(1) Design and preparation of metal oxide catalysts;
(2) Value-added utilization of lower alcohols;
(3) Catalytic conversion of biomass.
Work Experience
2024/07-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
2018/06-2024/07: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor
2012/12-2018/06: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Assistant Professor
Education
2019/09-2023/01: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D, Industrial Catalysis
2007/09-2010/07: Dalian University of Technology, M.S., Industrial Catalysis
2003/09-2007/07: Dalian Polytechnic University, B.S., Light Chemical Engineering
(1) First Prize of Natural Science, Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Award (Ranked 2nd), 2023
(2) First Prize of China Rare Earth Science and Technology Award (Ranked 2nd), 2022
(3) Second Prize (Academic Paper Category), Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Academic Achievement Award, 2022
(4) First Prize (Academic Paper Category), Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Academic Achievement Award, 2013
[1] Wang, Y. H.; Peng, M.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, Z. X.; An, J. H.; Du, S. Y.; An, H. Y.; Fan, F. T.; Liu, X.; Zhai, P.; Ma, D.*; Wang, F.*, Selective production of phase-separable product from a mixture of biomass-derived aqueous oxygenates. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9: 5183.
[2] An, J. H.‡; Wang, Y. H.‡ (co-first); Lu, J. M.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, Z. X.; Xu, S. T.; Liu, X. Y.; Zhang, T.; Gocyla, M.; Heggen, M.; Dunin-Borkowsk, R. E.; Fornasiero, P.; Wang, F.*, 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.
[3] Wang, Y. H.; Wang, F.*; Song, Q.; Xin, Q.; Xu, S. T.; Xu, J.*, 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.
[4] Wang, Y. H.‡; Liu, J. X.‡; Zhao, Z. T.‡; Guo, Q.; Jiang, Q. K.; He, N.; Wang, F.*, A carbon-negative route for sustainable production of aromatics from biomass-derived aqueous oxygenates. Appl. Catal. B-Environ, 2022, 307: 121139.
[5] Li, S. Q.; Zhang, Y. D.; Guo, Q.; Liang, Y. F.; Qi, Y. J.; Zhao, X. W.; Wang, Y. H.*; Wang, F., Direct dehydrogenation condensation of ethanol to ethyl acetate with superior selectivity over acid-base balanced CuZnZrO solid solution catalyst. Chem. Eng. J., 2025, 508: 161144.