Post Doctoral Researcher
jhou2@wpi.edu
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, US
B.S., Chemical Processing Engineering of Forest Products, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Research Interests
Lithium-ion battery recycling, Lithium recovery, high-energy cathode material synthesis.
Publications
1. Jiahui Hou, Xiaotu Ma, Jinzhao Fu, Panawan Vanaphuti, Zeyi Yao, Yangtao Liu, and Yan Wang*, Green Closed-Loop Process for Selective Recycling of Lithium from Spent Lithium-ion Batteries, (2022), Green Chemistry, DOI: 10.1039/D2GC01811J
2. Zifei Meng, Jiahui Hou, Panya Thanwisai, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Yadong Zheng, Wenting Jin, Zexin Wang, Zhenzhen Yang, Xiaotu Ma*, Yan Wang*, Understanding the Effects of Bi Modification on the Properties of Ni-Rich Cathodes, (2024), Batteries & Supercaps, DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400107
3. Jiahui Hou, Zexin Wang, Zifei Meng, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Wenting Jin, Xiaotu Ma, Zhenzhen Yang, Yan Wang*, Ultra-High Efficient Lithium Recovery via Terephthalic Acid from Spent Lithium-ion Batteries, (2025), Sustainable Energy & Fuels, DOI:101039/D5SE00547G
4. Jiahui Hou, Zifei Meng, Xiaotu Ma, Zexin Wang, Jaemin Kim, Zhenzhen Yang, Maksim Sultanov, Mert Akin, Madhuri Thakur, Jianguo Wen, and Yan Wang*, Upcycling Mixed Spent Ni-Lean Cathodes into Ni-Rich Polycrystalline Cathodes, (2025), Energy Storage Materials, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104386
5. Jiahui Hou, Zifei Meng, Zexin Wang, Xiaotu Ma, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Wenting Jin, Panya Thanwisai, Zhenzhen Yang, and Yan Wang*, Impacts of Lanthanum Impurity on Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials, (2025), Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-025-01206-z
6. Zifei Meng, Jiahui Hou, Zexin Wang, Xiaotu Ma, Panya Thanwisai, Jinzhao Fu, Zeyi Yao, Wenting Jin, Hao Zhou, Zhenzhen Yang, and Yan Wang*, Selectively extracting lithium from single and mixed cathode materials, (2025), Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.167099