2025

[115] Yuanjie Xu, Zemin An, Yu Tang*. Recent progress in exploring heterogeneous catalyst surface chemistry with near ambient pressure XPS, Science China Chemistry, 2025

[114] Kun Jiang, Yunzhao Xu, Fenghai Cao, Baozhen Li, Xiaoyang Xu, Weihao Wang, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*, Li Tan*. Modulating the electronic state of copper over Cu/ZnO/SBA-15 catalysts for boosting methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide, Green Carbon, 2025.

[113] Huihui Deng, Baozhen Li, Wenchun Zheng, Qin Sun, Mengjia Zhu, Jun Zuo, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*, Li Tan*. Regulation of silanol nests in zeolite to form stable Td-Co (II) species for efficient propane dehydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 159058.

2024

[112] Yu Tang, Xupeng Zong, Luan Nguyen, Franklin Tao*. Single-Atom Catalyst Restructuring during Catalytic Reforming of CH₄ by CO₂,  ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14 (24), 18679-18689.

 

[111] Yu Tang, George Yan, Shiran Zhang, Yuting Li, Luan Nguyen, Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Tomohiro Sakata, Christopher Andolina, Judith C Yang, Philippe Sautet*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Turning on Low-Temperature Catalytic Conversion of Biomass Derivatives through Teaming Pd1 and Mo1 Single-Atom Sites, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146 (47), 32366-32382.

 

[110] Yuyan Gan, Yunzhao Xu, Peipei Zhang, Weihao Wang, Weiling Liu, Ruoyu Li, Xiaoyang Xu, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. Boron doped Mo/HMCM-22 catalyst for improving coke resistance in methane dehydroaromatization, Chemical Engineering Science, 2024, 299, 120485.

[109] Yangyu Zhang, Xuanbei Peng, Han-Rui Tian, Bo Yang, Zuo-Chang Chen, Jiejie Li, Tianhua Zhang, Mingyuan Zhang, Xiaocong Liang, Zhiyang Yu, Yanliang Zhou, Lirong Zheng, Xiuyun Wang*, Jian-Wei Zheng, Yu Tang, Chak-tong Au, Lilong Jiang*, Su-Yuan Xie*. Fullerene on non-iron cluster-matrix co-catalysts promotes collaborative H₂ and N₂ activation for ammonia synthesis, Nature Chemistry, 2024, 16 (11), 1781-1787.

[108] Xupeng Zong, Yi-Chun Chu, Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Xin-Ping Wu*, Zaicheng Sun*, Franklin Tao*. Highly Selective Photocatalytic Synthesis of Acetic Acid at 0‐25^oC, Angewandte Chemie, 2024, 136(42), e202404598.

[107] Bo Liu, Chunyan Xiang, Junye Yang, Ping Sun, Yaxin Yang, Yuanjie Xu, Kunlong Liu, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yu Tang*. The promoting role of carbon monoxide in mild conversion of methane to acetic acid on atomically dispersed Ir catalyst anchored in ZSM-5, Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 438, 115683.

 

[106] Peng Wang, Rong Chen, Huafei Liao, Hongqiao Lin, Yuanjie Xu, Bo Liu, Xupeng Zong, Yihu Dai, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Zailai Xie, Yu Tang*. Zinc cations incorporated in Silicalite-1 zeolite assist in anchoring atomically dispersed platinum catalyst for boosted and robust propane dehydrogenation, Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 437, 115647.

 

[105] Kaiyang Xu, Lingfeng Weng, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yu Tang*. Hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone catalyzed by isolated Pd cations in the micropores of zeolite, Applied Catalysis O: Open, 2024, 193, 206977.

 

[104] Huafei Liao, Xiaoxia Tao, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Peng Wang*, Li Tan*. Anchoring Pt sites via chemical confining functional ZnO_x islands in propane dehydrogenation, Fuel, 2024, 369, 131730.

[103] Yuanjie Xu, Jikang Yao, Hongqiao Lin, Qian Lv, Bo Liu, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yihu Dai, Xupeng Zong, Yu Tang*. Functional CeO_x Stabilized Metallic Ni Catalyst Supported on Boron Nitride for Durable Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas at High Temperature, ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14 (15), 11845-11856.

