Wang Ya-nan, Ph.D., Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. Native of Qingdao, Shandong. Graduated from Sichuan University in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in Light Chemical Engineering, and in 2013 with a Ph.D. in Leather Chemistry and Engineering. Since July 2013, has been engaged in teaching and research at the Department of Biomass and Leather Engineering, Sichuan University, promoted to Associate Professor in 2015, and Professor in 2020.
Selected for the National High-Level Talents Special Support Plan Youth Project, Reserve Candidate for Academic and Technical Leaders of Sichuan Province, and Sichuan University's "Double Hundred Talent Program". Member of the ISO/TC 120 and IULTCS Domestic Technical Counterpart Expert Working Group, Member of the Science and Technology Committee of the China Leather Association, and Vice Chairman of the Sichuan Leather Society. Deputy Editor of Collagen and Leather, Editorial Board Member of Leather Science and Engineering, China Leather, and Reviewer for Carbohydrate Polymers, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Hazardous Materials, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Waste Management, and other journals.
Contact Information: wangyanan@scu.edu.cn
Main Research Directions
(1) Green Manufacturing of Chrome-Free Ecological Leather
(2) Biomass Chemicals
(3) Cleaner Technologies for Leather Making and Fur Processing
Research Awards and Academic Honors
2020 The 15th Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Award
2020 Second Prize of Sichuan University Hao Weilai Excellent Scholar Award
2018 The First Sichuan University Academic Newcomer Award (Top Ten in the University)
2015 Second Prize of National Technology Invention Award, Source Control Technology of Leather-Making Pollutants Based on Enzyme Action and Creation of Key Enzyme Preparations, ranked 5th
2015 Second Prize of Energy Saving, Emission Reduction and Environmental Protection Innovation Award of China Leather Industry, Salt-Free, Acid-Free, Chrome-Free Tanning Agent TWT and its Cleaner Leather-Making Technology, ranked 3rd
Teaching Awards
2023 National First-Class Undergraduate Course, Virtual Simulation Experiment of High-Value Dyeing Process of Precious Fur, Course Leader
2022 Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award of Higher Education (Undergraduate), Reform and Practice of Light Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Education Oriented to the National Strategic Needs of Biomass Utilization, ranked 8th
Research Projects
National Key Research and Development Program Project (2022YFF0904102), Research on the Influence of Ancient Tanning Technology on Leather Stability, 2022-2025, Principal Investigator
Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program (2017YFB0308502-4), R&D of Chrome-Free Ecological Fur Organic Tanning Agent and its Supporting Key Technologies, 2017-2021, Principal Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project (22278280), Construction and Mechanism Research of Chrome-Free Tanning Method for Leather Based on Multi-Scale Mass Transfer-Crosslinking Regulation of Tanning Agent, 2023-2026, Principal Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project (21506129), Characterization and Regulation Methods of Leather Charge Properties and its Application in Constructing the Equilibrium Theory of Chrome-Free Tanning and Dyeing Process, 2016-2018, Principal Investigator
Sichuan Science and Technology Innovation Talent Project (2022JDRC0029), Structural Design and Tanning Mechanism Research of Biomass-Based Chrome-Free Leather Tanning Agent, 2022-2023, Principal Investigator
Sichuan Science and Technology Support Program Project (2015GZ0064), Development of Key Leather Chemical Materials for Chrome-Free Tanning System, 2015-2017, Principal Investigator (Sichuan University)
Deyang City Industry-University-Research Cooperation Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Project (2020CKC001), Industrialization of Chrome-Free Complexing Tanning Agent for Eliminating Chrome Emission from Leather Making at the Source, 2020-2022, Principal Investigator (Sichuan University)
Technology Transfer (Patent Implementation License) Project (19Z0027), Chrome-Free Complexing Tanning Agent and Application Technology, 2019-2037, Principal Investigator
Technology Development (Commissioned) Project (22H0829), Integrated Technology for Green Manufacturing of Ecological Leather, 2022-2027, Principal Investigator
Technology Development (Commissioned) Project (20H1061), Leather "Intelligent" Manufacturing for Energy Saving and High Efficiency: Analysis and Optimization of Mass Transfer Dynamics Behavior in Tanning Process, 2020-2021, Principal Investigator
Technology Development (Commissioned) Project (18H0270), Industrialization Development of Ecological Leather Tanning Technology Based on Chrome-Free Complex Tanning Agent, 2018-2019, Principal Investigator
Technology Development (Commissioned) Project (15H0446), Water Quality Analysis and Reuse Scheme Design of Waste Liquid from Each Process of Fur Processing, 2015-2016, Principal Investigator
Technology Development (Commissioned) Project (14H0084), Research on Chrome-Free Tanning Technology for Light-Colored Fur, 2014-2015, Principal Investigator
Representative Papers
1、Yi Yudan, Zhang Yi, Mansel Bradley,Wang Ya-nan*, Prabakar Sujay*, Shi Bi. Effect of Dialdehyde Carboxymethyl Cellulose Cross-Linking on the Porous Structure of the Collagen Matrix. Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23(4): 1723–1732.
