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Journal Papers

  1. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Situmorang Gabriela, Wei-Hsin Chen*, Saravanan Rajendran, Anurita Selvarajoo, Optimizing dispersion of torrefied spent coffee grounds for enhanced biochar-EVA composite properties through sodium percarbonate-assisted treatment, 2025. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (SCI, IF=5.9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2025.03.042, Available online 26 March 2025

  2. Lee, K.T.*(李冠廷), Han, P.J., Zhang, T.Y., Hsu, J.T., Cai, Y.S., & Wang, G.X. Market Potential Analysis of Agricultural Waste Utilization and Low-Carbon Furniture Innovation, 2025 Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Engineering, 71(2), 74-92. (EI-Compendex)

  3. Po-An Chen, Kuan-Ting Lee (李冠廷)*, Jie-Lun Chang, A Mini-Review of Ion Exchange Membranes for Capacitive Deionization: Research Progress, Commercialization, and Patent Trends. 2025. Green Energy and Fuel Research. Just Accepted.

  4. Wei-Hsin Chen*, Guan-Hong Chen, Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷)*, Duleeka Sandamali Gunarathne, Anh Tuan Hoang, Synergetic strategy: upgrading fuel properties of waste starch composite fuels by blending torrefied spent coffee grounds. 2025, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Available online 4 December 2024, 105820. (SCI, IF=5.5)

  5. Lee, K.T.(李冠廷)*, Chen, W.H., Hsu, W.H., Cai, Y.S., Hou, Q.Y., & Hsu, T.J. Study on 3D Printed Porous Slag Cement Catalyst Materials for Advanced Oxidation of Organic Wastewater. 2024 Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Engineering, 70(4), 43-52. (EI-Compendex).

  6. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Situmorang Gabriela, Wei-Hsin Chen, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Saravanan Rajendran, Khanh-Quang Tran, Co-torrefaction and synergistic effect of spent coffee grounds and tea waste for sustainable waste remediation and renewable energy, 2024, Renewable Energy, 233, 121181 (SCI, IF=9)

  7. Kuan-Ting Lee (李冠廷)*, Yuan-Shao Cai, Qian-Yi Hou, Ting-Jung Hsu, Wei-Hao Hsu, A brief overview of green hydrogen on production, regulations, and commercialization. 2024. Green Energy and Fuel Research, 1, 1, 3-12. (Front Cover)

  8. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Da-Sheng Lee, Wei-Hsin Chen, Yu-Li Lin, Ding Luo, Young-Kwon Park, Argel Bandala. An overview of commercialization and marketization of thermoelectric generators for low-temperature waste heat recovery. 2023. iScience, 26, 107874 (SCI, IF=6.107).

  9. Wei-HsinChen, Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Kuan-Yu Ho, Alvin B. Culaba, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Ching Joon Juan, Multi-objective operation optimization of spent coffee ground torrefaction for carbon–neutral biochar production, 2023. Bioresource Technology, 370, 128584 (SCI, IF=11.889)

  10. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Yi-Tse Shih, Saravanan Rajendran, Young-Kwon Park, Wei-Hsin Chen, Spent coffee ground torrefaction for waste remediation and valorization, 2023. Environmental Pollution, 324, 121330 (SCI, IF=9.988)

  11. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Kuan-Yu Ho, Wei-Hsin Chen*, Construction and demolition waste as a high-efficiency advanced process for organic pollutant degradation in Fenton-like reaction to approach circular economy, 2023. Environmental Pollution, 335, 122246 (SCI, IF=9.988)

  12. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Wei-Hsin Chen, Paul Sarles, Young-Kwon Park, Yong Sik Ok, Recover energy and materials from agricultural waste via thermochemical conversion, 2022, One earth, 5, 1200-1204 (SCI, IF=14.944)

  13. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Ching-Lin Cheng, Da-Sheng Lee, Wei-Hsin Chen*, Pau-Loke Show, Su Shiung Lam, “Spent coffee grounds biochar from torrefaction as a potential adsorbent for spilled diesel oil recovery and as an alternative fuel”, 2022, Energy, 239, 122467. (SCI, IF=8.857)

  14. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Jai-You Tsai, Wei-Hsin Chen*, Duleeka Sandamali Gunarathne, Anurita Selvarajoo, Energy-saving drying strategy of spent coffee grounds for co-firing fuel by adding biochar for carbon sequestration to approach net zero, 2022, Fuel, 326, 124984. (SCI, IF=8.035)

  15. Wei-Hsin Chen, Kuan-Yu Ho, Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Lu Ding, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Yashvir Singh, Dual pretreatment of mixing H2O2 followed by torrefaction to upgrade spent coffee grounds for fuel production and upgrade level identification of H2O2 pretreatment, 2022, Environmental Research, 215, 114016. (SCI, IF=8.431)

