Personal information

Fan Liangliang

Associate Researcher, Master’s SupervisorLeading Academic and Technical Talent in Major Disciplines of Jiangxi ProvinceDeputy Magistrate of Shanggao County (temporary post)

Email: fanliangliang@ncu.edu.cn

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Engineering, 2018Feb. 2016 – Jan. 2018 Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota, USA (2 years)

Work Experience

Dec. 2022 – Present Associate Researcher, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang UniversityOct. 2018 – Dec. 2022 Assistant Researcher / Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang University

Academic and Social Affiliations

Deputy Secretary-General, 15th National Symposium on Circular Economy and Ecological IndustrializationSecretary-General, 4th International Conference on Biomass Solid Waste Energy and Environment (BEE2023)Reviewer for journals including Chemical Engineering Journal and Applied EnergyFormer Collaborative Engineer / Research Consultant, RESYNERGI Corporation, USA

Research Fields

· Resource utilization of solid waste

· Development and application of environmental materials

· Wastewater resource utilization

Research Overview

Long dedicated to research on solid waste resource utilization and wastewater resource utilization.Has published more than 80 papers in top international journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal.Applied for 6 invention patents and awarded the title of World’s Top 2% Scientists.Has undertaken or participated in 6 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 international cooperation project, and 2 provincial and ministerial-level projects.Among them: Principal Investigator of 2 national-level projects, 4 provincial and ministerial-level projects, and 1 horizontal research project.

Courses Taught

· Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

· Principles of Chemical Engineering

· Environmental Chemistry

· Chemical Engineering Processes, Equipment and Applications

Awards and Honors

· World’s Top 2% Scientists

· Second Prize of Natural Science Award of Jiangxi Province (2023)

· Special Prize of Teaching Achievement Award, Nanchang University

· Second Prize in University-level College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (as supervisor)

Representative Achievements

Publications and Monographs in Recent 3 Years

1. Wang, W., Zhou, W., Wang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Q., Hu, Y., Wu, J., Hu, J., Luo, T., Fan, L. Production of low-nitrogen and oxygen biocrude and coupling recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge with MgCl₂[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505: 159184.

2. Wang, M., Zhou, W., Wang, Y., Jiang, H., Wang, W., Wu, J., Hu, J., Luo, T., Wang, Q., Hu, Y. Production of high-grade biocrude and recovery of nutrient elements from wet torrefaction of sewage sludge coupled with co-liquefaction with soybean straw[J]. Renewable Energy, 2025, 242: 122411.

3. Zhou, R., Tian, X., Wang, X., Zeng, Y., Ke, L., Wu, Q., Liao, R., Ruan, R., Fan, L., Wang, Y. Microwave pyrolysis of Choerospondias axillaris seeds with their derived biochar for comprehensive utilization of the biomass[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 501: 157727.

4. Luo, T., Zhou, W., Wang, Y., Jiang, H., Wu, J., Hu, J., Wang, M., Wang, W., Wang, Q., Hu, Y., Fan, L.* Integrating microwave pyrolysis and hydrotreating for converting low-density polyethylene into jet fuel[J]. Renewable Energy, 2024, 236: 121432.

5. Hu, J., Zhou, W., Wang, Y., Jiang, H., Wu, J., Luo, T., Wang, M., Wang, W., Wang, Q., Hu, Y., Fan, L.* Synthesis of HZSM-5@activated carbon for improving aromatic production from catalytic pyrolysis of biomass[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 494: 153031.

6. Zhang, L., Yang, X., Wu, Q., Fan, L., Xu, C., Zou, R., Liu, Y., Cobb, K., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. ZSM-5@ceramic foam composite catalyst derived from spent bleaching clay for continuous pyrolysis of waste oil to produce monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 926: 171887.

7. Zhang, L., Wu, Q., Wang, Y., Ke, L., Fan, L., Yang, Q., Zhang, Q., Zou, R., Liu, Y., Cobb, K., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of waste cooking oil to monocyclic aromatics under a bifunctional SiC ball catalyst[J]. Journal of Environmental Management, 2024, 357: 120748.

8. Zhang, L., Wu, Q., Fan, L., Liao, R., Zhang, J., Zou, R., Cobb, K., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons production from NaOH pretreatment metallized food plastic packaging waste through microwave pyrolysis coupled with ex-situ catalytic reforming[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 484: 149777.

9. Zeng, Y., Wang, Y., Ke, L., Wu, Q., Tian, X., Fan, L., Cobb, K., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Comparison of microwave and conventional pyrolysis of one-step prepared metal soaps (Li/Na/K/Ca/Mg): Product distribution and heating characteristics[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 493: 152481.

