Doctor 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 糖心视频. Dr Li sits on the Project Management Group for the 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
- Recipient
- 2022
- Recipient
- 2022
Publications
- , ,
- Energy Conversion and Management (2026)
- Price Robert, , Keenan Luke Lawrence, , , ,
- Catalysis Science and Technology Vol 16, pp. 1444-1456 (2026)
- , , , Naftaly Mira
- 2025 50th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) 2025 50th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) 2025 50th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), pp. 1-2 (2026)
- , ,
- Sustainable Energy & Fuels Vol 10, pp. 375-385 (2026)
- , , Osei-Amponsah Charity, Gebrezgabher Solomie, Mupangwa Walter, Adamtey Noah, Nartey Eric, Lord Richard, Ennis Chris, , , ,
- (2025)
- Zhang Jixiang, Du Wenjie, , Cai Guotian, Qi Xiaoling
- Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Vol 81 (2025)
Teaching
Currently taught modules:
- CP533: Clean Combustion Technologies听
- CP102: ChemEng: Fundamentals, Techniques and Tools
Previously taught modules:
- CP206: Chemical Engineering Practice 1
- CP414: Particle Technology & Advanced Reactors 听
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.听
- The production and utilisation of renewable hydrogen/hydrogen-rich syngas for decarbonising industry systems.听
- 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听
- 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听
- Chigozie Akanno
- Nicola Voiculescu
- Asuquo Jackson Asuquo听
- Robert Sait-Stewart听
- Haitian Chen听
- Ali Rabeeah听
- 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) 听
Formal RAs:
- Dr Robert Price (2022-2024)
- Dr Jakub Mularski (2020-2022)听
- Dr Muhammad Uzair (2022-2023)
- Teresa Marti Rossello (2019)
- Robert Sait-Stewart (2022, 2024)
Professional Activities
- Editorial board member
- 2026
- Contributor
- 11/6/2025
- Member of programme committee
- 9/6/2025
- Member of programme committee
- 13/5/2025
- Visiting researcher
- 7/4/2025
- Examiner
- 27/3/2025
Projects
- Lue, Leo (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator)
- 22-Jan-2024 - 21-Jan-2026
- Markl, Daniel (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Jahangir, Reehab (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Li, Jun (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
- Li, Jun (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2025
- Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Lyth, Stephen (Co-investigator) Johnson, William (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- 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
Contact
Doctor
Jun
Li
Reader
Chemical and Process Engineering
Email: jun.li@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2393