Dr Jun Li
Reader
Chemical and Process Engineering
Personal statement
Dr Jun Li is a Reader in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Dr Li sits on the Project Management Group for the UK Supergen Bioenergy Impact Hub and is leading a project on biomass electrolysis for hydrogen project. Dr served as the Deputy Theme Lead (Bioenergy) at ETP Scotland from 2020 to its formal closure in 2025. Dr Li received his PhD from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and worked as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the journals 'International Journal of Green Energy' and 'Frontiers in Thermal Engineering'.
Dr Li leads a bioenergy research group focusing on innovation pathways to decarbonise energy and chemical systems. His work emphasises the cost-effective valorisation of biomass and waste to produce low-carbon energy and fuels, contributing to the transition towards a net-zero circular economy. His research spans the fundamentals of reacting and conversion processes, advanced CFD modelling for engineering prediction and design, and plant-wise process simulations for techno-economic and environmental assessments, with particular current interests in green hydrogen production from biomass, advancing clean bioenergy solutions, and biofuel synthesis.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- Techno-economic assessment of a closed-loop circular economy for Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Zhang Rongrong, Jia Shuya, Li Jun, Xu Yong, Chen Hsinghung, Zhang Xiaolei
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c01154
- Investigation of hydrogen-LPG mixtures in industrial boilers : impacts on flame characteristics, emissions, and heat transfers
- Sichone Isaya, Mularski Jakub, Li Wei, Li Jun
- International Journal of Green Energy (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2025.2529273
- Multi-source data-based hydrogen refuelling station location optimization - a case study of Guangdong, China
- Zhang Jixiang, Du Wenjie, Li Jun, Cai Guotian, Qi Xiaoling
- Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Vol 81 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104426
- Hydrogen production from waste biomass using redox mediators
- MacDonald Lewis, Brightman Edward, Lyth Stephen, Johnson William, Li Jun
- International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ScotChem) (2025)
- Process simulation of the integration of molecular distillation with fast pyrolysis of biomass for sustainable fuel production
- Iwube Pamela, Li Jun, Brightman Edward
- Sustainable Energy and Fuels Vol 9, pp. 2564-2580 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4se01077a
- Multi-objective optimization of pelletized coffee silver skin in flue gas torrefaction for producing premium solid fuel
- Manatura Kanit, Klinkesorn Supaporn, Chalermsinsuwan Benjapon, Samsalee Namfon, Wongrerkdee Sutthipoj, Jaojaruek Kitipong, Pattiya Adisak, Li Jun
- BioEnergy Research Vol 18 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-024-10808-6
Teaching
Currently taught modules:
- CP533: Clean Combustion Technologies
- CP102: ChemEng: Fundamentals, Techniques and Tools
Previously taught modules:
- CP206: Chemical Engineering Practice 1
- CP414: Particle Technology & Advanced Reactors
Research Interests
Dr Li's research interests include the fundamental investigation and understanding of problems associated with the complex interactions of thermo-fluids dynamics, thermochemical processes, and heat & mass thansfer in thermal/chemical processes, predominantly focusing on:
- Clean bioenergy technologies, such as clean combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, and wet waste-to-energy conversion.
- The production and utilisation of renewable hydrogen/hydrogen-rich syngas for decarbonising industry systems.
- The development and application of advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling for multiphase reacting fluids.
- The development and demonstration of innovative, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems.
- Techno-economic and environmental assessment of energy and chemical systems.
Accepting PhD student applications in the following topics:
- Hydrogen production from biomass and waste
- Advanced hydrothermal processing
- Biofuel synthesis and upgrading
Current RAs:
- Dr Lewis McDonnald (Project: Biomass electrolysis for green hydrogen production )
- Ms Shuya Jia (Project: biosynthesis green hydrogen demonstration)
Current PhD students:
- Arslan Anwar
- Chigozie Akanno
- Nicola Voiculescu
- Asuquo Jackson Asuquo
- Robert Sait-Stewart
- Haitian Chen
- Ali Rabeeah
- Fahad Alajmi
Formal PhD students:
- Dr Morgen Mukamwi (PhD thesis: Development of a sulphur-tolerant carbon-based catalyst for steam reforming syngas hydrocarbons to maximise hydrogen production in biomass gasification)
- Dr Jixiang Zhang (PhD thesis: Beyond Green Planet: A Comprehensive and Systematic Second-Generation Biomass Supply Chain Optimisation)
- Dr Teresa Marti Rossello (PhD thesis: Development of robust modelling methods for a quick evaluation of biomass pyrolysis performance and its transient behaviour at a particle level)
- Dr Wenhan Cao (PhD thesis: Experimental and modelling study on the release of potassium during biomass combustion)
Formal RAs:
- Dr Robert Price (2022-2024)
- Dr Jakub Mularski (2020-2022)
- Dr Muhammad Uzair (2022-2023)
- Teresa Marti Rossello (2019)
- Robert Sait-Stewart (2022, 2024)
Professional Activities
- Hydrogen Production from Waste Biomass using Redox Mediators
- Contributor
- 11/6/2025
- 33rd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition
- Member of programme committee
- 9/6/2025
- Supergen Bioenergy Hub Impact Day
- Member of programme committee
- 13/5/2025
- University of Hiroshima
- Visiting researcher
- 7/4/2025
- PhD Viva - Dr Eloise Bevan - University of Edinburgh
- Examiner
- 27/3/2025
- Workshop on UK-Africa Quality Biochar Production and Applications
- Chair
- 19/2/2025
Projects
- ThermalLance3
- Lue, Leo (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator)
- 22-Jan-2024 - 21-Jan-2026
- Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2024 | Jahangir, Reehab
- Markl, Daniel (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Jahangir, Reehab (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Supergen Bioenergy Impact Focused Hub
- Li, Jun (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
- Biosynthesis green hydrogen demonstration
- Li, Jun (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2025
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Johnson, William
- Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Lyth, Stephen (Co-investigator) Johnson, William (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- Green Hydrogen Integration at Sullom Voe (EETF Hydrogen Innovation Scheme)
- Sillars, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Marrocco, Tiziana (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024