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Education and Academic Degrees:
1994.03～1998.12：Ph.D. for Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
1989.09～1992.03：M.S. for Macromolecular Materials
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
1985.09～1989.07：B.E. for Polymerization Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
Professional History:
2009～present：Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
2003～present：Deputy Director, Institute of Polymerization and Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
2001～2002： Fellow supported by Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, University Karlsruhe(TH), Germany
1999～2008： Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
1997～1998： Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
1994～1997： Lecturer, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
1992～1993： Assistant, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Research Interests:
1. Green macromolecules and environmentally benign technology
2. Synthesis and applications of smart well-defined particles with brushes
3. Process Intensification and Process Integration especially in high viscosity system
4. Microcellular materials assisted with Supercritical carbon dioxide
5. Blend, dispersion and devolatilization in the polymerization and polymer engineering
6. Applications of micro-chemical technology
7. Modeling and optimization based on multiscale chemical processes
8. Unsteady-state analysis and fault detection for the process engineering
Teaching:
1. “New Technique of Chemical Engineering” for senior undergraduate students
2. “Advanced Production Technology for Macromolecules” for graduated students
3. “Chemistry in Macromolecular Materials” for graduated students
Recent Publications:
1. Zhen Yao, Jia-ming Sun, Qiang Wang, Kun Cao*, “Study on Ester-Amide Exchange Reaction between PBS and PA6IcoT”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2012, 51: 756-762
2. Kun Cao, Qiang Wang, Ya-chan Zhou, Jia-ming Sun, Zhen Yao*, “Crystallization Behavior of Reactive Blends between PBS and PA6IcoT”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2012, 51: 5461-5468
3. Kun Cao, Yan Li, Zhen Yao*, Guang-da Zhou, Changchun Zeng, Zhi-ming Huang, “Morphology evolution of miscible blends between crystalline PA6 and amorphous PA6Ico6T”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 124: 1447-1455
4. Zhen Yao, Li-wu Zhou, Bin-bin Dai, Kun Cao*, “Ring Opening Metathesis Copolymerization of Dicyclopentadiene and Cyclopentene through Reaction Injection Molding Process”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 125: 2489-2493
5. Yan Li, Zhen Yao, Zhen-hua Chen, Kun Cao*, Shao-long Qiu, Fang-jun Zhu, Changchun Zeng, Zhi-ming Huang, “Numerical Simulation of Polypropylene Foaming Process Assisted by Carbon Dioxide: Bubble Growth Dynamics and Stability”, Chemical Engineering Science, 2011, 66: 3656-3665
6. Kun Cao, Shui-liang Wu, Kai-li Wang, and Zhen Yao*, “Kinetic Study on Surface Modification of Ammonium Polyphosphate with Melamine”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50: 8402-8406
7. Kun Cao, Yan Li, Zhan-quan Lu, Shui-liang Wu, Zhen-hua Chen, Zhen Yao*, Zhi-ming HUANG， “Preparation and Characterization of High Melt Strength Polypropylene with Long Chain Branched Structure by the Reactive Extrusion Process”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 121: 3384-3392
8. 曹堃，吴水良，李彦，朱方君，姚臻*，“N-取代烷氧基受阻胺类阻燃剂的最新进展及其在聚烯烃中的应用”，化学进展，2011，23（6）：1189-1195
9. Zhen Yao, Jiang-shan Zhang, Mu-lang Chen, Ben-ju Li, Ying-ying Lu, Kun Cao*, “Preparation of Well-defined Block Copolymer having One Polystyrene Segment and Another Poly(Styrene-alt-Maleic anhydride) Segment with RAFT Polymerization”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 121: 1740-1746
10. Shaojie Liu , Zhen Yao , Lin Chen, Bin-bin Dai, Kun Cao*, Bo-geng Li, Shiping Zhu, “Influence of chain microstructure on ethylene-norbornene copolymer film properties”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 121: 707-710
