Chen Yuzhu
Personal Particulars
Visiting PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Email: e1454375@u.nus.edu

Education

Ph.D. Student, Mechanics, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, 2020-present

M.Sc., Material processing engineering, South China University of Technology, China, 2017-2020

B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, China, 2016-2020.

Research Interests

High-temperature water splitting, CO₂ reduction, multi-physical modelling in (photo)electrochemical conversion devices

Publications

1. Chen Y, Xiang C, Lin M. Performance assessment of photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction photocathode with patterned electrocatalysts: a multi-physical model-based approach. Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17(9): 3032-3041.
2. Chen Y, Lin M. A photo-thermo-electrochemical cell for efficient solar fuel and power production. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3(12): 101156.
3. Chen Y, Pang H, Wang H, et al. Exploration of Ti substitution in AB₂-type Y-Zr-Fe based hydrogen storage alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44(55): 29116-29122.
4. Wu B#, Guo B#, Chen Y#, et al. High zinc utilization aqueous zinc ion batteries enabled by 3D printed graphene arrays. Energy Storage Materials, 2023, 54: 75-84. (#Co-first author)
5. Yongbiao Mu#, Shixiang Yu#, Yuzhu Chen#, et al. Highly Efficient Aligned Ion-Conducting Network and Interface Chemistries for Depolarized All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries, Nano-Micro Letters, 2023. (#Co-first author)
6. Mu Y, Chen Y, Wu B, et al. Dual vertically aligned electrode‐inspired high‐capacity lithium batteries. Advanced Science, 2022, 9(30): 2203321.
7. Chen X, Li M, Chen Y, et al. Realizing highly reversible zinc anode via controlled‐current pre‐deposition. Energy & Environmental Materials, e12480.
8. Jiang Y, Chen Y, Wang H, et al. Theoretical investigation of V_2xFe_2(1-x) Zr and Sc_xY_1-xFe₂ (0< x < 1) quasibinary alloy: Stable structures, mechanical and electronical properties. Physics Letters A, 2020, 384(26): 126658.
9. Yuan J, Chen Y, Sun J, et al. 3D printing of robust 8YSZ electrolyte with hyperfine structure for solid oxide fuel cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023
10. Yuan J, Chen Y, Yang H, et al. Vat photopolymerization 3D printing of NiO-YSZ anode for solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2024

Education

PhD, Hong Kong Baptist University (2015-2019)

BSc, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2009-2013)

Research Interests

Drug Delivery Systems

Education

Bachelor:  Chemical Engineering (PETOE), Zhejiang University of Technology, China, 2019-2023

Research Interests:

3D Printing

Geng Boxi
Personal Particulars
Visiting PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Email: e1319001@u.nus.edu

Education

B.S., School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2016-2020

Research Interests

Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

Journal Publication

1. Boxi Geng, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Yong Shuai*, Hao Zhang, Qinghui Pan, Dongmei Han, Boshu Jiang, Lianxuan Wu, Ziyue Wang. Design of gas-liquid two-phase separation device with application in solar hydrogen production system. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 175:113169.
2. Bachirou Guene Lougou, Boxi Geng, Boshu Jiang, Hao Zhang, Qiming Sun, Yong Shuai*, Zhibin Qu, Jiupeng Zhao, Chi-Hwa Wang*. Copper ferrite and cobalt oxide two-layer coated macroporous SiC substrate for efficient CO₂-splitting and thermochemical energy conversion. Journal of colloid and interface science, 2022, 627:516-53.
3. Boshu Jiang, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Hao Zhang, Boxi Geng, Lianxuan Wu, Yong Shuai*. Preparation and solar thermochemical properties analysis of NiFe₂O₄@SiC/ @Si₃N₄ for high-performance CO₂-splitting. Applied Energy, 2022, 328:120057.
4. Dongmei Han, Yicheng Hou, Boshu Jiang, Boxi Geng, Xibo He, Enkhbayar Shagdar, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Yong Shuai*. Enhanced corrosion resistance of alloy in molten chloride salts by adding nanoparticles for thermal energy storage applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 64:107170.
5. Bachirou Guene Lougou, Lianxuan Wu, Danni Ma, Boxi Geng, Boshu Jiang, Dongmei Han, Hao Zhang, Piotr Łapka*, Yong Shuai*. Efficient conversion of solar energy through a macroporous ceramic receiver coupling heat transfer and thermochemical reactions. Energy, 2023, 271:126989.
6. Lianxuan Wu, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Boshu Jiang, Hao Zhang, Yanming Guo, Boxi Geng, Tiantian Yan, Piotr Łapka, Yong Shuai*. Experimentally validated numerical model of multi-spectral bands radiative transport in solar receiver/reactor with photo-active porous absorber reacting media. Energy Conversion and Management, 2023, 278:116740.

