Jianjia Yu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
- 264 Jones Hall, 801 Leroy Pl, 色狐入口 Tech, NM 87801
- jianjia.yu@nmt.edu
- 575 - 835 - 5278
Research Areas:
- Hollow fiber membrane design, fabrication and performance evaluation
- Desalination and resource recovery from high-salinity brines
- Produced water treatment
- Gas separation and purification
- Carbon capture
- Nanoparticles stabilized CO2 foam
Awards and Honors:
- NA
Publications:
- L. Zou, X. Zhang, P. Gusnawan, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Crosslinked PVDF based hydrophilic-
hydrophobic dual-layer hollow fiber membranes for direct contact membrane
distillation desalination: from the seawater to oilfield produced water, Journal of
Membrane Science, 619 (2021) 118802. - L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu, Desirable PVDF hollow fiber membrane engineered with
synergism between small molecular weight additives for DCMD treating of a hypersaline
brine, Journal of Water Process Engineering 45 (2022) 102345. - G. Zhang, J. Yu, Effect of commonly used EOR polymers on low concentration surfactant
phase behaviors, Fuel, 286 (2021) 119465. - L. Zou, Y. Zhang, J. Yu, S. Zha, R. Guan, S. Jiang, Study of a poly(vinylidene
fluoride)/hydrophobic silica sol hybrid hollow fiber membrane for treatment of
produced water via direct contact membrane distillation, Journal of Water Process
Engineering 44 (2021) 102345. - G. Zhang, J. Yu, Effect of commonly used EOR polymers on low concentration surfactant
phase behaviors, Fuel, 286 (2021) 119465. - P. Gusnawan, S. Ganegamage, M. Heagy, J. Yu*, Reactive CO 2 absorption mechanism of
a soybean-based (SBB) solvent containing 18 amino acid salts in polyvinylidene fluoride
(PVDF) hollow fiber membrane-based gas-liquid membrane contactor, Chemical
Engineering Journal, 399 (2020) 125819. - L. Zou, P. Gusnawan, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Study of the effective thickness of the water-
intrudable hydrophilic layer in dual-layer hydrophilic-hydrophobic hollow fiber
membranes for direct contact membrane distillation, Journal of Membrane Science, 615
(2020) 118552. - P.J. Gusnawan, L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Regeneration Behavior of a Sustainable
Bioinspired Soybean-Based Solvent for CO 2 Capture, ACS Sustainable Chemistry &
Engineering, 8 (2020) 3929-3937. - L. Zou, P. Gusnawan, Y.-B. Jiang, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, Macrovoid-Inhibited PVDF Hollow
Fiber Membranes via Spinning Process Delay for Direct 色狐入口 Membrane Distillation,
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (2020) 28655-28668. - Lusi Zou, Pri Gusnawan, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. Novel Janus composite hollow fiber
membrane-based direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) process for produced
water desalination. Journal of Membrane Science (2020) 597:117756. - Pri Gusnawan, Lusi Zou, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. Performance and stability of a bio-
inspired soybean-based solvent for CO 2 capture from flue gas. Chemical Engineering
Journal (2020) 385: 123908. - Pri J Gusnawan, Shangwen Zha, Lusi Zou, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. 鈥淪oybean and
moringa based green biosolvents for low-concentration CO 2 capture via a hollow fiber
membrane contactor鈥�. Chemical Engineering Journal (2018) 335:631. - Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
(PES)/Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) Hybrid Hollow Fiber Membranes for Organic
Matter Removal from Produced Water. SPE Journal (2017) 22: 1478. - Shangwen Zha, Pri J Gusnawan, Jiajin Lin, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Jianjia Yu*.
鈥淚ntegrating a novel TS-af-HFM NF process for portable treatment of oilfield produced
飞补迟别谤鈥�. Chemical Engineering Journal (2017) 311: 203. - San, S. Wang, J. Yu, N. Liu, R. Lee. 鈥淣anoparticle-Stabilized Carbon Dioxide Foam Used
in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Effect of Different Ions and Temperatures鈥�. SPE Journal
(2017) 22: 1416. - Shangwen Zha, Pri J Gusnawan, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Robert Lee, Jianjia Yu*.
