Kiet’s CV

Dr. Kiet Le Anh Cao ORCID Researcher ID (h-index) Research map

Chemical Engineering Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan

E-mail: caoleanhkiet(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Research Interests: 1. Nanostructured Carbon Materials; 2. Energy Storage and Conversion; 3. Aerosol Process; 4. Particle Technology; 5. Catalysis and Reaction Engineering 

Background

Professional Experience:

April 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University 

April 2023 – March 2024: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

October 2021 – March 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University


Educational Background:

October 2018 – September 2021: Ph.D. in Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

Thesis title: “Synthesis of Nanostructure-Controlled Spherical Carbon Particles and their Application to Energy Storage Devices”

September 2015 – February 2018: M.S. in Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Korea

Thesis title: “Asymmetric Dearomative Cyclization of Tryptamines with Allenamides”

October 2010 – September 2014: B.S. in Department of Chemistry, University of Science, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Thesis title: “Chemical Constituents from the Rhizomes of Boesenbergia pandurata and their Preferential Cytotoxicity against Human Pancreatic Cancer PANC-1 Cell Line”

Awards and Honors

  1. Best Poster Award, 15th Korea-Japan Symposium on Materials and Interfaces (2024)
  2. Award for Promising Researchers, Hosokawa Powder Foundation, Japan (2023)
  3. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard) (2023)
  4. Award for Promising Researchers, Hosokawa Powder Foundation, Japan (2021)
  5. Excellent Poster Award, National Center University – Hiroshima University Joint Symposium, Taiwan (2019)
  6. Special Program Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan (2018 – 2021)
  7. Special Program Scholarship, Hanyang University, Korea (2015 – 2018)
  8. First Prize “Student Science Research Program Contest”, University of Science, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam (2014)
  9. Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation Scholarship, Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation, Japan (2013)

