Education background
1996.03-2000.06 Tsinghua University，Thermal Engineering, PhD
1991.09-1994.03 Tsinghua University, Thermal Engineering, Master
1986.09-1991.07 Tsinghua University, Thermal Engineering, Bachelor
Experience
2016.08- Tsinghua University, Department of Energy and Power Engineering (formerly Department of Thermal Engineering), Professor
2010.09-2011.01 Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Visiting Scholar
2008.12-2016.08 Tsinghua University, Thermal Engineering, Researcher
2001.08-2008.12 Tsinghua University, Thermal Engineering, Associate Professor
1996.06-2001.08 Tsinghua University, Thermal Engineering, Lecturer
Concurrent Academic
2020.01- Coal Conversion, Member of the Editorial Board
2010.08- Industrial Heating, Vice President
2017.10-2020.10 Tsinghua University-University of Waterloo Joint Research Center for Micro/Nano Energy &Environment Technology, Committee member
Social service
2019.04- Academician Expert Advisory Working Committee of China Association of Inventions, Expert
2018.09- China Association of Inventions, Fellow
2018.04- TUS-CLEAN ENERGY , Member of Science and Technology Committee
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
His research fields include combustion of poor quality fuels, biomass energy, combustible solid waste gasification incineration and thermal utilization, hazardous waste gasification incineration, steel energy saving, hydrothermal cracking fertilizer and other technology development and application and energy-saving renovation and other technical services, and timely tracking of domestic and foreign cutting-edge topics, the development of biomass carbonization, fluidized bed gasification and incineration, metallurgical slag jet dry granularity, solid fuel micro-heat power generation, solar photo-thermal power generation. We also develop technologies such as near/supercritical hydrothermal treatment of solid waste, and carbon dioxide capture and utilization. It is also committed to researching the chemical reaction law, logistics organization and pollution control in the combustion and thermal conversion process of various low-grade fuels.
Research Status
Professor Zhang Yanguo has led numerous projects and research topics under the National 973 Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Research and Development Program, and provincial-university collaboration initiatives, as well as more than ten corporate R&D and applied research projects. He has received 3 international awards, 2 Beijing municipal awards, and 7 provincial and ministerial-level awards; holds more than 60 authorized invention patents in China and abroad; has published 7 monographs; and has authored 274 articles in domestic and international professional journals, including 123 articles indexed in SCI with an H-index of 40, as well as 6 ESI highly cited papers.
Honors And Awards
[1] In 2023, First Prize of Beijing Technological Invention (Ranked 1st)
[2] In 2023, Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva (ranked 1st)
[3] In 2022, Silver Medal (Ranked 1st), International Exhibition of Inventions, Nuremberg, Germany
[4] In 2022, China Invention Patent Excellence (Ranked 1st)
[5] In 2022, First Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress, China Circular Economy Association (Ranked 3rd)
[6] In 2021, China Invention Patent Excellence (Ranked 1)
[7] In 2020, at the 113th International Air and Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, he was awarded the "Arthur C. Stern" Outstanding Paper Award (only 1 per year)
[8] In 2019, the first prize of China Energy Conservation Association Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Technology Invention Award (ranking 1st)
[9] In 2018, the 10th Invention and Entrepreneurship Award·Character Award Special Prize, won the title of "Contemporary Inventor"
[10] In 2018, China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Patent First Prize (ranked 2nd)
[11] In 2017, the first prize of China Energy Conservation Association Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Technology Invention Award (ranked 1st)
[12] In 2009, the 12th Beijing Technology Market Golden Bridge Award
[13] In 2008, the 4th "Invention and Entrepreneurship Award"
[14] In 2007, the third prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award (ranked 1st)
Academic Achievement
He has published 7 monographs/textbooks, more than 270 academic papers, of which more than 120 are included in SCI, more than 5,100 citations in SCI, H factor 40, 6 high-cited paper by ESI, and more than 60 authorized invention patents.
Monograph list:
[1] Pyrolysis gasification and combustion of combustible solid waste. Beijing: Science Press, 2022.
[2] Energy and Power Engineering Project Management. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2018.
[3] Theory and calculation of heat transfer in furnace (English version). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2017.
[4] Thermal Engineering Foundation. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2016.
[5] Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces. Academic Press of ELSEVIER, 2016.
[6] Principle and calculation of heat transfer in furnace. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2008.
[7] Waste clean incineration power generation technology. Beijing: China Water Power Press, 2004.
Representative papers:
2026
[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] Luo Q ,Shi M ,Wang Z , et al.3E analysis of a CHP system for waste heat utilization in small-scale MSW treatment plant based on a TFB incinerator.Applied Thermal Engineering, 2026, 289(P3): 129946-129946. doi:10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2026.129946
[13] 崔超现,马兆军,赵鑫磊,等. 生活垃圾焚烧飞灰和赤泥协同熔融处理研究. 环境卫生工程, 2026, 34(1): 81-87. doi: 10.19841/j.cnki.hjwsgc.2026.01.010
[14] 王一鸣,孙志朋,孙辉,等. 水热裂解有机肥对沙化土壤改良和花生生长的影响. 现代农业科技, 2026, (1): 99-102.
