Research Summary:

Research is focused on surface and interface engineering of polymer membranes, including surface modification, organic-inorganic composite membranes, Janus membranes, etc.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. H.-C. Yang, W. Zhong, J. Hou, V. Chen, Z.-K. Xu. Janus hollow fiber membrane with a mussel-inspired coating on the lumen surface for direct contact membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci., 2017, 523, 1-7.

2. H.-C. Yang, J. Hou, V. Chen and Z.-K. Xu. Janus membranes: exploring duality for advanced separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 13398-13407.

3. H.-C. Yang, J. Hou, L.-S. Wan, V. Chen, Z.-K. Xu. Janus Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability for Fine Bubble Aeration, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 3, 1500774.

4. H.-C. Yang, Y.-F. Chen, C. Ye, Y.-N. Jin, H. Li. Z.-K. Xu. Polymer Membrane Wearing a Mineral Coating for Enhanced Curling Resistance and Surface Wettability, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 12779-12782.

5. H.-C. Yang, J. Luo, Y. Lv, P. Shen, Z.-K. Xu. Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes via Mussel-Inspired Chemistry, J. Membr. Sci., 2015, 483, 42-59.

6. H.-C. Yang, J.-K. Pi, K.-J. Liao, H. Huang, Q.-Y. Wu, X.-J. Huang, Z.-K. Xu. Silica-Decorated Polypropylene Microfiltration Membranes with a Mussel-Inspired Intermediate Layer for Oil-in-water Emulsion Separation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 12566-12572.

7. H.-C. Yang, K.-J. Liao, H. Huang, Q.-Y. Wu, L.-S. Wan, Z.-K. Xu. Mussel-inspired Modification of a Polymer Membrane for Ultra-high Water Permeability and Oil-in-water Emulsion Separation, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 10225-10230.

Hao-Cheng YangPostdoctoral Fellow

Quantum and Energy Materials GroupPhone: 630-252-4461Fax: 630-252-4646Email: haocheng.yang@anl.gov

Argonne National LaboratoryCenter for Nanoscale Materials9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg 440Argonne, IL 60439

Ph.D., Polymer Science, Zhejiang University, China (2017)