Zhong Tang

Dr. Zhong Tang, Director of Advanced Membrane Technology, joined Bettergy in 2009 and is responsible for Bettergy’s separation membrane technologies. Dr. Tang specializes in developing membrane technologies for hydrogen separation, ammonia cracking membrane reactors, carbon capture, olefin separation and desalination. He is the PI of several projects funded by NSF, DOE, ARPA-E, and NYSERDA. Dr. Tang received his MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Nanjing University of Technology in 1992 and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Cincinnati in 2009. Prior to his Ph.D. program, Dr. Tang was a chemical engineer and group leader for nearly ten years at a major oil company, Sinopec, in China, where he gained tremendous industrial experience in the oil and gas industry. Dr. Tang’s research expertise lies in membrane process (design, synthesis, characterization and evaluation), membrane reactor design and implementation and catalysis. Dr. Tang has over 20 peer reviewed publications, a book chapter on TS-1 zeolite catalyst, four issued patents and numerous conference publications and presentations. He also serves as technical reviewer for several major journals relevant to membrane separation.