1. Biodiesel, hydrogenated biodiesel, biomass pyrolysis bio-oil and nano-fuel ● Preparation and production of fuels ○ Physic-chemical and thermal properties ● Clean combustion and efficient utilization [1] Deqing Mei, Lei Zuo, Derick Adu-Mensah, et al. Combustion characteristics and emissions of a common rail diesel engine using nanoparticle-diesel blends with carbon nanotube and molybdenum trioxide. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019, 162: 114238. [2] Derick Adu-Mensah, Deqing Mei, Lei Zuo, et al. A review on partial hydrogenation of biodiesel and its influence on fuel properties. Fuel, 2019, 251: 660-668. [3] Deqing Mei*, Chao Sun, Lichang Li, et al. Evaporation characteristics of fuel sessile droplets with nanoparticles. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2019, 41(6): 677-688. [4] Deqing Mei*, Hengquan Wang, Pengfei Dai, et al. A statistical analysis of emission features in non-road small SI engines with the same displacement. IMechE, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2018, 232(11): 1431-1437. [5] Deqing Mei*, Chao Sun, Meng Gu, et al. Physical and chemical property and thermogravimetric performance of hydrogenated biodiesel. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2017, 39(16):1739-1745. [6] Deqing Mei*, Xiaodong Zhao, Han Wu, et al. Effects of enriched oxygen/nitrogen intake on combustion process and emission features in a diesel engine. Journal of Energy Engineering, 2017, 143(3), 04016062. [7] Deqing Mei*, Yanqiang Luo, Wenbing Tan, et al. Crystallization behavior of fatty acid methyl esters and biodiesel based on differential scanning calorimetry and thermodynamic model. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2016, 38(15): 2312-2318. [8] Deqing Mei*, Yanqiang Luo, Wenbing Tan, et al. Comparative study of the transient emission profiles of a light-duty vehicle powered by petrodiesel and a light-duty vehicle powered by biodiesel (Jatropha curcas). IMechE, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2016, 230(1):93-102. [9] Deqing Mei*, Xianming Li, Qimin Wu, et al. Role of cerium oxide nanoparticles as diesel additives in combustion efficiency improvements and emission reduction. Journal of Energy Engineering, 2016, 142(4), 04015050. 2. PCCI combustion optimization ● PCCI combustion adjustment via COHR ○ Quantization of premixed fraction ● Kinetic energy analysis and optimization of injection parameters [10] Deqing Mei*, Lizhi Tu, Shan Yue, et al. Simulation of combustion process and pollutant generation in a PCCI diesel engine with adaptable multiple injection. Journal of Energy Engineering, 2018, 144(5): 04018051. [11] Deqing Mei*, Shan Yue, Xiaodong Zhao, et al. Effects of center of heat release on combustion and emissions in a PCCI diesel engine fueled with DMC-diesel blend. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017,114(3):969-976. [12] Deqing Mei*, Shan Yue, Xiaodong Zhao, et al. Combustion features under different center of heat release of a diesel engine using dimethyl carbonate/diesel blend. International Journal of Green Energy, 2016, 13(11):1120-1128. [13] Deqing Mei*, Han Wu, Hua Ren, et al. Combustion cycle-by-cycle variations in a common-rail direct injection engine fueled with dimethyl carbonate-diesel blend. Journal of Energy Engineering, 2016, 142(1): 04014059. [14] Deqing Mei*, Klaus Hielscher, Roland Baar. Study on the combustion process and emissions of a single cylinder diesel engine fueled with DMC/diesel blend. Journal of Energy Engineering, 2014, 140(1), 04013004. 3. Atmospheric PM from traffic sources ● Oxidation kinetics of diesel particulate matter ○ OC/EC analysis of atmospheric PM ● Identification of atmospheric PM [15] Deqing Mei*, Zongning Zhu, Congwei Mei, et al. Fractal morphology features and carbon component analysis of diesel particulates. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26(14): 14014-14023. [16] Congwei Mei, Deqing Mei*, Shan Yue, et al. Optimized heating rate and soot-catalyst ratio for soot oxidation over MoO3 catalysts. Bulletin of chemical reaction engineering and catalysis. 2017, 12(3): 408-414. [17] Deqing Mei*, Lichang Li, Chen Zhu, et al. Phy-chemical attributes of nano-scale V2O5/TiO2 catalyst and its’ effect on soot oxidation. Bulletin of chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, 2016, 11(2): 161-169. [18] Deqing Mei*, Yue Shan, Wu Han, et al. Effect of Co3O4 on the kinetics of thermal decomposition of diesel particulate matter. Emerging Materials Research. 2016, 5(1): 100-109. |