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University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Hammerstrom B, Niezrecki C, Hellman K, Jin X, Ross MB, Mack JH, Agar E, Trelles JP, Liu F, Che F, Ryan D, Narasimhadevara MS and Usovicz M (2022) The viability of implementing hydrogen in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Front. Energy Res

Zhang, Y., Bello, A., Ryan, D., Demokritou, P and Bello, D. (2022) Elevated urinary biomarkers of oxidative damage in photocopier operators following acute and chronic exposures. Nanomaterials 12(4), 715.

Shah, P.N., Acharige, M., Kim, N., Zhang, Y., Ryan, D.K., DeSisto, W. and Lee, Y. (2021) Green Bisphenol A: A High Valued Building Block Isolated from Lignin Biowaste. Waste Biomass Valorization.

Wang, C., Ren, H., Zeng, M., Zhu, Q., Zhang, Q., Kan, Z., Wang, Z., Shen, M., Acharige, M., Ruths, M., Ryan, D.K., Li, G., Kolesov, G., Kaxiras, E. and Mazur, E. (2020) Low-cost visible-light photosynthesis of water and adsorbed carbon dioxide into long-chain hydrocarbons. Chem Phys Lett 739,136985.

Davies, K. and Ryan, D.K. (2020) Selective Production of Naphthalene from Methanol by Photocatalysis on Nanostructured Cobalt Particles. Catalysis Today 350, 142-148.

Zhang, Y., Demokritou, P., Ryan, D.K. and Bello, D. (2019) Comprehensive Assessment of Short-Lived ROS and H2O2 in Laser Printer Emissions: Assessing the Relative Contribution of Metal Oxides and Organic Constituents. Environ. Sci. Technol. 53(13), 7574-7583.

Lu, D., Liu, X., Apul, O.G., Zhang, L., Ryan, D.K., and Zhang, X. (2019) Optimization of Biomethane Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of Microalgae and Septic Tank Sludge. Biomass Bioenergy, accepted for publication.

Shah, P.N., Kokil, A., Kim, N., Acharige, M., Zhang, Y., Ryan, D.K., DeSisto, W., Lee, J. and Lee, Y. (2018) Green Bisphenol A: A High Valued Building Block Isolated from Lignin Biowaste. J. Wood Sci. Submitted for publication.


Zhu, B. and Ryan, D.K. (2018) Principles and Applications in Nuclear Engineering: Radiation Effects, Thermal Hydraulics, Radionuclide Migration in the Environment. R.O.A. Rahman and H.E.-D.M. Saleh eds. InTech Open, London, England. ISBN: 978-1-78923-617-0, pp. 151-161.


Dev, S., Shah, P., Zhang, Y., Ryan, D., Hansen, C., and Lee, Y. (2017) Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Flame Retardant Vinyl Ester Resin for Structural Composites. Polymer 133, 20-29.

Kurup, P., Sullivan, C., Hannagan, R., Yu, S., Azimi1, H., Robertson, S., Ryan, D., Nagarajan, R., Ponrathnam, T. and Howe, G. (2017) A Review of Technologies for Characterization of Heavy Metal Contaminants. Indian Geotech. J. 47,421-436.

Zhu, B. and Ryan, D.K. (2016) Characterizing the interaction between uranyl ion and fulvic acid using regional integration analysis (RIA) and fluorescence quenching. J. Environ. Radioactivity 153, 97-103.

Shah, P.N., Kim, N., Huang, Z., Jayamanna, M., Kokil, A., Pine, A., Kaltsas, J., Jahngen, E., Ryan, D.K., Yoon, S., Kovar, R.F. and Lee, Y. (2015) Environmentally benign synthesis of vinyl ester resin from biowaste glycerin. R. Soc. Chem. Advances 5, 38674-38679.

Zhu, Bingqi, Pennell, Stephen A. and Ryan, David K. (2014) Characterizing the Interaction between Uranyl Ion and Soil Fulvic Acid Using Parallel Factor Analysis and a Two-Site Fluorescence Quenching Model. Microchemical J. 115, 51-57.

