LI Gang is a distinguished expert in Thermal and Chemical Engineering. His research primarily focuses on the exploitation theory and key technologies of natural gas hydrates, as well as hydrate-based CO₂ sequestration. He developed the Full Implicit Simulator of Hydrate (FISH), a coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) model for CH₄-H₂O and CO₂-H₂O systems in porous media - a practical tool for numerical simulations of natural gas hydrate exploitation and hydrate-based CO₂ storage in marine or permafrost sediments. He has won the Second Prize of National Technology Invention Award, the First Prize of Guangdong Natural Science Award, the First Prize of Guangdong Technology Invention Award, the Second Prize of Guangdong Natural Science Award and other awards.

Selected Publications

1. Li G, Englezos P, Sun D, Li X-S, Lv Q-N, Weng Y-F. Simulation of CO₂ hydrate formation in porous medium and comparison with laboratory trial data. Energy 2024;310: 133224.

2. Li G, Li XS, Lv QN, Xiao CW, Liu JW. Full Implicit Simulator of Hydrate (FISH) and Analysis on Hydrate Dissociation in Porous Media in the Cubic Hydrate Simulator. Energy 2023;280: 128191.

3. Li G, Lv QN, Li XS, Kou X, Zhang Y. Analysis of methane hydrate dissociation experiment in a pilot-scale hydrate simulator by a full implicit simulator of hydrate. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2023. 62(19):7704-7720.

4. Li G, Li XS, Lv QN, Xiao CW, Deng FC. Long-term analysis of the 2020 gas hydrate production test in the south china sea by full implicit simulator of hydrate. Energy & Fuels 2023. 37(5):3785-3798.

5. Li G, Zhao ZC, Li XS, Lv QN, Chen ZY. Control Factors for Gas Recovery in the Second Methane Hydrate Field Test in Nankai Trough. Energy & Fuels 2023. 37: 13985−13996.

6. Li G, Wu DM, Li XS, Lv QN, Li C, Zhang Y. Experimental measurement and mathematical model of permeability with methane hydrate in quartz sands. Applied Energy 2017. 202:282-292.

7. Li G, Moridis GJ, Zhang K, Li XS. Evaluation of gas production potential from marine gas hydrate deposits in shenhu area of south china sea. Energy & Fuels 2010. 24:6018-6033.

8. Li G, Moridis GJ, Zhang K, Li XS. The use of huff and puff method in a single horizontal well in gas production from marine gas hydrate deposits in the Shenhu Area of South China Sea. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2011. 77(1):49-68.

9. Li B, Wei WN, Li G*, Lv QN, Li XS, Wan QC. Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Decomposition of Hydrate-bearing Layer by Full Implicit Simulator of Hydrate. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2025; 245: 127001.

▪ Exploitation Theory and Key Technologies of Natural Gas Hydrates in Porous Media

▪ Hydrate-Based CO₂ Storage in Marine or Permafrost Sediments

▪ Development of Full Implicit Simulator of Hydrate (FISH), a Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Model for CH₄-H₂O and CO₂-H₂O Systems in Porous Media

1. National Key R&D Program of China, Topic, January 2025 – December 2027, Principal Investigator.

2. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2017 – December 2020, Principal Investigator.

3. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2014 – December 2017, Principal Investigator.

4. Key Frontier Science Research Project of CAS, August 2016 – July 2021, Principal Investigator.

5. Special Project for Marine Economy Development of Guangdong Province, March 2020 – December 2021, Principal Investigator.