2002/09 – 2008/01，Tsinghua University，Power engineering and Engineering Thermophysics，PhD

1996/09 – 1999/06，Tsinghua University，Thermal Engineering，Master

1993/09 – 1996/06，Tsinghua University，Environmental Engineering，Bachelor (Minor)

1991/09 – 1996/06，Tsinghua University，Thermal Engineering，Bachelor (Major)

2016/02–08 ，Sydney University，Visiting Scholar

2010/08 – ，Tsinghua University, PhD supervisor

2009/12 – ，Tsinghua University，A/Prof.

2001/12 – 2009/12，Tsinghua University, Lecturer

1999/09 – 2001/12，Tsinghua University, Teaching Assistant

Special Issue of Materials：Micro/Nano Materials for Clean Energy and Environment, Guest Editor

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

Registered Utility Engineer (Power), Institute of Architectural Design, Tsinghua University

Director, Tsinghua University-University of Waterloo Joint Research Center for Micro and Nano Energy and Environment (2017.10-2020/10)

His research interests include solar energy utilization, solar to hydrogen, conversion of waste to energy or materials, clean and efficient industrial boiler development, et al.

He has been authorized more than 60 invention patents, published more than 260 papers with more than 5,200 SCI citations and 40 H-factor. He has participated in many national key R&D programs and provincial-university cooperation projects. He has participated in a number of national key R&D programs and provincial-university cooperation projects/issues, and undertaken more than ten enterprise R&D and application projects. He has received numerous provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards.

[1] In 2023, Clean and Efficient Combustion Technology and Application of Three-Bed Multi-Graded Multi-Process Multi-Fuel Circulating Fluidized Bed, First Prize of Beijing Technological Invention.

[2] In 2023, Energy Saving and Clean Combustion Technology for Industrial Boilers won the Third Prize of Science and Technology of China Coal Industry Association.

[3] In 2023, A Multi-Process Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler, Won the Gold Prize of Geneva International Invention Exhibition.

[4] In 2022, A Horizontal Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler with Horizontal Cyclone Separator, Winner of China Invention Patent Excellence Award.

[5] In 2021, a double-circulation turbulent bed incinerator with sand blasting device, won the Excellent Prize of China Invention Patent.

[6] In 2019, Research and application of efficient gasification incineration treatment technology for multifarious organic wastes in turbulent fluidized bed, won the first prize of China Energy Conservation Association Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Technology Invention Award .

[7] In 2019, a device for obtaining superheated steam from high-temperature and high-pressure gas won the first prize of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Patent Award issued by China Energy Conservation Association .

[8] In 2018, a horizontal circulating fluidized bed boiler with horizontal cyclone separator won the first prize of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Patent Award issued by China Energy Conservation Association .

[9] In 2017, clean and efficient multi-process circulating fluidized bed combustion technology, won the first prize of China Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Technology Invention Award by China Energy Conservation Association .

[10] In 2007, 260t/d grate-circulating fluidized bed domestic waste incinerator, won the Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology.

Monograph list:

[1] Zhang Yanguo, Zhou Hui, Li Qinghai. Pyrolysis gasification and combustion of combustible solid waste. Beijing: Science Press, 2022.

[2] LI Qinghai, ZHANG Yanguo. Energy power engineering project management. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2018.

[3] LI Qinghai, ZHANG Yanguo. Fundamentals of Thermal Engineering. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2016.

[4] Zhang Yanguo, Li Qinghai, Zhou Hui. Furnace Heat Transfer Theory and Calculation (English Edition). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2017.

[5] Zhang Yanguo, Li Qinghai, Zhou Hui. Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces. academic Press of ELSEVIER, 2016.

[6] Zhang Yanguo, Li Qinghai, Feng Junkai. Principles and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2008.

[7] ZHANG Yan-Guo, LI Qing-Hai, KANG Jian-Bin. Clean waste incineration technology. Beijing: China Water Resources and Hydropower Press, 2004.

[8] Zhongchao Tan, Qinghai Li. Micro/Nano Materials for Clean Energy and Environment. https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1397, 2019.

