Research Output per year
Personal profile
Contact Details
Phone: 0121 204 3433
Email: y.yang6@aston.ac.uk
Office: EB102
General
I am currently a lecturer within the Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry department. 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
2020 – 2022, PI, £11.9k "Healing-capable Bitumen from Pyrolysis of Mixed Plastic Waste", Royal Society International Exchanges grant.
2020 - 2022, Co-I, £149.9k, "FuelPlas", British Council UK-Turkey Institutional Link grant.
2019 - 2022, Co-I, €846k, "Biomass-CCU", Horizon 2020 MSCA RISE grant.
2018 - 2018, PI, £1.3k, "Upgrading of Pyrolysis Oil by Low Temperature Plasma", SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Mobility Award.
2017 - 2020, Co-I, €3.6m, "GreenCarbon", Horizon 2020 MSA ITN grant.
2016 - 2017, PI (Aston), £50.2k, "Process Intensification of Biodiesel Produciton" SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub Sandpit grant.
Professional Bodies
2020 - present, Chartered Member, IChemE
2020 - present, Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council
2019 - present, Associate Member, EPSRC Peer Review College
2019 - present, Fellow, The Higher Education Academy
2012 - present, Associate Member, The Energy Institute
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Research Output
A review on catalytic & non-catalytic bio-oil upgrading in supercritical fluids
Omar, S., Yang, Y. & Wang, J., 10 Jun 2020, In : Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Coal and biomass co-pyrolysis in a fluidized-bed reactor: Numerical assessment of fuel type and blending conditions
Ismail, T. M., Banks, S. W., Yang, Y., Yang, H., Chen, Y., Bridgwater, A. V., Ramzy, K. & Abd El-salam, M., 8 May 2020, In : Fuel. 275, 118004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Co-pyrolysis of Miscanthus Sacchariflorus and coals: A systematic study on the synergies in thermal decomposition, kinetics and vapour phase products
Tian, H., Jiao, H., Cai, J., Wang, J., Yang, Y. & Bridgwater, A. V., 15 Feb 2020, In : Fuel. 262, 116603.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Oily sludge catalytic pyrolysis combined with fine particle removal using a Ni-ceramic membrane
Gao, N., Li, J., Quan, C., Wang, X. & Yang, Y., 29 May 2020, In : Fuel. 277, 118134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Pyro-oil and wax recovery from reclaimed plastic waste in a continuous Auger pyrolysis reactor
Al-Salem, S. M., Yang, Y., Wang, J. & Leeke, G. A., 20 Apr 2020, In : Energies. 13, 8, 2040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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
Press / Media
Scientists convert household waste into road surfacing material
5/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Aston scientists pave way for greener roads made of domestic waste
1/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research