 

[102] Yuanjie Xu, Rong Chen, Hongqiao Lin, Qian Lv, Bo Liu, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yihu Dai, Xupeng Zong, Yu Tang*. Constructing the Ni-O-Ce interface to enhance the activity and stability for partial oxidation of methane to syngas under high temperatures, Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 435, 115545.

 

[101] Yuan Fang, Fan Wang, Yang Chen, Qian Lv, Kun Jiang, Hua Yang, Huibo Zhao, Peng Wang, Yuyan Gan, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Xinhua Gao, Li Tan*. Realizing methanol synthesis from CO and water via the synergistic effect of Cu⁰/Cu⁺ over Cu/ZrO₂ catalyst, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 93, 126-134.

[100] Yingzhang Shi, Peng Li, Huiling Chen, Zhiwen Wang, Yujie Song, Yu Tang, Sen Lin*, Zhiyang Yu*, Ling Wu*, Jimmy C Yu, Xianzhi Fu. Photocatalytic toluene oxidation with nickel-mediated cascaded active units over Ni/Bi₂WO₆ monolayers, Nature Communications, 2024, 15 (1), 4641.

[99] Haoquan Guo, Yu Chen, Junye Yang, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Guohui Yang, Yu Tang*, Noritatsu Tsubaki*, Xiaoli Gu*. Water treatment induced formation of surface oxide layers of Pd/α-MoC catalyst to enhance the selective hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 493, 152507.

 

[98] Peng Wang, Huafei Liao, Yang Chen, Xiaoxia Tao, Yuyan Gan, Huihui Deng, Yajie Fu, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan*. Enhanced PtIn Catalyst via Ce-Assisted Confinement Effect in Propane Dehydrogenation, ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14(11), 8116-8129.

[97] Xun Kan, Guanqing Zhang, Jun Ma, Fengqing Liu, Yu Tang, Fujian Liu*, Xianfeng Yi, Yuefeng Liu*, Anmin Zheng, Lilong Jiang*, Feng‐Shou Xiao, Sheng Dai. Multiscale Co‐Assembly to Meso‐Macroporous Foamed Single‐Crystal Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Supported Capture of Sulfur Dioxide, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34 (19), 2312044.

[96] Yuyan Gan, Jinbi Huang, Qian Lv, Yanru Li, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Yuanxing Fang, Pengfei Zhu*, Li Tan*. Photocatalytic oxidation of methane to methanol over zinc titanate supported silver catalysts, Journal of Rare Earths, 2024, 42 (5), 899-906.

[95] Yuting Li, Yu Tang, Yixiao Li, Franklin Tao*. Oxidative Coupling of CH₄ on Supported Na₂WO₄ Promoted with Transition Metals (M = Co, Mn, Mo), Catalysis Letters, 2024, 154 (5), 2140-2150.

[94] Tao Jiang, Yuting Li, Yu Tang, Shiran Zhang, Duy Le, Talat S Rahman*, Franklin Tao*. Breaking Continuously Packed Bimetallic Sites to Singly Dispersed on Nonmetallic Support for Efficient Hydrogen Production, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16 (17), 21757-21770.

[93] Yu Chen, Haoquan Guo*, Junye Yang, Kaiyang Xu, Xinyu Lu, Yue Yang, Hongqiao Lin, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Guohui Yang, Noritatsu Tsubaki*, Xiaoli Gu, Yu Tang*. Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-dimethylfuran over Pd-Co bimetallic catalysts supported on MoC_x, Fuel, 2024, 361, 130682.

 

[92] Jiaxin Gao, Xupeng Zong*, Xu Yue, Mingzhe Wang, Le Lin, Chengwen Jin, Yihu Dai, Yu Tang, Shudong Wang, Xiaoli Dong*, Sheng Wang*. Exploring the Properties of Silica Nanomaterials on Supporting Bimetallic PtZn Sites for Direct Propane Dehydrogenation, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7 (7), 7018-7027.

[91] Kaiyang Xu, Yu Chen, Hua Yang, Yuyan Gan, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yihu Dai, Yu Tang*. Partial hydrogenation of anisole to cyclohexanone in water medium catalyzed by atomically dispersed Pd anchored in the micropores of zeolite, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 341, 123244.