Representative papers:

[1] Zhang, SY, Gao, Y, Xu, SJ, Bie, X, Niu, JT, Li, QH, Zhang, YG, Zhou, H*. Size-Dependent Structural Transitions Dictate Synergy and Function in Ni-Ru Bimetallic Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026, 65(9): e4017792. doi:10.1002/ANIE.4017792

[2] Xia R ,Yang X X ,Wang J , et al. Evaluating the environmental impact of hydrothermal cracking solid organic fertilizer: Carbon and nitrogen retention and toxic metals analysis. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2026, 161296-306. doi:10.1016/J.JES.2025.05.072

[3] Yang Y, Bie X, Zhu Y, Quan X, Yu B, et al. Surface oxygen species dictate reaction pathways in platinum-catalyzed aqueous phase reforming of methanol. Energy & Environment，2026, 2. doi: 10.48130/een-0026-0013

[4] Yang X ,Wang J ,Li K , et al. Migration and transformation of organic carbon and nutrients in rice straw during hydrothermal cracking. Waste management , 2026, 223115691. doi:10.1016/J.WASMAN.2026.115691

[5] Bocheng Yu, Dingli Li, Fangjing Du, Shuzhuang Sun, Muqing Yang, Xiaohan Li, Yaozu Wang, Wentao Du, Yijian Qiao, Xuan Bie, Haijun Zhang, Haiyang Liu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Shaoguang Feng, Hui Zhou. Chloride-engineered CO selectivity promotion in integrated carbon capture and hydrogenation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2026. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c04179

[6] 李开乐,安可文,于士杰,等.温度-压力解耦条件下甲壳素水热转化的研究（英文）. 燃料化学学报(中英文), 1-14. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(26)60753-0

[7] Yang Y ,Shi M ,Xu Y , et al. Fuel-cell-grade hydrogen production via sorption-enhanced aqueous-phase reforming of methanol over Pt on vacancy-rich 2D-MoS2. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2026, 7(3): 103169-103169. doi: 10.1016/J.XCRP.2026.103169

[8] Hussain S M ,Yu B ,Xu Y , et al. Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment of integrated carbon capture and utilization process for coal-fired power plant[J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2026, 214153832-153832. doi: 10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2026.153832

[9] Hussain S M ,Wang Y ,Yu B , et al. Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of integrated carbon capture and methanation using Ni/MgO/Al2O3 dual functional material. Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, 2026, 8(1): 1-20. doi:10.1007/S42768-025-00272-Z

[10] Xia R ,Li L K ,Zhao P , et al. Understanding the migration and transformation characteristics of Cr3+ in the hydrothermal cracking of biomass model components. Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026, 205108546-108546. doi:10.1016/J.BIOMBIOE.2025.108546

[11] Li K ,Hu J ,Xu Z , et al. Enhancing carbonization of microcrystalline cellulose through ball milling under decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal conditions. Green Energy & Environment, 2026, 11(2): 511-522. doi:10.1016/J.GEE.2025.07.016

[12] Bie, X.; Pan, Y.; Wang, X.; Zhang, S.; Hu, J.; Yang, X.; Li, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Przekop, R.E.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, H.*, NH3-induced challenges in CO₂ hydrogenation over the Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst. JACS Au 2025, 5, 1243-1257. doi://10.1021/jacsau.4c01097

[13] Shiyu Zhang, Xuan Bie, Mengna Wu, Zhiqiang Xu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou. CO₂ gasification-reforming of medical waste over mesoporous material-supported Ni catalysts. Energy, 2025, 335: 138159. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.138159

[14] Zhang S ,Yang Y ,Zhu Y , et al. Phase-tuned performance of Ni-Ru supported molybdenum carbide catalysts for biomass and CO₂ conversion. Materials Today Catalysis, 2025, 10100113-100113. doi:10.1016/J.MTCATA.2025.100113

[15] Muhammad Saddam Hussain, Meng Shi, Shiyu Zhang, Yeshui Zhang, Xuan Bie, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Sebastian Lubjuhn, Sandra Venghaus, Hui Zhou. Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of biomass thermochemical conversion into gaseous fuels. Energy & Environment Nexus, 2025, 1. doi: 10.48130/een-0025-0015

