Associate professor
Tel: (+86)27-87545526
Email: wu_fan@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS)
Research Interests: Sorption separation methods, Direct air capture, Solar assisted CCUS
Academic Degrees
PhD, 2019, College of Energy and Applied Science, University of Wyoming, USA
MS, 2014, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, USA
BS, 2012, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (2019-present); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Selected Publications
lF. Wu, M.D. Argyle, P.A. Dellenback, M. Fan*. Progress in O2 separation for oxy-fuel combustion - A promising way for cost-effective CO2 capture: A review. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 67, 188-205 (2018)
lF. Wu, P.A. Dellenback, S. Toan, C.K. Russell, M. Fan*. TiO(OH)2 can exceed the critical limit of conventional CO2 sorbents: modification needed for high capacity and selectivity. Chemical Communications, 54, 8395 – 8398 (2018)
lF. Wu, P.A. Dellenback, M. Fan*. Highly efficient and stable calcium looping based pre-combustion CO2 capture for high-purity H2 production. Materials Today Energy, 13, 233-238 (2019)
lX. Song, M. Wei, Q. Gao, X. Pan, J. Yang, F. Wu*, H. Hu*. Influence of phenethyl acetate and naphthalene addition before and after pyrolysis on the quantitative analysis of bio-oil. Energies, 13, 6202 (2020)
lQ. Ren, S. Hu*, L. He, F. Wu*, Z. Wu, Z. Lei, S. Su, Y. Wang, L. Jiang, J. Xiang. Waste tire heat treatment to prepare sulfur self-doped char via pyrolysis and K2FeO4-assisted activation methods. Waste Management, 125, 145-153 (2021)
lW. Jiang, F. Wu, G. Gao, X.Li, L. Zhang*, C. Luo. Absorption performance and reaction mechanism study on a novel anhydrous phase change absorbent for CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal, 420, 129897 (2021)
lF. Liu, F. Wu, J. Liu*, Y. Li, Y. Yang. Experimental and theoretical insights into the mechanism of spinel CoFe2O4 reduction in CO chemical looping combustion. Fuel, 293, 120473 (2021)
lZ. Zhang, Z. Zhao, F. Wu, C. Luo, X. Li, Y. Chen, B. Lu, L. Zhang*, C. Zheng. Reaction behaviors of a single coal char particle affected by oxygen and steam under oxy-fuel combustion. Fuel, 291, 120229 (2021)
Awards:
2021 “Chutian Scholar” of Hubei Province
2021 Ranked #1 in the Teaching Competition of the school
2018 Tier 1 Engineering Initiative, the State of Wyoming, USA
Courses Taught
Heat Transfer (Taught in English)
Clean Energy and Low-carbon Utilization (Taught in English)
Renewable Energy and Clean Energy Utilization
Geothermal Energy Technology and Applications
Thesis Writing
Projects
1.National Natural Science Foundation of China：Mechanism and Performance of Novel Metal Oxyhydroxide for Catalytic CO2 Sorption and Desorption, 2022/01—2024/12
2.National Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province: Research on CO2 Sorption and Desorption Catalyzed by Hydrated Alumina, 2021/10—2023/09
3.The U.S. Department of Energy, DE-PI0000017, Developing and Demonstrating a Transformational CO2 Capture Technology, 2016/08—2021/07
4.The U.S. National Science Foundation, EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Program, OIA-1632899, Collaborative Research and Education on Synergized Transformational Solar Chemical Looping and Photo-Ultrasonic Renewable Biomass Refinery, 2016/08— 2021/07
5.The U.S. State of Wyoming, Development of New Carbon Capture Technology, 2014/09—2016-08
