I have served as the Principal Investigator (PI) or key member for over 10 national and provincial-level research projects, including the National Key R&D Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research. I have authored 112 papers indexed in SCI/EI, holds 37 granted invention patents, and has spearheaded the release of 10 group standards.

In recognition of my scientific contributions, I have been honored with the First Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award and the First Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Technological Invention Award. Furthermore, I was selected as a Young Top-notch Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation under the prestigious “Guangdong Special Support Program”.

Selected Publications

1. Zejian Liu; Jing Gu^*; Huan Li; Gongqi Liu; Yufeng Wu; Shaonan Tian; Jun Yang^*; Haoran Yuan*; Yong Chen; Nucleation of Battery-Grade Li₂CO₃ Driven by Nanobubbles for Spent Battery Recycling，Small，2026,22:e12703.

2. Zejian Liu; Jing Gu^*; Gongqi Liu; Yufeng Wu; Shaonan Tian; Jun Yang^*; Haoran Yuan*; Yong Chen; High-performance phosphate cathode from revitalizing spent battery slag via Joule heating, Matter, 2025,8,102322.

3. Leilei Cheng; Xueru Chen; Jing Gu^*; Xiaowei Liu; Ruize Chen; Jialiang Yang; Haoran Yuan^*; Yong Chen; Ru-Loaded Nanosheet ZSM-5 for Bisphenol A Hydrodeoxygenation to Bicyclic Alkanes with Coke Resistance and Insights into the Ru-RuO2 Hydrogenation Mechanism, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025,e17448,1616-301x.

4. Jinkun Han; Haoran Yuan; Xiaoyu Zhang; Zhaokai Yan; Jing Gu^*; Yong Chen; Evolution mechanism and pyrolysis strategy of ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymers for recycling of the end-of-life photovoltaic modules via PCMW2D and 2D-COS analysis, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025,512,162714.

5. Hui Liu; Jinkun Han; Yuheng Feng^*; Chongqing Nong; Yu Liu; Leilei Cheng; Jing Gu^*; Haoran Yuan; Thermal decomposition characteristics, products, and thermal transformation mechanisms of fluorine-containing organic components in lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025,13,120248.

· Thermochemical conversion and valorization of hybrid organic-inorganic solid wastes

· High-value recycling and circular utilization of end-of-life new energy devices

1. National Key R&D Program of China: Integrated Technology and Demonstration for the Efficient Dissociation and Upcycling of Waste Wind Turbine Blades (Application & Demonstration Category), Principal Investigator

2. National Key R&D Program of China (Sub-project): Integrated Technology, Equipment, and Demonstration for Stable and Efficient Gasification-Incineration of Heterogeneous Organic Solid Wastes, Principal Investigator

3. CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research, Novel Methods for the Green Circular Utilization of Core Components in New Energy Equipment, Co-Principal Investigator