Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr, PhD, CEng, MIChemE, FHEA
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
Research activity per year
Phone: 0121 204 3433
Email: y.yang6@aston.ac.uk
I am currently a lecturer within CEAC. My research interest lies in the field of:
Advanced thermal conversion
• Intermediate and slow pyrolysis process development
• Biomass derived liquid for diesel and heavy marine fuels
• Waste plastic polymer conversion to chemical monomers
• Novel bio-bitumen and bio-asphalt
Energy System
• Combined heat and power from stationary engine system
• Renewable energy system integration (e.g. biological, thermal and solar processing) and evaluation
• Energy system techno-economic evaluation and carbon footprint analysis
Teaching Activity
CE2002 Design Project
CE3003 Advanced Design Project
CE4011 MEng Research Project
Process Labs (2nd Year)
Qualification
PhD Chemical Engineering, Aston University 2014
BEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham 2009
BEng Thermal and Energy Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology 2009
Employment
2019 - present: Lecturer, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University
2014 - 2019: Research Fellow, European Bioenergy Research Institute, Aston University
2013 - 2014: Marie Curie Early Stage Fellow, WEHRLE-WERK AG (Germany)
Research Grant
• Healing-capable Bitumen from Pyrolysis of Mixed Plastic Waste. Royal Society. PI. £11.9k. 2020 – 2022.
• A Sustainable and Innovative Thermochemical Approach for Producing Hydrocarbon Fuels from Unrecycled Plastic Waste in Turkey. Newton Fund via British Council. Co-I. £149.9k. 2020 - 2022.
• Biomass-CCU: Biomass Gasification with Negative Carbon Emission through Innovative CO2 Capture and Utilisation and Integration with Energy Storage. Horizon 2020 RISE. Co-I, €846k. 2019 - 2022.
• Upgrading of Pyrolysis Oil by Low Temperature Plasma. SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Mobility Award. PI. £1.3k. 2018 - 2018.
• GreenCarbon: Advanced Carbon Materials from Biowaste: Sustainable Pathways to Drive Innovative Green Technologies. Horizon 2020 ITN. Co-I. €3.6m. 2017 - 2020.
• Process Intensification of Biodiesel Production. SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Sandpit Grant. PI (Aston). £50.2k. 2016 - 2017.
Professional Bodies
2020 - present, Chartered Member, IChemE
2020 - present, Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council
2019 - present, Full Member, EPSRC Peer Review College
2019 - present, Fellow, The Higher Education Academy
2012 - present, Associate Member, The Energy Institute
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Yang, Y. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 8 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000465, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890420305707
Dataset
Yang, Y. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 19 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000438, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001623611931957X
Dataset
Yang, Y. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 25 Aug 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000471
Dataset
Yang, Y. (Creator), Wang, J. (Creator), Chong, K. (Creator) & Bridgwater, T. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 22 Aug 2018
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000374, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890418308823
Dataset
Yu, Y. (Creator), Yang, Y. (Creator), Cheng, Z. (Creator), Blanco Sanchez, P. H. (Creator), Liu, R. (Creator), Bridgwater, T. (Creator) & Cai, J. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 1 Dec 2016
DOI: 10.17036/16aaf5bb-9374-4b77-a3e2-67e487b4da4c, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02276
Dataset
Supervisor: Brammer, J. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Yang, Yang (Recipient), 2014
Prize: National/international honour
5/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
1/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research