Publications (selected)

(ORCID: 0000-0003-3467-9827, Total Citations: 16,000, h-index: 70, i10-index: 209, Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate and Elsevier)

1. Soft corrugated channel with synergistic exclusive discrimination gating for CO2 recognition in gas mixture. Yifan Gu, Jiajia Zheng, Ken-ichi Otake*, Shigeyoshi Sakaki, Hirotaka Ashitan, Yoshiki Kubota, Shogo Kawaguchi, Ming-ShuiYao, Ping Wang, Ying Wang, Fengting Li* and Susumu Kitagawa*. Nat Comm. 14, 4245 (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39470-w

2. Host–Guest Interaction Modulation in Porous Coordination Polymers for Inverse Selective CO₂/C₂H₂ Separation. Y. Gu, J.-J. Zheng, K.-i. Otake, M. Shivanna, S. Sakaki, H. Yoshino, M. Ohba, S. Kawaguchi, Y. Wang, F. Li*, S. Kitagawa*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11688-11694

3. Structural Deformation Energy Modulation Strategy Ina Soft Porous Coordination Polymer with Interpenetrated Framework，Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, Volume59, Issue 36, Pages 15517. Yifan Gu, Jiajia Zheng, Ken-ichi Otake, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Nobuhiko Hosono, Shigeyoshi Sakaki, Fengting Li*, and Susumu Kitagaw*.

4. Optimizing hydrometallurgical strategies for the effective removal of aluminum nitride from secondary aluminum slag. Zekun Li,  Fengting Li*，Environmental Technology & Innovation，40 (2025) 104394

5. Increasing electricity outage drags on SDGs progress in sub-Saharan Africa，Qian Jia, Ying Wang, Zhenci Xu, Fengting Li,* Nature, 618 (7963): 30. DOI:10.1038/d41586-023-01757-9

6. Controllable Modular Growth of Hierarchical MOF-on-MOF Architectures. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 15658-15662. Gu, Yifan; Wu, Yi-nan; Li, Liangchun; Chen, Wei; Li, Fengting*; Kitagawa, Susumu*.

7. Polyaluminum chloride production from mullite-type coal fly ash by alkali desilication and high-pressure HCl leaching，Xueting Bai , Dmitrii Valeev , Andrei Shoppert, Fengting Li*. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 194 (2025) 422–436

8. Soft Crystal Design for Discriminatory Gate Effect on Inverse Selective CO₂/C₂H₂ Separation. Crystal Growth & Design.2024, 24, 9425-9432. T. Jia, K. Otake*, Y. Gu, Y. Nakamura, Y. Kubota, S. Kawaguchi, J. Wu, F. Li*, S. Kitagawa*.

9. Metal-organic frameworks with 3D-ordered microporous structure: novel dynamic photonic materials. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 12518-12522. Yi-nan Wu, Fengting Li*, Wei Zhu, Jiecheng Cui, Chengan Tao, Changxu Lin, Phillip Hannam, Guangtao Li*.

10．Market value and carbon reduction potential of secondary aluminum ash resource utilization: A strategic analysis. Furong Ji, Zekun Li, Meiyu Xiong, Houhu Zhang , Zhanliang Yu , Yifan Gu, Ying Wang, Fengting Li*, Chemical Engineering Journal 507 (2025) 160446..

11. Climate resilience assessment of sustainability at national level: A case study of sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139717, Meiyu Xiong, Rui Zhao, Xia Li, Ying Wang, Zhenci Xu*, Fengting Li*.

12. Governance Challenges for Domestic Cross-Border Carbon Capture and Storage, Nature Climate Change. Xiaoyu Zhang, Fengting Li and Yifan Gu*, Volume 15，2025，345–347.

