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Research publications

Adams, P.W.R., McManus, M.C (2014) Small-scale biomass gasification CHP utilisation in industry: Energy and environmental evaluation. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 6, pp. 129-140
Adams, P.W.R. Shirley, J.E.J.& McManus, M.C. (2015) Comparative cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of wood pellet production with torrefaction Applied Energy Volume 138, 15 January 2015, Pages 367–380
Adams, P. W. R., Lindegaard, K. (2015). A critical appraisal of the effectiveness of UK perennial energy crops policy since 1999
Adams, P. W. R., Mezzullo, W.G. and McManus, M. C., (2015). Biomass sustainability criteria: Greenhouse gas accounting issues for biogas and biomethane facilities. Energy Policy, 87, 95-109.
Al-Qayim, K., Nimmo, W., & Pourkashanian, M. (2015). Comparative Techno-economic assessment of biomass and coal with CCS technologies in a pulverised combustion power plant in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Banks SW, Nowakowski DJ, Bridgwater AV (2015). Fast pyrolysis processing of surfactant washed biomass. Fuel Processing Technology. 128 94-103
Baxter, X.C, Darvell, L.I, Jones, J.M, Barraclough, T., Yates, N.E and Shield I. (2014) Miscanthus combustion properties and variations with Miscanthus agronomy. Fuel. 117, 851- 869
Bennett J (2014) Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification”, Chemical Society Reviews, 2014
Bennett J (2015) Catalytic upgrading of bio‐oils by esterification”, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2015
Castellanos, J. G., Walker, M., Poggio, D., Pourkashanian, M., & Nimmo, W. (2015). Modelling an off-grid integrated renewable energy system for rural electrification in India using photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion. Renewable Energy, 74, 390-398.
Elliott, D.C, Oasmaa, A., Preto F, Meier D, Bridgwater, A.V (2013) Results of the IEA Round Robin on Viscosity and Aging of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oils: Long-Term Tests and Repeatability in Energy and Fuels
Fei, Y. S. Black, J. Szuhánszki, L. Ma, D.B. Ingham, P.J. Stanger, M. Pourkashanian. 2015. Evaluation of the potential of retrofitting a coal power plant to oxy-firing using CFD and process co-simulation. Fuel Processing Technology (131) 45–58.
Fischer, M. and Jiang, X. (2015) An investigation of the chemical kinetics of biogas combustion. Fuel 150: 711-720
Gilbert, P., Alexander, S., Thornley, P., Brammer, J.(2014) “Assessing economically viable carbon reductions for the production of ammonia from biomass gasification", Journal of Cleaner Production
Greenhalf, C., Nowakowski, D.J., Yates, N.E., Titiloye, J., Bridgwater, A.V. and Shield IF. (2013) The influence of harvest and storage on the properties of and fast pyrolysis products from Miscanthus x giganteus. Biomass and Bioenergy, 56, 247-259
Gudka, Bijal, Jenny M. Jones, Amanda R. Lea-Langton, Alan Williams, and Abby Saddawi (2015) A review of the mitigation of deposition and emission problems during biomass combustion through washing pre-treatment., Journal of The Energy Institute
Horschig T, Adams PWR, Röder M, Thornley P, Thrän D. Reasonable potential for GHG savings by anaerobic biomethane in Germany and UK derived from economic and ecological analyses. Applied Energy 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.07.098
Jiang, Ying, Abiba Ameh, Mei Lei, Lunbo Duan, Philip Longhurst (2015) Solid–gaseous phase transformation of elemental contaminants during the gasification of biomass
Jiang, Ying, Mei Lei, Lunbo Duan, Philip Longhurst (2015) Integrating phytoremediation with biomass valorisation and critical element recovery: A UK contaminated land perspective
Lea-Langton, A., Baeza-Romero, M.T., Boman, G.V., Brooks, B. Wilson, A.J.M., Atika, F., Bartle, K.D., Jones, J.M, Williams, A. (2014) A Study of Smoke Formation from Wood Combustion. Fuel Processing Technology Volume 137, September 2015, Pages 327–332
Lesur, C., Jeuffroy, M.H, Makowski, D., Riche, A.B, Shield, I., Yates, N., Fritz, M., Formowitz, B., Grunert, M., Jorgensen, U., Laerke, P.E and Loyce, C. (2013) Modelling long-term yield trends of Miscanthus × giganteus using experimental data from across Europe. Field Crops Research. Volume 149, Pages 252–260
McManus, M.C & Taylor, C.M. (2014) The Changing Nature of LCA. Biomass and Bioenergy
McManus, M.C., Caroline M. Taylor, Alison Mohr, Carly Whittaker, Corinne D. Scown, Aiduan Li Borrion, Neryssa J. Glithero, and Yao Yin. (2015) "Challenge clusters facing LCA in environmental decision-making—what we can learn from biofuels." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 20, no. 10: 1399-1414.