2、Yu Yue, Wang Hui,Wang Ya-nan*, Zhou Jianfei, Shi Bi. Chrome-free synergistic tanning system based on biomass-derived hydroxycarboxylic acid–zirconium complexes. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 336: 130428.
3、Li Qijun, Yi Yudan,Wang Ya-nan*, Li Jing, Shi Bi. Effect of cationic monomer structure on the aggregation behavior of amphoteric acrylic polymer around isoelectric point. Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2022, 4: 4.
4、Yi Yudan, Jiang Zhicheng, Yang Shangjuan, Ding Wei,Wang Ya-nan*, Shi Bi. Formaldehyde formation during the preparation of dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose tanning agent. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020, 239: 116217.
5、Huang Wanli, Song Ying, Yu Yue,Wang Ya-nan*, Shi Bi. Interaction between retanning agents and wet white tanned by a novel bimetal complex tanning agent. Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2020, 2: 8.
6、Ding Wei,Wang Ya-nan*, Zhou Jianfei, Shi Bi. Effect of structure features of polysaccharides on properties of dialdehyde polysaccharide tanning agent. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2018, 201: 549-556.
7、Wang Ya-nan, Huang Wanli, Zhang Hongshou, Tian Ling, Zhou Jianfei*, Shi Bi. Surface charge and isoelectric point of leather: A novel determination method and its application in leather making. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, 2017, 112(7): 224-231.
8、Ding Wei, Zhou Jianfei, Zeng Yunhang,Wang Ya-nan*, Shi Bi. Preparation of oxidized sodium alginate with different molecular weights and its application for crosslinking collagen fiber. Carbohydrate polymers, 2017, 157: 1650-1656.
9、Li Xinxin,Wang Ya-nan*, Li Jing, Shi Bi. Effect of sodium chloride on structure of collagen fiber network in pickling and tanning. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, 2016, 111(6): 230-237.
10、Wang Ya-nan, Zeng Yunhang, Zhou Jianfei, Zhang Wenhua, Liao Xuepin, Shi Bi*. An integrated cleaner beamhouse process for minimization of nitrogen pollution in leather manufacture. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 112: 2-8.
Standard Development
1、Wang Ya-nan, Zhou Jianfei, Deng Yong, et al. Leather chemicals — Determination of free formaldehyde in leather processing auxiliaries, GB/T 38411-2019.
2、Wang Ya-nan, Qiang Tao Tao, Shen Jin Yu, et al. Leather and fur — Determination of microbiological degradability, GB/T 20205025-T-607.
3、Zeng Yunhang, Hu Kun,Wang Ya-nan, et al. Leather chemicals — Determination of tannin content in tanning agents — Filtration method, GB/T 38410-2019.
4、Wang Ya-nan, Shi Bi, Sun Huiyong, et al. Chrome-free leather for shoe uppers, QB/T 5796-2023.
