研究領(lǐng)域
天然礦物的結(jié)構(gòu)、表界面作用及其資源與環(huán)境效應(yīng)。
重點(diǎn)關(guān)注：（1）地質(zhì)過程中典型礦物界面作用的機(jī)理，如伊利石—伊-蒙混層礦物—蒙脫石轉(zhuǎn)化中礦物微結(jié)構(gòu)和固體酸性變化對生烴-儲烴作用的影響機(jī)制。（2）多孔礦物（如硅藻蛋白石、埃洛石、坡縷石等）的結(jié)構(gòu)、性質(zhì)、界面反應(yīng)性及其調(diào)控方法和機(jī)理。（3）面向我國優(yōu)勢納微米礦物資源利用的礦物原料評價(jià)方法、礦物純化及性能優(yōu)化方法和礦物功能材料（如用于污染物吸附）研制技術(shù)。
本實(shí)驗(yàn)室研究條件良好，工作氛圍融洽。研究組具有較廣泛的國內(nèi)外科研合作關(guān)系，為研究生、博士后的學(xué)術(shù)發(fā)展提供豐富可能性。
獲獎(jiǎng)及榮譽(yù)
2006年：第十一屆中國礦物巖石地球化學(xué)學(xué)會“侯德封獎(jiǎng)”
2007年：廣東省科學(xué)技術(shù)一等獎(jiǎng)（第二完成人）
2008年：中國科學(xué)院首屆“盧嘉錫青年人才獎(jiǎng)”
代表論著
1. Yuan, P.; Liu, H. M.; Liu, D.; Tan D. Y.; Yan, W. C.; He, H.P., Role of the interlayer space of montmorillonite in hydrocarbon generation: an experimental study based on high temperature-pressure pyrolysis, Appl. Clay Sci.
2. Yuan, P.; Liu, D.; Tan, D.-Y.; Liu, K.-K.; Yu, H.-G.; Zhong, Y.-H.; Yuan, A.-H.; Yu, W.-B.; He, H.-P., Surface silylation of mesoporous/macroporous diatomite (diatomaceous earth) and its function in Cu(II) adsorption: The effects of heating pretreatment. Micropor. Mesopor. Mat
3. Yuan, P.; Tan, D.; Annabi-Bergaya, F.; Yan, W.; Fan, M.; Liu, D.; He, H., changes in structure, morphology, porosity, and surface activity of mesoporous halloysite nanotubes under heating. Clay Clay Miner
4. Yuan, P.; Southon, P. D.; Liu, Z. W.; Kepert, C. J., Organosilane functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for enhanced loading and controlled release. Nanotechnology
5. Liu, D.; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); Tan, D. Y.; Liu, H. M.; Wang, T.; Fan, M. D.; Zhu, J. X.; He, H. P., Facile preparation of hierarchically porous carbon using diatomite as both template and catalyst and methylene blue adsorption of carbon products. J. Colloid Interf. Sci
6. Yang, S.Q; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); He,H.P.; Qin, Z.H.;Zhou,Q.; Zhu,J.X.; Effect of reaction temperature on grafting of gamma-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) onto kaolinite. Appl. Clay Sci.
7. Liu, D.; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); Liu, H. M.; Cai, J. G.; Qin, Z. H.; Tan, D. Y.; Zhou, Q.; He, H. P.; Zhu, J. X., Influence of heating on the solid acidity of montmorillonite: A combined study by DRIFT and Hammett indicators. Appl. Clay Sci
8. Fan, M. D.; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); Bergaya, F.; He, H. P.; Chen, T. H.; Zhu, J. X.; Liu, D., A critical textural evolution study of zerovalent iron/montmorillonite nanosized heterostructures under various iron loadings. Clay Clay Min
9. Yuan, P.; Liu, D.; Fan, M. D.; Yang, D.; Zhu, R. L.; Ge, F.; Zhu, J. X.; He, H. P., Removal of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by the diatomite-supported/unsupported magnetite nanoparticles. J. Hazard. Mater
10. Qin, Z. H.; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); Zhu, J. X.; He, H. P.; Liu, D.; Yang, S. Q., Influences of thermal pretreatment temperature and solvent on the organosilane modification of Al13-intercalated/Al-pillared montmorillonite. Appl. Clay Sci.
