Areas of Focus
- Biomass thermochemical conversion
- Biomass resource analysis
Work Experience
- 2006-07 - 2009-12: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Assistant Researcher
- 2010-01 to present: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Associate Professor
- 2012-02 - 2013-02: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Chemical Engineering, Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000 - Bachelor's Degree: China University of Petroleum (East China), Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation
- 2003 - Master's Degree: China University of Petroleum (East China), Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation
- 2006 - PhD: Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Power Engineering
Publications
- A distributed activation energy model for the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, Junmeng Cai, Weixuan Wu, Ronghou Liu, George W. Huber, 2013
- Isoconversional kinetic analysis of complex solid-state processes: parallel and successive reactions, Junmeng Cai, Weixuan Wu, Ronghou Liu, 2012
- A critical study of the Miura-Maki integral method for the estimation of the kinetic parameters of the distributed activation energy model, Junmeng Cai, Tao Li, Ronghou Liu, 2011
- A new iterative linear integral isoconversional method for the determination of the activation energy varying with the conversion degree, Junmeng Cai, Siyu Chen, 2009
- Kinetic analysis of solid-state reactions: a general empirical kinetic model, Junmeng Cai, Ronghou Liu, 2009
- An assessment of biomass resources availability in Shanghai: 2005 analysis, Junmeng Cai, Ronghou Liu, Chunjian Deng, 2008
- Determination of drying kinetics for biomass by thermogravimetric analysis under nonisothermal condition, Junmeng Cai, Siyu Chen, 2008
- New distributed activation energy model: numerical solution and application to pyrolysis kinetics of some types of biomass, Junmeng Cai, Ronghou Liu, 2008
- Weibull mixture model for modeling nonisothermal kinetics of thermally stimulated solid-state reactions: application to simulated and real kinetic conversion data, Junmeng Cai, Ronghou Liu, 2007
- New temperature integral approximation for nonisothermal kinetics, Junmeng Cai, Fusheng Yao, Weiming Yi, Fang He, 2006
Awards
- 2008: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Morning Star Young Scholar Award Program - Excellent Young Teacher Reserve Talent Second Prize
- 2009: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Morning Star Young Scholar Award Program - SMC Young Teacher Award B Plan
- 2011: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Student Innovation Plan - Outstanding Contribution Award