1. Hydroformylation
2. Ammoniation
3. Hydrogenation

Prof. Li Yan received her PhD in 2006 from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Her research interests are mainly focused on the catalysis,including hydroformylation, hydrogenation and ammoniation.She has undertaken a number of projects from national ministry of science and technology and the national natural science foundation. She is cooperating with companies to carry out a long-term research and development, and some achievements have been applied in industries. Prof Li Yan has published 43 papers (SCI) and held 64 patents, two prize-winning achievements.

1. Cunyao Li, Li Yan, Lanlu Lu, Kai Xiong, Wenlong Wang, Miao Jiang, Jia Liu, Xiangen Song, Zhuangping Zhan, Zheng Jiang and Yunjie Ding， Single atom dispersed Rh-biphephos&PPh3@porous organic copolymers: highly efficient catalysts for continuous fixed-bedhydroformylation of propene. Green Chem., 2016, 18, 2995–3005
2. Cunyao Li, Kai Xiong, Li Yan, Miao Jiang, Xiangen Song,Tao Wang, Xingkun Chen, Zhuangping Zhan and Yunjie Ding. Designing highly efficient Rh/CPOL-bp&PPh3 heterogenous catalysts for hydroformylation of internal and terminal olefins. Catalysis Science & Technology. 2016,6(7):2143-2149
3. Wenlong Wang, Cunyao Li, Li Yan, Yuqing Wang, Miao Jiang, and Yunjie Ding. Ionic Liquid/Zn-PPh3 Integrated Porous Organic Polymers Featuring Multifunctional Sites: Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst for Cooperative Conversion of CO2 to Cyclic Carbonates. ACS Cataysis., 2016, 6(9):6091-6100
4. Liu Jia, Yan Li, Ding Yunjie, Jiang Miao, Dong Wenda, Song Xiangen, Liu Tao, Zhu Hejun. Promoting effect of Al on tethered ligand-modified Rh/SiO2 catalysts for ethylene hydroformylation. Appl. Catal. A-GEN 2015,492: 127-132.
5. Xijie Lan, Weiping Zhang, Li Yan, Yunjie Ding, Xiuwen Han, Liwu Lin, Xinhe Bao. Structure, Activity, and Stability of Triphenyl Phosphine-Modified Rh/SBA-15 Catalyst for Hydroformylation of Propene: A High-Resolution Solid-State NMR Study. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 16: 6589-6595
6. Li Yan, Yun J Ding, Li W Lin, He J Zhu, Hong M Yin, Xian M Li, Yuan Lu. In situ formation of HRh(CO)2(PPh3)2 active species on the surface of a SBA-15 supported heterogeneous catalyst and the effect of support pore size on the hydroformylation of propene, J. Mol. Catal. A: 2009, 300(1-2):116-120
7. Li Yan, Yunjie Ding, Hejun Zhu, Hongmei Yin, Guiping Jiao, Dongyuan Zhao, Liwu Lin. Continuous fixed-bed gas-phase hydroformylation over PPh3-modified mesostructured cellular foam-supported Rh catalyst, Chin. J.Catal., 2006, 27 (1): 1-3
8. Li Yan, Yunjie Ding, Hejun Zhu,Jianmin Xiong, Tao Wang, Zhendong Pan, Liwu Lin. Ligand modified real heterogeneous catalysts for fixed-bed hydroformylation of propylene. J. Mol. Catal. A: 2005, 234 (1-2): 1-7