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Kyoung S Ro    Environmental Engineering /ARSUserFiles/35447/Kyoung_2023_small.jpg
 Kyoung S. Ro Research Environmental Engineer USDA-ARS Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center 2611 West Lucas St., Florence, SC 29501-1242 843-669-5203 x107 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2622-8279Kyoung.Ro@usda.gov
 Dr. Kyoung S. Ro is a research environmental engineer currently working on livestock air quality and waste-to-value added products.  His research interests are assessment of fugitive gas emission from animal feeding operations using different livestock manure treatment/storage techniques and development of innovative thermochemical processes in converting agricultural and livestock wastes to value-added products.
 **Education and Training:** Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
 Professional Experience: Research Environmental Engineer, USDA-ARS, Florence, SCAssociate Professor, Civil Engr. Dept., CCNY-CUNY, NY, NY.Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Env. Engr., LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Civil and Env. Engr., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
 Selected Publications: Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C., Johnson, M.H., Flesch, T.K., and Todd, R.W. Optimal sensor locations for the backward Lagrangian stochastic technique in measuring lagoon gas emission. J. Enviorn. Quality 43:1111-1118. 2014.
Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Johnson, M.G., Szogi, A.A., Libra, J.A., Spokas, K.A., and Bae, S. Leachate water quality of soils amended with different swine manure-based amendments. Chemosphere 142:92-99. 2015.
Ro, K.S. Kinetics and energetics of producing animal manure-based biochar. Bioenergy Res. 9: 447-453. 2016.
Han, L., Ro, K.S., Sun, K., Sun, H., Wang, Z., Libra, J.A., Xing, B. New evidence for high sorption capacity of hydrochar for hydrophobic organic pollutants. Environ. Sci. Tech. 50: 13274-13282. 2016.
Ro, K.S., Moore, Jr., P.A., Szogi, A.A., Millner, P.D. Ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from broiler houses with downtime windrowed litter. J. Environ. Qual. 46:498-504. 2017.
Ro, K.S., Flora, J.R.V., Bae, S., Libra, J.A., Berge, N.D., Alvarez-Murillo, A., Li, L. Properties of animal-manure based hydrochars and efficacy of published predictive models. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5:7317-7324. 2017.
Ro, K.S., Li, H., Hapeman, C.J., Harper, L.A., Flesch, T.K., Downey, P.M., McConnell, L., Torrents, A., Yao, Q. Enhanced dispersion and removal of ammonia emitted from a poultry house with a vegetative environmental buffer. Agriculture 2018, 8, 46; doi:3390/agriculture8040046
Ro, K.S., Vanotti, V.B., Szogi, A.A., Loughrin, J.H., Millner, P.D. High-rate solid-liquid separation coupled with nitrogen and phosphorous treatment of swine manure: Effect on ammonia emission. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2:62; doi:10.3389/fsuf.2018.00062. 2018.
Hwang, O.H., Lee, S.R., Cho, S.B., Ro, K.S., Spiehs, M., Woodbury, B., Silva, P.J., Han, D.W., Choi, H.C., Kim, K.-Y., Jung, M.-W. Efficacy of different biochars in removing odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from swine manure. ACS Sustainable Chem. & Engineering. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02881. 2018.
Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Berge, N.D., Flora, J.R.V., Bae, S., Pecenka, R. Combustion behavior of animal-manure based hydrochar and pyrochar. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7:470-478. 2019; DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03926.
Ro, K.S., Dietenberger, M.A., Libra, J.A., Proeschel, R., Atiyeh, H., Sahoo, K., Park, W.J. Production of liquid fuels from agricultural and forest residuals. Environments 6:97, 2019.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6080097
Sanchez-Hernandez, Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Chang, S, Park, B. Earthworms increase the potential for enzymatic bio-activation of biochars made from co-pyrolyzing animal manures and plastic wastes. J. Hazardous Mat. 408, 124405, 2021.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124405
Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Alvarez-Murillo, A. Comparative studies on water- or vapor-based hydrothermal carbonization: Process analysis. Energies 13 (21), 5733, 2020.
Ro, K.S., Woodbury, B., Spiehs, M., Szogi, A.A., Silva, P.J., Hwang, O., Cho, S. Pilot-scale H2S and swine odor removal system using commercially available biochar. Agronomy 11, 1611, 2021.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11081611
Ro, K.S., Jackson, M.A., Szogi, A.A., Compton, D.L., Moser, B.R., Berge, N.D. Sub- and near -critical hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures. Sustainability 14(9), 5052, 2022.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095052
Alvarez-Murillo, A., Libra, J.A., Ro, K.S. Theoretical framework for estimating design reactor pressure for water-based hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) systems. Thermal Sci. Eng. Progress 30, 101241, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101241
 ProjectsInnovative Manure Treatment Technologies and Enhanced Soil Health for Agricultural Systems of the Southeastern Coastal PlainIn-House Appropriated (D)Accession Number:440718
 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Maximizing the value of liquid product and minimizing carbon loss in hydrothermal processing: an evolution from carbonization to humification-(Peer Reviewed Journal)Hydrochar stability: understanding the role of moisture, time and temperature in its physiochemical changes-(Peer Reviewed Journal)Research needs and achievements in HTC technology-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Dang, C.H., Cappai, G., Jeong, C., Chung, J.W., Marchelli, F., Kulli, B., Ro, K.S., Roman, S. 2024. Research needs and achievements in HTC technology. Agronomy. 14(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020247.Enhancing fuel properties of napier grass via carbonization:
a comparison of vapothermal and hydrothermal carbonization treatments-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Paiagua, D.M., Libra, J.A., Rotter, V., Ro, K.S., Fischer, M., Linden, J. 2023. Enhancing fuel properties of napier grass via carbonization: a comparison of vapothermal and hydrothermal carbonization treatments. Agronomy. 13(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122881.Characterization of products from catalytic hydrothermal carbonization of animal manure-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Qaramaleki, S.V., Cardenas, J., Jackson, M.A., Compton, D.L., Szogi, A.A., Ro, K.S., Coronella, C.J. 2023. Characterization of products from catalytic hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures. Agronomy Journal. 13(9):2219. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092219.Valorization of face masks produced during COVID-19 pandemic through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC): a preliminary study-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Farru, G., Libra, J., Ro, K.S., Cannas, C., Cara, C., Muntoni, A., Piredda, M., Cappai, G. 2023. Valorization of face masks produced during COVID-19 pandemic through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC): a preliminary study. Sustainability. 15(12):9382. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129382.Data from: Comparative studies on water- and vapor-based hydrothermal carbonization: process analysis-(Database / Dataset)Changes in selected organic and inorganic compounds in hydrothermal carbonization (ATC) process liquid while in storage-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Marzban, N., Libra, J.A., Rotter, V.S., Ro, K.S., Paniagua, D.M., Flornenko, S. 2023. Changes in selected organic and inorganic compounds in hydrothermal carbonization (ATC) process liquid while in storage. ACS Omega. 8(4):4234-4243. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c07419.Earthworms increase the potential for enzymatic bio-activation of biochars made from co-pyrolyzing animal manures and plastic wastes-(Database / Dataset) Sanchez-Hernandez, J.C., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Chang, S., Park, B. 2022. Earthworms increase the potential for enzymatic bio-activation of biochars made from co-pyrolyzing animal manures and plastic wastes. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kprr4xh6q.Renewable energy, cleaner environments, and sustainable agriculture from pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization of residuals-(Book / Chapter) Ducey, T.F., Jeong, C., Ro, K.S. 2022. Renewable energy, cleaner environments, and sustainable agriculture from pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization of residuals. Academic Press. 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85343-9.00009-4.Sub- and near-critical hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Jackson, M.A., Szogi, A.A., Compton, D.L., Moser, B.R., Berge, N.D. 2022. Sub- and near-critical hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures. Sustainability. 14(9). Article 5052. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095052.Theoretical framework for estimating design reactor pressure for water-based hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) systems-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Alvarez-Murillo, A., Libra, J.A., Ro, K.S. 2022. Theoretical framework for estimating design reactor pressure for water-based hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) systems. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 30:101241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101241.Pilot-scale H2S and swine odor removal system using commercially available biochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Woodbury, B.L., Spiehs, M.J., Szogi, A.A., Silva, P.J., Hwang, O., Cho, S. 2021. Pilot-scale H2S and swine odor removal system using commercially available biochar. Agronomy [MDPI]. 11(8). Article 1611. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11081611.Swine manure dilution with lagoon effluent impact on odor reduction and manure digestion-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hwang, O., Scoggin, K.D., Andersen, D., Ro, K.S., Trabue, S.L. 2021. Swine manure dilution with lagoon effluent impact on odor reduction and manure digestion. Journal of Environmental Quality. 50(2):336-349. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20197.Editorial to special issue "Innovative animal manure management for environmental protection, improved soil fertility and crop production"-(Book / Chapter) Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Sigua, G.C. 2020. Editorial to special issue "Innovative animal manure management for environmental protection, improved soil fertility and crop production." In: Ro. K.S., Szogi, A.A., Sigua, G.C., editors. Innovative animal manure management for environmental protection, improved soil fertility and crop production. Switzerland: MDPI Books. p. ix-xi.Comparative studies on water- and vapor-based hydrothermal carbonization: Process analysis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Alvarez-Murillo, A. 2020. Comparative studies on water- and vapor-based hydrothermal carbonization: Process analysis. Energies [MDPI]. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215733.Earthworms increase the potential for enzymatic bio-activation of biochars made from co-pyrolyzing animal manures and plastic wastes-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sanchez-Hernandez, Juan C., Ro, Kyoung S., Szogi, Ariel A., Chang, Sechin, Park, Bosoon. 2021. Earthworms increase the potential for enzymatic bio-activation of biochars made from co-pyrolyzing animal manures and plastic wastes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124405.Microwave-assisted dry reforming of methane for syngas production: a review-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Phuong Pham, T.T., Ro, K.S., Chen, L., Mahajan, D., Siang, T., Ashik, U., Hayashi, J., Minh, D., Vo, D.N. 2020. Microwave-assisted dry reforming of methane for syngas production: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-020-01055-0.Potential use of earthworms to enhance decaying of biodegradable plastics-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sanchez-Hernandez, J.C., Capowiez, Y., Ro, K.S. 2020. Potential use of earthworms to enhance decaying of biodegradable plastics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(11):4292-4316. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05450. Available: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05450.Innovative animal manure management for environmental protection, improved soil fertility and crop production-(Book / Chapter) Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Sigua, G.C. 2020. Innovative animal manure management for environmental protection, improved soil fertility and crop production. Environments. Switzerland: MDI Books. 164 p. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03921-957-5.Production of ethanol from livestock, agricultural, and forest residuals: an economic feasibility study-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Dietenberger, M.A., Libra, J.A., Proeschel, R., Atiyeh, H.K., Sahoo, K., Park, W.J. 2019. Production of ethanol from livestock, agricultural, and forest residuals: an economic feasibility study. Environments [MDPI]. 6(8):97. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6080097.Nitrogen mineralization in a sandy soil amended with treated low-phosphorus broiler litter-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Szogi, A.A., Shumaker, P.D., Ro, K.S., Sigua, G.C. 2019. Nitrogen mineralization in a sandy soil amended with treated low-phosphorus broiler litter. Environments [MDPI]. 6(8):96. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6080096.Selective hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into methanol-(Book / Chapter)Biochar and earthworms working in tandem: research opportunities for soil bioremediation-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sanchez-Hernandez, J.C., Ro, K.S., Diaz, F.J. 2019. Biochar and earthworms working in tandem: research opportunities for soil bioremediation. Science of the Total Environment. 688:574-583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.212.Combustion behavior of animal-manure based hydrochar and pyrochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Bae, S., Berge, N., Flora, J.V., Pecenka, R. 2018. Combustion behavior of animal-manure based hydrochar and pyrochar. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7:470-478. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03926.Efficacy of different biochars in removing odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from swine manure-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hwang, O., Lee, S.R., Cho, S.B., Ro, K.S., Spiehs, M.J., Woodbury, B.L., Silva, P.J., Han, D.W., Choi, H.C., Kim, K.Y., Jung, M. 2018. Efficacy of different biochars in removing odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from swine manure. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02881.High-rate solid-liquid separation coupled with nitrogen and phosphorous treatment of swine manure: Effect on ammonia emission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Szogi, A.A., Loughrin, J.H., Millner, P.D. 2018. High-rate solid-liquid separation coupled with nitrogen and phosphorous treatment of swine manure: Effect on ammonia emission. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2018.00062.High-rate solid-liquid separation coupled with nitrogen and phosphorus treatment of swine manure: Effect on water quality-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Vanotti, M.B., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Loughrin, J.H., Millner, P.D. 2018. High-rate solid-liquid separation coupled with nitrogen and phosphorus treatment of swine manure: Effect on water quality. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2:49. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2018.00049.Nitrogen mineralization and nitrous oxide emissions in a sandy soil amended with low-phosphorus broiler litter-(Abstract Only)Enhanced dispersion and removal of ammonia emitted from a poultry house with a vegetative environmental buffer-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Li, H., Hapeman, C.J., Harper, L.A., Flesch, T.K., Downey, P.M., Mcconnell, L., Torrents, A., Yao, Q. 2018. Enhanced dispersion and removal of ammonia emitted from a poultry house with a vegetative environmental buffer. Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8040046.Hydrothermal carbonization: modeling, final properties design and applications: a review-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Roman, S., Libra, J.A., Berge, N., Sabio, E., Ro, K.S., Li, L., Ledesma, B., Alvarez-Murillo, A., Bae, S. 2018. Hydrothermal carbonization: modeling, final properties design and applications: a review. Energies. 11:216. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11010216.A simple mathematical method to estimate ammonia emission from in-house windrowing of poultry litter-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Moore Jr, P.A. 2018. A simple mathematical method to estimate ammonia emission from in-house windrowing of poultry litter. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2018.1428273.Oxidation resistance of biochars as a function of feedstock and pyrolysis condition-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Han, L., Ro, K.S., Sun, K., Sun, H., Libra, J.A., Xing, B. 2017. Oxidation resistance of biochars as a function of feedstock and pyrolysis condition. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.014.Hydrothermal carbonization of food waste for nutrient recovery and resuse-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Idowu, I., Liang, L., Flora, J., Pellechia, P.J., Darko, S.A., Ro, K.S., Berge, N.D. 2017. Hydrothermal carbonization of food waste for nutrient recovery and resuse. Waste Management. 69:480-491. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X17306293.Properties of animal-manure based hydrochars and predictions using published models-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Flora, J., Bae, S., Libra, J.A., Berge, N., Alvarez-Murillo, A., Li, L. 2017. Properties of animal-manure based hydrochars and predictions using published models. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5:7317-7324.Hydrothermal carbonization of livestock mortality for the reduction of pathogens and microbially-derived DNA-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ducey, T.F., Collins, J.C., Ro, K.S., Woodbury, B.L., Griffin, D. 2017. Hydrothermal carbonization of livestock mortality for the reduction of pathogens and microbially-derived DNA. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. 11(3):9-16.Removal of antimony (III) and cadmium (II) from aqueous solution using animal manure-derived hydrochars and pyrochars-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Han, L., Sun, H., Ro, K.S., Sun, K., Libra, J., Xing, B. 2017. Removal of antimony (III) and cadmium (II) from aqueous solution using animal manure-derived hydrochars and pyrochars. Bioresource Technology. 234:77-85.Ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from broiler houses with downtime windrowed litter-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Moore Jr, P.A., Szogi, A.A., Millner, P.D. 2017. Ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from broiler houses with downtime windrowed litter. Journal of Environmental Quality. 46:498-504.Nitrous oxide emissions from soil amended with low-phosphorus broiler litter-(Abstract Only)New evidence for high sorption capacity of hydrochar for hydrophobic organic pollutants-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Han, L., Ro, K.S., Sun, K., Wang, Z., Sun, H., Libra, J.A., Xing, B. 2016. New evidence for high sorption capacity of hydrochar for hydrophobic organic pollutants. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 50:13274-13282. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b02401.Kinetics and energetics of producing animal-manure-based biochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S. 2016. Kinetics and energetics of producing animal-manure-based biochar. BioEnergy Research. 9:447-453.Physically (CO2) activated hydrochars from hickory and peanut hull: preparation, characterization, and sorption of methylene blue, lead, copper, and cadmium-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Fang, J., Gao, B., Zimmerman, A.R., Ro, K.S., Chen, J. 2016. Physically (CO2) activated hydrochars from hickory and peanut hull: preparation, characterization, and sorption of methylene blue, lead, copper, and cadmium. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances. 65:24906-24911.Hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures: Processes and energetics-(Abstract Only)Livestock waste-to-energy opportunities-(Abstract Only)Ammonia and hydrogen sulfide removal using biochar-(Abstract Only)Swine odor removal with biochar-(Abstract Only)Monte Carlo uncertainty analyses of a bLS inverse-dispersion technique for measuring gas emissions from livestock operations-(Abstract Only)Greenhouse gas and ammonia emission from a litter-windrowing in bird houses-(Abstract Only)Nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen enriched low-phosphorus pelletized broiler litter-(Abstract Only)Removing gaseous NH3 using biochar as an adsorbent-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Lima, I.M., Reddy, G.B., Jackson, M.A., Gao, B. 2015. Removing gaseous NH3 using biochar as an adsorbent. Agriculture. 5:991-1002. doi: 10.3390/agriculture5040991.Efficacy of chicken litter and wood biochars and their activated counterparts in heavy metal clean up from wastewater-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Lima, I.M., Ro, K.S., Reddy, G.B., Boykin, D.L., Klasson, K.T. 2015. Efficacy of chicken litter and wood biochars and their activated counterparts in heavy metal clean up from wastewater. Agriculture. 5(3):806-825.Sorption of four hydrophobic organic contaminants by biochars derived from maize straw, wood dust and swine manure at different pyrolytic temperatures-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wang, Z., Han, L., Sun, K., Jin, J., Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Liu, X., Xing, B. 2015. Sorption of four hydrophobic organic contaminants by biochars derived from maize straw, wood dust and swine manure at different pyrolytic temperatures. Chemosphere. 144:285-291. doi: org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.042.Variation in sorption of propiconazole with biochars: The effect of temperature, mineral, molecular structure, and nano-porosity-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, K., Kang, M., Ro, K.S., Libra, J., Zhao, Y., Xing, B. 2015. Variation in sorption of propiconazole with biochars: The effect of temperature, mineral, molecular structure, and nano-porosity. Chemosphere. 142:56-63. doi: org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.07.018.Biochars multifunctional role as a novel technology in the agricultural, environmental, and industrial sectors-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Novak, J.M., Ro, K.S., Ok, Y.S., Sigua, G.C., Spokas, K.A., Uchimiya, S.M., Bolan, N. 2016. Biochars multifunctional role as a novel technology in the agricultural, environmental, and industrial sectors. Chemosphere. 142:1-3.Leachate water quality of soils amended with different swine manure-based amendments-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Johnson, M.G., Szogi, A.A., Libra, J.A., Spokas, K.A., Bae, S. 2015. Leachate water quality of soils amended with different swine manure-based amendments. Chemosphere. 142:92-99. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.023.Assessing the environmental impact of energy production from hydrochar generated via hydrothermal carbonization of food wastes-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Berge, N.D., Li, L., Flora, J., Ro, K.S. 2015. Assessing the environmental impact of energy production from hydrochar generated via hydrothermal carbonization of food wastes. Journal of Waste Management. 43:203-217.Leachate water quality from soils amended with swine manure based biochars-(Abstract Only)Developing livestock odor reduction system using biochar/hydrochar characteristics-(Abstract Only)Reducing swine farm ammonia emission with a full-scale manure treatment system-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Szogi, A.A. 2015. Reducing swine farm ammonia emission with a full-scale manure treatment system. In: Proceedings of Air & Waste Management Associations 108th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Connecting the Dots: Environmental Quality to Climate, June 22-24, 2015, Raleigh, North Carolina.Methods for treatment of animal manures to reduce nutrient pollution prior to soil application-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B., Ro, K.S. 2015. Methods for treatment of animal manures to reduce nutrient pollution prior to soil application. Current Pollution Reports. 