Hongyan Sun

Hongyan Sun

Associate Research Scholar

Hometown

  • Shenyang, China

Education

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Ph.D in Chemistry
  • Tianjin University
    • B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Current Research

Conduct research on thermochemistry and chemical kinetics by utilizing state-of-the art quantum chemistry techniques to characterize molecular structures, energies and reaction pathways on hydrocarbon oxidation; develop detailed elementary reaction mechanisms to model complex combustion process

Professional Societies

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
  • The Combustion Institute

Publications

  1. Rate coefficients of the reactions of isopentane with H and CH3 radicals: Quantum mechanical approach, Xin Hong, Hongyan Sun, Chung K. Law. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, Vol. 963, pp. 357-364 (2011).
  2. Ab Initio Kinetics for the Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine (CH3NHNH2), Peng Zhang, Stephen J. Klippenstein, Hongyan Sun, and Chung K. Law, Proc. Combust. Inst., Vol. 33, pp. 425 (2011).
  3. Kinetics of Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Butene Isomers by OH Radical, Hongyan Sun, Chung K. Law. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 114, pp. 12088-12098 (2010).
  4. "Thermal Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine: Shock Tube Experiments and Kinetic Modeling," by Hongyan Sun, Laurent Catoire, and Chung K. Law, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 176-186 (2009).
  5. "Chemical Reactivity Analysis on the Reactions of CO + OH and CO + HO," by Hongyan Sun and Chung K. Law, Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, Vol. 862(1-3), pp. 138-147 (2008).
  6. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Reactions of O2 with Products from OH Addition to Isobutene, 2-Hydroxy-1,1-Dimethylethyl and 2-Hydroxy-2-Methylpropyl Radicals: HO2 Formation From Oxidation of Neopentane, Part II.,"by Hongyan Sun, Joseph W. Bozzelli, and Chung K. Law, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007, 111(23); 4974-4986.
  7. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Thermal Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine: An Elementary Reaction Mechanism," by Hongyan Sun and Chung K. Law, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007; 111(19); 3748-3760.
  8. "High-Pressure Laminar Flame Speeds and Kinetic Modeling of Carbon Monoxide/Hydrogen Combustion," by H. Y. Sun, S. I. Yang, G. Jomaas, and C. K. Law, Proc. Combust. Inst., Vol. 31, pp. 439-446 (2007).
  9. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on Oxidation of Isobutenyl Radical and 2-Hydroperoxymethyl-2-Propenyl Radical," by X. L. Zheng, H. Y. Sun, and C. K. Law. J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 109, pp. 9044-9053 (2005).
  10. "Laminar Flame Speeds and Kinetic Modeling of Hydrogen/Chlorine Combustion," by J. C. Leylegian, H. Y. Sun, and C. K. Law, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 143, pp. 199-210 (2005).
  11. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Reactions of Neopentyl and Hydroperoxy-Neopentyl Radicals with Oxygen: Part I OH Product Formation," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 108, issue 10, pp. 1694-1711 (2004).
  12. "Structures, Rotational Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties of α-Chlorinated Ethyl Hydroperoxides" by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A,vol. 107, issue 7, pp. 1018-1024 (2003).
  13. "Structures, Rotational Barriers, Thermochemical Properties, and Additivity Groups for 2-Propanol, 2-Chloro-2-Propanol and the Corresponding Alkoxy and Hydroxy-Alkyl Radical," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 106, issue 15, pp. 3947-3956 (2002).
  14. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties: Ethanol, -Monoethanols, Dichloroethanols, and Corresponding Radicals Derived from H Atom Loss," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 105 , issue 41, pp. 9543-9552 (2001).
  15. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties of Radicals Derived from H Atom Loss in Mono-, Di-, and Trichloromethanol and Parent Chloromethanols," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 105, issue 18, pp. 4504-4516 (2001).
  16. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermodynamic Properties (Enthalpies, Entropies and Heat Capacities) of Chlorinated Methyl Hydroperoxides (CH2ClOOH, CHCl2OOH, and CCl3OOH)," by Sun, Hongyan, Chen, Chiung-Ju and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 104, issue 35, pp. 8270-8282 (2000).
  17. "Analysis of Main Impurity in Coupler COY-5," by Sun, Hongyan and Tian, Wende, Liaoning Chemical Industry, vol. 26, issue 1, pp. 53-56 (1997).
  18. "Separation and Identification of 1,3,4-Trichloro-2-Ethyl-5-Nitrobenzene by HPLC," by Sun, Hongyan and Ma, Yuehua, Image Science and Practice, vol. 2, pp. 32-33 (1993).