 

[90] Ningning Shi, Ruijie Ma, Linghui Lin, Wangjing Xie, Panpan Liu, Peng Li, Hua Fan, Yu Tang, Yuanqing Wang, Sen Lin*, Xing Huang*. In‐Situ Derived Defective Ru Particles Anchored on Ru–Ni Layered Double Hydroxides for Enhanced Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution, Small, 2024, 20(27), 2311076.

[89] Haoquan Guo, Jiwu Zhao, Yu Chen, Xinyu Lu, Yue Yang, Chenrong Ding, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Jinlin Long, Guohui Yang, Yu Tang*, Noritatsu Tsubaki*, Xiaoli Gu*. Mechanistic Insights into Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin Derivatives over Ni Single Atoms Supported on Mo₂C, ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14 (2), 703-717.

[88] Kun Jiang, Huibo Zhao, Yang Chen, Baozhen Li, Zhang Zhang, Fenghai Cao, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Tiesen Li*, Li Tan*. Tuning interfaces between Cu and oxide via atomic layer deposition method for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2024, 14 (2), 261-266.

[87] Huihui Deng, Qin Sun, Wenchun Zheng, Baozhen Li, Zuoxi Zhuo, Xiaofang Wang, Ying Zhang, Li Tan, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*. Obtaining highly stable T_d‐Co (II) site by coupling hydrothermal method and CO₂ introduction for propane dehydrogenation, AIChE Journal, 2024, 70(5), e18373.

[86] Zemin An, Nan Ma, Yuanjie Xu, Hua Yang, Huibo Zhao, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Chao Zou, Fanchun Meng, Bin Zhang, Xiuyun Wang, Yu Tang*. Shape dependency of CO₂ hydrogenation on ceria supported singly dispersed Ru catalysts, Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 429, 115245.

 

2023

[85] Peng Wang, Huafei Liao, Meng Yang, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. Constructing rich-Zn Pt1Zn1 alloy over the BEA zeolite as a selective catalyst for propane dehydrogenation, Fuel, 2023, 354, 129421.

[84] Ying Zhang, Xiaofang Wang, Huihui Deng, Qin Sun, Baozhen Li, Wenchun Zheng, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Xiangqing Fang, Li Tan, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*. Synergistic mechanism of isolated Fe³⁺ and highly dispersed Pt^δ+ over zeolite for boosting propane dehydrogenation, AIChE Journal, 2023, 69 (12), e18249.

[83] Yingzhen Zhang, Denglong Ma, Yonggang Lei, Tianxue Zhu, Jun Hu, Yu Tang, Zhong Chen, Jianying Huang*, Yuekun Lai*, Zhiqun Lin*. Markedly enhanced hydrogen production in wastewater via ammonia-mediated metal oxyhydroxides active sites on bifunctional electrocatalysts, Nano Energy, 2023, 117, 108896.

[82] Yongsheng He, Huihui Deng, Ying Zhang, Xiaofang Wang, Wenchun Zheng, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Li Tan, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*. Boosting propane dehydrogenation over Sn stabilizing dispersed Pt^δ+ confined in Silicalite-1 at low temperature, Fuel, 2023, 352, 129044.

[81] Shuya Zhang, Xiaochen Liu, Yuanjie Xu*, Yu Tang*. Temperature-Dependent Hydrogenation, Hydrodeoxygenation, and Hydrogenolysis of Anisole on Nickel Catalysts, Catalysts, 2023, 13 (11), 1418.

 

[80] Yuanjie Xu, Zemin An, Xin Yu, Jikang Yao, Qian Lv, Hua Yang, Zhengang Lv, Huichuang Guo, Qike Jiang, Wei Liu, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yihu Dai, Yu Tang*. Enhanced catalytic stability and structural evolution of Rh-BN interface in dry reforming of methane under intensified CO₂ partial pressure, Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 427, 115094.

 

[79] Shuya Zhang, Xiaochen Liu, Hongqiao Lin, Rong Chen, Yu Chen, Yuanjie Xu, Kaiyang Xu, Huibo Zhao, Li Tan, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang*. Unveiling the in-situ formation of single-atomically dispersed Pd-Fe bimetallic catalytic sites during anisole hydrodeoxygenation, Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 547, 113401.