5、Ma Jianbiao,Wang Ya-nan, Sang Jun, et al. Green design product evaluation technical specification Fur, QB/T 5574-2021.
Authorized Invention Patents
1、Wang Ya-nan, Yu Yue, Shi Bi, Zhou Jianfei, Zeng Yunhang, Zhang Wenhua. Chrome-free tanning process for ecological fur. ZL202210171251.0
2、Wang Ya-nan, Yu Yue, Shi Bi, Zhou Jianfei, Zeng Yunhang, Zhang Wenhua. Chrome-free tanning process for ecological leather. ZL202210171515.2
3、Wang Ya-nan, Li Qijun, Shi Bi, Zhou Jianfei, Zeng Yunhang, Yu Yue. Amphoteric acrylic polymer retanning agent and its preparation method. ZL202210090920.1
4、Wang Ya-nan, Jiang Zhuocheng, Xie Guo, Zeng Yunhang, Lin Yirui, Wu Zhanglin, Zhou Jianfei. A leather tanning drum with a surface structure of alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. ZL202110764267.8
5、Wang Ya-nan, Liu Baohua, Shi Bi, Zeng Yunhang, Zhou Jianfei. A preparation method of polyaldehyde polymer tanning agent. ZL201910404912.8
6、Wang Ya-nan, Yu Yue, Shi Bi, Zhou Jianfei, Zeng Yunhang, Preparation method of metal complex tanning agent with widely distributed multifunctional group polysaccharide ligand, ZL201710546223.1
7、Wang Ya-nan, Shi Bi, Zhang Wenchang, Zhou Jianfei, Liao Xuepin, Yu Yue, A method for preparing protein filler for leather making from cattle hair recovered from hair-preserving and hair-removing in leather making, ZL201610983143.8
8、Wang Ya-nan, Shi Bi, Zeng Yunhang, Zhou Jianfei, Zhang Wenhua, Liao Xuepin, Cao Mingrong, A method for testing the isoelectric point of leather, ZL201510422502.8
9、Wang Ya-nan, Shi Bi, Zeng Yunhang, Liao Xuepin, Zhang Wenhua, Cao Mingrong, Ammonia-free softening composite enzyme preparation and its application in leather softening process, ZL201210392442.6
Conference Papers and Reports
1、Wang Ya-nan*. Views on the design of sustainable chrome-free tanning agent. The 12th Asian International Conference of Leather Science and Technology, Palmerston North, New Zealand, October 18-20, 2022, Oral presentation.
2、Wang Ya-nan*, Wang Zhen, Liu Xunzhi, Yu Yue, Zhou Jianfei, Shi Bi. Comprehensive evaluation of the biodegradability of leather tanned by different tanning methods. XXXVI International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) Congress, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3-5, 2021, Poster.
3、Yi Yudan, Ding Wei, Jiang Zhicheng,Wang Ya-nan*, Shi Bi. Structure and tanning properties of dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose: effect of degree of substitution. XXXV International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) Congress, Dresden, Germany, June 25-28, 2019, Oral presentation.
4、Yu Yue, Wang Zhen, Zhu Min, Zhou Jianfei,Wang Ya-nan*, Shi Bi*. A novel chrome-free tanning technology based on the complex of zirconium and highly-oxidized starch. The 11th Asian International Conference of Leather Science and Technology, Xi’an, October 16-19, 2018, Oral presentation.
5、Wang Ya-nan, Zhang Hongshou, Tian Ling, Zhou Jianfei, Cao Mingrong, Shi Bi*. A novel method for determining surface charge and isoelectric point of leather. XXXIII International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) Congress, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, November 24-27, 2015, Oral presentation.
6、Wang Ya-nan, Zeng Yunhang, Liao Xuepin, He Qiang, Cao Mingrong, Shi Bi*. Removal of calcium from pelt during bating process: an effective approach for non-ammonia bating. The 9th Asian International Conference of Leather Science and Technology, Taipei, November 12-14, 2012, Oral presentation.