Stephen Chmely, Ph.D.

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Switchgrass Lignin with Ethanol Using Spinel-Type Mixed-Metal Oxide Catalysts Affords Control of the Oxidation State of Isolated Aromatic Products
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Godwin, James A., Babusci, Jonah P., Wonderling, Nichole M., Shallenberger, Jeffrey R., Seabright, Kendhl, Harper, David P., Chmely, Stephen C., 2024

A summer agricultural research program enlarges community college students’ perceptions of agricultural careers
Advancements in Agricultural Development, Donaldson, J, Gwinn, K, Stephens, C, Chmely, Stephen, Moody, T, 2023

Development of Nanocrystalline Graphite from Lignin Sources
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, García-Negrón, Valerie, Chmely, Stephen C., Ilavsky, Jan, Keffer, David J., Harper, David P., 2022

Enhancing the Matrix-Fiber Interface with a Surfactant Leads to Improved Performance Properties of 3D Printed Composite Materials Containing Cellulose Nanofibrils
ACS applied materials & interfaces, Battisto, Evan, Sarsfield, Shea, Lele, Saurabh, Williams, Teague, Catchmark, Jeffrey, Chmely, Stephen C., 2022

Improving uv curing in organosolv lignin-containing photopolymers for stereolithography by reduction and acylation
Polymers, Sutton, Jordan T., Rajan, Kalavathy, Harper, David P., Chmely, Stephen C., 2021

3D printing of lignin: Challenges, opportunities and roads onward
Biopolymers, Ebers, L. S., Arya, Aditi, Bowland, C. C., Glasser, W. G., Chmely, S. C., Naskar, A. K., Laborie, M. P., 2021

A Sequential Autohydrolysis-Ionic Liquid Fractionation Process for High Quality Lignin Production
Energy & Fuels, Wang, Jing, Rajan, Kalavathy, Annamraju, Aparna, Chmely, Stephen C., Pingali, Sai Venkatesh, Carrier, Danielle Julie, Labbé, Nicole, 2021

Recycling hot-water extractions of lignocellulosic biomass in bio-refinery for synthesis of carbon nanoparticles with amplified luminescence and its application in temperature sensing
Industrial Crops and Products, Zhang, Longfei, Lyu, Shaoyi, Zhang, Qijun, Chmely, Stephen C., Wu, Yuntao, Melcher, Chuck, Rajan, Kalavathy, Harper, David P., Wang, Siqun, Chen, Zhilin, 2020

Vapor-Phase Stabilization of Biomass Pyrolysis Vapors Using Mixed-Metal Oxide Catalysts
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Edmunds, Charles W., Mukarakate, Calvin, Xu, Mengze, Regmi, Yagya N., Hamilton, Choo, Schaidle, Joshua A., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2019

Dual-emitting film with cellulose nanocrystal-assisted carbon dots grafted SrAl₂O₄, Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ phosphors for temperature sensing
Carbohydrate Polymers, Zhang, Longfei, Lyu, Shaoyi, Zhang, Qijun, Wu, Yuntao, Melcher, Chuck, Chmely, Stephen C., Chen, Zhilin, Wang, Siqun, 2019

Mechanochemically directed metathesis in group 2 chemistry: calcium amide formation without solvent
Chemical Communications, Speight, Isaiah R., Chmely, Stephen C., Hanusa, Timothy P., Rheingold, Arnold L., 2019

Insight into molecular-level interactions between imidazolium-based ionic liquids and cellulose combining NMR, SAXS and MD simulations
Acta Crystallography, Annamraju, A, Smith, N, Petridis, L, O'Neill, H, Pingali, S, Chmely, Stephen, Labbé, N, 2019

Lignin-Containing Photoactive Resins for 3D Printing by Stereolithography
ACS applied materials & interfaces, Sutton, Jordan T., Rajan, Kalavathy, Harper, David P., Chmely, Stephen C., 2018

Sustainable Hydrogels Based on Lignin-Methacrylate Copolymers with Enhanced Water Retention and Tunable Material Properties
Biomacromolecules, Rajan, Kalavathy, Mann, Jeffrey K., English, Eldon, Harper, David P., Carrier, Danielle Julie, Rials, Timothy G., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2018

Hot water extraction as a pretreatment for reducing syngas inorganics impurities – A parametric investigation on switchgrass and loblolly pine bark
Fuel, Liu, Qiaoming, Labbé, Nicole, Adhikari, Sushil, Chmely, Stephen C., Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine, 2018

Catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of organosolv lignin using B-containing FeNi alloyed catalysts
Catalysis Today, Regmi, Yagya N., Mann, Jeffrey K., McBride, James R., Tao, Jingming, Barnes, Craig E., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2018

