Name: Kai Yu
Title: Associate Professor
E-mail: victoryu66@ujs.edu.cn
Working Experience
01/06/2019-present Associate Professor
School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
23/04/2018-31/05/2019 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
Education Background
01/09/2014-05/03/2018 PhD
School of Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
01/07/2016-01/09/ 2016 Visiting Scholar
National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), University of Alberta, Canada
01/09/2011-30/06/2014 Master
Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (CUP), China
01/09/2007-30/06/2011 Bachelor
Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (CUP), China
Research Interests
● Colloid and interface
● Foam and emulsion
● Electrohydrodynamic (EHD)
● Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow
Research Techniques and Skills
● (a) Interface characterization;
● (b) High speed camera;
● (c) Functional particle preparation.
Projects
● National Natural Science Foundation of China
● National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China
● China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Publications
26. Full life circle of micro-nano bubbles: Generation, characterization and applications. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 471, 144621.
25. Anti-biological contamination strategies for enhanced uranium extraction from seawater. Desalination 2023, 566, 116893.
24. Poly(vinylphosphonic acid) grafted hollow microspheres with nanoparticles- stacked polymer shell for uranium selective extraction: Dynamic role translation of ethyl α-cyanoacrylate. Separation and Purification Technology 2023, 326, 124797.
23. Synergy between hydrophilic silica nanoparticles and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) for long-term foam stabilization with little energy input. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2023, 633, 113-119.
22. Behaviour of polymer-coated composite nanoparticles at bubble-stabilizing interfaces during bubble coarsening and accelerated coalescence: A Cryo-SEM study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023, 633, 113-119.
21. Molecular dynamics simulation of the cone-jet electrospray: Role of surfactants. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2023, 214, 124388.
20. Easily recycled porous microparticles prepared via electrohydrodynamic atomization for selective uranium extraction with high capacity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2022, 10, 14600−14613.
19. Microscopic mechanism for nanoparticle-laden droplet-droplet electrocoalescence: A molecular dynamics study. Separation and Purification Technology 2022, 299 (15), 121768.
18. Interfacial behavior of core-shell composite nanoparticles under compression and shear: Influence of polymer shell thickness. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2022, 613, 827-835.
17. Shell-to-core ratio dependence on modulating interactions between core-shell composite nanoparticles at an air-aqueous interface. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2022, 352, 118444.
16. Assessing nanoparticle-surfactant-salt synergistic effects on droplet–droplet electrocoalescence by molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2022, 367, 120570.
15. Cu2+ tunable temperature-responsive Pickering foams stabilized by poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-vinyl imidazole) microgel: Significance for Cu2+ recovery via flotation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 442, 136274.
14. Crude oil-water interface partitioning of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silica nanoparticles in low-salinity brine. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2022, 211, 110185.
13. Electrocoalescence of water droplet trains in sunflower oil under the coupling of Non-uniform electric and Laminar flow fields. Chemical Engineering Science 2022, 248, 117158.
12. Critical role of nanocomposites at air-water interface: From aqueous foams to foam-based lightweight functional materials. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 416, 129121.
11. Impact dynamics of a charged droplet onto different substrates. Physics of Fluids 2021, 33, 102111.
10. Enhancement of electric field on bubble dispersion characteristics in leaky-dielectric liquid medium. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 2021, 142, 103743.
9. Effect of spray modes on electrospray cooling heat transfer of ethanol. Applied Thermal Engineering 2021, 189, 116757.
8. Experimental investigation on bubble coalescence regimes under non-uniform electric field. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 417, 127982.
7. The secondary drop formation of nanoparticle/surfactant-stabilized water droplets under non-uniform electric fields. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 2020, 125, 103211.
6. Synergy between composite nanoparticles and saponin beta-escin to produce long-lasting foams. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2020, 59 (16), 7495-7501.
5. The rheology of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silica nanoparticles positioned at an air-aqueous interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2018, 527, 346-355.
4. Polymer molecular weight dependence on lubricating particle-particle interactions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57 (6), 2131-2138.
3. Foaming behavior of polymer-coated colloids: The need for thick liquid films. Langmuir 2017, 33 (26), 6528-6539.
2. Interfacial particle dynamics: One and two step yielding in colloidal glass. Langmuir 2016, 32 (50), 13472−13481.
1. Single- and multi-stage counter-current solvent extractions of bitumen from Xinjiang oil sand. Energy & Fuels 2013, 27 (11), 6491-6500.
