Ronald C. Sabo, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Javier Hernandez-Ortega, Chamak Ahmed, Andre Molina, Ronald C. Sabo, Lorena E. Sanchez Sánchez Cadena, Bonifacio Alvarado Alvarado Tenorio, Carlos R. Cabrera, Juan C. Noveron. 2025. High-Performance Catalytic Oxygen Evolution with Nanocellulose-Derived Biocarbon and Fe/Zeolite/Carbon Nanotubes
• 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
• Daniel J. Franke, Ronald C. Sabo, Cody Schilling. 2024. Durability of cellulose nanofibril films examined via residual drying stress measurement
• Katie M. Ohno, Rachel A. Arango, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell. 2024. Cellulose nanomaterials in growth media for wood decay fungi
• Liqing Wei, Huiyang Bian, Umesh P. Agarwal, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana, Nicole M. Stark. 2023. Correlation between morphology and performance of cellulose nanofibril-based films
• Dangkamol Wongthanaroj, Lindsay A. Jessmore, Yawei Lin, Teresa M. Bergholz, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana. 2022. Sustainable and eco-friendly poly (Lactic acid)/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposite films for the preservation of oxygen-sensitive food
• Juan Miguel Díaz-Mendoza, Delia J. Valles-Rosales, Young H. Park, Ronald C. Sabo. 2022. Micromechanical Modeling for Tensile Properties of Wood Plastic Composites: Use of Pruned Waste from Pecan Orchards as Sustainable Material for Reinforcement of Thermoplastic Composite
• Madhumitha Natarajan, Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark, Laurent M. Matuana. 2022. Improving gas barrier properties of sugarcane‐based LLDPE with cellulose nanocrystals
• Ruth Anayimi Lafia-Araga, Ronald C. Sabo, Omid Nabinejad, Laurent Matuana, Nicole M. Stark. 2021. Influence of Lactic Acid Surface Modification of Cellulose Nanofibrils on the Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Films and Cellulose Nanofibril–Poly(lactic acid) Composites
• Matthew J. Dunlop, Ronald C. Sabo, Rabin Bissessur, Bishnu Acharya. 2021. Polylactic Acid Cellulose Nanocomposite Films Comprised of Wood and Tunicate CNCs Modified with Tannic Acid and Octadecylamine
• Sonal S. Karkhanis, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana. 2021. Potential of extrusion-blown poly(lactic acid)/cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposite films for improving the shelf-life of a dry food product
• Craig M. Clemons, Ronald C. Sabo. 2021. A Review of Wet Compounding of Cellulose Nanocomposites
• Matthew J. Dunlop, Craig M. Clemons, Richard Reiner, Ronald C. Sabo, Umesh P. Agarwal, Rabin Bissessur, Helia Sojoudiasli, Pierre J. Carreau, Bishnu Acharya. 2020. Towards the scalable isolation of cellulose nanocrystals from tunicates
• Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark, Patricia K. Lebow, Omid Nabinejad, Sonal S. Karkhanis, Laurent M. Matuana. 2020. Novel method of compounding cellulose nanocrystal suspensions into poly(lactic acid) and poly(vinyl acetate) blends
• Aleksey Yermakov, Andrew Thompson, Christopher Coaty, Ronald C. Sabo, Chiu Tai Law, Rani Elhajjar. 2020. Flexible magnetostrictive nanocellulose membranes for actuation, sensing, and energy harvesting applications
• Ronald C. Sabo. 2020. Cellulose nanomaterials and their products from hardwoods
• Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark, Liqing Wei, Laurent M. Matuana. 2019. Wet compounding of cellulose nanocrystals into polylactic acid for packaging applications
• Sonal S. Karkhanis, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana. 2018. Water vapor and oxygen barrier properties of extrusion-blown poly(lactic acid)/cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposite films
• Nicole M. Stark, Liquing Wei, Ronald C. Sabo, Richard Reiner, Laurent M. Matuana. 2018. Effect of freeze-drying on the morphology of dried cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and tensile properties of poly(lactic) acid-CNC composites
• Liqing Wei, Umesh P. Agarwal, Laurent Matuana, Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark. 2018. Performance of high lignin content cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid)
• Sonal S. Karkhanis, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana. 2017. Performance of poly(lactic acid)/ cellulose nanocrystal composite blown films processed by two different compounding approaches
• Liqing Wei, Shupin Luo, Armando G. McDonald, Umesh P. Agarwal, Kolby Hirth, Laurent M. Matuana, Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark. 2017. Preparation and characterization of the nanocomposites from chemically modified nanocellulose and poly(lactic acid)
• Sonal S. Karkhanis, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent M. Matuana. 2017. Blown film extrusion of poly(lactic acid) without melt strength enhancers
