Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
REN Jizhong
Title: Professor
Subject: Chemical Engineering
Phone: 0411-84379961
Email: renjizhong@dicp.ac.cn
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Research Interests
Research areas:
1. Membrane materials for CCS (CO2 capture and storage) and nature gas purification
2. Formation mechanism for polymeric membranes
3. Membrane processes and integration
Main research projects:
1. Mixed matrix membranes (MMM) for gas separation
2. New hollow fiber membranes and modules for nitrogen enrichment
3. Multi-layer composite membranes for CCS and recovery of C3+ from nature gas Biography
Professor Jizhong Ren received his BS degree in Inorganic Chemical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 1991 and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 1997.He has nearly twenty years of research experiences in membrane material, membrane preparation and membrane process. Among the various positions that he held in his career, he was a Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Fellow in University of Heidelberg (Germany),a research associate in Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE, singapore), a research scientist in Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE singapore), a research fellow in Hyflux Ltd (Singapore) and a deputy general manager of Tianbang National Engineering Research Center of Membrane Technology Co. Ltd (TBM). Professor Ren joined the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 2010, and he is also a vice director of National Engineering Research Center of Membrane Technology.He started and leads the research group DNL906 (Membrane Material and Engineering) at the Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy.
Honors and Awards
2006 Science and Technology Award of Membrane Industry Association of China
Publications
1. Dan Zhao, Jizhong Ren*, Hui Li, Xinxue Li, Maicun Deng, Gas separation properties of poly(amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)/amino modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membranes, Journal of membrane Science, 467（2014）41-47
2. Dan Zhao, Jizhong Ren*, Hui Li, Kaisheng Hua, Maicun Deng, Poly(amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)/SAPO-34 mixed matrix membrane for CO2 separation, Journal of Energy Chemisty, 23(2014)227-234
3. Shichao Feng, Jizhong Ren*, Kaisheng Hua, Hui Li, Xiaoling Ren, Maicun Deng, Poly (amide-12-b-ethylene oxide)/polyethylene glycol blend membranes for carbon dioxide separation, Separation and Purification Technology, 116 (2013) 25–34
4. Shichao Feng, Jizhong Ren*, Hui Li, Kaisheng Hua, Xinxue Li, Maicun Deng, Poly(amide-12-b-ethylene oxide)/glycerol triacetate blend membranes for CO2 separation, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 19(2013) 41-48
5. Xiaoling Ren, Jizhong Ren*, Hui Li, Shichao Feng, Maicun Deng，Poly (amide-6-b-ethylene oxide) multilayer composite membrane for carbon dioxide separation, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 8 (2012) 111-120
6. Xiaoling Ren, Jizhong Ren*, Maicun Deng, Poly(amide-6-b-ethylene oxide) membranes for sour gas separation, Separation and Purification Technology, 89 (2012) 1-8
7. Yanbei Wang, Jizhong Ren*, Maicun Deng, Ultrathin solid polymer electrolyte PEI/Pebax2533/AgBF4 composite membrane for propylene/propane separation,Separation and Purification Technology, 77(2011) 46-52
8. Jizhong Ren*, Jingqian Zhou, Maicun Deng, Morphology transition of asymmetric flat sheet and thickness-gradient membranes by wet phase-inversion process, Desalination, 253（2010）1-8
9. Jizhong Ren*, Jingqian Zhou, Maicun Deng, Morphology transition of asymmetric polyetherimide flat sheet membranes with different thickness by wet phase-inversion process, Separation and Purification Technology, 74（2010）119-129
10. Jizhong Ren*, Zhansheng Li, Rong Wang, Effects of the thermodynamics and rheology of BTDA-TDI/MDI co-polyimide (P84) dope solutions on the performance and morphology of hollow fiber UF membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, 309（2008）196-20
11. Jingqian Zhou, Jizhong Ren*, Maicun Deng, Morphology evolution of thickness-gradient membranes prepared by wet phase-inversion process, Separation and Purification Technology, 63 (2008) 484-486
12. Jizhong Ren*, Zhansheng Li, Fook-Sin Wong, A new method for the prediction of pore size distribution and MWCO for ultrafiltration membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, 279（2006）558-569
13. Jizhong Ren, Rong Wang, Hongyan Zhang, Zhansheng Li, Effect of PVDF dope rheology on the structure of hollow fiber membranes used for CO2 capture, Journal of Membrane Science, 281（2006）334-344
14. Jizhong Ren*, Zhansheng Li, Fook-sin Wong, Dongfei Li, Development of asymmetric BTDA-TDI/MDI (P84) co-polyimide hollow fiber membranes for ultrafiltration: The influence of shear rate and approaching ratio on membrane morphology and performance, Journal of Membrane Science, 248 (2005) 177-188