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William Desisto

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William Desisto
OccupationChemical engineering researcher

William Desisto is a researcher in chemical engineering at the University of Maine.[1] His work spans catalysis, membrane materials, biomass conversion, and paper and adhesive science.[2]

Research

According to Semantic Scholar, Desisto has published 98 papers that have collectively been cited 2,797 times, giving him an h-index of 30.[3] His publications cover topics including polymer and adhesive penetration into paper and paperboard, catalytic conversion of biomass-derived compounds, lignin valorization, and electrolytic production of hypochlorous acid.[4]

National Science Foundation records show Desisto received two awards totaling $490,565.[5] He received a CAREER award for "A new class of modified mesoporous silica membranes with controlled pore size and surface functionalization through unique synthetic approaches," totaling $405,798 and awarded on January 13, 2006, through the University of Maine.[6] He also received an ACT/SGER award for "Atomic Layer Deposition of Nitrides on Nano-Particles for Enhanced Energy Conversion to Combat Terrorism," totaling $84,767 and awarded on August 18, 2003, through the University of Maine.[7]

Selected publications

  • "Water-based adhesive penetration into paperboard and coated paperboard," TAPPI Journal (2025)[8]
  • "Prediction of Non-Isothermal Polymer Penetration into Porous Layers," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2023)[9]
  • "Investigation of Pulsed Electrolysis for Hypochlorous Acid Production" (2023)[10]
  • "Worldwide Disparities in Recovery of Cardiac Testing 1 Year Into COVID-19," Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2022)[11]
  • "Comparison of methods to characterize the penetration of hot melt adhesive into paper," Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal (2022)[12]
  • "Assessing the economic viability of pretreatment technologies to make sugars for chemical catalytic upgrading to fuels and chemicals," Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2021)[13]
  • "Catalytic Performance of Ru/TiO2 Catalyst for Phenol Hydrooxygenation" (2021)[14]
  • "Production of Partially Deoxygenated Pyrolysis Oil from Switchgrass via Ca(OH)2, CaO, and Ca(COOH)2 Cofeeding" (2020)[15]
  • "Green Bisphenol A: A High Valued Building Block Isolated from Lignin Biowaste" (2020)[16]
  • "Green Bisphenol A: A High Valued Building Block Isolated from Lignin Biowaste," Waste and Biomass Valorization (2020)[17]
  1. ↑ National Science Foundation award records.
  2. ↑ Semantic Scholar author profile.
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  5. ↑ National Science Foundation award records.
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  8. ↑ Semantic Scholar author profile.
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