Profile

Dr Jintao CHEN
Research Fellow
Dr Jintao obtained his PhD in Engineering Thermophysics from Beihang University, where he investigated the combustion kinetics of branched pentanol isomers and tertiary alkyl ethers. In 2026, he joined CARES as part of the HYCOMBS project under the supervision of Professor Hisashi Nakamura.
Singapore - CARES
Researchers
HYCOMBS
Research Interest
- Combustion Reaction Kinetics;
- Quantum chemistry calculations;
- Development of Comprehensive Kinetic Models;
- Clean and low-carbon combustion.
Key Publications
1 Jin-Tao Chen, A. Abd El-Sabor Mohamed, Jiaxin Liu, Shangkun Zhou, Zijian Qi, Hossein S. Saraee, Yang Li, Chong-Wen Zhou*, Henry J. Curran*. An experimental and kinetic modeling study of ethyl tert-butyl ether. Part II: Intermediate and low temperature oxidation chemistry. Combustion and Flame, 2025, 281: 114394.
2 Jiaxin Liu1, Jin-Tao Chen1, Maryam Khan-Ghauri, Joseph E. Jacobs, Claire M. Grégoire, Olivier Mathieu, Eric L. Petersen, Peter K. Senecal, Chong-Wen Zhou, Henry J. Curran*. An experimental and kinetic modeling study of ethyl tert-butyl ether. Part I: High-temperature pyrolysis and oxidation chemistry. Combustion and Flame, 2025, 279: 114342. (1: equal contribution)
3 Jin-Tao Chen, A. Abd El-Sabor Mohamed, Pengzhi Wang, Yitong Zhai, Shashank S. Nagaraja, Chong-Wen Zhou*, Henry J. Curran*. A Comprehensive Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether Combustion [J]. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2024, 40: 105685.
4 Jin-Tao Chen, Yueying Liang, Haoyuan Lang, Xingcai Lu, Lijun Yang, Chong-Wen Zhou*. Theoretical study on the H-atom abstraction reactions of pentanol + HȮ2, part I: five branched pentanol isomers [J]. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024, 26: 20022-20036.
5 Jintao Chen, Mingxia Liu, Yuxiang Zhu, Kairu Jin, Zhenyu Tian, Lijun Yang, Chong-Wen Zhou*. Oxidation of norbornadiene: Theoretical investigation on H-atom abstraction and related radical decomposition reactions [J]. Propulsion and Power Research, 2023, 12: 104-113.
6 Xincheng Zhu1, Jin-Tao Chen1, Chong-Wen Zhou*. Exploring the kinetics and thermochemistry effects on C2-C6 alkene combustion chemistry by ȮH radical; Implications for Combustion Modeling and Simulation [J]. Combustion and Flame,2022, 245: 112302. (1: equal contribution)
7 Jin-Tao Chen, Zhi-Hao Jin, Wang Li, Kai-Ru Jin, Shu-Bao Song, Jiu-Zhong Yang, Zhen-Yu Tian*. Experimental and kinetic modeling study of benzyl alcohol pyrolysis [J]. Combustion and Flame, 2021, 231: 111477.
8 Jin-Tao Chen1, Dan Yu1, Wang Li, Wen-Ye Chen, Shu-Bao Song, Cheng Xie, Jiu-Zhong Yang, Zhen-Yu Tian*. Oxidation study of benzaldehyde with synchrotron photoionization and molecular beam mass spectrometry [J]. Combustion and Flame, 2020, 220: 455-467. (1: equal contribution)