Professor Liu got his Bachelor degree in Department of Chemistry in 1986 and Doctor degree in Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University in 1991, respectively.

He worked at State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Metallurgy , Chinese Academy of Sciences as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Apr. 1991 to Mar. 1993, and became associate professor in 1993, and professor in 1997. From Oct. 1994 to Jul. 1995, He worked at Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering(LORRE), Purdue University , USA as visiting professor. From May, 1999, he has been worked as director of Institute of Applied Chemistry in Department of Chemical Engineer, Tsinghua University.