Ph.D. Xiang Zhang
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Process Systems Engineering
Process Systems Engineering
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
- Computer-aided material (ionic liquid and MOF) and process design
- Energy systems engineering (CO2 capture, techno-economics, LCA)
- Multiscale modeling for chemical product and process design
- Data-driven and gray-box optimization
Education
- 2015-2019 PhD in Process Systems Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
- 2012-2014 MSc in Chemical and Energy Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany
- 2008-2012 BEng in Product-oriented Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Scientific Career
- Since 2022 Team leader, MPI Magdeburg, Germany
- 2020-2022 Ernst Dieter Gilles Postdoctoral Fellow, MPI Magdeburg, Germany
- 2019-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 2014-2015 Research assistant, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- 2013-2014 Research assistant, MPI Magdeburg, Germany
Recent Publications
- Zhang X, Zhou T, Sundmacher K. Integrated metal-organic framework (MOF) and pressure/vacuum swing adsorption process design: MOF matching. AlChE J. 2022;68(9):e17788.
- Zhang X, Zhou T, Sundmacher K. Integrated metal–organic framework and pressure/vacuum swing adsorption process design: Descriptor optimization. AlChE J. 2022;68(2):e17524.
- Zhang X, Sethi S, Wang Z, Zhou T, Qi Z, Sundmacher K. A neural recommender system for efficient adsorbent screening. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2022;259:117801.
- Zhang X, Ding X, Song Z, Zhou T, Sundmacher K. Integrated ionic liquid and rate-based absorption process design for gas separation: Global optimization using hybrid models. AlChE J. 2021;67(10):e17340.
- Zhang X, Wang J, Song Z, Zhou T. Data-Driven Ionic Liquid Design for CO2 Capture: Molecular Structure Optimization and DFT Verification. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021;60(27):9992-10000.