Feng He
****B Kings Ct
E-mail: acgqcg@r.postjobfree.com
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: 515-***-****
EDUCATION
Ph.D in?Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University 07/2015
Advisor: Dr. Fanxing Li
(Fossil Fuel)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University 07/2011
(Polymer) Advisor: Dr. Pasquinelli & Dr. Genzer
B.S. in Chemical Engineering Tianjin University 07/2006
SPECIALTIES
Process Synthesis and Optimization; Process Simulation (ASPEN); Process Hazard Analysis;
Reactor Engineering; Methane/Natural Gas Reforming; H2 Production; Coal Gasification;
Catalysis Synthesis and Evaluation; Fiber Spinning and Polymer Extrusion
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Novel iron-based catalytic particle for hydrogen generation 2013-2014
Developed the perovskite promoted iron oxide with more than two times enhancement in the steam
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to hydrogen conversion for hydrogen generation
Designed a new reactor to further promote the steam to hydrogen conversion by 10%
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Natural gas/methane to liquid fuel and hydrogen coproduction 2012-2014
Demonstrated the feasibility of a process scheme to convert methane and solar energy into liquid
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fuel and/or hydrogen by the experiments and process simulations (ASPEN)
Developed new catalytic particles with 10 ? 20 times higher activity for methane/natural gas
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conversion
Designed multiple processes to convert carbonaceous fuels and solar energy into liquid fuel,
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methanol, hydrogen etc. with high efficiency and low CO2 emission
Particulate emissions from the chemical looping process for in-situ CO 2 capture 2012-2014
Designed and built the experimental system to characterize the particulates (PM2.5) emission from
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the chemical looping combustion process using natural gas, coal, biomass
Coal-direct chemical looping gasification for hydrogen production 2011-2012
Evaluated and optimized (ASPEN) a novel process scheme for hydrogen production from coal
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gasification with in situ CO2 capture
Developed new bimetallic metal oxide to promote gasification reactivity and process efficiency
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Interfacial microstructure and properties of bicomponent polymer fibers 2008-2011
Produced bicomponent fiber with pair of PP, PE, PET and PA6 by melt spinning
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Conducted the interfacial behavior impacts on crystallinity and mechanical properties of fibers
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Computer simulated the interdiffusion between two polymers in the molten state
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Diffusion of supercritical carbon dioxide in polymers 2007-2008
Measured the solubility and diffusion coefficient of ScCO2 in PS, PMMA, PP
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Developed method to investigate polymer induced crystallization and swelling in ScCO 2
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Determined polymer foaming temperature, pressure, depressurization rate and structure
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PUBLICATIONS
He F, Trainham J, Parsons G, Newman J, Li F. A hybrid solar-redox scheme for liquid fuel
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and hydrogen coproduction. Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7:2033-2042. (IF=15.49)
He F, Li F. Hydrogen production from methane and solar energy ? Process evaluations and
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comparison studies. Int J Hydrog Energy, 2014, 39, 18092?18102.
He F, Galinsky N, Li F. Chemical looping gasification of solid fuels using bimetallic oxygen
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carrier particles ? Feasibility assessment and process simulations. Int J Hydrog Energy 2013,
38:7839?7854.
Chen Y, He F, Daga S, Li F. Redox conversion of methane with Fe 2O3-CaTixM1?xO3 composite
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oxides for hydrogen and liquid fuel co-production. J Chem Ind Eng, 2014, 65:2742?2750.
Pressley PN, Aziz TN, DeCarolis JF, Barlaz MA, He F, Li F, et al. Municipal solid waste
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conversion to transportation fuels: a life-cycle estimation of global warming potential and
energy consumption. J Clean Prod 2014, 70:145?153.
Zeng L, He F, Li F, Fan L-S. Coal-Direct Chemical looping gasification for hydrogen
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production: reactor modeling and process simulation. Energy Fuels 2012, 26:3680?3690.
Liu X, He F, Salas C, Pasquinelli MA, Genzer J, Rojas OJ. Experimental and computational
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study of the effect of alcohols on the solution and adsorption properties of a nonionic
symmetric triblock copolymer. J Phys Chem B 2012, 116:1289?1298.
PATENT APPLICATION
Li F, Trainham J, He F, Greg Parsons, and John Newman. ?Hybrid Redox Systems and
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Methods and Oxygen Carriers for Use Therein For Fuel Production US 61/973,670, 2014.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
He F, Li F. Experimental and simulation studies of a hybrid solar-redox scheme for liquid fuel and
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hydrogen coproduction. 2014 AICHE, Atlanta, GA.
He F, Li F. Effect of oxygen carrier on particulate emissions from chemical looping combustion.
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2013 AICHE, San Francisco, CA.
He F, Galinsky N, Huang Y, Li F. Oxygen uncoupling enhanced iron oxides for solid fuel
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gasification ? oxygen carrier development, reactive testing, and process analyses. 2012
AICHE, Pittsburgh, PA.
He F, Cao G, Li L, Liu T, Zhao L. Simultaneous measurement of carbon dioxide-induced swelling
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and gas sorption in poly(methyl methacrylate) and polystyrene. 11th European Meeting on
Supercritical Fluids, Barcelona (Spain) May 2008.
SKILLS
Experimental system design and implement
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Process design and optimization
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Process economic analysis
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Process simulation tools: ASPEN Plus, MATLAB, HSC, Fortran, C
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Reaction engineering: gas-gas and gas-solid operation in the fixed and fluidized bed
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Catalytic particle synthesis
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Catalyst characterization: SEM, EDS, DSC, TGA, GC, TPR, FTIR, XRD, XRF
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Molecular simulation tool: Material Studio, LAMPPS
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LEADERSHIP
Mentored six undergraduate students 2011-2014
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Gave the training and advised the student to complete the undergraduate research course in one or
more semesters
Lectured in the course CHE 596-***-****
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Gave a series of lectures on the topic of ?Process Simulation on Carbonaceous Energy Conversion
& Carbon Dioxide Capture?