Zhang Meng

Prof.  Zhang Meng

Organization: Research Institute of Chemical Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry

Research category: Chemical Processing Engineering of Forest Products

Research field: Bio-based chemicals and functional polymer materials

E-mail: zhangmeng@icifp.cn

Main work

Prof. Zhang Meng is the director of science and technology department of the Institute of Forestry Chemical Industry, CAF, Doctoral Supervisor, editorial board member of journals such as Polyurethane Industry, Biomass Chemical Engineering, vice chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Association of Affiliated Research Institutes. He was selected into the National Forest and grass Science and Technology Innovation Youth Top Talent Program, Jiangsu Province 333 high-level talent training project and Chinese Academy of Forestry Outstanding Youth Training Program, and won the titles of Deputy Manager of Science and technology of Jiangsu Province.

Prof. Zhang Meng mainly engaged in the green chemical transformation of forest biomass such as rosin and vegetable oil to prepare bio-based chemicals and functional polymer materials. Broke through the core theories and key technologies of green functional modification of biomass, synergistic flame retardant, crosslinked enhancement, and dynamic reversible network construction, and create functional bio-based polymer materials with high flame retardancy, low thermal conductivity, recyclable and self-healing properties; Formed an industrialization technology regarding bio-based polyol and structural flame-retardant polyurethane, with the properties of products reaching or exceedeing similar petrochemical products and the relevant results being selected into the national "13th Five-Year" scientific and technological innovation achievement exhibition.

Prof. Zhang Meng has received 4 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, and 4 sub-projects of the national key research and development plan; won the first Prize of Liangxi Forestry Technology Invention (second place), the second prize of Science and Technology Progress (third place), the second prize of Science and Technology Progress of Jiangsu Province (third place), and the first prize of Science and Technology Progress of China Commercial Federation (seventh place); Published more than 60 papers as the first author or corresponding author, including more than 40 SCI papers; Invited to write 2 chapters of English monograph; The first inventor of granted 11 international and national invention patents.

Key research projects

  • The construction and recycling-regeneration mechanism of closed-loop thermosetting polymer based on rosin/tung oil, National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 2024-2027.

  • The key technology of preparation of microporous and high resistant polyurethane based on woody oil, National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2022-2026.

  • The construction and regulation mechanism of dynamic and reversible crosslinking network ofself-healing polyurethane based on tung oil/rosin, National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 2021-2024.

  • Integrated demonstration of preparation technology of rosin-based and flame-retardant polyester polyol, National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2018-2021.

  • Structure design, preparation and repair mechanism of rosin-base heat-reversible self-repairing polyurethane material, National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), 2017-2020.

Awards & achievements

  • Youth top talent of National forest and grass science and technology innovation, 2023.

  • Deputy Manager of Science and technology of Jiangsu Province, 2023.

  • Jiangsu Province 333 high-level talent training project, 2022.

Published articles & books

  • Yijiao Xue, Jinyou Lin, Tao Wan, Yanlong Luo, Zhewen Ma, Yonghong Zhou, Bryan T. Tuten, Meng Zhang,* Xinyong Tao, Pingan Song*. Stretchable, Ultratough, and Intrinsically Self-Extinguishing Elastomers with Desirable Recyclability. Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2207268.

  • Yijiao Xue, Tianchen Zhang, Linfeng Tian, Jiabing Feng, Fei Song, Zheng Pan, Meng Zhang*, Yonghong Zhou, Pingan Song*. A molecularly engineered bioderived polyphosphonate containing Schiff base towards fire-retardant PLA with enhanced crystallinity and mechanical propertie. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 472, 144986.

  • Baozheng Zhao, Fei Song, Qi Zhao, Zheng Pan, Yijiao Xue, Guodong Feng, Meng Zhan*, Yonghong Zhou*. Synthesis of tung oil-based polyphenols via phosphotungstic acid loaded tung meal-based carbon-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation: A smart way to access renewable bio-based polyurethanes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 473,145477.

  • Qi Zhao, Meng Zhang*, Fei Song*, Yijiao Xue, Zheng Pan, Yonghong Zhou. Multifunctional all-biomass-derived hydroplastic thermoset polyimine for 3D multiple information encryption and self adhesive strain sensors. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 4, 101244.

  • Qi Zhao, Meng Zhang*, Shishuai Gao, Zheng Pan, Yijiao Xue, Puyou Jia*, Caiying Bo, Zhenyang Luo, Fei Song*, Yonghong Zhou. A mussel-inspired high bio-content thermosetting polyimine polymer with excellent adhesion, flame retardancy,   room-temperature self-healing and diverse recyclability. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10,11363.

Other results

  • A silicone-modified vegetable oil-based polyol as well as its preparation method and application, N2026927, 2022.

  • A Schiff base- and vegetable oil- based self-healing polymer and its preparation method and application, ZL 202110213281.9, 2022.

  • A silicon-containing flame retardant tung oil-based polyol and its preparation method and application, ZL201810670994.6, 2021.

  • A diphenylsilanediol modified tung oil-based polyol and its preparation method and application, ZL2018108000652.1, 2020.

  • Structural flame-retardant and rosin-based polyols for preparing rigid polyurethane foams and its preparation method and application, ZL201610941336.7, 2019.