• Sonal S. Karkhanis, Laurent M. Matuana, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo. 2017. Effect of compounding approaches on fiber dispersion and performance of poly(lactic acid)/cellulose nanocrystal composite blown films
• Liqing Wei, Umesh P. Agarwal, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo. 2017. Nanocomposites from lignin-containing cellulose nanocrystals and poly(lactic acid)
• Liqing Wei, Umesh P. Agarwal, Kolby Hirth, Laurent M. Matuana, Ronald C. Sabo, Nicole M. Stark. 2017. Chemical modification of nanocellulose with canola oil fatty acid methyl ester
• Masoumeh Hassanzadeh, Ronald C. Sabo, Alan W. Rudie, Richard Reiner, Roland L. Gleisner, Gloria S. Oporto. 2017. Nanofibrillated cellulose from appalachian hardwoods logging residues as template for antimicrobial copper
• Jun Peng, Huilong Zhang, Qifeng Zheng, Craig M. Clemons, Ronald C. Sabo, Shaoqin Gong, Zhenqiang Ma, Lih-Sheng Turng. 2017. A composite generator film impregnated with cellulose nanocrystals for enhanced triboelectric performance
• Ronald C. Sabo, Aleksey Yermakov, Chiu Tai Law, Rani Elhajjar. 2016. Nanocellulose-enabled electronics, energy harvesting devices, smart materials and sensors: a review
• Liqing Wei, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Laurent Matuana. 2016. Modification of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) for use in poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-CNC composite packaging products
• Bamdad Barari, Thomas K. Ellingham, Issam I. Ghamhia, Krishna M. Pillai, Rani El-Hajjar, Lih-Sheng Turng, Ronald C. Sabo. 2016. Mechanical characterization of scalable cellulose nano-fiber based composites made using liquid composite molding process
• Wangxia Wang, Michael Mozuch, Ronald C. Sabo, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2016. Endoglucanase post-milling treatment for producing cellulose nanofibers from bleached eucalyptus fibers by a supermasscolloider
• Jun Peng, Philip Walsh, Ronald C. Sabo, Lih-Sheng Turng, Craig M. Clemons. 2016. Water-assisted compounding of cellulose nanocrystals into polyamide 6 for use as a nucleating agent for microcellular foaming
• Jung-Hun Seo, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Jaeseong Lee, Ronald C. Sabo, Weidong Zhou, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong, Zhenqiang Ma. 2015. Microwave flexible transistors on cellulose nanofibrillated fiber substrates
• Wangxia Wang, Ronald C. Sabo, Michael Mozuch, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2015. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Films from Bleached Eucalyptus Pulp by Endoglucanase Treatment and Microfluidization
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Junyong Zhu, Zhiyong Cai. 2015. Self-assembled optically transparent cellulose nanofibril films: effect of nanofibril morphology and drying procedure
• Ronald C. Sabo, Rani F. Elhajjar, Craig M. Clemons, Krishna M. Pillai. 2015. Chapter 15: Characterization and Processing of Nanocellulose Thermosetting Composites
• Wangxia Wang, Michael Mozuch, Ronald C. Sabo, Philip J. Kersten, Junyong Zhu, Yongcan Jin. 2015. Production of cellulose nanofibrils from bleached eucalyptus fibers by hyperthermostable endoglucanase treatment and subsequent microfluidization
• Chunmei Zhang, Tianliang Zhai, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Yi Dan, Lih-Sheng Turng. 2014. Reinforcing Natural Rubber with Cellulose Nanofibrils Extracted from Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp
• Jun Peng, Thomas Ellingham, Ronald C. Sabo, Lih-Sheng Turng, Craig M. Clemons. 2014. Short cellulose nanofribrils as reinforcement in polyvinyl alcohol fiber
• Yi Dan, Jun Peng, Lih-Sheng Turng, Chunmei Zhang, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons. 2014. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Composites Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals from Southern Pine
• Issam I. Qamhia, Ronald C. Sabo, Rani F. Elhajjar. 2014. Static and Dynamic Characterization of Cellulose Nanofibril Scaffold-Based Composites
• Thomas Ellingham, Jun Peng, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Lih-Sheng Turng, Yottha Srithep, Srikanth Pilla. 2013. Melt compounding of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/nanofibrillated cellulose nanocomposites
• Zhiyong Cai, Alan W. Rudie, Nicole M. Stark, Ronald C. Sabo, Sally Ralph. 2013. Chapter 6: New Products and Product Categories in the Global Forest Sector
• Qifeng Zheng, Alireza Javadi, Ronald C. Sabo, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong. 2013. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-cellulose nanofibril (CNF)-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) hybrid organic aerogels with superior mechanical properties
• Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu. 2013. Chapter 2.1 Integrated Production of Cellulose Nanofibrils and Cellulosic Biofuel by Enzymatic Hydrolysis of wood Fibers