Ryan, D., Zhu, B. “Humic Substances: High Performance Liquid Chromatography” Elsevier Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences & Chemical Engineering, (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.04781-8

Bayala, I. and Ryan, D. (2012) Extraction of a-tocopherolquinone from vegetable oil deodorizer distillate waste. Europ. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 114(8), 927-932.

Subramanian, G., Chaudhury, P., Malu, K., Fowler, S., Manmode, R., Gotur, D., Zwerger, M., Ryan, D., Roberti, R., Gaines, P., (2012) Lamin B Receptor Regulates the Growth and Maturation of Myeloid Progenitors via its Sterol Reductase Domain: Implications for Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Regulating Myelopoiesis. J. Immunology 188, 85-102.

Ryan, David K., Bayala, Isso and Rogers, Eugene (2011) Reduction of a-tocopherol quinone., U.S. Patent, November 10, 2011; PCT/WO2011/139897

Ryan, David K., Golomb, Dan S., Barry, Eugene F., Woods, Michael J. and Swett, Peter A. (2010) Particle Stabilized Emulsions for Extraction of Hydrocarbons from Oil Sands and Oil Shale. U.S. Patent WO/2010/148204, December 23, 2010; PCT/US2010/038998.

Golomb, Dan S., Ryan David, Barry, Gene, Swett, Peter and Woods, Michael (2008) Particle Stabilized Emulsions for Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery. U.S. Patent WO/2008/070035, June 12, 2008; PCT/US2007/024763.

Sharma, S.K., Kumar, S., Tyagi, R., Barry, E.F., Kumar, J., Watterson, A.C., Ryan, D.K., Parmar, V.S. (2008) Selective recognition of Ca2+ ions using novel polymeric phenols. Microchemical Journal, 90, 89-92.

Golomb, D., Pennell, S., Barry, E., Ryan, D. and Swett, P. (2007) Ocean Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide: Modeling the Deep Ocean Release of a Dense Emulsion of Liquid CO2-in-Water Stabilized by Limestone Particles. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41, 4698-4704.

Liang, C., Bruell, C.J., Albert, M.F., Cross, P.E. and Ryan, D.K. (2007) Evaluation of Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration for In Situ Persulfate Remediated Groundwater. Desalination, 208, 238-259.

Golomb, D., Barry, E., Ryan, D., Swett, P. and Duan, H. (2006) Macroemulsion of Liquid and Supercritical CO2-in-Water and Water-in-Liquid CO2  Stabilized by Fine Particles.  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45, 2728-2733.

Avanadula, R.M. and Ryan D.K. (2005)  Measurement of Free Metal Ion in Equilibrium with Humic-Metal Complexes Using NMR Solvent Suppression Technique.  In: Humic Substances: Molecular Details and Applications in Land and Water Conservation, Ghabbour E and Davies G (eds.), Taylor & Francis.

Lee, N.C.Y., Ryan, D.K. and Rajesh, G.  (2005)  Quantitative Analysis of Aluminum and Soil Fulvic Acid Complexes by Solution State Aluminum-27 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.  In: Humic Substances: Molecular Details and Applications in Land and Water Conservation, Ghabbour E. and Davies G (eds.), Taylor & Francis.

Golomb, D., Barry, E., Ryan, D., Lawton, C. and Swett, P. (2004)  Limestone-Particle-Stabilized Macroemulsion of Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Water for Ocean Sequestration.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(16), 4445-4450, 2004.

Hsieh, Chi-Ying, Tsai, Meng-Hsiun, Ryan, David K. and Pancorbo, Oscar C. (2004)  Toxicity of the 13 priority pollutant metals to Vibrio fisheri in the Microtox® chronic toxicity test. Sci. Total Environ., 320, 37-50.

Hays, M.D., Ryan, D.K. and Pennell, S. (2004) A Modified Multisite Stern-Volmer Equation for the Determination of Conditional Stability Constants and Ligand Concentrations of Soil Fulvic Acid with Metal Ions. Anal. Chem., 76(3), 848-854.

