Dr. Hua Song
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Full Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2009
Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2004
Bach of Eng Sci Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical U, 2001
Biography
Dr. Hua Song received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2001) and M.S. degree in Applied Chemistry from Tsinghua University (2004) in China. He then continued his study in Heterogeneous Catalysis in the United States and received his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University in 2009. He joined the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) company as a Lead Engineer doing coal combustion emission control related research right after his graduation for about one and a half years (2009 ~ 2010). He then continued his professional career at Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) as a Research Chemical Engineer II conducting clean energy related work for another one and half years (2011 ~ 2012).
Dr. Song is now holding the full professor position in Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at University of Calgary. His prior and current work has concentrated on development and characterization of heterogeneous catalyst systems for use in clean energy conversion and emissions control such as nonthermal plasma assisted catalytic low-cost resources valorization, crude oil upgrading, natural gas storage and utilization, CO2 capture and utilization, solid (coal, biomass, and municipal solid wastes) gasification for liquid production, and hazardous pollutants removal in waste water and flue gas after fossil fuel combustion. He has more than 110 refereed publications with high impact factor, more than 40 domestic and international patents, 10 books and book chapters. He has also received multiple internal and external research grants during the past ten years with total funding size over $9 million. His research has been recognized by multiple public media including NPR, UPI, CEP (AICHE), Tcetoday (IChemE), Science Daily, the Columbus Dispatch, the Calgary Herald, and Southern Weekend. Dr. Song has also been invited as the speaker and session chair of various professional meetings held nationally and internationally, and is an editorial board member and expert reviewer for multiple professional magazines with high impact in the field of energy and catalysis.
Research
Areas of Research
Heterogeneous catalysis and its application in clean energy conversion and environmental control
Methane activation and utilization; organic solid wastes conversion for biofuel production; heavy crude upgrading; low-cost hydrocarbon molecular engineering; nonthermal plasma assisted catalytic low-cost resources valorization; Photoelectrochemical low-cost resources valorization
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Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2012 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2013 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2013 |
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2013 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2014 |
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2014 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2014 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2015 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2015 |
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2015 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2015 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2016 |
| ENGG 319 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | Fall 2017 |
| ENER 560 | Energy Engineering Thermodynamics | Fall 2017 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2019 |
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2019 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2019 |
| ENGG 311 | Engineering Thermodynamics | Winter 2020 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2020 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2020 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2020 |
| ENCH 551 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | Fall 2020 |
| ENGG 311 | Engineering Thermodynamics | Winter 2021 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2021 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2021 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2021 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2022 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2022 |