  16. Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Jyun-Ting Du, Wei-Hsin Chen*, Aristotle T.Ubando, Keat Teong Lee, Green additive to upgrade biochar from spent coffee grounds by torrefaction for pollution mitigation, 2021, Environmental Pollution, 285, 117244 (SCI, IF=9.988)

  17. Wei-Hsin Chen*, Jyun-Ting Du, Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Hwai Chyuan Ong, Young-Kwon Park, Chien-Chang Huang, "Pore volume upgrade of biochar from spent coffee grounds by sodium bicarbonate during torrefaction", 2021, Chemosphere, 275, 129999 (SCI, IF=8.943)

  18. Wei-Hsin Chen*, Ching-Lin Cheng, Kuan-Ting Lee(李冠廷), Su Shiung Lam, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Tzu-Hsien Hsieh, “Catalytic level identification of ZSM-5 on biomass pyrolysis and aromatic hydrocarbon formation”, 2021, Chemosphere, 271, 129510-129526. (SCI, IF=8.943)

Petents

  1. 電化學處理之表面修飾裝置 中華民國發明專利, 發明第 I 464308 號, 12/11/2014 – 09/17/2032

  2. Electrochemical treatment based surface modification device, 美國發明專利申請, 2/25/2013, 申請案號：13/775,900 Publication number: US 20160153114 A9

  3. 水處理用試劑套組、光催化劑製造方法及其用途 中華民國發明專利申請, 10/9/2014, 申請案號：103135208. 發明第I 542409 號, 07/21/2016 – 10/08/2034.

  4. kit for wastewater treatment, and manufacturing method for and use of photocatalyst, 美國發明專利申請, 3/27/2015, 申請案號：14/671,219. 專利證書號: US 9,902,631, 02/27/2018 – 05/13/2036.

  5. 複合光觸媒、其製造方法、包含複合光觸媒的套組、及殺菌用光觸媒 中華民國發明專利申請, 27/11/2015, 申請案號：104138394, 發明第I 549750 號, 09/21/2016 – 11/19/2035.

  6. Composite photocatalyst, manufacturing method thereof, kits containing composite photocatalyst, and bactericide photocatalyst, 美國發明專利申請, 02/03/2016, 申請案號：15/014,035. (主張優先權日：2015/11/20, 優先權號：104138394, 國別：TW), 專利證書號: US9,757,715B2, 02/03/2016-02/03/2036.

  7. 用於製備光觸媒的膏體以及光觸媒的製備方法 中華民國發明專利申請, 22/04/2016, 申請案號：105112609, 發明第I 606864 號, 12/01/2017 – 4/21/2036.

  8. Paste for manufacturing photocatalyst and manufacturing method of photocatalyst, 美國發明專利申請, 06/06/2016, 申請案號：15/174,894. (主張優先權日：2015/04/22, 優先權號：105112609, 國別：TW), 專利證書號: US10,051,101B2, 12/11/2018-02/28/2037

  9. 有機廢水處理裝置及其處理方法 中華民國發明專利申請, 申請案號：107126384, 申請日:2018/07/30

  10. 有機廢水處理裝置及其處理方法 中華人民共和國發明專利申請, 申請案號：CN201811155594.8A, 申請日:2018/09/30

  11. 多孔生物炭、其製造方法、吸附非極性物質的方法及複合燃料（Porous biochar, manufacturing method thereof, method for adsorbing non-polar substance and composite fuel）”，中華民國發明專利, 發明第I 774070 號, 8/11/2022 – 9/23/2040。

  12. 生物炭、其製造方法及其用途（Biochar, manufacturing method thereof and use thereof），中華民國發明專利（Reg. no. 110119811）

  13. 水處理組成物及水處理方法，中華民國發明專利，中華民國發明專利, 發明第I809820 號, 7/21/2023 – 4/14/2042。

  14. 生質物乾燥裝置，中華民國新型專利，新型第M 629912 號, 7/21/2022 – 3/24/2032.。

  15. 生質物的處理方法、生物炭及複合材料，中華民國發明專利（Reg. no. 111139407）

  16. Biomass treatment method, biochar and composite material, (NCKU, 111-099AP-US1)

  17. Water treatment composition and water treatment method ，USA patent. (Reg. no. 17/939,945)

  18. 固態廢棄物處理方法、固態廢棄物分解方法、混凝土組成物與二氧化碳捕捉劑，中華民國發明專利，申請案號：113149701, 申請日:2024/12/19。

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