Prof. Lianfang FENG's Group

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Cailiang Zhang, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Zhejiang University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

38 Zheda Road, Zhejiang University, 10th Teaching Building, Room 2005 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 301127, China

Phone: 0571-87951307

Fax: 0571-87951612

E-mail: zhangcailiang@zju.edu.cn

Education

2005-2009 Chinese-French Joint Ph.D. in chemical engineering

Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France. (2007-2008)

Zhejing University, Hangzhou, China. (2005-2007; 2008-2009)

2002-2005 M.S. in chemical engineering

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

1998-2002  B. S. in chemical engineering

Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology, Wuhan, China.

 

Research and Work Experience

2009-2011    Post-doc in Extrusion Foaming at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

2011-Present Associate Professor at State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (Zhejiang University), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

 

Research Interests

Reactive extrusion, Polymer blending & alloying, polymer reaction engineering and supercritical fluid assisted polymer manufacturing and processing

 

Honors and Awards

2012  “Qiushi” Young Scholar at Zhejiang University
2011  Excellent Doctoral dissertation at Zhejiang University and Zhejiang province
2010  Best Paper Award for ANTECTM 2010 on foams category

 

Publications

19.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Sandrine HOPPE, Guo-Hua HU*. Compatibilizer-tracer: a powerful concept for polymer blending processes. AIChE Journal, 2012, 58 (6): 1931-1928.

18.      Cailiang Zhang, Bin Zhu, Dachao Li, L. James Lee. Extruded Polystyrene foams with bimodal cell morphology, 2012, 53 (12)£º2435-2442.

17.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Tracer-compatibilizer: synthesis and applications in polymer blending processes. Polymer Engineering & Science, 2012, 52(2): 300-308.

16.      Qiyong YU, Cailiang Zhang, Xueping GU, Jiajun WANG, Lianfang FENG*. Compatibilizing efficiency of reactive copolymers for immiscible polymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 124(4): 3392-3398.

15.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Kinetics of the anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam from an isocyanate bearing polystyrene. Polymer Engineering & Science, 2011, 51 (11): 2261-2272.

14.     Cailiang ZHANG, Bin ZHU, L. James LEE*. Extrusion foaming of polystyrene/carbon particles using carbon dioxide and water as co-blowing agents. Polymer, 2011, 52 (8): 1693-1868.

13.              Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Instability of graft copolymers under polymer blending conditions. Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66 (5): 1010-1013.

12.              Laishen YUAN, Cailiang ZHANG, Xueping GU, Lianfang FENG*. Monomer reactivity ratios of TMI and styrene solution copolymerization. Journal of Zhejiang University (Engineering Science), 2011, 45(10): 1862-1867.

11.     Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Blend composition dependence of the compatibilizing efficiency of graft copolymers for immiscible polymer blends. Polymer Engineering & Science, 2010, 50 (11): 2243-2251.

10.      Bin ZHU, Weibin ZHA, Jintao Yang, Cailiang ZHANG, L. James LEE*. Layered-silicate Based Polystyrene Nanocomposite Microcellular Foam Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Blowing Agent. Polymer, 2010, 51(10): 2177-2184.

 9.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Residence time distribution: an old concept in chemical engineering and a new application in polymer processing. AIChE Journal, 2009, 55(1): 279-283.

 8.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Jian ZHAO, Hua HUANG, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Efficiency of graft copolymer at stabilizing co-continuous polymer blends during quiescent annealing. Polymer, 2008, 49 (16): 3462-3469.

 7.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Grafting of polyamide 6 by the anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam from an isocyanate bearing polystyrene backbone. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46 (14): 4766-4776.

 6.      Cailiang Zhang, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Guohua HU. Synthesis of graft copolymer of polystyrene and polyamide 6 by activated anionic polymerization. Journal of Zhejiang University (Engineering Science) 2008, 42 (12): 2195-2198..

 5.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Efficiency of graft copolymers as compatibilizers for immiscible polymer blends, Polymer, 2007, 48 (20): 5940-5949.

 4.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Xueping GU, Sandrine HOPPE, Guohua HU*. Determination of the molar mass of polyamide block/graft copolymers by size-exclusion chromatography at room temperature. Polymer Testing, 2007, 26 (6): 793-802.

 3.      Cailiang ZHANG, Lianfang FENG*, Guohua HU*. Anionic polymerization of lactams: a comparative study on various methods of measuring the conversion of ε-caprolactam to polyamide 6. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 101 (3): 1972-1981.

 2.    Cai-Liang ZHANG, Zhong-Bin XU, Lian-Fang FENG, Jia-Jun WANG, Xue-Ping GU. Study on influencing factors of melt-grafting of maleic anhydride and comonomer styrene onto prolyprolene. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Uninversties, 2005, 19: 648-653.

 1.    Cai-Liang ZHANG, Lian-Fang FENG, Zhong-Bin XU, Jia-Jun WANG, Xue-Ping GU. Study on the mechanism of melt-grafting of maleic anhydride and comonomer styrene onto polypropylene. Journal of Function Polymers, 2005, 18: 373-377.