Daniel Ciolkosz, Ph.D., P.E.

Techno-economic analysis of biomass pelletization as a sustainable biofuel with net-zero carbon emissions
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Asif, Muhammad, Farid, Muhammad Usman, Nasir, Abdul, Anjum, Shakeel Ahmad, Ciolkosz, Daniel Edward, 2024

The significance of structural components of lignocellulosic biomass on volatile organic compounds presence on biochar - a review
Wood Science and Technology, Sygula, Eva, Syguła, Ewa, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Bialowiec, Andrzej, Białowiec, Andrzej, 2024

Evaluation of vacuum drying on aroma quality of dried hops
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Naziemiec, M, Ciolkosz, D, Anantheswaran, R, Elias, Ryan, 2024

Publisher Correction: Investigation of the performance of a cylindrical hopper and metering device of a carrot seeder (Scientific Reports, (2023), 13, 1, (813), 10.1038/s41598-022-25798-8)
Scientific Reports, Valentin, Marvin T., Białowiec, Andrzej, Karayel, Davut, Jasinskas, Algirdas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Lavarias, Jeffrey A., 2023

Investigation of the performance of a cylindrical hopper and metering device of a carrot seeder
Scientific Reports, Valentin, Marvin T., Białowiec, Andrzej, Karayel, Davut, Jasinskas, Algirdas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Lavarias, Jeffrey A., 2023

Startup process, safety and risk assessment of biomass gasification for off-grid rural electrification
Scientific Reports, Rahman, Md Mashiur, Henriksen, Ulrik Birk, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Anaerobic Digestion and Extension, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Heating Fuel Prices Mixed This Year, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Renewable Natural Gas from Manure and Grasses. Business Opportunity Plan for “Sleeping Squirrel Farm”, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Lazarus, William, Musgrave, Gary, 2023

A comparative techno-economic analysis of combined oil and power production from pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants utilizing rice straw and scrap rubber tires
Fuel, Khan, Shoaib Raza, Zeeshan, Muhammad, Fatima, Salsabeel, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Dimitriou, Ioanna, Jin, Hongyue, 2023

Waste to Energy, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Tripathi, Jaya, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Sykes, Dan G., 2023

Non-energetic application of carbon-rich torrefied biomass in the bioeconomy: a review
Biofuels, Tripathi, Jaya, Causer, Tom, Ciolkosz, Daniel E., DeVallance, David B., Białowiec, Andrzej, Nunes, Leonel J.R., 2023

A TECHNOECONOMIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING COSTS OF HARVESTING AND DEBARKING SHRUB WILLOW
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Chahal, Azadwinder, Ciolkosz, Daniel E., Puri, Virendra, Liu, Jude, Jacobson, Michael Gregory, 2023

Grass to Gas News (#10, 11, 12, 13), Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Is Biomass Power About to Make a Comeback?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2023

Interactions of Torrefaction and Alkaline Pretreatment with Respect to Glucose Yield of Hydrolyzed Wheat Straw
Biomass (Switzerland), Tripathi, Jaya, Richard, T, Memis, Berrak, Demirci, Ali, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2022

A techno-economic study to evaluate the impacts of feedstock ratio on commercial scale co-pyrolysis plants of biomass and waste tire
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Khan, Shoaib Raza, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Vasco-Correa, Juliana, Zeeshan, Muhammad, 2022

Everything's Solar These Days - Or Is It?
Country Folks, Wagner, Stephen, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2022

Regional Perspectives on Farm Energy, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2022

Energy use on the farm, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Go, Aluel, 2022

On-farm energy production: Biofuels, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Steiman, Matt, 2022

IMPACT OF TORREFACTION AND ALKALI PRETREATMENT ON GLUCOSE PRODUCTION FROM WHEAT STRAW
Journal of the ASABE, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Memis, Berrak, Richard, Tom L., 2022

Mechanical characteristics of wood-bark interface of shrub willow
Industrial Crops and Products, Chahal, Azadwinder, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Puri, V, Jacobson, Michael, Liu, Jude, 2021

Processing of Wild Sunflower with Different Moisture Contents into Solid Bio Fuel.
Journal of Energy Research and Reviews., Dummapi, Fabie, Liniasan, Jacqueline, Valentin, Marvin, Onalan, Milagros, Dumalhin, Leonardo, Galad, Marlon, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Jasinskas, Algirdas, Kelly, Eva, 2021

Switchgrass as oil and water-spill sorbent: Effect of particle size, torrefaction, and regeneration methods
Journal of Environmental Management, Tripathi, Jaya, Arya, Aditi, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2021

Grass to Gas - for Digester Biogas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2021

Penn State to Host National Energy Summit, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Ripplinger, David, 2021

Concept Design of a Portable Carrot Seeder
Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, Valentin, Marvin, Smeets, Alex, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2021

Evaluation of the potential of agricultural waste recovery: Energy densification as a factor for residual biomass logistics optimization
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Nunes, Leonel J.R., Matias, João C.O., Loureiro, Liliana M.E.F., Sá, Letícia C.R., Silva, Hugo F.C., Rodrigues, Abel M., Causer, Thomas P., Devallance, David B., Ciolkosz, Daniel E., 2021

