Associate Professor
Email: alenwang@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Chemical conversion of Carbon-Based Materials（e.g. Biomass, Waste）
Research Interests: Thermochemical conversion of coal/biomass, electrochemical conversion of bio-oil, Carbon materials, CFD simulation.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2013, Curtin University, Australia;
Bachelor, Thermal Power Engineering, 2006, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (2016-present); State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Lecturer (2014-2016.11), State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Secondment (2015-2016), China science and technology exchange center, Ministry of Science and Technology, China;
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013), Fuel and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University, Australia;
Selected Publications
1) Xiong, Z.; Xiong, Y.; Li, Q.; Han, H.; Deng, W.; Xu, J.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Effects of vapor-/solid-phase interactions among cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin on the formation of heavy components in bio-oil during pyrolysis. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 225, 107042.
2) Engamba Esso, S. B.; Xu, L.; Han, H.; Xiong, Z.; Kamara, M. F.; Xu, J.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Effects of interactions between organic solid waste components on the formation of heavy components in oil during pyrolysis. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 225, 107041.
3) Deng, W.; Wang, X.; Lam, C. H.; Xiong, Z.; Han, H.; Xu, J.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Evolution of coke structures during electrochemical upgrading of bio-oil. Fuel Processing Technology 2022, 225, 107036.
4) Xiong, Z.; Guo, J.; Han, H.; Xu, J.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Effects of AAEMs on formation of heavy components in bio-oil during pyrolysis at various temperatures and heating rates. Fuel Processing Technology 2021, 213, 106690.
5) Chen, Y.; Su, S.; Zhang, L.; Jiang, L.; Qing, M.; Chi, H.; Ling, P.; Han, H.; Xu, K.; Wang, Y.; Hu, S.; Xiang, J., Insights into evolution mechanism of PAHs in coal thermal conversion: A combined experimental and DFT study. Energy 2021, 222, 119970.
6) Xu, J.; He, Q.; Xiong, Z.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, S.; Hu, X.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Raman Spectroscopy as a Versatile Tool for Investigating Thermochemical Processing of Coal, Biomass, and Wastes: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. Energy & Fuels 2021, 35, (4), 2870-2913.
7) Chen, Y.; Syed-Hassan, S. S. A.; Xiong, Z.; Li, Q.; Hu, X.; Xu, J.; Ren, Q.; Deng, Z.; Wang, X.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Temporal and spatial evolution of biochar chemical structure during biomass pellet pyrolysis from the insights of micro-Raman spectroscopy. Fuel Processing Technology 2021, 218, 106839.
8) Han, H.; Li, A.; Li, H.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; He, L.; Xu, J.; Hu, X.; Su, S.; Xiang, J., Roles of calcium oxide on the evolution of substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons released from sewage sludge pyrolysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 317, 128324.
9) Wang, X.; Deng, W.; Lam, C. H.; Xiong, Y.; Xiong, Z.; Xu, J.; Jiang, L.; Su, S.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Xiang, J., Coke formation and its impacts during electrochemical upgrading of bio-oil. Fuel 2021, 306, 121664.
10) Mostafa, M. E.; Khedr, Y. M.; Ling, P.; Chi, H. Y.; Hu, S.; Wang, Y.; Su, S.; Elsayed, S. A.; Xiang, J., Experimental and numerical modelling of solid and hollow biomass pellets high-temperature rapid oxy-steam combustion: The effect of integrated CO2/H2O concentration. FUEL 2021, 303.
Awards:
Ÿ 1st prize of Hubei Province Science and Technology Progress Award, 2018
Ÿ 2nd prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2019
Ÿ 1st prize of Huazhong University of Science and Technology teacher teaching competition, 2021
Courses Taught
0811161: Computer Network Technology and Application (BA course)
0826641: Principle of thermochemical conversions of biomass and its high efficient applications (BA course)
121.517: Clean combustion theory and technology (MS course)
Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Mechanism Study of Electrocatalytic Upgrading of Bio-oil via Understanding the Interaction Among the Main Components” 2020-2023, Principal Investigator.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Coking mechanism and control method of bio-oil refining process” 2022-2024, Principal Investigator.
