Zhiyong Cai, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Juan Tarlera, Ruiqi Li, Jonathan Lacuesta, Haiqiu Jiang, Tara L. Keyser, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Thomas Elder, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Mathew F. Smidt, Yucheng Peng. 2026. Biochar for Lead Ion Removal from Aqueous Solutions: the Effect of Inorganic Carbonate
• Ruiqi Li, Tara L. Keyser, Thomas Elder, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Yucheng Peng. 2026. Lead ion removal from aqueous solutions using biochar materials from different wood species
• Qiangu Yan, Neda Arabzadeh Nosratabad, Xiangwei Du, Timothy Ketelboeter, Caixia Wan, Zhiyong Cai. 2025. Highly effective lead removal by novel alkaline biochar prepared by pyrolysis of woody biomass impregnated with low-level NaOH
• Seyed Abolghasem Fatemi, Rubin Shmulsky, Zhiyong Cai, Qiangu Yan, Zach Kyzer. 2025. Nondestructive Evaluation of Lignin-Foam Blocks Using Acoustic Velocity Method
• Manish Neupane, Xiahua Zhong, Guanhui Gao, Qiangu Yan, Jinwu Wang, Zhiyong Cai, Yingchao Yang. 2025. In situ growth of carbon nanotubes in biomass carbon for energy storage: The denser the better?
• Qiangu Yan, Timothy Ketelboeter, Wenjun Fan, Caixia Wan, Zhiyong Cai. 2024. Eco-foaming lignin for innovative rigid foam
• Qiangu Yan, Hanwen Zhang, Timothy Ketelboeter, Yucheng Peng, Caixia Wan, Zhiyong Cai. 2024. Tuning thermal and graphitization behaviors of lignin via complexation with transition metal ions for the synthesis of multilayer graphene-based materials
• Yucheng Peng, Ruiqi Li, Muhammad Irfan, Shaoyang Liu, Dengjun Wang, Thomas Elder, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai. 2024. Lead ion adsorption by biochar manufactured from downed timber: the effect of downed timber maturity and environmental exposure period
• Hanwen Zhang, Qiangu Yan, Yucheng Peng, Zhiyong Cai, Caixia Wan. 2024. Upgrading Lignin into Graphene‐Based Materials: State of the Art and Perspectives
• Neda Arabzadeh Nosratabad, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Caixia Wan. 2024. Exploring nanomaterial-modified biochar for environmental remediation applications
• Akhter Zia, Manish Neupane, Aidan McGlone, Rui He, Ruikun Xin, Yifeng Liu, Qiangu Yan, Jinwu Wang, Ling Li, Zhiyong Cai, Pei Dong, Yingchao Yang. 2024. Coupling metal-organic frameworks and wood-based carbon for water remediation
• Shuoyang Qiu, Huilong Zhang, Qiangu Yan, Linda Katehi, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai, Zhenqiang Ma, SHUOYANG QIU. 2023. Flexible Lumped Microwave Passive Components and Filters on Cellulose Nanofibril Substrates
• Manish Neupane, Qiangu Yan, Rui He, Rihab Masmoudi, Yifeng Liu, Zoe Benedict, Jinwu Wang, Carl Tripp, Pei Dong, Zhiyong Cai, Yingchao Yang. 2023. Sodium‐Dictated Free‐Standing Lignin‐Carbon Electrode towards Ultrahigh Capacitance
• Qiangu Yan, Timothy Ketelboeter, Zhiyong Cai. 2022. Production of COx-Free Hydrogen and Few-Layer Graphene Nanoplatelets by Catalytic Decomposition of Methane over Ni-Lignin-Derived Nanoparticles
• Qiangu Yan, Timothy Ketelboeter, Zhiyong Cai. 2022. A Study of the Key Factors on Production of Graphene Materials from Fe-Lignin Nanocomposites through a Molecular Cracking and Welding (MCW) Method
• Qiangu Yan, Jinghao Li, Zhiyong Cai. 2021. Preparation and characterization of chars and activated carbons from wood wastes
• Jinwu Wang, Lu Wang, Douglas J. Gardner, Stephen M. Shaler, Zhiyong Cai. 2021. Towards a cellulose-based society: opportunities and challenges
• Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai. 2021. Issues in Preparation of Metal-Lignin Nanocomposites by Coprecipitation Method
• Qiangu Yan, Rachel A. Arango, Jinghao Li, Zhiyong Cai. 2021. Fabrication and characterization of carbon foams using 100% Kraft lignin
• Nicole M. Stark, Zhiyong Cai. 2021. Chapter 11: Wood-based composite materials: panel products, glued laminated timber, structural composite lumber, and wood–nonwood composites
• Zhiyong Cai, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Chapter 12: Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
• Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai. 2020. Pt-Promoted Tungsten Carbide Nanostructures on Mesoporous Pinewood-Derived Activated Carbon for Catalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde at Low Temperatures
• Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai. 2020. Effect of Solvents on Fe–Lignin Precursors for Production Graphene-Based Nanostructures
