PhD (1990), Thermal physics, Zhejiang University

MSc (1985), Thermal physics, Zhejiang University

BSc (1982), Thermal physics, Zhejiang University

Present Position:

Professor (1995-Present), College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University

Cheung Kong Scholar (2002-Present), Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

Vice Chairman (2022-Present), Development Committee of Zhejiang University

Director (2020-Present), State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization

Director (2017-Present), National Engineering Research Center for Clean Utilization Technology and Equipment of Solid Waste Energy

Previous Positions:

Vice President (2015-2022), Zhejiang University

Associate professor (1990-1995), College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University

Lecturer (1985-1990), College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University

• Chair Professor, Cheung Kong Scholars Programme of Administration of Education
• Chief Scientist, National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program)
• Member, Academic Committee of CEU

Other Appointments

• Deputy Head, Academic Administration of Zhejiang University
• Executive vice-president, Graduate school of Zhejiang University Standing committee, The Association of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province

• Waste And Sludge Incineration Technology And Environmental Pollution Control
• Coal Washery Tailing Fired Fluidized Bed Combustion
• Gas-Solid Separator
• Flame Picture Computer-aid Three Dimensional Rebuilding.

1. Xiaoqing Lin, Min Li, Zhiliang Chen*, Tong Chen*, Xiaodong Li, Chao Wang, Shengyong Lu, Jianhua Yan. Long-term monitoring of PCDD/Fs in soils in the vicinity of a hazardous waste incinerator in China: Temporal variations and environmental impacts, Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 713: 136717.
2. Zhiliang Chen, Xiaoqing Lin*, Shengyong Lu, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan. Suppressing formation pathway of PCDD/Fs by S-N-containing compound in full-scale municipal solid waste incinerators, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 359: 1391-1399.
3. Xuan Cao, William R. Stevens, Shaofu Tang, Shengyong Lu*, Xiaodong Li, Xiaoqing Lin, Minghui Tang, Jianhua Yan. Atline measurement of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran International Toxic Equivalent Quantity prediction in the stack gas, Environmental Pollution, 2019, 244: 202-208.
4. Xiangdong Meng, Qunxing Huang*, Huaping Gao, Kangrou Tay, Jianhua Yan. Improved utilization of phosphorous from sewage sludge (as Fertilizer) after treatment by Low-Temperature combustion, Waste Management, 2018, 80: 349-358.
5. Longjie Ji, Xuan Cao, Shengyong Lu*, Cuicui Du, Xiaodong Li, Tong Chen, Alfons Buekens, Jianhua Yan. Catalytic oxidation of PCDD/F on a V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalyst: Effect of chlorinated benzenes and chlorinated phenols, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 342: 220-230.
6. Shengyong Lu, Yifan Xiang, Zhiliang Chen, Tong Chen*, Xiaoqing Lin*, Weifeng Zhang, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan. Development of phosphorus-based inhibitors for PCDD/Fs suppression, Waste Management, 2021, 119: 82-90.
7. Tong Chen*, Chen Sun, Tianjiao Wang, Slawo Lomnicki, Mingxiu Zhan*, Xiaodong Li, Shengyong Lu, Jianhua Yan. Formation of DF, PCDD/Fs and EPFRs from 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene over metal oxide/silica surface, Waste Management, 2020, 118: 27-35.
8. Xiaoqing Lin, Yunfeng Ma, Zhiliang Chen, Xiaodong Li*, Shengyong Lu, Jianhua Yan. Effect of different air pollution control devices on the gas/solid-phase distribution of PCDD/F in a full-scale municipal solid waste incinerator, Environment Pollution, 2020, 265; 114888.
9. Chen Sun, Tong Chen*, Qunxing Huang, Mingxiu Zhan, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan. Activation of persulfate by CO2-activated biochar for improved phenolic pollutant degradation: Performance and mechanism, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 380: 122519.
10. Yunfeng Ma, Xiaoqing Lin*, Zhiliang Chen, Xiaodong Li, Shengyong Lu, Jianhua Yan. Influences of P-N-containing inhibitor and memory effect on PCDD/F emissions during the full-scale municipal solid waste incineration, Chemosphere, 2019, 228: 495-502.

• The Second Prize, National Award for Technological Invention (1 time)
• The Second Prize, National Award for Progress in Science and Technology (1 time)
• The First/Second Prize, Provincial or Ministerial Award for Progress in Science and Technology(4 times)
• Teaching Award (State Level) (3 times)
• The First Prized, Teaching award (Province Level) (5 times)
• 5 terms, Appraisement of sci-tech achievements

Representative National Awards:

1. Jianhua Yan, Xuguang Jiang, Xiaodong Li, Wenhui Zhang, Yong Chi, Shengyong Lu. Key technologies of hazardous waste rotary multi-stage pyrolysis incineration and collaborative control of pollutants. State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2017.
2. Jianhua Yan, Yong Chi, Fei Wang, Baoyun Yu, Yuqi Jin, Minren Yu, Qunxing Huang, Deqiang He, Xiaodong Li, Shengyong Lu, Xuguang Jiang, Zengyi Ma, Zheng Bo, Mingjiang Ni, Kefa Cen. Sludge agitating indirect heat drying and clean incineration combined circulating fluidized bed technology. State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2014.
3. Mingjiang Ni, Jianhua Yan, Jianren Fan, Xiang Gao, Junhu Zhou, Hao Zhou, Jinsong Zhou, Yong Chi, Zhihua Wang, Shurong Wang, Qunxing Huang, Zheng Bo, Yanwei Zhang, Kefa Cen. Zhejiang University Clean Energy Utilization Innovation Team. State Council of the People’s Republic of China, First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2016.
4. Mingjiang Ni, Jianhua Yan, Kefa Cen, Yong Chi, Xiaodong Li, Xuguang Jiang, Zengyi Ma, Xiang Gao, Fei Wang, Xingguo Pu. Integrated technology of clean incineration power generation for household waste in circulating fluidized bed. State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Second Prize of National Technological Invention Award, 2006.
5. Kefa Cen, Mingjiang Ni, Guoquan Huang, Jialin Yang, Yong Chi, Xuguang Jiang, Jianhua Yan. Different density bed caking combustion technology of coal – water mixture. State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1997.