LIU Lang

 

Biography:

From 2012 to 2018, Prof. Lang Liu received his PhD from The University of Queensland, Australia, and continued his postdoc research under the supervision of Professor Suresh Bhatia (academician of the Australian Academy of Sciences and Engineering). In the early stage, his research interest was devoted to investigate the interfacial effect at the fluid-solid interfaces on the mass transfer in nanoporous materials. Since 2018, Professor Liu has successfully shifted his research interest into the advanced nano membrane fabrication and zero-discharge liquid wastewater recovery based on membrane nanotechnologies. In the past 3 three years, Prof. Liu has been granted 5 research fundings regarding the liquid pollution control associated with membrane fabrication and optimization, and published more than 20 papers in world leading journals.

 Education Background:

◆  2012.10- 2016.04

PhD，School of Chemical Engineering，The University of Queensland，Australia

Principle Supervisor: Prof. Suresh K. Bhatia

Associate Supervisor: Prof. David Nicholson

◆  2015.02- 2015-06

Visiting Scholar, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, USA

      Supervisor: Prof. David Sholl 

◆  2010.09- 2012.06

Meng, School of Powering Engineering, Chongqing University, China

Supervisor: Prof. Chao Liu

◆  2006.09- 2010.06

BEng, School of Powering Engineering, Chongqing University, China

 

Working Experience:

10.2018- Present:  Senior Research Fellow at Chongqing University.

10.2016-10.2018:  Postdoc research fellow at the University of Queensland.

04.2016-09.2016:  Research Assistant at the University of Queensland.

Research Interests:

◆  Zero-discharge liquid pollution control;

◆  Liquid pollution control based on photothermal effect

◆  Theoretical study on separation of nuclear waste gas by carbon based porous media;

◆  Design and synthese of advanced membrane materials;

Research Grants：

◆  Chongqing University’s "Hundred Talents Program" Central University Project,Oct,2018-Oct.2023 (1000,000 ￥);

◆  National Natural Science Foundation of China "A Study on the Energy and Mass Flow Matching Mechanisms of Seawater Desalination using Graphene Oxide Biomimetic Body", Jan. 2021-Dec. 2023, (240,000 ￥);

◆  State Key Laboratory Open Fund " Membrane Distillation for the Shale Gas Wastewater Treatment Based on Mixed Matrix Membrane Design and Preparation ", Jan. 2020-Dece. 2021, (50,000 ￥);

◆  Ministry of Education Fixed Personnel Fund "A Study on Vacuum Membrane Distillation for Shale Gas Wastewater Treatment ", Jan. 2020-Dece. 2021, (50,000 ￥);

◆  Fundamental scientific research business fee project of the central universities, " Ultra-low temperature waste heat energy level improvement mechanism of membrane osmotic heat and pressure conversion ", Jan. 2021-Dec. 2022 (170, 000￥)

◆  China Research Council Fund,"Interfacial regulation mechanism of energy conversion in bionic system for photothermal seawater desalination", Jan. 2021-Dec. 2022 (120,000 ￥)

◆  Chongqing Research Council Fund," Waste heat energy harvest based on osmotic heat and pressure conversion ", Jan. 2021-Oct. 2024. Sept. (100,000 ￥)

Selected Publications：

[1] J. Song, C. Liu and Lang Liu*, Interfacial resistance of gas transport through rigid and flexible zeolites, Separation and Purification Technololgy, 278, 2021, 119529

[2] Xuechao Gao, Zhi Li, Cheng Chen, Chao Da, Lang Liu*, Sen Tian, Guozhao Ji, The Determination of Pore Shape and Interfacial Barrier of Entry for Light Gases Transport in Amorphous TEOS-Derived Silica: A Finite Element Method, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13, 2021,4804-4812.

