Dr. Zuwei Liao

2012.1-now  Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
2011.7-2011.10 Research Associate, Chemial Engineering, The Hongkong University of Scienced and Technotlogy
2011.4-2011.12  Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
2009.4-2011.3  Postdoc, Process Control, Zhejiang University
2003.9-2008.12 Ph.D Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
1999.9-2003.7 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Xi'an jiaotong University

Zuwei Liao, born in 1980, male, associate professor, doctoral superviser, Distinguished Young Scholars of Zhejiang University. He graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2008, once as a visiting scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Specializing in chemical engineering, he is mainly engaged in the modeling, simulation and optimization of chemical processes, responsible for undertaking research projects such as “863” Program, the National Natural Science Fund of China, Sinopec Program. More than 30 papers have been published in major academic journals such as AIChE J., Chem. Eng. Sci., Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., Appl. Energ. and Int. J. Hydrogen Energ..Among those, refinery hydrogen network intergration technology has been applied in Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Company, Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company and other sets of equipments.

Selected Publications

1. Chen B, Liao ZW, Wang JD, Yu HJ, Yang YR. Excergy analysis and CO2 emission evaluation for steam methane reforming. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2012, 37, 3191-3200.
2. Jiao YQ; Su HY; Liao ZW; Hou WF, Modeling and Multi-objective Optimization of Refinery Hydrogen Network. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 2011, 19, (6), 990-998.
3. Liao ZW, Wang JD, Rong G, Yang YR. Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks part I: systems with no hydrogen purification. Chemical Engineering Science. 2011, 66, 813-820.
4. Liao ZW, Wang JD, Rong G, Yang YR. Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks part II: systems with one hydrogen purification. Chemical Engineering Science. 2011, 66, 821-833.
5. Liao ZW, Wang JD, Yang YR. letter to the editor: unified conceptual approach to targeting and design of water and hydrogen networks. AIChE Journal 2007, 53(7): 1898-1899.
6. Liao ZW, Wu JT, Jiang BB, Wang JD, Yang YR. Design methodology for flexible multiple plant water networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2007, 46, 4954-4963.
7. Liao ZW, Rong G, Wang JD, Yang YR. Systematic optimization of heat-integrated water allocation networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2011 50(11), 6713–6727.
8. Liao ZW, Wang JD, Yang YR, Rong G. Integrating purifiers in refinery hydrogen networks: a retrofit case study. Journal of Cleaner Production 2010, 18, (3), 233-241.
9. Liao ZW, Wu JT, Wang JD, Yang YR. Design energy efficient water utilization systems allowing operation split. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 2008, 16(1):16-20.
10.Liao ZW, Zhang Y, Yang YR, Rong G. Improving refinery profits via fine management of hydrogen networks, China Petroleum Processing and Petrochemical Technology, 2010, 12(2): 57-62