鈥淓xperimental study of PES/SiO 2 based TFC hollow fiber membrane modules for oilfield
produced water desalination with low-pressure nanofiltration process鈥�. Journal of
Industry and Engineering Chemistry (2016) 44: 118. - Shangwen Zha, Guoyin Zhang, Noel Dawson, Jianjia Yu*, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. 鈥淪tudy of
PVDF/Si-R hybrid hollow fiber membranes for removal of dissolved organics from
produced water by membrane adsorption鈥�, Separation and Purification Technology
(2016)163:290. - Sai Wang, Jingshan San, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu. 鈥淎 downhole CO 2 sensor to monitor CO 2
movement in situ for geologic carbon storage鈥�, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control (2016) 55, 202. - Munawar Khalil, Sai Wang, Jianjia Yu, Robert L Lee, Ning Liu. "Electrodeposition of
Iridium Oxide Nanoparticles for pH Sensing Electrodes" Journal of The Electrochemical
Society (2016), 163(9) - Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
(PES)/cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) composite hollow fiber membranes for BTEX
separation from produced water. RSC Advances (2015) 5:105692. - Jianjia Yu*, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. 鈥淚ridium oxide-based chemical
sensor for in situ pH measurement of oilfield-produced water under subsurface
肠辞苍诲颈迟颈辞苍蝉鈥�, Ionics (2015) 21:855. - Jianjia Yu, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. 鈥淓ffect of particle hydrophobicity on
CO 2 foam generation and foam flow behavior in porous media鈥�, Fuel (2014) 126:104. - Munawar Khalil, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. 鈥淣on-aqueous modification of
synthesized hematite nanoparticles with oleic acid鈥�, Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2014) 453:7. - Munawar Khalil, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Robert Lee. 鈥淗ydrothermal synthesis,
characterization, and growth mechanism of hematite nanoparticles鈥�, J Nanoparticle
Research (2014) 16:2362. - Jianjia Yu, Liangxiong Li, Ning Liu, and Robert Lee. 鈥淎n approach to prepare defect-free
PES/MFI-type zeolite mixed matrix membranes for CO 2 /N 2 Separation鈥�, Journal of
Materials Science (2013) 48:3782. - Shoulin He, Jianjia Yu, Cuihua Li, Jianhua Fang, Jing Xu, Rong Guan, 鈥淪ulfonated poly
(bis- A)-sulfones as proton exchange membranes for direct methanol fuel cell
补辫辫濒颈肠补迟颈辞苍鈥�. Polymer Engineering & Science (2011) 51: 264. - Jianjia Yu, Chao Dong, Jianhong Liu, Cuihua Li, Jianhua Fang, Rong Guan,
鈥淐rosslinked sulfonated poly (bis-A)-sulfones as proton exchange membrane for PEM
fuel cell 补辫辫濒颈肠补迟颈辞苍鈥�. Journal of Materials Science (2010) 45:1017. - Jing Xu, Jianjia Yu, Rong Guan, Jianhua Fang, 鈥淎 new crosslinked sulfonated
polystyrene membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cell鈥�, High Performance
Polymers (2010) 22: 395. - Jing Xu, Jianjia Yu, Rong Guan, 鈥淧reparation and properties of crosslinked sulfonated
polystyrene/polyvinyl alcohol membranes鈥�, Membrane Science and Technology (2010)
30:24.
Presentations:
- L. Zou, G. Zhang, J. Yu*, 鈥淛anus hollow fiber membrane-based DCMD process for
desalination of high-salinity oilfield produced water鈥�, presented at the WEFTEC 2020,
New Orleans, LA (Virtual conference). - Shangwen Zha, Guoyin Zhang, Jianjia Yu*. 鈥淔ield Demonstration of a portable TS-af-HFM
nanofiltration process for the cost-effective treatment of oilfield produced water." 2nd
International conference on Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment, Las Vegas, USA,
May 22-23, 2017. - Shangwen Zha, Jianjia Yu*, Guoyin Zhang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. Polyethersulfone
(PES)/Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) Hybrid Hollow Fiber Membranes for Organic
Matter Removal from Produced Water. Paper SPE 173787-MS present at the SPE
International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry held in The Woodlands, Texas, USA,
13鈥�15 April, 2015. -
Jianjia Yu, Sai Wang, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淪tudy of Particle Structure and
Hydrophobicity Effects on the Flow Behavior of Nanoparticle-Stabilized CO 2 Foam in
Porous Media鈥�, paper SPE169047-MS present at the Nineteenth SPE Improved Oil
Recovery Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 12-16 April, 2014. - Di Mo, Bao Jia, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淪tudy Nanoparticle-stabilized CO 2
Foam for Oil Recovery at Different Pressure, Temperature, And Rock Samples鈥�, paper
SPE169110-MS 12-16 April, 2014. - Jianjia Yu, Munawar Khalil, Ning Liu, and Robert Lee. "Prepare iridium oxide chemical
sensor for pH measurement at harsh conditions."; In Abstracts of Papers of the American
Chemical Society, vol. 247. 1155, 2014. - Jianjia Yu, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淭he Application of Nanoparticle
Stabilized CO2 Foam for Oil Recovery鈥�, paper SPE 13OCS-162-SPE present at the SPE
International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry held in Woodlands, Texas, USA, 8-10
April, 2013. - Jianjia Yu, Cheng An, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淔oam mobility control for
nanoparticle-stabilized CO 2 foam鈥�, paper SPE 153336 presents at the Eighteenth SPE
Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 14-18 April, 2012. - Jianjia Yu, Cheng An, Di Mo, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淪tudy of adsorption and
transportation behavior of nanoparticles in three different porous media鈥�, paper
SPE153337 present at the Eighteenth SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA,14-18 April, 2012. - Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu, Liangxiong Li, Robert Lee. 鈥淕eneration of nanoparticle-stabilized
supercritical CO 2 foams鈥�, paper CMTC 150849 presents at the Carbon Management
Technology Conference held in Orlando, Florida, USA, 7-9 February, 2012. - Di Mo, Jianjia Yu, Ning Liu and Robert Lee. 鈥淪tudy of the effects of different factors
on nano particle stabilized CO 2 foam for mobility control鈥�, paper SPE159282 present
at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in San Antonio, Texas, USA,
8-10 October, 2012. - Z. Wang, B. Lin, G. Sha, Y. Zhang, J. Y and Li Li. 鈥淎 combination of biodegradation and
microfiltration for removal of oil and suspended solids from polymer-containing
produced water鈥�, Paper SPE 140916 present at the SPE American E&P Health, Safety,
Security and Environmental Conference held in Houston, Texas, USA, 21-23 March,
2011.
Patents:
- NA