| ENDG 319 | Probability, Statistics and Machine Learning | Fall 2022 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2022 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2023 |
| ENCH 505 | Separation Processes II | Fall 2023 |
| ENDG 319 | Probability, Statistics and Machine Learning | Fall 2023 |
| ENCH 511 | Chemical Process Design I | Fall 2023 |
| ENCH 531 | Chemical Process Design II | Winter 2024 |
Publications
- Non-thermal plasma catalysis driven sustainable pyrolysis oil upgrading to jet fuel under near-ambient conditions. Hoang M. Nguyen, Ali Omidkar, Wenping Li, Zhaofei Li and Hua Song. EES Catalysis. 647-663. (2024)
- Machine learning assisted techno-economic and life cycle assessment of organic solid waste upgrading under natural gas. Ali Omidkar; Avinash Alagumalai; Zhaofei Li; Hua Song. Applied Energy. 355, 122321. (2024)
- Methanotreating: A sustainable pathway to clean fuels and chemicals. Avinash Alagumalai; Hua Song. Biofuel Research Journal. 10 (4), 1966-1973. (2023)
- Methane-assisted selective bio-oil deoxygenation for high-quality renewable fuel production: A rational catalyst design and mechanistic study. Jack Jarvis; Hao Xu; Yimeng Li; Zhaofei Li; Wenping Li; Shijun Meng; Lo-Yueh Chang; Lijia Liu; Hua Song. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475, 146052. (2023)
- Plasmonic Titanium Nitride based Ammonia Synthesis by Photo-electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen. Manpreet Kaur; Muhammad Faizan; Hua Song. Chemical Engineering Journal. 474, 145963. (2023)
- Electrocatalytic Methane Conversion to High Value Chemicals at Ambient Conditions. Manpreet Kaur; Zhaofei Li; Shijun Meng; Wenping Li; Hua Song. Energy Conversion and Management. 285, 117029. (2023)
- Methane-assisted Catalytic Light Oil Desulfurization: Catalyst Design, Sulfur Product Distribution Analysis and Mechanistic Study. Hao Xu; Kamran Haddadian; Yimeng Li; Zhaofei Li; Wenping Li; Jack Jarvis; Hua Song. Chemical Engineering Journal. 464, 142648. (2023)
- Production of Low Carbon Number Olefins from Natural Gas: Methane-involved Catalytic Non-Oxidative Propane Dehydrogenation. Hao Xu; Mingyuan Cao; Zhaofei Li; Wenping Li; Shijun Meng; Hua Song. Chemical Engineering Journal. 454, 140508. (2023)
- Methane Assisted Catalyst Synthesis and Catalytic Conversion of Fatty Acids. Jack Samuel Jarvis; Zhaofei Li; Shijun Meng; Hua Song. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10, 18671-18678. (2022)
- Catalytic elemental sulfur-assisted methane activation at low temperature. Hao Xu; Yimeng Li; Shijun Meng; Lijia Liu; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 315, 121518. (2022)
- Environmentally benign methane-regulated catalytic desulfurization. Hao Xu; Peng He; Zhaofei Li; Shijun Meng; Yimeng Li; Lo-Yueh Chang; Lijia Liu; Xiaodong Wen; Brittney A. Klein; Vladimir K. Michaelis; Jizhen Qi; Dongchang Wu; Xi Liu; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 312, 121436. (2022)
- Organic solid waste upgrading under natural gas for valuable liquid products formation: Pilot demonstration of a highly integrated catalytic process. Hao Xu; Yang Song; Yanyan Zhang; Hua Song . Bioresource Technology. 346, 126645. (2022)
- The interactive role of methane beyond a reactant in crude oil upgrading. Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Yimeng Li; Hua Song. Communications Chemistry. 4, 152. (2021)
- Non-thermal Plasma Assisted Catalytic Reforming of Naphtha and its Model Compounds with Methane at Near Ambient Conditions. Shijun Meng; Wenping Li; Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Yimeng Li; Jack Jarvis; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 297, 120459. (2021)
- Highly selective skeletal isomerization of cyclohexene over zeolite-based catalysts for high-purity methylcyclopentene production. Hao Xu, Zhaofei Li, Shijun Meng, Jack Jarvis, Hua Song. Communications Chemistry. 4, 34. (2021)
- Inhibiting the Dealkylation of Basic Arenes during n-Alkane Direct Aromatization Reactions and Understanding the C6 Ring Closure Mechanism. Jack S. Jarvis; Jonathan H. Harrhy; Aiguo Wang; Takudzwa Bere; David J. Morgan; James H. Carter; Alexander G. R. Howe; Qian He; Graham J. Hutchings; Hua Song. ACS Catalysis. 10, 15, 8428–8443. (2020)
- Highly selective aromatization of octane over Pt-Zn/UZSM-5: The effect of Pt-Zn interaction and Pt position. Peng He; Yunlei Chen; Jack Jarvis; Shijun Meng; Lijia Liu; Xiao-Dong Wen; Hua Song. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12, 25, 28273–28287. (2020)