 

[78] Hua Yang, Zemin An, Yuanjie Xu, Lizhi Wu*, Li Tan*, Yu Tang*. Oscillatory behavior of Ni/TiO₂ catalyst during partial oxidation of methane: Understanding the role of strong metal-support interaction, Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 547, 113374.

 

[77] Hua Yang, Zhang Zhang, Yongsheng He, Peng Wang, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Lizhi Wu*, Yu Tang*, Li Tan*. Study of Ni Catalysts with Different Al₂O₃ Supports in the Partial Oxidation of Methane Reaction, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023, 62 (31), 12120-12132.

 

[76] Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Yuting Li, Franklin Tao*. In situ and operando study of catalysts during high-temperature high-pressure catalysis in a fixed-bed plug flow reactor with x-ray absorption spectroscopy, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023, 94 (5), 054102.

 

[75] Peng Wang, Huafei Liao, Hua Yang, Qian Lv, Yanru Li, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Zailai Xie, Li Tan*. Constructing PtCe cluster catalysts by regulating metal-support interaction via Al in zeolite for propane dehydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Science, 2023, 269, 118450.

[74] Yuting Li, Yu Tang, Franklin Tao*. C− N Coupling through Hydroaminoalkylation on a Single‐Atom Rh Heterogeneous Catalyst, Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 135 (15), e202214332.

[73] Haoquan Guo, Xinyu Lu, Yue Yang, Jinhe Wei, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Yu Tang*, Xiaoli Gu*. Harvesting alkyl phenols from lignin monomers via selective hydrodeoxygenation under ambient pressure on Pd/α-MoC catalysts, Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 540, 113041.

 

[72] Jiangping Long, Suyang Tian, Sheng Wei, Hongqiao Lin, Guiwen Shi, Xupeng Zong, Yanhui Yang, Dan Yang*, Yu Tang*, Yihu Dai*. Direct dehydrogenation of propane over Co@ silicalite-1 zeolite: Steaming-induced restructuring of Co²⁺ active sites, Applied Surface Science, 2023, 614, 156238.

 

[71] Peng Wang, Meng Yang, Huafei Liao, Kaiyang Xu, Xupeng Zong, Zailai Xie, Huibo Zhao, Yuanjie Xu, Hua Yang, Yuyan Gan, Yuan Fang, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang*, Li Tan*. Restructured zeolites anchoring singly dispersed bimetallic platinum and zinc catalysts for propane dehydrogenation, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023, 4 (3), 101311.

 

[70] Caixia Zhu, Kaizhuang Xu, Yuan Fang, Qian Lv, Kun Jiang, Huibo Zhao, Yang Chen, Peng Wang, Hua Yang, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. Synergetic effect of Ce/Zr for ethanol synthesis from syngas over Rh-based catalyst, Fuel, 2023, 334, 126770.

[69] Li Tan*, Yanru Li, Qian Lv, Yuyan Gan, Yuan Fang, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*, Yuanxing Fang*. Development of soluble UiO-66 to improve photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, Catalysis Today, 2023, 410, 282-288.

[68] Yuyan Gan, Qian Lv, Yanru Li, Hua Yang, Kaiyang Xu, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. Acidity regulation for improved activity of Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst in methane dehydroaromatization, Chemical Engineering Science, 2023, 266, 118289.

[67] Lizhi Wu, Jinhe Wei, Ying Zhang, Yongsheng He, Xiaofang Wang, Haoquan Guo, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. The selective hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to cyclohexanol over cobalt-modified TS-1 catalysts, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2023, 348, 112347.

[66] Adedamola A Opalade, Yu Tang*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Integrated in situ spectroscopic studies on syngas production from partial oxidation of methane catalyzed by atomically dispersed rhodium cations on ceria, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023, 25 (5), 4070-4080.

 

[65] Sheng Wei, Hua Dai, Jiangping Long, Hongqiao Lin, Junkun Gu, Xupeng Zong, Dan Yang*, Yu Tang, Yanhui Yang, Yihu Dai*. Nonoxidative propane dehydrogenation by isolated Co²⁺ in BEA zeolite: Dealumination-determined key steps of propane C-H activation and propylene desorption, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 455, 140726.

2022

[64] Hua Yang, Ruofan Yu, Yuan Fang, Jikang Yao, Yuyan Gan, Jian Chen, Hongtao Deng, Xinhua Gao, Xupeng Zong, Jinming Wang, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan*, Yu Tang*. Singly dispersed Ir₁Ti₃ bimetallic site for partial oxidation of methane at high temperature, Applied Surface Science, 2022, 599, 153863.

 

[63] Hongqiao Lin, Ping Sun, Yuanjie Xu, Xupeng Zong, Hua Yang, Xiaochen Liu, Huibo Zhao, Li Tan, Lizhi Wu*, Yu Tang*. Enhanced selective cleavage of aryl C-O bond by atomically dispersed Pt on α-MoC for hydrodeoxygenation of anisole, Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 531, 112652.

 

[62] Jikang Yao, Yuanjie Xu, Hua Yang, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Lizhi Wu*, Yu Tang*. Identifying the metallic state of Rh catalyst on boron nitride during partial oxidation of methane by using the product molecule as the infrared probe, Catalysts, 2022, 12 (10), 1146.

 

[61] Muhong Li, Chunchen Zhang, Yu Tang, Qingliang Chen, Wen Li, Zhen Han, Shanyong Chen, Changchang Lv, Yujie Yan, Yu Zhang, Wenhua Zheng, Peng Wang*, Xuefeng Guo*, Weiping Ding*. Environment molecules boost the chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes on cobalt single-atom catalysts, ACS catalysis, 2022, 12 (19), 11960-11973.

[60] Huibo Zhao, Ruofan Yu, Sicong Ma, Kaizhuang Xu, Yang Chen, Kun Jiang, Yuan Fang, Caixia Zhu, Xiaochen Liu, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu, Yingquan Wu, Qike Jiang, Peng He, Zhipan Liu*, Li Tan*. The role of Cu₁–O₃ species in single-atom Cu/ZrO₂ catalyst for CO₂ hydrogenation, Nature Catalysis, 2022, 5 (9), 818-831.

[59] Xiaochen Liu, Shuya Zhang, Huibo Zhao, Hongqiao Lin, Kaiyang Xu, Yuanjie Xu, Li Tan, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang*. In-situ studies on the synergistic effect of Pd-Mo bimetallic catalyst for anisole hydrodeoxygenation, Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 530, 112591.

[58] Zhuangzhuang Ren, Yongsheng He, Meng Yang, Huihui Deng, Ying Zhang, Hua Yang, Zhimou Tang, Li Tan, Yu Tang, Lizhi Wu*. The investigation into the different Co species over Silicalite-1 via modulating heat-treatment atmosphere for propane dehydrogenation, Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 530, 112580.

[57] Lizhi Wu*, Zhiyuan Fu, Jinhe Wei, Huihui Deng, Ying Zhang, Yu Tang, Li Tan*. The investigation into the dehydroaromatization of ethane over cobalt-modified ZSM-5 catalyst, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022, 343, 112159.

[56] Franklin Tao*, Luan Nguyen, Yu Tang. Report on photoelectron-induced excitation spectroscopy and its close correlation with fundamental studies of catalysis, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022, 126 (31), 13069-13087.

[55] Jincan Kang, Qi-Yuan Fan, Wei Zhou, Qinghong Zhang, Shun He, Liangxu Yue, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Xiang Yu, Yong You, Haohao Chang, Xi Liu*, Liwei Chen, Yuefeng Liu, Franklin Tao*, Jun Cheng*, Ye Wang*. Iridium boosts the selectivity and stability of cobalt catalysts for syngas to liquid fuels, Chem, 2022, 8 (4), 1050-1066.

[54] George Yan, Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Yixiao Li, Luan Nguyen, Tomohiro Sakata, Kotaro Higashi, Franklin Feng Tao*, Philippe Sautet*. Reaction product-driven restructuring and assisted stabilization of a highly dispersed Rh-on-ceria catalyst, Nature Catalysis, 2022, 5 (2), 119-127.