13. Integrating single-cobalt-site and electric field of boron nitride in dichlorination electrocatalysts by bioinspired design. Yuan Min, Xiao Zhou*, Jiejie Chen*, Wenxing Chen, Fangyao Zhou, Zhiyuan Wang, Jia Yang, Can Xiong, Ying Wang, Fengting Li, QingYu Han, Yuen Wu*. Nat. Comm. 12, (2021)303.

14. Optimizing Coal Fly Ash Ammonium Bisulfate Roasting for Simultaneous Ca Removal and nano-Al(OH)₃ Synthesis for PAC production. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. Jan 08, 2026. Dmitrii and  Fengting Li.

15. Tuning Fenton-like Activity of Single Cu-N₄ Sites by Heteroatom‐Mediated Modulation of Electronic Density. Xiao Zhou, Ming-KunKe, Gui-Xiang Huang, Cai Chen, Wenxing Chen, Kuang Liang, Yunteng Qu, Jia Yang, Ying Wang*, Fengting Li, Hanqing Yu*, Yuen Wu*. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) 14, 2022, 119 (8) .

16. Designed metal-organic frameworks with potential for multi-component hydrocarbon separation. L Wang, H Huang, X Zhang, H Zhao, F Li*, Y Gu*. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 484, 215111

17. Photoreduction of CO₂ to complete CO catalyzed by charge-density-regulating metal-organic frameworks，Chem Catalysis, 4, 101154（2024）. Luyao Wang, Yifan Gu*, Fengting Li*.

18. A scalable stable porous  coordination polymer synthesized from low-cost precursors for efficient C2H2/C2H4 separation. Green Chemistry. 2023, 25, 8040-8046. H. Huang , Y. Gu, L. Wang, T. Jia, S. Kitagawa, F. Li*.

19. The Preparation of Inorganic Coagulant--Poly Ferric Sulfate, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology:  1997, 68, 219-221. F Li, Y Lu, G Xue*.

20．Self-assembly of three-dimensional zeolite imidazolate framework/anionic polyacrylamide network with enhanced hydrophilicity and water dispersibility for highly efficient water purification. Baolv Hua,Ziyan He,Lu Zheng, Fengting Li*, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 631,20 December 2021, 127704

21. Engineering trifluoromethyl groups in porous coordination polymers to enhance stability and regulate pore window for hexane isomers separation. Chemistry–An Asian Journal. 2025, 20, e202400899. H. Huang, N. Prasetyo, T. Kajiwara, Y. Gu, T. Jia, K. Otake*, S. Kitagawa*and F. Li*.

22. Defect- and nitrogen-rich porous carbon embedded with Co NPs derived from self-assembled Co-ZIF-8 @ anionic polyacrylamide network as PMS activator for highly efficient removal of tetracycline hydrochloride from water. Chemical Engineering Journal, 443(23):136439. Baolv Hua, Lu Zheng, Awomuti Adeboye, Fengting Li*

23. Climate change impact and adaptation responses in Africa’s major river basins: increasing resilience through transformative adaptation. Climate Action. (2025) 4:119 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00311-9. Joseph Nyamoko Tinega , Joel Balagizi, Qian Jia, Godrick Bulitia & Fengting Li*.

24. Self-Driven Seeding, Acid Stalling, and Solidifying: Time-Resolved Mapping of Nonclassical Pathways in Metal–Organic Gel Assembly. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Ziqi Wang,Kun Qian,Lina He,Hailong Huang, Yifan Gu, Fengting Li, Jianrong Zeng, Yi-nan Wu*.: 18 June 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202503855

25. Design of polyhedral cage-engineered MOFs for efficient methane purification from natural gas. Green Chemical Engineering. Nianqiao Qin, Shaocheng Zhang, Hengcong Huang, Yangyang Guo, Ming-Shui Yao*,Fengting Li*, Yifan Gu*.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gce.2025.12.008. 2026

Monograph

1. Research on Water Resources of African Typical Areas. -Science Press, 2012 - Fengting Li, Hongtao Wang, Clever Mufuta,

