Professor
Email:chengzhang@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Thermal Engineering
Research Interests:Intelligent optimal operation of thermal power units,Clean combustion of coal,Heavy metal emission and control,Solid waste utilization,Advanced catalytic technologies.
Academic Degrees
PhD, 2009, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Bachelor, 2002, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Professional Experience
Professor(2020-present); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Associate Professor (2012-2020); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology ;
Lecturer (2012-2012); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Postdoctor (2009-2011); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Research assistant (2006-2007); Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada.
Selected Publications
1. Shenghui Yu , Cheng Zhang*, Lun Ma , Peng Tan, Qingyan Fang , Gang Chen,Deep insight into the effect of NaCl/HCl/SO2/CO2 in simulated flue gas on gas-phase arsenic adsorption over mineral oxide sorbents,Journal of Hazardous Materials; 403 (2021) 123617
2. Shenghui Yu, Cheng Zhang*, Lun Ma, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen, Experimental and DFT studies on the characteristics of PbO/PbCl2 adsorption by Si/Al- based sorbents in the simulated flue gas, Journal of Hazardous Materials; 407 (2021) 124742
3. Shenghui Yu, Cheng Zhang*, Lun Ma, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen, Insight into As2O3 adsorption characteristics by mineral oxide sorbents: Experimental and DFT study, Chemical Engineering Journal ;420 (2021) 127593
4. Changle Yuan, Cheng Zhang,* Shenghui Yu, Hao Xu, Xin Li, Qingyan Fang, and Gang Chen*,Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study of the Adsorption Characteristics of CaO for SeO2 in Simulated Flue Gas and the Effect of CO2,Energy Fuels, 2020, 34, 9, 10872-10881
5. Xiaopei Zhang, Cheng Zhang*, Xiaofei Feng, Shenghui Yu, Xin Li, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen, Study on the moisture adsorption isotherms and different forms of water for lignite after hydrothermal and thermal upgrading, Fuel, 2019, 246,15 :340-348
6. Quan Li, Xin Li, Wei Li, Liu Zhong, Cheng Zhang*, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen. Effect of preferential exposure of anatase TiO2 {001} facets on the performance of Mn-Ce/TiO2 catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3,Chemical Engineering Journal,2019,369,26-34
7. Xin Li, Cheng Zhang*, Xiaopei Zhang, Wei Li, Peng Tan, Lun Ma, QingyanFang, Gang Chen, Study on improving the SO2 tolerance of low-temperature SCR catalysts using zeolite membranes: NO/SO2 separation performance of aluminogermanate membranes, Chemical Engineering Journal,2018,335:483-490
8. Wei Li, Cheng Zhang*, Xin Li, Peng Tan, Anli Zhou, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen*,Ho-modified Mn-Ce/TiO2 for low-temperature SCR of NOx with NH3:Evaluation and characterization,Chinese Journal of Catalysis 39 (2018) 1653-1663
9. Xiaofei Feng, Cheng Zhang*, Peng Tan, Xiaopei Zhang, Qingyan Fang, Gang Chen*. Experimental study of the physicochemical structure and moisture readsorption characteristics of Zhaotong lignite after hydrothermal and thermal upgrading Fuel 185 (2016) 112–121
10. Tan Peng, Zhang Cheng*, Xia Ji, Fang Qingyan, Chen Gang*. Modeling and reduction of NOX emissions for a 700 MW coal-fired boiler with the advanced machine learning method. Energy, 2016, 94:672-679
Awards:
2020 Science and Technology Innovation in Hubei Province (Second Prize) : The key technologies of precise control for whole cycle of fuel in thermal power enterprise and its utilization
2014 National Science & Technology Innovation (Second Prize): The theory of blended coal combustion and whole process optimization techniques for large scale utility boiler
2012 National Education Minister Science & Technology Innovation (Second Prize): Research and application on the optimal combustion technologies of coal blends for utility boilers under complex coal-type condition
Courses Taught
Boiler Theory, for undergraduates
Clean combustion technology, for undergraduates
Combustion Theory and Technology, for graduates
Projects
● National Natural Science Foundation of China:52076090, Preparation of low temperature SCR catalyst with core-shell structure of high exposure TiO2 (001) crystal surface and its mechanism of anti-sulfur poisoning, 2021/01—2024/12
l National Key Research and Development Program of China:2019YFC1906801, Research of efficient collaborative gasification of organic solid waste under multi working conditions 2020/01-2022/12
l National Key Research and Development Program of China: 2018YFB0605105, Development and demonstration of heavy metal control technology by coal blending combustion in coal-fired power plant 2018/04-2021/04
l Enterprise cooperation project: Research on coordinated optimization of boiler efficiency, NOx and steam temperature of unit, 2019/01-2020/12
l Enterprise cooperation project: Study on adaptability and economy of multi coal under wide load for boiler, 2019/01-2020/12