Biography:

Dr. Zhirong Liang is a Research Associate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his PhD in the speciality of Power Machinery and Engineering at Beihang University, during which his research mainly focused on analyzing the black carbon and organic carbon emissions originated from aircraft engine combustor and internal combustion engines.

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Background of Education:​

• 2018.09 - 2021.01, Postdoctoral fellow, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK, China

• 2018.01 - 2018.08, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

• 2011.09 - 2017.11, Ph.D student, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Beihang University, China

• 2013.09 - 2015.03 & 2017.03 - 2017.06, Visiting Ph.D student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham (UoB), UK

• 2007.09 - 2011.07, B.Eng, Traffic and Transportation Civil Aviation Service Engineering,  Beihang University, China

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Research Interest:

Combustion & Emissions control, Aerosol, Aerospace Propulsion

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Prizes and Awards:​​

• CSC-funded overseas visiting PhD scholarship (2013 - 2015, visiting UoB in UK), Beihang University

• Beihang-funded overseas visiting PhD scholarship (2017, visiting UoB in UK), Beihang University

• Outstanding PhD (2017) and Bachelor (2011) graduates of Beihang University
   

Publication:

 Journal Paper:

• Zhirong Liang, Fatemeh Salehi, Zhenghong Yu, Chongming Wang, Longfei Chen. Characterizing the gaseous and particulate SVOC emissions of a commercial light-duty compression ignition engine via GCxGC-ToF-MS. Fuel (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.578), 2020, in press.

• Zhirong Liang, Mohammed S. Alam, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Christopher Stark, Hongming Xu, Roy Harrison. Comprehensive chemical characterization of lubricating oils used in modern vehicular engines utilizing GC×GC-TOFMS. Fuel (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.578), 2018. 220: p. 792-799. 

• Longfei Chen, Zhirong Liang, Haoye Liu, Shirun Ding and Yanfei Li. Sensitivity analysis of fuel types and operational parameters on the particulate matter emissions from an aviation piston engine burning heavy fuels. Fuel (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.578), 2017. 202: p. 520-528.

• Longfei Chen, Zhirong Liang, Xin Zhang and Shijin Shuai. Characterizing particulate matter emissions from GDI and PFI vehicles under transient and cold start conditions. Fuel (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.578), 2017. 189: p. 131-140.

• Xiaopu Lyu, Hai Guo, Yu Wang, Fan Zhang, Kun Nie, Juan Dang, Zhirong Liang etc. Hazardous volatile organic compounds in ambient air of China. Chemosphere (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.778), 2020. 246: p. 125731.  

• Leiwei Zeng, Francis Offor, Lingxi Zhan, Xiaopu Lyu, Zhirong Liang, Hai Guo etc. Comparison of PM2. 5 pollution between an African city and an Asian metropolis. Science of the Total Environment (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 6.551), 2019. 696: p. 134069.

• Longfei Chen, Zhichao Zhang, Wei Gong and Zhirong Liang. Quantifying the effects of fuel compositions on GDI-derived particle emissions using the optimal mixture design of experiments. Fuel (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 5.578), 2015. 154: p. 252-260.

• Mohammed S. Alam, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Zhirong Liang, Christopher Stark, Hongming Xu, Roy Harrison etc. Mapping and quantifying isomer sets of hydrocarbons (≥C12) in environmental samples using GCxGC-ToFMS. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (JCR ranking: Q2, IF: 3.668), 2017. 11: p. 3047-3058.

• Longfei Chen, Shirun Ding, Zhirong Liang, Lei Zhou, Hongxin Zhang and Cuiqi Zhang. Filtration efficiency analysis of fibrous filters: Experimental and theoretical study on the sampling of agglomerate particles emitted from a GDI engine. Aerosol Science and Technology (JCR ranking: Q2, IF: 2.340), 2017. 51 - 9: p. 1082-1092.

• Longfei Chen, Yuegang Ma, Yuejie Guo, Cuiqi Zhang, Zhirong Liang and Xin Zhang. Quantifying the effects of operational parameters on the counting efficiency of a condensation particle counter using response surface Design of Experiments (DoE). Journal of Aerosol Science (JCR ranking: Q2, IF: 2.649), 2017. 106: p. 11-23.

• Mohammed S Alam, Soheil Zeraati-Rezaei, Christopher P Stark, Zhirong Liang, Hongming Xu and Roy M Harrison. The characterisation of diesel exhaust particles–composition, size distribution and partitioning. Faraday Discussions, (JCR ranking: Q2, IF: 3.797), 2016. 189: p. 69-84.

• Roy M. Harrison, A. Rob MacKenzie, Hongming Xu, Xiaoming Cai, Mohammed S. Alam, Irina Nikolova, Jian Zhong, Ajit Singh, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Christopher Stark, Zhirong Liang and Ruixin Xu. Properties of Semi-volatile diesel exhaust nanoparticles and behavior in the atmosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society A (JCR ranking: Q2, IF: 2.741), 2018. 474: 20180492.

• Zhirong Liang, Xiang Luo, Ye Feng and Guoqiang Xu. Experimental investigation of pressure losses in a co-rotating cavity with radial inflow employing tubed vortex reducers with varied nozzles. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (JCR ranking: Q1, IF: 3.444), 2015. 66: p. 304-315. 

 

 Conference Paper:

• Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Mohammed S. Alam, Zhirong Liang, Christopher Stark, Hongming Xu, Roy Harrison. Investigation of SVOC in diesel fuel, engine lubricating oil and diesel engine emissions. Cambridge Particle Meeting. Cambridge, UK, 2016. [Poster]

• Zhirong Liang, Mohammed S. Alam, Christopher Stark, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Roy Harrison, Hongming Xu. Investigation of SVOC Nanoparticle Emission from Light Duty Diesel Engine Using GC×GC-ToF-MS, Cambridge Particle Meeting. Cambridge, UK, 2015. [Poster]

• Zhirong Liang, Mohammed S. Alam, Christopher Stark, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Hongming Xu, Roy Harrison. Using GC×GC-ToF-MS to characterise SVOC nanoparticle emission from light duty diesel engine. MAA 2015: Air Quality Monitoring -Evolving Issues and New Technologies. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London,UK, 2015. [Poster]

• Zhriong Liang, Mohammed S. Alam, Christopher Stark, Soheil Zeraati Rezaei, Hongming Xu, Roy Harrison. Characterisation of diesel exhaust emission&lubricant using GC×GC-ToF-MS, ANNUAL AEROSOL SCIENCE CONFERENCE -Aerosol Generation and Impact. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 2015. [Poster]

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