Currently, Prof Wan’s research covers a wide range of membrane technology development for cleaner production, biorefinery of lignocellulosic materials, bioseparation and wastewater treatment, with focus on development of novel and high performance hydrophobic membranes, and fermentation-membrane separation coupling processes for production of bioproducts. He developed high performance inorganic-organic hybrid pervaporation membranes and invented a number of new membrane processes and membrane fouling control technologies, some of which have been successfully applied in industrial applications and produced significant economical and social benefits. So far, he has published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers, 4 co-authored monographs and filed 36 patents (26 granted, including 2 US patents). He received the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award from China National Food Industry Association (2009), the first prize of Technology Invention Award from China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (2013), the second prize of Science and Technology for Development Award from Chinese Academy of Sciences (2014).