Wei Hongyuan
School
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Professional Title
Professor
Contact Information
022-27405754
david.wei@tju.edu.cn
Industrial crystallization center,School of chemical engineering and technology, Tianjin University; No. 92,Weijin Road, Nankai District; Tianjin, P.R. China
Education Background
- Bachelor’s Degree| East China Institute of Metallurgy (PRC)| 2019
- Master’s Degree| Tianjin University (PRC)| 2019
- Doctoral degree| UMIST (UK)| 2019
Research Interests
- Process safety and hazard study
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Process simulation
- Reactors/crystallizer design and scale-up
- Process intensification and optimisation
- Fluid mixing and reaction engineering
- Industrial crystallization and particle science
Courses
Positions & Employments
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2019.12-2019.12
 Maanshan Iron& Steel Plc (PRC) | Process Engineer, Plant operation and unit set-up  -
2019.12-2019.12
 East China Institute of Metallurgy (PRC) | Lectuer in Chemical Engineering  -
2019.12-2019.12
 BHR Group Ltd (UK) | Senior consultant  -
2019.12-2019.12
School of chemical engineering | Tianjin University (PRC) | Chair Professor in Chemical Engineering, Director of Tianjin-Astrazeneca Joint Laboratory 
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] 50) Haili Wu, Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei*. Solid–Liquid Phase Equilibrium of Nicotinamide in Different Pure Solvents: Measurements and Thermodynamic Modeling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53(4): 1707-1711.
- [2] 49) Yang Feng, Entao Yang, Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei*. Liquid–liquid phase equilibrium for ternary mixtures of formamide (or ethylene glycol, or monoethanolamine)+ indole+ 2-methylnaphthalene at 308.15 K. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2015, 398: 10-14.
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- [3] 48) Huiman Yu, Jinsheng Fu, Leping Dang, Yuensin Cheong, Hongsing Tan, Hongyuan Wei*. Prediction of the Particle Size Distribution Parameters in a High Shear Granulation Process Using a Key Parameter Definition Combined Artificial Neural Network Model. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2015, 54(43): 10825-10834.
- [4] 47) Xiaofang Wang, Leping Dang, Guoqiang Zhu, Hongyuan Wei*.Stability and dehydration kinetics of the monohydrate racemic tartaric acid. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2016, 123(3): 1919-1926.
- [5] 46) Hongyuan Wei, ZichaoGuo,Lin Hao*, Wenshuai Bai, Rui Wang, Shuai Li.Identification of the kinetic parameters and autocatalytic behavior in esterification via isoperibolic reaction calorimetry. Organic Process Research & Development, 2016, 20(8): 1416-1423.
- [6] 45) Wenshuai Bai, Lin Hao, ZichaoGuo, Yangyang Liu, Rui Wang, Hongyuan Wei*. A new criterion to identify safe operating conditions for isoperibolic homogeneous semi-batch reactions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 308: 8-17.
- [7] 44) Yong Liu, Jinkang Wang, Hongyuan Wei. Determination of crystallization kinetics in solution, Journal of Crystal Growth. 2004, 171:238-244.
- [8] 43) Gong Junbo,Wang Jingkang, Wei Hongyuan. Effect of Mixed Solvents and Additives on the Habit Modification of 6-APA Crystals, Transactions of Tianjin University.2005, 11:157-161.
- [9] 42) Gong Junbo, Wei Hongyuan, Wang Jingkang, Simulation and Scale-up of Barium Sulphate Precipitation Process Using CFD Modelling, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2005, 13:167-172.
- [10] 41) Yu Xi, Liu Mei, Wei Hong-yuan. Large Eddy Simulation for Flow Field of Horizontal Pipe, Journal of Tianjin University.2007, 40(3).
- [11] 40) Le Ping Dang, Hong Yuan Wei. The influence of impurities on phosphoric acid hemihydrate crystallization, Journal of Crystal Growth. 2007, 307,104-111.
- [12] 39) Wenju Liu, Leping Dang, Simon Black and Hongyuan Wei. Solubility of Carbamazepine (Form III) in Different Solvents from (275 to 343) K. Chem. Eng. Data.2008, 53 (9), 2204-2206.
- [13] 38) Zhenxin Zhu, Hong Yuan Wei. Flow field of stirred tank used in the crystallization process of ammonium sulphate. Scienceasia, 2008, 34, 051-055.