2. Water treatment chemicals--Coagulant and Flocculant. -Chemical Industry Press, 2005 - Fengting Li, Shanfa Zhang, Bingru Zhang

3. Carbon Emission Reduction in Shanghai: Responding to Climate Change Mitigation.-Science Press - Fengting Li, Ru Guo, Dahe Jiang, Mahesh Pradhan

4. Chongming Eco-island International Evaluation Report. - Fengting Li, Zhang Jing, ect. (UNEP 2014)

5. Education for Sustainable Development Practice in China.- IGES Press 2009 - Mee Young CHOI, Dahe Jiang, Ru Guo, Fengting Li, Xiaojing, Cao

6. Education for Sustainable Development in High Education in Asia-Practical change projects studies.-Tongji University Press 2014. - Fengting Li, Mahesh Pradhan, Jiang Wu

Selected Publications with UNEP and UN Habitat

1.UNEP-China-Africa Cooperation Programme on Enhancing the Role of Ecosystem Management in Climate Change Adaptation,

-UNEP-Africa-China Cooperation Project:Improving the adaptability of ecosystem management to climate change,UNEP 2015 Issued by the African Ministerial Conference,Cairo

-Chen Linhao, Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Sun Hong, Mohamed A.S. Abdel Monem, and Li Fengting

2.Green Airport: Runway to Sustainable Development: Assessment Report of Beijing Capital Airport - Li Fengting, Wang Hongtao, Gu Yifan, et al (UNEP, 2017,Nairobi）

3.Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Ecosystems Approach to Water Resources Management for African Cities -UNEP and UN-Habitat Press,2012,Cape Down

-Clever Mafuta, Rannveig K. Formo, Christian Nellemann and Fengting Li

4.Greening Universities toolkit V1.0 and V2.0 (2012/2015) - Paul Osmond, Malay Dave, Deo Prasad and Fengting LI (UNEP)

5.Chongming Eco-island International Evaluation Report. - Fengting Li, Zhangjing, et al. (UNEP 2014,Shanghai)

6.Green Economy Report-Fengting Li, Jing Zhang, et al.(translate) (UNEP, 2012, Rio de Janeiro), launched with Mr. Achim Steiner, the Under Secretary of General and Executive Director of UNEP

National and Industrial Standards

1. GB 15892-2009 Poly aluminium chloride for treatment of drinking water (Chinese and English versions)

2. GB 17514-2008 Water treatment chemicals-Polyacrylamide

3. GBT 16881-2008 Coagulation-Deposition jar test of water

4. GBT 34249-2017 Water treatment chemicals-Polyamines

5. GBT 14591-2016 Water treatment chemicals-Poly ferric sulfate

6. HGT 4816-2015 Water treatment chemicals-Ferric sulfate

7. HGT 4537-2013 Water treatment chemicals-Poly silicate aluminum sulfate

8. GB 10531-2006 Water treatment chemicals-Ferrous sulphate

9. GB 14591-2006 Water treatment chemicals-Poly ferric sulfate

10. GBT 22627-2008 Water treatment chemicals-Poly aluminium chloride

11. GB 4482-2014 Water treatment chemicals-Ferric chloride

12. HG/T 4538-2013 Water treatment chemicals-Ferrous chloride(the new version is expected to be launched in 2022)

13. HG/T 4672-2014 Water treatment chemicals- Poly ferric chloride((the new version is expected to be launched in 2022)

14. HG/T 5359-2018 Water treatment chemicals- Poly aluminium ferric chloride

15. HG/T 5565-2019 Water treatment chemicals-Aluminium iron sulfate

16. HG/T 5566-2019 Water treatment chemicals-Aluminum Ferric Chloride

17. HG/T 5567-2019 Aluminium hydroxide for water treatment chemicals

Granted patents(selected)

Chinese Patents

1. One-step production method of coagulant solid polysilicate ferric sulfate. CN200310108445.3 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Qi Zhou, Zheng Wang