12. Zhen Yao, Huan-jin Chen, Yi-xiu Qin, Kun Cao*, “Effect of pH Value on the Aqueous Precipitation Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile and Vinyl Acetate”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 119: 1486-1491
13. Zhen-hua Chen, Zhen Yao*, Fang-jun Zhu, Kun Cao*, Yan Li, Zhi-ming Huang, “Gas-Liquid Critical Properties of Ethylene + Hydrogen and Propylene + Hydrogen Binary Mixtures”, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 2010, 55: 2004-2007
15. He-Yang Liu, Zhen Yao*, ,Kun Cao*, Bo-Geng Li, “Characteristic Analysis on a Reactive Extrusion Process for the Imidization of Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) with Aniline”, Chemical Engineering Science, 2010, 65: 1781-1789
16. Kun CAO, Zhi-cheng SHEN, Bang-wei QU, Xi-bin PANG, Zhan-quan LU, Yan LI, Zhen-hua CHEN, Zhen YAO*, “New Insight into the Action of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide for Grafting of Maleic Anhydride onto Isotactic Polypropylene by Reactive Extrusion”, Chemical Engineering Science, 2010, 65: 1621-1626
17. Xiang Ge, Yi-Xin Guan, Jie Chen, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, Shan-Jing Yao*, “Refolding of Lysozyme in vitro Assisted by Colloidal Thermo-sensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes Grafted onto the Surface of Uniform Polystyrene Cores”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 114: 1270-1277
18. Zhen-hua Chen, Zhen Yao, Yan Li, Kun Cao*, Zhi-ming Huang, “Prediction of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium at High Pressure Using a New Excess Free Energy Mixing Rule Coupled with the Original UNIFAC Method and the SRK Equation of State”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48: 6836-6845
19. Shaojie Liu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, Bogeng Li, Shiping Zhu, “Preparation of Polar Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymers by Metallocene Terpolymerization with Triisobutylaluminium-Protected 3-Buten-1-ol”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2009, 30: 548-553
21. Shaojie Liu, Kun Cao*, Zhen Yao, Bogeng Li, Shiping Zhu, “Model Development for Semi-continuous Production of Ethylene and Norbornene Copolymers Having Uniform Composition”, AIChE Journal, 2009, 55: 663-674
22. Shaojie Liu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, “Comparison of Thermal Properties of Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymers Prepared by Batch and Semi-batch Processes”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 112: 2493-2496
23. Zhen Yao, Zhan-quan Lu, Xi Zhao, Bang-wei Qu, Zhi-cheng Shen, Kun Cao*, “Synthesis and Characterization of Polypropylene Grafting High Density Polyethylene via Macromolecular Reaction and their Rheological Behavior”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 111: 2553-2561
24. Zhen Yao, Shao-jie Liu, Fei Lv, Kun Cao*, “Determination of Mark-Houwink Parameters of Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymers and Molecular Characteristics Estimation”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2008, 109: 4010-4014
25. Zhen Yao, Fei Lv, Shao-jie Liu, Kun Cao*, “Synthesis of Ethylene and Norbornene Copolymer with Metallocene Catalysts and Characteristic Analysis”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2008, 107: 286-291
26. He-Yang Liu, Kun Cao*, Zhen Yao, Bo-Geng Li, Guo-Hua Hu, “Variations of the Glass-Transition Temperature in the Imidization of Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, 104: 2418-2422
27. He-Yang Liu, Kun Cao*, Yuan Huang, Zhen Yao, Bo-Geng Li, Guo-Hua Hu, “Kinetics and Simulation of the Imidization of Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) with Amines”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 100: 2744-2749
