Personal Information
Name: Yu Liu
Title: Assistant Professor
E-mail：liuyu@cumtb.edu.cn
Rsearch Interests
(1) Coal Geology: Molecular structure modeling of coals; Evolution of coal structure; Formation process of coal; Coal mining geology.
(2) Unconventional Oil and Gas Geology: Coalbed methane geology; Shale gas geology; Molecule structure modeling of kerogen; Evolution of kerogen molecule structure; Molecular simulation of shale gas storage and transport.
(3) Underground Storage of Carbon Dioxide: Carbon Dioxide Capture in Coal seams; Carbon Dioxide adsorption mechanism.
Education/Work Background
2009. 09-2013.07, China University of Mining and Technology, Bachelor;
2013.09-2019.07, China University of Mining and Technology, PhD;
2017.10-2018.11, Penn State University, Joint Doctoral Program
2019.07-Now, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, Assistant Professor；
Teaching Courses
Unconventional Natural Gas Geology
Drilling Engineering and Well Logging Evaluation
Oil and Gas Reservoir Physics
Clean Coal Geology
Key Research Funding
[1]. Evolution mechanism of plant-huminite-vitrinite molecular structure during peatification and early coalification process; National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42102225); 2022-2024, PI
[2] Carbon Isotope Fractionation During Carbon Dioxide Storage process in Deep Coalbed Seam, Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No.8222071); 2022-2024, PI
[3] Controlling Factors of Pores in the Deep Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale Formation of Southern Sichuan Basin and the Mechanism of Shale Gas Enrichment, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, 2022-2023, PI
[4] Shale Gas Storage and Migration Mechanism in Qiongzhusi Formation and its Comparison with the Longmaxi Formation, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, 2021, PI
Honors
2020, Advanced Science and Technology Award of Jiangsu Province;
2022, Outstanding Class Adviser at China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing
2023, Teaching Quality Award at China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing
Selected Publications
Liu Y, Liang F, Shang F, et al. Carbon isotope fractionation during shale gas release: Experimental results and molecular modeling of mechanisms[J]. Gas Science and Engineering, 2023, 113: 204962.
Liu Y, Su C, Shang F. Direct imaging of micropores in shale kerogen. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022, 146: 105928.
Liu, Y., Liu, S., Zhang, R. and Zhang, Y. The molecular model of Marcellus shale kerogen: Experimental characterization and structure reconstruction. International Journal of Coal Geology, 2021, 246: 103833.
Liu, Y., Zhang, C. and Zhang, Y. Evolution mechanism of methane adsorption capacity in vitrinite-rich coal during coalification. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021, 96: 104307.
Liu, Y., Zhu, Y., Liu, S. and Zhang, C., Evolution of Aromatic Clusters in Vitrinite-rich Coal During Thermal Maturation by Using HRTEM and FT-IR Measurements. Energy and Fuels, 2020, 34(9): 10781-10792.
Liu Y., Zhu Y, Liu S, et al. Molecular structure controls on micropore evolution in coal vitrinite during coalification[J]. International Journal of Coal Geology, 2018, 199: 19-30.
Liu Y., Zhu Y, Li W, et al. Ultra micropores in macromolecular structure of subbituminous coal vitrinite[J]. Fuel, 2017, 210: 298-306.
Liu Y., Zhu Y, Liu S, et al. A hierarchical methane adsorption characterization through a multiscale approach by considering the macromolecular structure and pore size distribution[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2018, 96, 304-314.
Liu Y., Zhu Y, Chen S, et al. Evaluation of Spatial Alignment of Kerogen in Shale Using High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, and Fourier Transform Infrared[J]. Energy & fuels, 2018, 32(10): 10616-10627.
Liu Y., Zhu Y, Chen S, et al. Effects of chemical composition, disorder degree and crystallite structure of coal macromolecule on nanopores (0.4-150 nm) in different rank naturally-matured coals[J]. Fuel, 2019, 242: 553-561.