman, Fachuang Lu, Vitaliy I. Timokhin, Raymond C. Fort Jr., John Ralph, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2014. A Highly Diastereoselective Oxidant Contributes to Ligninolysis by the White Rot Basidiomycete Ceriporiopsis subvermispora
• Florentino B. De la Cruz, Daniel J. Yelle, Hanna S. Gracz, Morton A. Barlaz. 2014. Chemical Changes during Anaerobic Decomposition of Hardwood, Softwood, and Old Newsprint under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions
• Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, Kevin M. Holtman, Daniel J. Yelle, Trevor Morgan, Vitalie Stavila, Jeffrey Pelton, Harvey Blanch, Blake A. Simmons, Anthe George. 2014. Lignin fate and characterization during ionic liquid biomass pretreatment for renewable chemicals and fuels production
• Daniel J. Yelle. 2013. Elucidating How Wood Adhesives Bond to Wood Cell Walls using High-Resolution Solution-State NMR Spectroscopy
• Prasad Kaparaju, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Kolby Hirth, Hoon Kim, John Ralph, Claus Felby. 2012. Two-Dimensional NMR Evidence for Cleavage of Lignin and Xylan Substituents in Wheat Straw Through Hydrothermal Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Michael J. Lambrecht, Samuel V. Glass, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Daniel J. Yelle. 2012. Examination of water phase transitions in Loblolly pine and cell wall components by differential scanning calorimetry
• Joseph Jakes, Daniel J. Yelle, Charles R. Frihart. 2011. Tools to Understand Structural Property Relationships for Wood Cell Walls
• Daniel J. Yelle, Dongsheng Wei, John Ralph, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2011. Multidimensional NMR analysis reveals truncated lignin structures in wood decayed by the brown rot basidiomycete Postia placenta
• Muzaffer Ahmet Karaaslan, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Daniel J. Yelle, Gisela Buschle-Diller. 2011. Nanoreinforced biocompatible hydrogels from wood hemicelluloses and cellulose whiskers
• Daniel J. Yelle, James Nowick, Kathleen K. Treseder, Jennifer M. Talbot. 2011. Litter decay rates are determined by lignin chemistry
• John Ralph, Daniel J. Yelle, Charles R. Frihart. 2011. Delineating pMDI model reactions with loblolly pine via solution-state NMR spectroscopy. Part 1, Catalyzed reactions with wood models and wood polymers
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Charles R. Frihart. 2011. Delineating pMDI model reactions with loblolly pine via solution-state NMR spectroscopy. Part 2, Non-catalyzed reactions with the wood cell wall
• Joseph Jakes, Daniel J. Yelle, James Beecher, Charles R. Frihart, D.S. Stone. 2010. Characterizing polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate reactions with wood. 2, Nano-indentation
• Daniel J. Yelle, Joseph Jakes, John Ralph, Charles R. Frihart. 2010. Characterizing polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate reactions with wood. 1, High-resolution solution-state NMR spectroscopy
• John Ralph, Fachuang Lu, Hoon Kim, Dino Ress, Daniel J. Yelle, Kenneth E. Hammel, Sally Ralph, Bernadette Nanayakkara, Armin Wagner, Takuya Akiyama, Paul F. Schatz, Shawn D. Mansfield, Noritsugu Terashima, Wout Boerjan, Bjorn Sundberg, Mattias Hedenstrom. 2009. High-resolution solution-state NMR of unfractionated plant cell walls
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Charles R. Frihart. 2009. Investigating the reactivity of pMDI with wood cell walls using high-resolution solution-state NMR spectroscopy
• Daniel J. Yelle. 2009. A solution-state NMR approach to elucidating pMDI-wood bonding mechanisms in loblolly pine
• Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Robert J. Moon, Donald S. Stone, Joseph Jakes. 2008. Enhanced understanding of the relationship between chemical modification and mechanical properties of wood
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Charles R. Frihart. 2008. Characterization of nonderivatized plant cell walls using high-resolution solution-state NMR spectroscopy
• Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft. 2008. What does moisture-related durability of wood bonds mean?
• Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Fachuang Lu, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2008. Evidence for cleavage of lignin by a brown rot basidiomycete

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Ph.D., Forestry/Chemistry, 2009
• University of Maine, Orono, ME, M.S., Wood Science, 2001
• University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, B.S., Wood Science/Chemistry, 1998