Wei Liu

Catalysis Science & Applica
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-2524
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Education and Credentials

Sc.D. in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 1995.
M.Sc. in Chemistry, Tufts University, 1991.
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1987.
B.Sc. in Chemical Physics, The University of Science and Technology of China, 1984.

Member of AIChE and ACS.
International editor board of China Particuology.
Reviewer for AIChE J., Chem. Eng. Sci, Appl. Catal., Chem. Eng. J., Ind & Eng. Chem. Res.

US Patent 5 500 198 —Composite catalyst for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon oxidation” (19960319).
US Patent 5 384 301 —Elemental sulfur recovery process” (19950124).
US Patent 6 461 995B1 —Extruded honeycomb dehydrogenation catalyst and method” (20021008).
US Patent 6 632 414B2 —Mini-structured catalyst beds for three-phase chemical processing”
US Patent 6 623 707B1 —Monolithic catalyst dehydrogenation reactor”(20030923).
US Patent 6 673 237B2 —High performance monolith treater for gasoline upgrade” (20040106).
US Patent 6 716 339 —Hydrotreating process with monolithic catalyst” (20040406).
US Patent 7 032 894 B2 —Flow distributor for monolith reactors” (Apr. 2, 2006).
U. S. Patent 7,169,213 —Multi-channel cross-flow porous device” (Jan. 30, 2007).
WO2003041852A1 —Structured catalysts and processes for gas/liquid reactions”.
WO2002079125 —High-throughput selective hydrogenation process and apparatus” (20021010).
WO2002066578 —Purification process” (20020829).

Liu W, DL King, J Liu, BR Johnson , Y Wang, and Z Yang. 2009. "Critical Material and Process Issues for CO2 Separation from Coal-Powered Plants." JOM. The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 61(4):36-44.
Wang Y, and W Liu. 2009. "Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on Ceramic Monolith-Structured Catalysts." Catalysis Today 140(3-3):142-148.