Education

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences                  09/2014-07/2019

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Yunnan University                                                                                                  09/2010-07/2014

B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering and Technology

Work Experience

National University of Singapore                                                                           12/2023-Present

Senior Research Fellow

Columbia University                                                                                               11/2019-11/2023

Postdoc Research Scientist

Research Interests

Multiphase granular flow; Reactor scale-up and optimization; Tomographic imaging; Continuum and discrete modeling; Life cycle assessment

Selected Publications

• Guo, C. Spitler, J.M. Sanghishetty, C.M. Boyce, Advances in vibrated gas-fluidized beds, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 42 (2023) 100977. Link
• Guo, S. Chiu, W. Da, C.M. Boyce, Heat transfer within dynamically structured bubbling fluidized beds subject to vibration: A two-fluid modeling study, AIChE Journal. 69 (2023) e17970. Link
• Guo, W. Da, W. Da, C.M. Boyce, Faraday wave instability analog in vibrated gas-fluidized granular particles, Physical Review E. 107 (2023) 034603. Link
• Guo, C.M. Boyce, Structured bubbling in layered gas-fluidized beds subject to vibration: A CFD-DEM study, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17709. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, C. Vazquez, K. Xi, C.M. Boyce, Multi-Fluid Model Simulations of Gravitational Instabilities in Fluidized Binary Granular Materials, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17714. Link
• Guo, A. Bordbar, L. Ma, Y. Yu, S. Xu, C.M. Boyce, M. Ye, A CFD-DEM study of the solid-like and fluid-like states in the homogeneous fluidization regime of Geldart A particles, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17420. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, T.M. Kovar, K. Xi, C.M. Boyce, A Rayleigh-Bénard Convection Instability Analog in Vibrated Gas-Fluidized Granular Particles, Soft Matter. 18 (2022) 3323–3327. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, A. Padash, K. Xi, T.M. Kovar, C.M. Boyce, Dynamically structured bubbling in vibrated gas-fluidized granular materials, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118 (2021) e2108647118. Link (Featured in Scientific American)
• Guo, A. Padash, C.M. Boyce, A Two Fluid Modeling Study of Bubble Collapse due to Bubble Interaction in a Fluidized Bed, Chemical Engineering Science. (2020) 116377. Link (Featured on Journal front cover)
• Guo, X. Li, B. Hou, G. Mariethoz, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, A Novel Image Reconstruction Strategy for ECT: Combining Two Algorithms With a Graph Cut Method, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 69 (2020) 804–814. Link
• Guo, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, A machine learning approach for electrical capacitance tomography measurement of gas–solid fluidized beds, AIChE Journal. 65 (2019) e16583. Link
• Guo, S. Meng, D. Wang, Y. Zhao, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, Investigation of gas-solid bubbling fluidized beds using ECT with a modified Tikhonov regularization technique, AIChE Journal. 64 (2018) 29–41. Link
• Guo, S. Meng, Y. Zhao, L. Ma, D. Wang, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, Experimental Verification of Solid-like and Fluid-like States in the Homogeneous Fluidization Regime of Geldart A Particles, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57 (2018) 2670–2686. Link
• Xi^┴, Q. Guo^┴, C.M. Boyce, Comparison of CFD-DEM and TFM simulations of single bubble injection in 3D gas-fluidized beds with MRI results, Chemical Engineering Science. 243 (2021) 116738. Link (^┴Co-first author)
• Xi^┴, Q. Guo^┴, C.M. Boyce, Comparison of Two-Fluid Model Simulations of Freely Bubbling Three-Dimensional Gas-Fluidized Beds with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Results, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60 (2021) 7429–7442. Link (^┴Co-first author, Featured on Journal front cover)

Su Weiling
Personal Particulars
M.Eng Student
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, 117576
Office: E8-M-01
Phone: (65) 80320856
Email: e0878798@u.nus.edu

Education

B. Chemical Engineering and Technology, Fuzhou University, China, 2018-2022

Research Interests:

Conversion of carbon soot ash to value added product

Publications:

Yao, Z., Zhao, T., Su, W., You, S., & Wang, C. H. (2022). Towards understanding respiratory particle transport and deposition in the human respiratory system: Effects of physiological conditions and particle properties. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 439, 129669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129669

