Mainly engaged in research and teaching of membrane science and technology and seawater desalination technology. A total of 23 scientific research projects have been completed or are in progress. Among them, there are 13 projects as the person in charge, including 2 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 1 national "Ninth Five-Year Plan" project, 8 municipal and ministerial level funds and research projects, and 2 enterprise entrusted projects; as the main participants, there are 10 projects , including 3 National Natural Science Funds (1 key fund), 1 National “Tenth Five-Year Plan” project, 2 Tianjin Natural Science Funds and 4 enterprise-entrusted projects. Applied for 8 patents, 2 of which have been authorized.
The research topics he has been engaged in include: dynamic filtration technology and equipment; removal of trace oxygen in water; ultrafiltration process theory and its application in the pharmaceutical industry; nanofiltration membrane development and application technology; synthetic membrane formation. Research on membrane mechanism; research on nonlinear theory and transfer characteristics of fluid flow in membrane processes; research on membrane material synthesis, membrane preparation and membrane process for removing acidic gases; research on membrane distillation processes and devices; research on membrane emulsification processes and membrane production technology; The dynamic interaction between membranes and substances and its impact on the microstructure and performance of both; the development of polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber membranes; the development of thermally induced phase separation polypropylene hollow fiber microporous membranes; the development of anti-pollution microfiltration membranes; high Development of flux reverse osmosis composite membranes; preparation technology of high-performance CO2/CH4 composite membranes; integrated membrane technology for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater; development of atmospheric polymerization processes; research and design of large-scale seawater desalination projects; large-scale multi-stage flash evaporation of seawater with low waste heat Research on desalination equipment; development of low-pressure membrane filters and energy recovery devices, key equipment for membrane seawater desalination; research on low-level thermal energy dew point evaporative desalination technology.