◎Research Interests Unconventional energy resources and low-carbon technologies, including: 1. CO2 capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) 2. Natural gas hydrates recovery and exploitation 3. Low-grade natural gas utilization (coal mine gas etc.) 4. Natural gas/hydrogen storage and transport
◎Research Projects 1. “Development and utilization of gas hydrate”, National Natural Science Foundation, 2025-2027, PI 2. “Natural gas hydrate recovery and CO2 sequestration”, Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province, 2025-2027, PI
◎Paper And Publications Full list: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-1970 Selected Papers: 1. Zheng J.#, Lee Y. K.#, Babu P., Zhang P., Linga P.*; Impact of fixed bed reactor orientation, liquid saturation, bed volume and temperature on the clathrate hydrate process for pre-combustion carbon capture. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 2016, 35, 1499-1510. 2. Zheng J., Zhang P., Linga P.*; Semiclathrate hydrate process for pre-combustion capture of CO2 at near ambient temperatures. Applied Energy 2017, 194, 267-278. (ESI highly cited as of 2017) 3. Zheng J., Bhatnagar K., Khurana M., Zhang P., Zhang B.Y.*, Linga P.*; Semiclathrate based CO2 capture from fuel gas mixture at ambient temperature: Effect of concentrations of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (TBAF) and kinetic additives. Applied Energy 2018, 217, 377-389. 4. Zheng J.#, Zhang B.#, Wu Q., Linga P.*; Kinetic evaluation of cyclopentane as a promoter for CO2 capture via clathrate process employing different contact modes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (9), 11913–11921. 5. Zheng J.#, Loganathan N.#, Zhao J., Linga P.*; Clathrate hydrate formation of CO2/CH4 mixture at room temperature: Application to direct transport of CO2-containing natural gas. Applied Energy 2019, 249, 190-203. 6. Chen B., Sun H., Zheng J.*, Yang M.*; New insights on water-gas flow and hydrate decomposition behaviors in natural gas hydrates deposits with various saturations. Applied Energy, 2020, 114185. 7. Zheng J., Chong Z. R., Qureshi M. F., Linga P.*; Carbon dioxide sequestration via gas hydrates: A potential pathway towards decarbonization. Energy & Fuels 2020, 34 (9), 10529-10546. (ESI highly cited. Cited by over 300 times) 8. Kim H., Zheng J.*, Yin Z., Kumar S., Tee J., Seo Y., Linga P.*; An electrical resistivity-based method for measuring semi-clathrate hydrate formation kinetics: application for cold storage and transport. Applied Energy 2022, 308, 118397. 9. Liao Y., Zheng J.*, Wang Z., Sun B.*, Sun X., Linga P.*; Modeling and characterizing the thermal and kinetic behavior of methane hydrate dissociation in sandy porous media. Applied Energy, 2022, 312, 118804. 10. Kim, H.; Zheng, J.*; Babu, P.; Kumar, S.; Tee, J.; Linga, P.*; Key factors influencing the kinetics of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide hydrate formation as a cold storage and transport material. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 446, 136843. 11. Kim, H.; Zheng, J.*; Yin, Z.; Babu, P.; Kumar, S.; Tee, J.; Linga, P.*; Semi-clathrate hydrate slurry as a cold energy storage and transport medium: Rheological study, energy analysis and enhancement by amino acid. Energy, 2023, 264, 126226. 12. Liu Z., Zheng J.*, Wang Z., Gao Y., Sun B.*, Liao Y. and Linga P.*; Effect of clay on methane hydrate formation and dissociation in sediment: Implications for energy recovery from clayey-sandy hydrate reservoirs. Applied Energy, 2023, 341: 121064. (ICGH10 Best Poster Award) 13. Ouyang Q.; Zheng J.*; Pandey J. S.; von Solms N.*; Linga P.*; Coupling amino acid injection and slow depressurization with hydrate swapping exploitation: An effective strategy to enhance in-situ CO2 storage in hydrate-bearing sediment. Applied Energy, 2024, 366: 123300. (ICGH10 Best Poster Award) 14. Zheng J.#; Zhang Y.#; Zhao L.*; Li H.; Zhao R.; Nie X.; Deng S.; Linga P.*; A hydrate-based post-combustion capture system integrated with cold energy: Thermodynamic analysis, process modeling and energy optimization. Energy Conversion and Management, 2024, 314: 118656. 15. Lan X.; Chen J.*; Li D.; Zheng J.*; Linga P.*; Gas storage via clathrate hydrates: Advances, challenges, and prospects. Gas Science and Engineering, 2024, 129: 205388. 16. Liao Y.; Zheng J.*; Zhao J.; Sun B.; Linga P.*; Impact of layered heterogeneity on hydrate dissociation dynamics and fluid production behavior of hydrate-bearing sediments. Energy & Fuels, 2025, 39:8885-8898. Book Chapters: 1. Zheng, J.; Babu, P.; Linga, P.; Thermodynamics and applications of CO2 hydrates, in book: Aresta M., Dibenedetto A., Quaranta E. (eds) Reaction Mechanisms in Carbon Dioxide Conversion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2016. Pages: 373-402. |