[3] Zhizhong Lin, Lang Liu*, Chao Liu and Yang Liu, Optimal Performance of Nanoporous Carbons on Adsorptive Separation of CO₂ from Flue Gas, Energy & Fuels，35, 2021 ,8086-8080

[4] Zhizhong Lin, Lang Liu*, Chao Liu and Xuechao Gao, Adsorptive separation of Xe/Kr using nanoporous carbons in the presence of I₂ and CH₃I, Separation and Purification Technology, 275, 2021, 119161

[5] Jiasheng Song, Lang Liu*, Qibin Li, ChaoLiu and Fenhong Song, Entrance resistance of water transport into carbon nanotubes: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 331,2021,115739

[6] Qin Wang, Lang Liu*, Chao Liu and Xuechao Gao, Size Effect in Determining the Water Diffusion Rate in Carbon Nanotubes, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 334, 2021,116034

[7] Qin Wang, Lang Liu*, Chao Liu and Yang Liu, Exchange Dynamics of Molecules at the Fluid-Solid Interface Determining the Diffusion Rate in Nanopores, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 335,2021 ,116030

[8]  Lin Z.Z., Liu C., Liu L.*, He D. L. and Zhang Y*, Unprecedentedly High Selective Adsorption of Xe/Kr Mixtures in Carbon Nanotubes: A Molecular Simulation Study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 393, 124744.

[9]   Song, F.; Niu, H.; Fan, J.; Chen, Q.; Wang, G.; Liu, L.*, Molecular dynamics study on the coalescence and break-up behaviors of ionic droplets under DC electric field. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2020, 312, 113195.

[10]  Duan D., Lei. H., Wang Y., Ruan R., Liu Y., Ding L., Zhang. Y* and Liu L.*, Renewable phenol production from lignin with acid pretreatment and ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019, 231,331-340

[11]  Liu L.* and Bhatia S. K.* Influence of Morphology on Transport Properties and Interfacial Resistance in Nanoporous Carbons, J. Phys. Chem. C. 2019, 123, 21050-21058

[12] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Effects of Adsorption Affinity and Porosity on Interfacial Resistance in Carbon Nanotube Membranes. ACS Applied Material and Interfaces. 2018,10, 34706-34717.  

[13] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Exceptionally high performance of charged carbon nanotube arrays for CO₂ separation from flue gas. Carbon. 2017, 125, 245-257. 

[14] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Inhibitory Effect of Adsorbed Water on the Transport of Methane in Carbon Nanotubes. Langmuir. 2017, 35, 6280-6291.

[15] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Interfacial Resistance and Length-Dependent Transport Coefficients in Carbon Nanotubes. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2016, 120, 26363-26373. 

[16] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Impact of H₂O on CO₂ Separation from Natural Gas: Comparison of Carbon Nanotubes and Disordered Carbon. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2015, 119,407-419.

[17] Liu L., Nicholson, D., Bhatia, S.K. Adsorption of CH₄ and CH₄/CO₂ Mixtures in Carbon Nanotubes and Disordered Carbons: A Molecular Simulation Study. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2015, 121, 268-278.

[18] Liu L. and Bhatia, S. K. Molecular Simulation of CO₂ Adsorption in the Presence of Water in Single-Walled Carbon  Nanotubes. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2013, 117, 13479-13491.

[19] Lin Zhizhong, Liu Lang *, Liu Chao, molecular simulation study on adsorption separation of CO₂/N₂ mixture by carbon nanotubes, Chinese Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 42(6), 2021

[20] Song Jiasheng, Liu Lang *, Liu Chao, study on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the entrance interface of carbon nanotubes. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 42(7), 2021

[21] Jinchen Cao, Lang Liu*, Chao Liu, Phase transition mechanisms of paraffin in waxy crude oil in the absence and presence of pour point depressant, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 345, 116989

Conferences:

[1]  Liu, L. and Chao Liu. A Study on the Interface Mass Transfer Effect in the Process of CO₂ Capture and Storage in Nano-porous Medium, The 7^th thermodynamics Youth Forum, 2021, XiangTan, China

[2]  Liu, L. and Chao Liu. A Study on the Interface Mass Transfer Effect in the Process of CO₂ Capture and Storage in Nano-porous Medium, The sixth thermodynamics Youth Forum, 2019, Hangzhou, China

[3]  Liu, L. and Bhatia, S. K. Exceptionally High Performance of Charged Carbon Nanotube Arrays for CO₂ Separation     from Flue Gas. The conference of Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia (AMMA), 2017, Australia.

[4]  Liu, L. Interfacial Resistance and Length-Dependent Transport Diffusivities in Nanoporous Carbons, Statistical Mechanics of Soft Matter, 2016, Australia

[5]  Liu, L. and Bhatia, S. K. Diffusion of Light gases in wetted carbon nanotubes. Center of Theoretical and Computational Molecular science, 2016, Australia.

[6]  Liu, L. and Bhatia, S. K. The performance of carbon nanotubes in separation CO₂ from nature gas. The conference    of Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia (AMMA), 2014, Australia