Research Output per year
Personal profile
Contact Details
Phone: 0121 204 3433
Email: y.yang6@aston.ac.uk
Office: EB102
General
I am a lecturer within the Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry department. My research interest includes:
Advanced thermal conversion of biomass and organic solid waste
• 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
Qualifications
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 Projects/Collaborations
2019 - 2022, Co-I, €846k, Biomass-CCU, H2020 MSCA RISE grant.
2018 - 2018, PI, £1.3k, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Mobility Award.
2017 - 2020, Co-I, €3.6m, GreenCarbon, H2020 MSA ITN grant.
2016 - 2017, PI (Aston), £50.2k, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Sandpit grant
Professional/editorial offices
2019 - present, Fellow of Higher Education Academy
2012 - present, Associate Member of the Energy Institute
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Engineering & Materials Science
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Feedstocks
Engineering & Materials Science
Kinetics
Engineering & Materials Science
municipal solid waste
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Research Output 2013 2019
Molecular dynamics investigation of interfacial adhesion between oxidised bitumen and mineral surfaces
Gao, Y., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, J. & Gu, F., 15 Jun 2019, In : Applied Surface Science. 479, p. 449-462 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
asphalt
Minerals
Molecular dynamics
adhesion
Adhesion
Production of renewable fuels by blending bio-oil with alcohols and upgrading under supercritical conditions
Omar, S., Alsamaq, S., Yang, Y. & Wang, J., 23 Oct 2019, In : Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Oils
Alcohols
Methanol
2-Propanol
Heating
A techno-economic analysis of energy recovery from organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) by an integrated intermediate pyrolysis and combined heat and power (CHP) plant
Yang, Y., Wang, J., Chong, K. J. & Bridgwater, A. V., 15 Oct 2018, In : Energy Conversion and Management. 174, p. 406-416Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Cogeneration plants
Municipal solid waste
Economic analysis
Pyrolysis
Recovery
Characterisation and Py-GC/MS analysis of Imperata Cylindrica as potential biomass for bio-oil production in Brunei Darussalam
Syarif, H., Abu Bakar, M. S., Yang, Y., Neeranuch, P. & A.v., B., Sep 2018, In : Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Oils
Biomass
Feedstocks
Calorific value
Pyrolysis
Intermediate pyrolysis of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and rheological study of the pyrolysis oil for potential use as bio-bitumen
Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Omairey, E., Cai, J., Gu, F. & Bridgwater, A. V., 20 Jun 2018, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 187, p. 390-399Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Municipal solid waste
bitumen
municipal solid waste
pyrolysis
Pyrolysis
Thesis
Energy production from biomass and waste derived intermediate pyrolysis oils
Author: Yang, Y., 12 Mar 2015Supervisor: Brammer, J. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Prizes
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Student Abroad
Yang Yang (Recipient), 2014
Prize: National/international honour