Professor KoziÅ„skiÌýwill discussÌýcombustion in supercritical water (SCW), which is one of the least explored processes. He will also present a novel concept for the in situ study of SCWÌýflames, flameless oxidationÌýand gasification.
Original data on the fundamental behaviour of organic compounds and the structural and chemical evolution of these compounds has been determined for the first time. KoziÅ„skiÌýwill focus on the mechanistic explanation of the combustion pathways of the mainÌýcomponents and their interactions during SCW combustion. He will discuss aÌývariety of novel experimental setÌýups, including diamond/flames cells and synchrotron beams thatÌýallowÌýfor simultaneous observationÌýand measurement of chemical reactions. He will propose aÌýrelevant evolution mechanism based onÌýthe time-resolved profiles of intermediates formed during the SCW combustion.
TheÌýresults suggest that complex organics can be completely decomposed in SCW and that combustion ofÌýdifferent hydrocarbons in the supercritical region seems to be alike.
Biographical
Sketch
Professor
Koziński,
Adjunct
ProfessorÌýin
the
University
of
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's
Department
of
Chemical
Engineering,Ìýhas
enjoyed
a
distinguished
academic
career
in
leading
institutions
in
the
USA,ÌýEuropeÌýand
Canada.
He
is
an
internationally-renowned
higher
education
leader,
researcher
and
entrepreneur,Ìýand
one
of
the
world’s
most
widely
acknowledged
experts
in
sustainable
energy
systems.
Educated in Kraków, Poland, he subsequently conducted research at the Massachusetts InstituteÌýof Technology and spent much of his academic career at McGill University, where he was AssociateÌýVice-Principal for Research and International Relations.
He was Founding Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering in Toronto and Founding President ofÌýa new University in Hereford, which is one of the most ambitious ventures in British higher education.Ìý
He is currently leading a new trans-disciplinary initiative applying key driving forces inÌý21st centuryÌýscience and engineering to create a novel type of research-based academic program. The emphasisÌýof his own research is on symbiosis between energy and the environment.