1:47-56. doi:10.1007/s40726-015-0005-1.Thermo-chemical and biological conversion potential of various biomass feedstocks to ethanol-(Abstract Only)Effect of in-house chicken litter composting on ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions and pathogen reduction-(Abstract Only)Accuracy of vertical radial plume mapping technique in measuring lagoon gas emission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Viguria, M., Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C., Johnson, M.H. 2015. Accuracy of vertical radial plume mapping technique in measuring lagoon gas emission. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association. 65(4):395-403.Combustible gas and biochar production from co-pyrolysis of agricultural plastic wastes and animal manures-(Abstract Only)Soil and environmental applications of hydrochar-(Abstract Only)Utilizing vegetative environmental buffers to mitigate ammonia and particulate matter emissions from poultry houses-(Abstract Only) Yao, Q., Hapeman, C.J., Mcconnell, L., Li, H., Nguyen, A., Downey, P.M., Buser, M., Holt, G.A., Prueger, J.H., Eichinger, W., Ro, K.S., Torrents, A. 2014. Utilizing vegetative environmental buffers to mitigate ammonia and particulate matter emissions from poultry houses [abstract]. American Chemical Society.  AGRO 76.Co-pyrolysis of swine manure with agricultural plastic waste: Laboratory-scale study-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Jackson, M.A., Compton, D.L., Yates, S.R., Cantrell, K.B., Chang, S. 2014. Co-pyrolysis of swine manure with agricultural plastic waste: Laboratory-scale study. Journal of Waste Management. 34(8):1520-1528. DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2014.04.001.Hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures into hydrochar and its soil and environmental applications-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S. 2014. Hydrothermal carbonization of animal manures into hydrochar and its soil and environmental applications [abstract]. Internationa Conference on Soil and Ground Water Environment.Effects of biochars and hyrdochars produced from lignocellulosic and animal manure on fertility of a Mollisol and Entisol-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Novak, J.M., Spokas, K.A., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Watts, D.W., Glaz, B.S., Hunt, P.G., Busscher, W.J. 2014. Effects of biochars and hyrdochars produced from lignocellulosic and animal manure on fertility of a Mollisol and Entisol. Soil Use and Management. 30:175-181. DOI:10.1111/sum.12113.Groundwater pollution potential and greenhouse gas emission from soils amended with different swine biochars-(Abstract Only)Multistate assessment of wetland restoration on CO2 and N2O emissions and soil bacterial communities-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Kluber, L.A., Miller, J.O., Ducey, T.F., Hunt, P.G., Lang, M.W., Ro, K.S. 2014. Multistate assessment of wetland restoration on CO2 and N2O emissions and soil bacterial communities. Applied Soil Ecology. 76:87-94.Soil application of various biochars produced from both dry and wet pyrolysis-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Berge, N.D. 2014. Soil application of various biochars produced from both dry and wet pyrolysis [abstract]. American Chemical Society Abstracts.Greenhouse gas emission and groundwater pollution potentials of soils amended with different swine biochars-(Abstract Only)Effects of biomass types and carbonization conditions on the chemical characteristics of hydrochars-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cao, X., Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Kammann, C.I., Lima, I.M., Berge, N., Li, L., Li, Y., Chen, N., Yang, J., Deng, B., Mao, J. 2013. Effects of biomass types and carbonization conditions on the chemical characteristics of hydrochars. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61:9401-9411.Optimal sensor locations for the backward Lagrangian stochastic technique in measuring lagoon gas emission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G., Flesch, T., Todd, R.W. 2014. Optimal sensor locations for the backward Lagrangian stochastic technique in measuring lagoon gas emission. Journal of Environmental Quality. 43:1111-1118.Comparison of micrometeorological techniques in measuring gas emissions from waste lagoons-(Abstract Only)Comparison of micrometeorological techniques in measuring gas emissions from waste lagoons-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Viguria, M., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G. 2013. Comparison of micrometeorological techniques in measuring gas emissions from waste lagoons. In: Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology Conference, November 19-21, 2013, Sacramento, California.  http://measurements.awma.orgAssessing designer biochar characteristics to ameliorate specific soil limitations-(Abstract Only) Novak, J.M., Spokas, K.A., Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.G. 2013. Assessing designer biochar characteristics to ameliorate specific soil limitations [abstract]. North American Biochar Symposium. http://symposium2013.pvbiochar.org.Co-pyrolyzing plastic mulch waste with animal manures-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Yates, S.R., Jackson, M.A., Compton, D.L., Szogi, A.A. 2013. Co-pyrolyzing plastic mulch waste with animal manures. Waste to Worth: Spreading Science and Solutions, 2013 Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center National Conference, Denver, Colorado. extension.org/pages/67687.Environmental applications of HTC technology: Biochar production, carbon sequestration, and waste conversion-(Book / Chapter) Berge, N.D., Kamman, C., Ro, K.S., Libra, J. 2013. Environmental applications of hydrothermal carbonization technology: Biochar production, carbon sequestration, and waste conversion. p. 295-340. In: Titirici, M.M. ed., Sustainable Carbon materials from Hydrothermal Processes. Wiley, West Sussex, UK.Effects of sensor location and the atmospheric stability on the accuracy of an inverse-dispersion technique for lagoon gas emission measurements-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Flesh, T., Todd, R.W., Trabue, S.L. 2013. Effects of sensor location and the atmospheric stability on the accuracy of an inverse-dispersion technique for lagoon gas emission measurements. In: Guideline on Air Quality Models: The path forward, March 19-21, 2013, Raleigh, North Carolina.Utilizing single particle Raman microscopy as a non-destructive method to identify sources of PM10 from cattle feedlot operations-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Huang, Q., McConnell, L.L., Razote, E., Schmidt, W.F., Vinyard, B.T., Torrents, A., Hapeman, C.J., Maghirang, R., Trabue, S.L., Prueger, J.H., Ro, K.S. 2013. Utilizing single particle Raman microscopy as a non-destructive method to identify sources of PM10 from cattle feedlot operations. Atmospheric Environment. 66:17-24.Biomass feedstock production impact on water resource availability-(Book / Chapter) Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2013. Biomass feedstock production impact on water resource availability. In: Singh, B., editor. Biofuel Crop Sustainability. New York: Wiley-Blackwell Publisher. p. 239-260.Hydrogen peroxide modification enhances the ability of biochar (hydrochar) produced from hydrothermal carbonization of peanut hull to remove aqueous heavy metals: Batch and column tests-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Xue, Y., Gao, B., Yao, Y., Inyang, M., Zhang, M., Zimmerman, A.R., Ro, K.S. 2012. Hydrogen peroxide modification enhances the ability of biochar (hydrochar) produced from hydrothermal carbonization of peanut hull to remove aqueous heavy metals: Batch and column tests. Chemical Engineering Journal. 200-202: 673-680.Inverse-dispersion technique for assessing lagoon gas emissions-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Todd, R.W., Flesch, T. 2012. Inverse-dispersion technique for assessing lagoon gas emissions. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2012, Dallas, Texas, Paper #12-1337658. 8 pp.Accuracy of lagoon gas emissions using an inverse dispersion method-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Todd, R.W., Flesch, T. 2012. Accuracy of lagoon gas emissions using an inverse dispersion method. