Dr Daniel Nowakowski

Research Fellow

Phone number
0121 204 3417

Email
d.j.nowakowski@aston.ac.uk

Profile
Daniel graduated from the Silesian University of Technology (Gliwice, Poland) in 2000 with an MSc (Eng) degree in Chemical Technology, specialising in Inorganic Chemical Technology and Electrochemistry.From graduation until February 2004 he worked as an engineer and research assistant in the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (Zabrze, Poland), in the Department of Physical Chemistry and Thermal Processing of Fuels. His research was focused on pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis processes of coal and biomass with physical and chemical characterisation of pyrolysis products. Part of his work was also studies of the catalytic influence of inorganic additives on the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds during pyrolysis and combustion processes of solid fuels.

In March 2004 he started a PhD (funded by EPSRC, UK) at the University of Leeds, in the Energy and Resources Research Institute. In May 2008 he finished his PhD under supervision of Prof. J.M. Jones and Prof. R.M.D. Brydson. His PhD thesis title was "Influence of potassium and phosphorus on the thermochemical conversion of the cell wall components of biomass".

Daniel joined the Bioenergy Research Group in August 2007. His principal research interests are pyrolysis processes of biomass with the application of gas chromatography (PY-GC-MS) and thermogravimetric (TGA) analytical methods.

Qualifications & Education
MSc (Eng), PhD (Leeds)

Publications
Peer-reviewed journals

1. M. E. Fuentes, D. J. Nowakowski, M. L. Kubacki, J. M. Cove, T. G. Bridgeman and J. M. Jones; Survey of influence of biomass mineral matter in thermochemical conversion of short rotation willow coppice; Journal of the Energy Institute, Volume 81,Number 4, December 2008 , pp. 234-241; http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/014426008X370942

2. Daniel J. Nowakowski, Charles R. Woodbridge and Jenny M. Jones; Phosphorus catalysis in the pyrolysis behaviour of biomass; Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Volume 83, Issue 2, November 2008, Pages 197-204; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2008.08.003

3. Daniel J. Nowakowski and Jenny M. Jones; Uncatalysed and potassium-catalysed pyrolysis of the cell-wall constituents of biomass and their model compounds; Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Volume 83, Issue 1, September 2008, Pages 12-25; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2008.05.007

4. Daniel J. Nowakowski, Jenny M. Jones, Rik M.D. Brydson and Andrew B. Ross; Potassium catalysis in the pyrolysis behaviour of short rotation willow coppice; Fuel, Volume 86, Issue 15, October 2007, Pages 2389-2402; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2007.01.026

Conferences

1. M.E. Gyftopoulou, D.J. Nowakowski, G. Jiang and A.V. Bridgwater; Fast pyrolysis of lignin (Aston round-robin results); International Lignin Institute COST50 Workshop - Lignin research: present and future; Zurich (Switzerland), 27-29 October 2008.

2. D.J. Nowakowski, G.Jiang, A.V.Bridgwater and J.M. Jones. Impact of potassium and phosphorus on the physicochemical properties of biomass-derived fast pyrolysis liquids (Bio-oil). 18th International Symposium on Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote (Spain), 18-23 May 2008.

3. E.M. Hodgson, D.J. Nowakowski, A. Riche, A.V. Bridgwater and I.S. Donnison. Py-GC-MS and TGA characterisation of Miscanthus genotypes: Key biomass markers and reaction kinetics. 18th International Symposium on Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote (Spain), 18-23 May 2008.

4. W. Ociepka, D.J. Nowakowski, J.M. Jones and A. Williams, Emissions from domestic-scale energy production using co-combustion of biomass and coal. ICCS&T 2007 - International Conference on Coal Science and Technology, Nottingham, 28-31 August 2007

5. D.J. Nowakowski, J.M. Jones and R.M.D. Brydson. 17th International Symposium on Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, Budapest (Hungary), 21-26 May 2006.

6. D.J. Nowakowski, J.M. Jones and R.M.D.K. Brydson, Influence of potassium catalyst on pyrolysis and combustion behaviours of wheat straw. Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Combustion Processes, Wisla (Poland), 31.07-03.09.2005.

7. J.M. Jones. L.I. Darvell, D.J. Nowakowski, L. Ma and A. Williams. Fundamentals of biomass combustion. Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Combustion Processes, Wisla (Poland), 31.07-03.09.2005.

8. D.J. Nowakowski and J.M. Jones, Influence of potassium on pyrolysis processes of basic biomass components. Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress, Aberdeen, 22-27.05.2005, pp.590-595.

9. L.I. Darvell, P. Hrycko, J.M. Jones,D.J. Nowakowski, M. Pourkashanian and A. Williams. Impact of minerals and alkali metals on willow combustion properties. Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2005, Aberdeen, pp.584-589.