Publications

  1. K.L.A. Cao*, T. Ogi*, Advanced carbon sphere-based hybrid materials produced by innovative aerosol process for high-efficiency rechargeable batteries, Energy Storage Materials 74, 103901 (2025) (IF = 18.9) (Review paper). DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103901
  2. T.V. Pham, T. Hirano, K.L.A. Cao*, E.L. Septiani, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, Facilitating gas accessibility via macropore engineering in amine loaded silica particles for enhanced CO2 adsorption performance, Energy & Fuels 38(17), 16743–16755 (2024) (IF = 5.2). DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02937  
  3. T.T.N. Ho, T. Hirano, R. Narui, H. Tsutsumi, M. Kishi, Y. Yoshikawa, K.L.A. Cao, T. Ogi, Effect of annealing treatment on nanostructure and electrical conductivity of flame-made Ir−IrO2/TiO2 particles, Advanced Powder Technology 35(8), 104568 (2024) (IF = 4.2). DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2024.104568 
  4. R. Delyana, E.L. Septiani, A.B.D. Nandiyanto, K.L.A. Cao, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Nanostructuring silica-iron core-shell particles in a one-step aerosol process, RSC Advances 14, 18171–18180 (2024) (IF = 3.9). DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01154F
  5. E.L. Septiani, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Effects of coating characteristics of one-step aerosol synthesized–silica-coated FeNi nanostructured particles on powder core properties for electronic machines development, ACS Applied Nano Materials 7(10), 11839–11850 (2024) (IF = 5.9). DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01399
  6. N.S.N.S Bahri, T.T. Nguyen, K. Matsumoto, M. Watanabe, Y. Morita, E.L. Septiani, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Controlling the magnetic responsiveness of cellulose nanofiber particles embedded with iron oxide nanoparticles, ACS Applied Bio Materials 7(5), 3227–3237 (2024) (IF = 4.7). DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00213
  7. D.B. Kautsar, P.H. Le, A. Ando, K.L.A. Cao, E.L. Septiani, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Controllable synthesis of porous and hollow nanostructured catalyst particles and their soot oxidation, Langmuir 40(15), 8260–8270 (2024) (IF = 3.9). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00490
  8. E.L. Septiani, S. Yamashita, R. Delyana, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, T. Ogi, Enhancing soft magnetic characteristics of dense submicron FeNi particles with low carbon content by swirler connector assisted spray pyrolysis, Chemical Engineering Science 288, 119820 (2024) (IF = 4.7). DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2024.119820
  9. P.H. Le, Y. Kitamoto, S. Yamashita, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, T. Amen, N. Tsunoji, T. Ogi, Macropore-size engineering toward enhancing the catalytic performance of CO oxidation over three-way catalyst particles, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15(46), 54073–54084 (2023) (IF = 9.5). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11489
  10. R. Delyana, E.L. Septiani, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, T. Ogi, Synthesis of submicron-sized spherical silica-coated iron nickel particles with adjustable shell thickness via swirler connector-assisted spray pyrolysis, Langmuir 39(39), 14063–14073 (2023) (IF = 3.9). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01900
  11. S. Wintzheimer, L. Luthardt, K.L.A. Cao, I. Imaz, D. Maspoch, T. Ogi, A. Bück, D. Debecker, M. Faustini, K. Mandel, Multifunctional, hybrid materials design via spray-drying: much more than just drying, Advanced Materials 35(47), 2306648 (2023) (IF = 29.4), in press. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306648
  12. P.H. Le, S. Yamashita, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Tsunoji, D.B. Kautsar, T. Ogi, CO oxidation enabled by three-way catalysts comprised of Pd/Rh nanoparticles supported on Al2O3 and CeZrO4 confined in macroporous polystyrene latex templates, ACS Applied Nano Materials 6(18), 17324–17335 (2023) (IF = 5.9). DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c03954
  13. K.L.A. Cao, Y. Kito, P.H. Le, T. Ogi, T. Hirano, Synthesis of spherical β-quartz solid-solution particles derived from cordierite using a flame process, ACS Applied Engineering Materials 1(7), 1789–1798 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00176
  14. T.T. Nguyen, N.S.N.S. Bahri, A.M. Rahmatika, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Rapid indomethacin release from porous pectin particles as a colon targeted drug delivery system, ACS Applied Bio Materials 6(7), 2725–2737 (2023) (IF=4.7). DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00218
  15. P.H. Le, K.L.A Cao, Y. Kitamoto, T. Hirano, T. Ogi, Designing macroporous structure of three-way catalyst particles: Influence of template concentration on framework thickness and mass transfer, Langmuir 39(22), 7783–7792 (2023) (IF=4.331). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00621
  16. T.T.N. Ho, T. Hirano, R. Narui, H. Tsutsumi, M. Kishi, Y. Yoshikawa, K.L.A Cao, T. Ogi, Flame-made Ir-IrO2/TiO2 particles as anode catalyst support for improved durability in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, ACS Applied Energy Materials 6(11), 6064–6071 (2023) (IF=6.959). DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c00536
  17. T. Hirano, T. Tsuboi, K.L.A. Cao, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, High specific surface area niobium-doped tin oxide nanoparticles produced in spray flames as catalyst supports in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 25(1) (2023) (IF=2.253). DOI: 10.1007/s11051-022-05649-3