2. Coagulant poly aluminum ferric chloride and its preparation method. CN200310108250.9 Fenting Li, Shanfa Zhang, Bingru Zhang, Qi Zhou, Luting Pan, Xia Li

3. A preparation method of mesoporous nano alumina. CN200910046663.6 Fenting Li, Qi Zhou, Yinan Wu, Bingru Zhang, Ran Xu

4. A preparation method of ferric chloride by rapid oxidation of ferrous chloride. CN200910047795.0 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Qi Zhou。

5. A treatment method of wastewater containing heavy metal molybdenum. CN201010294338.4 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Shaohua Xin

6. A method of purification of molybdenum sulfide from wastewater containing molybdenum and other heavy metals. CN201010296380.X Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Shaohua Xin.

7. A compound decolorizer, preparation method and application thereof. CN201110109703.4 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Shaohua Xin, Hongtao Wang

8. A composite sludge stabilizer and its preparation method. CN201110154284.6 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Qian Yang, Yan He, Hongtao Wang, Junlian Qiao

9. Preparation and application of a dendrimer ethylenediamine nuclear polyamide octamethylene phosphonic acid. CN201310152319.1 Fenting Li, Bingru Zhang, Hongtao Wang, Yinan Wu

10. A biodegradable natural pyrethrin emulsion with strong stability and its preparation method. CN201610016072.4 Fenting Li, Ying Wang, Bingru Zhang, Misha Liu

USA Patents

1. Zirconium-based metal-organic framework material UiO-66(ZR), rapid room-temeperature parepration method and application.-US 16/934066, - Li Fengting, Wu Yinan

2. Method for assembling and synthesizing Cu2O particle-supported porous CuBTC.-US 11,369,942B2. - Li Fengting, Wang Ying, Feng Tao

3. Pentaerythritol core, phosphonic acid terminated dendrimer and its preparation method- US009403 707B2. - Li Fengting, Zhang Bingru, You Hongmei

4. Corrosion inhibitor for soft water circulation heating and cooling system and preparation method of corrosion inhibitor-US Patent App. 17/005,322. F Li, Y Lu, B Zhang, T Xu, C Li

5. Ethoxylated pentaerythritol core hyperbranched polymer with dithiocarboxylate as side group and terminal group and applications of chelating heavy metals

- US 2020/0377671,- Zhang Bingru, Li Fengting, Cui Jin,

6. Star-shaped hyperbranched polymer with triethanolamine core, carboxylate lateral group, and preparing method as well as application thereof

- US 009283416B2,- Zhang Bingru, Li Fengting, Tian Zhipeng

7. Dithiocarbamate functionalized dendrimer with alkylenediamine core as soil heavy metal immobilization amendment and preparation method thereof

- US009656311B2,- Zhang Bingru, Li Fengting, Zhao Huangpu, Tian Haiyan

8. Compound heavy metal chelating agent containing dithiocarboxylate functionalized ethoxylated pentaferythritol core hyperbranched polymer

- US 2020/0377391 A1,- Cui Jin, Li Fengting, Zhang Bingru

9. Trimethylolpropane core, phosphonic acid terminated dendrimer and its preparation method

- US009403853B2,- Zhang Bingru, Li Fengting, You Hongmei

10. Dendritic polymer heavy metal precipitant with double functions of chelation and self-flocculation and its application,

- US 2018/0215636,- Zhang Bingru, Li Fengting, Wang Ying, Wu Chunrou, Zhang Manling, Zhao Yankai

Awards for Teaching and Research Achievements

1.First prize of Shanghai Scientific and technological invention, 2018

- 《Innovative design and engineering application of functional three-dimensional polymer water treatment chemicals》

- Fengting Li, Bingru Zhang, Ying Wang, Jie Li, Yifan Gu, et al.

2. First prize of Shanghai Scientific and technological invention, 2009

-《Development and industrialization production and Application of Functional series water treatment chemicals》

- Fengting Li, Bingru Zhang, Qi Zhou.

