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2023-09-04

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Name: Xiang Wang

Gender: Male

Job title: Professor

Degree: PhD in Chemistry

Major: Physical Chemistry

Email: xwang23@ncu.edu.cn

Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Industrial Catalysis, Environmental Catalysis, Clean Energy Catalysis, Solid Surface Structural Chemistry

Education and Work Experience

"Ganjiang Scholar" Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, PhD Supervisor in Industrial Catalysis.

Education:

(1) . 1995.09 - 1998.07: Ph.D. Degree. School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University. Supervisor: Prof. Xie Youchang;

(2) . 1992.09- 1995.07: M.S. Degree. Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University. Supervisor: Prof. Yuan Xianxin;

(3) . 1988.09 - 1992.07: B.S. Degree. Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University;

Work Experience:

(1) . 1998.08 - 2000.05: Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University, Center for Catalysis and Surface Science. Advisor: Prof. Wolfgang M.H. Sachtler;

(2) . 2000.06 - 2002. 09: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemical Engineering. Advisor: Prof. Raymond J. Gorte;

(3) . 2002.09 -2005.03: Research Associate at Lehigh University, Department of Chemical Engineering. Advisor: Prof. Israel E. Wachs;

(4) . 2005.03 - 2008.01: Senior Research Scientist at EverNu Technology LLC in the United States;

(5) . 2008.01 - 2010.06: Research Chemist II at BASF Catalysts LLC., USA;

(6) . 2010.06 - Present: "Ganjiang" Distinguished Professor at Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province, China. High-level talent of the "215" Project. Academic leader in Industrial Catalysis. Director of the Faculty Committee of the School of Chemistry, Nanchang University. Director of the Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental and Energy Catalysis;

Teaching

Undergraduate courses: Physical Chemistry, Structural Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry, Chemistry for a Better Life, Frontier of Chemistry and General Chemistry (for international students);

Graduate courses: Structure and Properties, Reaction Kinetics for Catalysis, Catalyst Design and Frontier of Catalysis."

Research fields:

Prof. Dr. Wang have engaged in research on heterogeneous catalysis, industrial catalysis, and surface structural chemistry since 1992. He has conducted systematic work in the fields of environmental catalysis, clean energy catalysis, and rare earth catalysis. As a key member, he participated in several projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy during the period working in the United States. After employed by Nanchang University at China in 2010, he has presided over four projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, more than ten projects funded by provincial and ministerial levels, and four research and development projects sponsored by different companies. He has published more than 160 SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author in domestic and international chemical engineering journals, which have attracted attention from peers both domestically and internationally with nearly 6,000 citations. He holds twelve granted Chinese patents, and one US patent. He has collaborated closely with several domestic enterprises for industry applications, with some catalysis-related technologies being commercialized. He has been invited to give Plenary, keynote or invited speeches at international and domestic conferences more than 20 times over recent five years, as well as serves as session chair. During the period working in the United States, he was employed as a Research Chemist at BASF Catalysts, LLC., a Fortune 500 company, leading a team involved in industrial catalyst research and development.

Research projects

Projects from National Science Foundation of China:

(1) Developing Novel and Efficient Catalysts for Oxidative Coupling of Methane: Optimization of the Structure and Reactivity of Metal Oxide Compounds with Fixed Formulas, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program, Grant No. 22172071, 2022-2025;

(2) Investigate the Intrinsic Reasons of Monolayer DispersionStudy on Like-Disperse-Like Phenomenon, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project, Grant No. 21962009, 2020-2023;

(3) Sn-based Novel Catalytic Materials for the Elimination of Haze-causing Air Pollutants, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project, Grant No. 21567016, 2016-2019;

(4) Study on the Catalytic Chemistry of Novel SnO2 Catalysts Modified by Rare Earth Metal Oxides, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project, Grant No. 21263015, 2013-2016;

Provincial Level Projects

(5) Jiangxi Province "Double Thousand Plan" long-term innovation leader, Jiangxi Province "Double Thousand Plan", Grant No. JXSQ2019101001, 2020-2024;

(6) Designing active sites for methane oxidative coupling: creating novel and high-performance perovskite catalyst materials, Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (KPNF-JX), Grant No. 20181ACB20005, 2018-2020;