[53] Mengyu Zhu, Huibo Wang, Wang Lin, Dan Chan, Heng Li, Kexuan Wang, Yu Tang, Tianwei Hao, Shi Chen, Oleksandr I Malyi, Yuxin Tang*, Yanyan Zhang*. Amphipathic Molecules Endowing Highly Structure Robust and Fast Kinetic Vanadium‐Based Cathode for High‐performance Zinc‐ion Batteries, Small Structures, 2022, 3(6), 2200016.

[52] Binbin Guo, Xiyue Cheng, Yu Tang, Wei Guo, Shuiquan Deng*, Ling Wu*, Xianzhi Fu. Dehydrated UiO‐66 (SH)₂: The Zr‐O Cluster and Its Photocatalytic Role Mimicking the Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Angewandte Chemie, 2022, 134(13), e202117244.

[51] Yu Tang*, Yuting Li, Franklin Feng Tao*. Activation and catalytic transformation of methane under mild conditions, Chemical Society Reviews, 2022, 51 (1), 376-423.

 

[50] Peng Wang, Jikang Yao, Qike Jiang, Xinhua Gao, Dong Lin, Hua Yang, Lizhi Wu, Yu Tang*, Li Tan*. Stabilizing the isolated Pt sites on PtGa/Al₂O₃ catalyst via silica coating layers for propane dehydrogenation at low temperature, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 300, 120731.

 

2021

[49] Lizhi Wu*, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Yongsheng He, Meng Yang, Yunkai Yu, Yueming Liu, Li Tan, Yu Tang*. Atomically Dispersed Co²⁺ Sites Incorporated into a Silicalite-1 Zeolite Framework as a High-Performance and Coking-Resistant Catalyst for Propane Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation to Propylene, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13 (41), 48934-48948.

[48] Yu Tang, Victor Fung, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yuting Li, Luan Nguyen, Tomohiro Sakata, Kotaro Higashi, De-en Jiang*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Single-Atom High-Temperature Catalysis on a Rh₁O₅ Cluster for Production of Syngas from Methane, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143 (40), 16566-16579.

[47] Renhong Li*, Zhiqi Liu, Quang Thang Trinh, Ziqiang Miao, Shuang Chen, Kaicheng Qian, Roong Jien Wong, Shibo Xi, Yong Yan, Armando Borgna, Shipan Liang, Tong Wei, Yihu Dai, Peng Wang, Yu Tang*, Xiaoqing Yan, Tej S Choksi*, Wen Liu*. Strong Metal–Support Interaction for 2D Materials: Application in Noble Metal/TiB₂ Heterointerfaces and their Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation, Advanced Materials, 2021, 33 (32), 2101536.

[46] Shiran Zhang, Yuting Li, Ziyun Wang, Yu Tang, Xing Huang, Stephen D House, Hao Huang, Yan Zhou, Wenjie Shen, Judith Yang, Chengzhi Wang, Yongjie Zhao, Robert Schlögl*, Peijun Hu*, Franklin Tao*. Coordination number-dependent complete oxidation of methane on NiO catalysts, ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11 (15), 9837-9849.

[45] Lizhi Wu*, Zhiyuan Fu, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Jinhe Wei, Xinhua Gao, Li Tan, Yu Tang. Enhanced catalytic performance of Fe‐containing HZSM‐5 for ethane non‐oxidative dehydrogenation via hydrothermal post‐treatment, ChemCatChem, 2021, 13, 4019.

[44] Yue Yang, Xiaochen Liu, Yuanjie Xu, Xing Gao, Yihu Dai*, Yu Tang*. Palladium-incorporated α-MoC mesoporous composites for enhanced direct hydrodeoxygenation of anisole, Catalysts, 2021, 11 (3), 370.

2020

[43] Rajamanickam Maheswari, Anand Ramanathan, Hongda Zhu, Aline Araújo do Nascimento Araújo, Clint Chapman, Yu Tang, Franklin (Feng) Tao, Bala Subramaniam*. Enhanced Friedel-Crafts benzylation activity of bimetallic WSn-KIT-6 catalysts, Journal of Catalysis, 2020, 389, 657-666.

[42] Yu Tang, Shiran Zhang, Takat B. Rawal, Luan Nguyen, Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Shree R. Acharya, Jingyue Liu, Sampyo Hong, Talat S. Rahman*, Franklin Tao*. Atomic-Scale Structure and Catalysis on Positively Charged Bimetallic Sites for Generation of H₂, Nano Letters, 2020, 20 (9), 6255-6262.

