Dr. Jianjia Yu

Jianjia Yu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering

 

Research Areas:

  • Hollow fiber membrane design, fabrication and performance evaluation
  • Desalination and resource recovery from high-salinity brines
  • Produced water treatment
  • Gas separation and purification
  • Carbon capture
  • Nanoparticles stabilized CO2 foam

Awards and Honors:

  • NA

Publications:

  • L. Zou, X. Zhang, P. Gusnawan, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Crosslinked PVDF based hydrophilic-
    hydrophobic dual-layer hollow fiber membranes for direct contact membrane
    distillation desalination: from the seawater to oilfield produced water, Journal of
    Membrane Science, 619 (2021) 118802.
  • L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu, Desirable PVDF hollow fiber membrane engineered with
    synergism between small molecular weight additives for DCMD treating of a hypersaline
    brine, Journal of Water Process Engineering 45 (2022) 102345.
  • G. Zhang, J. Yu, Effect of commonly used EOR polymers on low concentration surfactant
    phase behaviors, Fuel, 286 (2021) 119465.
  • L. Zou, Y. Zhang, J. Yu, S. Zha, R. Guan, S. Jiang, Study of a poly(vinylidene
    fluoride)/hydrophobic silica sol hybrid hollow fiber membrane for treatment of
    produced water via direct contact membrane distillation, Journal of Water Process
    Engineering 44 (2021) 102345.
  • G. Zhang, J. Yu, Effect of commonly used EOR polymers on low concentration surfactant
    phase behaviors, Fuel, 286 (2021) 119465.
  • P. Gusnawan, S. Ganegamage, M. Heagy, J. Yu*, Reactive CO 2 absorption mechanism of
    a soybean-based (SBB) solvent containing 18 amino acid salts in polyvinylidene fluoride
    (PVDF) hollow fiber membrane-based gas-liquid membrane contactor, Chemical
    Engineering Journal, 399 (2020) 125819.
  • L. Zou, P. Gusnawan, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Study of the effective thickness of the water-
    intrudable hydrophilic layer in dual-layer hydrophilic-hydrophobic hollow fiber
    membranes for direct contact membrane distillation, Journal of Membrane Science, 615
    (2020) 118552.
  • P.J. Gusnawan, L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Regeneration Behavior of a Sustainable
    Bioinspired Soybean-Based Solvent for CO 2 Capture, ACS Sustainable Chemistry &
    Engineering, 8 (2020) 3929-3937.
  • L. Zou, P. Gusnawan, Y.-B. Jiang, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Macrovoid-Inhibited PVDF Hollow
    Fiber Membranes via Spinning Process Delay for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation,
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (2020) 28655-28668.
  • Lusi Zou, Pri Gusnawan, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. Novel Janus composite hollow fiber
    membrane-based direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) process for produced
    water desalination. Journal of Membrane Science (2020) 597:117756.
  • Pri Gusnawan, Lusi Zou, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. Performance and stability of a bio-
    inspired soybean-based solvent for CO 2 capture from flue gas. Chemical Engineering
    Journal (2020) 385: 123908.
  • Pri J Gusnawan, Shangwen Zha, Lusi Zou, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. “Soybean and
    moringa based green biosolvents for low-concentration CO 2 capture via a hollow fiber
    membrane contactor”. Chemical Engineering Journal (2018) 335:631.
  • Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
    (PES)/Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) Hybrid Hollow Fiber Membranes for Organic
    Matter Removal from Produced Water. SPE Journal (2017) 22: 1478.
  • Shangwen Zha, Pri J Gusnawan, Jiajin Lin, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Jianjia Yu*.
    “Integrating a novel TS-af-HFM NF process for portable treatment of oilfield produced
    water”. Chemical Engineering Journal (2017) 311: 203.
  • San, S. Wang, J. Yu, N. Liu, R. Lee. “Nanoparticle-Stabilized Carbon Dioxide Foam Used
    in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Effect of Different Ions and Temperatures”. SPE Journal
    (2017) 22: 1416.
  • Shangwen Zha, Pri J Gusnawan, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Robert Lee, Jianjia Yu*.
    “Experimental study of PES/SiO 2 based TFC hollow fiber membrane modules for oilfield
    produced water desalination with low-pressure nanofiltration process”. Journal of
    Industry and Engineering Chemistry (2016) 44: 118.
  • Shangwen Zha, Guoyin Zhang, Noel Dawson, Jianjia Yu*, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. “Study of
    PVDF/Si-R hybrid hollow fiber membranes for removal of dissolved organics from
    produced water by membrane adsorption”, Separation and Purification Technology
    (2016)163:290.
  • Sai Wang, Jingshan San, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu. “A downhole CO 2 sensor to monitor CO 2
    movement in situ for geologic carbon storage”, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
    Control (2016) 55, 202.
  • Munawar Khalil, Sai Wang, Jianjia Yu, Robert L Lee, Ning Liu. "Electrodeposition of
    Iridium Oxide Nanoparticles for pH Sensing Electrodes" Journal of The Electrochemical
    Society (2016), 163(9)
  • Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
    (PES)/cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) composite hollow fiber membranes for BTEX
    separation from produced water. RSC Advances (2015) 5:105692.
  • Jianjia Yu*, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. “Iridium oxide-based chemical
    sensor for in situ pH measurement of oilfield-produced water under subsurface
    conditions”, Ionics (2015) 21:855.
  • Jianjia Yu, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. “Effect of particle hydrophobicity on
    CO 2 foam generation and foam flow behavior in porous media”, Fuel (2014) 126:104.
  • Munawar Khalil, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. “Non-aqueous modification of
    synthesized hematite nanoparticles with oleic acid”, Colloids and Surfaces A:
    Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2014) 453:7.
  • Munawar Khalil, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. “Hydrothermal synthesis,
    characterization, and growth mechanism of hematite nanoparticles”, J Nanoparticle
    Research (2014) 16:2362.
  • Jianjia Yu, Liangxiong Li, Ning Liu, and Robert Lee. “An approach to prepare defect-free
    PES/MFI-type zeolite mixed matrix membranes for CO 2 /N 2 Separation”, Journal of
    Materials Science (2013) 48:3782.
  • Shoulin He, Jianjia Yu, Cuihua Li, Jianhua Fang, Jing Xu, Rong Guan, “Sulfonated poly
    (bis- A)-sulfones as proton exchange membranes for direct methanol fuel cell
    application”. Polymer Engineering & Science (2011) 51: 264.
  • Jianjia Yu, Chao Dong, Jianhong Liu, Cuihua Li, Jianhua Fang, Rong Guan,
    “Crosslinked sulfonated poly (bis-A)-sulfones as proton exchange membrane for PEM
    fuel cell application”. Journal of Materials Science (2010) 45:1017.
  • Jing Xu, Jianjia Yu, Rong Guan, Jianhua Fang, “A new crosslinked sulfonated
    polystyrene membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cell”, High Performance
    Polymers (2010) 22: 395.
  • Jing Xu, Jianjia Yu, Rong Guan, “Preparation and properties of crosslinked sulfonated
    polystyrene/polyvinyl alcohol membranes”, Membrane Science and Technology (2010)
    30:24.

