研究領域
天然礦物的結構、表界面作用及其資源與環境效應。
重點關註：（1）地質過程中典型礦物界面作用的機理，如伊利石—伊-矇混層礦物—蒙脫石轉化中礦物微結構和固體酸性變化對生烴-儲烴作用的影響機制。（2）多孔礦物（如硅藻蛋白石、埃洛石、坡縷石等）的結構、性質、界面反應性及其調控方法和機理。（3）面向我國優勢納微米礦物資源利用的礦物原料評價方法、礦物純化及性能最佳化方法和礦物功能材料（如用於污染物吸附）研製技術。
本實驗室研究條件良好，工作氛圍融洽。研究組具有較廣泛的國內外科研合作關係，為研究生、博士後的學術發展提供豐富可能性。
獲獎及榮譽
2006年：第十一屆中國礦物岩石地球化學學會“侯德封獎”
2007年：廣東省科學技術一等獎（第二完成人）
2008年：中國科學院首屆“盧嘉錫青年人才獎”
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.
科研項目
· 國家自然科學基金項目：“蒙脫石-伊利石”轉化過程中礦物的固體酸性和微結構變化及其對催化生烴的影響與機理研究。
· 國家自然科學基金項目：結構和表面基團對管狀埃洛石負載活性的制約及選擇性調控。
· 中科院知識創新工程方向性項目：納米級管狀埃洛石負載、緩釋活性的制約因素及其調控。
· 國家自然科學基金項目：孔結構及矽烷化改性對硅藻土重金屬離子吸附性的影響及機理。
· 國家科技重大專項子課題：粘土礦物物化性能及其吸附/解吸機理研究。
