The team mainly focuses on research related to advanced functional membranes and chemical process enhancement. Recently, the team proposed a new idea of embedding crystal seeds in the polymer substrate and accurately constructing MOF nanosheet films by surface crystal induced growth method, and realized the hierarchical construction of highly flexible super-hydrophobic MOF films on the surface of the polymer substrate, and analyzed the crystal structure of the nanosheet and its internal mass transfer channel. The synergistic mechanism of polymer and nanolayer in the separation process was revealed, which broke through the bottleneck of flexible MOF membrane preparation and provided theoretical basis and technical support for large-scale preparation and application. The relevant research results are entitled "Highly flexible and superhydrophobic MOF nanosheet membrane for ultrafast alcohol-water separation". Published in the journal science (DOI: 10.1126/science.abo5680)

My research interests mainly focus on process strengthening and membrane reaction processes. My research fields and directions are as follows:
1. Multiphase microreactor design, transmission and reaction process strengthening
2. Continuous Catalytic conversion of biomass platform compounds and their derivatives
3. Sewage treatment, carbon capture, green continuous synthesis and extraction separation
4. Membrane reactor process, acid catalyst and hydrophilic and hydrophobic material preparation

2012.09-2017.07 Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Major in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Doctor of Engineering (Master's degree)

2020.06-present School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Special Researcher/Doctoral Supervisor
2018.03-2020.06 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Presided over/participated in the National Natural Science Foundation, national key research and development program, post-doctoral level and enterprise horizontal projects; So far, he has published more than 30 papers in academic journals and conferences at home and abroad, applied for 10 patents, and transformed 1 patent achievement.
First, the microfoam-filled bed was constructed for the first time, and the hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer in the reactor were obtained.
Second, the liquid-solid fluid dynamics and mass transfer process of the microfoamfilled bed were characterized for the first time, and were applied to the process of xylose hydrolysis to furfural with remarkable results.
3. Recently, the evaluation method of gas-liquid-solid external mass transfer in a micro-foam filled bed was established and applied to intermediate nitrobenzene hydrogenation to aniline to achieve a fast, efficient, continuous and green synthesis process.
Representative Papers
1 Wang Hongbin, Zhou Tao, Han Shaopeng, Duan Lian, Sang Le*, Zhao Zhiping. Hydrodynamics and mass transfer enhancement of gas-liquid flow in micropacked bed reactors: Effect of contact angle. AIChE Journal, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/ AI.17846.
2 Lu Hengxing, Yang Weiyao, Shi Yingxian, Wang Hongbin, Mao Heng, Sang Le*, Zhao Zhiping*. Fast and continuous conversion of xylose to furfural in micropacked bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Science, 2023, 266, 118256.
3 Xu Lihao, Li Shenhui, Mao Heng, Li Yan, Zhang Aoshuai, Wang Sen, Liu Weimin, Lv Jing, Wang Tao, Cai Weiwei, Sang Le, Xie Wenwen, Pei Chan, Lei Zhengzheng, Feng Yingnan*, Zhao Zhiping*. Highly-flexible and superhydrophobic MOF nanosheet membrane for ultrafast alcohol-water separation. Science, 2022, 378, 308-212.
4 Han Shaopeng, Li Shenhui, Wang Hongbin, Yang Weiyao, Sang Le*, Zhao Zhiping. Hydrodynamics and liquid-solid mass transfer in micropacked bed reactors with copper foam packing. Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 262, 118033.
5 Duan Lian, Ma Chi, Lou Fengyan, Yin Jiabin, Sang Le*, Zhang Jisong*. Investigation of external mass transfer in a micropacked bed reactor with a Pd/Al2O3/nickel foam. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, 2022, 61, 13710-13719.
6 Ma Chi, Liu Wei, Duan Xiaonan, Zhang Chenghao, Sang Le*, Zhang Jisong*. Preparation of highly effective Ni foam monolithic catalyst by electrolytic deposition for nitrobenzene hydrogenation in a micropacked bed. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, 2022, 61, 11276-11287.
7 Li Yuxi, Li Yanbin, Li Xinyuan*, Hou Tailei, Qiao Chen, Tai Yunpeng, Gu Xiaole, Zhao Di, Sang Le*, Zhang Jiatao*. Microreactor platform for continuous synthesis of electronic doped quantum dots. Nano Research, 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4571-4.
8 Sang Le, Cao Qiang, Xie Bingqi, Machi, Zhang Jisong. Investigation of effective interfacial area in micropacked bed reactors. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, 2021, 60, 9206-9215.
9 Sang Le, Feng Xudong, Tu Jiacheng, Xie Bingqi, Luo Guangsheng, Zhang Jisong*. Investigation of external mass transfer in micropacked bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 393, 124793.
10 Sang Le, Tu Jiacheng, Cheng Han, Luo Guangsheng, Zhang Jisong*. Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of gas-liquid flow in micropacked bed reactors with metal foam packing. AIChE Journal, 2020, 65, e16803.
11 Sang Le, Luo Yong, Chu Guangwen*, Sun Baochang, Zhang Liangliang, Chen Jianfeng. A three-zone mass transfer model for a rotating packed bed. AIChE Journal, 2019, 65, e16595.
12 Sang Le, Luo Yong, Chu Guangwen, Zhang Jingpeng, Xiang Yang, Chen Jianfeng. Liquid flow pattern transition, droplet diameter and size distribution in the cavity zone of a rotating packed bed: A visual study. Chemical Engineering Science, 2017, 158, 429-438.
13 Sang Le, Luo Yong, Chu Guangwen*, Liu Xingzheng, Chen Jianfeng. Modelling and experimental studies of mass transfer in the cavity zone of a rotating packed bed. Chemical Engineering Science, 2017, 170, 355-364.
Patent
The invention relates to a preparation process of an integral polymer porous fixed bed with catalytic function. China, 202110895092.4.
2 ZHANG Jisong, Sang Le, ZHOU Caijin, TU Jiacheng. The invention relates to an apparatus and method for on-line determination of residence time distribution in a liquid-liquid and gas-liquid continuous reactor. China, 201910915518.0
3 ZHANG Jisong, Sang Le, TU Jiacheng. The invention relates to a microfoam-based packed bed reactor method for gas-liquid-solid reaction. China, 201911220623.9.
4 ZHANG Jisong, TU Jiacheng, SANG Le. The invention relates to a device for continuous synthesis of benzylamines by heterogeneous hydrogenation in a microreactor. China, 201910954891.7.
5 WU Lidong, Zhang Jisong, Cao Qiang, Sang Le. The invention relates to a method for efficient and continuous treatment of aquaculture pollutants by using a microreactor. China, 202010357601.3
6 LUO Yong, SANG Le, Chu Guangwen, Chen Jianfeng, ZHAO Hong, ZOU Haikui. A high gravity device for vacuum distillation and an application method thereof. China, 201310348152.6
7 CHU Guangwen, SANG Le, Chen Jianfeng, Luo Yong, ZOU Haikui, ZHAO Hong. System device and method for deep removal of nitrogen oxides from industrial exhaust gas. China, 201310356553.6.
8 Chen Jianfeng, Sang Le, Chu Guangwen, Luo Yong, ZOU Haikui. The invention relates to a continuous flow rotating axis reactor device and its application. China, 201310542394.9.