Dr. Cui's research areas include nanomaterials, solid and hazardous waste treatment, catalyst, clean energy, etc. 

2005-2008        Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing, China

                         Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

From 2008 to 2015, Dr. Cui carried out research in Japan (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Nagoya University), USA (University of Minnesota Duluth, Florida State University) and Canada (York University), etc. Dr. Cui joined the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as professor via Hundred-Talent Program in 2015. 

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Duoyin Zhu, Zhihao Jin, Junrong Yue, Jianling Zhang, Yanbin Cui*, Ni-doping W₁₈O₄₉/ITO-PET Electrochromic Films, Optolelctronic Technology, 2021. (Accepted)

2. Qianyu Wang, Jiangyin Lu, Lianqi Wei, Yanbin Cui*, Effect of Silicon and Magnesium Content on the Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of two-step hot-dipped Zn-23Al Coating: Part I - Microstructure and corrosion resistance of Zn-23Al-xSi coating, Electroplating & Finishing, 2021. (Accepted)

3. Qianyu Wang, Jiangyin Lu, Lianqi Wei, Yanbin Cui*, Effect of Silicon and Magnesium Content on the Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of two-step hot-dipped Zn-23Al Coating: Part Ⅱ - Microstructure and corrosion resistance of Zn-23Al-0.5Si-xMg coating, Electroplating & Finishing, 2021. (Accepted)

4. Duoyin Zhu, Zhihao Jin*, Wenli Li, Qianyu Wang, Rongcheng Wu, Yanbin Cui*, Preparation and Performance of PB/ITO-PET Flexible Electrochromic Films, The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2021. (Accepted)

5. Wenli Li, Jiangbo Sun, Jie Zhang, Olatoye Abiola Ganiyat, Yanbin Cui*, Facile Fabrication of W₁₈O₄₉/PEDOT:PSS/ITO-PET Flexible Electrochromic Films by Atomizing Spray Deposition, Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021, 2, 100002.

6. Fuhua Jia, Bin Gong*, Qianyu Wang, Duoyin Zhu, Yanbin Cui*, Preparation of Styrene Acrylic Resin Composite with High Thermal Conductivity, The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2020. (Accepted)

7. Di Wang, Wenli Li, Jiao Liu, Zhaoshun Gao, Guangwen Xu, Yanbin Cui*, Methane thermocatalytic decomposition to COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanomaterials over Ni-Mn-Ru/Al₂O₃ catalysts, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, 45, 30431-30442.

8. Jie Zhang, Wenli Li, Dandan Hu, Tofik Ahmed Shifa, Shuaichao Chen, Guangwen Xu, Yanbin Cui*, Insight into the role of interfacial reconstruction of manganese oxides toward enhanced electrochemical capacitors, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 388, 124293.

9. Yanjie Liu, Jiangyin Lu, Yanbin Cui*, Improved thermal conductivity of epoxy resin by graphene-nickel three-dimensional filler, Carbon Resources Conversion, 2020, 3, 29-35.

10. Qianyu Wang, Li Zhang, Jiangyin Lu, Lianqi Wei, Yanbin Cui*, Microstructure and corrosion resistance of Zn-Al alloy coating by two-step hot-dip coating method, Electroplating & Finishing, 2020, 39(7), 392-398.

11. Jie Zhang, Wenli Li, Tofik Ahmed Shifa, Jiangbo Sun, Chuqiao Jia, Yumin Zhao, Yanbin Cui*, Hierarchical Porous Carbon Foam Supported on Carbon Cloth as High-Performance Anodes for Aqueous Supercapacitors, Journal of Power Sources, 2019, 439, 227066.

12. Jie Zhang, Jiangbo Sun, Tofik Ahmed Shifa, Di Wang, Xiaofeng Wu*, Yanbin Cui*, Hierarchical MnO₂/Activated Carbon Cloth Electrode prepared by Synchronized Electrochemical Activation and Oxidation for Flexible Asymmetric Supercapacitors, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 372, 1047-1055.

13. Di Wang, Jie Zhang, Jianbo Sun, Weimin Gao*, Yanbin Cui*, Effect of metal additives on the catalytic performance of Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst in thermocatalytic decomposition of methane, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44, 7205-7215.

14. Jie Zhang, Jiangbo Sun, Yan Hu, Di Wang, Yanbin Cui*, Electrochemical Capacitive Properties of All-Solid-State Supercapacitors Based on Ternary MoS₂/CNTs-MnO₂ Hybrids and Ionic Mixture Electrolyte, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 780, 276-283.

