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WANG Feng
Title: Professor
Subject: Organic Chemistry & Physical Chemistry
Phone: 0411-39787215
Email: wangfeng@dicp.ac.cn
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Research Interests

The scientific interests of Prof. Feng Wang cover the fields of heterogeneous catalysis and material chemistry, with specific attention to the design and development of metal-oxide nano-catalysts for their advanced applications in energy related material science and environmentally benign processes of biomass transformation. He has published more than 190 journal papers and more than 170 Chinese patents have been authorized.

Ongoing projects include:


  •    Synthesis and characterization of structurally well-defined nanomaterials, such as metal oxides, zeolites, and metal nanoparticles
  •      Development of green and environmentally benign processes for the production of oxygenates from olefins, alcohols and carbon oxides
  •     Catalytic upgrading of biomass (lignocellulose and derivatives) into phenolic compounds, alcohols and polymer building blocks
  •       Photocatalysis for solar fuel production, CO2 valorization, and biomass conversion
  •       Theoretical calculations and machine learning in catalytic materials and chemistry


Biography

Sep 1995 – Jul 1999 Zhengzhou University, China, Department of Chemistry, B.S.

Sep 1999 – Jan 2005 Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of sciences, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Adviser: Prof. Jie Xu

Aug 2005 – Sep 2006 University of California at Berkeley, Postdoctoral fellow in Chemical Engineering, with Prof. Dr. Alexander Katz and Enrique Iglesia

Sep 2006 – Dec 2009 Hokkaido University, Japan, Postdoctoral fellow in Catalysis Research Center, With Prof. Dr. Wataru Ueda

Dec 2009 – Jun 2011 Associate Professor, principal investigator, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Jun 2011 – present    Professor, principal investigator, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Academic Appointment:

Associate Editor, ACS Catalysis；

Editorial Advisory Board of ChemSusChem, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Green Carbon

Honors and Awards

2023  First-class Dalian Natural Science Award

2022  Rare Earth Science and Technology Award - First Prize of Fundamental Research

2021  Min Enze Energy and Chemical Industry Award - Outstanding Contribution Award

2020  National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, NSFC

2020  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Awards

2020  Jiaxi Lu Excellent Mentor Award

2019  NSFC-RS Newton Advanced Fellowship

2019  Mentor Award of Chinese Academy of Science

2016  Cheung Kong Youth Scholar Program, Ministry of Education of P.R. China

2014  National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, NSFC

2013  The first Prize for the Natural Science Scholastic Attainment of Liaoning Province

2012  “Young Scientist Award”, 15th International Congress on Catalysis, Munich

2012  Lin Liwu excellent Youth Award

2012  Chinese Catalytic Xinxiu Award, Chinese Chemistry Society

Publications

1. Ping Jin, Pu Guo, Nengchao Luo*, Hui Zhang, Chenwei Ni, Ruotian Chen, Wei Liu, Rengui Li, Jianping Xiao, Guoxiong Wang, Fuxiang Zhang, Paolo Fornasiero*, Feng Wang*. Photochemical H2 dissociation for nearly quantitative CO2 reduction to ethylene. Science, 2025, 389 (6764), 1037-1042.

2. Ning Li, Kexin Yan, Thanya Rukkijakan, Jiefeng Liang, Yuting Liu, Zhipeng Wang, Heran Nie, Suthawan Muangmeesri, Gonzalo Castiella-Ona, Xuejun Pan, Qunfang Zhou, Guibin Jiang, Guangyuan Zhou, John Ralph, Joseph S.M. Samec*, Feng Wang*. Selective lignin arylation for biomass fractionation and benign bisphenols. Nature, 2024, 630, 381-386.

3. Nengchao Luo; Tiziano Montini; Jian Zhang; Paolo Fornasiero; Emiliano Fonda; Tingting Hou; Wei Nie; Jianmin Lu; Junxue Liu; Marc Heggen; Long Lin; Changtong Ma; Min Wang; Fengtao Fan; Shengye Jin; Feng Wang*. Visible-light-driven coproduction of diesel precursors and hydrogen from lignocellulose-derived methylfurans. Nature Energy, 2019, 4(7), 575-584.

4. Zhipeng Huang; Zhitong Zhao; Chao Feng Zhang; Jianmin Lu; Huifang Liu; Nengchao Luo; Jian Zhang; Feng Wang*.Enhanced photocatalytic alkane production from fatty acid decarboxylation via inhibition of radical oligomerization. Nature Catalysis, 2020, 3(2), 170-178.

