■Educational Background

B.S. Ch.E.       National Taiwan University   1976
Ph.D. Ch.E.     Rice University                      1982

■Research Interests

Phase Equilibrium Calculations and Experiments Process , Simulations and Computations

■Selected Publications

1. J. C. Tsai and Y. P. Chen, "Application of a Volume-Translated Peng-Robinson Equation of State on Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 145, 193-215 (1998). (SCI, EI)
2. L. C. Feng, C. H. Chou, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Binary Mixtures 2-Butanol+Butyl Acetate, Hexane+Butyl Acetate and Cyclohexane+2-Butanol at 101.3 kPa," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 43, 658-661 (1998). (SCI, EI)
3. Y. D. Hsu and Y. P. Chen, "Correlation of Mutual Diffusion Coefficients of Binary Liquid Mixtures," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 152, 149-168 (1998). (SCI, EI)
4. W. R. Liau, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Densities and Viscosities of Butyl Acrylate + 1-Butanol and Ethyl Laurate + 1-Butanol at 293.15, 303.15 and 313.15 K," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 43, 826-829 (1998). (SCI, EI)
5. J. C. Tsai, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Prediction of VLE of Polymer Solutions by the GFD Equation of State," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 158-160, 303-312 (1999). (SCI, EI)
6. T. Y. Wen, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of the Binary Mixtures 2-Butanone + t-Pentanol, t-Pentanol + Butyl Acetate and 2-Propanol + Diethyl Ketone at 101.3 kPa," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 163, 99-108 (1999). (SCI, EI)
7. Y. D. Hsu and Y. P. Chen, "Mutual Diffusion Coefficients of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Diethyl Oxalate with Ethanol and Butan-1-ol at 293.15, 303.15 and 313.15 K," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 44, 896-900 (1999). (SCI, EI)
8. C. C. Huang and Y. P. Chen, "Measurement and Model Prediction of the Solid-Liquid Equilibria of Organic Binary Mixtures," Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 3175-3185 (2000). (SCI, EI)
9. I. C. Pan, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Densities and Viscosities of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Vinyl Acetate, Diethyl Oxalate, and Dibutyl Phthalate with Normal Alkanols at 303.15 K", J.Chem. Eng. Data, 45, 1012-1015 (2000) (SCI, EI)
10. Y. D. Hsu, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "A Group Contribution Correlation of the Mutual Diffusion Coefficients of Binary Liquid Mixtures", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 173, 1-21 (2000) (SCI, EI)
11. K.W. Cheng, S. J. Kuo, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria at Elevated Pressures of Binary Mixtures of Carbon Dioxide with Methyl Salicylate, Eugenol and Diethyl Phthalate", J. Supercritical Fluids, 18, 87-99 (2000) (SCI, EI)
12. K.W. Cheng, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Carbon Dioxide with Diethyl Oxalate, Ethyl Laurate and Dibutyl Phthalate Binary Mixtures at Elevated Pressures", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 181, 1-16 (2001) (SCI, EI)
13. C. C. Huang, M. Tang, W. H. Tao and Y. P. Chen, "Calculation of the Solid Solubilities in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using a Modified Mixing Model", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 179, 67-84 (2001) (SCI, EI)
14. J. C. Tsai and Y. P. Chen, "Development of an Equation of State for the Square-Well Chain Molecules of Variable Well Width Based on a Modified Coordination Number Model", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 187-188, 39-59 (2001) (SCI, EI)
15. L. C. Feng, K. W. Cheng, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Carbon Dioxide with Ethyl Benzoate, Diethyl Succinate and Isoamyl Acetate Binary Mixtures at Elevated Pressures", J. Supercritical Fluids, 21, 111-121 (2001) (SCI, EI)
16. T. B. Du, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of the Binary Mixtures of Tetrahydrofuran with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, Methylcyclohexane and 1-Heptane at 101.3 kPa", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 192, 71-83 (2001) (SCI, EI)
17. J. S. Cheng, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Correlation of Solid Solubility for Biological Compounds in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Comparative Study Using Solution Model and Other Approaches", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 194-197, 483-491 (2002) (SCI, EI)
18. K. W. Cheng, M. Tang and Y. P. Chen, "Solubilities of Benzoin, Propyl 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Mandelic Acid in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 201, 79-96 (2002) (SCI, EI)
19. M. Tang, W. H. Tao, W. T. Huang, C. C. Huang and Y. P. Chen, "Measurements of the Heat Capacity and Solid-Liquid Equilibrium of Water-Potassium Chloride and Water-Magnesium Chloride Binary Mixtures", J. Chin. Ch. E., 33, 469-475 (2002) (SCI, EI)
20. M. Tang, T. Y. Wen, T. B. Du and Y. P. Chen, "Synthesis of Electrically Conductive Polypyrrole-Polystyrene Composites Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Part I. Effects of the Blending Conditions", European Polymer J., 39, 143-149 (2003) (SCI, EI)
21. M. Tang, T. Y. Wen, T. B. Du and Y. P. Chen, "Synthesis of Electrically Conductive Polypyrrole-Polystyrene Composites Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Part II. Effects of the Doping Conditions", European Polymer J., 39, 151-156 (2003) (SCI, EI)
22. W. W. Lin, S. S. Sung, D. J. Lee, Y. P. Chen, D. S. Chen and S. F. Lee, "Coagulation Dynamics of Humic-Kaolin-PAC aggregates", Water Science and Technology, in press (2003) (SCI, EI)