McNamee, P., Darvell, L. , Jones, J. and Williams, W. (2014) The combustion characteristics of high-heating-rate-chars from raw and torrefied biomass fuels. Biomass & Bioenergy.
Meier D, van de Beld B, Bridgwater AV, Elliott DC, Oasmaa A, Preto F. (2013). State-of-the-art of fast pyrolysis in IEA Bioenergy member countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 20, April 2013, Pages 619–641
Mitchell, E.J.S., A.R. Lea-Langton, J.M. Jones, A. Williams, P. Layden and R. Johnson. (2015) The Impact of Fuel Properties on the Emissions from the Combustion of Biomass and other Solid Fuels in a Fixed Bed Domestic Stove. Submitted to Fuel Processing Technology.
Murozuka, E., Laursen, K.H, Lindedam, J., Shield, I.F, Bruun, S., Magid, J., Møller, I.S & Schjoerring, J.K. (2014) Nitrogen fertilization affects silicon concentration, cell wall composition and biofuel potential of wheat straw. Biomass and Bioenergy 64 291-298
Nguyen V.H., Topno, S., Balingbing, C., Nguyen V.C.N., Röder, M., Quilty, J., Jamieson, C., Thornley, P., Gummert, M. (2015) Energy Balance Analysis of Rice Straw for Anaerobic Digestion, Energy for sustainable development, under review
Patel, M.A, Baldanza, M.A.S, Teixeira da Silva V and Bridgwater AV (2013). In-situ catalytic upgrading of bio-oil using molybdenum carbide catalyst. Applied Catalysis A: General 458 48-54
Purdy, S.J., Cunniff, J., Maddison, A.L., Jones, L.E., Barraclough, T., Castle, M., Davey, C.L., Jones, C.M, Shield, I., Gallagher J, Donnison I & Clifton-Brown J. (2014) Seasonal Carbohydrate Dynamics and Climatic Regulation of Senescence in the Perennial Grass, Miscanthus. Bioenergy Research. DOI 10.1007/s12155-014-9500-2
Purkus, A., Röder, M., Gawel, E., Thornley, P., (2014) Handling Uncertainty in Bioenergy Policy Design – A Comparative Case Study Analysis of the UK and Germany. Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy. 2014
Röder M., Thornley P (2015) Bioenergy as Climate Change Mitigation Option within a 2C Target – Uncertainties and Temporal Challenges of Bioenergy Systems. Energy, Sustainability and Society, “Thematic Series “The broader view – systems analysis for sustainable bioenergy”, 2015, under review
Röder, M., Thornley, P., (2014) How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy? Life cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest residues-to-electricity supply chain. Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy. 2014
Röder M. More than food or fuel. Stakeholder perceptions of anaerobic digestion and land use; a case study from the United Kingdom. Energy Policy 2016; 97:73-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.07.003
Shield, I.F, Barraclough TJP, Riche AB & Yates NE. (2014) The yield and quality response of the energy grass Miscanthus x giganteus to fertiliser applications of nitrogen, potassium and sulphur, when grown on a sandy soil. Biomass and Bioenergy , 68, 184-19
Shemfe, Mobolaji B.Carly Whittaker, Sai Gu, Beatriz Fidalgo, Comparative evaluation of GHG emissions from the use of Miscanthus for bio-hydrocarbon production via fast pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading, Applied Energy, Volume 176, 15 August 2016, Pages 22-33, ISSN 0306-2619,
