Peter Kitin, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Junyong Zhu, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Jenna Zukswert. 2026. Cellulose-Based Barrier Coatings for Fruit: Using Hardwood Pulp to Reduce Food Waste
• Kayla Guyer, Michael Machold, Xiaoyan Tang, Nathan J. Bechle, Junyong Zhu, Biljana Bujanovic, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Peter Kitin, Kevin T. Turner, John M. Considine. 2025. Microfibrillated cellulose coatings for biodegradable electronics
• Jing Geng, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Xiao Zhang, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Junyong Zhu. 2025. Incorporating carboxymethyl cellulose into microfibrillated cellulose for barrier coating to delay banana browning and extend shelf life
• Jing Geng, Jane O'Dell, Nicole M. Stark, Peter Kitin, Xiao Zhang, Junyong Zhu. 2024. Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) barrier coating for extending banana shelf life
• 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
• Ronald C. Sabo, Cody Schilling, Craig M. Clemons, Daniel J. Franke, Neil Gribbins, Michael Landry, Kimberly L. Hoxie, Peter Kitin. 2024. Grease, Oxygen, and Air Barrier Properties of Cellulose-Coated Copy Paper
• Xiaoxue Zhang, Peter Kitin, Umesh P. Agarwal, Roland L. Gleisner, Junyong Zhu. 2023. Characterizing lignin-containing microfibrillated cellulose based on water interactions, fibril properties, and imaging
• Peter Kitin, Satoshi Nakaba, Christopher G. Hunt, Sierin Lim, Ryo Funada. 2020. Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems
• Liheng Chen, Junyong Zhu, Carlos Baez, Peter Kitin, Thomas Elder. 2016. Highly thermal-stable and functional cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced using fully recyclable organic acids
• Carl J. Houtman, Peter Kitin, Jon C. D. Houtman, Kenneth E. Hammel, Christopher G. Hunt. 2016. Acridine Orange Indicates Early Oxidation of Wood Cell Walls by Fungi
• Premsagar Korripally, Christopher G. Hunt, Carl J. Houtman, Don C. Jones, Peter Kitin, Dan Cullen, Kenneth E. Hammel, A. A. Brakhage. 2015. Regulation of Gene Expression during the Onset of Ligninolytic Oxidation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium on Spruce Wood
• Christopher G. Hunt, Carl J. Houtman, Don C. Jones, Peter Kitin, Premsagar Korripally, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2013. Spatial mapping of extracellular oxidant production by a white rot basidiomycete on wood reveals details of ligninolytic mechanism
• David M. Barnard, Barbara Lachenbruch, Katherine A. McCulloh, Peter Kitin, Frederick Meinzer. 2013. Do ray cells provide a pathway for radial water movement in the stems of conifer trees?
• Steven L. Voelker, Barbara Lachenbruch, Frederick Meinzer, Peter Kitin, Steven H. Strauss. 2011. Transgenic poplars with reduced lignin show impaired xylem conductivity, growth efficiency and survival
• Steven L. Voelker, Barbara Lachenbruch, Frederick Meinzer, Peter Kitin, Steven H. Strauss. 2011. Reduced wood stiffness and strength, and altered stem form, in young antisense 4CL transgenic poplars with reduced lignin contents
• Everett M. Hansen, Peter Kitin, Molly Botts Giesbrecht. 2011. Histology of Phytophthora ramorum in Notholithocarpus densiflorus bark tissues
• Peter Kitin, Steven L. Voelker, Frederick Meinzer, Hans Beekman, Steven H. Strauss, Barbara Lachenbruch. 2010. Tyloses and phenolic deposits in xylem vessels impede water transport in low-lignin transgenic poplars: a study by cryo-fluorescence microscopy
• Steven L. Voelker, Barbara Lachenbruch, Frederick Meinzer, Michael Jourdes, Chanyoung Ki, Ann M. Patten, Laurence B. Davin, Norman G. Lewis, Gerald A. Tuskan, Lee Gunter, Stephen R. Decker, Michael J. Selig, Robert Sykes, Michael E. Himmel, Peter Kitin, Olga Shevchenko, Steven H. Strauss. 2010. Antisense down-regulation of 4CL expression alters lignification, tree growth, and saccharification potential of field-grown poplar

Articles

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  Cellulose-Based Barrier Coatings for Fruit: Using Hardwood Pulp to Reduce Food Waste

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/articles/cellulose-based-barrier-coatings-fruit-using-hardwood-pulp-reduce-food-waste-0

• Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, PhD, Environmental Resources, 2001
• University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria, MS, Forestry Engineering, 1991