10. Wu, Q., Huang, W., Dai, A., Ke, L., Zhang, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Fan, L., Xu, C., Cobb, K., Zou, R., Pan, X., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Two-step fast pyrolysis of torrefied corncobs and waste cooking oil under different atmosphere for hydrocarbons production[J]. Energy, 2024, 286: 129535.

11. Wei, Y., Xu, D., Xu, M., Zheng, P., Fan, L., Leng, L., Kapusta, K. Hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sludge and its products applications[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 908: 168177.

12. Wang, X., Peng, Y., Zhou, R., Fan, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Wu, Q., Zeng, Y., Tian, X., Ke, L., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Production of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from microwave co-pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate and low-density polyethylene using coconut husk carbon as microwave absorbent[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 488: 150732.

13. Strugała-Wilczek, A., Basa, W., Pankiewicz-Sperka, M., Xu, D., Duan, P., Hao, B., Wang, Y., Leng, L., Yang, L., Fan, L., Kapusta, K. Distribution characteristics and migration pathways of metals during hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge in the presence of various catalysts[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 920: 171023.

14. Song, H., Li, J., Su, Q., Li, H., Guo, X., Shao, S., Fan, L., Xu, P., Zhou, W., Qian, J. Insight into the mechanism of nitrogen sufficiency conversion strategy for microalgae-based ammonium-rich wastewater treatment[J]. Chemosphere, 2024, 349: 140904.

15. Leng, L., Kang, B., Xu, D., Kapusta, K., Xiong, T., Xu, Z., Fan, L., Liu, T., Peng, H., Li, H. Machine-learning-aided prediction and optimization of struvite recovery from synthetic wastewater[J]. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 58: 104896.

16. Ke, L., Wu, Q., Zhou, N., Li, H., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Fan, L., Liu, Y., Cobb, K., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Polyethylene upcycling to aromatics by pulse pressurized catalytic pyrolysis[J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 461: 132672.

17. Fan, L., Hu, J., Wang, W., Wang, M., Luo, T., Wu, J., Hu, Y., Wang, Q., Zhou, W. 2024. Chapter Five - Thermochemical processing of algal biomass for biofuel production [M] // Y Li, Advances in Bioenergy. Elsevier: 287-333.

18. Fan, L., Hu, J., Wang, W., Wang, M., Luo, T., Wu, J., Hu, Y., Wang, Q., Zhou, W. 2024. Thermochemical processing of algal biomass for biofuel production [M], Advances in Bioenergy. Elsevier.

19. Yang, Q., Wu, Q., Zhou, N., Ke, L., Fan, L., Zeng, Y., Xu, C., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Continuous catalytic pyrolysis of waste oil to aromatics: Exploring the structure-performance relations of ZSM-5 based on different scale-up forms[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475: 146259.

20. Xu, J., Tian, X., Huang, W., Ke, L., Fan, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Wu, Q., Zeng, Y., Cobb, K., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Production of C5-C12 olefins by catalytic pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene with MCM-41 in CO₂/N₂[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 899: 165597.

21. Xiong, J., Zhang, S., Fan, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Ke, L., Zeng, Y., Wu, Q., Cobb, K., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Production of bio-oil from waste cooking oil via microwave-assisted pyrolysis in the presence of waste eggshell CaO and HZSM-5: Process optimization and catalyst lifetime exploration[J]. Energy, 2023, 283: 128416.

22. Wu, Q., Zhang, L., Ke, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Fan, L., Dai, A., Xu, C., Zhang, Q., Bob, K., Zou, R., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Co-torrefaction of corncob and waste cooking oil coupled with fast co-pyrolysis for bio-oil production[J]. Bioresource Technology, 2023, 370: 128529.

23. Wang, Y., Zeng, Y., Fan, L., Wu, Q., Zhang, L., Xiong, J., Zhang, J., Liao, R., Cobb, K., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Wang, Y. Pyrolysis of different types of waste cooking oil in the presence/absence HZSM-5 catalyst: Influence of feedstock characteristics on aromatic formation[J]. Fuel, 2023, 351: 128937.

24. Song, H., Li, J., Zhou, M., Li, H., Fan, L., Xu, P., Shao, S., Li, J., Xu, C., Zhou, W., Qian, J. Improving algal growth in an anaerobic digestion piggery effluent by fungal pretreatment: Process optimization, the underlying mechanism of fungal decolorization, and nitrogen removal[J]. Chemosphere, 2023, 337: 139416.

25. Qian, J., Wan, T., Ye, Y., Li, J., Toda, T., Li, H., Sekine, M., Takayama, Y., Koga, S., Shao, S., Fan, L., Xu, P., Zhou, W. Insight into the formation mechanism of algal biofilm in soy sauce wastewater[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 394: 136179.