Thornley, P., Gilbert, P. (2013) “Biofuels: Balancing Risks and Rewards”, Interface Focus
Thornley P, Chong K, Bridgwater AV. (2014) European biorefineries: implications for land, trade and employment. Environmental Science and Policy. 37. 255-265
Thornley P, Gilbert P, Shackley S, Hammond J, (2015) Maximizing the greenhouse gas reductions from biomass: the role of life cycle assessment, Biomass and Bioenergy, vol 81, pp 35-43
Welfle, A., Gilbert, P., Thornley, P., Stephenson, A (2017): Generating Low-Carbon Heat from Biomass: Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Scenarios (a 2 page summary can be found here: Generating low-carbon heat from biomass
Welfe, A., Gilbert, P., Thornley, P., (2014) Increasing biomass resource availability through supply chain analysis, Biomass and Bioenergy,
Welfle, A., Gilbert, P., Thornley, P. (2014) “Securing a bioenergy future without imports”, Energy Policy, 2014
Whittaker, C, Yates, NE, Powers, SJ, Misselbrook, T and Shield, I. (2015) Dry matter losses and greenhouse gas emissions from outside storage of short rotation coppice willow chip. Bio-energy Research. In Press.
Whittaker, C., Macalpine, W., Yates, N, E. & Shield, I. (2015) Dry matter losses and methane emissions during wood chip storage: The impact on full life cycle greenhouse gas savings of short rotation coppice for heat. Bioenergy Research. In Review
Whittaker,C, Borrion, A.L, Newnes, L and McManus, M (2014) The renewable energy directive and cereal residues. Applied Energy. Volume 122, Pages 207–215
Whittaker, C., Yates, N., Powers, S.J., Misslebrook, T and Shield, I. (2015) Dry Matter Losses and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Outside Storage of Short Rotation Coppice Willow Chip Bioenergy Research
Whittaker, Carly, John Hunt, Tom Misselbrook, Ian Shield, How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an anaerobic digestion plant?, Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 88, May 2016, Pages 24-34, ISSN 0961-9534,

Zhang, G., Ni, C., Huang, X., Welgamage, A., Lawton, L. A., Robertson P. K. J., Irvine, J.T.S (2015)., Simultaneous cellulose conversion and hydrogen production from pure water driven by solar photocatalysis, Energy & Environmental Science (SUBMITTED).

Conference papers and presentations

PT Presentation at Sustainability Live - April 2013
Adams, P.W.R.A. & McManus, M.C. (2014) International Bioenergy Conference; 11 Mar 2014-13 Mar 2014; Manchester, UK
Broderick, J., Thornley, P. (2014), “Sustainable Power Generation from Biomass: The SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub”, invited presentation to Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum, London 2014
Dooley, B., J. M. Jones, M. Pourkashanian and A. Williams (2014) Oral presentation/ poster: “Oxy-fuel Combustion of Coal and Biomass”. RCUK International Bioenergy Conference 11-13th March, 2014 in Manchester
Dooley, J. M. Jones, M. Pourkashanian and A. Williams (2013) Poster presentation: “Oxyfuel combustion of coal and biomass blends” B. at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Assembly and the Early Careers Research and Networking Day in Leeds, 19 and 20th Nov 2013.