5. Qi Song; Feng Wang*; Jiaying Cai; Yehong Wang; Junjie Zhang; Weiqiang Yu; Jie Xu*. Lignin depolymerization (LDP) in alcohol over nickel-based catalysts via a fragmentation-hydrogenolysis process. Energy & Environmental Science, 2013, 6(3), 994-1007.

6. Yifan Yang, Jianhan Wu, Zhendong Luo, Xiuquan Jia*, Guibin Jiang*, Feng Wang*. Interactions of aqueous microdroplets and mineral particles drive fluorine-first perfluoroalkyl mineralization. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147(36), 32537–32547.

7. Xuke Chen, Yu Xia, Yifan Yang, Yunpeng Xu, Xiuquan Jia*, Richard N. Zare*, Feng Wang*. Microdroplet-mediated multiphase cycling in a cloud of water drives chemoselective electrolysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146(43), 29742-29750.

8. Zhuyan Gao, Tiziano Montini, Junju Mu, Nengchao Luo*, Emiliano Fonda, Paolo Fornasiero*, Feng Wang*. Photocatalytic methanol dehydrogenation promoted synergistically by atomically dispersed Pd and clustered Pd. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146(35), 24440–24449.

9. Xuke Chen, Yu Xia, Yingfeng Wu, Yunpeng Xu, Xiuquan Jia*, Richard N. Zare*, Feng Wang*. Sprayed Oil–Water Microdroplets as a Hydrogen Source. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146(15), 10868-10874.

10. Ruolan Zhang, Zhenyuan Zhang, Xuke Chen, Jichun Jiang, Lei Hua, Xiuquan Jia*, Rui Bao*, Feng Wang*. Pyrogenic Carbon Degradation by Galvanic Coupling with Sprayed Seawater Microdroplets. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146(12), 8528-8535.

11. Jianyu Han, Jingyi Yang, Zhixin Zhang, Xunzhu Jiang, Wei Liu*, Botao Qiao*, Junju Mu*, Feng Wang. Strong Metal–Support Interaction Facilitated Multicomponent Alloy Formation on Metal Oxide Support. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145(41), 22671–22684. 

12. Xuke Chen, Yu Xia, Zhenyuan Zhang, Lei Hua, Xiuquan Jia*, Feng Wang, Richard N. Zare*. Hydrocarbon Degradation by Contact with Anoxic Water Microdroplets. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145(39), 21538–21545.

13. Hongru Zhou, Min Wang*, Fanhao Kong, Zhiwei Chen, Zhaolin Dou, Feng Wang*. Facet-Dependent Electron Transfer Regulates Photocatalytic Valorization of Biopolyols. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144(46), 21224–21231.

14. Zhuyan Gao, Junju Mu, Jian Zhang, Zhipeng Huang, Xiangsong Lin, Nengchao Luo*, Feng Wang*. Hydrogen bonding promotes alcohol C–C coupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144(41), 18986-18994.

15. Zhe Zhang; Min Wang*; Hongru Zhou; Feng Wang*. Surface Sulfate Ion on CdS Catalyst Enhances Syngas Generation from Biopolyols. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143(17), 6533-6541.

16. Chaofeng Zhang; Zhipeng Huang; Jianmin Lu; Nengchao Luo; Feng Wang*. Generation and Confinement of Long-Lived N-Oxyl Radical and Its Photocatalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140(6), 2032-2035.

17. Jinghua An; Yehong Wang; Jianmin Lu; Jian Zhang; Zhixin Zhang; Shutao Xu; Xiaoyan Liu; Tao Zhang; Martin Gocyla; Marc Heggen; Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowsk; Paolo Fornasiero; Feng Wang*. Acid-Promoter-Free Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation over Ru-Clusters/Ceria: The Catalysis of Interfacial Lewis Acid-Base Pair. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140(11), 4172-4181.

18. Yehong Wang; Feng Wang*; Qi Song; Qin Xin; Shutao Xu; Jie Xu*. Heterogeneous Ceria Catalyst with Water-Tolerant Lewis Acidic Sites for One-Pot Synthesis of 1,3-Diols via Prins Condensation and Hydrolysis Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135(4), 1506-1515.

19. Hongru Zhou; Min Wang*; Feng Wang*. Oxygen-controlled photo-reforming of biopolyols to CO over Z-scheme CdS@g-C3N4. Chem, 2022, 8, 465-479.

20. Puning Ren, Zhuyan Gao, Tiziano Montini, Zhitong Zhao, Na Ta, Yike Huang, Nengchao Luo*, Emiliano Fonda, Paolo Fornasiero*, Feng Wang*. Stepwise photoassisted decomposition of carbohydrates to H2. Joule, 2023, 7(2), 333-349.

