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Overview

Nanwen Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their recent publications include a range of work on fuel cells, membranes, and energy-related materials. Notable papers are:

  • Fuel cells with an operational range of -20 °C to 200 °C enabled by phosphoric acid-doped intrinsically ultramicroporous membranes, 2022, Nature Energy
  • Soluble poly(aryl piperidinium) with extended aromatic segments as anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells and water electrolysis, 2021, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Ultra-selective molecular-sieving gas separation membranes enabled by multi-covalent-crosslinking of microporous polymer blends, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Piperidinium functionalized aryl ether-free polyaromatics as anion exchange membrane for water electrolysers: Performance and durability, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Rational design of comb-shaped poly(arylene indole piperidinium) to enhance hydroxide ion transport for H2/O2 fuel cell, 2021, Journal of Membrane Science

The primary research topics in Nanwen Li's work consist of:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Membrane Separation Technologies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nanwen Li include:

  • Kang Geng
  • Lei Liu
  • Shuanyan Kang
  • Zhiguang Zhang
  • Hongying Tang

Their work is regularly published in specific venues, notably:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Journal of Power Sources

Nanwen Li's output is concentrated in engineering disciplines with a broad interdisciplinary approach to energy materials and membrane technologies that addresses issues in fuel cells, ion transport, and sustainable energy systems.

Best Publications

  • Highly Stable, Anion Conductive, Comb-Shaped Copolymers for Alkaline Fuel Cells

    Nanwen Li;Yongjun Leng;Michael A. Hickner;Chao Yang Wang

  • Ion Transport by Nanochannels in Ion-Containing Aromatic Copolymers

    Nanwen Li;Michael D. Guiver

  • Fuel cells with an operational range of –20 °C to 200 °C enabled by phosphoric acid-doped intrinsically ultramicroporous membranes

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  • Comb-shaped polymers to enhance hydroxide transport in anion exchange membranes

    Nanwen Li;Tingzi Yan;Zheng Li;Thomas Thurn-Albrecht

  • Tuning the properties of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) anion exchange membranes and their performance in H2/O2 fuel cells

    Lei Liu;Xiaomeng Chu;Jiayou Liao;Yingda Huang

  • Enhancement of Proton Transport by Nanochannels in Comb‐Shaped Copoly(arylene ether sulfone)s

    Nanwen Li;Chenyi Wang;So Young Lee;Chi Hoon Park

  • Fluorene-Based Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s Containing Clustered Flexible Pendant Sulfonic Acids as Proton Exchange Membranes

    Chenyi Wang;Nanwen Li;Dong Won Shin;So Young Lee

  • Click-chemistry for nanoparticle-modification

    Nanwen Li;Wolfgang H. Binder

  • Phenyltrimethylammonium Functionalized Polysulfone Anion Exchange Membranes

    Nanwen Li;Qiang Zhang;Chenyi Wang;Young Moo Lee

  • Soluble poly(aryl piperidinium) with extended aromatic segments as anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells and water electrolysis

    Min Liu;Xu Hu;Bin Hu;Lei Liu

  • Piperidinium-functionalized anion exchange membranes and their application in alkaline fuel cells and water electrolysis

    Xiaomeng Chu;Yan Shi;Lei Liu;Lei Liu;Yingda Huang

  • Highly stable anion exchange membranes based on quaternized polypropylene

    Min Zhang;Jinling Liu;Yiguang Wang;Linan An

  • Cross-linked comb-shaped anion exchange membranes with high base stability

    Nanwen Li;Lizhu Wang;Michael Hickner

  • Crosslinking of comb-shaped polymer anion exchange membranes via thiol-ene click chemistry

    Liang Zhu;Tawanda J. Zimudzi;Nanwen Li;Jing Pan

  • A new class of highly-conducting polymer electrolyte membranes: Aromatic ABA triblock copolymers

    Nanwen Li;So Young Lee;Ying-Ling Liu;Ying-Ling Liu;Young Moo Lee

  • Mixed-matrix membranes based on Zn/Ni-ZIF-8-PEBA for high performance CO2 separation

    Xinru Zhang;Tao Zhang;Yonghong Wang;Jinping Li

  • Towards High Conductivity in Anion‐Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells

    Nanwen Li;Michael D. Guiver;Wolfgang H. Binder

  • Side-chain structural engineering on poly(terphenyl piperidinium) anion exchange membrane for water electrolysers

    Unknown

  • Antifouling polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes with pendent sulfonamide groups

    Zhaozan Xu;Jiayou Liao;Hai Tang;Nanwen Li

  • Ultra-selective molecular-sieving gas separation membranes enabled by multi-covalent-crosslinking of microporous polymer blends.

    Xiuling Chen;Xiuling Chen;Yanfang Fan;Lei Wu;Linzhou Zhang

  • Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Derived from New Sulfone Monomers with Pendent Sulfonic Acid Groups

    Nanwen Li;Dong Won Shin;Doo Sung Hwang;Young Moo Lee

  • 1,2,3-Triazolium-Based Poly(2,6-Dimethyl Phenylene Oxide) Copolymers as Anion Exchange Membranes

    Lei Liu;Shuqing He;Shufang Zhang;Min Zhang

  • Highly anion conductive, alkyl-chain-grafted copolymers as anion exchange membranes for operable alkaline H2/O2 fuel cells

    Cheng Yang;Cheng Yang;Lei Liu;Xiaojin Han;Zhanggen Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Guiver
Michael D. Guiver Tianjin University
Suobo Zhang
Suobo Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Zhang
Min Zhang Jiangnan University
Yiguang Wang
Yiguang Wang Beijing Institute of Technology
Zhiming Cui
Zhiming Cui South China University of Technology
Young Moo Lee
Young Moo Lee Hanyang University
Shenghai Li
Shenghai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael A. Hickner
Michael A. Hickner Pennsylvania State University
Wei Xing
Wei Xing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wolfgang H. Binder
Wolfgang H. Binder Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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