Perceptions of Debarking Small-Diameter Stems in the Wood Products Community
Forest Products Journal, Singh Chahal, Azadwinder, Tripathi, Jaya, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Wurzbacher, Sarah, Jacobson, Michael, 2021

Evaluation of the Potential of Agoforestry Waste Recovery: Energy Densification as a Factor for Residual Biomass Logistics Optimization
Applied Sciences, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Biomass Heat Records Another "Win" in Pennsylvania, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Debarking to Increase Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops
Penn State Extension Renewable and Alternative Energy Newsletter, Chahal, Azadwinder, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Penn State Extension to Explore New Frontiers in Biogas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Factors affecting wood-bark adhesion for debarking of shrub willow
Biosystems Engineering, Chahal, Azadwinder, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Virendra, p, Puri, V, Liu, Jude, Jacobson, Michael, 2020

Biochar for Water Quality - A Prospectus, Johnstonbaugh, E, Fetter, J, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

How do I Make Pellets on the Farm?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Plantation forestry and pellet production in Kenya
Biomass and Bioenergy, Jacobson, Michael, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Thermal treatment of biomass for the circular economy, Causer, Thomas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Biomass for energy: A review on supply chain management models
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Nunes, L. J.R., Causer, T. P., Ciolkosz, D., 2020

Separation of BTX chemicals from biomass pyrolysis oils via continuous flash distillation
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, McVey, Matthew, Elkasabi, Yaseen, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Torrefied biomass in biofuel production system
Scientific Horizons, Ciolkosz, D., Kukharets, S., Tripath, J., 2020

What’s so different about biodiesel fuel?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2020

Thermal Treatment of Biomass for the Circular Economy, Causer, Thomas, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2019

How to Choose a Heating Fuel?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2019

Landowner Leasing for Utility Scale Solar Farms
Penn State Renewable and Alternative Energy Fact Sheet Series, Johnstonbaugh, E, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Brockett, D, 2019

Separation of BTX chemicals from biomass pyrolysis oils via continuous flash distillation, McVey, Matthew, Elkasabi, Yaseen, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2019

Raw, torrefied, and alkaline-treated biomass as a sorbent for lead in water
BioResources, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Desplat, Jennifer, Schiffer, Katelyn, 2019

A review of wood-bark adhesion: Methods and mechanics of debarking for woody biomass
Wood and Fiber Science, Chahal, Azadwinder, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2019

Testing wood-bark adhesion for debarking of short rotation woody crop: Shrub willow, Chahal, A., Ciolkosz, D., 2019

Biochar: Properties and Potential, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Johnstonbaugh, E, 2018

Ag Progress Days to Feature Energy Events and Display, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2018

Biochar: What Flavor Would You Like?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2018

Biomass Heat in the Natural Gas Era, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2018

Evaluation of dry steam preconditioning on switchgrass pellet quality metrics
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Covelli, C. R., Yi, H., Karamchandani, A., Ciolkosz, D., Puri, V. M., 2018

Choosing a Commercial Wood Boiler: Biomass Boiler Specifications Released.
Penn State Extension Renewable Energy Newsletter, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2017

Hemp and Bioenergy
Penn State Extension Renewable Energy Newsletter, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2017

Underutilized or “Low Use” Wood
Penn State Extension Renewable Energy Newsletter, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2017

Farm Energy Resilience
Penn State Extension Renewable Energy Newsletter, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2017

An assessment of farm scale biomass pelleting in the Northeast
Renewable Energy, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Jacobson, Michael, Heil, Nichole, Brandau, Will, 2017

Builder's Perspectives on High Efficiency Homes
Penn State Extension Renewable Energy Newsletter, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2017

Pennsylvania Wood Energy Prospectus, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Jacobson, M, 2016

Statewide Programs Support Renewables, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2016

Switchgrass Growers to Meet, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2016

Funding Opportunties for Renewable Energy, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2016

Wood Energy Short Course and Tour July 21st, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2015

Using Corn to Dry Corn, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2015

High Efficiency Lighting for the Farm - Part 2, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2015

Farm-Scale biomass pelletizer performance for switchgrass pellet production
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Ciolkosz, Daniel Edward, Hilton, R., Swackhamer, C., Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra, Swomley, D., Roth, Gregory Wayne, 2015

Bearing Fruit with Energy Savings—Case Study, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Leslie, Alex, Baugher, T, 2015

Top 10 Ways to Save Energy in Tree Fruit Production, Hilton, Ryan, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Baugher, T, 2015

Mechanical Quality Assessment of Compacts using Powder Properties, Yi, Hojae, Karamchandani, Apoorva, Ciolkosz, Daniel, Puri, V, 2015

Milton Digester an Opportunity for Farmers, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2015

PA Schools Getting Into Bioenergy, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2015

New Biomass Fuel Standards Released, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014

Professional Graduate Training in Bioenergy and Renewables, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014

Upcoming Willow Shortcourse, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014

What’s so Different About Biodiesel Fuel?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014

Fuel Ethanol: Hero or Villain?, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014

On-Farm Production of Biomass Grass Pellets, Heil, Nicole, Ciolkosz, Daniel, 2014