Laboratory of Polymers and Composites

Through investigating and optimizing the synthesis, processing, modification and application of polymers, carbon fibers and composites, the Laboratory of Polymers and Composites not only fulfills regional economic demands but also provides scientific and technical solutions for solving the problems concerning the development of the national economy and security, thus playing a more important role in future technological reforms. The laboratory is committed to extensive collaboration with related enterprises and consumers to cofound large-scale production lines, thus speeding up the industrialization and applying them to high-tech fields.

Lab Director: Dr. WANG Zhen
E-mail: wz@nimte.ac.cn

Research Groups:

Group Leader	Group	Research Interests
Dr. WANG Zhen	High-Performance Polymers Group	Basic and application research of high performance polymer and composite material: (1) Thermosetting polyimide, cyanate ester and bismaleimide; (2) Thermoplastic polyimide engineering plastics; (3) High performance polyimide composite material; (4) Structure-performance relationship of colorless transparent polyimide membrane、gas separation membrane、ion exchange membrane、polyimide binder,etc.
Dr. ZHENG Wenge	Polymer Advanced Processing Group	The eco-friendly polymer processing and foaming technologies, including polymer foaming technology and its application, application of supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO) in polymer processing, and light weight materials for electromagnetic shielding,etc.
Dr. LIU Fu	Advanced Functional Membranes Group	Polymeric porous membranes: structure control, surface/interface functionalization and engineering application: (1) Polymeric hollow fibers membrane for water/wastewater treatment; (2) Superwetting polymeric membranes for oil/water separation; (3) Anti-clotting polymeric membranes for dialysis and ecmo; (4) Nano-composites membranes and membrane processes for desalination (forward osmosis, distillation, nanofiltration membranes, photo-thermal evaporation); (5) COF/MOF membranes for catalytic reaction and molecular separation
Dr. ZHU Jin	Bio-Based Polymer Materials Group	Bio-Based Polymer Materials research, including：The synthesis and processing of bio-based thermoplastic resin, Conversion and utilization of biomass materials, bio-based furandicarboxylic acid and its polyesters, bio-based polymer additives and other major directions
Dr. ZHANG Hao	Aerospace Structures and Functional Composites Group	The research group focuses on advancing aerospace component integration through three key objectives: (1) Developing core technologies within aerospace equipment components. (2) Addressing technical barriers hindering the industrialization of aerospace equipment components； (3) Cultivating high-end talent to sustain progress and innovation in the field
Dr. ZHANG Yonggang	Carbon Fiber and Its Composite Group	(1) High strength carbon fiber: engineering technology for high-strength carbon fiber with a tensile strength range of 5.0 to 7.0 Gpa； (2) High modulus carbon fiber: pilot scale preparation technology for high-modulus carbon fiber with a tensile modulus range of 350 to 650 GPa
Dr. FANG Xingzhong	High Performance Polymers Group	(1) Low cost thermoplastic polyimide reins research; (2) Thermoplastic polyimide resins modification and process technology; (3) Functional polyimide resin research such as colorless polyimide and low dielectric constant polyimide; (4) High performance coating resin research; (5) Polyimide adhesive
Dr. YAO Qiang	Fine Chemicals Group	(1) Molecular design and synthesis of environmentally friendly flame retardants; (2) Flame retardant polymer materials; (3) Additives for polymer materials; (4) Study on the degradation process of polymer materials
Dr. CHEN Peng	Advanced Fibers and Composites Group	The preparation, modification and application of high-performance fibers, bio-based (degradable) chemical fibers, composite functional fibers and non-woven fabrics
Dr. ZHANG Jian	Non-Metal Catalysis Group	(1) Catalytic conversion and valorization of biomass resources (2) Study on the mechanism of non-metal catalysis materials（nanocarbon，molecular sieves，simple oxides）
Dr. YU Haibin	Advanced Coatings and Adhesive Technology Group	(1) Synthesis and application of bio-based degradable polymer materials; (2) Preparation and application of marine heavy-duty anti-corrosion coating; (3) Design and application of graphene-like 2D anticorrosive nanocomposite coatings based on corrosion-promotion mechanism; (4) Preparation and application of special functionalized adhesive

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