Selected Publications
Jie Wu, Richard Chandra, Jack Saddler (2019). Alkali-oxygen treatment prior to the mechanical pulping of hardwood enhances enzymatic hydrolysis and carbohydrate recovery through selective lignin modification Sustainable Energy The Royal Society of Chemistry
Susan van Dyk, Jianping Su, James McMillan, Jack (John) Saddler (2019). Potential synergies of drop-in biofuel production with further co-processing at oil refineries. Biofuels, Bioproducts, Biorefining SCI
Yong Tang, Richard Chandra, Shahab Sokhansanj, Jack Saddler (2018). Influence of steam explosion process on the durability and enzymatic digestibility of wood pellets. Fuel Elsevier
Jianguang Hu, Yiu Ki Mok, John N. Saddler (2018). Can we reduce the cellulase enzyme loading required to achieve efficient lignocellulose deconstruction by only using the initially absorbed enzymes? Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ACS Publications
Daniela Correia Martino, Jorge Luiz Colodette, Richard Chandra, Jack Saddler (2017). Steam explosion pretreatment used to remove hemicellulose to enhance the production of a eucalyptus organosolv dissolving pulp. Springer
S Karatzos, JS van Dyk, JD McMillan, J Saddler (2017). Drop‐in biofuel production via conventional (lipid/fatty acid) and advanced (biomass) routes. Part I – Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining) Wiley
Yong Tang, Xiaoli Dou, Jinguang Hu, Jianxin Jiang, J Saddler (2017). Lignin sulfonation and SO2 addition enhance the hydrolyzability of deacetylated and then steam-pretreated poplar with reduced inhibitor formation Applied Biochem Biotechnology
Dong Tian, Jinguang Hu, Jie Bao, Richard Chandra, Jack N. Saddler, Canhui Lu (2017). Lignin valorization: lignin nanoparticles as high-value bio-additive for multifunctional nanocomposites. Biomed Central DOI 10.1186/s13068-017-0876-z
- Van Dyk, J Saddler (2017). Flying Green. Policy recommendation for development of production and consumption of biojet fuels in Canada Bio Fuel Network
Richard Chandra, Qiulu Chu, Jinguang Hu, Na Zhong, Mandy Lin, Jin-Suk Lee, Jack Saddler (2016). The influence of lignin and mechanical pulping of poplar to achieve high sugar recovery and ease of enzymatic hydrolysis. 2015 Elsevier
Rui Zhai, Jinguang Hu, Jack N. Saddler (2016). What Are the Major Components in Steam Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass That Inhibit the Efficacy of Cellulase Enzyme Mixtures? ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering
William Cadham, J.Susan Van Dyk, J.S. Linoj Kumar, Jack N. Saddler (2016). Chapter 7. Challenges and Opportunities for the Conversion Technologies Used to Make Forest Bioenergy Elsevier
Jinguang Hu, Amadeus Pribowo, Jack N. Saddler (2016). Oxidative cleavage of some cellulosic substrates by Auxiliary Activity (AA) Family 9 enzymes influences the adsorption/desorption of hydrolytic cellulase enzymes Royal Society of Chemistry
Fubao Fuebiol Sun, Jiapeng Hong, Jinguang Hu, Jack Saddler, Xu Fang, Zhenyu Zhang, Song Shen (2015). Accessory enxymes influence cellulase hydrolysis of the model substrate and the realistic lignocellulosic biomass Elsevier
B Dhillon, N Feau, A Aerts, S Beauseigle, L Bernier, A Copeland, A Foster, N Gill, B Henrissat, P Herath, K LaButti, A Levasseur, E Lindquist, E Majoor, R Ohm, J Pangilinan, A Pribowo, J Saddler, M Sakalidis, R de Vries, I Grigoriev, S Goodwin, P Tanguay, R Hamelin (2015). Horizontal gene transfer and gene dosage drives adaptation to wood colonization in a tree pathogen PNAS
Jinguang Hu, Keith Gourlay, Valdeir Arantes, J. S. Van Dyk, Amadeus Pribowo, Jack N. Saddler (2015). The Accessible Cellulose Surface Influences Cellulase Synergism during the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Substrates Wiley DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201403335
Richard Chandra, Valdeir Arantes, Jack Saddler (2015). Steam pretreatment of agricultural residues facilitates hemicellulose recovery while enzyme accessibility to cellulose Elsevier
Colin Olsen, Valdeir Arantes, Jack Saddler (2015). Optimization of chip size and moisture content to obtain high, combined sugar recovery after sulfur dioxide-catalyzed steam pretreatment of softwood and enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulosic component Elsevier