(7) Research on key nano-catalytic materials technology for controlling air pollutants from haze-causing motor vehicle exhaust, Science and Technology Support Project of Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (STPJX), Grant No. 20151BBE50006, 2015-2017;

(8) Development of nano-catalytic materials for the removal of haze-causing pollutants from diesel exhaust, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education Landing Plan (JPDEL), Grant No. KJLD14005, 2015-2017;

(9) Preparation of high-performance perovskite-type catalysts for methane oxidative coupling, Key Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (KPJDE), Grant No. GJJ150016, 2016-2018;

(10) Rare earth modified Ni catalysts for hydrogen production via steam reforming of natural gas and C6 low-hydrocarbons, Key Project of Nanchang Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (KPNCS), 2013-2014;

(11) Investigation on the thermodynamic reasons for the interaction between supported metal oxides and supports: identification of key physicochemical factors influencing their catalytic performance, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (NSFJP), Grant No. 20202BAB203006, 2020-2022;

(12) Rare earth modified nano tin oxide catalysts for catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide, Funded by Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (JPDE), Grant No. GJJ12045, 2012-2013;

Research and Development Projects:

(13) Development of catalytic converters for vehicles meeting National VI emission standards, Contract project, 2017-2018;

(14) SCR catalysts for the elimination of diesel engine and natural gas engine exhausts, Contract project, 2013-2015;

(15) Preparation of novel and high-efficiency rare earth catalysts for green energy hydrogen production, Contract project, 2012-2014;

(16) Rare earth automobile exhaust purification catalysts meeting Euro IV emission standards, Contract project, 2011-2013;

Awards and Honors

(1) Long-term innovative leading talent under the "Double Thousand Plan" of Jiangxi Province;

(2) Excellent undergraduate class teacher of Nanchang University;

(3) "Structural Chemistry" was selected as a high-quality course of Nanchang University;

Representative papers and patents

Representative papers

  1. Xu, X. L.; Liu, L.; Tong, Y. Y.; Fang, X. Z.; Xu, J. W.; Jiang, D. E.; Wang, X.*, Facile Cr3+-Doping Strategy Dramatically Promoting Ru/CeO2 for Low-Temperature CO2 Methanation: Unraveling the Roles of Surface Oxygen Vacancies and Hydroxyl Groups. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11 (9), 5762-5775. (催化学科顶尖期刊论文)

  2. Feng, X. H.; Xu, J. W.; Xu, X. L.; Zhang, S. J.; Ma, J.; Fang, X. Z.; Wang, X.*, Unraveling the Principles of Lattice Disorder Degree of Bi2B2O7 (B = Sn, Ti, Zr) Compounds on Activating Gas Phase O2 for Soot Combustion. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11 (19), 12112- 12122. (催化学科顶尖期刊论文)

  3. Xu, J.; Zhang, Y.; Xu, X.; Fang, X.; Xi, R.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, R.; Wang, X*., Constructing La2B2O7 ( B = Ti, Zr, Ce) Compounds with Three Typical Crystalline Phases for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane: The Effect of Phase Structures, Superoxide Anions, and Alkalinity on the Reactivity. ACS Catalysis.2019, 9, 4030-4045. (催化学科顶尖期刊论文)

  4. Xu, X.; Li, L.; Huang, J.; Jin, H.; Fang, X.; Liu, W.; Zhang, N.; Wang, H.; Wang, X.*, Engineering Ni3+ Cations in NiO Lattice at the Atomic Level by Li+ Doping: The Roles of Ni3+ and Oxygen Species for CO Oxidation. ACS Catalysis .2018, 8 (9), 8033-8045. (催化学科顶尖期刊论文)

  5. Xu, J. W; Xi, R; Xiao, Q.Y; Xu, X. L; Li, S. B; Gong, Y; Zhang, Z. X; Fang, X.Z; Wang, X*, Design of strontium stannate perovskites with different fine structures for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM): Interpreting the functions of surface oxygen anions, basic sites and the structurereactivity relationship, Journal of Catalysis, 2022,408,465-477. (催化学科顶尖期刊论文)