Structural changes in lignocellulosic biomass during activation with ionic liquids comprising 3-methylimidazolium cations and carboxylate anions 03 Chemical Sciences 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Biotechnology for Biofuels, Moyer, Preenaa, Kim, Keonhee, Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine, Chmely, Stephen C., Long, Brian K., Carrier, Danielle Julie, Labbé, Nicole, 2018

Relationship between lignocellulosic biomass dissolution and physicochemical properties of ionic liquids composed of 3-methylimidazolium cations and carboxylate anions
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Moyer, Preenaa, Smith, Micholas Dean, Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine, Chmely, Stephen C., Smith, Jeremy C., Petridis, Loukas, Labbé, Nicole, 2018

Chapter 2: Lignin Isolation Methodology for Biorefining, Pretreatment and Analysis, Bozell, Joseph J., Chmely, Stephen E., Hartwig, William, Key, Rebecca, Labbé, Nicole, Venugopal, Preenaa, Zuleta, Ernesto, 2018

Environmentally Friendly Process for Recovery of Wood Preservative from Used Copper Naphthenate-Treated Railroad Ties
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Haber, Holly L., Kim, Pyoungchung, Chmely, Stephen C., Lloyd, Jeff, Regmi, Yagya N., Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine, Labbé, Nicole, 2017

Scalable and Tunable Carbide-Phosphide Composite Catalyst System for the Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Regmi, Yagya N., Rogers, B. R., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2017

Lignin-coated cellulose nanocrystal filled methacrylate composites prepared via 3D stereolithography printing: Mechanical reinforcement and thermal stabilization
Carbohydrate Polymers, Feng, Xinhao, Yang, Zhaozhe, Chmely, Stephen, Wang, Qingwen, Wang, Siqun, Xie, Yanjun, 2017

Biomass Treatment Strategies for Thermochemical Conversion
Energy & Fuels, Liu, Qiaoming, Chmely, Stephen C., Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine, 2017

Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability Enhancement through Preferential Deposition of Phosphide on Carbide
ChemCatChem, Regmi, Yagya N., Roy, Asa, Goenaga, Gabriel A., McBride, James R., Rogers, Bridget R., Zawodzinski, Thomas A., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2017

Beneficial effects of: Trametes versicolor pretreatment on saccharification and lignin enrichment of organosolv-pretreated pinewood
RSC Advances, Kandhola, Gurshagan, Rajan, Kalavathy, Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen, Heringer, Nelson, Kim, Jin Woo, Hood, Elizabeth E., Carrier, Danielle Julie, 2017

Using a chelating agent to generate low ash bioenergy feedstock
Biomass and Bioenergy, Edmunds, Charles Warren, Hamilton, Choo, Kim, Keonhee, Chmely, Stephen C., Labbé, Nicole, 2017

Lattice Matched Carbide-Phosphide Composites with Superior Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability
Chemistry of Materials, Regmi, Yagya N., Roy, Asa, King, Laurie A., Cullen, David A., Meyer, Harry M., Goenaga, Gabriel A., Zawodzinski, Thomas A., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2017

Screening of Mixed-Metal Oxide Species for Catalytic Ex Situ Vapor-Phase Deoxygenation of Cellulose by py-GC/MS Coupled with Multivariate Analysis
Energy & Fuels, Kim, Pyoungchung, Rials, Timothy G., Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen C., 2016

Iron piano-stool complexes containing NHC ligands outfitted with pendent arms: Synthesis, characterization, and screening for catalytic transfer hydrogenation
RSC Advances, Das, Parthapratim, Elder, Thomas, Brennessel, William W., Chmely, Stephen C., 2016

Structural distortions in M[E(SiMe3)2]3 complexes (M = Group 15, f-Element; E = N, CH): Is three a crowd?
Inorganic Chemistry, Boyde, Nicholas C., Chmely, Stephen C., Hanusa, Timothy P., Rheingold, Arnold L., Brennessel, William W., 2014

A Mechanistic investigation of acid-catalyzed cleavage of aryl-ether linkages: Implications for lignin depolymerization in acidic environments
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Sturgeon, Matthew R., Kim, Seonah, Lawrence, Kelsey, Paton, Robert S., Chmely, Stephen C., Nimlos, Mark, Foust, Thomas D., Beckham, Gregg T., 2014

Lignin depolymerisation by nickel supported layered-double hydroxide catalysts
Green Chemistry, Sturgeon, Matthew R., O'Brien, Marykate H., Ciesielski, Peter N., Katahira, Rui, Kruger, Jacob S., Chmely, Stephen C., Hamlin, Jessica, Lawrence, Kelsey, Hunsinger, Glendon B., Foust, Thomas D., Baldwin, Robert M., Biddy, Mary J., Beckham, Gregg T., 2014