Prof. Dr. Yongrong Yang
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, 310027, PR China Tel & Fax: + 86 571 795 1227 Email: yryang@mail.hz.zj.cn

Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering Zhejiang University, 1989
M.S., Chemical Engineering Zhejiang University, 1986
B.S., Chemical Engineering Zhejiang University, 1984

Honors and Awards
Nation Award for Science and Technology Progress
Education Achievement Award of Zhejiang Province

Research Interests
Multiphase flow reaction engineering
Polymerization engineering
Process system engineering

Yongrong Yang, born in 1962, professor, doctoral superviser, Qiu Shi Distinguished Professor of Zhejiang University, director of Low carbon hydrocarbons Manufacturing Technology Engineering Laboratory of Zhejiang Province. He is a fixed researcher of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, the vice-chairman of Petrochemical Professional Committee of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, executive editor of "Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology" journal. He graduated from Zhejiang University in 1984 and received his Ph.D. from Zhejiang University in 1989. He worked as a cooperative researcher and senior visiting scholar respectively in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the UMIST Process Integration Department of the University of Manchester in the UK, and University of Twente in the Netherlands. Specializing in chemical engineering, He is mainly engaged in the research of olefin polymerization reaction, multi-phase flow reaction engineering and process system engineering. He is responsible for undertaking many scientific research projects such as "863 Program" key project and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. In the past five years, more than 60 papers of his were indexed by SCI and he was authorized more than 50 invention patents. Six provincial-level science and technology rewards have been awarded successively. Among those, "Industrial application of gas-phase polyethylene condensation process" won the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Awards; "New technology of polyolefin fluidized bed reactor based on acoustic emission monitoring" won the second prize of Technology Invention Award, won the first prize of Zhejiang Province Education Achievement Award.