  6. Xu, X. L.; Wang, X.*; Jiang, D. E., Band Gap as a Novel Descriptor for the Reactivity of 2D Titanium Dioxide and its Supported Pt Single Atom for Methane Activation. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021, 12 (10), 2484-2488. (物理化学学科顶尖期刊论文Nature-index)

  7. Zhang, H. M.; Zhang, Z. Z.; Liu, Y. M.; Fang, X. Z.; Xu, J. W.; Xu, X. L.; Wang, X.*, Band-Gap Engineering: A New Tool for Tailoring the Activity of Semiconducting Oxide Catalysts for CO Oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021, 9188-9196. (物理化学学科顶尖期刊论文,Nature-index)

  8. J. Xu, R. Xi, Y. Gong, X. Xu, Y. Liu, X. Zhong, X. Fang, Wang, X.*, Constructing Y2B2O7 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr, Ce) Compounds to Disclose the Effect of Surface Acidity-Basicity on Product Selectivity for Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM), Inorganic Chemistry, 61 (29) (2022) 11419- 11431. (Nature-index)

  9. Feng, X. H.; Liu, R.; Xu, X. L.; Tong, Y. Y.; Zhang, S. J.; He, J. C.; Xu, J. W.; Fang, X. Z.; Wang, X.*, Stable CuO/La2Sn2O7 catalysts for soot combustion: Study on the monolayer dispersion behavior of CuO over a La2Sn2O7 pyrochlore support. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 42 (3), 396-408. (Top 1)

  10. Xu, X. L.; Tong, Y. Y.; Zhang, J. Y.; Fang, X. Z.; Xu, J. W.; Liu, F. Y.; Liu, J. J.; Zhong, W.; Lebedeva, O. E.; Wang, X.*, Investigation of lattice capacity effect on Cu2+-doped SnO2 solid solution catalysts to promote reaction performance toward NOx-SCR with NH3. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2020, 41 (5), 877-888. (Top 1)

  11. Rao, C.; Liu, R.; Feng, X.; Shen, J.; Peng, H.; Xu, X.; Fang, X.; Liu, J.; Wang, X., Three-dimensionally ordered microporous SnO2-based solid solution catalysts for effective soot oxidation. Chinese Journal of Catalysis .2018, 39 (10), 1683- 1694. (Top 1)

  12. Sun, Q.; Xu, X. L.; Peng, H. G.; Fang, X. Z.; Liu, W. M.; Ying, J. W.; Yu, F.; Wang, X., SnO2-based solid solutions for CH4 deep oxidation: Quantifying the lattice capacity of SnO2 using an X-ray diffraction extrapolation method. Chinese Journal of Catalysis .2016, 37 (8), 1293- 1302. (Top 1)

  13. Peng, H. G.; Peng, Y.; Xu, X. L.; Fang, X. Z.; Liu, Y.; Cai, J. X.; Wang, X., SnO2 nano-sheet as an efficient catalyst for CO oxidation. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2015, 36 ( 11), 2004-2010. (Top 1)

  14. Fang, X. Z.; Xia, L. H.; Li, S. B.; Hong, Z.; Yang, M. H.; Xu, X. L.; Xu, J. W.; Wang, X.*, Superior 3DOM Y2Zr2O7 supports for Ni to fabricate highly active and selective catalysts for CO2 methanation. Fuel, 2021, 293,120460. (Top 1)

  15. Zhang, Z.X; Gong, Y; Xu, J.W; Xiao, Q.Y; Xi, R; Xu, X.L; Fang, X.Z; Wang, X*, Dissecting La2Ce2O7 catalyst to unravel the origin of the surface active sites devoting to its performance for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), Catalysis Today, 2022, 73, 81, 400-401.

  16. Liu, X.F; Xu, J.W; Li, S.B; Chen, Z.J; Xu, X.L; Fang, X.Z; Wang, X*, Using XRD extrapolation method to design Ce-Cu-O solid solution catalysts for methanol steam reforming to produce H2: The effect of CuO lattice capacity on the reaction performance, Catalysis Today, 2022, 402, 15, 228-240.

  17. Xi, R.; Xu, J. W.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Z. X.; Xu, X. L.; Fang, X. Z.; Wang, X.*, The enhancement effects of BaX2 (X = F, Cl, Br) on SnO2-based catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). Catalysis Today, 2021, 364, 35-45.

