Catherine E. Brewer

3.9k citations

70 papers · 3.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Soil Science top 2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 1%

Papers in ⓘ

Biomedical Engineering 35
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes 23
- Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes 7
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion 6
Soil Science 14
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 12

Co-authors: Robert C. Brown (6 shared papers)Feng Cheng (20 shared papers)Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr (4 shared papers)Justinus A. Satrio (1 shared paper)Umakanta Jena (17 shared papers)Jacqueline M. Jarvis (11 shared papers)Nagamany Nirmalakhandan (16 shared papers)Kyriacos Zygourakis (4 shared papers)
Journals: Bioresource Technology (6 papers)Industrial Crops and Products (4 papers)Energy & Fuels (4 papers)Algal Research (3 papers)Resources Conservation and Recycling (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Italy

In The Last Decade

Catherine E. Brewer

65 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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New approaches to measuring biochar density and porosity 2014 · 487 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Biomass and Bioenergy
2009 Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

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1	Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy ·Catherine E. Brewer, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Justinus A. Satrio, Robert C. Brown Hit paper breakdown →	2009	656
2	New approaches to measuring biochar density and porosity Biomass and Bioenergy ·Catherine E. Brewer, V. J. Chuang, Caroline A. Masiello, Helge Torgersen, Xiaodong Gao, Brandon Dugan, Laura E. Driver, Pietro Panzacchi, Kyriacos Zygourakis, Christian A. Davies Hit paper breakdown →	2014	487
3	Criteria to Select Biochars for Field Studies based on Biochar Chemical Properties BioEnergy Research ·Catherine E. Brewer, Rachel Unger, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Robert C. Brown	2011	245
4	Producing jet fuel from biomass lignin: Potential pathways to alkyl-benzenes and cycloalkanes Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Feng Cheng, Catherine E. Brewer	2017	195
5	Impact of feedstock composition on pyrolysis of low-cost, protein- and lignin-rich biomass: A review Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis ·Feng Cheng, Hengameh Bayat, Umakanta Jena, Catherine E. Brewer	2020	124
6	Hydrothermal liquefaction of high- and low-lipid algae: Bio-crude oil chemistry Applied Energy ·Feng Cheng, Zheng Cui, Lin Chen, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Neil Paz, Tanner Schaub, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Catherine E. Brewer	2017	110
7	Comparison of kiln-derived and gasifier-derived biochars as soil amendments in the humid tropics Biomass and Bioenergy ·Christopher Deal, Catherine E. Brewer, Robert C. Brown, Mackay Okure, Alice Amoding	2011	86
8	Hydrothermal liquefaction of high- and low-lipid algae: Mass and energy balances Bioresource Technology ·Feng Cheng, Zheng Cui, Kwonit Mallick, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Catherine E. Brewer	2018	78
9	Extent of Pyrolysis Impacts on Fast Pyrolysis Biochar Properties Journal of Environmental Quality ·Catherine E. Brewer, Yan-Yan Hu, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, T. E. Loynachan, David A. Laird, Robert C. Brown	2012	77
10	Hydrothermal liquefaction of Galdieria sulphuraria grown on municipal wastewater Bioresource Technology ·Feng Cheng, Kwonit Mallick, Shanka M. Henkanatte Gedara, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Tanner Schaub, Umakanta Jena, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Catherine E. Brewer	2019	70
11	Potential of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for paired phytoremediation and bioenergy production GCB Bioenergy ·Hanah T. Rheay, Emmanuel C. Omondi, Catherine E. Brewer	2020	66
12	Ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis of wastewater sewage sludge – A micro-pyrolysis study Bioresource Technology ·Kaige Wang, Yong‐Fei Zheng, Xifeng Zhu, Catherine E. Brewer, Robert C. Brown	2017	64
13	Biochar as a Substitute for Vermiculite in Potting Mix for Hybrid Poplar BioEnergy Research ·William L. Headlee, Catherine E. Brewer, Richard B. Hall	2013	63
14	Conversion of protein-rich lignocellulosic wastes to bio-energy: Review and recommendations for hydrolysis + fermentation and anaerobic digestion Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Feng Cheng, Catherine E. Brewer	2021	61
15	Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Food Waste: Effect of Process Parameters on Product Yields and Chemistry Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ·Hengameh Bayat, Mostafa Dehghanizadeh, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Catherine E. Brewer, Umakanta Jena	2021	58
16	Roles of Co-solvents in hydrothermal liquefaction of low-lipid, high-protein algae Bioresource Technology ·Zheng Cui, Feng Cheng, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Catherine E. Brewer, Umakanta Jena	2020	57
17	Bio-crude oil from hydrothermal liquefaction of wastewater microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous flow reactor Bioresource Technology ·Feng Cheng, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Jiuling Yu, Umakanta Jena, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Tanner Schaub, Catherine E. Brewer	2019	54
18	Characterization and evaluation of guayule processing residues as potential feedstock for biofuel and chemical production Industrial Crops and Products ·Feng Cheng, Mostafa Dehghanizadeh, Meshack Audu, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, F. Omar Holguín, Catherine E. Brewer	2020	39
19	Recovery of struvite from hydrothermally processed algal biomass cultivated in urban wastewaters Resources Conservation and Recycling ·Mohsen Karbakhshravari, I.S.A. Abeysiriwardana-Arachchige, S.M. Henkanatte-Gedera, Feng Cheng, Charalambos Papelis, Catherine E. Brewer, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan	2020	37
20	Co-hydrothermal liquefaction of wastewater-grown algae and crude glycerol: A novel strategy of bio-crude oil-aqueous separation and techno-economic analysis for bio-crude oil recovery and upgrading Algal Research ·Zheng Cui, Jonah M. Greene, Feng Cheng, Jason C. Quinn, Umakanta Jena, Catherine E. Brewer	2020	33

About Catherine E. Brewer

Catherine E. Brewer is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Soil Science, Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, having authored 70 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (23 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (12 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (8 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (8 papers), Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes (7 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (7 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (6 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (578 citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (417 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (227 citations), Biomedical Engineering (1.5k citations) and Biomaterials (351 citations). Catherine E. Brewer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Robert C. Brown, Feng Cheng, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Justinus A. Satrio, Umakanta Jena, Jacqueline M. Jarvis, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Kyriacos Zygourakis, Caroline A. Masiello and Christian A. Davies. Their work appears in journals such as Bioresource Technology, Industrial Crops and Products, Energy & Fuels, Algal Research and Resources Conservation and Recycling.

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