3. Second prize of scientific and technological progress of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, 2014.

-《Development, integration and application of key technologies for industrial water saving and emission reduction》

- Fengting Li, Bingru Zhang, Chengju He, et al.

4. Second prize of environmental protection science and technology progress award of the Ministry of environmental protection, 2014

- 《Preparation of high efficiency coagulant and coupled biological method for treatment and reuse of wastewater》

- Fengting Li, Yonghui Song, Bingru Zhang, et al.

5. Second prize of environmental protection science and technology progress award of the Ministry of environmental protection of the people's Republic of China, 2013

- 《Study on functional porous nano adsorption materials and their application in water treatment》

- Fengting Li, Bingru Zhang, Yinan Wu, Hongtao Wang, Ran Xu

6. Silver Award for innovation in the 20th China International Industry Expo, 2018

- Integration of advanced treatment technology of coking wastewater,- Fengting Li, et al

7. The 7th Dawn-Scholars of Shanghai, 2001

- Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai Education Development Foundation

8.-Special government allowances of the State Council, 2008

9. International environment talent training system integrating science and technology, The second prize of national teaching achievement award, 

- The first prize of Shanghai teaching achievement award, 2009

- Qi Zhou, Fengting Li, Xiangfeng Huang, Jingcheng Xu, Jianfu Zhao, Naiyun Gao, Ling Chen, Klaus Toepfer

10. United Nations Special Contribution Award for South South Cooperation, 2013

11. Shanghai Leading Talents, 2013

12. Special prize of Shanghai teaching achievement, 2018

- Construction of export-oriented international engineering talent training system based on China's green development experience,

-Jiang Wu, Fengting Li, Yiru Huang, et al. (Second)

13. Second prize of national teaching achievement, 2019

- Construction and practice of international engineering talent training system based on the concept of green development

- Jiang Wu, Fengting Li, Yiru Huang, Zhenliang Liao, Ying Wang, Jingcheng Xu, Huiping Deng, et al. (Second)

14. First prize of National Engineering Consulting Project, Shanghai first prize, 2007

- Shanghai Water Supply Plan

15. Excellent tutor Award of the fifth China College Students' “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 2019

- The student innovation project won the National Gold Award

16. 60 PORTRAITS SINO-AFRICAINS LI FENGTING: The envoy of water -- CCTV's important character series “A shared and steadfast fate over the last 60 years, My China-Africa story”, 2018

- selected by CCTV, Ministry of science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China

17. The first excellent " Guidance on Learning" team of Tongji University, 2020

18. 2020- Top ten technologies with the most industrialization potential in Tongji University

- Waste acid resource treatment technology

19. Special contribution award of industrial water treatment Society, 2020

20. Excellent doctoral thesis instructor of Chinese society of Environmental Sciences, 2020

21. Elected as Fellow of African Academy of Sciences, 2021

22. Fellow of China Association of Chemical Engineering, 2023.

23. Research and Application of Full-Chain Resource Utilization Technology and Equipment for Aluminum Dross, First Award in science and technology, Chinese Association of Circular Economy. 

- Fengting Li, Zhan liang Yu, Houhu Zhang, Junchang Liu, Jie Li and Ying Wang, ect. 2024.

24. Research and Application of Full-Chain Resource Utilization Technology and Equipment for Aluminum Dross.  Gold award, Geneve International Invention Exhibition, 2025. 

