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  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Kefa Cen is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to research in both engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and biomedical engineering.

Their research focuses on several main topics, among which are:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics

Kefa Cen has published numerous papers in leading journals, with recent representative works including:

  • Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning velocities of NH3 mixing with CH3OH and C2H5OH in premixed flames (2021, Combustion and Flame)
  • MXene-Based Electrodes for Supercapacitor Energy Storage (2022, Energy & Fuels)
  • Low temperature catalytic ozonation of toluene in flue gas over Mn-based catalysts: Effect of support property and SO2/water vapor addition (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • High-Mass-Loading Porous Ti3C2Tx Films for Ultrahigh-Rate Pseudocapacitors (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Three-dimensional hollow urchin α-MnO2 for enhanced catalytic activity towards toluene decomposition in post-plasma catalysis (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Frequent publication venues for Kefa Cen's work are:

  • Fuel
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy storage materials
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Kefa Cen collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Zheng Bo, with 53 joint publications
  • Jianhua Yan, with 51 joint publications
  • Huachao Yang, with 50 joint publications
  • Kostya Ostrikov, with 34 joint publications
  • Zhihua Wang, with 26 joint publications

The scope of their work covers experimental studies on combustion and flame dynamics, research on MXene-based supercapacitor materials, and catalytic performance improvements for environmental applications. Their cross-disciplinary output addresses both theoretical and applied challenges in materials science and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism study of wood lignin pyrolysis by using TG–FTIR analysis

    Qian Liu;Shurong Wang;Yun Zheng;Zhongyang Luo

  • Experimental and kinetic modeling study of laminar burning velocities of NH3/air, NH3/H2/air, NH3/CO/air and NH3/CH4/air premixed flames

    Xinlu Han;Zhihua Wang;Mário Costa;Zhiwei Sun

  • The activity and characterization of CeO2-TiO2 catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3.

    Xiang Gao;Ye Jiang;Yi Zhong;Zhongyang Luo

  • Green preparation of reduced graphene oxide for sensing and energy storage applications

    Zheng Bo;Xiaorui Shuai;Shun Mao;Huachao Yang

  • Effects of various carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials

    Li-Wu Fan;Xin Fang;Xiao Wang;Yi Zeng

  • Comparison of the pyrolysis behavior of lignins from different tree species.

    Shurong Wang;Kaige Wang;Qian Liu;Yueling Gu

  • Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition synthesis of vertically oriented graphene nanosheets

    Zheng Bo;Yong Yang;Junhong Chen;Kehan Yu

  • Research on biomass fast pyrolysis for liquid fuel

    Zhongyang Luo;Shurong Wang;Yanfen Liao;Jinsong Zhou

  • Preparation and characterization of CeO2/TiO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

    Xiang Gao;Ye Jiang;Yincheng Fu;Yi Zhong

  • Simultaneous removal of NOx, SO2 and Hg in nitrogen flow in a narrow reactor by ozone injection: Experimental results

    Zhihua Wang;Junhu Zhou;Yanqun Zhu;Zhengcheng Wen

  • Boosting biomethane yield and production rate with graphene: The potential of direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion.

    Richen Lin;Jun Cheng;Jiabei Zhang;Junhu Zhou

  • Experimental study on the separation of CO2 from flue gas using hollow fiber membrane contactors without wetting

    Shui-ping Yan;Meng-Xiang Fang;Wei-Feng Zhang;Shu-Yuan Wang

  • A review on solar stills for brine desalination

    Gang Xiao;Xihui Wang;Mingjiang Ni;Fei Wang

  • Separation of bio-oil by molecular distillation

    Shurong Wang;Yueling Gu;Qian Liu;Yan Yao

  • TG-FTIR analysis of PVC thermal degradation and HCl removal

    H.M. Zhu;X.G. Jiang;J.H. Yan;Y. Chi

  • Pilot-Scale Pyrolysis of Scrap Tires in a Continuous Rotary Kiln Reactor

    S.-Q. Li, ,†;Q. Yao;Y. Chi;‡ and J.-H. Yan

  • Relationship between structure and performance of a novel cerium-niobium binary oxide catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

    Ruiyang Qu;Ruiyang Qu;Xiang Gao;Kefa Cen;Junhua Li

  • Vertically Oriented Graphene Bridging Active‐Layer/Current‐Collector Interface for Ultrahigh Rate Supercapacitors

    Zheng Bo;Weiguang Zhu;Wei Ma;Zhenhai Wen;Zhenhai Wen

  • Kinetic study on pyrolysis and combustion of wood under different oxygen concentrations by using TG-FTIR analysis

    M.X. Fang;D.K. Shen;Y.X. Li;C.J. Yu

  • Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning velocities of NH3 mixing with CH3OH and C2H5OH in premixed flames

    Zhihua Wang;Xinlu Han;Yong He;Runfan Zhu

  • Emerging energy and environmental applications of vertically-oriented graphenes.

    Zheng Bo;Shun Mao;Zhao Jun Han;Kefa Cen

  • Sulfur removal at high température during coal combustion in furnaces: a review

    Jun Cheng;Junhu Zhou;Jianzhong Liu;Zhijun Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Junhu Zhou
Junhu Zhou Zhejiang University
Zhongyang Luo
Zhongyang Luo Zhejiang University
Zhihua Wang
Zhihua Wang Zhejiang University
Jianhua Yan
Jianhua Yan Zhejiang University
Jianzhong Liu
Jianzhong Liu Zhejiang University
Mingjiang Ni
Mingjiang Ni Zhejiang University
Jianren Fan
Jianren Fan Zhejiang University
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo Zhejiang University
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li Zhejiang University
Yong Chi
Yong Chi Zhejiang University

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