PhD supervision
Interested in supervising students studying;
- Performance of catalytic converters to control emissions of CO, hydrocarbons and NOx
- The use of hydrogen rather than urea or ammonia as a reducing agent
- The design of catalytic reactors to turn batch processes in the pharmaceutical sector into continuous processes using compact multi-functional catalytic reactors
- The development of new heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production
- The gasification of biomass to produce a syngas, then electricity: system integration, catalytic enhancement of producer gas quality, conversion of char to ash & producer gas, and catalytic clean-up of emissions from the gas engine
- Carbon dioxide scrubbing in an absorption column, using sea water, Dixon rings, and the development of compact multi-chamber column designs for submersible habitats
Professor Stan Kolaczkowski
BSc, PhD, CEng, FIChemE, EurIng, FHEA
Profile
After completing his PhD in 1977, Professor Kolaczkowski worked for seven years for Esso Petroleum Co Ltd, in a range of technical and managerial positions on environmentally related themes.
In 1984 he joined the University of Bath as a lecturer, where he developed research interests in the field of Chemical Reaction Engineering, and in particular, in applications that relate to the solution of environmental problems.
In 1997 Professor Kolaczkowski was awarded a Personal Chair and became a full Professor in Chemical Engineering. From 1997 to 2003, he was Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and led the Department through a challenging period that culminated in the construction of a new building.
Since 1984 Professor Kolaczkowski has published more than 90 papers and been involved in more than 80 grants. He has supervised 22 PhD students, who have all completed and submitted their PhDs successfully.
Since 2003 Professor Kolaczkowski has been the Director of the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Group which consists of four academic members of staff and postgraduate students, research officers, and visitors. This is now one of the largest research groups in Chemical Reaction Engineering in the UK.
Research
Professor Kolaczkowski's main interest is in Chemical Reaction Engineering, in particular applications that have environmental benefits. This work involves the formation of mathematical models of chemical reactors, combined with associated experimental work - from laboratory bench-top to pilot-plant scale.
Areas of research activity cover:
- Chemical reactions in catalytic structures and novel catalyst supports, taking a particular interest in monoliths (e.g. as used in catalytic converters). This has involved a study of the measurement of effective diffusivity of species in catalyst structures
- Catalytic combustion: he co-authored the first textbook on this topic: Introduction to Catalytic Combustion, by: Hayes and Kolaczkowski (1997)
- Experimental and modelling studies examining the performance of catalytic devices to control emissions of CO, hydrocarbons and NOx, from a variety of stationary (e.g. gas engines) and mobile sources (vehicles). In recent work he has taken an interest in the use of hydrogen rather than urea or ammonia as a reducing agent (NOx reduction)
- The design of catalytic reactors to turn batch processes in the pharmaceutical sector into continuous processes using compact multi-functional catalytic reactors. The catalysts are supported on structures that are retained in the reactor – this avoids the problem of catalyst separation from the product. Recently studies have included: the partial oxidation of alcohols and hydrogenation reactions
- The development of new heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production: turning batch to continuous processes and supporting catalysts on monolith supports
- The gasification of biomass to produce a syngas, then electricity: system integration, catalytic enhancement of producer gas quality, conversion of char to ash & producer gas, and catalytic clean-up of emissions from the gas engine
- Carbon dioxide scrubbing in an absorption column, using sea water, Dixon rings, and the development of compact multi-chamber column designs for submersible habitats (old topic, but new approach)
Teaching
- Engineering Thermodynamics Management (basic and advanced)
- Transport Phenomena
- Process Design and Safety
- Final Year Design Projects
Publications
Book Sections
Kolaczkowski, S., Le, C. D. and Awdry, S., 2011. Equilibrium reaction(s) involving H2S and COS species: consideration of thermodynamics and implications on the biomass gasification process. In: Bridgwater, A. V., ed. Proceedings of the bioten conference on biomass, bioenergy and biofuels 2010. Newbury: CPL Press, pp. 733-744.
Kolaczkowski, S., Le, C. D. and Jodlowski, P., 2011. Gasification of wood pellets in an experimental quartz tube gasifier: How visual 1D experiments can aid 3D design considerations. In: Bridgwater, A. V., ed. Proceedings of the bioten conference on biomass, bioenergy and biofuels 2010. Newbury: CPL Press, pp. 720-732.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2003. Catalytic combustion: making the connection between the physical/chemical processes and the mathematical model of the reactor. In: Movchan, A. B., ed. IUTAM Symposium on Asymptotics, Singularities and Homogenisation in Problems of Mechanics. (Solid Mechanics and its Applications ). Vol. 113. , pp. 557-568.