15. Yan Hu^#, Jie Zhang^#, Di Wang, Jiangbo Sun, Li Zhang, Yanjie Liu, Shiqiu Gao, Yanbin Cui*, Urchin-like NiCo₂S₄ structures synthesized via one-step solvothermal process for high performance supercapacitors, Particuology, 2019, 45, 66-73.

16. Jiangbo Sun, Jie Zhang, Di Wang, Jiangyin Lu*, Yanbin Cui*, Preparation of W₁₈O₄₉/PET-ITO flexible electrochromic film and its performance, The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2019, 19(2), 400-406. (Front Cover).

17. Di Wang, Yan Hu, Weimin Gao, Yanbin Cui*, Progress of Methane Catalytic Decomposition for Hydrogen and Carbon Nanomaterials Production, Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress, 2018, 37(S1), 80-93.

18. Yanjie Liu, Jiangyin Lu*, Ling Li, Xiaofeng Wu, Yanbin Cui*, Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes-Expanded Graphite/Epoxy Resin Composite, The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2018, 18(3), 563-569. (Front Cover)

19. Li Zhang, Gouyan Fu, Jiangyin Lu*, Lianqi Wei, Yanbin Cui*, Hard Anodic Oxidation of 3003 Aluminum Alloy at Low Temperature, Electroplating & Finishing, 2018, 37(3), 113-121.

20. Yanbin Cui, S. I. Kundalwal, S. Kumar*, Gas barrier performance of graphene/polymer nanocomposites, Carbon, 2016, 98, 313-333.

21. Yanbin Cui, S. Kumar*, Balakantha Rao Kona, Daniel van Houche, Gas barrier properties of polymer/clay nanocomposites, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 63669-63690.

22. Yanbin Cui, Yang Ju*, Peng Wang, Baiyao Xu, Naoki Kojima, Kazuma Ichioka, Atsushi Hosoi, Carbon nanotube-Cu/parylene nanowire array electrical fasteners with high adhesion strength, Applied Physics Express, 2014, 7, 015102.

23. Yanbin Cui, Yang Ju*, Baiyao Xu, Peng Wang, Naoki Kojima, Kazuma Ichioka, Atsushi Hosoi, Mimicking a gecko’s foot with strong adhesive strength based on spinnable vertically aligned carbon nanotube array, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 9056-9060.

24. Yanbin Cui, Mei Zhang*, Fabrication of cross-linked carbon nanotube foam using polymethylmethacrylate microsphere as template. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 13984-13988.

25. Yanbin Cui, Mei Zhang*, Cross-links in carbon nanotube assembly introduced by using polyacrylonitrile as precursor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5, 8173-8178.

26. Yanbin Cui, Ben Wang, Mei Zhang*, Optimizing reaction condition for synthesizing spinnable carbon nanotube arrays by chemical vapor deposition. Journal of Materials Science, 2013, 48(21), 7749-7756.

27. Yanbin Cui, Caihong Liu, Shan Hu, Xun Yu*, The experimental exploration of carbon nanofiber and carbon nanotube additives on thermal behavior of phase change materials, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2011, 95(4), 1208-1212.

28. Yanbin Cui, Yuebing Xu, Jiangyin Lu, Yoshizo Suzuki, Zhang-guo Zhang*, The effect of zeolite particle size on the activity of Mo/HZSM-5 in the non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization. Applied Catalysis A: General, 2011, 393, 348-358.

29. Yanbin Cui, Yuebing Xu, Yoshizo Suzuki, Zhang-guo Zhang*, Experimental evidence for three rate-controlling ragions of the non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization over Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst at 1073 K. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2011, 1, 823-829.

30. Yanbin Cui, Xiaofeng Wu, Hao Wu, Tajun Tian, Yunfa Chen*, Optimization of synthesis condition for carbon nanotubes by catalytic vapor deposition on Fe-Ni-Mo/MgO catalyst. Materials letters, 2008, 62(23), 3878-3880.

31. Yanbin Cui, Shuanglin Zhan, Xiaofeng Wu, Guozhuo Gong, Tajun Tian, Yunfa Chen, Tri-metallic catalyst for mass production of quasi-aligned carbon nanotubes by thermal chemical vapor deposition. Key Engineering Materials, 2008, 368-372, 1507-1509.

32. Yanbin Cui, Hui Wang*, Xinquan Ran, zhenyi Wen, Qizhen Shi, Thermodynamic research on pyrolysis mechanism of carbon matrix precursor ethylbenzene used for carbon/carbon material. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004, 24(9), 1075-1081.

