Name: SHENG Kui-Chuan

Gender: Male

Degree: Ph.D

Title: Professor

Organization: College of Biosystems engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University

Education Experience:

From Sep. 15, 1981 to Jul. 15, 1985:   B.A (Agricultural mechanization), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Zhejiang Agricultural University, graduated on Jul. 15,1985

From Sep. 1, 1989 to Jul. 8, 1993:   M. Sc (Agricultural mechanization engineering), College of Agricultural Engineering, Zhejiang Agricultural University, graduated on Jul. 8, 1993.

From Sep. 1, 1998 to Jul. 1, 2002:  Ph.D (Agricultural mechanization engineering), College of Agricultural Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural University, and School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, graduated on Jul. 1, 2002.

Work Experience:

From Jul. 16, 1985 to Aug. 31, 1992:  Assistant Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Zhejiang Agricultural University

From Sep. 1, 1992 to Aug. 31, 1998:   Lecturer, College of Agricultural Engineering, Zhejiang Agricultural University

From Oct., 1997 to May, 1998:  Visiting scholar, Cairo University, Egyptian Agricultural Engineering Institute, and New Energy and Renewable Energy Research Center , Egypt

From Sep. 1, 1998 to Dec., 2005:  Associated Professor, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University

From Jul. 16, 2003 to Jul. 14, 2004: Postdoctoral researcher, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Japan

From Jan. 1, 2006 to now:  Professor, College of Biosystems engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University

From Apr., 2007 to May, 2007:  Visiting scholar, Kansas State University and Purdue University, USA

From May, 2009 to Jun., 2009:  Visit biogas plants and mechnical & biological treatment plants in Germany

From Sep. , 2009 to Dec. , 2009:  Visiting scholar, University of California, Davis, USA

Rewards:

(1) The third prize of scientific and technological progress awards, Zhejiang Province Government, P. R. China (1995), Research and development of the 9JF (C)-168 chicken incubator

(2) The prize of Excellent Young Teacher awards, Zhejiang Agricultural University (1996)

(3) The prize of Excellent Teacher awards, Zhejiang University (2004)

(4) The first prize of General University Excellent Teaching Achievement Awards, Ministry of Education, P. R. China (2005), Exploring and practice of engineering graphics teaching and its extending all over the country

(5) The prize of Excellent Teacher awards, Baogang Fund, China (2006)

(6) The prize of Excellent Young Teacher for Higher Education awards, Education of Zhejiang Province, P. R. China (2007)

(7) The second prize of scientific and technological progress awards, Zhejiang Province Government, P. R. China (2009), Automatic seeding line for greenhouse planting

(8) The prize of Advanced Worker, the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (2012)

Research Area:

Management of farm wastes through anaerobic digestion by purpose of biogas and bio-fertilizer production

?   Utilization of wood wastes and agricultural residues as a source for energy or bio-materials

?   Biomass densification and utilization as an energy resource for rural or industrial use

?   Development of environmental friendly biobased materials for fabrication of bio-adhesive and bio-composites

Publication:

1     Mehrdad Adl, Kuichuan Sheng, Arash Gharibi. Technical assessment of bioenergy recovery from cotton stalks through anaerobic digestion process and the effects of inexpensive pre-treatments. Applied Energy. 2012, 93: 251-260

2     Adl M, Sheng K C, Xia Y, Gharibi A, Chen X. Examing a hybrid plug-flow pilot reactor for anaerobic digestion of farm-based biodegradable solids. International Journal of Environmental Research. 2012, 6(1): 335-344

3    Sheng Kuichuan, Shen Yingying, Yang Haiqing, Wang Wenjin, Luo Weiqiang. Rapid determination of componential contents and calorific value of selected agricultural biomass feedstocks using spectroscopic technology. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis. 2012, 32(10): 2805-2809

4     Shaoping Qian, Hailiang Mao, Kuichuan Sheng, Jun Lu, Yifan Luo, Congyu Hou. Effect of low-concentration alkali solution pretreatment on the properties of bamboo particles reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI: 10.1002/app.39328

5     Jun Lu, Jie Chen, Kuichuan Sheng, Songming Zhu, Xiangqun Qian, Shaoping Qian. Rheological properties and calorimetric analysis on zein under high pressure trement. Transactions of the CSAE, 2013, 29 (5): 259－265 (in Chinese)

6     WANG Hui, SHENG KuiChuan, Chen Jie, Mao HaiLiang,QIAN XiangQun. Mechanical and thermal properties of sodium silicate treated moso bamboo particles reinforced PVC composits. Science China: Technological Sciences. 2010, 53(11): 2932-2935

7     Kuichuan Sheng, Mehrdad Adl, Hui Wang, Rui Chang, Kun Fang. Bamboo, soybean and corn as resources for green composites, In: F. Willems, P. Moens. Green composites: Properties, design and life cycle assessment, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York. 2010, pp. 79 - 97

8     Kuichuan Sheng, Mehrdad Adl, Hui Wang, Xiangqun Qian. Polyvinyl Chloride Composites. In: Assunta Borzacchiello. Encyclopedia of Composites, the second edition, publisher John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey. 2012, pp. 2344-2354

9     Hui Wang, Kuichuan Sheng, Tian Lan, Mehrdad Adl, Xiangqun Qian, Songming Zhu. Role of surface treatment on water absorption of poly(vinyl chloride) composites reinforced by phyllostachys pubescens particles, Composites Science and Technology , 2010, 70 (5): 847-853

10  Kuichaun Sheng. Biomass Energy Engineering, Chemical Industry Press, Sep. 2009：244-270.

11   Kun Fang, Baobing Wang, Kuichuan Sheng, X. Susan Sun. Properties and morphology of poly(lactic acid)/soy protein isolate blends, Journal of applied polymer science, 2009, 114 (2): 754 - 759

12   Xin Li, Yonghui Li, Zhikai Zhong, Donghai Wang, Jo A. Ratto, Kuichuan Sheng, Xiuzhi Susan Sun. Mechanical and water soaking properties of medium density fiberboard with wood fiber and soybean protein adhesive. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100: 3556 －3562

13   Kuichuan Sheng. Problems and solutions on R & D and promotion of biomass biofuel technologies. Internationaal conference on solid biofuels, Beijing, China, Auguest 2009

14   Rui Chang, Kuichuan Sheng, Hai Wang, Xiang Cui, Yingying Shen. Mechanical properties of particleboard based on zein adhesive. Journal of Material Science and Engineering, 2009, 27 (3): 437－440 (in Chinese)

15   Kun Fang, Gulai Lv, Kuichuan Sheng, Xiangqun Qian, Yonghui Li. Properties of bamboo particleboard based on modified soy protein adhesive. Transactions of the CSAE,  2008, 24 (11): 308－312 (in Chinese)