Corton, John - Aberystwyth University - Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

个人简介

I have conducted research into fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, hydrothermal carbonisation, life cycle analysis and pilot scale processing that employs anaerobic digestion and combustion fuel production. My diverse experience with regard to biomass conversion has focussed on biomass that is generated from biodiversity management. I have therefore been additionally involved in biodiversity management trials examining floristic diversity on a variety of semi natural landscapes. During my PhD I was a part of the ProGrass consortium research effort (www.prograss.eu). Following my PhD I obtained funding for a short post-doctoral stint creating a life cycle analysis for a Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) wetland biomass to bioenergy innovation competition. I have been the IBERS lead on that project. Alongside a commercial lead partner (AMW Ltd) a winning process was developed during this work that combines thermochemical and biological conversion into a unified system. An associated patent has been submitted. More recently I have taken up my position as a PDRA with Beacon; a varied and highly applied research facility.

研究领域

I am interested in the use of waste biomass and biomass by-products for renewable energy generation. My interests also extend into biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and sustainability. With regard to processing: I am very much interested in combining thermochemical and biological conversions into unified and sustainable systems and I'm drawn to work with broad merit.

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Corton, J., Ravella, S. 2018. (In press) Sustainable biomass alternatives: Marginal land biomass and the engineering of holistic systems. In E. Maletta., H. Langeveld., M. V. Lasorella. (eds) Wastelands: New Paradigms in Sustainable Biomass Cropping Systems in Marginal Lands. Taylor & Francis Corton, J., Donnison, I., Patel, M., Bühle, L., Hodgson, E., Wachendorf, M., Bridgwater, A., Allison, G., Fraser, M. 2016. Expanding the biomass resource: Sustainable oil production via fast pyrolysis of low input high diversity biomass and the potential integration of thermochemical and biological conversion routes. Applied Energy 177 pp. 852-862. Cadair Corton, J., Donnison, I., McCalmont, J., Watson, I., Khan, Z., Blanco-Sanchez, P., Yu, X., Fletcher, G., Croxton, S., Manosh, P., Sharp, J. 2016. The impact of biomass feedstock composition and pre-treatments on tar formation during biomass gasification. In L. Kumar Singh., G. Chaudhary. (eds) Biofeedstocks and their Processing. Scrivener Publishing Corton, J., Fraser, M., Davies, A. 2015. Biochar production from Molinia Caerulea. British Grassland Society Twelfth Research Conference. 12th British Grassland Society Conference, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 07/09/2015 - 09/09/2015. British Grassland Society pp. 121-122. Corton, J., Lea-Langton, A. 2015. The impact of pressing and co firing with biochar and woodchip on the emissions profile of Juncus effuses generated during conservation management. Ist International Biomass Emissions Conference. 1st international Biomass Emissions Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 14/09/2015 - 14/09/2015. pp. 15. Corton, J., Ross, A.B., Lea-Langton, A., Donnison, I.S., Fraser, M.D. 2014. Hydrothermal processing of rush (Juncus spp.) and bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) dominant biomass from semi natural landscape management. 25th EGF Conference, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 08/09/2014 - 10/09/2014. pp. 465-467.