Yiu Ki Mok, Valdeir Arantes, Jack Saddler (2015). A NaBH2 coupled ninhydrin-based assay for the quantification of protein/enzymes during the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass Applied Biochemistry Biotechnology
Richard Chandra, Keith Gourlay, Chang Soo Kim, Jack Saddler (2015). Enhancing hemicellulose recovery and the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by adding lignosulfonates during the two-stage steam pretreatment of poplar ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Colin Olsen, Valdeir Arantes, Jack Saddler (2015). Optiomization of chip size and moisture content to obtain high, combined sugar recovery after sulfur dioxide-catalyzed steam pretreatment of softwood and enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulosic component Bioresource Technology
Jinguang Hu, Richard Chandra, Valdeir Arantes, Keith Gourlay, J. Susan Van Dyk, Jack N. Saddler (2015). The addition of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic perfromance of cellulose enzymes at high solid loadings Bioresource Technology
Richard Chandra, Qiulu Chu, Jinguang Hu, Na Zhong, Mandy Lin, Jin-Suk Lee, Jack Saddler (2015). Accessory enxymes influence cellulase hydrolysis of the model substrate and the realistic lignocellulosic biomass Elsevier
Stephen, J.D., Mabee, W.E., Saddler, J.N. (2014). The ability of cellulosic ethanol to compare for feedstock and investment with other forest bioenergy options Industrial Biotechnology
Keith Gourlay, Jinguang Hu, Valdeir Arantes, Merja Penttila, Jack N Saddler (2014). The use of Carbohydrate Binding Modules (CBMs) to monitor changes in fragmentation and cellulose fibre surface morphology during Cellulase and Swollenin induced deconstruction of lignocellulosic substrates The journal of Biological Chemistry
Valdeir Arantes, Keith Gourlay and Jack N. Saddler (2014). The enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated pulp fibers predominantly involves “peeling/erosion” modes of action Biotechnology for Biofuels
Jinguang Hu, Valdeir Arantes, Amadeus Pribowo, Keith Gourlay and Jack N. Saddler (2014). Substrate factors that influence the synergistic interaction of AA9 and cellulases during the enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass Energy & Environmental Science
Arthur J. Ragauskas,* Gregg T. Beckham, Mary J. Biddy, Richard Chandra, Fang Chen, Mark F. Davis, Brian H. Davison, Richard A. Dixon, Paul Gilna, Martin Keller, Paul Langan, Amit K. Naskar, Jack N. Saddler, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Charles E. Wyman (2014). Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery AAAS
Teresita Marzialetti, Juan Pablo Salazar, Constanza Ocampos, Richard Chandra, Pablo Chung, Jack Saddler, Carolina Parra (2014). Second-generation ethanol in Chile: optimisation of the autohydrolysis of Eucalyptus globulus Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery DOI 10.1007/s13399-014-0114-x
Hu J, Arantes V, Pribowo A & Saddler JN (2013). The synergistic action of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic potential of a “cellulase mixture” but is highly substrate specific Biotechnology for Biofuels 6: 112
Gourlay, K., Hu, J., Arantes, V., Andberg, M., Saloheimo, M., Penttilä, M., Saddler, J., (2013). Swollenin Aids in the Amorphogenesis Step during the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pretreated Biomass Bioresource Technology (2013), 142, 498-503
Panagiotopoulos, I.A., Chandra, R.P., Saddler, J.N. (2013). A two stage pretreatment approach to maximise sugar yield to enhance reactive lignin recovery from poplar wood chips. Bioresource Technology, 130, 570–577
Kapu, S.L., Piddocke, M., Saddler, J.N. (2013). High gravity and high cell density mitigate some of the fermentation inhibitory effects of softwood hydrolysates AMB Express (2013). 3:15 doi: 10.1186/2191-0855-3-15
Saddler, J.N., Kumar, L. (2013). Special Issue from the NSERC Bioconversion network workshop: pretreatment and fractionation of biomass for biorefinery/biofuels Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013, 6:17
Pan XJ, Saddler J.N. (2013). Effect of replacing Polyol by organosolv and kraft lignin on the property and structure of rigid polyurethane foam Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013, 6:12