  18. E.L. Septiani, S.Yamashita, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, Y. Enokido, T. Ogi, One-step aerosol synthesis of SiO2-coated FeNi particles by using swirler connector-assisted spray pyrolysis, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 61(49), 17885–17893 (2022) (IF=4.326). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02837
  19. T.T. Nguyen, Y. Toyoda, N.S.N.S. Bahri, A.M. Rahmatika, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, K. Takahashi, Y. Goi, Y. Morita, M. Watanabe, T. Ogi, Tuning of water resistance and protein adsorption capacity of porous cellulose nanofiber particles prepared by spray drying with cross-linking reaction, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 630, 134–143 (2022) (IF: 9.965). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.078
  20. K.L.A. Cao, F. Iskandar, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, Recent advances in the fabrication and functionalization of nanostructured carbon spheres for energy storage applications, KONA Powder and Particle Journal 40, 197–218 (2023), Invited Review Article (IF: 3.919). DOI: 10.14356/kona.2023016
  21. T. Hirano, S. Kaseda, K.L.A. Cao, F. Iskandar, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, Multiple ZnO core nanoparticles embedded in TiO2 nanoparticles as agents for acid resistance and UV protection, ACS Applied Nano Materials 5(10), 15449–15456 (2022) (IF: 6.140). DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03489
  22. A.M. Rahmatika, Y. Toyoda, T.T. Nguyen, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, T. Kitamura, Y. Goi, Y. Morita, T. Ogi, Effects of solvent polarity on nanostructure formation of spray-dried TEMPO-Oxidized cellulose nanofiber particles, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 4(9), 6700–6709 (2022) (IF: 4.855). DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01063
  23. E.L. Septiani, J. Kikkawa, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, Y. Enokido, T. Ogi, DC bias characteristic enhancement of the powder core by using densified submicron sized FeNi particles through spray pyrolysis, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 10(21), 8288–8295 (2022) (IF: 7.393). DOI: 10.1039/D1TC05917C
  24. P.H. Le, Y. Kitamoto, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, Synthesis of macroporous three-way catalysts via template-assisted spray process for enhancing mass transfer in gas adsorption, Advanced Powder Technology 33(6), 103581 (2022) (IF: 4.833). DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103581
  25. T.T. Nguyen, M. Miyauchi, A.M. Rahmatika, K.L.A. Cao, E. Tanabe, T. Ogi, Enhanced protein adsorption capacity of macroporous pectin particles with high specific surface area and an interconnected pore network, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14(12), 14435–14446 (2022) (IF: 9.229). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22307
  26. Y. Kitamoto, K.L.A. Cao, P.H. Le, O.B. Abdillah, F. Iskandar, T. Ogi, A sustainable approach for preparing porous carbon spheres derived from Kraft lignin and sodium hydroxide as highly packed thin film electrode materials, Langmuir 38(11), 3540–3552 (2022), (IF: 3.882). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03489
  27. E.L. Septiani, J. Kikkawa, K.L.A. Cao, T. Hirano, N. Okuda, H. Matsumoto, Y. Enokido, T. Ogi, Direct synthesis of submicron FeNi particles via spray pyrolysis using various reduction agents, Advanced Powder Technology 32(11), 4263–4272 (2021) (IF: 4.217). DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.09.031
  28. T.T. Nguyen, A.M. Rahmatika, M. Miyauchi, K.L.A. Cao, T. Ogi, Synthesis of high specific surface area macroporous pectin particles by template-assisted spray drying, Langmuir 37(14), 4256–4266 (2021) (IF: 3.557). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00232
  29. K.L.A. Cao, Y. Kitamoto, F. Iskandar, T. Ogi, Sustainable porous hollow carbon spheres with high specific surface area derived from Kraft lignin, Advanced Powder Technology 32(6), 2064–2073 (2021) (IF: 4.217). DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.04.012
  30. K.L.A. Cao, A.M. Rahmatika, Y. Kitamoto, M.T.T. Nguyen, T. Ogi, Controllable synthesis of spherical carbon particles transition from dense to hollow structure derived from Kraft lignin, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 589, 252–263 (2021) (IF: 7.489). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.077
  31. S. Biswas, H. Kim, K.L.A. Cao, S. Shin, Enantioselective dearomative cyclization of homotryptamines with allenamides into indolo[2,3-b]quinolines, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 362(9), 1841–1845 (2020) (IF: 5.981). DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000083
  32. T. Ogi, H. Fukazawa, A.M. Rahmatika, T. Hirano, K.L.A. Cao, F. Iskandar, Improving the crystallinity and purity of monodisperse Ag fine particles by heating colloidal sprays in-flight, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59(13), 5745–5751 (2020) (IF: 3.141). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05482
  33. K.L.A. Cao, S. Taniguchi, T.T. Nguyen, A.F. Arif, F. Iskandar, T. Ogi, Precisely tailored synthesis of hexagonal hollow silica plate particles and their polymer nanocomposite films with low refractive index, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 571, 378–386 (2020) (IF: 6.361). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.064
  34. K.L.A. Cao, A.F. Arif, K. Kamikubo, T. Izawa, H. Iwasaki, T. Ogi, Controllable synthesis of carbon-coated SiOx particles through a simultaneous reaction between the hydrolysis-condensation of tetramethyl orthosilicate and the polymerization of 3-aminophenol, Langmuir 35(42), 13681–13692 (2019) (IF: 3.683). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02599