• Qiangu Yan, Charles R. Boardman, Zhiyong Cai. 2020. Thermal stability of metal-lignin composites prepared by coprecipitation method
• Huilong Zhang, Jinghao Li, Dong Liu, Seunghwan Min, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Kanglin Xiong, Sung Hyun Park, Jisoo Kim, Yei Hwan Jung, Jeongpil Park, Juhwan Lee, Jung Han, Linda Katehi, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong, Zhenqiang Ma. 2020. Heterogeneously integrated flexible microwave amplifiers on a cellulose nanofibril substrate
• Qiangu Yan, Jinghao Li, Xuefeng Zhang, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2019. Mass production of graphene materials from solid carbon sources using a molecular cracking and welding method
• Jinghao Li, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai. 2019. Fabrication and characterization of emulsified and freeze-dried epoxy/cellulose nanofibril nanocomposite foam
• Jinghao Li, Qiangu Yan, Xuefeng Zhang, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2019. Efficient conversion of lignin waste to high value bio-graphene oxide nanomaterials
• Qiangu Yan, Xuefeng Zhang, Jinghao Li, El Barbary Hassan, Chuji Wang, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2018. Catalytic conversion of Kraft lignin to bio-multilayer graphene materials under different atmospheres
• Qiangu Yan, Jinghao Li, Xuefeng Zhang, El Barbary Hassan, Chuji Wang, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2018. Catalytic graphitization of kraft lignin to graphene-based structures with four different transitional metals
• Qiangu Yan, Jinghao Li, Xuefeng Zhang, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2018. Synthetic bio-graphene based nanomaterials through different iron catalysts
• Jinghao Li, Liqing Wei, Weiqi Leng, John F. Hunt, Zhiyong Cai. 2018. Fabrication and characterization of cellulose nanofibrils/epoxy nanocomposite foam
• Qifeng Zheng, Liming Fang, Haiquan Guo, Kefang Yang, Zhiyong Cai, Mary Ann B. Meador, Shaoqin Gong. 2018. Highly porous polymer aerogel film-based triboelectric nanogenerators
• Jinwu Wang, Douglas J. Gardner, Nicole M. Stark, Douglas W. Bousfield, Mehdi Tajvidi, Zhiyong Cai. 2018. Moisture and oxygen barrier properties of cellulose nanomaterial-based films
• Xuefeng Zhang, Qiangu Yan, El Barbary Hassan, Jinghao Li, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2017. Temperature effects on formation of carbon-based nanomaterials from kraft lignin
• Qifeng Zheng, Alexander Kvit, Zhiyong Cai, Zhenqiang Ma, Shaoqin Gong. 2017. A freestanding cellulose nanofibril–reduced graphene oxide–molybdenum oxynitride aerogel film electrode for all-solid-state supercapacitors with ultrahigh energy density
• Weiqi Lei, H. Michael Barnes, Jilei Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Effect of processing parameters on the synthesis of lignin-based graphene-encapsulated copper nanoparticles
• Chunhua Yao, Xin Yin, Yanhao Yu, Zhiyong Cai, Xudong Wang. 2017. Chemically functionalized natural cellulose materials for effective triboelectric nanogenerator development
• Weiqi Leng, H. Barnes, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2017. Temperature and copper concentration effects on the formation of graphene-encapsulated copper nanoparticles from kraft lignin
• Junfeng Hou, Zhiyong Cai, Keyang Lu. 2017. Cone calorimeter evaluation of reinforced hybrid wood-aluminum composites
• Huanrong Liu, Zehui Jiang, Zhengjun Sun, Yan Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Xiubiao Zhang. 2017. Impact performance of two bamboo-based laminated composites
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka, Stan Lebow, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Accelerated aging of preservative-treated structural plywood
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Orthogonal model and experimental data for analyzing wood-fiber-based tri-axial ribbed structural panels in bending
• Weiqi Leng, H. Michael Barnes, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2016. Low temperature synthesis of graphene-encapsulated copper nanoparticles from kraft lignin
• Chunhua Yao, Alberto Hernandez, Yanhao Yu, Zhiyong Cai, Xudong Wang. 2016. Triboelectric nanogenerators and power-boards from cellulose nanofibrils and recycled materials
• Tianliang Zhai, Qifeng Zheng, Zhiyong Cai, Hesheng Xia, Shaoqin Gong. 2016. Synthesis of polyvinyl alcohol/cellulose nanofibril hybrid aerogel microspheres and their use as oil/solvent superabsorbents
