Prof. Jin Shang

Prof. Jin Shang is a tenured Associate Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, leading the Adsorption Separation Lab in the School of Energy and Environment. A seasoned chemical engineer, he specializes in adsorption-based gas separation technology, focusing on carbon capture, carbon removal, natural gas and hydrogen purification, and the extraction of ambient toxic gases or vapors. He discovered the molecular trapdoor mechanism, the fourth recognized method for adsorption-based separation, showing the highest CO2 selectivity in natural gas purification. Prof. Shang’s accolades include the 2024 Carbon Capture Award for Excellent Research and the 2022 ISTP-Bogen Young Scientist Award. He serves as an editor for several prominent journals including Cambridge Prisms: Carbon Technologies and Carbon Capture Science & Technology. He has published over 130 papers with an h-index of 52. He was recognized among Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and his work has garnered over 7500 citations.