Brief Introduction

Pengfei Wang, Research Assistant Professor. He earned his Ph.D. from Dalian University of Technology in 2019. His research focuses on gas hydrate exploitation, applications of gas hydrate technologies, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). He has extensive experience in hydrate crystal structures, the thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrate phase transitions, X-ray CT imaging, and the application of neutron technology. He has published over 40 SCI-indexed papers, holds 8 authorized patents, and has an h-index of 20.

Educational Background

2013-2019: Ph.D. in energy and environmental engineering, Dalian University of Technology

2017-2018: Visiting student in Chemical mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia

2009-2013: B.S. in oil-gas storage and transportation engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

Professional Experience

2019-2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology

2021-now: Research Assistant Professor, SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology

Research Interests

Exploitation of natural gas hydrates, H₂ purification and storage via the hydrate method, CO₂ capture and storage (CCS), characteristics of hydrate crystal structures, application of neutron technology, and X-ray CT imaging.

Selected Publication

[1] Wang, Pengfei; Li, Yun; Sun, Ningru; Han, Songbai; Wang, Xiaomeng; Su, Qinqin; Li, Yanjun; He, Jian; Yu, Xiaohui; Du, Shiyu, et al. Hydrate Technologies for CO2 Capture and Sequestration: Status and Perspectives [J]. Chemical Reviews, 2024,

[2] Wang, Pengfei; Long, Hao; Teng, Ying; Li, Yinglong; Li, Yun; Zhu, Jianbo; Xie, Heping; Han, Songbai; Zhao, Yusheng; Zhu, Jinlong. Investigation of hydrogen-propane hydrate formation mechanism and optimal pressure range via hydrate-based hydrogen storage [J]. Fuel, 2024, 361 130791.

[3] Wang, Pengfei; Chen, Yiqi; Teng, Ying; An, Senyou; Li, Yun; Han, Meng; Yuan, Bao; Shen, Suling; Chen, Bin; Han, Songbai, et al. A comprehensive review of hydrogen purification using a hydrate-based method [J]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, 194 114303.

[4] Bao, Wancheng; Teng, Ying; Wang, Pengfei*; Li, Yun; Zhu, Jinlong; Han, Songbai; Zhu, Jianbo; Xie, Heping; Zhao, Yusheng. Molecular analysis of hydrogen-propane hydrate formation mechanism and its influencing factors for hydrogen storage [J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 50 (50): 697-708.

[5] Wang, Pengfei; Teng, Ying; Zhu, Jinlong; Bao, Wancheng; Han, Songbai; Li, Yun; Zhao, Yusheng; Xie, Heping. Review on the Synergistic Effect between Metal–Organic Frameworks and Gas Hydrates for CH4 storage and CO2 Separation Applications [J]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 167 112807.

[6] Wang, Pengfei; Kang, Hongwei; Teng, Ying; Li, Yun; Wang, Xiaomeng; Su, Qinqin; Zhu, Jianbo; Han, Songbai; Zhao, Yusheng; Zhu, Jinlong. Quest for optimal nanoconfinement for hydrate-based CO2 capture [J]. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10 (6): 109021.

[7] Teng, Ying; Wang, Pengfei*; Xie, Heping; Zhu, Jianbo. Capillary trapping characteristics of CO2 sequestration in fractured carbonate rock and sandstone using MRI [J]. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 104809.

[8] Wang, Pengfei; Teng, Ying; Zhao, Yusheng; Zhu, Jinlong. Experimental Studies on Gas Hydrate-Based CO2 Storage: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Directions [J]. Energy Technology, 2021, 9 (7): 2100004.

[9] Wang, Pengfei; Teng, Ying. Numerical and Experimental Research on Gas Production from Methane Hydrate under Water–Excess Conditions [J]. Energy & Fuels, 2021, 35 (6): 4848-57.

[10] Wang, Pengfei; Li, Kehan; Yang, Jianyu; Zhu, Jinlong; Zhao, Yusheng; Teng, Ying. Experimental and Theoretical Study on Dissociation Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Hydrogen-Propane Hydrate [J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 426 131279.

[11] Teng, Ying#; Wang, Pengfei#; Jiang, Lanlan; Liu, Yu; Wei, Yang. New Spectrophotometric Method for Quantitative Characterization of Density-Driven Convective Instability [J]. Polymers, 2021, 13 (4): 661.

[12] Teng, Ying; Wang, Pengfei*; Zhou, Yabin; Wei, Yang. Potential applications of distributed optical fiber sensor in hydrate-induced sedimentary deformation research [J]. Energy Science & Engineering, 2021, 10 (1): 4-12.

[13] Wang, Pengfei; Zhou, Hang; Ling, Zheng; Li, Yuanping. Hydrate Formation Characteristics during Carbon Dioxide Flow Through Depleted Methane Hydrate Deposits [J]. Energy Technology, 2018, 6 (6): 1186-95.

[14] Wang, Pengfei; Wang, Shenglong; Song, Yongchen; Yang, Mingjun. Dynamic Measurements of Methane Hydrate Formation/Dissociation in Different Gas Flow Direction [J]. Applied Energy, 2018, 227 703-9.

[15] Wang, Pengfei; Yang, Mingjun; Jiang, Lanlan; Zhao, Yuechao; Song, Yongchen. Effects of Multiple Factors on Methane Hydrate Reformation in a Porous Medium [J]. ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2 (21): 6030-5.

[16] Wang, Pengfei; Yang, Mingjun; Chen, Bingbing; Zhao, Yuechao; Zhao, Jiafei; Song, Yongchen. Methane Hydrate Reformation in Porous Media with Methane Migration [J]. Chemical Engineering Science, 2017, 168 344-51. 

Academic Positions

Early Career Editorial Board Member for Gas Science and Engineering, Carbon Neutrality, and Energy Reviews journals

Academic Committee Member of the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates

Honors and Awards

2022 Wiley China Annual Open Author

Third Prize (Instructor) in the 15th National College Students' Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Social Practice and Technology Competition

Category C, Shenzhen Overseas High-Caliber Talent "Peacock Plan"

Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Liaoning Province

Outstanding Graduate of Liaoning Province