Li Chunyi（Professor）

  Name：

Li Chunyi

Academic Title：

Professor

Advisor Type：

Doctoral supervisor

  Department：

  State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil

Research Interests：

Chemical reaction engineering, industrial catalysis, research on catalysts and processes related to catalysis in the refining industry

  E-Mail：

chyli@upc.edu.cn

  Telephone：

13225324293/0532-86981862

◎Educational Background

1989-1993, Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Refining, China University of Petroleum (East China)

1994-1996, Master of Engineering, Department of Refining, China University of Petroleum (East China)

1996-1999, Doctor of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

◎Work Experience

1993-1999, Assistant Professor, Department of Refining, China University of Petroleum (East China)

1999-2000, Lecturer, Department of Refining, China University of Petroleum (East China)

2000-2003, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)

2003-present, Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)

◎Research Direction

[1] Propane dehydrogenation catalyst and process development

[2] Catalytic Cracking / Catalytic Cracking Catalyst and Process Development

[3] Alkane Oxidation Technology

[4] Development of light hydrocarbon cracking to olefins

[5] Catalyst and process development for direct cracking of crude oil to olefins

◎Research Project

As the person in charge, he has undertaken a number of national-level projects, provincial-level projects and horizontal projects, with a total of more than 30 projects. The subject not only includes basic theoretical research, but also contains application research on many practical problems for enterprises. Representative projects are as follows:

[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China, Basic studies on the new catalysts and circulating fluidized bed reactor for alkane dehydrogenation to alkene, 2014.01-2017.12;

[2] PetroChina Karamay Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Research on catalytic cracking-cycle oil hydrogenation and refining technology, 2019.6-2021-12;

[3] Jilin Petrochemical Company Refinery, Research on catalytic cracking of Daqing residue mixed with coke gas oil to produce ethylene and propylene, 2018.12-2018.12;

[4] Shanghai Zhuoran Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Research on catalytic cracking of light hydrocarbons to ethylene and propylene, 2018.9-2022.9;

[5] Lanzhou Chemical Research Center, PetroChina Co., Ltd., Research on coupling of catalytic hydrogenation and catalytic cracking of aromatic-rich components, 2019.10-2021.12;

[6] Petrochemical Research Institute of PetroChina Co., Ltd., Pilot-scale research on catalytic cracking of crude oil to olefins, 2020.9-2021.12;

[7] Research Institute of Petrochemical Industry, PetroChina Co., Ltd., Research on the optimization of pilot-scale process conditions for catalytic cracking of paraffin-based crude oil to light olefins, 2021.4-2023.6;

[8] China National Petroleum Corporation Daqing Refinery Branch, Daqing crude oil distillate analysis and evaluation, 2021.7-2021.9.

[9] China National Petroleum Corporation Hohhot Petrochemical Company, Industrial application test of non-precious metal and environment-friendly catalyst and fluidized-bed process for catalytic dehydrogenation of propane to propylene, 2021.01-2022.12.

◎Representative Papers and Patents

1. Paper

More than 100 academic papers have been published, of which nearly 50 are included in SCI. The representative papers are as follows:

[1] Selective conversion of glycerol to acrolein over supported nickel sulfate catalysts[J]. Journal of Catalysis, 2013;

[2] Residue catalytic cracking process for maximum ethylene and propylene production[J]. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2013;

[3] Inductive effect of various seeds on the organic template-free synthesis of zeolite ZSM-5[J]. CrystEngComm, 2013;

[4] Comparative study of isobutane dehydrogenation over metal (Fe, Co, and Ni) oxide and sulfide catalysts: reactivity and reaction mechanism[J]. Chemcatchem, 2014;

[5] Micron ZSM-11 microspheres seed-assisted synthesis of hierarchical submicron ZSM-11 with intergrowth morphology[J]. Materials letters, 2014;

[6] Hydrodynamics and catalytic reaction inside a novel multi-regime riser[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014;

[7] Flow regime identification in a novel circulating-turbulent fluidized bed[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014;

[8] One-step synthesis of hierarchical Zn-ZSM-11 via a facile ZnO route[J]. Materials letters, 2014;

[9] Effect of sulfation on the performance of Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst in catalytic dehydrogenation of propane to propylene[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014;

[10] Highly efficient metal sulfide catalysts for selective dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene[J]. ACS Catalysis, 2014;

[11] Effect of modification methods on the surface properties and n-butane isomerization performance of La/Ni-promoted SO₄²⁻/ZrO₂-Al₂O₃[J]. Applied Surface Science, 2016;

[12] The role of metallic Sn species in catalytic dehydrogenation of propane: Active component rather than only promoter[J]. Journal of Catalysis, 2016;