- Fengting Li, Zhanliang Yu, Houhu Zhang, Junchang Liu, Jie Li and Ying Wang, ect

Major Research Projects

1. Study on rapid production technology of ferric coagulation, 2000-2001

- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

2. Study on nickel removal and recycling from waste ferric chloride solution, 2000-2002

- Fortune Global 500

3. Comprehensive technology of reverse osmosis roll membrane decontamination, 2001-2003

- Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Educational Development Foundation "Dawn" Program

4. Research and production technology of solid polymeric ferric sulfate coagulant, 2002-2003

5. Blast furnace turbid and purified circulating water treatment system in Steel company, 2003-2004

- Large Steel Enterprises

6. Research on carbon dioxide emission reduction policy in Shanghai, 2007-2009

- HSBC Bank, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

7. Key technologies of rural drinking water treatment in earthquake stricken areas, 2008-2009

- China's Ministry of Science and Technology

8. Carbon source and sink accounting of Chongming Ecological Island, 2009-2012

- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

9. Research on implementation planning of low carbon economy of Shanghai Hongqiao Business District, 2011-2012

- Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District

10. Research and demonstration on comprehensive utilization of water resources in arid areas of Africa, 2008-2013

- China's Ministry of Science and Technology, UNEP

11. Preparation of national standard for Poly aluminum chloride for drinking water, 2006-2010

- Standardization Administration, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

12. Preparation of national standard for Poly silicate aluminum sulfate,  2012-2014

- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Standardization Administration

13. International assessment of Chongming Ecological Island Development, 2012-2014 - UNEP

14. Upgrading and demonstration of drinking water treatment technology in East Africa, 2014-2015

- Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, et al., Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

15. Separation and recycling of heavy metals in pickling waste liquid and production technology of polymeric ferric chloride and ferric chloride coagulant, 2014-2015

16. Study and demonstration program for mayors of green cities in Africa and Asia Pacific, 2015-2022

- UNEP, UN Habitat, China's Ministry of Science and Technology, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

17. Chemical repair of farmland polluted by heavy metals in northern China, 2015-2016 - public company, technical transformation

18. Comprehensive heavy metal waste acid treatment and Resource Engineering, 2015-2017 - Enterprise cooperation

19. Advanced treatment technology of coking wastewater, 2016-2020 - Large enterprise cooperation

20. Study on growth control mechanism of calcium scale crystal, 2015-2017 - Fortune Global 500

21. Resource treatment technology and application of heavy metal waste liquid, 2015-2017 - Technical transformation

22. Study on the mechanism of removing heavy metals from water by metal frame material, 2016-2019 - MOF, Japanese company

23. Beijing Green Airport Assessment, 2016-2017,- UNEP

24. Study on removal of micro pollutants from water by MOF, 2017-2019 - Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Sino-French cooperation

25. Research and industrialization of new heavy metal chelating agent, 2017-2019 - technical transformation

26. Heavy metal separation and resource treatment technology of zinc plating waste liquid, 2017-2019 - Technical transformation

27. Research on resource utilization and industrial application of sludge containing heavy metals, 2019-2022 - Technical transformation

28. Degradation of alkylphenols by adsorption-photocatalytic composite system of metal organic frameworks with grafted dendrimer, 2019-2022 - Natural Science Foundation

29. Deep dewatering technology for municipal sludge with plate and frame filter press, 2019-2021 - Technological development, public company

30. The quality improvement technology for the production of polyaluminum chloride water treatment agent by using waste acid, 2020-2023 

- Large enterprise cooperation, technical transformation

31. Research on water resources management and water supply security in Africa.-UN Habitat

32. Production technology and application of poly-aluminum chloride from by-product acid in fluorine industry, 2021-2024

-Enterprise entrustment

33. Construction of China-Cambodia-Nepal cooperation platform for urban water security and sustainable development, 2021-2022

-China Association for Science and Technology

34. Full chain recycling technology of hazardous waste aluminum ash

35. Research on water resources allocation mechanism of Nile River and economic development potential of coastal countries.-Tongji University

36. Developing high-efficiency technology for industrial gases separation based on ultra-microporous coordination polymers, 2022-2025

-Ministry of science and technology

37. The design of clean production of multiple wall carbon Nano tube, 2023-2025.- Industry foundation

38. The Separation of HCl and HF gases in the lithium battery materials, 2023-2025.- Industry foundation