The proposed research focused on water and wastewater treatment in coal and biomass gasification systems and in coal-fired or co-fired power plants: (1) the scaling and fouling challenges from process water in the coal and biomass gasification systems, and (2) wastewater treatment (settling of fine particulate matter and effective/efficient removal of heavy metals in the wastewater) in coal-fired and coal co-fired power plants.
Bioinspired Multifunctional Adhesive Materials, polymer surfaces and interfaces
Conference/Workshop
Developing Multifunctional Soft Materials through Tunable Intermolecular Interactions
Conference/Workshop
Interactions of Emulsion Drops and Gas Bubbles in Complex Fluids: Hydrophobic Interaction in Water and Hydrophilic Interaction in Oil
Conference/Workshop
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
Award
International Award for Outstanding Young Chemical Engineer
Award
NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
Award
Hydrophobic Interactions in Water and Hydrophilic Interaction in Oil of Polymers, Emulsions and Bubbles
Invited/Keynote
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Interactions and Surface Wettability
Invited/Keynote
Intermolecular and Interfacial Interactions in Engineering Processes: Emulsions in Oil Production as An Example
Invited/Keynote
Intermolecular and Surface Interactions at Solid/Oil/Water/Gas Interfaces in Oil Production
Invited/Keynote
Intermolecular and Surface Interactions in Engineering Processes
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Probing the In-Situ Redox Behavior of Selenium on Pyrite Surface by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Recent Advances in Bubble-based Technologies: Underlying Interaction Mechanisms and Applications
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Recent Advances in Hydrophobic Interactions and Surface Wettability
Invited/Keynote
Recent Advances in the Quantification and Modulation of Hydrophobic Interactions for Interfacial Applications
Scholarly Refereed Journal
Role of Molecular Architecture in the Modulation of Hydrophobic Interactions
Scholarly Refereed Journal