• B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1990)
• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA (1998)

• Professor, National Cheng Kung University 
• Visiting Professor/Scholar, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (2010 – 2011)
• Assistant / Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University (2002 – 2006)
• Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (1999 – 2002)

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Undergraduate)

Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Graduate; co-shared with Prof. CH Chang and Prof. SW Hsu)

Surface Chemistry in Personal Care and Household Cleaning Products (General Education)

Principles and Applications of Surfactants (Graduate; co-shared with Prof. CH Chang and Prof. PL Kuo)

A. Selected Paper 

1. (1) D. Carr, P.R. Garrett, D. Giles, G. Pierre-Louis, E. Staples, C. A. Miller, B-H Chen, Solubilization of Triolein by Microemulsions Containing C₁₂E₄/Hexadecane/Water: Equilibrium and Dynamics, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 325(2), 508–515 (2008).

   (2) J.–L. Li, D. Bai, B.–H. Chen, Effects of Additives on the Cloud Points of Selected Nonionic Linear Ethoxylated Alcohol Surfactants, Colloids and Surfaces A, 346, 237–243 (2009).

   (3) J.-T. Lo, B.-H. Chen, T.-M. Lee, J. Han, J.-L. Li, Self-Emulsifying O/W Formulations of Paclitaxel Prepared from Mixed Nonionic Surfactants, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 99(5), 2320–2332 (2010).

   (4) Y.-Y. Wang, H.Y Chou, B.-H. Chen, D.-J. Lee, Biodiesel Production from Transesterification of Triolein with Methanol Using Sodium-loaded Zeolites, Bioresource Technology, 145, 248–253 (2013).

   (5) C.–C. Chou, C.–H. Liu, B.–H. Chen, Effects of the reduction temperature and the pH value of Pt precursor solution of the polyol process on Pt electrocatalysts supported on reduced graphene oxide for oxygen reduction reaction, Energy, 70, 231–238 (2014).

   (6) J.-T. Lo, H.–T. Yen, C.–C. Tsai, B.–H. Chen, S.–S. Hou, Interaction between Hydrophobically Modified 2-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Studied by Viscometry and Two-Dimensional NOE NMR Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118(24), 6922−6930 (2014).

   (7) C.–C. Chou, B.–H. Chen, Hydrogen generation from deliquescence of ammonia borane using Ni-Co/r-GO catalyst, Journal of Power Sources, 293, 343–350 (2015).

   (8) Y.–Y. Wang, B.–H. Chen, High-Silica Zeolite Beta as a Heterogeneous Catalyst in Transesterification of Triolein for Biodiesel Production, Catalysis Today, 278(2), 335–343 (2016).

   (9) Y.-C. Chen, D.-Y. Lin, B.-H. Chen, Transesterification of Acid Soybean Oil for Biodiesel Production Using Lithium Metasilicate Catalyst Prepared from Diatomite, J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng, 79, 31–36 (2017).  

   (10) Y.-C. Chen, D.-Y. Lin, B.-H. Chen, Metasilicate-based catalyst prepared from natural diatomaceous earth for biodiesel production, Renewable Energy, 138, 1042–1050 (2019).

   (11) R. G. Kukushkin, P.M. Yeletsky, C.T. Grassin, B.-H. Chen, O. A. Bulavchenko, A. A. Saraev, V. A. Yakovlev, Deoxygenation of esters over sulfur-free Ni–W/Al₂O₃ catalysts for production of biofuel components, Chemical Engineering Journal, 396, 125202 (2020).

   (12) P.M. Yeletsky, R.G. Kukushkin, V.A. Yakovlev, B.-H. Chen, Recent advances in one-stage conversion of lipid-based biomass-derived oils into fuel components – aromatics and isomerized alkanes, Fuel, 278, 118255 (2020).

   (13) T.-V. Vo, Y.-Y. Chou, B.-H. Chen, Preparation of Microemulsion from an Alkyl Polyglycoside Surfactant and Tea Tree Oil, Molecules, 26(7), 1971 (2021).

   14) T.-H. Đặng, X.-H. Nguyễn, C.-L. Chou, B.-H. Chen, Preparation of Cancrinite-type Zeolite from Diatomaceous Earth as Transesterification Catalysts for Biodiesel Production, Renewable Energy, 174, 347–358 (2021).

   (15) C.-W. Lee, P.-Y. Lin, B.-H. Chen, R.G. Kukushkin, V.A. Yakovlev, Hydrodeoxygenation of Palmitic Acid over Zeolite-Supported Nickel Catalysts, Catalysis Today, (accepted).

B. Other Publication

1. Guest editor for International Journal of Modern Physics B, Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Physics, Applied Physics. Vol 16 Issue 1–2, published at Jan 20, 2002.