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Dr Paul Baker

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Publications

2025

  • PublishedComparison of salicin and fibre contents in the barks and woody cores of willow (Salix spp.) clones as potential feedstocks for an integrated biorefinery
    Baker, P., Pisano, I., Nazari-Asbemarz, M., Johnston, C., Lindegaard, K., Prendergast, J., Leahy, J. J. & Charlton, A., 1 Mar 2025, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 225, 120519.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printImproving the thermal tolerance of biocontrol spores, Akanthomyces lecanii, by encapsulation
    Baker, P., Nuwamanya, E. & Charlton, A., 16 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: FEMS Microbiology Letters.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • PublishedAgri-Food Wastes and Biomass Valorization: Establishing Experimental Conditions to Produce Lignin-Degrading Enzymes on Wheat Bran by Trametes versicolor CM13 Using Solid State Fermentation
    Charlton, A. & Baker, P., Dec 2023, Agri-Food Wastes and Biomass Valorization: Establishing Experimental Conditions to Produce Lignin-Degrading Enzymes on Wheat Bran by Trametes versicolor CM13 Using Solid State Fermentation. MDPI AG, p. 53-66 13 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedEstablishing Experimental Conditions to Produce Lignin-Degrading Enzymes on Wheat Bran by Trametes versicolor CM13 Using Solid State Fermentation
    Baker, P. & Charlton, A., 18 Aug 2023, In: Waste. 1, 3, p. 711-723 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedValorisation of waste olive pomace: Laboratory and pilot scale processing to extract dietary fibre
    Baker, P., Visnjevec, A. M., Peeters, K., Schwarzkopf, M. & Charlton, A., Aug 2023, In: Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy. 5, 100045.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • PublishedA review of Willow (Salix spp.) as an integrated biorefinery feedstock
    Charlton, A., Skinner, C., Baker, P., Leahy, J., Isano, I., Prendergast, J. & Johnson , C., 1 Dec 2022, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 189, 115823.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPilot scale extraction of protein from cold and hot-pressed rapeseed cake: Preliminary studies on the effect of upstream mechanical processing
    Baker, P., Visnjevec, A. M., Krienke, D., Preskett, D., Schwarzkopf, M. & Charlton, A., 1 May 2022, In: Food and BioProducts Processing. 133, p. 132-139
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPre-processing waste tomatoes into separated streams with the intention of recovering protein: towards an integrated fruit and vegetable biorefinery approach to waste minimization
    Baker, P., Preskett, D., Krienke, D., Runager, K. S., Hastrup, A. C. S. & Charlton, A., Aug 2022, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 13, 8, p. 3463-3473
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedAntimicrobial Potential of Plastic Films Incorporated with Sage Extract on Chicken Meat
    Aziman, N., Jawaid, M., Mutalib, N. A. A., Yusof, N. L., Nadrah, A. H., Nazatul, U. K., Tverezovskiy, S., Tverezovskaya, O., Fouad, H., Braganca, R., Baker, P., Selbie, S. & Ali, A., 16 Nov 2021, In: Foods. 10, 11, 2812.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDeveloping an Olive Biorefinery in Slovenia: Analysis of Phenolic Compounds Found in Olive Mill Pomace and Wastewater
    Visnjevec, A. M., Baker, P., Charlton, A., Preskett, D., Peeters, K., Tavzes, C., Kramberger, K. & Schwarzkopf, M., 1 Jan 2021, In: Molecules. 26, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedElectrochemical quantification of D-glucose during the production of bioethanol from thermo-mechanically pre-treated wheat straw
    Ward, R. A., Charlton, A., Welham, K. J., Baker, P., Zein, S. H., Tomkinson, J., Richards, D. I., Kelly, S. M., Lawrence, N. S. & Wadhawan, J. D., Mar 2021, In: Electrochemistry Communications. 124, 106942.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHPLC-DAD-qTOF compositional analysis of the phenolic compounds present in crude tomato protein extracts derived from food processing
    Visnjevec, A. M., Baker, P., Peters, K., Schwarzkopf, M., Krienke, D. & Charlton, A., 23 Oct 2021, In: Molecules.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedA comparison in protein extraction from four major crop residues in Europe using chemical and enzymatic processes-a review
    Baker, P. & Charlton, A., 1 Jan 2020, p. 102239.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • PublishedPressurised disc refining of wheat straw as a pre-treatment approach for agricultural residues: A preliminary assessment of energy consumption and fibre composition
    Skinner, C., Baker, P., Tomkinson, J., Richards, D. & Charlton, A., 1 May 2020, In: Bioresource Technology. 304, 122976.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedFibre degradation of wheat straw by Pleurotus erygnii under low moisture conditions during solid-state fermentation
    Baker, P. W., Charlton, A. & Hale, M. D. C., Feb 2019, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 68, 2, p. 182-187 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedFungal pre-treatment of forestry biomass with a focus on biorefining: A comparison of biomass degradation and enzyme activities by wood rot fungi across three tree species
    Baker, P., Charlton, A. & Hale, M., 1 Dec 2017, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. p. 20-28 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlants to Products BBSRC NIBB - Proof of Concept award (HD-RD0300E): Evaluation of the thermo-mechanical pulping of biomass to facilitate release of fermentable sugars for advanced biofuel production
    Charlton, A., Skinner, C., Baker, P., Chesworth, M., Wilkinson, C., Hanslip, Z., Richards, D., Kelly, S. & Zein, S., 10 May 2017, 73 p.
    Research output: Other contribution

2016

  • PublishedBiodegradation of Different Genotypes of Miscanthus by Wood Rot Fungi
    Baker, P., Winters, A. & Hale, M., 30 Mar 2016, In: BioResources. 11, 2, p. 4379-4391 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe patterns of bacterial community and relationships between sulfate-reducing bacteria and hydrochemistry in sulfate-polluted groundwater of Baogang rare earth tailings
    An, X., Baker, P., Li, H., Su, J., Yu, C. & Cai, C., Nov 2016, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. p. 21766-21779 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedImmobilization of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in diffusive gradients in thin films for determining metal bioavailability
    Baker, P., Hogstrand, C., Lead, J., Pickup, R. W. & Zhang, H., Nov 2015, In: Chemosphere. 138, p. 309-315 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIncreased delignification by white rot fungi after pressure refining Miscanthus
    Baker, P., Charlton, A. & Hale, M., 1 Aug 2015, In: Bioresource Technology. 189, August, p. 81-86
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedNew Potential Flavonoids and Saponins Formed during Fungal Decomposition of Different Plant Materials
    Baker, P., Wall, K., Goodyear, R. & Braganca, R., 18 Nov 2014.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2013

  • PublishedImmobilization of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in diffusive gradients in thin films for determining metal bioavailability
    Baker, P., Hogstrand, C., Lead, J., Pickup, R. W. & Zhang, H., 7 Sept 2013.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
  • PublishedWhat desirable changes in the properties of the energy crop, Miscanthus are caused by white rot fungi?
    Charlton, A., Hale, M. & Baker, P., 2013.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

1997

  • PublishedAnalysis of actinomycete communities by specific amplification of genes encoding 16S rRNA and gel-electrophoretic separation in denaturing gradients
    Heuer, H., Krsek, M., Baker, P., Smalla, K. & Wellington, E., 1 Aug 1997, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63, 8, p. 3233–3241 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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