Publications
56. Yuntao Jiang, Conjing Ren, Zhengliang Huang, Jingdai Wang, Binbo Jiang, Jian Yang, Yongrong Yang, Acoustic emission detection of particle movement in a cross-Flow moving bed, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53(10):4075-4083
55. Binbo Jiang, Xiang Feng, Lixia Yan, Yuntao Jiang, Zuwei Liao, Jingdai Wang, and Yongrong Yang, Methanol to propylene process in a moving bed reactor with byproducts recycling: kinetic study and reactor simulation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53(12): 4623-4632.
54. Yefeng Zhou, Congjing Ren, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Kezeng Dong, Effect of hydrodynamic behavior on electrostatic potential distribution in gas-solid fluidized bed, Powder Technology, 2013, 235: 9-17
53. Meijuan Chen, Jingdai Wang*, Binbo Jiang, Yongrong Yang, Diffusion measurements of isopentane, 1-hexene, cyclohexane in polyethylene particles by the intelligent gravimetric analyzer, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, 127(2): 1098-1104
52. Xiaomei Shi, Jingdai Wang*, Binbo Jiang, Yongrong Yang, Hindered phenol grafted carbon nanotubes for enhanced thermal oxidative stability of polyethylene, Polymer, 2013, 54: 1167-1176
51. Yefeng Zhou, Congjing Ren, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Characterization on hydrodynamic behavior in liquid-containing gas-solid fluidized bed reactor, AIChE Journal, 2013, 59(4): 1056-1065
50. Xiaomei Shi, Jingdai Wang*, Binbo Jiang, Yongrong Yang. Influence of nanofiller dimensionality on the crystallization behavior of HDPE/carbon nanocomposites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, 128(6): 3609-3618.
49. Yefeng Zhou, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Wenqing Wu, Modeling of the temperature profile in an ethylene polymerization fluidized-bed reactor in condensed mode operation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2013, 52(12): 4455-4464
48. Binbo Jiang, Yong Yang, Lijun Du, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Siegfried Stapf, Advanced catalyst technology for broad/bimodal polyethylene, achieved by polymer-coated particles supporting hybrid catalyst, , Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2013, 52(7): 2501-2509
47. Jiang Binbo, Du Lijun, Wang Fang, Ye Jian, Wang Jingdai, Yang Yongrong, TiCl4 immobilized on a composite support SiO2/MgCl2?x(1,4-butanediol)/poly[styrene-co-(acrylic acid)] for ethylene polymerization: The barrier effect of poly[styrene-co-(acrylic acid)], Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 125(2): 1207-1218
46. Jingyuan Sun, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, CFD Investigation of particle fluctuation characteristics of bidisperse mixture in a gas-solid fluidized bed, Chemical Engineering Science, 2012, 82(12): 285-298
45.Yefeng Zhou, Zhengliang Huang, Congjing Ren, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Agglomeration detection in horizontal stirred bed reactor based on autoregression model by acoustic emission signals, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2012, 51 (36): 11629-11635
44. Bo Chen, Zuwei Liao, Jingdai Wang*, Huanjun Yu, Yongrong Yang，Exergy analysis and CO2 emission evaluation for steam methane reforming, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37: 3191-3200
43. Xiaomei Shi, Binbo Jiang, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang Influence of wall number and surface functionalization of carbon nanotubes on their antioxidant behavior in high density polyethylene, Carbon, 2012, 50(3): 1005-1013
42. Jingyuan Sun, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, CFD simulation and wavelet transform analysis of vortex and coherent structure in a gas-solid fluidized bed, Chemical Engineering Science，2012, 71（3）：507-519
41. Du Lijun, Ye Jian, Wang Jingdai, Jiang Binbo Yang Yongrong, Synthesis mechanisms of poly[styrene-co-(acrylic acid)]-supported TiCl4 catalysts modified by magnesium compounds, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 123(4): 2517-2525
40. Zuwei Lizo, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Systematic optimization of heat-integrated water allocation networks, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 6713-6727
39. Yefeng Zhou, Kezeng Dong, Huang Zhengliang, Jingdai Wang, and Yongrong Yang, Fault detection based on acoustic emission-early agglomeration recognition system in fluidized bed reactor, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 8476–8484
38. Congjing Ren, Yueqi Tang, Jingdai Wang, and Yongrong Yang, Online estimation of coke in a circulating fluidized bed on acoustic emission sensors and multivariate calibration, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 8420–8429
37. Wei Li, Binbo Jiang, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Organic/inorganic support for immobilizing (n-BuCp)2ZrCl2/TiCl3 hybrid catalyst to prepare polymer blends, Polymer International, 2011, 60(4): 676-684
36. Congjing Ren, Jingdai Wwang, Di Song, Binbo Jiang, Zuwei Liao*, Yongrong Yang Determination of particle size distribution by multi-scale analysis of acoustic emission signals in gas-solid fluidized bed, Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A (Appl Phys & Eng), 2011, 12(4): 260-267
35. Lijun Du, Wei Qin, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Wenqing Wu, Binbo Jiang, An improved phase-inversion process for the preparation of silica/poly[styrene-co-(acrylic acid)] core-shell microspheres: synthesis and application in the field of polyolefin catalysis, Polymer International， 2011，60(4): 584-591
34. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part II: Systems with one hydrogen purification unit, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 821-833
33. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part I: systems with no hydrogen purification, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 813-820
32. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part II: Systems with one hydrogen purification unit, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 821-833
31. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang*, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part I: systems with no hydrogen purification, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 813-820
30. Jingdai Wang, Congjing Ren, Yongrong Yang, Characterization of flow regime transition and particle motion using acoustic emission measurement in a gas-solid fluidized bed, AIChE Journal, 2010, 56(5): 1173-1183
29. Wei Li, Alina Adams, Jingdai Wang, Bernhard Bluemich, Yongrong Yang, Polyethylene/palygorskite nanocomposites: Preparation by in situ polymerization and their characterization, Polymer, 2010, 51(21): 4686-4697

