Introduction:

Prof. Jie Chang
Chair Professor of Bioenergy Engineering
Tel.: 86-20-87112448; Fax: 86-20-87112448; E-mail: changjie@scut.edu.cn
1997 Ph.D., (Chml. Eng.) Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, China
1994 M.A.Sc., (Chml. Eng.) China University of Petroleum, China
1989 B.A.Sc., (Chml. Eng.) Zhejiang University, China
1998-2001 Postdoc fellow, University of Tokyo, Japan
2001-2006, Chief Scientist, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS
2002, 10-11, Visiting Professor, Hongkong University
2005, 1-3 Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii, USA

Research Areas:
• Biomass gasification
• Hydrogen and syngas production from catalytic conversion of biomass
• Cleaning-up and reforming of biomass derived syngas
• Novel processes for synthesis of clean fuel
• Liquid fuel production from waste tire, plastic and rubber
Current Research Projects:
• Catalytic esterification of bio-oil, sponsored by the NSFC
• Liquid fuel production from biomass in Western China, sponsored by NSFC
• Higher efficiency utilization of biomass, sponsored by South China University of Technology
• Basic study on clean fuel production from biomass, sponsored by NSFC
Recent Publications:
• Zhang Q., Chang J., Wang T., Xu Y., Review of biomass pyrolysis oil properties and upgrading research, Energy Conversion and Management, 2006.48:87-92
• Wang, T., Chang J., Cui X., Zhang Q., Fu Y., Reforming of raw fuel gas from biomass gasification to syngas over highly stable nickel-magnesium solid catalysts, Fuel Processing Technology, 2006, 87(5), :421-428
• Chang J., Fu Y., Shibata Y., Yoshimoto M., Fujimoto K., Tsubaki N., Promotional effect of oxidation pretreatment on hydro-thermal cracking of Canadian oil sand bitumen, Fuel, 2005,84(12-13):1661-1663
• Chang J., Fujimoto K., Tsubaki N.,, Effect of Initiative Additives on Hydro-Thermal Cracking of Heavy Oils and Model Compound, Energy & Fuels，2003,17(2):457-461