21. Hongru Zhou; Min Wang*; Feng Wang*. Oxygen-vacancy-mediated catalytic methanation of lignocellulose at temperatures below 200℃. Joule, 2021, 5, 3031-3044.

22.Xiaojun Shen*, Zhitong Zhao, Jialong Wen, Jian Zhang, Yi Ji, Guangjin Hou, Yuhe Liao, Chaofeng Zhang*, Tong-Qi Yuan*, Feng Wang*. Standardization transformation of C-lignin to catechol and propylene. Nat.Commun., 2025，16, 6245.

23. Hongji Li*, Xiaotong Sun, Ting Li, Zhitong Zhao, Xiaomei Yang, Chaofeng Zhang*, Feng Wang*. Photothermal catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of protolignin. Nat.Commun., 2024, 15, 10176.

24. Xiaoqin Si; Rui Lu; Zhitong Zhao; X. Yang; Feng Wang; Huifang Jiang; Xiaolin Luo; Aiqin Wang; Zhaochi Feng; Jie Xu; Fang Lu*, Catalytic production of low-carbon footprint sustainable natural gas. Nat.Commun., 2022, 13, 258.

25. Min Wang; Meijiang Liu; Jianmin Lu; Feng Wang*.Photo splitting of bio-polyols and sugars to methanol and syngas. Nat.Commun., 2020, 11(1), 1083.

26. Yehong Wang; Mi Peng; Jian Zhang; Zhixin Zhang; Jinghua An; Shuyan Du; Hongyu An; Fengtao Fan; Xi Liu; Peng Zhai; Ding Ma*; Feng Wang*.Selective production of phase-separable product from a mixture of biomass-derived aqueous oxygenates. Nat.Commun., 2018, 9(1), 5183.

27. Qiang Xue, Hanxi Li, Peng Jin, Xukai Zhou*, Feng Wang*. Singlet-Oxygen-Driven Cooperative Photocatalytic Coupling of Biomass Valorization and Hydrogen Peroxide Production Using Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202423368.

28. Xueyuan Wang, Xueshang Xin, Lunqiao Xiong, Jianlong Yang, Tieou Wang, Yang Yang, Zhipeng Huang, Nengchao Luo*, Junwang Tang*, Feng Wang.Buffered Hydroxyl Radical for Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Methane Coupling. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202420606.

29. Meijiang Liu, Hongji Li, Jian Zhang, Huifang Liu*, Feng Wang*. Photocatalytic Production of Ethanolamines and Ethylenediamines from Bio-Polyols over a Cu/TiO2 Catalyst. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63, e202315795.

30. Qingchun Xu, Puning Ren, Yang Peng, Nengchao Luo*, Zhuyan Gao, Caixia Meng, Jian Zhang, Feng Wang*. Photocatalytic 2-iodoethanol coupling to produce 1,4-butanediol mediated by TiO2 and a catalytic nickel complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202301668.

31. Lin Yuan; Yancheng Hu; Zhitong Zhao; Guangyi Li; Aiqin Wang; Yu Cong; Feng Wang*; Tao Zhang*; Ning Li*. Production of Copolyester Monomers from Plant-Based Acrylate and Acetaldehyde. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202113471:1-5.

32. Hu Yancheng; Zhao Zhitong; Liu Yanting; Li Guangyi; Wang Aiqin; Cong Yu; Zhang Tao; Wang Feng*; Li Ning*.Synthesis of 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic Acid and 1,2-Cyclohexanedicarboxylates from Formaldehyde, Crotonaldehyde and Acrylate/Fumarate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57(23), 6901-6905.

33. Jinghua An; Yehong Wang; Zhixin Zhang; Zhitong Zhao; Jian Zhang; Feng Wang*. The Synthesis of Quinazolinones from Olefins, CO, and Amines over a Heterogeneous Ru-clusters/Ceria Catalyst. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57(38), 12308-12312.

34. Min Wang; Jianmin Lu; Jiping Ma; Zhe Zhang; Feng Wang*. Cuprous Oxide Catalyzed Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage for C-N Bond Formation: Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Ketones and Amines. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54(47), 14061-14065.

35.Feng Wang*; Wataru Ueda*; Jie Xu*. Detection and Measurement of Surface Electron Transfer on Reduced Molybdenum Oxides (MoOX) and Catalytic Activities of Au/MoOX. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51(16), 3883-3887.