33. Zhennan Han, Junrong Yue, Sulong Geng, Dandan Hu, Xuejing Liu, Sabo B Suleiman, Yanbin Cui, Fu Ding, Dingrong Bai, Guangwen Xu, State-of-the-art Hydrodynamics of Gas-Solid Micro Fluidized Bed, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 232, 116345.

34. Dongyan Li*, Li Ding, Bin Dong, Yunpeng Guo, Yanbin Cui, Daohong Wu, Effect of Integrated Process of Low Rank Coal Pyrolysis with Catalytic Activation of Methane on Products of Pyrolysis, Coal Conversion, 2020, 43(3), 26-31.

35. Pengfei Lu, Zhihao Jin*, Yanbin Cui, Guangwen Xu, Rongcheng Wu*, Effect of raw material size on synthetic silicon carbide, CIESC Journal, 2020, DOI: 11.1946.tq.20201013.1629.008.html.

36. Yuan Ma, Jiao Liu*, Mo Chu, Junrong Yue, Yanbin Cui, Guangwen Xu, Cooperation Between Active Metal and Basic Support in Ni-Based Catalyst for Low-Temperature CO₂ Methanation, Catalysis Letters, 2020, 150, 1418-1426.

37. Bo Yu, Guoyan Fu, Yanbin Cui, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yubo Tu, Yingchao Du, Gaohong Zuo, Shufeng Ye, Lianqi Wei*, Influence of Silicon Modified Al Powder (SiO₂@Al) on Anti-oxidation Performance of Al₂O₃-SiO₂ Ceramic Coating for Carbon Steel at High Temperature, Coating, 2019, 9(3), 167, doi:10.3390/coatings9030167.

38. Sulong Geng, Zhennan Han, Yan Hu, Yanbin Cui, Junrong Yue, Jian Yu*, Guangwen Xu*, Methane decomposition kinetics over Fe₂O₃ catalyst in micro fluidized bed reaction analyzer, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018, 57(25), 8413-8423.

39. Xi Zeng*, Fang Wang, Zhennan Han, Yanlin Sun, Yanbin Cui, Guangwen Xu*, Characterization and pilot scale test of a fluidized bed two-stage gasification process for the production of clean industrial fuel gas from low-rank coal. Carbon Resource Conversion, 2018, 1(1), 73-80.

40. Fang Wang, Xi Zeng*, Sulong Geng, Shibai Tang, Junrong Yue, Yanbin Cui, Jian Yu, Guangwen Xu, Distinctive hydrodynamics of micro fluidized bed and its application to gas-solid reaction analysis. Energy & Fuels, 2018, 32(4), 4096-4106.

41. Guoyan Fu, Lianqi Wei*, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yanbin Cui, Yongliang Wang, Bo Yu, Cuicui Lv, Shufeng Ye, A MgO-SiO₂-Al₂O₃-ZnO ceramic-glass coating to improve the anti-oxidation of carbon steel at high temperature. ISIJ International, 2018, 58(5), 929-935.

42. Guoyan Fu, Lianqi Wei*, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yanbin Cui, Bo Yu, Cuicui Lv, Yongliang Wang, Shufeng Ye, Migration and enrichment of chromium and silicon element in glass coating at high temperature, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018, 492, 18-26.

43. Guoyan Fu, Lianqi Wei*, Xiaomeng Zhang, Yanbin Cui, Cuicui Lv, Jian Ding, Bo Yu, Shufeng Ye, A high-silicon anti-oxidation coating for carbon steel at high temperature. Surface & Coatings Technology, 2017, 310, 166-172.

44. Sun Yan-lin, Zeng Xi*, Wang Fang, Cui Yan-bin, Xu Guang-wen, Pilot test of low-rank crushed coal gasification in two-stage fluidized bed reactor, Journal of China Coal Society, 2017, 42(5): 1297-1303.

45. Baiyao Xu, Yang Ju*, Yanbin Cui, Guanbin Song, Carbon nanotube array inducing osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2015, 51, 182-188.

46. Baiyao Xu, Yang Ju*, Yanbin Cui, Guanbin Song, Yuichi Iwas, Atsushi Hosoi, Yasuyuki Morita, tLyP-1-conjugated Au-Nanorod@SiO₂ core-shell nanoparticles for tumor targeting drug delivery and photothermal therapy, Langmuir, 2014, 30(26), 7789-7797.

47. Gang Wang, Hui Wang*, Yanbin Cui, Jintao Bai, Preparation of micro-sized and monodisperse crystalline spherical silver particles used for silicon solar cell electronic paste, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2014, 25, 487-494.