11. Liu, D.; Yuan, P. (Corresponding author); Tan, D. Y.; Liu, H. M.; Fan, M. D.; Yuan, A. H.; Zhu, J. X.; He, H. P., Effects of inherent/enhanced solid acidity and morphology of diatomite templates on the synthesis and porosity of hierarchically porous carbon. Langmuir
12. Yuan, P.; Fan, M. D.; Yang, D.; He, H. P.; Liu, D.; Yuan, A. H.; Zhua, J. X.; Chen, T. H., Montmorillonite-supported magnetite nanoparticles for the removal of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. J. Hazard. Mater
13. Yuan, P.; Southon, P. D.; Liu, Z. W.; Green, M. E. R.; Hook, J. M.; Antill, S. J.; Kepert, C. J., Functionalization of halloysite clay nanotubes by grafting with gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. J. Phys. Chem. C.
14. Yuan, P.; Annabi-Bergaya, F.; Tao, Q.; Fan, M. D.; Liu, Z. W.; Zhu, J. X.; He, H. P.; Chen, T. H., A combined study by XRD, MR, TG and HRTEM on the structure of delaminated Fe-intercalated/pillared clay. J. Colloid Interface Sci
15. Yuan, P; Yin, X. L.; He, H. P.; Yang, D.; Wang, L. J.; Zhu, J. X., Investigation, on the delaminated-pillared structure of TiO2-PILC synthesized by TiC14 hydrolysis method. Micropo Mesopo Mat
16. Yuan, P; He, H. P.; Bergaya, F.; Wu, D. Q.; Zhou, Q.; Zhu, J. X., Synthesis and characterization of delaminated iron-pillared clay with meso-microporous structure. Micropor Mesopor Mat
17. Yuan, P; Yang, D.; Lin, Z. Y.; He, H. P.; Wen, X. Y.; Wang, L. J.; Deng, F., Influences of pretreatment temperature on the surface silylation of diatomaceous amorphous silica with trimethylchlorosilane. J. Non-Cryst. Solids
18. Yuan, P; Wu, D. Q.; He, H. P.; Lin, Z. Y., The hydroxyl species and acid sites on diatomite surface: a combined IR and Raman study. Appl. Surf. Sci.
19. Yuan, P; He, H. P.; Wu, D. Q.; Wang, D. Q.; Chen, L. J., Characterization of diatomaceous silica by Raman spectroscopy. Spectroc. Acta Pt. A-Molec. Biomolec. Spectr
20. Yuan, P; Wu, D. Q.; Chen, Z.; Chen, Z. W.; Lin, Z. Y.; Diao, G. Y.; Peng, J. L., H-1 MAS NMR spectra of hydroxyl species on diatomite surface. Chin. Sci. Bull.
科研項(xiàng)目
·國家自然科學(xué)基金項(xiàng)目：“蒙脫石-伊利石”轉(zhuǎn)化過程中礦物的固體酸性和微結(jié)構(gòu)變化及其對催化生烴的影響與機(jī)理研究。
· 國家自然科學(xué)基金項(xiàng)目：結(jié)構(gòu)和表面基團(tuán)對管狀埃洛石負(fù)載活性的制約及選擇性調(diào)控。
· 中科院知識創(chuàng)新工程方向性項(xiàng)目：納米級管狀埃洛石負(fù)載、緩釋活性的制約因素及其調(diào)控。
· 國家自然科學(xué)基金項(xiàng)目：孔結(jié)構(gòu)及硅烷化改性對硅藻土重金屬離子吸附性的影響及機(jī)理。
· 國家科技重大專項(xiàng)子課題：粘土礦物物化性能及其吸附/解吸機(jī)理研究。