 Adjunct Assistant Professor Yan Rong
Centre Director, Senior Research
Scientist, Institute of Environmental
Science and Engineering (IESE), NTU
Email: ryan@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65) 6794 3244
Office: NTU, Innovation Centre
#02-245
Current Research Interests
Dr. Yan has over 15 years of
experiences in academic R&D in the field
of energy and environment. Her area of
expertise includes biofuel and biomass
energy, greenhouse gas and climate
change, combustion science and
engineering, thermodynamics in thermal
energy conversion and waste treatment
processes, air toxics emission
abatement, and advanced biotechnology
for clean energy & clean air
applications. She is author or co-author
of 4 patents and more than 130 technical
papers in peer-refereed journals and
conference proceedings, of which 60 are
SCI indexed and 52 are EI indexed. Her
h-index is 15 by February 2009. Dr Yan
has so far co-supervised 14 PhD and
master students. She was also engaged in
teaching to Phd/MSc students in Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) during
2003-2006.
Dr. Yan has been invited as the Visiting
Professor of HUST during 2006-2009. She
is now sitting in the Working Group on
“Standardization of Biodiesel Fuel for
Vehicles in East Asia”, supported by
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI), Japan. She has served as a
reviewer for the journals of
Environmental Science & Technology,
Energy & Fuels, Combustion Science &
Technology, Combustion and Flame, Water
Science & Technology, Fuel, Energy,
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Applied
Microbial Biotechnology, and Journal of
Air & Waste Management Association, etc.
Her on-going research projects include:
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Chemical
looping combustion for CO2 capture
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Advanced biomass gasification/pyrolysis/torrefaction
for biofuel production
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Algae processing technology for
sustainable biofuel development
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Bunker oil biocracking and
biodesulfurization
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Odor/VOCs capture through
biofiltration
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Abatement of various air toxics from
energy conversion processes
Biographical Information
Dr. Yan Rong obtained her Ph.D. degree
in Environmental (Chemical) Engineering
from the National Center for Scientific
Research (CNRS-IMP), France, under an EU
scholarship awarded from European
Community of Steel and Coal (ECSC). She
received both her MSc and BSc degrees in
Applied Chemistry from Huazhong
University of Science and Technology (HUST),
China. From 1992 to 1996, she was a
lecturer/researcher in the State Key
Laboratory of Coal Combustion at HUST.
Since February 2000, Dr Yan has been a
Research Scientist/Senior Research
Scientist/Center Director at the
Institute of Environmental Science and
Engineering (IESE), Singapore.
Selected Publications
(I) Under
biomass/waste to energy and CO2 capture:
1. Li J.F., Yan R.*, Xiao B., Liang T.D.,
Du L.J. “Development of nano-NiO/Al2O3
catalyst to be used for tar removal in
biomass gasification”, Environmental
Science and Technology, 2008, 42(16)
6224-6229
2. Wang B.W.,
Yan R.*, Lee D.H., Liang D.T., Zheng Y.,
Zhao H., Zheng C.G. “Thermodynamic
investigation of carbon deposit and
sulfur evaluation in chemical looping
combustion (CLC) with syngas”, Energy &
Fuels, 2008, 22(2): 1012-1020.
3. Shao J.A.,
Lee D.H., Yan R.*, Liu M., Wang X.L.,
Liang D.T., White, T.J., Chen H.P.,
“Agglomeration characteristics of sludge
combustion in a bench scale fluidized
bed combustor”, Energy & Fuels, 2007,
21(5), 2608-2614.
4. Li J.F.,
Yan R.*, Xiao B., Wang X.L., Yang H.P.
“Influence of temperature on the
formation of oil from pyrolyzing palm
oil wastes in a fixed bed reactor”,
Energy & Fuels, 2007, 21 (4): 2398-2407.
5. Yang H.P.*,
Yan R., Lee D.H., Liang D.T., Chen H.P.,
Zheng C.G. “Pyrolysis of palm oil wastes
for enhanced production of hydrogen-rich
gases”, Fuel Processing Technology,
2006, 87(10): 935-942.
6. Yang H.P.,
Yan R.*, Chen H.P., Lee D.H., Liang
D.T., Zheng C.G. “Influence of mineral
matters on biomass pyrolysis”,
Combustion and Flame, 2006, 146(4):
605-611.
7. Yang H.P.,
Yan R.*, Chen H.P., Zheng C.G., Lee D.H.,
Liang D.T. “An in-depth investigation of
biomass pyrolysis based on three major
components: xylan, cellulose and
lignin”, Energy & Fuels, 2006, 20(1):
388-393.
8. Yan R.*,
Yang H.P., Chin T., Liang D.T., Chen H.P.,
Zheng C.G. "Influence of temperature on
the distribution of gaseous products
from pyrolyzing palm oil wastes",
Combustion and Flame, 2005, 142: 24-32.
(II) Under abatement of air pollution
emission from energy conversion
processes:
9. Jiang X., Yan R.* Tay J.H.
“Transient-state biodegradation behavior
of a horizontal biotrickling filter in
co-treating gaseous H2S and NH3”,
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,
2009, 81(5): 969-975.
10. Jiang X.,
Yan R.*, Tay J.H. “Reusing H2S-exhausted
carbon as packing material for odor
biofiltration”, Chemosphere, 2008, 73:
698-704.
11. Duan
H.Q., Koe L.C.C., Yan R.*, Chen X.G.
“Biological treatment of H2S using
pellet activated carbon as a carrier of
microorganisms in a biofilter”, Water
Research, 2006, 40: 2629-2636.
12. Chin T.,
Yan R.*, Liang D.T., Tay J.H. “Hydrated
lime reaction with HCl under simulated
flue gas conditions”, Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research, 2005,
44(10): 3742-3748.
13. Yan R.*,
Chin T., Ng Y.L., Duan H.Q., Liang D.T.,
Tay J.H. “Influence of surface
properties on the mechanisms of H2S
removal by alkaline activated carbons”,
Environmental Science & Technology,
2004, 38(1): 316-323.
14. Yan R.*,
Chin T., Liang D. T., Laursen K., Ong
W.Y., Yao K.W., Tay J.H. "Kinetic study
of hydrated lime reaction with HCl",
Environmental Science & Technology,
2003, 37(11): 2556 - 2562.
15. Xu M.H.*,
Yan R., Zheng C.G., Qiao Y., Han J.,
Sheng C.D. “Status of trace element
emission in a coal combustion process: a
review” Fuel Processing Technology,
2003, 85(2-3): 215-237.
16. Yan R.*,
Liang D. T., Tsen L., Tay J.H. "Kinetics
and mechanisms of H2S adsorption by
alkaline activated carbon",
Environmental Science & Technology,
2002, 36(20): 4460-4466.
17. Yan R.,
Gauthier D.*, Flamant G. "Volatility and
chemistry of trace elements in a coal
combustor", Fuel, 2001, 80(15):
2217-2226.
18. Yan R.,
Gauthier D.*, Flamant G., Peraudeau G.,
Lu J.D., Zheng C.G. "Fate of selenium in
coal combustion: volatilisation and
speciation in the flue gas",
Environmental Science & Technology,
2001, 35(7): 1406-1410.
19. Yan R.,
Gauthier D.*, Flamant G. "Partitioning
of trace elements in the flue gas from
coal combustion", Combustion & Flame,
2001, 125 (1-2): 942-954.
20. Yan R.*,
Gauthier D., Flamant G. "Possible
interactions between As, Se and Hg
during coal combustion", Combustion &
Flame, 2000, 120 (1-2): 49-60.
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