[16] Shijie Yu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Jinyue Yan, Hui Zhou. Enhancing carbon-negative emission technologies through biomass integration. Innovation, 2025, 6(12): 101079. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101079

[17] Gao Y ,Liu C ,Zhao Y , et al. Active learning for advanced biodegradable film design. Nexus, 2025, 2(2): 100070-100070. doi:10.1016/J.YNEXS.2025.100070

[18] 赵云荣, 王耀祖, 牛宇琪, 别璇, 陈荣杰, 李清海, 张衍国, 周会. MgO基吸附剂二氧化碳捕集性能提升策略的研究进展. 燃料化学学报(中英文), 2025, 53 (9): 1269-1282. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(25)60545-7

[19] Kaile Li, Shijie Yu, Alexandra Radu, Yongqing Xu, Juniza Md Saad, Badr A. Mohamed, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Zhicheng Luo, Hui Zhou. Renewable production of nylon precursors from lignin. Cell Reports Sustainability, 2025, 2(3): 100344. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100344.

[20] Wu M , Zhang S , Sun S , et al. La-Al synergy in Ni/CaO dual functional materials for enhanced H2 production from mild-temperature biomass reforming. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 379(P1): 134769-134769. doi:10.1016/J.SEPPUR.2025.134769

[21] Wang Y ,Niu Y ,Zhao Y , et al. Optimization and deactivation mechanisms of molten salt-promoted MgO for intermediate-temperature CO₂ capture. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2025, 17100492-100492. doi:10.1016/J.CCST.2025.100492

[22] Xuan Bie, Ruoyu Wu, Bocheng Yu, Xuelong Quan, Shiyu Zhang, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou. Deactivation mechanisms of Cu-Zn-Al2O3 in CO₂ hydrogenation induced by SO2 exposure. Industrial Chemistry& Materials, 2025. doi: 10.1039/d5im00025d

[23] Bocheng Yu, Muqing Yang, Yijian Qiao, Yaozu Wang, Yongqing Xu, Xuan Bie, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Shuzhuang Sun, Hui Zhou. Integrated CO₂ capture and methane dry reforming over a Ni–Ca dual functional material under SO2/NO2-containing flue gas conditions: a mechanistic study. Industrial Chemistry & Materials, 2025. doi: 10.1039/d5im00087d

[24] Abdallah Bourhani Said, Lei Tang, Hui Zhou, Yanguo Zhang, Qinghai Li. Investigation of Nb2O5/SiO2 short-wave pass filters for beam-splitting application in a PV/CSP solar hybrid system. Appl. Opt., 2025, 64(5): 1196-1205. doi: 10.1364/AO.550695

[25] Xu X ,Yu B ,Hussain S M , et al. One-pot synthesis of cost-effective dual functional material from solid waste for integrated CO₂ capture and utilization. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 372133309-133309. doi:10.1016/J.SEPPUR.2025.133309.

[26] Yang, Y.; Bie, X.; Qi, X.; Xu, Y.; Li, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, H. Modulating Pt States through Hydroxyl Control for Low-Temperature Aqueous Phase Reforming of Methanol[J]. ACS Catal, 2025, 15(7): 5847-5857. DOI10.1021/acscatal.5c00357.

[27] Jiahui Hu, Kaile Li, Yongqing Xu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Wen Zhang, Hui Zhou. Hydrothermal valorization of cellulose tuned by non-corrosive Lewis acids and bases[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 508. DOI10.1016/j.cej.2025.161109.

[28] Xuan Bie, Yukun Pan, Xiaowei Wang, Shiyu Zhang, Jiahui Hu, Xiaoxiao Yang, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang,Robert E. Przekop, Yayun Zhang, and Hui Zhou. NH3‑Induced Challenges in CO₂ Hydrogenation over the Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ Catalyst[J]. JACS Au, 2025, 5(3): 1243−1257. DOI10.1021/jacsau.4c01097

[29] Peng Zhao, Shijie Yu, Ye Shui Zhang, Heng Cheng, Xiaoxiao Yang, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou. Ni transformation and hydrochar properties during hydrothermal carbonization of cellulose[J]. Fuel, 2025, 382, Part B. DOI10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133772

[30] 彭薏冰,赵鹏,高奕,等.太阳能电池板热解特性及其金属资源回收[J/OL]. 煤炭学报, 2024,1-15. DOI10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2024.0751.

