Performance Validation of Graphene-Based Additives for Coatings in Energy, Oil & Gas, Marine, and Hydrogen Applications
Program: Alberta Lab Services Incentive Program (Pilot Program)
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Advanced Material Systems for Hydrogen Production and High Temperature Conditions
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
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Stress Corrosion Cracking Prediction and Failure Analysis for Sustainable Downhole Steel Performance
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
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Development of materials knowledge maps for safe s-CO 2 pipeline transportation and BECCS
Program: Research Contract
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Influence of corrosion products on the bio-oil/ vacuum gas oil mixtures for co-refining applications
Program: Imperial Oil University Research Award
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High Entropy Oxides for Sustainable Cathode Materials in Lithium-ion Batteries
Program: NSERC Alliance Grants
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Advancing High-Performance Materials for Hydrogen Energy Applications: A Multidisciplinary Approach with Thermal Desorption Mass Spectrometry
Program: NSERC Research Tools and Instruments grants program
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Enhancing Medical Waste Treatment Efficiency Through the Magnetgas System
Program: Research Contract
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Development of a Four-Electrode Electrochemical Dummy Cell for Rapid Assessment of Biocrude Corrosion
Program: Future Energy Systems Accelerator
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Revolutionizing Low-Carbon Fuels with Advanced Electrochemical Analysis
Program: Alberta Innovates Clean Energy Program
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Failure Analysis of Structural Steels in Hydrogen-Rich Environments for Pipeline Applications
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
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Novel surfactant systems for creating high performance bio-oil and vacuum gas oil emulsions as the next generation refinery feedstocks
Program: NSERC Alliance Grants - Missions - Anthropogenic greenhouse gas research
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Corrosion in biomass/fossil fuel co-processing: fundamentals and mitigation practice
Program: NSERC Discovery Grants Program - Individual
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Program: NSERC Alliance Grants
Period held: 2021-2025
Corrosion Evaluation of Pipeline Steels in Water-saturated s-CO2 Environments
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
Period Held: 2024-2025
Corrosion in Biomass/Fossil Fuel Co-processing: Fundamentals and Mitigation Practice
Program: AB Innovates Advance Program
Period Held: 2023-2025
Energy And Chemical Gas Chromatography For Fast Refinery Gas Analysis
Program: NSERC Research Tools and Instruments grants program
Period Held: 2023-2024
Fabrication and Interpretation of High Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production
Program: Department Seed Grant Program
Period Held: 2022-2024
Corrosion of Steels in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Combined with Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Systems
Program: NSERC Alliance Grants
Period Held: 2022-2023
Corrosion Risk Analysis of the Next Generation in situ Extraction with Captured CO2
Program: Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award
Period Held: 2022-2023
Comprehensive Investigation of Hydrogen Uptake in Pipeline Steels
Program: FoE Seed Grant Program
Period Held: 2022-2022
Galvanic Corrosion of Downhole Tool Materials: an Electrochemical Study
Program: Research contract
Period Held: 2021-2023
High Temperature Pressurized Fluid System for Sustainable and Renewable Energy
Advancement
Program: CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Period Held: 2020-2023
Corrosion and Stability Issues in Pyrolysis Oil and Fossil Fuel Co-Processing
Program: Future Energy Systems New Faculty Project Program
Period Held: 2020-2023
Effects of Coating Pre-treatment on the Filiform Corrosion of Aluminum Finishes
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
Period Held: 2020-2023
Sour and Sweet Corrosion Resistance of Alloys and Coatings
Program: MITACS ACCELERATE
Period Held: 2020-2021
Effect of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) on Carbon Steel Pipes
Program: Research contract
Period Held: 2019-2021
Fac of Engg - Start up funding for Research in Chemical & Materials Engg
Program: FoE Startup Funds
Period Held: 2019-2023
Recent Publications (Google Scholar):
Zhang, Peng, et al. "Organic transformation and kinetics in preheating and oxidation stages during supercritical water oxidation treatment of oily sludge." Fuel 405 (2026): 136544.
Zhang, Peng, et al. "Synergistic Degradation Mechanisms of Organic Components in Supercritical Water Oxidation of Oily Sludge." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2025): 118644.
Wang, Keyu, et al. "An in-depth exploration of microstructural characteristics and phase evolution in RE-silicates (RE= Er0. 25Tm0. 25Yb0. 25Lu0. 25) multiphase environmental barrier coatings utilizing digital image processing techniques." Journal of the European Ceramic Society 45.8 (2025): 117276.
Sun, Chen, et al. "Insights into the Role of Multiple Microstructural Characteristics in Hydrogen Embrittlement of Pipeline Steel under High-Pressure Hydrogen Environment." Corrosion Science (2025): 113138.
Sun, Lu, et al. "Effect of bainitic microstructure on hydrogen trapping in a low carbon micro-alloyed pipeline steel." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 136 (2025): 702-712.
Yue, Hong-Rui, et al. "Vanadium recovery with barium slag as a roasting additive: A novel waste-to-value approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 506 (2025): 145470.
Sun, Haofei, et al. "Influence of chromium content in alloys on corrosion in saline water saturated with supercritical CO2." Processes 13.5 (2025): 1334.
Tuncer, Idil Mutlu, Hongrui Yue, and Jing Liu. "An optimisation study for leaching synthetic scheelite in H2SO4 and H2O2 solution." Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly 64.2 (2025): 653-663.
Prakash, Chandra, et al. "Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance of ZnO Nanorods on Activated Carbon Cloth." Energy & Fuels 39.12 (2025): 5897-5906.
Sun, Haofei, et al. "Understanding thermally grown complex concentrated oxides on AlCrTiVNi5 alloy for high-temperature applications." Materials & Design 251 (2025): 113728.
Liu, Jianguo, et al. "NIR-responsive self-healing superhydrophobic coatings: Enhanced, corrosion resistance, and mechanical stability." Process Safety and Environmental Protection 195 (2025): 106759.