Research

Chen Group devote to developing affordable and competitive renewable energy production and waste treatment technologies for the society, to encourage the use of environment-friendly products, and to educate the young generations about the sustainable technology. 

Our research program contributes to the development of new multi-disciplinary materials on the topic of biomass conversion, plastic waste treatment, hydrothermal conversion, and sustainability analysis.

Professor Chen’s presentation Material Attributes of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) that Impact the Quality for Hydrothermal Processes (HTP): Pathways and Feedstock End-Uses, an invited talk by the US DOE for Advancing the Bioeconomy: From Waste to Conversion-Ready Feedstocks Workshop Presentations

We are grateful for the funding support from the following sponsors: