Expertise

Thermodynamic and Phase Equilibrium, High Pressure Technology, Photoelectrochemical Reaction, Hydrogen and Solar Energy

Research of Interest

（1）Energy Technology
              - Water splitting using semiconductor photocatalyst
              - The reduction of carbon dioxide using photocatalyst
              - The hydrogen production and reduction of carbon dioxide using tandem cell
              - I-III-VI series semiconductor thin film and solar cell
              - The hydrogen production and reduction of carbon dioxide using thermo-reaction

（2）Thermodynamic and Phase equilibrium
              - The calculation of hydrogen production and reduction of CO₂ for photoelectrochemical reaction
              - The calculation of V-L, V-S , L-L phase equilibrium
              - The measurement of V-L, V-S, L-L phase equilibrium

Recent Publications

1. Cheng, K. W., Kuo, S. J., Tang, M., and Chen, Y. P. (2000) Vapor-liquid equilibria at elevated pressure of binary mixtures of carbon dioxide with methyl salicylate, eugenol, and diethyl phthalate, J. Supercritical Fluids 18 87-99, (SCI, EI).

2. Cheng, K. W., Tang, M. and Chen, Y. P. (2001) Vapor-liquid of carbon dioxide with diethyl oxalate, ethyl laurate and dibutyl phthalate binary mixtures at elevated pressure, Fluid Phase Equilibria 181, 1-16, (SCI, EI).

3. Feng L. C., Cheng, K. W., Tang, M. and Chen, Y. P. (2001) Vapor-liquid equilibria of carbon dioxide with ethyl benzoate, diethyl succinate and isoamyl acetate binary mixtures at elevated pressures, J. Supercritical Fluids 21, 111-121, (SCI, EI).

4. Cheng, K. W., Tang, M. and Chen, Y. P. (2002) Solubility of benzoin, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and mandelic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 201, 79-96, (SCI, EI).

5. Cheng, K. W., Tang, M. and Chen, Y. P. (2003) Calculation of solid solubilities in supercritical fluids using the cluster solvation model, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 214, 179-186, (SCI, EI) .

6. Hwu, W. H., Cheng, J. S., Cheng, K.W. and Chen Y. P. (2004) Vapor-liquid equilibria of carbon dioxide with ethyl caproate, ethyl caprylater, and ethyl caprate at elevated pressures, J. Supercritical Fluids 28, 1-9,(SCI, EI).

7. Chao-Ming Huang , Lung-Chuan Chen, Kong-Wei Cheng , Guan-Ting Pan，Effect of nitrogen-plasma surface treatment to the enhancement ofTiO2 photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, Journal of Molecular Catalysis. A, Chemical (in press)。

8. Cheng, K.W., Kuo, J, C, Hsiao, C. S., Huang, J. C., Yan, P. S. (2004), A equipment for energy generation using solar energy, ROC Patent 220391.

9. Cheng, K.W., Kuo, J, C, Huang, J. C., Chen, S. P. (2005), A photocatalyst carrier, ROC Patent 240650.

10. Cheng, K. W.、Huang, J. C.、Kuo, J. C.、Yan, P. S. (2004), The Study of Hydrogen Generation with Photoreactor, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Conference and Trade Show, Toronto, Canada.

11. Yan, P. S.、Hsiao, C. S.、Cheng, K. W.、Kuo, J. C.(2004), Milling effect on preparing Ti-graphite based hydrogen storage material, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Conference and Trade Show, Toronto, Canada.