- [14] 37) Lin Hao and Hongyuan Wei. Solubility of 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic Acid Monohydrate in Aqueous Acetic Acid Mixtures. J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53 (7), 1679-1681.
- [15] 36) Wenju Liu, Hongyuan Wei, Simon Black. An Investigation of the Transformation of Carbamazepine from Anhydrate to Hydrate Using in Situ FBRM and PVM, Organic Process Research & Development. 2009, 13(3), 494-500.
- [16] 35) Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei, Wenwen Yan. Solubility of ammonium thiocyanate in different solvents. Journal of Chemical Engineering and Data. 2009, 54(3), 1063-1064.
- [17] 34) Leping Dang,Weiwei Du, S. Black, Hongyuan Wei, Solubility of Fumaric Acid in Propan-2-ol, Ethanol, Acetone, Propan-1-ol, and Water,Journal of Chemical Engineering and Data. 2009, 54 (11), 3112-3113.
- [18] 33) Qiushuo Yu, Simon Black and Hongyuan Wei .Solubility of Butanedioic Acid in Different Solvents at Temperatures between 283 K and 333 K. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2009, 54, 2123-2125.
- [19] 32) Leping Dang, Simon Black, Hongyuan Wei, The effect of temperature and solvent composition on transformation of β to α glycine as monitored in situ by FBRM and PVM,Organic Process Research & Development,2009, 13(60),1037-1432.
- [20] 31) Lin Hao, Hongyuan Wei, On-line investigation of anatase precipitation from titanyl sulphate solution,Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2010, 88(9), 1264-1271.
- [21] 30) Jinyan Zhang, Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei. Solubility of 5-(Dithiolan-3-yl)pentanoic Acid in the Mixed Solvents of Cyclohexane + Ethyl Acetate, Heptane + Ethyl Acetate, and Hexane + Ethyl Acetate, Journal of Chemical Engineering and Data. 2010, 55 (9), 4025–4028.
- [22] 29) Yinnian.Feng, Leping Dang, Ying Wei and Hongyuan Wei,Is Stoichiometric Diversity of Cocrystals Determined by Solution Microstructure? Molecular Dynamics Approach And a Case Study, 18th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization, Sep13-16,2011, Zurich,Switzerland.
- [23] 28) Shenmin Xu., Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei,Solid–Liquid Phase Equilibrium and Phase Diagram for the Ternary Carbamazepine–Succinic Acid–Ethanol or Acetone System at (298.15 and 308.15) K,Journal of Chemical Engineering and Data, 2011, 56 (6), 2746-2750.
- [24] 27) Yuxin Mo, Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei , Solubility of alpha;-form and beta;-form of l-glutamic acid in different aqueous solvent mixtures, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 300(1-2), 105-109, 2011.
- [25] 26) Wei yufeng., Zhang xiangyang, Dang Leping, Wei Hongyuan, Solid liquid equilibrium of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wash oil, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2012, 319(14), 23-29.
- [26] 25) Wang Xdiaofang, Zhang Xxiangyang, Black S., Dang Leping, and Wei H.Y., Olid–Liquid Equilibrium of d- and l-Tartaric Acid and Their Importance for Enantioseparation, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2012, 57 (6), 1779-1786.
- [27] 24) Yufeng Wei, Leping Dang, Xiangyang Zhang, Weimin Cui, Hongyuan Wei, Solid–liquid phase equilibrium of 9-fluorenone and several polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons ,Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2012, 318, 13-18.
- [28] 23) Yufeng Wei, Leping Dang, Xiangyang Zhang, Weimin Cui, Hongyuan Wei, Solid- liquid phase equilibrium and solubility of dibenzo[b,d]furan and 9H-fluoren-9-one in organic solvents, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2012 ,57:1279~1287.
- [29] 22) QiushuoYu, Leping Dang, Simon Black, Hongyuan Wei, Crystallization of the polymorphs of succinic acid via sublimation at different temperatures in the presence or absence of water and isopropanol vapor,Journal of Crystal Growth, 2012, 340 (1), 209-215.
- [30] 21) Liu Wenju, Dang Leping, Wei Hongyuan, Thermal, phase transition, and thermal kinetics studies of carbamazepine. Jounal Of Thermal Analysis And Calorimetry.2013, 111: 1999-2004.
