Wang Aiqing, Ph,D,Laboratory Director.

Basic Information:
Prof. Aiqin Wang is the Director of R&D Center of Eco-material and Eco-Chemistry of Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Lanzhou University in 1986 and obtained his PhD from the LICP, CAS in 1999 for research on water treatment of chitin and chitosan derivatives. He has been a full Professor since 2000 and worked as Visiting Professor of JSPS at ONRI (Japan) in 2002.
His research focuses on synthesis, characterisation and adsorption processes of functional adsorbent materials, oil sorption resins, natural and clay adsorbent materials. Recently he has developed granular hydrogel superadsorbent materials and separation processes for fast and efficient removal and separation of hazardous matter from contaminated water and the recovery and pre-concentration of precious metal ions from different media. He has published over 450 journal papers, 6 book, 6 book chapters and granted 25 patents. He has received numerous honors and awards for his research. Moreover, he is the Member of the Editorial Board of Chemical Engineering Research and Design、Current Environmental Engineering、Iranian Polymer Journal and Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences.

Research Areas:
1. Modification of clay minerals and their applications;
2. Organic/inorganic Nanocomposites;
3. Chemistry of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives;
4. Functional adsorbent materials.
Community Service:
Advisors on technology of Chang’an Group Co., Ltd of Shengli Oil Field; part-time professor of Lanzhou University and Northwest University for Nationalities.

Selected Publications:
1. Yujie Zhang, Junping Zhang*, Aiqin Wang*. From Maya Blue to biomimetic pigments: Durable biomimetic pigments with self-cleaning property. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 901-907.
2. Bin Mu, Aiqin Wang*, Adsorption of dyes onto palygorskite and its composites: A review, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2016, 4, 1274-1294.
3. Yian Zheng, Aiqin Wang*. Superadsorbent with three-dimensional networks: From bulk hydrogel to granular hydrogel. European Polymer Journal, 2015, 72, 661-686.
4. Bin Mu, Aiqin Wang*. One-pot fabrication of multifunctional superparamagnetic attapulgite/Fe3O4/polyaniline nanocomposites served as adsorbent and catalyst support. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3 (1): 281-289
5. Wenbo Wang, Guangyan Tian, Zhifang Zhang, Aiqin Wang*. A simple hydrothermal approach to modify palygorskite for high-efficient adsorption of Methylene blue and Cu(II) ions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015, 265: 228-238
6. Yian Zheng, Yongfeng Zhu, Aiqin Wang*. Kapok fiber structure-oriented polyallylthiourea: Efficient adsorptive reduction for Au(III) for catalytic application. Polymer, 2014, 55: 5211-5217
7. Bin Mu, Wenbo Zhang, Shijun Shao, Aiqin Wang*. Glycol assisted synthesis of graphene/MnO2/ polyaniline ternary composites for high performance supercapacitor electrodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16: 7872-7880.
8. Yian Zheng, Yongfeng Zhu, Aiqin Wang*. Highly efficient and selective adsorption of malachite green onto granular composite hydrogel. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014, 257(1): 66-73.
9. Jixiang Xu, Wenbo Wang, Aiqin Wang*. Enhanced microscopic structure and properties of palygorskite by associated extrusion and high-pressure homogenization process. Applied Clay Science, 2014, 95: 365-370.
10. Jixiang Xu, Wenbo Wang, Aiqin Wang*. Superior dispersion properties of palygorskite in dimethyl sulfoxide via high-pressure homogenization process. Applied Clay Science, 2013, 86: 174-178.
11. Xiaoning Shi, Wenbo Wang, Aiqin Wang*. pH-responsive sodium alginate-based superporous hydrogel generated by an anionic surfactant micelle templating. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2013, 94(1): 449-455.
12. Bin Mu, Yuru Kang, Aiqin Wang*. Preparation of a polyelectrolyte-coated magnetic attapulgite composite for the adsorption of precious metals. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1: 4804-4811.
13. Yian Zheng and Aiqin Wang*. Ag nanoparticles-entrapped hydrogel as promising material for catalytic reduction of organic dyes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22: 16552-16559.
14. Jixiang Xu, Junping Zhang, Qin Wang, Aiqin Wang*. Disaggregation of palygorskite crystal bundles via high-pressure homogenization. Applied Clay Science, 2011, 54(1): 118-123.
15. Aiqin Wang, Wenbo Wang. Superabsorbent materials. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2009, DOI:10.1002/0471238961.supewang.a01.

Projects Undertaken:
(1) Techniques for desertification restoration and practical applications ( “West action” Project , National Tenth Five-Year Plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2002).
(2) Preparation and industrialization development of novel functional superabsorbents (branch of the Main Project of National Tenth Five-Year Plan of Ministry Science and Technology, 2002).
(3) Supporting materials for afforestation under natural rainfall conditions (Project for Transformation of Agricultural Achievementsof Ministry Science and Technology, 2003).
(4) Demonstration experiments of Ecological Environment Development along expressway in arid and semiarid areas (Project of the Ministry of Communications, 2003).
(5) Organification of attapulgite and its applications (Programs for Science and Technology Development of Gansu Province, 2005).
(6) Preparation of superabsorbent composites with slow-release fertilizer properties ("Western Light" Joint Scholar Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005).
(7) Preparation and practical applications of novel materials for afforestation in difficult sites ( “West action” Project , National Eleventh Five-Year Plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006).
(8) Low cost functional biomimetic materials for sand fixation （863 Exploration Project of Ministry Science and Technology, 2006）.
(9) Green environmental protection functional water-saving materials (863 Special Projects for Modern Agriculture, National Eleventh Five-Year Plan of Ministry Science and Technology, 2006).
(10) Novel attapulgite based materials for advanced treatment of drinking water (Taihu Special Project of Jiangsu Technology Department, 2007).
(11) Preparation and applications of superadsorbent microsphere (Support Science and Technology Project of Gansu Province, 2008).
(12) Preparation of template Nanosphere Composites and their adsorption mechanism for heavy metal ions (Chinese National Natural Science Foundation, 2008).

Contact Information:
Tel:0931-4968118
E-mail:aqwang@licp.cas.cn
Personal website:http://www.licp.cas.cn/jgsz/kyxt/hjclysthxfzzx/rcdw/wangaiqin/
Postal code:730000
Address:No.18，Tianshui Middle Road，Lanzhou，P.R.China