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Research areas of interest

• Biorenewable resources
• Biological and hybrid conversion of biomass into bioenergy and other bioproducts
• Anaerobic digestion
• Solid-state fermentation

Publications

Rahic, E., Hess, C., Brown, R., Wen, Z. 2024. Enhanced anaerobic digestion of prairie biomass through alkaline-based hydroxycinnamic acid extraction. Bioresource Technology Reports, vol. 27: 101896, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2024.101896.

Wild, K., Rahic, E., Schulte, L., Mba-Wright, M. 2025. Techno-economic and environmental assessment of converting mixed prairie to renewable natural gas with co-product hydroxycinnamic acid. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 19:288-304, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2710.

Rahic, E., DeWaunis, K., Karsten, H.D., de Lima Casseres dos Santos, L., Costello, C. 2025. Integrating Continuous Landcover, Manure Management, and Anaerobic Digestion Strategies on a Pennsylvania Dairy Farm: A Life Cycle Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology, in review.

Rahic, E., Hess, C., Brown, R., Wen, Z. 2025. Bio-oil aqueous phase as a laccase inducer in Pleurotus ostreatus: Laccase production, properties, and applications. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, in review.

Rahic, E., Cassady, N., Rosentrater, K. 2025. Techno-economic analysis of a novel laccase production process utilizing perennial biomass and the aqueous phase of bio-oil. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, in review. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6525069/v1.

Hafezisefat, P., Rahic, E., Brown, R.C. 2025. Oxidative fractionation of biomass to produce phenolic monomers and processable carbohydrate pulp. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, in review.