Daniel Saloni

Forest Biomaterials

Daniel Saloni is an associate professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. Before applying to a faculty position at NC State University, he was a laboratory manager and research assistant in the Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program at North Carolina State University. Before joining NC State, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and a Junior Consultant in UCAB Consulting for five years at Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela.

He has published various papers and participated in several conferences on process improvement, supply chain, biomass and bioenergy conversion and additive manufacturing, which are his primary research areas.

Saloni is currently an affiliated faculty at the Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics (CAMAL).

Research Interests

Saloni’s research focuses on process improvement, supply chain, biomass and bioenergy conversion

Education

DegreeProgramSchoolYear
Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy in Wood ScienceNC State University2007
MIMSEMaster of Integrated Manufacturing System EngineeringNC State University2003
MPMMaster of Project ManagementAndres Bello Catholic University1998
BSIEBachelor of Science in Industrial EngineeringAndres Bello Catholic University1995
 

Publications

A Multi-Criteria Approach for Quantifying the Impact of Global Megatrends on the Pulp and Paper Industry: Insights into Digitalization, Social Behavior Change, and Sustainability
Vivas, K. A., Vera, R. E., Dasmohapatra, S., Marquez, R., Van Schoubroeck, S., Forfora, N., … Gonzalez, R. (2024), LOGISTICS-BASEL, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics8020036
An economic analysis of bamboo plantations and feedstock delivered cost in the Southern US for the manufacturing of fiber-based bioproducts
Vivas, K. A., Vera, R. E., Phillips, R. B., Forfora, N., Azuaje, I., Zering, K., … Gonzalez, R. (2024, June 10), BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, Vol. 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2634
Characterizing value-added pellets obtained from blends of miscanthus, corn stover, and switchgrass
Hossain, T., Jones, D. S., Godfrey, E., Saloni, D., Sharara, M., & Hartley, D. S. (2024), RENEWABLE ENERGY, 227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120494
Co-pyrolysis of biomass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as an alternative for energy production from waste valorization
Cupertino, G. F. M., Silva, A. M., Pereira, A. K. S., Delatorre, F. M., Ucella-Filho, J. G. M., Souza, E. C., … Junior, A. F. (2024), FUEL, 362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130761
Environmental Sustainability Analysis of Rotary-Screen Printing and Digital Textile Printing
Hoque, S. M. A., Chapman, L. P., Moore, M., Lavelle, J., Saloni, D., Woodbridge, J., & King, K. M. (2024, September 19), AATCC JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444241275996
Evaluating chemi-mechanical pulping processes of agricultural residues: High-yield pulps from wheat straw for fiber-based bioproducts
Urdaneta, F., Kumar, R., Marquez, R., Vera, R. E., Franco, J., Urdaneta, I., … Gonzalez, R. W. (2024), INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119379
From waste to advanced resource: Techno-economic and life cycle assessment behind the integration of polyester recycling and glucose production to valorize fast fashion garments
Vera, R. E., Vivas, K. A., Forfora, N., Marquez, R., Urdaneta, I., Frazier, R., … Gonzalez, R. (2024), CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156895
Nth-plant scenario for blended pellets of Miscanthus, Switchgrass, and Corn Stover using multi-modal transportation: Biorefineries and depots in the contiguous US
Hossain, T., Jones, D. S., Godfrey III, E., Saloni, D., Sharara, M., & Hartley, D. S. (2024), BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2024.107162
Prospects for the utilization of bio-oil-derived chemicals generated via co-pyrolysis of biomass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Cupertino, G. F. M., Pereira, A. K. S., Ucella-Filho, J. G. M., Delatorre, F. M., Silva, A. M., Silva, K. C. A., … Dias Junior, A. F. (2024), JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS, 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2024.106781
The potential of wood-based urban waste to generate bioenergy and increase the energetic sustainability
Andrade, C. R., Cupertino, G. F. M., Silva, alison M., Brito, J. O., Morais, W. W. C., Balboni, B. M., … Dias Jr, A. F. (2024, February 22), CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, Vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-024-02775-5

View all publications via NC State Libraries

Grants

  • Advancing the National Bioeconomy through Regional Sun Grant Centers
  • Advancing the National Bioeconomy through Regional Sun Grant Centers
  • Uniform-Format Herbaceous Biomass Feedstock: Value-added Miscanthus
  • NC Sustainable Pellet Production for Poultry
  • Populus-based Production of Solid Biofuels
  • DOE-SBIR Phase II Lightweight and Thermally Insulating Nanowood
  • Next Generation Logistics Systems for Delivering Optimal Biomass Feedstocks to Biorefining Industries in the Southeastern United States
  • Understanding the Machinability of MDF and HDF (I-02-VE)
  • Torrefaction
  • Investigating The Use Of Biopolymers For Additive Manufacturing J-05-sa
Daniel Saloni