2025
[1] 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
[2] 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. ACS Catalysis 2025; 15: 5847-57. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00357
[3] 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
[4] 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
[5] 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
[6] 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
[7] 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
[8] 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
[9] 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.
[10] 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
[11] 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
[12] Xu Y, Pan Z, Yu B, Wang Y, Feng S, Liu H, et al. In Situ Synthesis of a Hydrochar-Functionalized CaO Composite for High-Temperature CO2 Capture. ACS Sustainable Chem Eng, 2025, 13: 15713-15725. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c06974
[13] 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
[14] 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
[15] 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
[16] 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.
[17] Hu J ,Li K ,Xu Y , et al. Hydrothermal valorization of cellulose tuned by non-corrosive Lewis acids and bases. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 508161109-161109. doi:10.1016/J.CEJ.2025.161109
[18] Zhao P ,Yu S ,Zhang S Y , et al. Ni transformation and hydrochar properties during hydrothermal carbonization of cellulose. Fuel, 2025, 382(PB): 133772-133772. doi:10.1016/J.FUEL.2024.133772
[19] Li K ,Yu S ,Han F , et al. Decoupled temperature and pressure strategies in hydrothermal process of cellulose: A comprehensive study. Fuel, 2025, 381(PA): 133304-133304. doi:10.1016/J.FUEL.2024.133304
[20] 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. 煤炭学报, 2025, 50(8): 4100-4109. doi:10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2024.0751
[21] 孙志朋,王一鸣,孙辉,等.水热裂解有机营养液对水培生菜产量和品质的影响. 农业与技术, 2025, 45(6): 7-10. doi: 10.19754/j.nyyjs.20250330002
[22] Gao Y ,Tang L ,Zhou H , et al. Using perovskite solar cells with tunable bandgaps for beam-splitting photovoltaic-thermal System. International Journal of Green Energy, 2025, 22(6): 1052-1062. doi:10.1080/15435075.2024.2332338
2024
[1] Yu S, He J, Zhang Z, Sun Z, Xie M, Xu Y, Bie X, Li Q, Zhang Y, Sevilla M, Titirici M, Zhou H. Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials. Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2307412
[2] Li K, Yu S, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Selective hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to cyclohexanol using activated hydrochar-supported Ru catalysts. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 2024;18:50. doi://10.1007/s11705-024-2409-1.
[3] 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. Waste Management 2024, 177, 243–251.
[4] Xia R, Wang J, Yang X, Li Q, Zhou H, Sun H, et al. Comprehensive compositional analysis of liquid organic product prepared by industrialized hydrothermal cracking of biomass waste and its potential application as fertilizer. Science of The Total Environment 2024:175264.
[5] Xu Y, Yang Y, Wu M, Yang X, Bie X, Zhang S, et al. Review on Using Molybdenum Carbides for the Thermal Catalysis of CO2 Hydrogenation to Produce High-Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels. Acta Physico Chimica Sinica 2024;40:2304003.
[6] Yu S, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. New possibility for PET plastic recycling by a tailored hydrolytic enzyme. Green Energy & Environment 2024;9:163–5.
[7] Zhang S, Wu M, Qian Z, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. CO rich syngas production from catalytic CO2 gasification-reforming of biomass components on Ni/CeO2. Fuel 2024;357:130087.
[8] Zhang S, Bie X, Qian Z, Wu M, Li K, Li Q, et al. Synergistic interactions between cellulose and plastics (PET, HDPE, and PS) during CO2 gasification-catalytic reforming on Ni/CeO2 nanorod catalyst. Applied Energy 2024;361:122975. doi://10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122975.
[9] Zhang S, Peng Y, Wu M, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Enhancing CO2 gasification-reforming of municipal solid waste with Ni/CeO2 and Ni/ZrO2 catalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024;12:11848-11856. doi://10.1039/d4ta00665h.
[10] Zhang S, Wu M, Bie X, Qian Z, Li Q, Zhang Y, et al. Deciphering interactions between biomass components during CO2 gasification: Insights from thermogravimetric behavior, gas production, and char reactivity. Fuel 2024;371. doi://10.1016/j.fuel.2024;371:131974.
[11] Zhang S, Xu Y, Bie X, Li Q, Zhang Y, Zhou H. Mechanisms in CO2 gasification and co-gasification of combustible solid waste: a critical review. Gas Science and Engineering 2024;128:205368. doi://10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205368.
[12] 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. Energy 2024;293:130700. doi://10.1016/j.energy.2024.130700.
[13] 孙志朋,徐春方,范秋运,等.水热裂解有机肥基质对平菇生长和产量的影响. 农技服务, 2024, 41(4): 29-31.
[14] 高宇,张衍国,周会,等.氯化铷添加剂对钙钛矿太阳能电池性能的影响. 清华大学学报(自然科学版), 2024, 64(5): 879-888. doi: 10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.22.001.
[15] 范秋运,徐春方,孙志朋,等.水热裂解有机肥对沙化土壤改良和植物生长的影响.农业与技术, 2024, 44(5): 9-13. doi: 10.19754/j.nyyjs.20240315003.