Xu Dequan
Personal Particulars
Visiting PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Phone: (65) 8309 0414
Email: dequan_xu@u.nus.edu; dequan_xu@sjtu.edu.cn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4198-8006

Education

Ph.D. Student, Power Engineering & Engineering Thermophysics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China, 2021-present

B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU), China, 2017-2021

Research Interests

Solar biomass gasification; Waste to energy

Publications

[1] Xu, D., Wang, B., Li, X., Cheng, Y. W., Fu, W., Dai, Y.*, & Wang, C. H.* (2023). Solar-driven biomass chemical looping gasification using Fe3O4 for syngas and high-purity hydrogen production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 147901.

[2] Xu, D., Gu, X., & Dai, Y.* (2023). Concentrating solar assisted biomass-to-fuel conversion through gasification: A review. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, 1029477.

[3] Zeng, Q., Xu, D., Wu, W., Wang, Y., & Ren, Q.* (2023). Nanopore-based electrokinetic purification of oil-in-water emulsions with temperature and pH modulation. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56(42), 425503.

Conference Publications/ Presentations

Xu D., Wang B., Li X., Dai Y, Wang, C. H.* Solar-Driven Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification for Production of Syngas and H2: Thermodynamic Analysis and Proof-of-Concept Experiment. 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting. Hyatt Regency, Orlando, USA, November 5-10, 2023.

Cheng, Y. W.*, Fu, W., Xu, D., Wang, C. H., Lin, G. Elucidating Catalytic Pyrolysis of Representative Textile Wastes over Waste Glass-Derived Silica-Supported Transition Metal Catalysts. 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting. Hyatt Regency, Orlando, USA, November 5-10, 2023.

Wu Junye
Personal Particulars
PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Email: e0974106@u.nus.edu

Education

Joint Ph.D., National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore (2021–present)

Joint Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China (2021–present)

M.Sc., Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China (2019–2021)

B.Eng., South China University of Technology (SCUT), China (2015–2019)

Research Interests

Synthesis and modification of CO₂ adsorbents, shaping techniques of powder materials

Design and optimization of CO₂ capture processes, especially directly from atmosphere

Design, construction, and tests of advanced CO₂ adsorbers

Experiments, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle analysis on CO₂ utilization

Publications

1. Wu J., Chen Y., Xu Y., Chen S., Lv H., Gan Z., Zhu X., Wang R., Wang C.H., & Ge T. (2024). Facile synthesis of structured adsorbent with enhanced hydrophobicity and low energy consumption for CO2 capture from the air. Matter, 7, 1–17.
2. Wu, J., Zhu, X., Yang, F., Wang, R., & Ge, T. (2022). Shaping techniques of adsorbents and their applications in gas separation: a review. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(43), 22853-22895.
3. Wu, J., Zhu, X., Chen, Y., Wang, R., & Ge, T. (2022). The analysis and evaluation of direct air capture adsorbents on the material characterization level. Chemical Engineering Journal, 450.
4. Wu, J., Zhu, X., Yang, F., Ge, T., & Wang, R. (2021). Easily-synthesized and low-cost amine-functionalized silica sol-coated structured adsorbents for CO₂ Chemical Engineering Journal, 425.
5. Yang, F., Wu, J., Zhu, X., Ge, T., & Wang, R. (2021). Enhanced stability and hydrophobicity of LiX@ZIF-8 composite synthesized environmental friendly for CO₂ capture in highly humid flue gas. Chemical Engineering Journal, 410.
6. Zhu, X., Xie, W., Wu, J., Miao, Y., Xiang, C., Chen, C., Ge, B., Gan, Z., Yang, F., Zhang, M., O’Hare, D., Li, J., Ge, T., & Wang, R. (2022). Recent advances in direct air capture by adsorption. Chemical Society Reviews.
7. Zhu, X., Lyu, M., Ge, T., Wu, J., Chen, C., Yang, F., O’Hare, D., & Wang, R. (2021). Modified layered double hydroxides for efficient and reversible carbon dioxide capture from air. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(7), 100484
8. Zhu, X., Ge, T., Wu, J., Yang, F., & Wang, R. (2021). Large-scale applications and challenges of adsorption-based carbon capture technologies. Chinese Science Bulletin, 66(22), 2861-2877.
9. Yang, F., Ge, T., Zhu, X., Wu, J., & Wang, R. (2022). Study on CO₂ capture in humid flue gas using amine-modified ZIF-8. Separation and Purification Technology, 287.
10. Yang, F., Zhu, X., Wu, J., Wang, R., & Ge, T. (2021). Kinetics and mechanism analysis of CO₂ adsorption on LiX@ZIF-8 with core shell structure. Powder Technology.

