Our publications

Our publications focus on quality assessment
of solid biomass products using reflected light microscopy and determination of quality and quantity of emissions during biomass combustion and gasification.

Atlas of microscopic images of raw biomass used in fuel production

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, M. Mastalerz, G. Lis, W. Knauth and I. Jelonek
In review

The impact of domestic combustion of biomass pellets on the environment
and human health: Example from Poland

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, K. Widziewicz-Rzońca, M. Mastalerz, Arndt Schimmelmann, and I. Jelonek
In review

Quality assessment of biomass pellets available on the market: Example from Poland

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, M. Mastalerz, K. Widziewicz-Rzońca, and I. Jelonek, (2024)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Atlas of microscopic images of biochar: Using reflected light microscopy in biochar characterization

A. Drobniak, M. Mastalerz, W. Knauth, O.H. Ardakani, T. Ataíde dos Santos,
V. Caio de Faria, T. Congo, P.C. Hackley, J.J. Hatcherian, J.C. Hower,
H.I. Petersen, J. Reyes, and H. Sanei (2024)
Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences 6

Effects of thermal treatment of food using barbecue fuels on ambient air and beach sands within recreation facilities

S. Kuś, I. Jelonek and Z. Jelonek (2023)
Scientific Reports 13 (17621)

Interlaboratory study: Testing reproducibility of biomass fuels component identification using reflected light microscopy

A. Drobniak, M. Mastalerz, Z. Jelonek, I. Jelonek, T. Adsul, N.M. Andolšek, O.H. Ardakani, T. Congo, B. Demberelsuren, B.S. Donohoe, A. Douds, D. Flores, R. Ganzorig, S. Ghosh, A. Gize, P.A. Goncalves, P. Hackely, J. Hatcherian, J.C. Hower, S. Kalaitzidis, S. Kędzior, W. Knowles, J. Kus, K. Lis, G. Lis, B. Liu, Q. Luo, M. Du, D. Mishra, M. Misz-Kennan, T. Mugerwa, J.L. Nedzweckas, J. O'Keefe, J. Park, R. Pearson, H. Petersen, J. Reyes, J. Ribeiro, G. de la Rosa-Rodriguez, P., Sosnowski, B. Valentine, A. Varma, M. Wojtaszek-Kalaitzidi, Z. Xu, A. Zdravkov, and K. Ziemianin (2023)
International Journal of Coal Geology 277 (104331)

Residential gasification of solid biomass: Influence of raw material on emissions

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2023)
International Journal of Coal Geology 104247

Variations in microscopic properties of biomass char: Implications for biochar characterization

M. Mastalerz, A. Drobniak, D. Briggs and J. Bradburn (2023)
International Journal of Coal Geology 271 (104235)

Developing methodology for petrographic analysis of solid biomass in reflected light

A. Drobniak, I. Jelonek, Z. Jelonek and M. Mastalerz (2022)
International Journal of Coal Geology 103959

Emissions during grilling with wood pellets and chips

Z. Jelonek, A. Drobniak, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2021)
Atmospheric Environment: X 12, 100140

Atlas of Wood Pellet Components

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2021)
Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences 3

Atlas of Charcoal-Based Grilling Fuel Components

A. Drobniak, Z. Jelonek, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2021)
Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences 3

Quantitative assessment of organic and inorganic contaminants in charcoal

Z. Jelonek, M. Fabiańska and I. Jelonek (2021)
Resources 10 (69)

Environmental implications of the quality of charcoal briquettes and lump charcoal used for grilling

Z. Jelonek, A. Drobniak, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2020)
Science of Total Environment 747

Assessing pellet fuels quality: A novel application for reflected light microscopy

Z. Jelonek, A. Drobniak, M. Mastalerz and I. Jelonek (2020)
International Journal of Coal Geology 222, 103433