Finney, K (2014) Air/Oxy Biomass Combustion with CO2 Capture Technology, UK Study 10th September 2014 – UKCCSRC Biannual, Cardiff
Lea-Langton, A. F.A. Atiku, K.D. Bartle, J.M. Jones, M Pourkashanian, A Williams (2014) ERI Oral presentation/ poster Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames of Some Biomass Pyrolysis Oils, RCUK International Bioenergy Conference 11-13th March, 2014 in Manchester
Lea-Langton, A.L., F. Atiku, A.Williams, J.M. Jones and K.D.Bartle (2014) Pyrolysis of Soot from Biomass, Pyro 2014
Lea-Langton, A.R., M.T.Baeza-Romero, G.V.Boman, B. Brooks, A.J.M.Wilson F.Atika K.D.Bartle J.M.Jones, A.Williams (2014) Some Aspects of Smoke Formation from Wood Combustion. Combustion institute Joint British and Scandinavian meeting. Cambridge
Macalpine, W.J., Shield, I.F., Walsh, L.R.E., Johnston, C., McCracken, A.R., Gilliland, J., Wilson, H., Finnan, J., Power, R., Hartmann, H., Weitz, M., White, R. P., Karp, A. (2014). Rothamsted Research Willow (Salix Spp.) Breeding Programme; Multi-Site Yield Trial Results 2014. In: 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany. 23-26 June 2014: 116-121. DOI: 10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-1DO.1.2
McManus, M.C & Taylor, C.M. (2014) The Changing Nature of LCA. International Bioenergy Conference; 11 Mar 2014-13 Mar 2014; Manchester, UK.
McNamee, P. Leilani I. Darvell, Ben Dooley, Jenny M. Jones and A. Williams (2014) Oral presentation/ poster: “The combustion characteristics of fast-heating rate chars from raw and torrefied fuels” RCUK International Bioenergy Conference 11-13th March, 2014 in Manchester.
Mitchell, E.J.S., Jones, J.M. , Williams, A. and Lea-Langton, A. (2014) Oral presentation/ poster: The Impact of Feedstock Parameters on Airborne Emissions from Biomass Combustion in Small Scale Heating Applications and their Associated Impacts on Air Quality and Climate.. RCUK International Bioenergy Conference 11-13th March, 2014 in Manchester.
Pukrus, A., Roeder, M., Gawel, E., Thran, D., Thornley, P. (2014), “Handling uncertainty in bioenergy policy design – a case study analysis of UK and German Bioelectricity Policy Instruments”, European Biomass Conference, Hamburg, 2014
Roeder, M., Thornley, P., Whittaker, C.(2014), “How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from biomass: Life-cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest-residue to electricity supply chain”, European Biomass Conference, Hamburg, 2014
Röder, M., ‘How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy? Life cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest residues-to-electricity supply chain’, International Bioenergy Conference, Manchester, UK, March 2014
Röder, M., ‘Biobridges. Collating bioenergy activity at the University of Manchester’, Bioenergy at Manchester day, 10 September 2014, Manchester
Röder, M., ‘How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy? Life cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest residues-to-electricity supply chain’, Bioenergy at Manchester day, 10 September 2014, Manchester
Röder, M., ‘How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy? Life cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest residues-to-electricity supply chain’, European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&E), June 2014
Röder, M., ‘How certain are greenhouse gas reductions from bioenergy? Life cycle assessment and uncertainty analysis of a forest residues-to-electricity supply chain’, Biomass for energy – lessons from the Bioenergy Boom, November 2014, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Thornley, P., Eggar, D., (2014) “Growing greener markets: Opportunities in Bioenergy”, invited presentation to Great Britain House, British Council, Sao Paulo 2014
Thornley, P., Roeder, M., Jamieson, C.(2014), “Understanding the greenhouse gas balances of bioenergy systems: the case of rice straw”, invited plenary at World Renewable Energy Conference, London 2014
Thornley, P.,(2014) “Temporal aspects of greenhouse gas balances of bioenergy systems”, European Biomass Conference, Hamburg, 2014
Whittaker, C (2014) How the renewable energy directive penalises renewable energy production. International Bio-energy Conference Manchester. Röder, M., Energy from Rice Straw, Social and institutional issues’, Energy from Rice Straw workshop, IRRI, Los Baños, Philippines, March 2014