  18. Zhang, Y.; Xu, J. W.; Xu, X. L.; Xi, R.; Liu, Y. M.; Fang, X. Z.; Wang, X.*, Tailoring La2Ce2O7 catalysts for low temperature oxidative coupling of methane by optimizing the preparation methods. Catalysis Today, 2020, 355, 518-528.

  19. Wang, D. X.; Huang, J.; Liu, F.; Xu, X. L.; Fang, X. Z.; Liu, J. J.; Xie, Y. C.; Wang, X.*, Rutile RuO2 dispersion on rutile and anatase TiO2 supports: The effects of support crystalline phase structure on the dispersion behaviors of the supported metal oxides. Catalysis Today, 2020, 339, 220-232.

  20. Liu, R.; Feng, X. H.; Xu, X. L.; Duan, J. Y.; Ma, J.; Fang, X. Z.; Xu, J. W.; Wang, X.*, The promotional effects of CsNO3 on Sn-Co-O solid solution for soot combustion: Using XRD extrapolation method to elucidate the structure-reactivity relationship. Applied Surface Science, 2020, 509, 145363. (Top 1)

  21. Rao, C.; Shen, J.; Wang, F.; Peng, H.; Xu, X.; Zhan, H.; Fang, X.; Liu, J.; Liu, W.; Wang, X.*, SnO2 promoted by alkali metal oxides for soot combustion: The effects of surface oxygen mobility and abundance on the activity. Applied Surface Science . 2018, 435, 406-414. (Top 1)

  22. Fang, X.; Lian, J.; Nie, K.; Zhang, X.; Dai, Y.; Xu, X.; Wang, X.*; Liu, W.; Li, C.; Zhou, W., Dry reforming of methane on active and coke resistant Ni/Y2Zr2O7 catalysts treated by dielectric barrier discharge plasma. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 2016, 25 (5), 825-831. (Top 1)

  23. Fang, X.; Xia, L.; Peng, L.; Luo, Y.; Xu, J.; Xu, L.; Xu, X.; Liu, W.; Zheng, R.; Wang, X.*, Ln2Zr2O7 compounds (Ln = La, Pr, Sm, Y) with varied rare earth A sites for low temperature oxidative coupling of methane. Chinese Chemical Letters. 2019, 30 (6), 1141- 1146. (Top 1)

  24. Liu, J; Zeng, L; Xu, X; Xu, J; Fang, X; Bian, Y; Wang, X.*, The critical roles of hydrophobicity, surface Ru0 and active O2-/O22- sites on toluene combustion o Ru/ZSM-5 with varied Si/Al ratios, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022, 24 (23), 14209- 14218.

  25. Feng, X.H; Zhang, S.J; Liu, R; Ma, J; Xu, X.L; Xu, J.W; Fang, X.Z; Wang, X*, Niobium oxide promoted with alkali metal nitrates for soot particulate combustion: elucidating the vital role of active surface nitrate groups, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022, 24, 3250-3258.

  26. Xia, L. H.; Fang, X. Z.; Xu, X. L.; Liu, Q. Q.; Yang, M. H.; Xu, J. W.; Gao, Z. X.; Wang, X.*, The promotional effects of plasma treating on Ni/Y2Ti2O7 for steam reforming of methane (SRM): Elucidating the NiO-support interaction and the states of the surface oxygen anions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, 45 (7), 4556-4569.

  27. Zhang, X.; Peng, L.; Fang, X.; Cheng, Q.; Liu, W.; Peng, H.; Gao, Z.; Zhou, W.; Wang, X.*, Ni/Y2B2O7 (B=Ti, Sn, Zr and Ce) catalysts for methane steam reforming: On the effects of B site replacement. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43 ( 17), 8298-8312.

  28. Wang, X.; Xiao, L. H.; Peng, H. G.; Liu, W. M.; Xu, X. L., SnO2 nano-rods with superior CO oxidation performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2 ( 16), 5616-5619.