28. Jingdai Wang, Congjing Ren, Yongrong Yang, Characterization of flow regime transition and particle motion using acoustic emission measurement in a gas-solid fluidized bed, AIChE Journal, 2010, 56(5): 1173-1183
27. Zuwei Lizo, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Systematic optimization of heat-integrated water allocation networks, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 6713-6727
26. Yefeng Zhou, Kezeng Dong, Huang Zhengliang, Jingdai Wang, and Yongrong Yang, Fault detection based on acoustic emission-early agglomeration recognition system in fluidized bed reactor, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 8476–8484
25. Congjing Ren, Yueqi Tang, Jingdai Wang, and Yongrong Yang, Online estimation of coke in a circulating fluidized bed on acoustic emission sensors and multivariate calibration, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50 (14): 8420–8429
24. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part II: Systems with one hydrogen purification unit, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 821-833
23. Zuwei Liao, Gang Rong, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Rigorous algorithmic targeting methods for hydrogen networks—Part I: systems with no hydrogen purification, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 813-820
22. Jingdai Wang, Xiaojing Jiang, Chengwu Liu, Yongrong Yang, Binbo Jiang, A study of ultrasonic radiation dissipation in powder processing system, Chemical Engineering Communications, 2010, 197(2): 239-249
21. Xianbo Yu, Wei Li, Yi Xu, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, Nan Xu and Haoqi Wang, Effect of polymer granule size on the electrostatic behavior in gas-solid fluidized beds, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2010, 49 (1): 132–139
20. Yijun He, Jingdai Wang, Yijia Cao, Yongrong Yang, Resolution of Structure Characteristics of AE Signals in Multiphase Flow System — From Data to Information, AIChE Journal, 2009, 55(10): 2563-2577
19. Yijia Cao, Jingdai Wang, Yijun He, Wei Liu, Yongrong Yang, Agglomeration detection based on attractor comparison in horizontal stirred bed reactors by acoustic emission sensors, AIChE Journal, 2009, 55(12): 3099-3108
18．Jingdai Wang, Yijia Cao, Xiaojing Jiang and Yongrong Yang, Agglomeration detection by Acoustic Emission (AE) sensors in fluidized bed, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48(7): 3466–3473.
17. Jingdai Wang, Wei Li, Binbo Jiang, Yongrong Yang, Fe(acac)n and Co(acac)n bearing different bis(imino)pyridine ligands for ethylene polymerization and oligomerization, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 113(4): 2378-2391
16. Jingdai Wang, Congjing Ren, Yongrong Yang and Linxi Hou, Characterization of particle fluidization pattern in a gas solid fluidized bed by based on acoustic emission (AE) measurement, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48(18): 8508–8514
15. Jingdai Wang, Yi Xu, Wei Li, Yongrong Yang*, Fang Wang, Electrostatic potential in gas-solid fluidized beds influenced by the injection of charge inducing agents, Journal of Electrostatics, 2009, 67(5): 815-826
14． Congjing Ren, Xiaojing Jiang, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, and Xiaohuan Zhang, Determination of critical speed for complete solid suspension using acoustic emission method based on multiscale analysis in stirred tank, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2008, 47(15): 5323-5327.
13. Fang Wang, Jingdai Wang and Yongrong Yang, Distribution of electrostatic potential in a gas-solid fluidized bed and measurement of bed level, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2008, 47 (23): 9517–9526
12. Zuwei Liao, Jingdai Wang, Yongrong Yang, letter to the editor: unified conceptual approach to targeting and design of water and hydrogen networks, AIChE Journal, 2007, 53(7): 1898-1899
11. Xiaowei Yan, Jingdai Wang, Yibin Shan , Yongrong Yang, Chao He, Infinite dilution diffusion coefficients of organic solvents in nascent polyethylene particles by inverse gas chromatography measurements, E-POLYMERS, 2007，014：1-16
10．Wenjuan Yao, Xiaoping Hu, Yongrong Yang， Modeling the Solubility of Ternary Mixtures of Ethylene, iso-pentane, n-hexane in Semicrystalline Polyethylene，Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, 104 (6): 3654-3662
9．Wenjuan Yao, Xiaoping Hu, Yongrong Yang, Modeling solubility of gases in semicrystalline polyethylene, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, 103(3): 1737-1744
8. Zuwei Liao, Jintao Wu, Binbo Jiang, Jingdai Wang and Yongrong Yang, Design Methodology for Flexible Multiple Plant Water Networks, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46(14), 4954-4963
7. Xiaojing Jiang, Jingdai Wang, Binbo Jiang, Yongrong Yang and Linxi Hou, Study of power spectrum of Acoustic Emission (AE) by accelerometers in fluidized beds, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46(21): 6904-6909
6．Song Chen, Yongrong Yang, Kuixi Zhang and Jingdai Wang，BETA zeolite made from mesoporous material and its hydrocracking performance, Catalysis Today, 2006, 116(1): 2-5
5．Jingdai Wang, Jizhong Chen and Yongrong Yang, Micronization of titanocene dichloride by rapid expansion of supercritical solution and its ethylene polymerization, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2005, 33: 159–172
4. Jingdai Wang, Jizhong Chen and Yongrong Yang, Solubility of titanocene dichloride in supercritical propane, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2004, 220( 2): 147-151
3. Guibing Zhao and Yongrong Yang Multi-scale Resolution of Fluidized - Bed Pressure Fluctuations, AIChE J, 2003, 49(4): 869-882
2. Yongrong Yang, Instability Analysis of the Fluidized Bed for Ethylene Polymerization with Condensed Mode Operation, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2002, 41(10): 2579-2584.
1. Guibing Zhao, Jizhong Chen and Yongrong Yang, Study on Predictive Model and Deterministic Mechanism of Pressure Fluctuations in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed, AIChE J, 2001, 47(7): 1524-1532.