28. B Huang, K Cao, BG Li, SP Zhu, “Syndiospecific styrene polymerization with CtiCl3/MAO: Effects of the order of reactant addition on polymerization and polymer properties”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2004, 94(4), 1449-1455
29. Rong FAN, Bo-geng LI, Kun CAO, Wen-le ZHOU, Zhi-gang ZHI, Mei YE, “Full-range kinetic study on bulk syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with homogeneous metallocene catalyst”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2002, 85(13), 2635-2643
30. Rong FAN, Kun CAO, Bao-fang LI, Hong FAN, Bo-geng LI, “Morphology and crystallinity of nascent sPS in bulk polymerization with homogeneous metallocene catalyst”, European Polymer Journal, 2001, 37 (11), 2335-2338
31. Lin-bo WU, Bo-geng LI, Kun CAO, Bao-fang LI, “Styrene polymerization with ternary neodymium-based catalyst system: Effects of catalyst preparation procedures”, European Polymer Journal, 2001, 37 (10), 2105-2110
32. LI Bo-geng, FAN Rong, CAO Kun, “Synthesis of powdery syndiotastic polystyrene with homogeneous metallocene catalyst”, Advance on Organometallic Catalysts and Olefin Polymerization in China and Germany, edited by Junquan Sun, et. Al., Chem. Ind. Press: Beijing, 2001, 200-206
33. Kun CAO*, Jian YU, Bo-geng LI, Bao-fang LI, Zu-ren Pan, “Micron-size uniform PMMA particles by dispersion polymerization in polar media: Ⅰ. Particle size and particle size distribution”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2000, 78(2-3), 211-215
34. Kun CAO*, Zu-ren PAN, Bo-geng LI, “Micron-size functional uniform PMMA particles by dispersion copolymerization in polar media”, Macromolecular Symposia, 2000, 150, 195-200
35. Kun CAO*, Bao-fang LI, Yuan HUANG, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren PAN, “Mechanism and model of dispersion polymerization using homopolymer as dispersant in polar media”, Macromolecular Symposia, 2000, 150, 187-194
36. YAO Zhen, LI Bo-geng, CAO Kun, HUANG Yuan, PAN Zu-ren, “Modeling for the diffusion limitation of free radical polymerization”, Journal of Zhejiang University (SCIENCE), 2000, 1(2), 148-156
37. Kun CAO*, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren Pan, “Micron-size uniform PMMA particles by dispersion polymerization in polar media: Ⅳ. Monomer partition and locus of polymerization”, Colloids and Surfaces A, 1999, 153, 179-187
Conference Articles:
1. Qiang Fu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, “Manufacturing polyisoprene particles by in-situ gas phase polymerization without solvent”, 14th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress: Singapore, Feb.21-24 2012, 207(Oral)
2. Binbin Dai, Yuexiao Song, Shaojie Liu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, “Model Development for Semicontinuous Production of Ethylene and Norbornene Copolymer at Elevated Pressure”, 14th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress: Singapore, Feb. 21-24 2012, 208(Oral)
3. Zhan-quan Lu, Shui-liang Wu, Yan Li, Zhen-hua Chen, Bang-wei Qu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, “Applications of supercritical fluid technology to reactive extrusion process for the modification of polypropylene”, 13th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress: Taipei, Oct.5-8 2010, 10826(Oral)
4. Zhen Yao, Bang-wei Qu, Zhan-quan Lu, Zhi-cheng Shen, Kun Cao*, “GRAFTING MALEIC ANHYDRIDE ONTO ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION ASSISTED WITH SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE”, Annual Technical Conference (ANTECTM 2010 Technical Program) of the Society of Plastic Engineers: Orlando (USA), May 16-20 2010(Oral)
5. Kun Cao*, Zhan-quan Lu, Yan Li, Zhen-hua Chen, Zhi-cheng Shen, Zhen Yao, “PREPARATION OF HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE BY THE REACTIVE EXTRUSION PROCESS AND ITS FOAMING APPLICATION”, Annual Technical Conference (ANTECTM 2010 Technical Program) of the Society of Plastic Engineers: Orlando (USA), May 16-20 2010(Oral)