26. Qian, J., Fu, S., Li, J., Toda, T., Li, H., Sekine, M., Takayama, Y., Koga, S., Shao, S., Fan, L., Xu, P., Zhang, X., Cheng, J., Jin, Z., Zhou, W. Effects of organic carbon sources on algal biofilm formation and insight into mechanism[J]. Algal Research, 2023, 71: 103075.

27. Peng, Y., Wang, X., Fan, L., Zhang, Q., Cui, X., Tian, X., Wu, Q., Cobb, K., Ruan, R., Tu, H., Yang, J., Wang, Y. Conversion of low-density polyethylene into monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through continuous microwave pyrolysis with ex-situ dual-catalyst beds[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 418: 138039.

28. Liu, L., Zhou, W., Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Qian, J., Wu, J., Hu, J., Wang, M., Wang, W., Luo, T., Jin, K., Fan, L.* Cascaded Catalytic Copyrolysis of Microalgae and LDPE with Ni/Biochar and HZSM-5 for Improving High-Grade Bio-Oil Production[J]. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11(44): 15964-15974.

29. Liu, L., Fan, L.*, Jin, K., Qian, J., Huang, P., Peng, H., Zhou, W., Chen, P., Ruan, R. One-pot synthesis of lignin biochar supported Ni for catalytic pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris and its model compounds: The formation mechanism of aromatic hydrocarbons[J]. Fuel, 2023, 341: 127558.

30. Huang, P., Zhou, W., Jin, K., Wang, Y., Qian, J., Liu, L., Peng, H., Wu, J., Hu, J., Wang, M., Wang, W., Luo, T., Fan, L.* One-Step Carbothermal Reduction Synthesis of Metal-Loaded Biochar Catalyst for In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Plastic Pyrolysis Products[J]. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11: 696-707.

31. Hao, B., Xu, D., Wei, Y., Diao, Y., Yang, L., Fan, L., Guo, Y. Mathematical models application in optimization of hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass[J]. Fuel Processing Technology, 2023, 243: 107673.

Projects in Recent 3 Years

1. Continuous Microwave Catalytic Pyrolysis Coupled with Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery to Convert Sludge into Gasoline Hydrocarbons and High-Value Fertilizers; Leading Academic and Technical Talent Program (Youth) of Jiangxi Province; Funding: 300,000 RMB; Principal Investigator; Ongoing (2024–2027)

2. Regulated Production of Gasoline Hydrocarbons During Microalgae Catalytic Pyrolysis and Circular Recovery of Nutrients from By-Products; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province; Funding: 100,000 RMB; Principal Investigator; Ongoing (2024–2027)

3. Key Technology and Systematic Process Development for High Energy Density Hydrocarbon Fuel Production from Municipal Sludge via Hydrothermal Liquefaction Coupled with Catalytic Upgrading; Subtask of National Key R&D Program (2021YFE0104900); Funding: 270,000 RMB; Principal Investigator; Completed (2021–2024)

4. Mechanism Study on Hydrocarbon Preparation from Co-pyrolysis Vapor of Microalgae and Hydrogen-Rich Wastes Catalyzed by Novel Metal-Loaded Biochar; National Natural Science Foundation of China (51906096); Funding: 270,000 RMB; Principal Investigator; Completed (2020–2023)

Patents in Recent 3 Years

1. Liangliang Fan; Lei Liu; Pei Huang; Kuangli Jin; Wenguang Zhou. A preparation method of catalyst for converting biomass into hydrocarbon compounds. China, CN202210620435.0, Jun 2, 2022.

2. Liangliang Fan; Pei Huang; Wenguang Zhou; Lei Liu; Jinye Hu; Ting Luo; Weixin Wang; Mengjiao Wang. A method for converting microwave-catalyzed plastic pyrolysis vapor into BTX-enriched products. China, CN202310417002.X, Apr 19, 2023.

3. Liangliang Fan; Jinye Hu; Ting Luo; Jiabo Wu; Wenguang Zhou. An HZSM-5 coated biochar catalyst, its preparation method and application. China, CN202410328238.0, Mar 21, 2024.

4. Liangliang Fan; Weixin Wang; Tonggui Liu; Mengjiao Wang; Yuhang Hu; Qi Wang; Wenguang Zhou. A method for recycling sludge into high-grade fuel oil and nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers. China, CN202410638079.4, May 22, 2024.

5. Liangliang Fan; Mengjiao Wang; Weixin Wang; Yuhang Hu; Qi Wang; Wenguang Zhou. A method for preparing high-value bio-oil from sludge and biomass via two-stage hydrothermal liquefaction. China, CN202410638077.5, May 22, 2024.