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Emissions of Gas and Dust from Livestock, June 10-12, 2012, Saint-Malo, France.Measuring gas emissions from animal waste lagoons with an inverse-dispersion technique-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Flesch, T., Todd, R.W. 2013. Measuring gas emissions from animal waste lagoons with an inverse-dispersion technique. Atmospheric Environment. 66:101-106.Thermochemical conversion technologies for production of renewable energy and value-added char from animal manures-(Book / Chapter) Ro, K.S. 2012. Thermochemical conversion technologies for production of renewable energy and value-added char from animal manures. In: He, Z., editor. Applied Research of Animal Manure: Challenges and Opportunities Beyond the Adverse Environmental Concerns. Hauppauge, NY:Nova Publishers. p. 63-81.Greenhouse gas emission and groundwater pollution potential of soils amended with raw swine manure, dry and wet pyrolyzed swine biochars-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Berge, N.D., Mao, J. 2012. Greenhouse gas emission and groundwater pollution potential of soils amended with raw swine manure, dry and wet pyrolyzed swine biochars [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, California.Assessment of herbicide sorption by biochars and organic matter associated with soil and sediment-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, K., Gao, B., Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Wang, Z., Herbert, S., Xing, B. 2012. Assessment of herbicide sorption by biochars and organic matter associated with soil and sediment. Environmental Pollution. 163:167-173.Impact of pyrolysis temperature and manure source on physicochemical characteristics of biochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G., Uchimiya, S.M., Novak, J.M., Ro, K.S. 2012. Impact of pyrolysis temperature and manure source on physicochemical characteristics of biochar. Bioresource Technology. 107:419-428.Accuracy of inverse dispersion method with open-path remote sensing instrument for measuring gas emission from waste lagoons-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S. 2012. Accuracy of inverse dispersion method with open-path remote sensing instrument for measuring gas emission from waste lagoons [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, California.Green farming systems for the Southeast USA using manure-to-energy conversion platforms-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B., Smith, M.C., Hunt, P.G. 2012. Green farming systems for the Southeast USA using manure-to-energy conversion platforms. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. DOI:10.1063/1.3663846.Measuring trace gas emission from multi-distributed sources using vertical radial plume mapping (VRPM) and backward Lagrangian stochastic (bLS) techniques-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G., Flesch, T.K. 2011. Measuring trace gas emission from multi-distributed sources using vertical radial plume mapping (VRPM) and backward Lagrangian stochastic (bLS) techniques. Atmosphere. 2:553-566.Qualitative analysis of volatile organic compounds on biochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Spokas, K.A., Novak, J.M., Stewart, C.E., Cantrell, K.B., Uchimiya, S.M., Dusaire, M.G., Ro, K.S. 2011. Qualitative analysis of volatile organic compounds on biochar. Chemosphere. 85(5):869-882.Fugitive gas adsorption capacity of biomass and animal-manure derived biochars-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Reddy, G.B., Lima, I.M., Mahajan, D. 2011. Fugitive gas adsorption capacity of biomass and animal-manure derived biochars [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, October 16-19, 2011, San Antonio, Texas.Validity of using backward Lagrangian Stochastic technique in measuring trace gas emission from treatment lagoon-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Todd, R.W., Flesch, T. 2011. Validity of using backward Lagrangian Stochastic technique in measuring trace gas emission from treatment lagoon [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, October 16-19, 2011, San Antonio, Texas.Hydrothermal carbonization of municipal waste streams-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Berge, N.D., Ro, K.S., Mao, J., Flora, J.V., Chappell, M.A., Bae, S. 2011. Hydrothermal carbonization of municipal waste streams. Environmental Science and Technology. 45:5696-5703.Comparing two micrometeorological techniques for estimating trace gas emissions from distributed sources-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G., Flesch, T. 2011. Comparing two micrometeorological techniques for estimating trace gas emissions from distributed sources [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, August 28-September 1, 2011, Denver, Colorado.Ammonia adsorption capacity of biomass and animal-manure derived biochars-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Reddy, G., Lima, I.M., Mahajan, D., Cyrus, J. 2011. Ammonia adsorption capacity of biomass and animal-manure derived biochars [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, August 28-September 1, 2011, Denver, Colorado.Sorption of bisphenol A, 17a-ethinyl estradiol and phenanthrene on thermally and hydrothermally produced biochars-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Sun, K., Ro, K.S., Guo, M., Novak, J.M., Mashayekhi, H., Xing, B. 2011. Sorption of bisphenol A, 17a-ethinyl estradiol and phenanthrene on thermally and hydrothermally produced biochars. Bioresource Technology. 102:5757-5763.Chemical structures of swine-manure chars produced under different carbonization conditions investigated by advanced solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cao, X., Ro, K.S., Chappell, M., Li, Y., Mao, J. 2011. Chemical structures of swine-manure chars produced under different carbonization conditions investigated by advanced solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Energy and Fuels. 25:388-397.Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass residuals: A comparative review of the chemistry, processes and applications of wet and dry pyrolysis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Libra, J.A., Ro, K.S., Kammann, C., Funke, A., Berge, N.D., Neubauer, Y., Titirici, M., Fuhner, C., Bens, O., Kern, J., Emmerich, K. 2011. Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass residuals: A comparative review of the chemistry, processes and applications of wet and dry pyrolysis. Biofuels. 2:71-106.High-temperature pyrolysis of blended animal manures for producing renewable energy and value-added biochar-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2010. High-temperature pyrolysis of blended animal manures for producing renewable energy and value-added biochar. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Green and Sustainable Technology: Research and Workforce Development, November 18-19, 2010, Greensboro, North Carolina. 4 pp.Pyrogasification of blended animal manures to produce combustable gas and biochar-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2010. Pyrogasification of blended animal manures to produce combustable gas and biochar. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Air Quality and Manure Management for Agriculture, September 13-16, 2010, Dallas, Texas. 8 pp. 2010 CDROM.High-temperature pyrolysis of blended animal manures for producing renewable energy and value-added biochar-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2010. High-temperature pyrolysis of blended animal manures for producing renewable energy and value-added biochar. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 49:10125-10131.Utilization of summer legumes as bioenergy feedstocks-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Bauer, P.J., Ro, K.S. 2010. Utilization of summer legumes as bioenergy feedstocks. Biomass and Bioenergy. 34:1961-1967.Potential of sunn hemp for southeast USA cropping systems-(Book / Chapter) Bauer, P.J., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2011. Potential of sunn hemp for southeast USA cropping systems. In: Webber, C.L., Liu, A., editors. Plant Fibers as Renewable Feedstocks for Biofuel and Bio-based Products. St. Paul, MN:CCG International. p. 110-116.Pyrolysis of blended animal manures to produce combustible gas and value-added charcoal adsorbent-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2010. Pyrolysis of blended animal manures to produce combustible gas and value-added charcoal adsorbent. Proceedings of the 2010 Renewable Energy Conference, June 27-July 2, 2010, Yokohama, Japan. 