- Non-thermal plasma assisted photocatalytic conversion of simulated natural gas for high quality gasoline production near ambient conditions. Shijun Meng; Aiguo Wang; Peng He; Hua Song. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11, 10, 3877–3881. (2020)
- Participation of methane in economically and environmentally favorable catalytic asphaltene upgrading process. Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Robert L. Pryde; Shijun Meng; Yimeng Li; Hua Song. Chemical Communications. 56, 5492-5495. (2020)
- Understanding zeolite deactivation by sulphur poisoning during direct olefin upgrading. Jonathan H. Harrhy; Aiguo Wang; Jack S. Jarvis; Peng He; Shijun Meng; Matthew Yung; Lijia Liu; Hua Song. Communications Chemistry. 2, 37. (2019)
- Co-aromatization of methane with propane over Zn/HZSM-5: The methane reaction pathway and the effect of Zn distribution. Peng He; Jack S. Jarvis; Shijun Meng; Qingyin Li; Guy M. Bernard; Lijia Liu; Xiaohui Mao; Zhao Jiang; Hongbo Zeng; Vladimir K. Michaelis; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 250, 99-111. (2019)
- Mechanistic Investigation on Catalytic Deoxygenation of Phenol as a Model Compound of Biocrude Under Methane. Aiguo Wang; Danielle Austin; Peng He; Michelle Ha; Vladimir K. Michaelis; Lijia Liu; Hui Qian; Hongbo Zeng; Hua Song. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7, 1, 1512–1523. (2019)
- Catalytic co-aromatization of methane and heptane as an alkane model compound over Zn-Ga/ZSM-5: A mechanistic study. Qingyin Li; Peng He; Jack Jarvis; Amit Bhattacharya; Xiaohui Mao; Aiguo Wang; Guy M. Bernard; Vladimir K. Michaelis; Hongbo Zeng; Lijia Liu; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 236, 13-24. (2018)
- Co-Aromatization of Methane with Olefins: The Role of Inner Pore and External Surface Catalytic Sites. Peng He; Jack Jarvis; Shijun Meng; Aiguo Wang; Shiyu Kou; Richard Gatip; Matthew Yung; Lijia Liu; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 234, 234-246. (2018)
- Methane Upgrading of Acetic Acid as a Model Compound for Biomass Derived Liquid over Modified Zeolite Catalyst. Aiguo Wang; Danielle Austin; Abhoy Karmakar; Guy M. Bernard; Vladimir K. Michaelis; Matthew M. Yung; Hongbo Zeng; Hua Song. ACS Catalysis. 7, 5, 3681–3692. (2017)
- Bitumen Partial Upgrading over Mo/ZSM-5 under Methane Environment: Methane Participation Investigation. Peng He; Lulu Zhao; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 201, 438-450. (2017)
- Co-Aromatization of Olefin and Methane over Ag-Ga/ZSM-5 Catalyst at Low Temperature. Peng He; Richard Gatip; Matthew Yung; Hongbo Zeng; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 211, 275-288. (2017)
- Olefin Upgrading over Ir/ZSM-5 catalysts under methane environment. Yang Lou; Peng He; Lulu Zhao; Wei Cheng; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 201, 278-289. (2017)
- Catalytic Co-Aromatization of Ethanol and Methane. Aiguo Wang; Peng He; Matthew Yung; Hongbo Zeng; Hui Qian; Hua Song. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 198, 480-492. (2016)
- Catalytic Natural Gas Utilization on Unconventional Oil Upgrading. Hua Song; Peng He. IntechOpen. Ch. 6. (2017)
- Catalytic Hydrogen Production from Bioethanol. Hua Song; Peng He. 153-206. (2017)
- Catalytic Biomass Valorization. Aiguo G. Wang; Danielle Austin. IntechOpen. Ch. 10. (2017)
- Lignin Valorization. Aiguo Wang; Peng He; Hua Song. Recent Advances in Bioconversion of Lignocellulose to Biofuels and Value Added Chemicals within the Biorefinery Concept. Ch 7, Elsevier. (2020)
- Methane Activation and Utilization in the Petrochemical and Biofuel Industries. Hua Song; Jack Jarvis; Shijun Meng; Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Wenping Li. Springer Nature. 1-255. (2021)
- Methane Activation and Utilization in the Petrochemical and Biofuel Industries. Hua Song; Jack Jarvis; Shijun Meng; Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Wenping Li. Springer Nature. 1-255. (2022)
- Method of light oil desulfurization in the presence of methane containing gas environment and catalyst structure. Hua Song; Hao Xu; Zhaofei Li; Yimeng Li. US Patent. 1-15. (2023)
- Catalyst structure and method of upgrading hydrocarbons in the presence of the catalyst structure. Hua Song; Blair Aiken; Peng He; Shijun Meng. US Patent (US11389787B2), JP Patent (JP7226898B2). 1-17. (2022)
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