6. Chun-lin Lv, Ze Li, Dong-cui Li, Jun-lei Yu, Jie Chen, Mei-fei Pang, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, “Preparation and Characterization of Uniform Micron-size Polystyrene Particles with Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) Brushes by Surface-photoinitiated Polymerization in the presence of a Free RAFT Agent”, 48th Microsymposium for Polymer Colloids from Design to Biomedical and Industrial Applications: Prague(Czech), July 20-24 2008, SL15(special lecture), p77(Oral)
7. Zhi-xin DONG, Xiu-hai XU, Zhen YAO, Kun CAO*, “Preparation of Reactor Alloys of Syndiotactic Polystyrene and Isotactic Polypropylene”, Asian Polyolefin Workshop: Hangzhou, Oct.31-Nov.3 2007,OP-20(Oral)
8. Shaojie Liu, Zhen Yao, Kun Cao*, Shiping Zhu, “Copolymerization of Ethylene and Norbornene with Metallocene Catalysts and Structure Characteristics Analysis”, Asian Polyolefin Workshop: Hangzhou, Oct.31-Nov.3 2007, PA-24(Poster)
9. Zhen YAO, Kun CAO*, Wei LU, Bang-Wei QU, Zhan-Quan LU, Zhi-Cheng Shen, Bo-Geng LI, “Preparation and Characterization of Long Chain Branched Polypropylene by Reactive Extrusion with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Hangzhou International Polymer Forum(Advanced Materials and Reaction Engineering): Hangzhou(China), May 13-17 2007, OE04, p61(Oral)
10. Guang-Da ZHOU, Kun CAO*, Zhen YAO, Bo-Geng LI, “Local Residence Time Distribution and the Fill Degree in the screw elements of a Co-rotating Twin-Screw Extruder”, Hangzhou International Polymer Forum(Advanced Materials and Reaction Engineering): Hangzhou(China), May 13-17 2007, PD08, p123(Poster)
11. He-Yang LIU, Kun CAO*, Zhen YAO, Bo-Geng LI, “Reactive Extrusion Process for the Imidization of SMA with Aniline: The Influence of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Mass Transport”, Hangzhou International Polymer Forum(Advanced Materials and Reaction Engineering): Hangzhou(China), May 13-17 2007, PD09, p124(Poster)
12. LU Wei, CAO Kun*, YAO Zhen, “Design and synthesis of long chain branched polypropylene with well-defined structure and its rheological properties“, 4th East Asian Polymer Conference, May 28-31 2006, Tianjin: p131-132(Oral)
13. LIU Min, YAO Zhen, CAO Kun*, “Copolymerization of propylene and 3-Buten-1-ol”, 4th East Asian Polymer Conference, May 28-31 2006, Tianjin: p477-478(Poster)
14. Mingtao YANG, Kun CAO*, Zhen YAO, “Study on thermo-sensitive macromolecular brushes with different structures on the surface of uniform polystyrene particles”, China/USA/Japan Joint Chemical Engineering Conference: Beijing(China), Oct. 11-13 2005, p29 (Oral)
15. Heyang LIU, Zhen YAO, Kun CAO*, Bogeng LI, Guohua HU, “Study on local residence time distribution in twin-screw extruders”, China/USA/Japan Joint Chemical Engineering Conference: Beijing(China), Oct. 11-13 2005, p141(Poster)
16. Zhi-hong HUO, Rong FAN, Zhen YAO, Qi WANG, Kun CAO*, Xin-ren WANG, Ai-wu YANG, Wen-zhong DA, Ji-ye BAI, Xiao-li YAO, Hou-ping YOU, “Study on Polymerization of Propylene in Supercritical Process”, Proceedings of 2004 Annual Meeting: Chinese-French Collaboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development, Dalian(China), Nov. 1-2 2004, p65(Oral)
17. Kun CAO*, Jing-li GU, Yuan HUANG, “Synthesis and characterization of polymer particles with macromolecular brushes”, 5th International Symposium on Polymers in Dispersed Media: Lyon(France), April 4-8 2004, p411-412(Poster)
18. Bo-geng LI, Kun CAO, Rong FAN, Wei LIU, Zhi-gang FANG, Wei LI, “Control of polymer morphology on syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with homogeneous metallocene catalyst”, 39th International Symposium on Macromolecules: Beijing(China), July 7-12 2002, 11a-8D-05IL, p1075(Oral)
19. Yan-min XIA, Qiang YOU, Yan-fang GONG, Zheng-jin SHI, Rong-wei WANG, Yuan HUANG, Kun CAO, Bo-geng LI, “The preparetion of impact modified R-SMA resin by semi-continuous copolymerization”, 39th International Symposium on Macromolecules: Beijing(China), July 7-12 2002, 10e-1P-76, p229