3 pp.Carbon sequestration with biochar-(Abstract Only) Busscher, W.J., Novak, J.M., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2010. Carbon sequestration with biochar. 2010 Carbon Sequestration Workshop at the 65th International Annual Meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, July 17-21, 2010, Saint Louis, Missouri.Nitrous oxide emissions from natural, converted, and restored wetlands of the Mid-atlantic Coastal Plain-(Abstract Only) Miller, J.O., Hunt, P.G., Ro, K.S. 2010. Nitrous oxide emissions from natural, converted, and restored wetlands of the Mid-atlantic Coastal Plain [abstract]. Agronomy Abstracts, October 31-November 4, Long Beach, California. 2010 CDROM.Manure treatment for green farming systems of the southeastern USA-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Szogi, A.A., Novak, J.M., Bauer, P.J. 2010. Manure treatment for green farming systems of the southeastern USA. In: Proceedings of the 14th Ramiran International Conference, September 12-15, 2010, Lisboa, Portugal. 4 p. 2010 CDROM.Adsorption of endocrine disrupting chemicals and phenanthrene by biochars-(Abstract Only) Sun, K., Ro, K.S., Guo, M., Novak, J.M., Xing, B. 2010. Adsorption of endocrine disrupting chemicals and phenanthrene by biochars [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, October 31-November 4, 2010, Long Beach, California.Gasification of blended animal manures to produce synthesis gas and activated charcoal-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Mahajan, D. 2010. Gasification of blended animal manures to produce synthesis gas and activated charcoal [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), December 15-20, 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii.Analysis of denitrification in swine anaerobic lagoons-(Abstract Only) Ducey, T.F., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B., Hunt, P.G. 2010. Analysis of denitrification in swine anaerobic lagoons [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, May 23-27, 2010, San Diego, California. 2010 CDROM.Denitrification in anaerobic lagoons used to treat swine wastewater.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Ducey, T.F. 2010. Denitrification in anaerobic lagoons used to treat swine wastewater. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39:1821-1828.Greenhouse gas emission and groundwater pollution potentials of soils amended with raw and carbonized swine solids-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Berge, N. 2010. Greenhouse gas emission and groundwater pollution potentials of soils amended with raw and carbonized swine solids [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference, June 27-30, 2010, Ames, Iowa.Thermogravimetric characterization of irrigated bermudagrass as a combustion feedstock-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G., Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C., Vanotti, M.B., Burns, J.C. 2010. Thermogravimetric characterization of irrigated bermudagrass as a combustion feedstock. Trans. ASABE. 53(2):413-420.Comparison of aerated marsh-pond-marsh and continuous marsh constructed wetlands for treating swine wastewater-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Forbes, D.A., Reddy, G.B., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E., Ro, K.S., Cyrus, J.S. 2010. Comparison of aerated marsh-pond-marsh and continuous marsh constructed wetlands for treating swine wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. 45(7):803-809.Application of thermogravimetric analysis for the proximate analysis of livestock wastes-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Martin, J.H., Ro, K.S. 2010. Application of thermogravimetric analysis for the proximate analysis of livestock wastes. Journal of American Society for Testing and Materials International. 7(3):Paper ID JAI102583 (available online at www.astm.org).Multi-utilization of swine manure as a bioenergy feedstock: Carbonization and combustion-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2010. Multi-utilization of swine manure as a bioenergy feedstock: Carbonization and combustion. Paper Number 09-6810. In: 2009 Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International Meeting, Reno, Nevada. 9 pp.Greenhouse gas emission from soil amended with biochar made from hydrothermally carbonizing swine solids-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Novak, J.M., Bae, S., Flora, J., Berge, N. 2010. Greenhouse gas emission from soil amended with biochar made from hydrothermally carbonizing swine solids [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, California.Changes in physicochemical characteristics of biochars by hydrothermal and dry carbonization of swine solids and poultry litter-(Abstract Only) Bae, S., Ro, K.S., Flora, J., Novak, J.M., Berge, N. 2009. Changes in physicochemical characteristics of biochars by hydrothermal and dry carbonization of swine solids and poultry litter [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, California.Hydrothermal carbonization of municipal solid waste for carbon sequestration and energy generation-(Abstract Only) Berge, N.D., Flora, J., Ro, K.S., Bae, S. 2010. Hydrothermal carbonization of municipal solid waste for carbon sequestration and energy generation [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, California.Hydrothermal carbonization of animal wastes for carbon sequestration and energy generation-(Abstract Only) Flora, J., Ro, K.S., Bae, S., Berge, N.D. 2010. Hydrothermal carbonization of animal wastes for carbon sequestration and energy generation [abstract]. Presentation at the 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, March 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, California.Gasification of hybrid feedstock using animal manures and hays-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S. 2009. Gasification of hybrid feedstock using animal manures and hays. In: Proceedings of American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, November 8-13, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee. 7 pp. 2009 CDROM.The potential impacts of biomass feedstock production on water resource availability-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2010. The potential impacts of biomass feedstock production on water resource availability. Bioresource Technology. 101:2014-2025.Oxygen transfer in marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Matheny, T.A., Forbes, D., Reddy, G.B. 2010. Oxygen transfer in marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 45:377-382.Green and profitable farming systems for the southeastern USA-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Vanotti, M.B., Novak, J.M., Bauer, P.J., Szogi, A.A., Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C. 2009. Green and profitable farming systems for the southeastern USA. Proceedings of the Farming Systems Design 2009 International Symposium, August 23-26, 2009, Monterey, California. 2 pp.Potential of summer legumes for thermochemical conversion to synthetic fuel-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Bauer, P.J., Ro, K.S. 2009. Potential of summer legumes for thermochemical conversion to synthetic fuel. In: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting, Paper # 09-6758, June 21-24, 2009, Reno, Nevada. 10 pp.Efficiency of a skid-mounted pyrolysis system for power production from animal manures-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2009. Efficiency of a skid-mounted pyrolysis system for power production from animal manures. In: Fuel Chemistry Preprints of the American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 16-20, 2009, Washington, DC. 54(2):1065-1066. 2009 CDROMRemoval of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide using biochar produced from pyrolyzing animal manures-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S. 2009. Removal of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide using biochar produced from pyrolyzing animal manures [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, November 7-14, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee.Water usage in southeastern bioenergy crop production-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Frederick, J.R., Bauer, P.J., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G. 2009. Water usage in southeastern bioenergy crop production. In: Fuel Chemistry Preprints of the American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 16-20, 2009, Washington, DC. 54(2):1022-1023. 2009 CDROMManaging water resources for biomass production in a biofuel economy-(Proceedings) Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2009. Managing water resources for biomass production in a biofuel economy. In: Fuel Chemistry Preprints of the American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 16-20, 2009, Washington, DC. 54(2):1016-1017. 2009 CDROMMeasurement of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sites using open-path optical remote sensing method.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Varma, R.M., Hashmonay, R.A., Hunt, P.G. 2009. Measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sites using open-path optical remote sensing method. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A 44(10):1011-1018.Thermochemical Conversion of Livestock Wastes: Carbonization of Swine Solids-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G., Ducey, T.F., Vanotti, M.B., Szogi, A.A. 2009. Thermochemical conversion of livestock wastes: Carbonization of swine solids. Bioresource Technology. 100:5466-5471.Analysis of microbial populations, denitrification, and nitrous oxide production in riparian buffers-(Abstract Only) Ducey, T.F., Hunt, P.G., Ro, K.S., Lowrance, R.R. 2009. Analysis of microbial populations, denitrification, and nitrous oxide production in riparian buffers. In: Proceedings of 109th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, May 17-21, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2009 CDROM.Comparison of micrometeorological methods using open-path optical instruments for measuring methane emission from agricultural sites-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H. 2009. Comparison of micrometeorological methods using open-path optical instruments for measuring methane emission from agricultural sites [abstract]. In: Proceedings of Air and Waste Management Association First International Greenhouse Gas Measurement Symposium, March 22-25, 2009, San Francisco, California.Bioenergy from coastal bermudagrass receiving subsurface drip irrigation with advance-treated swine wastewater-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Burns, J.C. 2009. Bioenergy from Coastal bermudagrass receiving subsurface drip irrigation with advance-treated swine wastewater. Bioresource Technology 100:3285-3292.Plant nutrients and bioenergy via a new quick wash procedure for livestock manure-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Szogi, A.A., Hunt, P.G., Vanotti, M.B., Ro, K.S., Bauer, P.J. 2009. Plant nutrients and bioenergy via a new quick wash procedure for livestock manure. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 3-5, 20009, San Antonio, Texas. p. 1238-1244. CDROM.Oxygen transfer in marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Matheny, T.A., Reddy, G.B. 2008. Oxygen transfer in marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Wetland Systems Technology in Water Pollution Control, November 1-7, 2008, Indore, India. p. 1143-1150.Livestock processing options-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G. 2009. Livestock processing options [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Engineering Conference International Workshop on Defining Issues in Biofuels Research and Development, August 3-7, 2008, Calabria, Italy.Livestock Air Treatment Using PVA-Coated Powdered Activated Carbon Biofilter-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Mcconnell, L.L., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G., Parker, D. 2008. Livestock air treatment using PVA-coated powdered activated carbon biofilter. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 24(6):791-798.Potential of summer legumes for thermochemical conversion to synthetic fuel in the southeast USA-(Abstract Only) Bauer, P.J., Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S. 2008. Potential of summer legumes for thermochemical conversion to synthetic fuel in the southeast USA [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, November 5-9, Houston, Texas. 2008 CDROMDenitrification and nitrous oxide emissions in riparian buffers-(Abstract Only) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ducey, T.F., Ro, K.S., Lowrance, R.R. 2008. Denitrification and nitrous oxide emissions in riparian buffers [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, November 5-9, Houston, Texas. 2008 CDROMThermal characterization of swine manure: Bioenergy feedstock potential-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2008. Thermal characterization of swine manure: Bioenergy feedstock potential. Proceedings of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, Paper No. 084631, June 29-July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island. 8 pp.Biofuel production from catalytic thermochemical conversion of animal manure and biomass-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G., Ducey, T.F., Joseph, S.M., Anjom, M., Mahajan, D. 2008. Biofuel production from catalytic thermochemical conversion of animal manure and biomass. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, June 29-July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island, Paper No. 084228. 4 pp.Livestock air treatment using PVA-coated powdered activated carbon biofilter-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., McConnell, L.L., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G., Parker, D. 2008. Livestock air treatment using PVA-coated powdered activated carbon biofilter. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, June 29-July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island, Paper No. 084243. 10 pp.Process model for ammonia volatilization from anaerobic swine lagoons incorporating varying wind speeds and biogas bubbling-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B., Stone, K.C. 2008. Process model for ammonia volatilization from anaerobic swine lagoons incorporating varying wind speeds and biogas bubbling. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, June 29-July 2, 2008, Providence, Rhode Island, Paper No. 084245. 16 pp.Trace gas exchanges of marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Matheny, T.A., Reddy, G.B. 2008. Trace gas exchanges of marsh-pond-marsh constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, November 2-7, 2008, Indore, India.Denitrification enzyme activity in swine wastewater lagoons-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Reddy, G.B. 2008. Denitrification enzyme activity in swine wastewater lagoons. p. 433-436. In: Proceedings of Recycling of Agricultural Municipal and Industrial Residues (RAMIRAN) 13th International Conference, June 2008, Albena, Bulgaria.Livestock waste-to-bioenergy generation opportunities-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Ducey, T.F., Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2008. Livestock waste-to-bioenergy generation opportunities. Bioresource Technology. 99:7941-7953.Denitrification of agricultural drainage line water via immobilized denitrification sludge-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S., Stone, K.C., Vanotti, M.B. 2008. Denitrification of agricultural drainage line water via immobilized denitrification sludge. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 43:1077-1084.Destruction of estrogens using Fe-TAML/peroxide catalysis-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Shappell, N.W., Vrabel, M.A., Madsen, P.J., Harrington, G.E., Billey, L.O., Hakk, H., Larsen, G.L., Beach, E.S., Horwitz, C.P., Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Collins, T.J. 2008. Destruction of estrogens using Fe-TAML/peroxide catalysis. Environmental Science and Technology 42:1296-1300.Improved process model for ammonia volatilization from anaerobic swine lagoons under varying wind speeds and gas bubbling-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B., Stone, K.C. 2008.  Process model for ammonia volatilization from anaerobic swine lagoons incorporating varying wind speeds and gas bubbling. Transactions of the ASABE 51(1):259-270.Role of thermochemical conversion in livestock waste-to-energy treatments: Obstacles and opportunities-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Mahajan, D., Anjom, M., Hunt, P.G. 2007. Role of thermochemical conversion in livestock waste-to-energy treatments: Obstacles and opportunities. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 46(26):8918-8927.Swine lagoon wastewater treatment in marsh-pond/floating wetland-marsh constructed wetland-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E., Shappell, N.W., Matheny, T.A., Reddy, G.B., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A. 2007. Swine lagoon wastewater treatment in marsh-pond/floating wetland-marsh constructed wetland. In: International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture, 16-19 September, Broomfield, Colorado. 7 p. 2007 CDROM.Livestock waste-to-energy concepts-(Proceedings) Cantrell, K.B., Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2007. Livestock waste-to-energy concepts. In: International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture, 16-19 September, Broomfield, Colorado. 8 p. 2007 CDROM.Path integrated optical remote sensing technique to estimate ammonia and methane gas emissions from CAFOs-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B. 2007. Path integrated optical remote sensing technique to estimate ammonia and methane gas emissions from CAFOs. In: International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture, 16-19 September, Broomfield, Colorado. 7 p. 2007 CDROM.Denitrification enzyme activity in swine wastewater lagoons-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S., Vanotti, M.B., Reddy, G.B. 2007. Denitrification enzyme activity in swine wastewater lagoons. In: Proceedings of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting,17-20 June, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper Number 07-4055, 5 p. CDROMAmmonia and greenhouse gas emissions from constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Matheny, T.A., Reddy, G.B. 2007. Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from constructed wetlands treating swine wastewater. Paper Number: 074059. In: Proceedings of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, June 17-20, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 9 pp.Estimating ammonia and methane emissions from CAFOs using an open-path optical remote sensing technology-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Johnson, M.H., Szogi, A.A., Vanotti, M.B. 2007. Estimating ammonia and methane emissions from CAFOs using an open-path optical remote sensing technology. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International Meeting, Paper Number 074004. 8 p.Denitrification and methane/nitrous oxide emissions from recreational and agricultural riparian buffers in the southeastern United States-(Abstract Only) Hunt, P.G., Moreno-Casselles, J., Ro, K.S., Ducey, T.F., Matheny, T.A. 2007. Denitrification and methane/nitrous oxide emissions from recreational and agricultural riparian buffers in the southeastern United States [abstract]. 10th International Symposium on Wetland Biogeochemistry, April 1-4, 2007, Annapolis, Maryland.Nitrous oxide accumulation in soils from riparian buffers of a Coastal Plain watershed - Carbon/nitrogen ratio control-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S. 2007. Nitrous oxide accumulation in soils from riparian buffers of a Coastal Plain watershed - Carbon/nitrogen ratio control. Journal of Environmental Quality. 36(5):1368-1376.New open-path remote optical sensing method to estimate methane emission from soil-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Hunt, P.G. 2007. New open-path optical remote sensing method to estimate methane emission from soil [abstract]. Proceedings of 4th USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference, February 6-8, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland. CDROM.Greenhouse gas source identification and flux measurements using an optical remote sensing method and a photoacoustic multi-gas analyzer-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Novak, J.M., Frederick, J.R., Watts, D.W. 2007. Greenhouse gas source identification and flux measurements using an optical remote sensing method and a photoacoustic multi-gas analyzer. Proceedings of 4th USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference, February 6-8, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland. CDROMCatalytic wet gasification of municipal and animal wastes-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Elliott, D., Hunt, P.G. 2007. Catalytic wet gasification of municipal and animal wastes. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 46:8839-8845.WIND DRIVEN SURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E. 2007. Wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 37:539-563.Characteristic wind speed distributions and the reliability of the logarithmic wind profile-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2007. Characteristic wind speed distributions and reliability of the logarithmic wind profile. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 133(3):313-318.Methane Production from Catalytic Wet Gasification of Animal Manure-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Cantrell, K.B., Hunt, P.G., Elliott, D.C. Methane production from catalytic wet gasification of animal manure [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting, September 10-14, 2006, San Francisco, California.A new unified equation for wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer into stationary water bodies.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G. 2006. A new unified equation for wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer into stationary water bodies. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 49(5):1615-1622.NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM RIPARIAN BUFFERS AND TREATMENT WETLANDS-(Proceedings) Hunt, P.G., Matheny, T.A., Ro, K.S., Szogi, A.A. 2006. Nitrous oxide emissions from riparian buffers and treatment wetlands. In: Petersen, S.O., editor. Proceedings of 12th Recycling of Agricultural Municipal and Industrial Residues (RAMIRAN), September 9-12, 2006, Aarhus, Denmark. p. 155-157.DEGRADATION OF ESTRADIOL AND ETHINYLESTRADIOL WITH TAML OXIDANT ACTIVATOR AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.-(Abstract Only) Shappell, N.W., Ro, K.S., Madsen, P., Horowitz, C., Hunt, P.G., Collins, T.J., Vrabel, M. 2006. Degradation of estradiol and ethinylestradiol with taml oxidant activator and hydrogen peroxide. Meeting Abstract. 10th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, June 26-30, 2006.WIND-DRIVEN SURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER AND DINITROGEN GAS EMISSION FROM TREATMENT LAGOONS.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E. 2006. Wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer and dinitrogen gas emission from treatment lagoons. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. 41:1627-1638.WIND-DRIVEN SURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER INTO LAGOONS AND IMPLICATIONS ON DINITROGEN EMISSION-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E. 2005. Wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer into lagoons and implications on dinitrogen emission. Proceedings of American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, October 30-November 4, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio. 5 p. CDROM.WIND-DRIVEN SURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER INTO LAGOONS AND IMPLICATIONS ON DINITROGEN EMISSION-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E. 2005. Wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer into lagoons and implications on dinitrogen emission [abstract]. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. CDROMSURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER INTO TREATMENT LAGOONS AND POTENTIAL N PATHWAYS RESULTING IN DINITROGEN GAS EMISSION-(Proceedings) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Poach, M.E. 2005. Surficial oxygen transfer into treatment lagoons and potential N pathways resulting in dinitrogen gas emission. International Conference on Greenhouse Gasses and Animal Agriculture, September 20-24, 2005, Zurich, Switzerland. p. 282-285.SURFICIAL OXYGEN TRANSFER IN LAGOONS-(Abstract Only) Ro, K.S., Hunt, P.G., Liehr, S.K., Poach, M.E. 2004. Surficial oxygen transfer in lagoons [abstract]. Agronomy Abstracts. 2004 CDROM.
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