Dr Yuanting Qiao

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

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Available For Postgraduate Supervision

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About

I am a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Swansea University, specialising in circular economy-driven net-zero technologies, with a particular focus on decarbonisation, biomass reuse, life cycle assessment (LCA) and technoeconomic analysis (TEA). My research aims to accelerate the deployment of low-carbon solutions by integrating material innovation, process modelling, and commercial feasibility assessment.

Career Highlights

Award Highlights

SUSTAIN STEEL ECR project (£62.5K)

Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme Round 5 award (£91.3K)

Publications

Research Highlights

He, S., Li, C., Sun, H., Parlett, C., Qiao, Y., Wang, Y., Xu, Y., Gao, N., & Wu, C. (2024). Promotion of manganese on Fe-based catalyst for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from plastics. Chemical Engineering Journal, 492, 152306
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152306, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67095
Qiao, Y., Liu, W., Guo, R., Sun, S., Zhang, S., Bailey, J., Fang, M., & Wu, C. (2023). Techno-economic analysis of integrated carbon capture and utilisation compared with carbon capture and utilisation with syngas production. Fuel, 332, 125972
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125972, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67096
Qiao, Y., Bailey, J., Huang, Q., Ke, X., & Wu, C. (2022). Potential photo-switching sorbents for CO2 capture – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158, 112079
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112079, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67097
Huang, Q., Zhan, Z., Qiao, Y., Pan, X., Xu, S., Tan, B., & Wu, C. (2024). Azobenzene-equipped Covalent triazine polymers for Visible-Light-Driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4. Fuel, 361, 130646
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67098
Qiao, Y. & Wu, C. (2022). Nitrogen enriched biochar used as CO2 adsorbents: a brief review. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2, 100018
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67099
Sun, S., Lv, Z., Qiao, Y., Qin, C., Xu, S., & Wu, C. (2021). Integrated CO2 capture and utilization with CaO-alone for high purity syngas production. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 1, 100001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67100
Qiao, Y., Zhan, Z., Yang, Y., Liu, M., Huang, Q., Tan, B., Ke, X., & Wu, C. (2021). Amine or Azo functionalized hypercrosslinked polymers for highly efficient CO2 capture and selective CO2 capture. Materials Today Communications, 27, 102338
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102338, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67101
Qiao, Y., Zhang, S., Quan, C., Gao, N., Johnston, C., & Wu, C. (2020). One-pot synthesis of digestate-derived biochar for carbon dioxide capture. Fuel, 279, 118525
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118525, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67102
Liu, M., Liu, P., Lei, Z., Ba, R., Ge, S., Li, J., Jia, H., Qiao, Y., Zhang, Y., & Zheng, Z. (2024). Phenanthrenequinone-Based Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers via a Waste-Minimizing Friedel–Crafts Alkylation. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(22), 13805-13812.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c02663, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68450
Sun, L., McIntyre, S., Iacomi, P., Everden, K., Williams, P., Zong, S., Liu, X., Zhu, X., Yang, Y., Li, S., Wu, G., Huang, F., Liu, L., Yuan, X., Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Yang, H., Chen, W., Sun, H...., & Wu, C. (2025). Biochar production, activation, and applications: A comprehensive technical review. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 16, 100421
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100421, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69252

