Ying Li - Assistant Professor



Contact Information

Office Address:
EMS 907
3200 North Cramer Street
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-3716
Fax: 414-229-6958
Email: liying@uwm.edu
Personal Home Page: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/liying/web
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 784
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 Ying Li
Education

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, 2007
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2004
M.S., Thermal Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2002
B.S., Thermal Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 1999

Research Interests

  • Fuels from sunlight (photoreduction of CO2 to fuels; solar hydrogen; concentrated solar reactor)
  • CO2 capture and utilization (functionalized CO2 sorbents; CO2 fixation by microalgae)
  • Nanomaterial synthesis and characterization
  • Energy storage devices
  • Pollution control (emissions control from combustion sources; atmospheric pollutants; wastewater treatment)
  • Aerosol science and technology

Selected Publications

  1. Li, Y., Ehrhard, R., Biswas, P., Kulkarni, P., Carns, K. Patterson, C., Krishinan, R., Shiha, R. Removal of waterborne particles by electrofiltration: pilot-scale testing. Environmental Engineering Science, in revision.
  2. Li, Y., Zili, Z., Wang, W.N., Biswas, P. Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O on Mesoporous Silica Supported Cu/TiO2 Catalysts. Submitted to Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.
  3. Suriyawong, A., Smallwood, M. Li, Y., Zhuang, Y., Biswas, P. Mercury capture by nano-structured titanium dioxide sorbent during coal combustion: Lab-scale to Pilot-scale Studies. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. In Press.
  4. Li, Y., Suriyawong, A., Daukoru, M., Zhuang, Y., Biswas, P. Measurement and capture of fine and ultrafine particles from a pilot-scale pulverized coal combustor with an electrostatic precipitator. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association. 2009, 59 (5), 553-559.
  5. Li, Y., Daukoru, M., Suriyawong, A., Biswas, P. Mercury emissions control from coal-fired flue gas using potassium iodide: bench- and pilot-scale studies. Energy & Fuels. 2009, 23, 236-243.
  6. Li, Y., Murphy, P. D., Wu, C. Y., Powers, K. W., Bonzongo, J.-C. Development of silica/vanadia/titania catalysts for removal of elemental mercury from coal combustion flue gas. Environmental Science & Technology, 2008, 42, 5304-5309.
  7. Li, Y., Murphy, P. D., Wu, C. Y. Removal of elemental mercury from simulated coal-combustion flue gas using a SiO2-TiO2 nanocomposite. Fuel Processing Technology, 2008, 89, 567-573.
  8. Gao, J., Bonzongo, J-C., Bitton. G., Li, Y., Wu, C. Y. Nanowastes and the Environment: Using Mercury as a Model Pollutant to Assess the Environmental Fate of Chemicals Adsorbed onto Manufactured Nanomaterials. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2008, 27 (4), 808-810.
  9. Li, Y., Wu, C. Y. Kinetic Study for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Elemental Mercury on a SiO2-TiO2 Nanocomposite. Environmental Engineering Science, 2007, 24 (1), 3-12.
  10. Li, Y., Wu, C. Y. Role of Moisture in Adsorption, Photocatalytic Oxidation, and Reemission of Elemental Mercury on a SiO2-TiO2 Nanocomposite. Environmental Science & Technology. 2006, 40, 6444-6448.
  11. Li, Y., Lee, S. R., Wu, C. Y. UV-Absorption-Based Measurements of Ozone and Mercury: An Investigation on Their Mutual Interferences. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2006, 6 (4), 418-429.
  12. Romero, C. E., Li, Y., Bilirgen, H., Sarunac, N., Levy, E. K. Modification of boiler operating conditions for mercury emissions reductions in coal-fired utility boilers. Fuel. 2006, 85, 204-212.