Ben Hang Yin, Ph.D.

Alumni

​Postdoctoral Fellow

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Research Interests

​Research interests range from the fabrication of inorganic/organic porous materials to their applications in catalysis and membrane processes. To be detailed, my research work focus on microporous membranes for gas separation, MOF/Zeolite heterogeneous catalyst development and catalytic membrane reactor development and applications.

Selected Publications

  • On the Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) membrane for hydrogen separation from simulated biomass-derived syn... 
    H. Yin, E. Jang, J. Choi, and A.C.K. Yip
    Mesoporous and Microporous Materials, 233, pp 70-77, (2016)
  • Anti-poisoning core–shell metal/ZIF-8 catalyst for selective alkene hydrogenation 
    H. Yin, J. Choi, and A.C.K. Yip
    Catalysis Today, 265, 203-209, (2016)
  • Thermal stability of ZIF-8 under oxidative and inert environments: A practical perspective on using ZIF-8 as a cata... 
    H. Yin, H. Kim, J. Choi, and A.C.K. Yip
    Chemical Engineering Journal, 278, 293-300, (2015)
  • Food sustainability by designing and modeling a membrane controlled atmosphere storage system 
    K.L. Chong, N. Peng, H. Yin, G.G. Lipscomb, T.S. Chung
    Journal of Food Engineering, 114, 361-374, (2013)

PATENTS

  • ​PDMS based composite hollow fiber membranes for gas separation applications
  • P. Li, H. Yin, T.S. Chung (201207291-4)
  • A system for nitrate-containing brine water treatment
  • H. Wang, S. Yan, J. Yun, W. Xu, X. Guan, W. Gong, N. Peng, Y. Zhang, H. Yin (CN205892766U)
  • Method for preparing the inorganic membrane on the non-woven fiber support
  • H. Yin, H. Wang, N. Peng (CN106582319A)

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (2016)
  • Master, Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2011)
  • Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China (2008)

Professional Profile

  • ​2017 – Present:   Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2016 – 2017:        Research Scholar, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 2010 – 2012:        Research Engineer, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Awards

  • ​2016 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
  • Scholarship of 23rd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 23)
  • PhD scholarship from Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Merit Student Award from City of Dalian

Research Interests Keywords

membranes Hollow fiber and modules MOFs zeolites