Professor CHEN Jian received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University in 1985, 1990 and 1994, respectively. He has worked in the department since 1990, becoming Professor of Chemical Engineering in 2001. He worked as a visiting scholar in Schlumberger, Canada in 2002.

Thermodynamics and Separation Engineering

Research interests cover 1) Molecular thermodynamics of fluid properties and phase equilibria for fluids across the critical point, unsymmetrical fluids in size or interaction, fluids with association. 2) Molecular design for solvents based on the quantitative structure-property relationship. 3) Engineering thermodynamics and process design for separation processes such as gas absorption, solvent extraction, and so on.

CO₂ capture technology

Recently CO₂ absorption used for greenhouse gas CO₂ capture and sequestration CCS is the main research area, including molecular design of new capture solvents, thermodynamics and kinetics of vapor-liquid absorption systems, process simulation and optimization, technological design and intensifications.

1.Xiaohui Zhang, Yuxin Wu, Zhuo Chen, Jingwei Zhang, Jian Chen, Yundong Wang, Jianhong Xu Hydrodynamics of gas–liquid flow in a capillary at elevated pressure: Implications for the fixation of CO₂ into propylene carbonate in microreaction systems. Chemical Engineering Science 280(2023)118969.

2.Yuxin Wu,Zhuo Chen⇑,Xiaohui Zhang,Jian Chen,Yundong Wang,Jianhong Xu. Kinetic study of CO₂fixation into propylene carbonate with water as efficient medium using microreaction system. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 50(2022)247–253.

3.Simeng Li, Han Li, Yanmei Yu and Jian Chen. Simulation and Performance Comparison for CO₂ Capture by Aqueous Solvents of N-(2-Hydroxyethyl) Piperazine and Another Five Single Amines. Processes, 2021, 9, 2184.

4.Simeng Li, Gern Woo Kang and Jian Chen. Measurement and Thermodynamic Modeling for CO₂ Solubility in the N-(2-Hydroxyethyl) Piperazine + Water System. Front. Energy Res. 2021, 9:785039.

5.Chuanruo Yang, Yuxin Xiong, Jian Chen, Junsu Jin, Jianguo Mi. Amine-functionalized micron-porous polymer foams with high CO₂ adsorption efficiency and exceptional stability in PSA process. Chemical Engineering Journal 420 (2021) 129555.

6.Chuanruo Yang, Zhilin Du, Junsu Jin, Jian Chen, Jianguo Mi. Epoxide-functionalized tetraethylenepentamine encapsulated into porous copolymer spheres for CO₂ capture with superior stability. Applied Energy 260 (2020) 114265.

7.Ebrahim Ataeivarjovi, Zhigang Tang, Jian Chen, Zhijun Zhao, and Guo Dong. Enhancement of CO₂ Desorption from a Novel Absorbent (Dimethyl Carbonate) by Using a PDMS/TiO₂ Pervaporation Membrane. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 12125−12137.

8.Chin-hung Cheng, Kangkang Li, Hai Yu, Kaiqi Jiang, Jian Chen, Paul Feron. Amine-based post-combustion CO₂ capture mediated by metal ions: Advancement of CO₂ desorption using copper ions. Applied Energy 211 (2018) 1030–1038.

9.Xiaoyan Liu, Yanmei Yu and Jian Chen. Upgrading the integration of supercritical coal-firedpower plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture process through process simulation. Int. J. Global Warming, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2017.

10.Boyang Xue, Yanmei Yu and Jian Chen. Process simulation and energy consumption for CO₂ capture with different flowsheets. Int. J. Global Warming, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2017.

11.Weiyu Zhang, Jian Chen, Xiaobo Luo, Meihong Wang. Modelling and process analysis of post-combustion carbon capture with the blend of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and piperazine. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 63 (2017) 37–46.

12.Weiliang Luo, Qi Yang, William Conway, Graeme Puxty, Paul Feron, and Jian Chen. Evaluation and Modeling of Vapor−Liquid Equilibrium and CO₂ absorption Enthalpies of Aqueous Designer Diamines for Post Combustion Capture Processes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 7169−7177.

13.Zhigang Tang, Hongwei Li, Weiyang Fei, Jian Chen, Jingjie Cui, Dong Guo, Zhiming He. Performance evaluation of a novel CO₂ absorbent: Dimethyl carbonate. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 44: 140-151, 2016

14.Xiaoyan Liu、Jian Chen、Xiaobo Luo、Meihong Wang、Hui Meng. Study on heat integration of supercritical coal-fired power plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture process through process simulation. Fuel, 158: 625-633, 2015/10/15.

15.Ruilei Zhang, Jian Chen, Jianguo Mi. Excess molar enthalpies for binary mixtures of different amines with water. Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 89: 16-21, 2015/10.

16.Xiaobo Luo, Meihong Wang, Jian Chen. Heat integration of natural gas combined cycle power plant integrated with post-combustion CO₂ capture and compression. Fuel, 151: 110-117, 2015/7/1.

17.Han Li, Yann Le Moullec, Jiahui Lu, Jian Chen, Jose Carlos Valle Marcos, Guofei Chen, Fabrice Chopin. CO₂ solubility measurement and thermodynamic modeling for 1-methylpiperazine/water/CO₂. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 394: 118-128, 2015/5/25.

18.Ruilei Zhang, Jian Chen, Jianguo Mi. Evaluation of solvent effect on the amine-based CO₂ absorbents by theory and experiment. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 134(4), 2015/3/11.

19.Wei Yang, Xiaodan Yu, Jianguo Mi, Wanfu Wang, Jian Chen. Mass transfer performance of structured packings in a CO₂ absorption tower. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 23(1): 42-49, 2015/1.