William Joe Sagues
Bio
Dr. Sagues is the Principal Investigator of the Biocarbon Utilization & Sequestration (BUS) Lab in the Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department at NC State University. He has experience in research, development, and demonstration of innovative bioprocessing technologies at corporations, startup companies, universities, and national labs. The BUS Lab takes an integrated approach to innovate technologies that utilize and sequester biogenic carbon, with a specific interest in waste materials generated along food production supply chains. The aim of his work is to leverage the bioeconomy for carbon drawdown. He is bridging fundamental advances in synthetic biology and chemical catalysis with bioprocess engineering to innovate carbon-negative bioproducts that range from feed, chemicals, fuels, and materials. When developing a new technology, the BUS Lab takes into account the entire technology-to-market pathway, starting with fundamental research and ending with commercialization. Such a comprehensive approach increases the odds of commercial success by eliminating developmental hurdles and pitfalls at an early stage.
Education
PhD Forest Biomaterials NC State 2020
MS Chemical Engineering University of Florida 2017
MS Agricultural & Biological Engineering University of Florida 2017
BS Agricultural & Biological Engineering University of Florida 2012
Publications
- Biomass composting with gaseous carbon dioxide capture , RSC SUSTAINABILITY (2024)
- Catalytic graphitization of pyrolysis oil for anode application in lithium-ion batteries , GREEN CHEMISTRY (2024)
- Elucidating the impacts of municipal and industrial organic waste components on the kinetics and potentials of biomethane production via anaerobic digestion , (2024)
- Evaluating Cotton Apparel with Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment: The Climate Benefits of Temporary Biogenic Carbon Storage , BIORESOURCES (2024)
- Kinetic assessment of pulp mill-derived lime mud calcination in high CO2 atmosphere , FUEL (2024)
- Phenolic Resin Derived Hard Carbon Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries: A Review , ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2024)
- Poultry litter-derived biochar for supercapacitor applications , Next Energy (2024)
- Catalytic Graphitization of Biocarbon for Lithium‐Ion Anodes: A Minireview , ChemSusChem (2023)
- Green Needle Coke Production from Pyrolysis Biocrude toward Bio-based Anode Material Manufacture: Biochar Fines Addition Effect as ?Physical Template? on the Crystalline Order , ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING (2023)
- Leveraging the bioeconomy for carbon drawdown , GREEN CHEMISTRY (2023)