[13]Nature of active sites and deactivation mechanism for n-butane isomerization over alumina-promoted sulfated zirconia[J]. Journal of Catalysis, 2016;

[14] Highly selective and stable NiSn/SiO₂ catalyst for isobutane dehydrogenation: Effects of Sn addition[J]. ChemCatChem, 2016;

[15] n-Butane dehydrogenation over Ni-Sn/SiO₂: Adsorption modes and reaction paths of n-butane and 1-butene Author links open overlay[J]. Applied Catalysis A: General，2018;

[16] Efficient Ring-opening Reaction of Tetralin over Nanosized ZSM-5 Zeolite: Effect of SiO₂/Al₂O₃ Ratio and Reaction[J]. Condition,Energy & Fuels, 2019;

[17] Insights into NH₄-SAPO-34 preparation procedure: Effect of the number of ammonium exchange times on catalytic performance of Zn-modified SAPO-34 zeolite for methanol to olefin reaction[J]. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2020;

[18] Combined dealkylation and transalkylation reaction in FCC condition for efficient conversion of light fraction light cycle oil into value-added products[J]. Fuel, 2021;

[19] Dehydrogenation of light alkanes to mono-olefins[J]. Chemical society reviews, 2021.

[20] Research on ethylbenzene dehydrogenation over the Fe-Al-based catalysts in a circulating fluidized-bed unit[J]. Journal of the Taiwan institute of chemical engineers, 2021.

2. Patent

More than 30 invention patents have been licensed, and the representative patents are as follows:

[1] In 2015, a continuous reaction-regeneration device for alkane dehydrogenation using sulfurized catalysts, ZL201310014789.1;

[2] In 2015, a preparation method of ZSM-5, ZL201210509259.X;

[3] In 2016, a ZSM-5-based hierarchical porous molecular sieve material and its preparation method, ZL201310071990.3;

[4] In 2017, a circulating fluidized bed reactor for alkane dehydrogenation to olefins, ZL201510003377.7;

[5] In 2017, a fluidized bed reactor for light olefin cracking and methanol to olefins, ZL201310421203.3;

[6] In 2017, A regenerator and regeneration method for catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes, ZL201510003556.0;

[7] In 2019, Reaction-regeneration device and process for alkane dehydrogenation to alkene US10307721;

[8] In 2019, Reaction-regeneration device and process for alkane dehydrogenation to alkene US10343128;

[9] In 2020, A reactor device and method for catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes, ZL201611042006.0;

[10] In 2021, A reactor for catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes to inhibit backmixing, ZL201710213552.4;

[11] In 2021, A catalyst regeneration method and device for catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes, ZL201710485609.6.

◎Representative Works

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◎Awards and Honors

[1] In 2008, the development of a new auxiliary catalyst for catalytic cracking to maximize propylene, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize (ranked 1/8);

[2] In 2009, two-stage riser catalytic cracking to maximize propylene and light oil production (TMP) technology, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association Science Progress Award, first prize (ranked 3/15);

[3] In 2009, two-stage riser catalytic cracking to maximize propylene and light oil production (TMP) technology, China National Petroleum Corporation, the first prize (ranked 3/15);

[4] In 2010, the two-stage riser catalytic cracking technology to maximize the yield of light oil products, the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the second prize (ranked 9/10);

[5] In 2015, the new technology of heavy oil catalytic cracking to maximize propylene and high-octane gasoline, Shandong Province Technology Invention Award, the second prize (ranked 2/6);

[6] In 2015, the new technology of catalytic cracking of coking gas oil to maximize propylene and high-octane gasoline, the Ministry of Education Technology Invention Award, the second prize (ranked 1/6).

◎Courses Offered

Undergraduate：《Freshman Seminar》《Chemical Reaction Engineering》

Postgraduate：《Chemical Reaction Engineering》《Mechanism and technology of Catalysis》 《Progress in Chemical Reaction and Separation Engineering》

◎Student Training

1. Supervise Postgraduate Students

13 doctoral students, 57 academic master students, and 5 professional master students. Among the 59 graduate students, 9 work in colleges and universities, 5 work in design institutes, and 1 works in government agencies.

2. Typical student

Wang Chengxiu, graduated in 2012, has been employed as an associate professor in China University of Petroleum (Beijing);

Gu Yunlei, graduated in 2013, has been hired as a senior engineer at CNPC East China Design Institute Co., Ltd.;

Yu Qingjun, graduated in 2014, has been hired as an associate professor.

3. Admissions Instructions

Chemical Engineering and Technology; Chemical Engineering.

◎Part-time Academic Job

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