All Research

Journal Articles

Wang, J., Innocenti, A., Wei, H., Zhang, Y., Peng, J., Qiao, Y., Huang, W., & Liu, J. (2025). Scalable and Sustainable Chitosan/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Protective Layer for Dendrite-Free and Long-Cycling Aqueous Zinc-Metal Batteries. Nano-Micro Letters, 17(1), 326
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01837-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69926
Wen, Y., Luo, Y., Yang, Y., Qiao, Y., Zhang, C., & Shi, S. (2025). Light and Temperature Dual-Responsive Liquid Marbles Stabilized with Azobenzene-Modified Poly(N-Isopropyl Acrylamide). Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 0, e00543
https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202500543, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70630
Sun, L., McIntyre, S., Iacomi, P., Everden, K., Williams, P., Zong, S., Liu, X., Zhu, X., Yang, Y., Li, S., Wu, G., Huang, F., Liu, L., Yuan, X., Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Yang, H., Chen, W., Sun, H...., & Wu, C. (2025). Biochar production, activation, and applications: A comprehensive technical review. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 16, 100421
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100421, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69252
Liu, M., Liu, P., Lei, Z., Ba, R., Ge, S., Li, J., Jia, H., Qiao, Y., Zhang, Y., & Zheng, Z. (2024). Phenanthrenequinone-Based Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers via a Waste-Minimizing Friedel–Crafts Alkylation. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(22), 13805-13812.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c02663, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68450
He, S., Li, C., Sun, H., Parlett, C., Qiao, Y., Wang, Y., Xu, Y., Gao, N., & Wu, C. (2024). Promotion of manganese on Fe-based catalyst for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from plastics. Chemical Engineering Journal, 492, 152306
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152306, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67095
Huang, Q., Zhan, Z., Qiao, Y., Pan, X., Xu, S., Tan, B., & Wu, C. (2024). Azobenzene-equipped Covalent triazine polymers for Visible-Light-Driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4. Fuel, 361, 130646
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67098
Qiao, Y., Liu, W., Guo, R., Sun, S., Zhang, S., Bailey, J., Fang, M., & Wu, C. (2023). Techno-economic analysis of integrated carbon capture and utilisation compared with carbon capture and utilisation with syngas production. Fuel, 332, 125972
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125972, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67096
Qiao, Y., Bailey, J., Huang, Q., Ke, X., & Wu, C. (2022). Potential photo-switching sorbents for CO2 capture – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158, 112079
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112079, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67097
Qiao, Y. & Wu, C. (2022). Nitrogen enriched biochar used as CO2 adsorbents: a brief review. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2, 100018
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67099
Sun, S., Lv, Z., Qiao, Y., Qin, C., Xu, S., & Wu, C. (2021). Integrated CO2 capture and utilization with CaO-alone for high purity syngas production. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 1, 100001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67100
Qiao, Y., Zhan, Z., Yang, Y., Liu, M., Huang, Q., Tan, B., Ke, X., & Wu, C. (2021). Amine or Azo functionalized hypercrosslinked polymers for highly efficient CO2 capture and selective CO2 capture. Materials Today Communications, 27, 102338
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102338, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67101
Qiao, Y., Zhang, S., Quan, C., Gao, N., Johnston, C., & Wu, C. (2020). One-pot synthesis of digestate-derived biochar for carbon dioxide capture. Fuel, 279, 118525
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118525, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67102

Supervision

Advanced Membranes for Batteries: Performance, SOH, and TEA (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Rui Tan

Taught Modules

EG-103 Heat Transfer

The module aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to heat transfer principles and its applications in a chemical engineering context. The encountered problems will involve the mechanisms of conduction, convection and radiation.
EG-3086A Chemical Engineering Design Project – Group Work Elements

This module aims to give students experience in handling a complex and integrated engineering process design. This task will require, and so reinforce, the material taught throughout the undergraduate course and an additional amount of material from directed private study. The module provides transferable skills related to working in a team environment on a major project.
EG-3086B Chemical Engineering Design Project – Individual Work Elements

This module aims to give students experience in handling a complex and integrated engineering process design. This task will require, and so reinforce, the material taught throughout the undergraduate course and an additional amount of material from directed private study. The module provides transferable skills related to working in a team environment on a major project.

Dr Yuanting Qiao

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Career Highlights

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Research Highlights

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Journal Articles

Supervision

Advanced Membranes for Batteries: Performance, SOH, and TEA (current)

Taught Modules

EG-103 Heat Transfer

EG-3086A Chemical Engineering Design Project – Group Work Elements

EG-3086B Chemical Engineering Design Project – Individual Work Elements