20. U.Fehrenbacher, K.CAO, M.Ballauff, O.Muth, Th.Hirth, “The kinetics of the early stage of dispersion polymerization in supercritical CO2”, 7th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering: Hamburg(Germany), Oct. 8-10 2001, p465(Poster)
21. Kun CAO*, Yuan HUANG, Bo-geng LI, Wu-min YU, Bao-fang LI, “Simulation Study on the Phase Behavior in Multi-Phase Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride onto Rubber”, 7th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering: Hamburg(Germany), Oct. 8-10 2001, p429-440(Poster)
22. Bo-geng LI, Rong FAN, Wei LIU, Kun CAO, “Kinetics and particle morphologies for syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with homogeneous metallocene catalysts”, CHINA-GERMANY Symposium on Organometallic Catalysts and Olefin Polymerization: Hangzhou(China), Oct. 9-13 2000, p43-44(Oral)
23. Bo-geng LI, Rong FAN, Wei LIU, Kun CAO, “Kinetics and particle morphologies for syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with homogeneous metallocene catalysts”, Asia Polymer Symposium: Japan, July 8-12 2001, 82-I(Oral)
24. Kun CAO*, Bo-geng LI, Zhi-gang FANG, Rong FAN, Wei LI, Bao-fang LI, “Solvent-induced control for particle morphology of semi-crystal nascent syndiotactic polystyrene by precipitation polymerization with homogeneous metallocene catalysts”, The 2001 Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Colloids: Tilton (USA), July 1-6 2001(Poster)
25. Bo-geng LI, Rong FAN, Kun CAO, Bao-fang LI, “Bulk syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with Cp*TiCl3/MAO/Al(I-Bu)3 metallocene catalyst: Nucleation mechanism and particle morphology”, CHINA-GERMANY Symposium on Organometallic Catalysts and Olefin Polymerization: Hangzhou(China), Oct. 9-13 2000, p43-44(Oral)
26. Kun CAO*, Zhi-Gang FANG, Bo-geng LI, “Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of syndiotactic polystyrene”, 3th Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference: Beijing(China), Sept. 25-28 2000, 11-50-55(Oral)
27. Rong FAN, Kun CAO, Bao-fang LI, Bo-geng LI, “Bulk syndiotactic polymerization of styrene with Cp*TiCl3/MAO/Al(I-Bu)3 metallocene catalyst－Particle morphology and nucleation mechanism”, 3th Joint China/USA Chemical Engineering Conference: Beijing(China), Sept. 25-28 2000, 10-74-78(Poster)
28. Kun CAO*, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren PAN, “Micron-size uniform poly(methyl methacrylate) particles by dispersion polymerization in polar media Ⅱ. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution”, 74th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium: Lehigh University(USA), June 19-21 2000, p85(Oral)
29. Yuan HUANG, Kun CAO*, Bao-fang LI, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren PAN, “Micron-size uniform poly(methyl methacrylate) particles by dispersion polymerization in polar media Ⅲ. Conversion and polymerization rate”, 74th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium: Lehigh University(USA), June 19-21 2000, p85(Oral)
30. Kun CAO*, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren PAN, “Micron-size uniform functional PMMA particles by dispersion copolymerization in polar media”, 4th International Symposium on Polymers in Dispersed Media: Lyon(France), April 11-15 1999, p71-72(Oral)
31. Kun CAO*, Bo-geng LI, Zu-ren PAN, “Mechanism and model of dispersion polymerization using homopolymer as dispersant in polar media”, 4th International Symposium on Polymers in Dispersed Media: Lyon(France), April 11-15 1999, p203-205(Poster)
32. Zhen YAO, Bo－geng LI, Kun CAO, Yuan HUANG, Zu－ren PAN, “Micro-mixing in polymerizing medium”, Asia-Pacific Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium 99 (APCRE99): HongKong(China), June 13-16 1999, p37-42(Oral)
33. Wei LU, Bo－geng LI, Kun CAO, Zu－ren PAN, “Nucleation mechanism for metallocene catalyzed syndiotactic polymerization of styrene”, Asia Polymer Symposium 1999: Lanzhou(China), August 8-15 1999, p83-84(Oral)
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