Dr. Ren’s research interests mainly focus on lithium extraction. He is also interested in microporous organic polymers and gas separations.
Selected Publications
Incorporating hydrogen bonding networks in microporous polymer membranes for high-flux hydrocarbon separation, Y. Ren, J. Fu, R. Ding, Y. Li, X. Liang, Z. Guo, J. Wang, Z. Zhu, H. Wu, G. He, Z. Jiang. Chem. Eng. J., 2024, 497: 154851.
Ultrathin ionic COF membrane via polyelectrolyte-mediated assembly for efficient CO2 separation, S. Wang, Y. Yang, X. Liang, Y. Ren, H. Ma, Z. Zhu, J. Wang, S. Zeng, S. Song, X. Wang, Y. Han, G. He, Z. Jiang. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 33(24): 2300386.
Coordination-driven structure reconstruction in polymer of intrinsic microporosity membranes for efficient propylene/propane separation, Y. Ren, B. Chong, W. Xu, Z. Zhang, L. Liu, Y. Wu, Y. Liu, H. Jiang, X. Liang, H. Wu, H. Zhang, B. Ye, C. Zhong, G. He, Z. Jiang. The Innovation, 2022, 3(6): 100334.
Accelerating CO2 capture of highly permeable polymer through incorporating highly selective hollow zeolite imidazolate framework, X. Wu, Y. Ren, G. Sui, G. Wang, G. Xu, L. Yang, Y. Wu, G. He, N. Nasir, H. Wu, Z. Jiang. AIChe J., 2020, 66(2): e16800.
Membrane-based olefin/paraffin separations, Y. Ren, X. Liang, H. Dou, C. Ye, Z. Guo, J. Wang, Y. Pan, H. Wu, M. D. Guiver, Z. Jiang. Adv. Sci., 2020, 7(19): 2001398.
Education
PhD, Chemical Technology, Tianjin University, 2021
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 2016
Professional Profile
PostDoc, Tianjin University, 2021-2024
KAUST Affiliations
PSE - Physical and Engineering Division
Research Interests Keywords
Gas/water purificationLithium extractionMembrane separationPolymer of intrinsic microporosity