• Xiyi Cheng, Xia He, Jie Xie, Peng Quan, Kang Xu, Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai. 2016. Effect of the particle geometry and adhesive mass percentage on the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard made from peanut hull
• C. Yao, F. Wang, Zhiyong Cai, X. Wang. 2016. Aldehyde-functionalized porous nanocellulose for effective removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions
• Hongyi Mi, Chien-Hao Liu, Tzu-Husan Chang, Jung-Hun Seo, Huilong Zhang, Sang June Cho, Nader Behdad, Zhenqiang Ma, Chunhua Yao, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong. 2016. Characterizations of biodegradable epoxy-coated cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) thin film for flexible microwave applications
• Zhaodong Li, Chunhua Yao, Yi-Cheng Wang, Solomon Mikael, Sundaram Gunasekaran, Zhenqiang Ma, Zhiyong Cai, Xudong Wang. 2016. High-density platinum nanoparticle-decorated titanium dioxide nanofiber networks for efficient capillary photocatalytic hydrogen generation
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2016. Simplified analytical model and balanced design approach for light-weight wood-based structural panel in bending
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2016. Improved fatigue performance for wood-based structural panels using slot and tab construction
• Sung Phil Mun, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2015. Preparation of Fe-cored carbon nanomaterials from mountain pine beetle-killed pine wood
• Mingshan Wu, Jianfeng Ma, Zhiyong Cai, Genlin Tian, Shumin Yang, Youhong Wang, Xing'e Liu. 2015. Rational synthesis of zerovalent iron/bamboo charcoal composites with high saturation magnetization
• Yan Qing, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu, Chunhua Yao, Qinglin Wu, Xianjun Li. 2015. Facile preparation of optically transparent and hydrophobic cellulose nanofibril composite films
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2015. Testing and evaluation of a slot and tab construction technique for light-weight wood-fiber-based structural panels under bending
• Qifeng Zheng, Zhiyong Cai, Zhenqiang Ma, Shaoqin Gong. 2015. Cellulose nanofibril/reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid aerogels for highly flexible and all-solid-state supercapacitors
• Qiangu Yan, Rui Li, Hossein Toghiani, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2015. Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanospheres obtained by hydrothermal carbonization of wood-derived and other saccharides
• Tianliang Zhai, Qifeng Zheng, Zhiyong Cai, Lih-Sheng Turng, Hesheng Xia, Shaoqin Gong. 2015. Poly(vinyl alcohol)/cellulose nanofibril hybrid aerogels with an aligned microtubular porous structure and their composites with polydimethylsiloxane
• Yei Hwan Jung, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Huilong Zhang, Chunhua Yao, Qifeng Zheng, Vina Yang, Hongyi Mi, Munho Kim, Sang June Cho, Dong-Wook Park, Hao Jiang, Juhwan Lee, Yijie Qiu, Weidong Zhou, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong, Zhenqiang Ma. 2015. High-performance green flexible electronics based on biodegradable cellulose nanofibril paper
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2015. Fatigue behavior of wood-fiber-based tri-axial engineered sandwich composite panels (ESCP)
• 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
• 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
• John I. Zerbe, Zhiyong Cai, George B. Harpole. 2015. An Evolutionary History of Oriented Strandboard (OSB)
• Qiangu Yan, Hossein Toghiani, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2014. Formation of nanocarbon spheres by thermal treatment of woody char from fast pyrolysis process
• Zhaodong Li, Chunhua Yao, Fei Wang, Zhiyong Cai, Xudong Wang. 2014. Cellulose nanofiber-templated three-dimension TiO ₂ hierarchical nanowire network for photoelectrochemical photoanode
• Yucheng Peng, Sergio A. Gallegos, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han, Zhiyong Cai. 2014. Maleic anhydride polypropylene modified cellulose nanofibril polypropylene nanocomposites with enhanced impact strength
• Zhijia Liu, Benhua Fei, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai, Xing'e Liu. 2014. Important properties of bamboo pellets to be used as commercial solid fuel in China
• Zhaodong Li, Chunhua Yao, Yanhao Yu, Zhiyong Cai, Xudong Wang. 2014. Highly-efficient capillary photoelectrochemical water splitting using cellulose nanofiber-templated TiO₂ photoanodes
