Qian Fu

Biography

Dr. Qian FU obtained his Ph. D degree from the Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Japan in 2013, and then worked as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan. He joined the School of Power Engineering, Chongqing University as a scholar of "Hundred Talents Program" of Chongqing in 2015.

 

Prof. FU’s research interests focus on engineering thermal physics in energy and environment technologies, including heat and mass transfer in fuel cells, hybrid bio-photo-electrochemical photosynthetic system, energy saving in energy and chemical processing field. Prof. FU has published more than 100 journal papers, including four ESI highly cited paper (e.g. Environmental Scicence & Technology, Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Electrochemica Acta). He has been acted as a session chair of international academic conferences for four times, and gave four invited keynote speeches. He also acted as a reviewer of several international journals, including Energy, Applied Energy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

 

Education/Career

2019.11 – now, Professor, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, China

2014.12 – 2019.11, Associate Professor, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, China

2010.10 – 2013.9, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan, Ph. D.

2007.9 – 2010.6, School of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Master of Engineering

2003.9 – 2007.6, School of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Bachelor of Engineering  

 

Research Interests

[1] Fuel Cells and CO2 electrochemical reduction

[2] Microbial Energy Conversion Technologies

[3] Microbial-photo-electrochemical Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis Systems

[4] Energy Saving Technologies in Energy Conversion and Chemical Engineering

 

The master and Ph. D students who are interested in those topics are welcome to join us.

 

 

Research Grants：

1.    Energy and mass transport characteristics in a hybrid bio-photo-electrochemical artificial photosynthetic system for carbon dioxide reduction to methane”,

Role: Project leader

Financial source: National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51776025)

Duration: Jan 2018 – Dec 2021

Amount: RMB 600,000

2.    Multi-species, multiphase transport and bioelectrochemical characteristics in microbial electrosynthesis systems capable of converting carbon dioxide to methane

Role: Project leader

Financial source: National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China

Duration: Jan 2016 – Dec 2018

Amount: RMB 210,000

3.    An novel process for biofuel production from microalgae integrated with solar-driven hydrothermal hydrolysis and fermentation

Role: Project leader

Financial source: Innovation support program for Chongqing Overseas returnees

Duration: Jan 2018 – Dec 2020

Amount: RMB 120,000

4.    Enhancing the mass transfer and performance of biocathodes capable of reducing CO₂ to CH₄

Role: Project leader

Financial source: Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China

Duration: Jan 2018 – Dec 2021

Amount: RMB 50,000

5.    Heat and mass transfer on the three-dimensional surface for industrial flue gas with high dust content at high temperature

Role: Project leader

Financial source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China

Duration: Jul 2016 – Jun 2019

Amount: RMB 300,000

6.    Fundamental Research on Biofuel Production from Microalgae Using Integrated Process of Solar Hydrothermal Hydrolysis and Microbial Conversion

Role: Main Investigator

Financial source: International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Duration: Oct 2015 – Sep 2018

Amount: RMB 3,000,000

7.    Heat recovery technologies for Industrial flue gas with high dust content

Role: Main Investigator & Project manager

Financial source: State's Key Project of Research and Development Plan

Duration: Jul 2016 – Jun 2019

Amount: RMB 45,000,000

 

Publications (Selected)：

（1）    Qian Fu*, Shuai Xiao, Zhuo Li, Yanbo Li, Hajime Kobayashi, Jun Li, Yang Yang, Qiang Liao*, Xun Zhu, Xuefeng He, Dingding Ye, Liang Zhang, Miao Zhong, Hybrid solar-to-methane conversion system with a Faradaic efficiency of up to 96%, Nano Energy, 2018, 53:232-239. (IF=15.548)

（2）    Shuai Xiao, Zhuo Li, Qian Fu*, Yanbo Li,  Jun Li, Liang Zhang, Qiang Liao, Xun Zhu，Hybrid microbial photoelectrochemical system reduces CO₂ to CH₄ with 1.28% solar energy conversion efficiency, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 390. (IF=8.355)

（3）    Jun Li, Zhuo Li, Shuai Xiao, Qian Fu*, Hajime Kobayashi, Liang Zhang, Qiang Liao, Xun Zhu, Startup cathode potentials determine electron transfer behaviours of biocathodes catalysing CO₂ reduction to CH₄ in microbial electrosynthesis, Journal of CO₂ Utilization, 2020, 35: 169-175. (IF = 5.8)

（4）    Chi-He Sun, Qian Fu*, Qiang Liao*, Ao Xia, Yun Huang, Xun Zhu, Alissara Reungsang, Hai-Xing Chang, Life-cycle assessment of biofuel production from microalgae via various bioenergy conversion systems, Energy, 2019, 171: 1033-1045. (IF=5.537)  