[31] Li K, Yu S, Han F, et al. Decoupled temperature and pressure strategies in hydrothermal process of cellulose: A comprehensive study[J]. Fuel, 2025, 381. DOI10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133304.

[32] Zhang, S., Peng, Y., Wu, M., ...Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Enhancing CO₂ gasification-reforming of municipal solid waste with Ni/CeO₂ and Ni/ZrO₂ catalysts[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12(20). DOI10.1039/d4ta00665h.

[33] Zhang, S., Wu, M., Bie, X., ...Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Deciphering interactions between biomass components during CO₂ gasification: Insights from thermogravimetric behavior, gas production, and char reactivity[J]. Fuel, 2024, 371, PartA. DOI10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131974

[34] Rui Xia, Jue Wang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Qinghai Li, Hui Zhou, Hui Sun, Yanguo Zhang. Comprehensive compositional analysis of liquid organic product prepared by industrialized hydrothermal cracking of biomass waste and its potential application as fertilizer[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 951. DOI10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175264

[35] Zhang, S., Xu, Y., Bie, X., ...Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Mechanisms in CO₂ gasification and co-gasification of combustible solid waste: A critical review[J]. Gas Science and Engineering, 2024, 128. DOI10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205368

[36] Zhao P, Yu S, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Understanding heavy metal in the conversion of biomass model component: Migration and transformation characteristics of Cu during hydrothermal carbonization of cellulose[J]. Energy, 2024, 293. DOI10.1016/j.energy.2024.130700.

[37] Wang J, Xia R, Xu C, Yang X, Li Y, Li Q, Zhang T, Chen Q, Zhou H, Zhang Y. Characteristics of industrialized hydrothermal cracking solid organic fertilizer and its effects on fresh corn growth[J]. Waste Management, 2024, 177: 243–251. DOI10.1016/j.wasman.2024.02.005.

[38] Zhang, S., Bie, X., Qian, Z., Wu, M., Li, K., Li, Q., Zhang, Y., Zhou, H., 2024. Synergistic interactions between cellulose and plastics (pet, hdpe, and ps) during CO₂ gasification-catalytic reforming on Ni/CeO2 nanorod catalyst[J]. Appl Energ, 2024, 361. DOI10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122975.

[39] Yu, S., He, J., Zhang, Z., Sun, Z., Xie, M., Xu, Y., Bie, X., Li, Q., Zhang, Y., Sevilla, M., Titirici, M.-M., Zhou, H. Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials[J]. Advanced Materials, 36(18). DOI10.1002/adma.202307412.

[40] Gao Y, Tang L, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Tan Z, Li Q. Using perovskite solar cells with tunable bandgaps for beam-splitting photovoltaic-thermal system [J/OL]. International Journal of Green Energy, 2024.

[41] Shiyu Zhang, Mengna Wu, Zheng Qian, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou*. CO rich syngas production from catalytic CO₂ gasification-reforming of biomass components on Ni/CeO2[J]. Fuel, 2024, 357:130087.

[42] 王珏,李彦明,孙辉,陈清,张衍国.水热裂解有机肥对白菜生长和土壤性质的影响[J].北方园艺,2023(23):8-14.

[43] 李开乐,李行,杨潇潇,周会,张衍国,李清海.炉排垃圾焚烧炉固相燃烧区局部高温影响因素研究[J].工业锅炉,2023(05):12-17.DOI:10.16558/j.cnki.issn1004-8774.2023.05.003.

[44] Cong, KL; Yang, F; Zhou, H; Zhang, YG; Li, QH. A pilot-scale test facility of 500 kWth for industrial CFB boilers on low nitrogen combustion-discussion of design, experiment, and economic analysis[J]. Energy. 2023, 284, 128657, DOI10.1016/j.energy.2023.128657.

[45] Xu YQ , Yang YY, Wu MN , Yang XX , Bie X , Zhang SY , Li QH , Zhang YG, et al. Review on Using Molybdenum Carbides for the Thermal Catalysis of CO₂ Hydrogenation to Produce High-Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels[J]. Acta Physico Chimica Sinica 2023;0:2304003. https://doi.org/10.3866/PKU.WHXB202304003.

