研究專長: 程序系統工程、碳捕獲與再利用技術、生命週期評估、永續製程

Professional Summary

Experienced in process systems engineering, covering the entire spectrum from conceptual design and detailed process configuration to practical control strategies. Possess over six years of hands-on industry experience in the chemical engineering sector. Currently focused on developing sustainable strategies for the chemical manufacturing industry.

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2018–2022) — National Taiwan University

M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2012–2014) — National Tsing Hua University

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (2008–2012) — National Tsing Hua University

Process Development Engineer (March 2015 – February 2023) — Reciprocal Phi Design Inc. (典仲有限公司)

Teaching Assistant (February 2020 – June 2022) — National Taiwan University Computer-Aided Process Design; Chemical Engineering Process Design Practice (Prof. I-Lung Chien)

Postdoctoral Researcher (March 2023 – March 2024) — Tohoku University, Environmental Green Process Study Lab, Sendai, Japan Industrial collaboration (Mitsubishi Gas Company): GHG emission evaluation and process intensification for diphenyl carbonate production routes. Invited talk at the 80th Anniversary Symposium of the Tohoku Branch, Chemical Society of Japan.

Project Assistant Professor (April 2024 – July 2025) — Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Early-Career Researcher Working Group — Future Earth Taipei (2026– )

• Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program (千里馬計畫), sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan (2023)

Journal Papers

1. Miyazaki, S.; Ohno, H.; Yagihara, K.; Wu, T. W.; Fukushima, Y. Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potential of Chemical Recycling of PET into Plasticizers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2025, 13(37), 15509–15520. (IF 7.3)
2. Wu, T. W.; Ohno, H.; Wang, A.; Guzman-Urbina, A.; Shinkai, Y.; Furuhashi, H.; Umezu, R.; Lin, S. T.; Fukushima, Y. Comparative analysis of CO₂-based alternative pathways for diphenyl carbonate production. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 520, 166354. (IF 13.4)
3. Yagihara, K.; Wu, T. W.; Ohno, H.; Fukushima, Y. Evaluating the economic potential of membrane technologies for post-combustion in existing combustion systems. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 510, 161588. (IF 13.4)
4. Wang, A.; Guzman-Urbina, A.; Wu, T. W.; Ohno, H.; Fukushima, Y. Automated hybrid distillation sequence synthesis framework of mixed azeotropes and nonazeotropes. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 2024, 209, 26–36. (IF 3.7)
5. Wu, T. W.; Hua, H. C.; Kuo, C. T.; Chien, I. L. Novel process development of hybrid reactive–extractive distillation for cyclohexane/isopropanol/water separation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2022, 62(5), 2080–2089. (IF 4.2)
6. Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. Novel control strategy of intensified hybrid reactive–extractive distillation for water-containing ternary mixtures. Separation and Purification Technology 2022, 294, 121159. (IF 8.6)
7. Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. A novel energy-efficient process of converting CO₂ to dimethyl ether with techno-economic and environmental evaluation. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 2022, 177, 1–12. (IF 3.7)
8. Zhang, Y. R.; Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. Intensified hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for water-containing ternary mixtures. Separation and Purification Technology 2021, 279, 119712.
9. Zhang, Y. R.; Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. Energy-efficient heterogeneous azeotropic distillation coupling with pressure swing distillation for IPA/DIPE/Water. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2022, 130, 103843.
10. Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. CO₂ Utilization Feasibility Study: Dimethyl Carbonate Direct Synthesis with Dehydration Reactive Distillation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2020, 59(3), 1234–1248. (IF 4.2)
11. Wu, T. W.; Hung, Y. T.; Chen, M. T.; Tan, C. S. CO₂ capture from natural gas power plants by aqueous PZ/DETA in rotating packed bed. Separation and Purification Technology 2017, 186, 309–317. (IF 8.6)
12. Yu, C.-H.; Wu, T. W.; Tan, C. S. CO₂ capture by piperazine mixed with diethylene glycol in a rotating packed bed. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2013, 19, 503–509.

Conference Papers

1. Wu, T. W.; Guzman-Urbina, A.; Ohno, H.; Fukushima, Y.; Liang, H. H.; Lin, S. T. Towards Environmentally Sustainable Production of Diphenyl Carbonate. 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Florence, Italy, 2024.
2. Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L. Optimization and Heat Exchanger Network Design of Diethyl Carbonate Two-step Synthesis from CO₂ and Propylene Oxide. 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2021+), Kyoto, Japan, 2022.

Patents

1. Wu, T. W.; Chien, I. L.; Wang, S. J.; Wong, D. S. H.; Lee, E. K.; Jang, S. S. Device and Method for Manufacturing Dimethyl Carbonate. US 11,332,431 B2; TW I745931 (licensed), 2021.