Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

 

Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus
38 Zheda Road
Hangzhou, China 310027

 

Other Appointments

Vice-Director, Institute of Chemical Engineering

 

Education

Ph.D. – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1986,
M. S – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1983,
B.S. – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1979

Working Experience

2005-, Professor and Vice-Director, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
1995-2005, Director and Manager of Materials & Energy Research Institute Tokyo, Ltd
1992-2005, research fellow, Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Kogakuin University
1989 - 1992, Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
 

Research Interests

Hydrogen energy
Secondary battery and fuel cell

 

Current Projects

1. Direct borohydride fuel cell [Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (863)],
2. Polypyrrole modified metal hydroxides for oxygen reduction reaction (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
3. Industrialization of Li-ion battery and its component

Publications

(1) “Hydrazine electrooxidation on a composite catalyst consisting of nickel and palladium”, J. Power Sources, 196 (2011) 956-961.
(2) “A study of the direct dimethyl ether fuel cell using alkaline anolyte”, J. Power Sources, 195 (2010) 5606-5609.
(3) “A development of direct hydrazine/hydrogen peroxide fuel cell”, J. Power Sources, 195 (2010) 4135-4138.
(4) “The use of macrocyclic compounds as electrocatalysts in fuel cells”, J. Appl. Electrochem., 40 (2010) 475-483.
(5) “The use of polypyrrole modified carbon-supported cobalt hydroxide as cathode and anode catalysts for the direct borohydride fuel cell”, J. Power Sources, 192 (2009) 385-390.
(6) “A Review: Hydrogen generation from borohydride hydrolysis reaction”, J. Power Sources, 187 (2009) 527–534.
(7) “Current status and progress of direct borohydride fuel cell technology development”, J. Power Sources, 187 (2009) 291–297.
(8) “A cobalt polypyrrole composite catalyzed cathode for the direct borohydride fuel cell”, J. Power Sources, 185 (2008) 909–912.
(9) “Effects of NaOH addition on performance of the direct hydrazine fuel cell”, J. Power Sources, 182 (2008) 520-523.
(10) “Kinetic characteristics of sodium borohydride formation when sodium meta-borate reacts with magnesium and hydrogen”, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 33 (2008) 1323-1328.
(11) “Solvothermal synthesis and ex situ XRD study of nano-Ni3Sn2 used as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries”, J. Power Sources, 171 (2007) 948-952.
(12) “NaBH4 formation mechanism by reaction of sodium borate with Mg and H2”, J. Alloys Compd., 437 (2007) 311-316.
(13) “Development of the direct borohydride fuel cell”, J. Alloys Compd., 404-406, (2005) 648-652.
(14) “Evaluation of alkaline borohydride solutions as the fuel for fuel cell”, J. Power Sources, 126 (2004) 28-33.
(15) “A fuel cell development for using borohydrides as the fuel”, J. Electrochem. Soc. , 150 (2003) A868-872.
(16) “Protide compounds in hydrogen storage systems”, J. Alloys Compd., 356-357 (2003) 469-474.
(17) "Effects of Surface Structure of Fluorinated AB2 Alloys on their Electrodes and Battery Performances", J. Alloys Compd., 330-332, (2002) 776-781.
(18) “Electrochemical Properties and Characteristics of a Fluorinated AB 2-alloy”, J. Alloys Compd., 293-295, (1999) 593-600.
(19) “Fluorination mechanism and its effects on the electrochemical properties of metal hydrides”, J. Alloys Compd., 253-4, (1997) 500-505.

 

Patent List

1. A hydrogen fuel cell using ferrocene as a cathodic catalyst (ZL 2008 1 0120229.3)
2. A direct borohydride fuel cell using ferrocene as a cathodic catalyst (ZL 2008 1 0120230.6)
3. A direct borohydride-hydrazine fuel cell (ZL 2008 1 0060693.8)
4. A tubular reactor for hydrogen generation from sodium borohydride-hydrazine solutions (ZL 2007 1 0070637.8)
5. A method of hydrogen generation from sodium borohydride -hydrazine solutions (ZL 2007 1 0070638.2)
6. A biomass recycle system (ZL 2006 1 0051890.4)
7. A recycle method of biomass (ZL 2006 1 0051889.1)