Articles
Robinson, K., Ye, S., Yap, Y. and Kolaczkowski, S., 2013. Application of a methodology to assess the performance of a full-scale diesel oxidation catalyst during cold and hot start NEDC drive cycles. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 91 (7), pp. 1292-1306.
Jodłowski, P.J., Goła̧b, R., Kryca, J., Kołodziej, A., Iwaniszyn, M., Kolaczkowski, S.T. and Łojewska, J., 2013. A comparison between monolithic and wire gauze structured catalytic reactors for CH4 and CO removal from biogas-fuelled engine exhaust. Topics in Catalysis, 56 (1-8), pp. 390-396.
Al Badran, F., Awdry, S. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2013. Forthcoming. Development of a continuous flow reactor for pharmaceuticals using catalytic monoliths : Pt/C selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Catalysis Today
Ochońska, J., McClymont, D., Jodłowski, P.J., Knapik, A., Gil, B., Makowski, W., Łasocha, W., Kołodziej, A., Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Łojewska, J., 2012. Copper exchanged ultrastable zeolite Y - A catalyst for NH3-SCR of NOx from stationary biogas engines. Catalysis Today, 191 (1), pp. 6-11.
Kolaczkowski, S., Ye, S., Yap, Y., Robinson, K. and Lukyanov, D., 2012. Transient experiments on a full-scale DOC - methodology and techniques to support modelling. Catalysis Today, 188 (1), pp. 53-61.
Ye, S., Yap, Y. H., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Robinson, K. and Lukyanov, D., 2012. Catalyst ‘light-off’ experiments on a diesel oxidation catalyst connected to a diesel engine - methodology and techniques. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 90 (6), pp. 834-845.
Lamb, G. W., Al Badran, F. A., Williams, J. M. J. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2010. Production of pharmaceuticals: amines from alcohols in a continuous flow fixed bed catalytic reactor. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 88 (12), pp. 1533-1540.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., Asli, U. A. and Davidson, M. G., 2009. A new heterogeneous ZnL2 catalyst on a structured support for biodiesel production. Catalysis Today, 147 (Supplement), S220-S224.
Crittenden, B. D., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Takemoto, T. and Phillips, D. Z., 2009. Crude Oil Fouling in a Pilot-Scale Parallel Tube Apparatus. Heat Transfer Engineering, 30 (10-11), pp. 777-785.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., Chao, R., Awdry, S. and Smith, A., 2007. Application of a CFD code (FLUENT) to formulate models of catalytic gas phase reactions in porous catalyst pellets. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 85 (A11), pp. 1539-1552.
Nguyen, L. H., Vazhnova, T., Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Lukyanov, D. B., 2006. Combined experimental and kinetic modelling studies of the pathways of propane and n-butane aromatization over H-ZSM-5 catalyst. Chemical Engineering Science, 61 (17), pp. 5881-5894.
Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Kim, S., 2006. Novel alumina 'KK Leaf Structures' as catalyst supports. Catalysis Today, 117 (4), pp. 554-558.
Watt-Smith, M. J., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Rigby, S. P. and Chudek, J. A., 2006. Prediction of gas sorption kinetics for porous media using MRI. AIChE Journal, 52 (9), pp. 3278-3289.
Kolaczkowski, S., 2006. Treatment of volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions from stationary sources: catalytic oxidation of the gaseous phase. Chemical Industries, 110 (Structured Catalysts), pp. 147-170.
Plucinski, P. K., Bavykin, D. V., Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Lapkin, A. A., 2005. Application of a structured multifunctional reactor for the oxidation of a liquid organic feedstock. Catalysis Today, 105 (3-4), pp. 479-483.
Plucinski, P., Bavykin, D., Kolaczkowski, S. and Lapkin, A., 2005. Liquid phase oxidation of organic feedstock in a compact multichannel reactor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44, pp. 9683-9690.
Bavykin, D., Lapkin, A., Kolaczkowski, S. and Plucinski, P., 2005. Selective oxidation of alcohols in a continuous multifunctional reactor: ruthenium oxide catalysed oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Applied Catalysis, 288, pp. 175-184.
Zhang, F., Hayes, R. E. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2004. A new technique to measure the effective diffusivity in a catalytic monolith washcoat. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 82 (A4), pp. 481-489.
Williams, G. R., Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Plucinski, P., 2003. Catalyst instabilities during the liquid phase partial oxidation of methane. Catalysis Today, 81 (4), pp. 631-640.
Hayes, R. E., Bertrand, F. H., Audet, C. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2003. Catalytic combustion kinetics: using a direct search algorithm to evaluate kinetic parameters from light-off curves. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 81 (6), pp. 1192-1199.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2003. Measurement of effective diffusivity in catalyst-coated monoliths. Catalysis Today, 83 (1-4), pp. 85-95.
