Papers by Indroneil Ganguly
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2016
Sugar production via pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic feedstock, in this case ... more Sugar production via pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic feedstock, in this case softwood harvest residues, is a critical step in the biochemical conversion pathway towards drop-in biofuels. Mild bisulfite (MBS) pretreatment is an emerging option for the breakdown and subsequent processing of biomass towards fermentable sugars. An environmental assessment of this process is critical to discern its future sustainability in the ever-changing biofuels landscape. The subsequent cradle-to-gate assessment of a proposed sugar production facility analyzes sugar made from woody biomass using MBS pretreatment across all seven impact categories (functional unit 1 kg dry mass sugar), with a specific focus on potential global warming and eutrophication impacts. The study found that the eutrophication impact (0.000201 kg N equivalent) is less than the impacts from conventional beet and cane sugars, while the global warming impact (0.353 kg CO2 equivalent) falls within the range of conventional processes. This work discusses some of the environmental impacts of designing and operating a sugar production facility that uses MBS as a method of treating cellulosic forest residuals. The impacts of each unit process in the proposed facility are highlighted. A comparison to other sugar-making process is detailed and will inform the growing biofuels literature.
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2016
Sugar production via pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic feedstock, in this case ... more Sugar production via pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic feedstock, in this case softwood harvest residues, is a critical step in the biochemical conversion pathway towards drop-in biofuels. Mild bisulfite (MBS) pretreatment is an emerging option for the breakdown and subsequent processing of biomass towards fermentable sugars. An environmental assessment of this process is critical to discern its future sustainability in the ever-changing biofuels landscape. The subsequent cradle-to-gate assessment of a proposed sugar production facility analyzes sugar made from woody biomass using MBS pretreatment across all seven impact categories (functional unit 1 kg dry mass sugar), with a specific focus on potential global warming and eutrophication impacts. The study found that the eutrophication impact (0.000201 kg N equivalent) is less than the impacts from conventional beet and cane sugars, while the global warming impact (0.353 kg CO2 equivalent) falls within the range of conventional processes. This work discusses some of the environmental impacts of designing and operating a sugar production facility that uses MBS as a method of treating cellulosic forest residuals. The impacts of each unit process in the proposed facility are highlighted. A comparison to other sugar-making process is detailed and will inform the growing biofuels literature.
... Overview of the Indian Market for US Wood Products Indroneil Ganguly Ivan Eastin ... Page 16.... more ... Overview of the Indian Market for US Wood Products Indroneil Ganguly Ivan Eastin ... Page 16. 4 Pradesh (HP), Uttaranchal, Sikkim, part of Assam, and the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. ...
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2010
A high proportion of non-adopters is prevalent in any market where the product under consideratio... more A high proportion of non-adopters is prevalent in any market where the product under consideration is relatively new or has a low acceptance rate. This results in a low proportion of adopters in a representative sample. In adoption or product usage modeling such high proportion of zeros in the dependent variable may be addressed by zero-inflated models, by modeling the
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2015
Forestry Chronicle, 2014
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The Forestry Chronicle, 2014
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Journal of Green Building, 2015
American Softwoods Japan Offi ce The Wood Use Points Program (WUPP) is a program initiated by the... more American Softwoods Japan Offi ce The Wood Use Points Program (WUPP) is a program initiated by the Forestry Agency (FA) in Japan to provide a subsidy of as much as ¥600,000 equivalent points when a home owner uses more than 50% of a "local wood" species for structural components and/or uses certain amounts of "local wood" species for non-structural interi-or or exterior decorations. All of the "local wood" species initially included in the WUPP were Japanese domestic timber species, including sugi, hinoki and Japanese larch. On December 17th, the U.S. Douglas-fi r timber spe-cies was approved as a new "local wood" species by the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organiza-tion (NLAPO), to the Corporation to Establish the Fund for the WUPP program. Consequently, US Douglas-fi r lumber and plywood for interior and exterior decorative end-use applications will be considered as "local wood" within the Wood Use Points Program following ...
The Forestry Chronicle, 2014
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The Forestry Chronicle, 2014
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International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 2013
ABSTRACT The residential construction industry is the largest market for certified wood in the U.... more ABSTRACT The residential construction industry is the largest market for certified wood in the U.S., although low awareness among homebuyers coupled with unreliable supply and high price, provides little economic incentive for its use by homebuilders. However, the increasing use of Green Building Programs, which incentivize the use of certified wood, represents an opportunity to expand the demand for certified wood in the U.S.. This paper investigates the role of the LEED for Homes green building pro-gram in increasing the awareness and usage of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified wood products among U.S. homebuilders. The study results are based on responses obtained from a national survey of 402 residential homebuilders and remo-delers. The results reveal a strong relationship between homebuilders' awareness and use of certified wood and their use of the LEED program. A majority of the respon-dents who reported using FSC certified wood cited the awarding of ''green building points'' within the LEED program as one of the major reasons for using certified wood. The study also found that homebuilders who were aware of certified wood, but had not yet used it, reported that ''low customer demand'' and ''high price premium'' were the main reasons for not using certified wood.
The Forestry Chronicle, 2009
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The Forestry Chronicle, 2012
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2011
This paper analyzes the product positioning and market demand of preservative-treated, naturally ... more This paper analyzes the product positioning and market demand of preservative-treated, naturally decay-resistant, and composite decking materials in the United States using an innovative perceptual mapping technique. Market analysis using perceptual mapping is generally used for end-user market scenarios for strategic planning. This paper establishes that the perceptual mapping technique can also be a valuable tool for analyzing the US decking products market, which is predominantly a business-to-business (B2B) market. Using perceptual mapping of the US decking market, this paper proposes a method for incorporating market demand density on a perceptual space, incorporating a kernel regression based nonparametric demand distribution. Representation of products and demand distribution on the same perceptual space in the proposed mapping technique enables simultaneous visualization of product positioning and demand density distribution in the marketplace. The mapping results obtained in this paper will enable business decision makers in the US decking industry to strategically position their offerings based on existing product positioning and market demand distribution. The data used for the study were collected through a national survey of 368 professional deck builders and homebuilders.
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