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Lian Zhang specializes in research, development, and deployment related to a broad range of high-efficiency low-emission clean energy technologies, particularly focusing on the advanced utilization of low-rank coal and biomass industrial waste. His interdisciplinary research includes hydrometallurgical leaching of low-rank coal, biochar, and the selective removal of troublesome elements. He also focuses on extracting specific metals to make construction materials from low-rank coal fly ash and steelmaking slag. Utilizing synchrotron-based facilities, he conducts both ex-situ and in-situ characterization of various solid products collected from clean energy processes. Additionally, he is interested in commercializing several patented technologies developed by his research group, such as the manufacturing of high-purity MgO/MgSO4/CaO from low-rank coal fly ash and advanced catalysts for the in-situ production of aromatic-rich hydrocarbons through pyrolysis. Dr. Zhang is leading the Clean Solid Fuel Laboratory at Monash University's Department of Chemical Engineering and is supervising eight PhD students along with a postdoctoral research fellow.
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