From cell wall to methane.
Lignocellulose is remarkably good at guarding the energy locked inside it. I study how to destabilize its structure before digestion, so the microorganisms can do their work: with microwaves, ultrasound, acid-thermal treatment and a pulsed electric field. Each time I compare the energy input against the real gain in biogas production.
A new thread opened in 2024: dye sorption on lignocellulosic materials, potato peels and conifer cones, followed by the reuse of post-sorption waste for methane production. Earlier I led the NCN PRELUDIUM project „Badanie procesu mikrofalowej destabilizacji struktury lignocelulozowej” (a study of microwave destabilization of the lignocellulosic structure, 2013–2015).
Substrates · maize silage · chicken manure · macroalgae · lignocellulosic waste · potato peels · conifer cones
Selected works
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2024–2026
Dye sorption on lignocellulosic materials and the reuse of post-sorption waste for methane production
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2023
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2021
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2012
First papers on anaerobic digestion of macroalgae and ultrasonic treatment of biomass, published under the name Anna Grala
The most-cited item in the record is a review article in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. According to ResearchGate it has around 212 citations (as of August 2026, approximate figure).
Full publication list → ORCID 0000-0001-8507-1366[DOI numbers and full citations to be filled in from the ORCID or Scopus export.]
Anna Nowicka, PhD (Eng.)
I work on anaerobic digestion and biomass pretreatment: from macroalgae, through maize silage, to lignocellulosic waste. I have been in biogas research since 2012.
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- Affiliation
- Department of Environmental Engineering · Institute of Engineering and Environmental Protection · Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-8507-1366
- Name
- Papers from 2012–2015 were published under the name Anna Grala (maiden name).
Write to me
Research collaboration, projects with the biogas industry, reviews, joint publications:
anna.grala@uwm.edu.plDepartment of Environmental Engineering · Institute of Engineering and Environmental Protection
Faculty of Geoengineering · University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- ORCID
- SciProfiles (MDPI)
- [Google Scholar link to be added]