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Personal profile
Professor Tao Wu is an active researcher on clean energy technologies at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). He has over 25 years of experience on the efficient conversion and utilization of fossil fuels and biomass. His research programmes cover a wide range from blue-sky research to proof of concept and patent development leading to commercialization. Professor Wu has completed over 40 research projects funded by both funding agencies and industry.
He has published over 80 journal papers related to energy conversion technologies and resource efficiency and holds 6 patents. His current interests focus on clean energy conversion technologies, energy saving, wastewater treatment, air pollution control, etc. He serves as committee member on a number of national and regional professional bodies and is currently leading the Municipal Key Laboratory on Clean Energy Conversion Technologies at the UNNC.
Previous appointments
- 08/2013 - 07/2015, Associate Professor and Reader, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
- 08/2007 - 07/2013, Lecturer, Associate Professor, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
- 11/2004 - 07/2007, Research Fellow, The University of Nottingham UK.
- 07/1996 - 09/2000, Lecturer, East China University of Science and Technology.
Honours and distinctions
- 2017: Science and Technology Promotion Award, conferred by Ningbo Municipal Government
- 2015: Excellent Patent Award, conferred by Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Intellectual Property
- 2014: Outstanding Advisor, conferred by Ningbo Municipal Association of Science and Technology
- 2010: Outstanding Overseas Returnee, conferred by Ningbo Municipal Government
- 2008: The ‘10th National Outstanding Patent Award’, winning patent: “Multi-burner gasifier for CWS or pulverised-coal gasification”, which has been commercialized with 60+ large-scale units in operation worldwide.
- 1999: the ‘3rd Prize for Science & Technology Progress’, conferred by the Ministry of Chemical Industry of China. Winning project: "Simulation & Training System for CWS Gasification Unit"
- 1998: the ‘1st Prize for Science & Technology Progress‘, conferred by Shanghai Municipality. Winning project: "Research & Development of a Novel CWS Gasification Burner"
- 1997: the ‘3rd Prize for Science & Technology Progress‘, conferred by SINOPEC, China. Winning project: "Simulation of the Heat-Transfer Process within Tubular Furnace"
Teaching
Currently supervising 5 PhD students
Teaching/Taught following modules
- Separation Process 1 Level 2
- Multicomponent Separations Level 3
- Reactor Design Level 3
- Project Management Level 3
- Design Project Level 3
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Ningbo Engineering Research Center for the Comprehensive Application of Organic Solid Waste
10/09/21 → 9/09/24
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal Government Funded Projects
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R&D on Solid Waste Green Processing Technology and Equipment-harmless and resource disposal technology and equipment for pharmaceutical sludge based on microwave pyrolysis - catalytic reforming
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial Government Funded Projects
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International Forum on Carbon Neutrality (Ningbo)
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal Government Funded Projects
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International Conference on Applied Energy
1/10/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal Government Funded Projects
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Key Laboratory for Carbonaceous Wastes Processing and Process Intensification Research of Zhejiang Province )
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial Government Funded Projects
Research output
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Adsorptive removal of organic dyes via porous materials for wastewater treatment in recent decades: a review on species, mechanisms and perspectives
Lan, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Li, S., Chen, Q., Wang, C., Wu, T. & Xu, M., Apr 2022, In: Chemosphere. 293, 133464.Research output: Journal Publication › Review article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
A novel microwave-assisted methanol-to-hydrocarbons process with a structured ZSM-5/SiC foam catalyst: proof-of-concept and environmental impacts
Tomatis, M., Ou, X., Lan, Y., Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., Guo, Z., Gao, X., Wu, T., Wu, C., Shi, K., Azapagic, A. & Fan, X., 29 Jun 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 255, 13 p., 117669.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Co-regulation of dispersion, exposure and defect sites on CeO2 (111) surface for catalytic oxidation of Hg0
ZHAO, H., CAO, P., Lu, L., Li, F., Pang, C. H. & Wu, T., 15 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424, 126566.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Influence of burner geometry on atomization of coal water slurry in an entrained-flow gasifier
Wu, X., Guo, Q., Gong, Y., Liu, J., Luo, X., Wu, T. & Yu, G., 16 Jan 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 247, 117088.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Interactions of Cr2O3–Al2O3–ZrO2 refractory with slags in an entrained-flow coal-water slurry gasifier
Wang, S., Zhao, W., Zhang, Y., Guo, Q., Gong, Y., Wu, T. & Yu, G., 1 Jan 2022, In: Ceramics International. 48, 1, p. 1197-1207 11 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Ningbo Science and Technology Progress Prize 2018
Wu, Tao (Recipient), Luo, Xiang (Recipient) & Yang, Michael (Recipient), 26 Jan 2019
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Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Prize
Wu, Tao (Recipient), Luo, Xiang (Recipient) & Yang, Michael (Recipient), 4 Jun 2020
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