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2014. Wood-based Tri-Axial Sandwich Composite Materials: Design, Fabrication, Testing, Modeling and Application
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Shaoqin Gong, Zhiyong Cai. 2014. High Strength Wood-based Sandwich Panels reinforced with fiberglass and foam
• Qifeng Zheng, Zhiyong Cai, Shaoqin Gong. 2014. Green Synthesis of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-cellulose nanofibril (CNF) hybrid aerogels and their use as superabsorbents
• Zhiqiang Li, Zehui Jiang, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Xuejun Pan. 2014. Comparison of bamboo green, timber and yellow in sulfite, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide pretreatments for enzymatic saccharification
• Yao Chen, Nicole M. Stark, Zhiyong Cai, Charles R. Frihart, Linda F. Lorenz, Rebecca E. Ibach. 2014. Chemical Modification of Kraft Lignin: Effect on Chemical and Thermal Properties
• Cheng Piao, Zhiyong Cai, Nicole M. Stark, Charles J. Montezun. 2014. Dimensional stability of wood-plastic composites reinforced with potassium methyl siliconate modified fiber and sawdust made from beetle-killed trees
• Xianjun Li, Yiqiang Wu, Zhiyong Cai, Jerrold E. Winandy. 2013. Primary properties of MDF using thermomechanical pulp made from oxalic acid pretreated rice straw particles
• Xianmiao Liu, Zhijia Liu, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Zehui Jiang, Xing'e Liu. 2013. Comparative Properties of Bamboo and Rice Straw Pellets
• Yao Chen, Charles R. Frihart, Zhiyong Cai, Linda F. Lorenz, Nicole M. Stark. 2013. Lignin-based Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins from Purified CO₂ Precipitated Kraft lignin (PCO₂KL)
• Zhijia Liu, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai, Benhua Fei, Yan Yu, Xing'e Liu. 2013. Effects of carbonization conditions on properties of bamboo pellets
• Yao Chen, Charles R. Frihart, Zhiyong Cai, Linda F. Lorenz, Nicole M. Stark. 2013. Lignin-based Phenol-Formalehyde Resins from Purified CO₂ Precipitated Kraft Lignin (PCO₂KL)
• Qiangu Yan, Fei Yu, Jian Liu, Jason Street, Jinsen Gao, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2013. Catalytic conversion wood syngas to synthetic aviation turbine fuels over a multifunctional catalyst
• Zhijia Liu, Xing'e Liu, Benhua Fei, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai, Yan Yu. 2013. The properties of pellets from mixing bamboo and rice straw
• Zengqian Shi, Zhiyong Cai, Siqun Wang, Qixin Zhong, Joseph J. Bozell. 2013. Short-time ultrasonication treatment in enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass
• Sung Phil Mun, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2013. Magnetic separation of carbon-encapsulated Fe nanoparticles from thermally-treated wood char
• Sung Phil Mun, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2013. Fe-catalyzed thermal conversion of sodium lignosulfonate to graphene
• 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
• Yan Qing, Robert J. Ross, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Nondestructive Measurement of Dynamic Modulus for Cellulose Nanofibril Films
• Zhiyong Cai, Alan W. Rudie, Theodore H. Wegner. 2013. Chapter 11: Integrated Technology for Biobased Composites
• Yucheng Peng, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han, Alper Kiziltas, Zhiyong Cai, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2013. Influence of drying method on the material properties of nanocellulose I: thermostability and crystallinity
• Cheng Piao, Zhiyong Cai, Nicole M. Stark, Charles J. Monlezun. 2013. Potassium methyl siliconate-treated pulp fibers and their effects on wood plastic composites: Water sorption and dimensional stability
• Zhijia Liu, John F. Hunt, Zhiyong Cai. 2013. Fire performance of fiber board coated with nano kaolin-clay film
• James Bridwell, Robert J. Ross, Zhiyong Cai, David E. Kretschmann. 2013. USDA Forest Products Laboratory's Debris Launcher
• Jinghao Li, John F. Hunt, Zhiyong Cai, Xianyan Zhou. 2013. Bending analyses for 3D engineered structural panels made from laminated paper and carbon fabric
• Benhua Fei, Zhijia Liu, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai. 2013. Mechanical properties of moso bamboo treated with chemical agents
• 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
• Yucheng Peng, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han, Zhiyong Cai, Mandla A. Tshabalala. 2013. Influence of drying method on the surface energy of cellulose nanofibrils determined by inverse gas chromatography