- [31] 20) Zhang Jinyan, Dang Leping, Wei Hongyuan, Thermodynamic analysis of lipoic acid crystallized with additives. Jounal Of Thermal Analysis And Calorimetry. 2013, 111: 2063-2068.
- [32] 19) Yang Xiaowu, Zhang Xiangyang, Guo Zichao, Bai Wenshuai, Hao Lin*, Wei Hongyuan, Effects of incompatible substances on the thermal stability of dimethyl sulfoxide. Thermochimica Acta. 2013, 559: 76- 81.
- [33] 18) Simon Black, Dang Leping, Liu Chongjun, Wei Hongyuan, On the Measurement of Solubility. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2013, 17 (3): 486-492.
- [34] 17) Chen Zhi, Dang Leping., Li Shuai, Wei Hongyuan*, Nucleation behavior of glutathione polymorphs in water. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2013, 30 (10): 1939-1945.
- [35] 16) Wei.Ying, Zhang Xiangyang, Dang L.P., Wei H.Y.*, Solubility and pseudopolymorphic transitions in mixed solvent: Meropenem in methanol–water solution. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2013, 349: 25-30.
- [36] 15) Liu W.J., Wei H.Y., Zhao J.T., Simon Black, Sun C., Investigation into the Cooling Crystallization and Transformations of Carbamazepine Using in Situ FBRM and PVM. Organic Process Research & Development. 2013, 17 (11): 1406-1412.
- [37] 14) Zhang Xiangyang, Yang Xiaowu, Hao Lin, Wei Hongyan*, Solid–liquid equilibrium of 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid in different solvents. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 2013, 338: 265-268.
- [38] 13) Le Ping Dang, Hong Yuan Wei, Jing Kang Wang. Effects of ionic impurities on crystal growth and morphology of phosphoric acid hemihydrate during batch crystallization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2007, 46(10), 3341-3347.
- [39] 12) Hongyuan Wei, Computer-aided Design and Scale-up of Crystallization Processes; Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2010, 88(10), 1377-1380.
- [40] 11) Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei, Effects of ionic impurities on the crystal morphology of phosphoric acid hemihydrate;Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2010, 88(10), 1372-1376.
- [41] 10) Yuxin Mo., Leping Dang, Hongyuan Wei, l-Glutamic Acid Polymorph Control Using Amino Acid Additives,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50 (18), 10385-10392.
- [42] 9) Xiaofang Wang, Leping Dang, Simon Black, and Hongyuan Wei., How To Crystallize Anhydrous Racemic Tartaric Acid from an Ethanol–Water Solution, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2012, 51 (6), 2789-2796.
- [43] 8) Liu Chongjun, Dang Leping, Tong Yao, Wei H.Y., Influence of Polymorphs on the Transformation Water Activity of Theophylline. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2013, 52 (42): 14979-14983.
- [44] 7) Liu Chongjun, Dang Leping, Wei Hongyuan, Facile Method for the Prediction of Anhydrate/Hydrate Transformation Point. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2013, 52 (46): 16506-16512.
- [45] 6) Yinnian Feng, Leping Dang, Xiaofang Wang, Hongyuan Wei, Analyzing Solution Complexation of Cocrystals by Mathematic Models and In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, Crystal Growth & Design, 2012, 12(4), 2068-2078.
- [46] 5) Zheng Qianqian, Hongyuan Wei, Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulations and Analysis of a Heat-Recovery Coke Oven. Energy Fuels. 2013, 27: 3570.
- [47] 4) Zhanzhong Wang, Leping Dang, Pingping Jiang, *Hongyuan Wei, The Crystallization Control of Thermal Stability and Morphology of Hen Egg White Lysozyme crystals by Ionic Liquids, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010, 58, 5444.
- [48] 3) Gül Özcan-Takin,Hongyuan Wei,The Effect of Impeller-to-Tank Diameter Ratio on Draw Down of Solids,Chemical Engineering Science. 2003, 58(10), 2011.
- [49] 2) Meng Yang and *Hongyuan Wei,Application of a Neural Network for the Prediction of Crystallization Kinetics,Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2006,45 (1), 70.
- [50] 1) Hongyuan Wei, Wei Zhou, and John Garside,Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Precipitation Process in a Semibatch Crystallizer,Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2001,40 (23), 5255.