• Ronald C. Sabo, Jung-Hun Seo, Zhenqiang Ma. 2013. Chapter 2.3 Cellulose Nanofibril Composite Substrates for Flexible Electronics
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Ronald C. Sabo, Richard Reiner, Craig M. Clemons, Alan W. Rudie. 2013. Chapter 1.4: Spatially Resolved Characterization of CNC-Polypropylene composite by Confocal Raman Microscopy
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu, Umesh P. Agarwal, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. A comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils disintegrated via multiple processing approaches
• Ronald C. Sabo, Altaf H. Basta, Jerrold Winandy. 2013. Integrated Study of the Potential Application of Remediated CCA Treated Spruce Wood in MDF Production
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Resin impregnation of cellulose nanofibril films facilitated by water swelling
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Flexible cellulose nanofibril composite films with reduced hygroscopic capacity
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Junyong Zhu, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils Disintegrated from different Approaches
• Ronald C. Sabo, Liwei Jin, Nicole M. Stark, Rebecca E. Ibach. 2013. Effect of environmental conditions on the mechanical properties and fungal degradation of polycaprolactone/microcrystalline cellulose/wood flour composites
• Yottha Srithep, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Lih-Sheng Turng, Srikanth Pilla, Jun Peng. 2012. Effect of Material Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Polymers/Nanofibrillated Cellulose (NFC) Nano Composites
• Ronald C. Sabo, Jung-Hun Seo, Zhenqiang Ma. 2012. Cellulose Nanofiber Composite Substrates for Flexible Electronics
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Zhiyong Cai. 2012. High-Performance Cellulose Nanofibril Composite Films
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Ronald C. Sabo, Richard Reiner, Craig M. Clemons, Alan W. Rudie. 2012. Spatially Resolved Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystal-Polypropylene Composite by Confocal Raman Microscopy
• Lih-Sheng Turng, Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Yottha Srithep. 2012. Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) reinforced polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) nanocomposites: properties, solubility of carbon dioxide, and foaming
• Altaf H. Basta, Houssni El-Saied, Jerrold Winandy, Ronald C. Sabo. 2011. Preformed amide-containing biopolymer for improving the environmental performance of synthesized urea–formaldehyde in agro-fiber composites
• Ronald C. Sabo, Craig M. Clemons, Kolby Hirth. 2011. The effects of different silane crosslinking approaches on composites of polyethylene blends and wood flour
• Ronald C. Sabo, Michael L. Kaland, Kolby Hirth, Craig M. Clemons. 2011. Effects of silane on the properties of wood-plastic composites with polyethylene-polypropylene blends as matrices
• Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John Dagata, Natalia Farkas, Bin Ming, Ryan Wagner, Arvind Raman, Robert J. Moon, Ronald C. Sabo, Theodore H. Wegner, James Beecher. 2011. Development of the metrology and imaging of cellulose nanocrystals
• Junyong Zhu, Ronald C. Sabo, Xiaolin Luo. 2011. Integrated production of nano-fibrillated cellulose and cellulosic biofuel (ethanol) by enzymatic fractionation of wood fibers
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Ronald C. Sabo, Richard Reiner, Craig M. Clemons, Alan W. Rudie. 2009. Raman analysis and mapping of cellulose nanocrystal-polypropylene composite
• Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John Dagata, Natalia Farkas, Bin Ming, Ronald C. Sabo, Theodore H. Wegner, James Beecher. 2008. Cellulose nanocrystals the next big nano-thing?
• Ronald C. Sabo, Jerrold Winandy, Carol A. Clausen, Altaf Basta. 2008. Remediation and recycling of WBP-treated lumber for use as flakeboard
• Ronald C. Sabo, Carol A. Clausen, Jerrold Winandy. 2008. Thermochemical remediation of preservative-treated wood
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Junyong Zhu. 1994. A synoptic climatology for forest fires in the NE US and future implications for GCM simulations

• Project
  

  P3Nano Program: Public-Private Partnership

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/p3nano
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory

Multimedia

• Webinars

  Smaller than A Woodchip: Packaging for a Sustainable Future

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/products/multimedia/webinars/smaller-woodchip-packaging-sustainable-future

• University of Florida, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2001
• Vanderbilt University, B.E., Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, 1997