（5）    Chao Xiao, Qiang Liao*, Qian Fu*, Yun Huang, Hao Chen, Hong Zhang, Ao Xia, Xun Zhu, Alissara Reungsang, Zhidan Liu, A solar-driven continuous hydrothermal pretreatment system for biomethane production from microalgae biomass, Applied Energy, 2019, 236: 1011-1018. (IF=8.426)

（6）    Qian Fu, Hong Zhang, Hao Chen, Qiang Liao*, Ao Xia, Yun Huang, Xun Zhu, Alissara Reungsang, Zhidan Liu, Hydrothermal hydrolysis pretreatment of microalgae slurries in a continuous reactor under subcritical conditions for large-scale application, Bioresource Technology, 2018, 266:306-314. (IF=6.669)

（7）    Qian Fu, Yasuki Kansha, Chunfeng Song, Yuping Liu, Masanori Ishizuka, Atsushi Tsutsumi*. A cryogenic air separation process based on self-heat recuperation for oxy-combustion plants. Applied Energy, 2016, 162: 1114-1121. (IF=8.426)

（8）    Qian Fu, Yasuki Kansha, Chunfeng Song, Yuping Liu, Masanori Ishizuka, Atsushi Tsutsumi*, Energy saving in a biodiesel production process based on self-heat recuperation technology. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015, 278: 556–562. (IF=8.355)

（9）    Qian Fu, Yoshihiro Kuramochi, Naoya Fukushima, Haruo Maeda, Kozo Sato, Hajime Kobayashi*. Bioelectrochemical Analyses of the Development of a Thermophilic Biocathode Catalyzing Electromethanogenesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(2): 1225-1232. (IF= 7.149)

（10）  Qian Fu, Hajime Kobayashi*, Hideo Kawaguchi, Tatsuki Wakayama, Haruo Maeda, Kozo Sato. A Thermophilic Gram-Negative Nitrate-Reducing Bacterium, Calditerrivibrio nitroreducens, Exhibiting Electricity Generation Capability. Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47(21): 12583-12590. (IF= 7.149)

 

International Academic Conference and Contribution：

1.   Invited Keynote Speech—Fundamental Research on Biofuel Production from Microalgae Using Integrated Process of Solar Hydrothermal Hydrolysis and Microbial Conversion, 20th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2017, 8, Tianjin, China.

2.   Invited Keynote Speech—Centrifugal Granulating and Heat Recovery Characteristic of Blast Furnace Slag, 19th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2016, 8, Prague, Czech Republic.

3.   Invited Keynote Speech—Process Intensification for Biochemical Reaction & High Efficient Bioreactor for Microbial Energy Conversion, International workshop on algae biofuels and environmental-enhancing energy, July 7, 2016, Beijing, China.

4.   Invited Keynote Speech—Process Intensification for Microbial Energy Conversion in Photobioreactors, International workshop on algae biofuels and environmental-enhancing energy, December 17, 2015, China Agricultural University, Beijing.

5.   Session Chair—20th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2017, 8, Tianjin, China.

6.   Session Chair——2016 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium, 2016, 10, Jeju, Korea.

7.   Session Chair ---19th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2016, 8, Prague, Czech Republic.

8.   Session Chair ---18th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2015, 8, Kuching, Malaysia.

9.   Best Poster Judge ---19th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2016, 8, Prague, Czech Republic.

10.  Best Poster Judge ---18th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2015, 8, Kuching, Malaysia.

11.  Oral presentation—Direct solar-to-methane conversion via a hybrid microbial-photoelectrochemical system with bipolar membrane, The 6th International society for microbial electrochemistry and technology, 2017.10, Lisbon, Portugal.

12.  Oral presentation—Investigation on Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of microalgae Slurries with Rheological Properties, 2nd Thermal     and Fluids Engineering Conference      and 4th International  Workshop on Heat Transfer, 2017.4, Las Vegas, U.S.

13.  Oral presentation—Response of anode biofilm and cell performance of microbial fuel cells to different current densities, 2016 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium, 2016, 10, Jeju, Korea.

14.  Oral presentation—A thermophilic biocathode capable of hydrogenation generation in microbial electrolysis cells, The 2012 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium (2012ABBS), Chongqing, 2012.11.

15.   Oral presentation ----An elevated cryogenic air separation process based on self-heat recovery for integrated gas turbine and combustion cycle. 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES), 2014, 8, Prague, Czech Republic.

16.   Oral presentation ---An advanced cryogenic air separation process based on self-heat recuperation for CO₂ separation. International Conference of Applied Energy, 2014, 5, Taipei, Taiwan.

17.   Oral presentation -- Electrochemical evidence of direct electron transfer in a thermophilic biocathode capable of CO₂ reduction. 2013 BioH2, 2013, 8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

18.   Oral presentation --- Exoelectrogenic ability of thermophilic microorganisms from various environments. American Chemical Society 243th National Meeting & Exposition, 2012. 3, San Diego, CA, U. S.