About
Justice holds a Ph.D. in Bioresource Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, with over 15 years of experience in converting agricultural and forestry byproducts into value-added intermediates and products including drop-in biofuels. He has been pivotal in advancing thermochemical conversion technologies, including research and developments from bench to pilot scale and demonstration scale. His research interests include biomass, biomass conversion technologies and sustainable developments with an emphasis on applied research that drives industrial innovation and provides economic benefits.
Specialization(s)
Biomass characterization and conversions, sustainable fuels, separation techniques, analytical chemistry, chemical, thermochemical and thermo-catalytic conversions, enzymatic conversions
Partners and industry collaborators
RSECI, FRIAA
Projects and initiatives
- Agri-food Waste Enhancement Program
Published work
Haddis DZ., Chae M., Asomaning J., & Bressler DC., 2024, Evaluation of steam explosion pretreatment on the cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) yield from poplar wood, Carbohydrate Polymers 323: 121460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121460
Martinez-Villarreal S., Breitenstein A., Nimmegeers P., Saura PP., Hai B., Asomaning J., Eslami AA., et al., 2022, Drop-in biofuels production from microalgae to hydrocarbons: Microalgal cultivation and harvesting, conversion pathways, economics and prospects for aviation, Biomass and Bioenergy 165: 106555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106555
Bartoli M., Asomaning J., Xia L., Chae M., & Bressler DC., 2022, Biosolids-based catalyst for oxidative desulphurization of drop-in fuels derived from waste fats. Fuel 324: 124546 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124546
Bartoli M., Zhu C., Asomaning J., Chae M., Bressler DC., 2021, Desulphurization of drop-in fuel produced through lipid pyrolysis using brown grease and biosolids feedstocks, Biomass & Bioenergy 154: 106233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106233
Omidghane M., Bartoli M., Asomaning J., Xia L., Chae M., Bressler DC., 2020, Pyrolysis of fatty acids derived from hydrolysis of brown grease with biosolids, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 26395-26405. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-020-09041-3
Asomaning J., Haupt S., Chae M., Bressler M.C., 2018, Recent developments in microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 92: 642-657 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.084
Asomaning J., Curtis JM., 2017, Enzymatic modification of egg lecithin to improve properties, food Chemistry 220: 385-392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.155
Espinosa-Gonzalez I., Asomaning J., Mussone P., Bressler DC., 2014, Two-stage thermal conversion of oleaginous microalgae into renewable hydrocarbons. Bioresource Technology 158 (2014): 91-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.080