Leland C. Schrader Data-verified

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Researcher

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Last publication 2023 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

2 h-index 5 pubs 41 cited

Research Areas

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Leland C. Schrader's research focuses on optimizing bioenergy production from agricultural wastes, particularly poultry litter and wheat straw. He investigates methods to enhance methane production through anaerobic digestion, exploring techniques such as co-digestion, micro-aeration, and alkaline pretreatment. His work has involved developing and evaluating reactor systems, including laboratory-scale semi-continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs) and anaerobic sequencing batch reactors.

Schrader has published on modeling and optimizing bioenergy yields using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks. He also studies the kinetics of anaerobic digestion and the performance of systems under various conditions. His collaborations include work with Yuanhang Zhan and Jun Zhu at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, respectively, with shared publications indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 5
Citations: 41

Selected Publications

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT AND AIR MIXING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF METHANE PRODUCTION FROM ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF POULTRY LITTER WITH WHEAT STRAW (2023)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Modeling and optimization of bioenergy production from co-digestion of poultry litter with wheat straw in anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: Response surface methodology and artificial neural network (2023)

20 citations DOI OpenAlex
Employing micro-aeration in anaerobic digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw: Batch kinetics and continuous performance (2022)

15 citations DOI OpenAlex