Gimeno, O., Plucinski, P., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Rivas, F. J. and Alvarez, P. M., 2003. Removal of the Herbicide MCPA by Commercial Activated Carbons: Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Reversibility. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 42 (5), pp. 1076-1086.
Seo, Y. S., Shirley, A. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2002. Evaluation of thermodynamically favorable operating conditions for production of hydrogen in three different reforming technologies. Journal of Power Sources, 108 (1-2), pp. 213-225.
Awdry, S. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2001. The condensation/polymerisation of dimethyl siloxane fluids in a three-phase trickle flow monolith reactor. Catalysis Today, 69 (1-4), pp. 275-281.
Hayes, R. E., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Li, P. K. C. and Awdry, S., 2001. The palladium catalyzed oxidation of methane: reaction kinetics and the effect of diffusion barriers. Chemical Engineering Science, 56 (16), pp. 4815-4835.
Lee, L. Y., Perera, S. P., Crittenden, B. D. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2000. Manufacture and characterisation of silicalite monoliths. Adsorption Science & Technology, 18 (2), pp. 147-170.
Conference or Workshop Items
Mcclymont, D., Kolaczkowski, S., Molloy, K. C. and Awdry, S., 2013. Silver catalysts for NOx storage and reduction using hydrogen. In: ChemEngDayUK 2013, 2013-03-25 - 2013-03-26, London.
Mcclymont, D., Kolaczkowski, S., Molloy, K. C. and Awdry, S., 2013. Novel catalyst systems for deNOx. In: DTC Symposium Series - Sustainable Industrial Catalysis, 2013-01-29, Bath.
Firth, B. P., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Davidson, M. G. and Awdry, S., 2013. Biodiesel Production in Fixed-Bed Catalytic Reactors. In: ChemEngDayUK 2013, 2013-03-25 - 2013-03-26, London.
Mcclymont, D., Kolaczkowski, S., Molloy, K. C. and Awdry, S., 2012. Novel catalyst systems for deNOx. In: IChemE Catalysis for Energy Meeting, 2012-12-11, University of Birmingham.
Mcclymont, D., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Molloy, K. C. and Awdry, S., 2012. Novel catalyst systems for deNOx. In: DTC Summer Showcase 2012, 2012-07-09 - 2013-04-13, Bath.
Firth, B., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Davidson, M. G. and Awdry, S., 2012. Biodiesel Production in Fixed-Bed Catalytic Reactors. In: Gordon Research Conference on Green Chemistry, 2012-07-21 - 2012-07-28, Il Ciocco, Barga.
Nuckols, M. L., Kolaczkowski, S., Awdry, S., Le, C. D., Smith, T. and Thomas, D., 2011. An initial assessment for the use of seawater as a method to remove metabolically-produced carbon dioxide from a submersible atmosphere. In: Oceans '11 MTS/IEEE Kona, 2011-09-19 - 2011-09-22, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, Hawai‘i.
Mcclymont, D., Kolaczkowski, S. T. and Molloy, K. C., 2010. Catalyst system design for the control of NOx using hydrogen. In: DTC Summer Showcase 2010, 2010-07-08 - 2010-07-09, Bath.
Kolaczkowski, S., Robinson, K., Awdry, S. and Ye, S., 2008. Transient heat transfer studies on a catalytic convertor under non-reacting conditions. In: 5th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis, 2008-08-31 - 2008-09-03, Queen's University, Belfast.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., Plucinski, P. and Lapkin, A. A., 2007. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol in a pilot scale multichannel reactor. In: 1st International Congress on Green Process Engineering, 2007-04-24 - 2007-04-26, Toulouse.
Lukyanov, D. B., Nguyen, L. H., Vazhnova, T. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2005. Combined experimental and kinetic modelling studies of catalyst deactivation: propene and propane aromatisation over H-ZSM-5 catalyst. In: World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 7th, 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-14, Glasgow.
Bavykin, D. V., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Lapkin, A. A. and Plucinski, P. K., 2005. Compact multichannel reactor for liquid phase oxidation of organic feedstocks. In: World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 7th, 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-14, Glasgow.
Kolaczkowski, S. T., Flatley, C., Hawley, G. and Awdry, S., 2001. Catalytic Combustion of Diesel to Power a Gas Turbine on a Hybrid Vehicle - A Cleaner Method of Transport. In: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2001-09-23, Melbourne.
Patent
Kolaczkowski, Stan, 2010. Apparatus and Process For Use In Three-Phase Catalytic Reactions. C07C45/29-US2010010269 (A1), 14 January 2010.
Other
Kolaczkowski, S. and Williams, J., 2012. Continuous Flow Solutions for Pharmaceutical Manufacture. University of Bath.