[46] Yu S, Yang X, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Breaking the temperature limit of hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass by decoupling temperature and pressure[J]. Green Energy Environ, 2023, 8(4): 1216-1227. DOI10.1016/j.gee.2023.01.001.

[47] Yu S, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. New possibility for PET plastic recycling by a tailored hydrolytic enzyme[J]. Green Energy Environ, 2023, 9(2): 163-165. DOI10.1016/j.gee.2023.02.0072468-0257.

[48] 于士杰,赵鹏,刘茂清,高宇,李清海,张衍国,周会.温度-压力解耦对木质素水热过程中结构变化及解聚产物的影响[J]. 燃料化学学报(中英文), 2023, 51(08): 1106-1113. DOI10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023029.

[49] Yu S, Yang X, Zhao P, Li Q, Zhou H, Zhang Y. From biomass to hydrochar: Evolution on elemental composition, morphology, and chemical structure[J]. Journal of the Energy Institute, 2022, 101:194–200. DOI10.1016/j.joei.2022.01.013.

[50] Chen R, Li H, Li K, Zhang S, Li Q, Zhou H, Zhang Y. Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Scrap Tires: Optimization of Reaction Conditions and Recovery of High Value-Added Products[J]. Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022, 10. DOI10.3389/fenrg.2022.841752.

[51] Yu, S., Dong, X., Zhao, P., Luo, Z., Sun, Z., Yang, X., Li, Q., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal synthesis of carbon sub-micron spheres from cellulose[J]. Nature Communications, 2022, 13(1). DOI10.1038/s41467-022-31352-x.

[52] Yu, S., Xie, M., Li, Q., Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Evolution of kraft lignin during hydrothermal treatment under different reaction conditions[J]. Journal of The Energy Institute, 2022, 103: 147-153. DOI10.1016/j.joei.2022.06.005.

[53] Yu, S., Zhao, P., Yang, X., Li, Q., Zhang, Y., Zhou, H. Formation and evolution of pectin-derived hydrothermal carbon from pectin[J]. Fuel, 2022, 326. DOI10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124997.

[54] Zhang, Shiyu., Yu, Shijie., Li, Qinghai., Mohamed, Badr A., Zhang, Yanguo., Zhou, Hui. Insight into the relationship between CO₂ gasification characteristics and char structure of biomass[J]. Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022, 163. DOI10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106537.

[55] Yu S, Zhao P, Yang X, Li Q, Mohamed BA, Saad JM, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Low-temperature hydrothermal carbonization of pectin enabled by high pressure[J]. Journal of Analytical and  Applied Pyrolysis, 2022, 166. DOI10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105627.

[56] Yu S, Wang L, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Sustainable carbon materials from the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass[J]. Materials Today Sustainability, 2022, 19. DOI10.1016/j.mtsust.2022.100209.

[57] Yuyao Yang, Yongqing Xu, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang and Hui Zhou*. Two-dimensional carbide/nitride (MXene) materials in thermal catalysis[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10(37): 19444-19465. DOI10.1039/d2ta03481f.

[58] Yang X, Zhou H, Li Q, Tan Z, Zhang Y. Characterization of blast furnace slag particles generated by nitrogen jet granulation[J]. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 100(12): 3600-3607. DOI10.1002/cjce.24375.

[59] Gao Yu, Zhou Hui, Zhang Yanguo, Yang Xiaoxiao, Cong Kunlin, Tan Zhongchao, LiQinghai. Effects of RbI doping on perovskite film and photovoltaic performance[C]. The 6th Symposium on Micro nano Optical Technology and Applications, 2022.

[60] Yu Gao, Xiaoxiao Yang, Zhongchao Tan, Xingyuan Yang, Yanguo Zhang, Hui Zhou* & Qinghai Li* (2022): Effects of beam splitting on photovoltaic properties of monocrystalline silicon, multicrystalline silicon, GaAs, and perovskite solar cells for hybrid utilization. International Journal of Green Energy, DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2022.2119855.

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