• 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
• Zhijia Liu, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai, Benhua Fei, Xing'e Liu. 2012. The Manufacturing Process of Bamboo Pellets
• Zhiqiang Li, Zehui Jiang, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Xuejun Pan. 2012. Ethanosolv Pretreatment of Bamboo with Dilute Acid for Efficient Enzymatic Saccharification
• Zhiqiang Li, Zehui Jiang, Yan Yu, Zhiyong Cai. 2012. Effective of Microwave-KOH Pretreatment on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Bamboo
• Jiali Jiang, Jianxiong Lu, Zhiyong Cai. 2012. The vibrational properties of Chinese fir wood during moisture sorption process
• Qiangu Yan, Fei Yu, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang. 2012. Catalytic upgrading nitrogen-riched wood syngas to liquid hydrocarbon mixture over Fe-Pd/ZSM-5 catalyst
• Sung Phil Mun, Zhiyong Cai, Fumiya Watanabe, Umesh P. Agarwal, Jilei Zhang. 2012. Thermal Conversion of Pine Wood Char to Carbon Nanomaterials in the Presence of Iron Nanoparticles
• Jianxiong Lu, Jiali Jiang, Yiqiang Wu, Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai. 2012. Effect of Moisture Sorption State on Vibrational Properties of Wood
• Yujie Meng, Siqun Wang, Zhiyong Cai, Timothy M. Young, Guanben Du, Yanjun Li. 2012. A novel sample preparation method to avoid influence of embedding medium during nano-indentation
• Zehui Jiang, Zhijia Liu, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Yan Yu, Xing’e Liu. 2012. The pyrolysis characteristics of moso bamboo
• Yuzhi Xu, Chunpeng Wang, Nicole M. Stark, Zhiyong Cai, Fuxiang Chu. 2012. Miscibility and thermal behavior of poly (ε-caprolactone)/long-chain ester of cellulose blends
• Yan Qing, Ronald C. Sabo, Yiqiang Wu, Zhiyong Cai. 2012. High-Performance Cellulose Nanofibril Composite Films
• Ye Liu, Qixin Zhong, Siqun Wang, Zhiyong Cai. 2011. Correlating physical changes and enhanced enzymatic saccharification of pine flour pretreated by Ν-Methylmorpholine-Ν-oxide
• Hossein Toghiani, Fei Yu, Zhiyong Cai, Jilei Zhang, Qiangu Yan. 2011. Effects of pyrolysis conditions on yield of bio-chars from pine chips
• Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai, Eric Horn, Jerrold Winandy. 2011. Effect of oxalic acid pretreatment of wood chips on manufacturing medium-density fiberboard
• Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai, Eric Horn, Jerrold Winandy. 2011. Oxalic acid pretreatment of rice straw particles and loblolly pine chips : release of hemicellulosic carbohydrates
• Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai, Jerrold Winandy, Altaf H. Basta. 2011. Effect of oxalic acid and steam pretreatment on the primary properties of UF-bonded rice straw particleboards
• Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai, Qunying Mou, Yiqiang Wu, Yuan Liu. 2011. Effects of heat treatment on some physical properties of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) wood
• Yan Yu, Alan W. Rudie, Zhiyong Cai. 2010. Preliminary study on flakeboard panels made from aspen slash wood
• Tao Wang, Zhiyong Cai, Lei Liu, Ilker S. Bayer, Abhijit Biswas. 2010. Nanotechnology : emerging applications of cellulose-based green magnetic nanocomposites
• Yicheng Du, Chuji Wang, Hossein Toghiani, Zhiyong Cai, Xiaojian Liu, Jilei Zhang, Qiangu Yan. 2010. Synthesis of carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles from wood char
• Jiyou Gu, Zhiyong Cai. 2010. Development and application of wood adhesives in China
• Zhiyong Cai. 2010. Wood-adhesive bonding failure : modeling and simulation
• Xian-jun Li, Ke-yang Lu, Lan-ying Lin, Yong-dong Zhou, Zhiyong Cai, Feng Fu. 2010. Fundamental characteristics of microwave explosion pretreatment of wood. I, Properties of temperature development
• Xianjun Li, Zhiyong Cai, Jerrold Winandy, Altaf H. Basta. 2010. Selected properties of particleboard panels manufactured from rice straws of different geometries
• Yan Wu, Siqun Wang, Dingguo Zhou, Cheng Xing, Yang Zhang, Zhiyong Cai. 2010. Evaluation of elastic modulus and hardness of crop stalks cell walls by nano-indentation
• Zhiyong Cai, Robert J. Ross. 2010. Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
• Nicole M. Stark, Zhiyong Cai, Charles G. Carll. 2010. Wood-based composite materials : panel products, glued-laminated timber, structural composite lumber, and wood-nonwood composite materials
• Zhiyong Cai. 2010. Opportunities of using bio-based materials for value-added composites