Hays, Michael D.; Ryan, David K. and Pennell, Stephen. (2003) Multi-wavelength fluorescence-quenching model for determination of Cu2+ conditional stability constants and ligand concentrations of fulvic acid.  Applied Spectroscopy. 57(4), 454-460.

Lee, N.C.Y. and Ryan, D.K. (2003) Study of Fulvic-Aluminum(III) Ion Complexes By 27Al Solution NMR.  In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Ghabbour E and Davies G (eds.), Taylor & Francis.

Ryan, D.K. (2000) Liquid Chromotography: Humic Substances, in Encyclopedia of Separation Science, Academic Press, London.

Coolidge, C.L. and Ryan, D.K. (2000) Binding of Organic Nitrogen Compounds to Soil Fulvic Acid as Measured by Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy, in "Humic Substances Versatile Components of Plants, Soil and Water", E.A. Ghabbour and G. Davies , Eds., Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge.

Bruell, C.J., Barker, C.C., Ryan, D.K. and Duggan, J.W. (1998) Surfactant enhanced flushing of unsaturated porous media. J. Soil Contam. 7(1), 47-71.

Shine, J., Ford, T. and Ryan, D.K. (1998) Annual cycle of heavy metals in a tropical lake--Lake Chapala, Mexico. J. Environ. Sci. Health A33, 23-43.

Robinson, W.E., Ryan, D.K., Sullivan, P.A. and Boggs, C.C. (1997) Cadmium transport in the blood plasma of two marine bivalves. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16(6), 1195-1202 (1997).

Liu, X and Ryan, D.K. (1997) Analysis of fulvic acids using HPLC/UV coupled toFT-IR Spectroscopy. Environmental Technology 18, 417-424 (1997).

Golomb, D., Ryan, D., Eby, G.N., Underhill, J. and Zemba, S. (1997) Atmospheric deposition of toxics onto Massachusetts Bay: I. Metals. Atmospheric Environment 31(9), 1349-1359 (1997).

Golomb, D., Ryan, D., Underhill, J., Wade, T. and Zemba, S. (1997) Atmospheric deposition of toxics onto Massachusetts Bay: II. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Atmospheric Environment 31(9), 1361-1368.

Crawford, S.C., Bruell, C.J., Ryan, D.K. and Duggan, J.W., (1997) "Effects of emulsion viscosity during surfactant enhanced soil flushing in porous media. J. Soil Contamin. 6(4), 355-370.

Coletta, T.F., Bruell, C.J., Ryan, D.K. and Inyang, H.I. (1997) Cation-enhanced solutions for the electrokinetic removal of Pb from kaolinite. ASCE J. Environ. Eng. 123(12), 1227-1233.

Bruell, C.J., Ryan, D.K., Barker, C.C., and Lazzaro, J. (1997) Laboratory Evaluation of a Biodegradable Surfactant for In Situ Soil Flushing. J. Soil Contam. 6(5), 509-523.

Ryan, D.K., Shia, C.P. and O'Conner, D.V. (1996) Fluorescence spectroscopic studies of Al-fulvic acid complexation in acidic solutions. In Humic and Fulvic Acids: Isolation, Structure, and Environmental Role, J.J. Gaffney, N.A. Marley and S.B. Clark, eds., ACS Symposium Series 651, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC., Chapter 9, pp. 125-139.

Hays, M.D., Ryan, D.K., Pennell, S. and Ventry-Milenkovic, L. (1996) Data treatments for relating metal-ion binding to fulvic acid as measured by fluorescence spectroscopy. In Humic and Fulvic Acids: Isolation, Structure, and Environmental Role, J.J. Gaffney, N.A. Marley and S.B. Clark, eds., ACS Symposium Series 651, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC., Chapter 8, pp. 108-124.

Butler, G.C. and Ryan, D.K. (1996) Investigation of fulvic acid-Cu2+ complexation by ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with post-column fluorescence quenching titration. In Humic and Fulvic Acids: Isolation, Structure, and Environmental Role, J.J. Gaffney, N.A. Marley and S.B. Clark, eds., ACS Symposium Series 651, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, Chapter 10, pp. 140-150.