Presentations:

  • L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, “Janus hollow fiber membrane-based DCMD process for
    desalination of high-salinity oilfield produced water”, presented at the WEFTEC 2020,
    New Orleans, LA (Virtual conference).
  • Shangwen Zha, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. “Field Demonstration of a portable TS-af-HFM
    nanofiltration process for the cost-effective treatment of oilfield produced water." 2nd
    International conference on Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment, Las Vegas, USA,
    May 22-23, 2017.
  • Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
    (PES)/Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) Hybrid Hollow Fiber Membranes for Organic
    Matter Removal from Produced Water. Paper SPE 173787-MS present at the SPE
    International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry held in The Woodlands, Texas, USA,
    13–15 April, 2015.

  • Jianjia Yu, Sai Wang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “Study of Particle Structure and
    Hydrophobicity Effects on the Flow Behavior of Nanoparticle-Stabilized CO 2 Foam in
    Porous Media”, paper SPE169047-MS present at the Nineteenth SPE Improved Oil
    Recovery Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 12-16 April, 2014.

  • Di Mo, Bao Jia, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “Study Nanoparticle-stabilized CO 2
    Foam for Oil Recovery at Different Pressure, Temperature, And Rock Samples”, paper
    SPE169110-MS 12-16 April, 2014.
  • Jianjia Yu, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, and Robert Lee. "Prepare iridium oxide chemical
    sensor for pH measurement at harsh conditions."; In Abstracts of Papers of the American
    Chemical Society, vol. 247. 1155, 2014.
  • Jianjia Yu, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “The Application of Nanoparticle
    Stabilized CO2 Foam for Oil Recovery”, paper SPE 13OCS-162-SPE present at the SPE
    International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry held in Woodlands, Texas, USA, 8-10
    April, 2013.
  • Jianjia Yu, Cheng An, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “Foam mobility control for
    nanoparticle-stabilized CO 2 foam”, paper SPE 153336 presents at the Eighteenth SPE
    Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 14-18 April, 2012.
  • Jianjia Yu, Cheng An, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “Study of adsorption and
    transportation behavior of nanoparticles in three different porous media”, paper
    SPE153337 present at the Eighteenth SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA,14-18 April, 2012.
  • Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Liangxiong Li, Robert Lee. “Generation of nanoparticle-stabilized
    supercritical CO 2 foams”, paper CMTC 150849 presents at the Carbon Management
    Technology Conference held in Orlando, Florida, USA, 7-9 February, 2012.
  • Di Mo, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. “Study of the effects of different factors
    on nano particle stabilized CO 2 foam for mobility control”, paper SPE159282 present
    at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in San Antonio, Texas, USA,
    8-10 October, 2012.
  • Z. Wang, B. Lin, G. Sha, Y. Zhang, J. Y and Li Li. “A combination of biodegradation and
    microfiltration for removal of oil and suspended solids from polymer-containing
    produced water”, Paper SPE 140916 present at the SPE American E&P Health, Safety,
    Security and Environmental Conference held in Houston, Texas, USA, 21-23 March,
    2011.

Patents:

  • NA