48. Peng Wang, Yang Ju*, Yanbin Cui, Atsushi Hosoi, Copper/parylene core/shell nanowire surface fastener used for room temperature electrical bonding, Langmuir, 2013, 29, 13909-13916.

49. Baiyao Xu, Yang Ju*, Guanbin Song, Yanbin Cui, tLyP-1 conjugated mesoporous silica nanoparticles for tumor targeting and penetrating hydrophobic drug delivery, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2013, 15, 1-12.

50. Jielan Zhang, Yanbin Cui, Hui Wang*, Optimization of viscosity and thixotropy for organic medium to achieve high photovoltaic conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2013, 5(2), 023117.

51. Xiaofeng Wu, Yanbin Cui, Yuchao Liao, Yunfa Chen*, Self-supporting hierarchically-structured hollow ordered porous carbon spheres from spatially tangent compression, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2013, 13, 1323-1326.

52. Yajun Tian*, Huaixin Yang, Yanbin Cui, Shuanglin Zhan, Yunfa Chen, A multi-stage growth model leading to high-yield production of carbon nanotubes. Chemical Communications, 2008, 28, 3299-3301.

53. Xiaofeng Wu, Yajun Tian, Yanbin Cui, Lianqi Wei, Yunfa Chen*, Raspberry-like silica hollow spheres: hierarchical structures by dual latex-surfactant templating route. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111, 9704-9708.

54. Shuanglin Zhan, Yajun Tian*, Yanbin Cui, Hao Wu, Yonggang Wang, Shufeng Ye, Yunfa Chen, Effect of process conditions on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of methane. China Particuology, 2007, 5, 213-219.

55. Guozhuo Gong, Shufeng Ye, Feng Li, Yanbin Cui, Yajun Tian, Yunfa Chen, Preparation and characterization of dusulfurization sorbent from hydrated lime and blast furnace slag. Key Engineering Materials, 2008, 368-372, 1548-1551.

56. Guozhuo Gong, Shufeng Ye*, Yajun Tian, Yanbin Cui, Yunfa Chen, Characterization of blast furnace slag-Ca(OH)₍₂₎ sorbents for flue gas desulfurization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2008, 47(20), 7897-7902.

57. Xiaofeng Wu, Yunfa Chen, Yajun Tian, Dongyan Li, Lianqi Wei, Qi Wang, Yanbin Cui, Synthesis and characterization of “Cage-like” porous hollow SiO₂ microspheres. Rare Metal Mater. & Eng., 2007, 36(Suppl.2), 217-219.

Invited Book Chapters

1. Yanbin Cui, Yang Ju, Composite Nanowires for Room-Temperature Mechanical and Electrical Bonding. In S. A. Meguid (Ed.) Advances in Nanocomposites, 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

1. Yanbin Cui, Mei Zhang, Chuck Zhang, Ben Wang, Cross-links in carbon nanotube assembly introduced by using polyacrylonitrile as precursor. 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2011, 11. (Poster presentation)

2. Yanbin Cui, Jiangyin Lu, Yoshishige Kato, Yoshizo Suzuki, Zhang-guo Zhang, The influence of particle size of zeolite on the activity of Mo/HZSM-5 in the methane dehydroaromatization. 104^th CATSJ Meeting, Miyazaki, Japan, 2009.9. (Oral presentation)

3. Yanbin Cui, Hongtao Jiang, Jiangyin Lu, Yoshishige Kato, Yoshizo Suzuki, Zhang-guo Zhang, The dehydroaromatization of methane over Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared using different average particle sizes of HZSM-5. The 10^th Japan-China Symposium on Coal and C1 Chemistry, Tsukuba, Japan, 2009.7. (Poster presentation)

4. Yanbin Cui, Hongtao Jiang, Jiangyin Lu, Yoshishige Kato, Yoshizo Suzuki, Zhang-guo Zhang, The effect of particle size of zeolite on the methane dehydroaromatization reaction over Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst. 103^rd CATSJ Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 2009.3. (Poster presentation)

5. Yanbin Cui, Yajun Tian, Shuanglin Zhan, Hao Wu, Xiaofeng Wu, Yunfa Chen, A ternary component catalyst based on Fe-Ni-Mo/MgO for mass production of carbon nanotubes. International Conference on Nanoscience & Technology, Beijing, China, 2007.6. (Poster presentation)

已指导学生

张奎  博士研究生  081702-化学工艺  

现指导学生

张杰  博士研究生  080502-材料学  

李文丽  硕士研究生  080502-材料学  

张昊  博士研究生  080502-材料学  

徐文强  硕士研究生  081700-化学工程与技术