Prof. Dewen Zeng Post Address： Qinghai Institute of Salt and Lakes Xinning Road 18 810008 Xining P.R.China Tel: +86 971 6308359 　　　+86 13618496806 Fax: +86 971 6306002 Email: dewen_zeng@hotmail.com

Dr.rer.nat., Institute of inorganic chemistry, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, 2003.
M. Eng., Department of non-ferrous metallurgy, Central South University, P.R.China, 1992.
B.Eng., Department of non-ferrous metallurgy, Central South University, P.R.China, 1989.

Professor, 2004-
College of chemistry and chemical engineering, Hunan Univesity, P.R.China
Postdoctor, 2002-2003
Institut für Energieverfahrungstechnik und Chemische Engineerwissen
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Wissenschaftlischer Mitarbeiter, 1999-2002
Institute of inorganic chemistry, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Vice Professor，1997-1998
Department of Nonferrous Metallurgy, Central-South University, P.R.China

1. Critical evaluation of solubility equilibrium data based on reliable thermodynamic models
2. Correlation of structures and properties of complex salt-water mixtures
3. Development and modification of various thermodynamic models
4. Prediction of new phase change materials in room temperatures by thermodynamic models
5. Prediction of solubility phase diagrams of salt lake brine.

Franzosini Award (2006)

• Zeng, D.; Li, Z.; Liu, H.; Zhang, C., “Determination of viscosity of high Mg content slag of FeO-SiO2-CaO-MgO system”, Journal of Central South University of Technology 28(4) (1997) 343-346.
• Zeng, D.; Li, Z.; Tan, P.; Xu, S.; Zhang, C., “Thermodynamic study on nickel sulfidizing precipitation conditions”, Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao, 6(3) (1996) 35-38.
• Liu, H.; Zhang, C.; Zeng, D., “A new look at φ-pH diagram (Ⅰ)——All equilibrium φ-pH diagram for M-H2O system”, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, 10 (2000) 808-812.
• Voigt, W.; Rudolf, K.; Zeng, D., “High-Throughput-Techniken in der Kristallisationsforschung”, Moderne Methoden zur Untersuchung von L？se- und  Kristallisations prozessen, Freiberg Forschungshefte, (2002) 169-182.
• Voigt, W.; Zeng, D., “Solid-liquid equilibria in mixtures of molten salt hydrates for the design of heat storage materials”, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 74 (2002) 1909-1920.
• Zeng, D.; Voigt, W., “Phase diagram calculation of molten hydrates using the modified BET equation”, CALPHAD, 27 (2003) 243-251.
• Zeng, D.; “Thermodynamische Modellierung von Salz-Wasser-Systemen von der L？sung bis zur Salzschmelze”, Shaker Verlag, ISBN: 3-8322-1844-0, (in German), 2003。
• Zeng, D.; Born, M.; Wambach, K., “Pyrolysis of EVA and its application in recycling of photovoltaic modules”, Journal of Environment Science, 16 (2004) 889-893.
• Zeng, D.; Fang, C.; Chen, S., “Phase diagram prediction of the heat storage systems Mn(NO3)2- M(NO3)n-H2O (M=Ca, Mg and Li) with modified BET-Model”, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, 14 (2004) 1192-1198.
• Voigt, W.; Dittrich, K.; Zeng, D., “Ion coordination and thermodynamic modelling of molten salt hydrate mixtures”, in the book: Thermodynamic Properties of Complex Fluid Mixtures”, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, ISBN 3-527-27770-6, 2004, p241-267.
• Zeng, D.; Zhou, J., “Thermodynamic consistency of the solubility and vapor pressure of a binary saturated salt + water system. I. LiCl + H2O”, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 51 (2006) 315-321.
• Zeng, D.; Zhou, H.; Voigt, W., “Thermodynamic consistency of the solubility and vapor pressure of a binary saturated salt + water system. II. CaCl2 + H2O”, Fluid phase Equilibria, 243 (2007) 1-11.
• Zeng, D.；Liu, H.；Chen, Q.，”Simulation and prediction of solubility phase diagram for the separation of MgCl2 from LiCl brine using HCl as a salting-out agent”, Hydrometallurgy, 89 (2007) 21-31.
• Ming, J.; Xu, W.; Zeng, D.*, “Isothermal solubility of the ternary system LiCl-LiNO3-H2O at 273.15 K and 323.15 K”, Chinese J.Inorg.Chem., 22(5) (2007) 883-886.
• Zeng, D.; Ming, J.; Voigt, W., “Thermodynamic study of the system LiCl-LiNO3-H2O”, J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 40 (2008) 232-239.
• Zeng, D.; Xu, W.; Voigt, W.; Yin, X., “Thermodynamic study of the system LiCl-CaCl2-H2O”, J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 40 (2008) 1157-1165.
• Yin, X.; Li, Q.; Wan, Y.; Li,B.; Zeng, D.*, “Comparison of Thermodynamic Models in High-Solubility Salt+H2O Systems I: Binary Systems”, Acta Chimica Sinica, 66 (2008) 1815-1826.
• Mioduski, T.; Guminski, C.; Zeng, D., “IUPAC-NIST solubility data series. 87. Rare earth metal chlorides in water and aqueous systems. Part 1. Scandium group (Sc, Y, La)”, J.Phys.Chem.Ref.Data, 37 (2008) 1-89.