Personal profile
Overview
Dr Li Sun
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of West Scotland (UWS). Li worked as a Lecturer (teaching focused) and Research Fellow at the University of Manchester and as an Associated Professor at Dalian University of Technology in China before she joined the UWS in November 2018.
Research areas:
- Whole site system energy improvement and waste reduction by systematic optimization
- Energy systems design and retrofit by integration of renewable sources
- Operational optimization under uncertainty
- Waste heat recovery
Dr Li Sun has published 30 peer reviewed journal papers and Chapters in Text books, and had 40 conference contributions including keynote presentations/presentations/posters, and as conference section Chair/ and as the conference Science Committee member. Li successfully completed a dozen research and industrial projects relevant to energy efficiency improvement and waste recovery, and delivered presentations/ workshops/ Webinars on technology development and projects cooperation to academic and industrial partners in UK, European countries and China. Li won the 2nd National Science and Technology Progress (No: 2010-J213-2-05R10) (10 people group) in 2010 China for the offgas recovery projects.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Renewable Energy and Utility System Optimization for Sustainable Industries
Rodriguez, C. (Guest editor) & Sun, L. (Guest editor), 18 Jun 2025, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Open Access -
Techno-economic evaluation of green ammonia synthesis for renewable energy storage using rigorous models
Sun, R., Sun, L. & Li, J., 1 Nov 2025, In: Energy. 336, 138068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Downloads (Pure) -
Economic estimation of a green ammonia production system from off gas
Sun, R., Li, J. & Sun, L., 30 Dec 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Transactions. 114, p. 253-258 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile46 Downloads (Pure) -
A comparative study of standard carbon capture process and Advanced Flash Stripper configuration using MEA
Sun, R., Huang, P., Li, J. & Sun, L., 2023, 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023). Curran Associates, Inc., p. 2835-2842 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open AccessFile63 Downloads (Pure) -
Generalised optimisation framework for the synthesis of thermally coupled distillation columns in the equation-oriented environment
Liu, C., Ma, Y., Zhang, D., Li, J. & Sun, L., 15 Oct 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Transactions. 103, p. 325-330 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile63 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
-
National bilingual teaching team (core courses in Chemical Engineering),
Sun, L. (Recipient) & Other 14 group members (Recipient), 2008
Prize: National/international honour
-
the 1st Scientific Progress Award, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, ‘The technology development of off gas coupled cascade recovery’, Chinese petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (No: 2009 JBR0465-1-12) (10 people group)
Other 9 group members (Recipient) & Sun, L. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
the 2nd National Science and Technology Progress Award (one of three the most important science and technology awards in China), ‘Development and industrial application of a coupled membrane separation technology in the cascade operation of the off gas with hydrogen from petrochemical processes’, the Ministry of Science and Technology China (No: 2010-J213-2-05R10) (10 people group)
Other nine group members (Recipient) & Sun, L. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: National/international honour
-
the 3rd Prize in the poster session at the International Process Integration Jubilee Conference 2013, Gothenburg Sweden
Sun, L. (Recipient) & Smith, R. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
-
25th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (Event)
Sun, L. (Member)
5 Sept 2022 → 8 Sept 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
-
Energy (Journal)
Sun, L. (Peer reviewer)
3 Apr 2022 → 19 Apr 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
-
Energies (Journal)
Sun, L. (Peer reviewer)
7 Dec 2022 → 19 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
-
Energy (Journal)
Sun, L. (Peer reviewer)
20 Mar 2022 → 17 Apr 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
-
Energy (Journal)
Sun, L. (Peer reviewer)
10 May 2022 → 7 Jun 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review