Li Kaizhong

Personal information

Surname and Personal name: Dr. Kaizhong Li

Job Title: Distinguished Professor

Contact (email): likaizhong1105@163.com

Address: No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Education and Work Experience

Jan 2026–Present | Nanchang University | Distinguished Professor | Process Equipment and Control Engineering

Sep 2022–Jan 2026 | Central South University | Postdoctoral Researcher / Assistant Professor | Mining Engineering

Sep 2018–Jul 2022 | Central South University | Ph.D. | Metallurgical Environmental Engineering

Academic part-time position

1. China Nonferrous Metals Society, Certified Expert of Nonferrous Metals Think Tank, No. YSZK2021121128, 2021

2. American Chemical Society, ACS Member, No. 31792286, 2024

3. Reviewer of National Natural Science Foundation of China, BRID: 05706.00.97652, 2026

4. Reviewers of Fuel, J. Environ. Sci., J. Environ. Chem. Eng., J. Cleaner Prod., etc

Field of investigation

Green metallurgy and pollution control process

Material calculation and simulation (first principles, quantum chemical calculation, etc.)

Research Overview

With an interdisciplinary research background spanning metallurgy, environmental science, and materials, Dr. Li focuses on green extraction of non-ferrous metals, resource utilization of metallurgical solid wastes, and process optimization and simulation/modeling. In recent years, Dr. Li has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) of projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund and the Central South University Postdoctoral Research Fund, among others. Dr. Li has also contributed as a key R&D member to major programs, including a team grant under the Jiangxi Provincial “Qianren” (Thousand Talents) Program for the introduction and cultivation of high-level innovative and entrepreneurial talent, NSFC General Program projects, and industry–university–research collaborative initiatives. Dr. Li is a recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientist Award in metallurgical and mineral solid-waste valorization, holds the Administrative License for Special Equipment Operators and certificates from the National Continuing Professional Development Program for Professional and Technical Personnel, has published over 20 SCI-indexed papers, and serves as a peer reviewer for multiple leading journals.

Rewards and Honors

Outstanding Young Scientist Award (2024), National Award for Metallurgical and Mineral Solid-Waste Valorization

Representative achievements

Representative paper

1. Kaizhong Li, Li Wang*, Lei Zhang*. Screening Diluents to Optimize Cesium Contaminant Separation Using t-BAMBP Extractant[J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 477: 135410.

2. Kaizhong Li, Shuimei Li, Qingzhu Li*, Hui Liu, Wenming Yao, Qingwei Wang, Liyuan Chai. Design of a High-performance Ternary LDHs Containing Ni, Co and Mn for Arsenate Removal[J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 427: 127865.

3. Kaizhong Li, Hui Liu, Qingzhu Li*, Wenming Yao, Lanyan Wu, Shuimei Li, Qingwei Wang. The Role of Doped-Mn on Enhancing Arsenic Removal by MgAl-LDHs[J]. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022, 120: 125-134.

4. Kaizhong Li, Hui Liu, Shuimei Li, Qingzhu Li*, Shengtu Li, Qingwei Wang. The Determinants of Effective Defluorination by the LiAl-LDHs[J]. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023, 126: 153-162.

5. Youming Yang, Xiaolin Zhang, Liu Li, Tingmin Wei, Kaizhong Li*. Metastable Dissolution Regularity of Nd³⁺ in Na₂CO₃ Solution and Mechanism[J]. ACS omega, 2019, 4(5): 9160–9168.

Some of the main research projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Category C). Gaseous Thallium Migration Mechanism in Lepidolite Roasting for Lithium Extraction and High-Performance Fe/Mn Bimetallic Oxide Design for Efficient Removal. Grant No. 52504389. PI. 2026–2028.

2. Central South University Postdoctoral Research Fund. Gas-Phase Thallium Pollution Control during Sulfate Roasting–Based Lithium Extraction from Lepidolite. Grant No. 140050044. PI. 2022–2024.