Representative Patents (recent five years):

(1) Preparation and application of a type of tin dioxide-based catalysts modified by alkali metal oxides for soot particle combustion. (一种碱金属氧化物改良二氧化锡基碳烟消除催化剂及制备方法和应用), ZL201710195820.4;

(2) A method to prepare high surface area tin dioxide catalysts using mesoporous silica as a template (以介孔二氧化硅为模板制备高比表面二氧化锡催化剂的方法), ZL201710251428.7;

(3) A method to prepare tin dioxide nanorod catalysts promoted by secondary metal ions (一种金属离子改良的二氧化锡纳米棒催化剂的制备方法), ZL201710251450.1;

(4) Preparation and application of a type of pyrochlore composite oxide catalysts for soot particle combustion (一种烧绿石复合氧化物碳烟消除催化剂及制备方法和应用), ZL202011327249.5;

(5) Preparation and application of a type of a highly ethylene selective catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane (一种高乙烯选择性甲烷氧化偶联催化剂的制备方法及应用), CN202011365422.0;

Invited Presentations (Part of the representative talks over recent five years):

(1) The 21st National Catalysis Academic Conference, Kunming, Yunnan, 2023.7.21- 2023.7.25;

(2) The 23rd National Rare Earth Catalysis Academic Conference, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 2023.6.9-2023.6.12;

(3) International Cooperation and Collaboration Conference on Industry, Education, Research and Applications, Nanchang, Jiangxi,3.2022.11.9-2022.11.11;

(4) The 1st International Symposium on Catalytic Removal of Carbon Soot Particles from Engine Exhaust, Shenyang, Liaoning,2021.9.3-2021.9.6;

(5) The 20th National Catalysis Academic Conference, Wuhan, Hubei, 2021.10.15-2021.10.20;

(6) "High Precious Rare Earths for High Value Harmonious Utilization" International Summit Forum, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 2020.8.20-2020.8.23;

(7) 2020 Korea-China rare earth new material technology development seminarKorea2020.1.6-2020.1.10;

(8) 257th ACS National MeetingDivision of Energy and FuelsOrlando, Florida2019.3.31-2019.4.4;

(9) The 19th National Catalysis Academic Conference, Chongqing, 2020.1.6-2020.1.10;

(10) The 22nd National Rare Earth Catalysis Academic Conference, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 2018.10.12-2018.10.14;

(11) The 12th Cross-Strait Catalysis Academic Conference (CSCS-12), Taipei, Taiwan, 2018.9.10-2018.9.11;

(12) The 11th National Environmental Catalysis and Environmental Materials Academic Conference, Shenyang, Liaoning, 2018.7.20-2018.7.23;

Professional Engagements:

Member, Catalysis Committee, Chinese Chemical Society.

Member, Catalyst Preparation Academic Committee, Chinese Chemical Society.

Member, Catalysis Committee, Chinese Rare Earth Society.

Member, Academic Committee of National Environmental Catalysis and Environmental Materials, Chinese Chemical Society.

Member, Energy and Environment Professional Committee, China Energy Society.

Council Member, Jiangxi Chemical Engineering and Chemical Industry Association.

Council Member, Jiangxi Rare Earth Society.

Associate Editor, Chemistry Africa (Springer), and Editorial Board member for Industrial Catalysis Journal.

Reviewer for the following journals:

Nature Communication

Angewandte Chemie

Advanced Materials

ACS Catalysis

Journal of Catalysis

Catalysis Science and Technology

Catalysis Today

Catalysis Letters

ChemCatChem

Chinese Journa1 of Catalysis

Applied Catalysis A

Applied Catalysis B

Industrial Engineering & Chemical Research

Journal of Electrochemical Society

New Journa1 of Chemistry

Applied Surface Sciences

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Surface and Coatings Technology

Journal of Rare Earth;

Materials Letters

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Chemical Engineering Technology

Catalysis Survey from Asia

Journa1 of Nanoscience and Nanotechology

Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineering

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Journa1 of Energy Chemistry

Energy Conversion and Management

Fuel Processing Technology

Research on Chemical Intermediates

RSC Advances

ACS Omega

ACS Applied Nano Materials

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Materials Characterization

Materials Science and Engineering B

Journal of Materials Science

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Chemistry Africa

Advanced Materials Interfaces

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

The Global Environmental Engineers

Science China - Chemistry

Acta Physico - Chimica Sinica

Chinese Journal of Catalysis

Journal of Chinese Chemical Engineering

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