Education,

B.S., School of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China, 2015 – 2019;

M.Sc., School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2019 – 2021.

Research Interests,

Thermochemical methods for waste recovery.

Lin Guiying
Personal Particulars
Visiting Scholar
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, 117576
Office: E5-1-1
Phone: (65) 8193 3469
Email: chev252@nus.edu.sg

 Education

Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China (2012–2017)

M.Sc., Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), China (2009–2012)

B.Eng., Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), China (2005–2009)

Work Experience

2017.6 – Present, Lecturer, Hubei Normal University (HBNU), China

Research Interests

Waste-to-Resource Conversion

High-value utilization of biochar

Publications

(1) Guiying Lin, Haiping Yang, Xianhua Wang, Yanyang Mei, Pan Li, Jingai Shao, Hanping Chen. The moisture sorption characteristics and modelling of agricultural biomass. Biosystems Engineering, 2016, 150: 191-200. (SCI)

(2) Guiying Lin, Haiping Yang, Junhao Hu, Yuanfu Luo, Jingai Shao, Xianhua Wang, Hanping Chen. Effects of the physicochemical properties of biochar and soil on moisture sorption. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2016, 8: 064702. (SCI)

(3) Hanping Chen, Guiying Lin, Yingquan Chen, Wei Chen, and Haiping Yang. Biomass Pyrolytic Polygeneration of Tobacco Waste: Product Characteristics and Nitrogen Transformation. Energy Fuels, 2016, 30, 1579−1588. (SCI)

(4) Hanping Chen, Guiying Lin, Xianhua Wang, Yingquan Chen, Yingpeng Liu, Haiping Yang, and Jingai Shao. Physicochemical properties and hygroscopicity of tobacco stem biochar pyrolyzed at different temperatures. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2016, 8:013112. (SCI)

(5) Anjiang Gao, Yao Wang, Guiying Lin, Bin Li, Xun Hu, Yong Huang, Shu Zhang, Hong Zhang. Volatile-char interactions during biomass pyrolysis: Reactor design toward product control. Renewable Energy, 2022, 185. (SCI)

(6) Yating Kang, Qing Yang, Liang Wang, Yingquan Chen, Guiying Lin, Junling Huang,Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen. China’s changing city-level greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste treatment and driving factors. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2022, 180. (SCI)

(7) Weixiang Ren, Xiaodong Wu, Xuguang Ge, Guiying Lin, Mengdie Zhou, Zijie Long, Xinhui Yu, Wei Tian. Characteristics of dissolved organic matter in lakes with different eutrophic levels in southeastern Hubei Province, China. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021:1-21. (SCI)

(8) Xianhua Wang, Yue Liu, Xiang Cui, Jianjun Xiao, Guiying Lin, Yingquan Chen, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen. Production of furfural and levoglucosan from typical agricultural wastes via pyrolysis coupled with hydrothermal conversion: Influence of temperature and raw materials. Waste Management, 2020, 114: 43-52. (SCI)

(9) Yanyang Mei, Qing Yang, Haiping Yang, Guiying Lin, Jiashuo Li, Yingquan Chen, Shihong Zhang, Hanping Chen. Low temperature deoxidization of biomass and its release characteristics of gas products. Industrial Crops and Products. 2018,123: 142-153. (SCI)

(10) Junhao Hu, Jingai Shao, Haiping Yang, Guiying Lin, Yingquan Chen, Xianhua Wang, Wennan Zhang, Hanping Chen. Co-gasification of coal and biomass: Synergy, characterization and reactivity of the residual char. Bioresource Technology, 2017 , 244 (Pt 1) :1. (SCI)

(11) Pan Li, Xu Chen, Xianhua Wang, Jingai Shao, Guiying Lin, Haiping Yang, Qing Yang, Hanping Chen. Catalytic Upgrading of Fast Pyrolysis Products with Fe, Zr, and CoModified Zeolites Based on Pyrolyzer−GC/MS Analysis. Energy Fuels, 2017, 31: 3979-3986. (SCI)

(12) Yuan QiaoXia, Lin Guiying. Influence of regulative materials on aerobic composting of biogas residues. In International Conference on Materials for Renewable Energy & Environment, 2011; 1068-1072. (EI)