• Xianjun Li, Yongdong Zhou, Yonglin Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Fu Feng. 2010. A single cell model for pretreatment of wood by microwave explosion
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael Birkeland, James M. Wescott, Jane O'Dell, Jerrold Winandy. 2009. Effects of press sizes on internal steam pressure during particleboard hot-pressing process
• Zhiyong Cai. 2008. A new method of determining moisture gradient in wood
• Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Lawrence Andrew Soltis, R. R. Leavitt, Zhiyong Cai. 2007. Assessment of in-place wood floor systems
• Zhiyong Cai, Qinglin Wu, Guangping Han, Jong N. Lee. 2007. Tensile and thickness swelling properties of strands from Southern hardwoods and Southern pine : effect of hot-pressing and resin application
• Zhiyong Cai. 2007. Determining moisture gradient profile using X-Ray technique
• Zhiyong Cai, Jerrold Winandy. 2006. Opportunities for using bio-based fibers for value-added composites
• Zhiyong Cai. 2006. Selected properties of MDF and flakeboard overlaid with fiberglass mats
• Zhiyong Cai, James H. Muehl, Jerrold Winandy. 2006. Effects of panel density and mat moisture content on processing medium density fiberboard
• Zhiyong Cai, James H. Muehl, Jerrold Winandy. 2006. Effects of pressing schedule on formation of vertical density profile for MDF panels
• Zhiyong Cai, Jerrold Winandy. 2005. Opportunity and development of bio-based composites
• Guanben Du, Siqun Wang, Zhiyong Cai. 2005. Microwave drying of wood strands
• Zhiyong Cai, James M. Wescott, Jerrold Winandy. 2005. Strandboard made from soy-based adhesive with high soy content
• Qinglin Wu, Zhiyong Cai, Jong N. Lee. 2005. Tensile and dimensional properties of wood strands made from plantation southern pine lumber
• Zhiyong Cai, Qinglin Wu, Jong N. Lee, Salim Hiziroglu. 2004. Influence of board density, mat construction, and chip type on performance of particleboard made from eastern redcedar
• Zhiyong Cai. 2004. Evaluating the warping of laminated particleboard panels
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2003. Screw withdrawal : a means to evaluate densities of in-situ wood members
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2000. Static and vibration moduli of elasticity of salvaged and new joists
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 1999. Nondestructive methods for the structural evaluation of wood floor systems in historic buildings : preliminary results : [abstract]

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  Environmental Remediation Using Biochar

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/biochar-environmental-remediation
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  Forest Products Laboratory
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  Biochar Usefulness on Mine Sites

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/bil-biochar-mine-sites
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  Forest Products Laboratory
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  Prototyping and manufacturing full size biochar-based panels for fire-resistant and environmental remediation applications

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/bil-biochar-panels-fire-remediation
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  Forest Products Laboratory
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  Developing Biochar with Desired Properties for Application Demonstration of Abandoned Mine-land Reclamation at Commercial Scale

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/bil-biochar-mined-land-reclamation
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  Forest Products Laboratory

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  Production and Utilization of Biochar A sustainable and Eco-friendly Approach

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  SCIENCEx Soils: How can research support timber management and soil science?

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  Smaller Than a Woodchip: Promising Applications of Nanocellulos & Lignin

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/products/multimedia/webinars/smaller-woodchip-promising-applications-nanocellulos-lignin

• Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Ph.D., Wood Science and Engineering
• Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China, M.S., Wood Science and technology
• East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, B.S., Physics