Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Contact Details
Phone: 0121 204 3433
Email: y.yang6@aston.ac.uk
Office: EB102
Biography
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
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Investigation of the role of feedstock properties and process conditions on the slow pyrolysis of biomass in a continuous auger reactor
Rego, F., Xiang, H., Yang, Y., Ordovás, J. L., Chong, K., Wang, J. & Bridgwater, A., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 161, 105378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pyrolysis behaviors of corn stover in new two-stage rotary kiln with baffle
Hu, E., Tian, Y., Yang, Y., Dai, C., Li, M., Li, C. & Shao, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 161, 105398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review on catalytic & non-catalytic bio-oil upgrading in supercritical fluids
Omar, S., Yang, Y. & Wang, J., Feb 2021, In: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 15, 1, p. 4–17 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Bibliometric analysis of research trends on the thermochemical conversion of plastics during 1990–2020
Khatun, R., Xiang, H., Yang, Y., Wang, J. & Yildiz, G., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 317, 128373.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Catalytic fast Co-Pyrolysis of sewage sludge−sawdust using mixed metal oxides modified with ZSM-5 catalysts on dual-catalysts for product upgrading
Haji Morni, N. A., Yeung, C. M., Tian, H., Yang, Y., Phusunti, N., Abu Bakar, M. S. & Azad, A. K., Feb 2021, In: Journal of the Energy Institute. 94, p. 387-397 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Steam gasification of Miscanthus derived char: the reaction kinetics and reactivity with correlation to the composition and microstructure
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
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A Fundamental Study on the CO2 Gasification of Char Derived from Miscanthus at Various Processing Conditions
Yang, Y. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 25 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000471
Dataset
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Kinetic Study on the CO2 Gasification of Biochar Derived from Miscanthus at Different Processing Conditions
Yang, Y. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 25 Aug 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000471
Dataset
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Co-pyrolysis of Miscanthus Sacchariflorus and coals: a systematic study on the synergies in thermal decomposition, kinetics and vapour phase products
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
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Pyrolysis of Rice husk and Corn stalk in Auger Reactor: Part 1. Characterization of Char and Gas at Various Temperatures
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
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Thesis
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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
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Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Student Abroad
Yang, Yang (Recipient), 2014
Prize: National/international honour
Press / Media
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Scientists convert household waste into road surfacing material
5/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Aston scientists pave way for greener roads made of domestic waste
1/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research