Tao Liu
Professor, PhD Supervisor
School of Chemical Engineering
liutao@ecust.edu.cn
021-64253759
Personal Profile
  • 1992.09 - 1996.07: East China University of Science and Technology, Bachelor’s degree
  • 1996.09 - 1999.07: East China University of Science and Technology, Master’s Degree
  • 1999.09 - 2002.06: East China University of Science and Technology, PhD
  • 2002.09 - 2005.08: School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant, Associate Researcher
  • 2005.09 - 2006.08: Polytech’lille, France, Postdoctoral Researcher
  • 2006.09 - Present: School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Associate Researcher, Professor
Research Interests
  • Polymer modification and foaming engineering
  • Construction of high-internal-phase CO₂/water emulsions and their application in oil recovery
  • Transport mechanisms for enhanced oil recovery
Research Achievements
  • 1. Mechanism of plugging high permeability core and decreasing reservoir heterogeneity with ultra-dry CO₂-in-water foam, Fuel, 2024
  • 2. Fabrication of recyclable and biodegradable PBAT vitrimer via construction of highly dynamic cross-linked network, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2019
  • 3. Mechanism of enhanced oil recovery of ultra-dry CO₂-in-water foams in porous media: Experiments and numerical simulation, Fuel, 2023
  • 4. The influence of dynamic cross-linked topology and bond exchange on thermal properties, viscoelasticity, and foaming behaviour of multibranched TPEE vitrimer, Polymer, 2023
  • 5. Prediction of open porosity of polystyrene foams based on simulation of bubble wall rupture during bubble growth, Chemical Engineering Science, 2022
Research Projects
  • 1. Mechanisms governing the viscoelasticity and foaming behaviour of TPEE-type vitrimers with dynamic crosslinked structures, General Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 2. Multi-scale fractal modelling of pore structures in tight oil reservoirs and the flow behaviour of multiphase fluids therein, General Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 3. Design and synthesis of hydrocarbon surfactants and the mechanisms underlying their formation of water/CO₂ microemulsions, General Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 4. Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of non-fluorinated CO₂ thickeners, General Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 5. Intermittent foaming processes and key technologies for the shaping of foamed materials, Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Programme of the Ministry of Science and Technology