近年来，一直从事荷电膜及其应用研究，从事双极膜催化水解离及其清洁化工生产研究；高效高质离子交换膜制备、表征和应用研究。先后主持或参与国家自然科学基金、省部级基金和横向课题20余项。2000年以来主持国家自然科学基金重点项目、面上项目、国际合作项目共6项，“973”二级子课题1项，其他项目近20项，如“多层结构双极膜的传质与催化水解离机理”、“新型系列荷正电纳滤膜的制备及结构优化”等。2007年完成的“双极膜电渗析法生产葡萄糖酸研究”项目科技成果在江西南昌通过专家鉴定。发表（含接受）SCI（E）源期刊论文或专述120余篇，EI收录89篇次，论文被SCI（E）期刊他引300余篇次；主编英文专著3部；出版英文专著6部中的7章；出版《膜化学与技术教程》中文专著、译著各1部；申请发明专利17项，其中6项授权。《J. Membrane Sci》等6种国际期刊和《膜科学与技术》等2种国内期刊编委，JACS，Chemistry of Materials等42个国际刊物或专著的邀请审稿人。
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