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Chair Professor Tsair-Wang Chung

  • Education Background:Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, USA
  • E-mail: twchung@cycu.edu.tw
  • Current Position: Chair Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University

Professional Specialty:

  • Separation Technology
  • Bioresource Industry Technology
  • Bioenergy and Sustainable Development
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Consulting

Research Fields:

  1. Membrane Degumming and Refining Technology for Vegetable Oils

  2. Membrane Concentration Technology for Small-Molecule Biomass

  3. Extraction and Degumming Technology for Plant Fibers

  4. Thermochemical Reactions (Gasification and Pyrolysis) and Their Applications

Potential Applications of Research:

  • Membrane degumming of crude vegetable oils as a key pretreatment process for biodiesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and edible oil refining.
  • Hydraulic fiber extraction and degumming process for pineapple leaf fibers.
  • Biomass gasification for the production of syngas, heat, electricity, chemicals, and fuels.
  • Pyrolysis of biomass and waste plastics for the production of pyrolysis oil and biochar.
  • High-value utilization of bioresource industries.

Honors:

  • Selected as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in Chemical Engineering, published by the Stanford University research team.
  • Recipient of the Academic Paper Award Medal and Certificate of Achievement from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
  • Recipient of the First-Class Outstanding Talent Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) for eight times.
  • Recipient of the Excellent Technology Transfer Award (three times), Outstanding Technology Transfer Award (four times), and multiple Industry-Academia Collaboration Awards at Chung Yuan Christian University.
  • Recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award at Chung Yuan Christian University for three consecutive terms (nine years in total).
  • Granted 7 patents.
  • 7 patent/technology licensing agreements completed.
  • Published more than 120 journal papers.
  • Published more than 120 conference papers.

Selected Publications:

  1. 2026, “Process Analysis of Antioxidant Biomass Extraction from Circular Pineapple Leaves for Functional Material Applications Using Response Surface Methodology” Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Vol.14, No.5, 47-56

  2. 2026, “Comparative Performance of Molecular Sieve- and Resin-Coated Ceramic Honeycomb Beds for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption” International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, Vol. 17, No.1, 7-11.
  3. 2025, “Multi-mechanism ultrasound enhanced macroporous resin flavonoid adsorption/desorption: A green and sustainable process for balancing mass transfer efficiency and reusability” Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 523, 168639 (SCI).
  4. 2025, “Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction of Flavonoids from Abelmoschus manihot  Flowers: RSM-ANN Optimization, Characteristics Analysis, Antioxidant Activities, and Molecular Simulation” Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 120, 487-504. (SCI)

  5. 2024, “Biodiesel production from soybean oil via LiOH-pumice catalytic transesterification and BBD-RSM optimization”, Energy Reports, Vol. 11, 4032-4043. (SCI)
  6. 2023, “Analysis of Antioxidant Property from Water Extraction of Garcia Mangostana using Response Surface Methodology” International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, Vol.14, No.4, 41-44.
  7. 2022, “Optimization of Operating Conditions for Energy Conservation in a Packed-Bed Absorber”, Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 209, No. 12, 1626-1641. (SCI)
  8. 2022, “Design of Amine-Modified Zr–Mg Mixed Oxide Aerogel Nanoarchitectonics with Dual Lewis Acidic and Basic Sites for CO2/Propylene Oxide Cycloaddition Reactions”, Nanomaterials, Vol. 12, 3442-3459 (SCI)
  9. 2021, “Effects of Molecular Properties on Adsorption of Six-Carbon VOCs by Activated Carbon in Fixed Adsorber”, ACS Omega, Vol. 6, No.8, 5825-5835. (SCI)
  10. 2021, “The State and University-Industry Collaboration: Deriving Insights from Taiwan’s Top Private University” Southeast Asian Social Science Review (SEASSR), Vol. 6, No. 1, 28-58, ISSN 0128-0406, e-ISSN 2550-2298.
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