Professor
Phone: +86 27 87542417
Email: hyao@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Energy and Power Engineering
Research Interests: Solid Fuel Combustion and Pollutant Control
Academic Degrees
l PhD, 2002, Environment and Life Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan
l Master, 1997, Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & technology, Wuhan, China
l Bachelor, 1991, Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & technology, Wuhan, China
Professional Experience
l Professor (2005. 11-): School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
l COE Researcher (2004.10-2005.9): Toyohashi University of Technology;
l JSPS Fellow (2002.10-2004.9): The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Selected Publications
l 1. A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2022, 88: 100954.
l 2. Modeling Study of Selenium Migration Behavior in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Spray Towers. Environmental Science & Technology , 2020, 54 (24), 16128-16137. (Cover Paper)
l 3. In-Furnace Control of Arsenic Vapor Emissions Using Kaolinite during Low-Rank Coal Combustion: Influence of Gaseous Sodium Compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 12113-12120. (Cover Paper)
l 4. Further insight into the formation and oxidation of CaCr2O4 during solid fuel combustion. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52:2385–2391.
l 5. Catalytic role of conditioner CaO in nitrogen transformation during sewage sludge pyrolysis. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2015, 35(3), 2759-2766. (Distinguished Paper Award)
Awards:
l 2002 Outstanding Paper Award of Pittsburgh International Coal Combustion Conference: Trace Metals Control During Sewage Sludge Combustion By Adding Kaolin
l 2007 Excellent Paper Award of Japan Combustion Society: Control of Trace Metal Emissions By Sorbents During Sewage Sludge Combustion
l 2011 33rd International Symposium on Combustion Distinguished Paper Award: Catalytic role of conditioner CaO in nitrogen transformation during sewage sludge pyrolysis
l 2015 35th International Symposium on Combustion Distinguished Paper Award: Identifying Modes of Occurrence of Mercury in Coal by Temperature Programmed Pyrolysis
l 2020 Fellow of Combustion Institute, for outstanding contributions to the fundamental research of solid fuels and pollutants control in combustion processes
Courses Taught
l Advance in Energy Science: For PhD student
l Energy Science and Technology Introduction: For undergraduate
Projects
l National key research and development program: Grant No. 2018YFB0605100, Control of heavy metals such as arsenic, selenium and lead in coal combustion process, 2018/04—
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (international Cooperation program), Grant No. 51661145010, Mechanism research on key technologies for clean and efficient thermal conversion of urban carbon-containing solid waste, 2016/09-2019/08
l International Science &Technology Cooperation Program of China: Grant No. 2015DFA60410, Cooperative research on key technologies of efficient and clean coal combustion in western China, 2015.04-