[41] Yi Liu, Fangxu Lu, Yu Tang, Minyang Liu, Franklin Feng Tao*, Yi Zhang*. Effects of initial crystal structure of Fe₂O₃ and Mn promoter on effective active phase for syngas to light olefins, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 261, 118219.

[40] Susanna L. Bergman, Jonas Granestrand, Shibo Xi, Yonghua Du, Yu Tang, Chunhua Tang, Liene Kienkas, Lars J. Pettersson, Steven L. Bernasek*. Probing the Oxidation/Reduction Dynamics of Fresh and P-, Na-, and K-Contaminated Pt/Pd/Al₂O₃ Diesel Oxidation Catalysts by STEM, TPR, and in Situ XANES, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020, 124 (5), 2945–2952.

2019

[39] Luan Nguyen, Shiran Zhang, Li Tan*, Yu Tang, Jingyue Liu, Franklin Feng Tao*. Ir₁Zn_n Bimetallic Site for Efficient Production of Hydrogen from Methanol, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7 (23), 18793-18800.

[38] Yuting Li, Konstantin Khivantsev, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Mahdi Fathizadeh, Jingyue Liu, Miao Yu, Franklin Tao. Synthesis of Na@nanoFAU Zeolite Catalyst and Catalysis for Production of Formic Acid with Na@nanoFAU, Catalysis Letters, 2019, 149, 1965-1974.

[37] Luan Nguyen, Franklin Feng, Tao*, Yu Tang, Jian Dou, Xiao-Jun Bao*. Understanding Catalyst Surfaces during Catalysis through Near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Chemical Reviews, 2019, E6119 (12), 6822-6905.

[36] Felipe Polo-Garzon, Victor Fung, Luan Nguyen, Yu Tang, Franklin Tao, Yongqiang Cheng, Luke L. Daemen, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Guo Shiou Foo, Minghui Zhu, Israel E. Wachs, De-en Jiang, Zili Wu*. Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanism for High-Temperature Water Gas Shift over an Industrial-Type Copper–Chromium–Iron Oxide Catalyst, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141 (19), 7990-7999.

[35] Yu Tang, Yuechang Wei, Ziyun Wang, Shiran Zhang, Yuting Li, Luan Nguyen, Yixiao Li, Yan Zhou, Wenjie Shen, Franklin Feng Tao^*, Peijun Hu^*. Synergy of Single-Atom Ni₁ and Ru₁ Sites on CeO₂ for Dry Reforming of CH₄,  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141 (18), 7283-7293.

 

2018

[34] Konstantin Khivantsev, Nicholas R Jaegers, Libor Kovarik, Jonathan C Hanson, Franklin Tao, Yu Tang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Iskra Z Koleva, Hristiyan A Aleksandrov, Georgi N Vayssilov, Yong Wang, Feng Gao, János Szanyi*. Achieving atomic dispersion of highly loaded transition metals in small‐pore zeolite SSZ‐13: High‐capacity and high‐efficiency low‐temperature CO and passive NO_x adsorbers, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57 (51), 16672-16677.

[33] Yuting Li, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Franklin Feng Tao*. Catalytic oxidation of ethane to carboxylic acids in the liquid phase at near room temperature at ambient pressure, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 7 (5), 4707-4715.

[32] Juanjuan Liu, Victor Fung, Yong Wang, Kaimin Du, Shiran Zhang, Luan Nguyen, Yu Tang, Jie Fan*, De-en Jiang*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Promotion of catalytic selectivity on transition metal oxide through restructuring surface lattice, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 237, 957-969.

[31] Yu Chen, Ben deGlee, Yu Tang, Ziyun Wang, Bote Zhao, Yuechang Wei, Lei Zhang, Seonyoung Yoo, Kai Pei, Jun Hyuk Kim, Yong Ding, P Hu, Franklin Feng Tao*, Meilin Liu*. A robust fuel cell operated on nearly dry methane at 500 °C enabled by synergistic thermal catalysis and electrocatalysis, Nature Energy, 2018, 3 (12), 1042.

[30] Jing Li, Yu Tang, Yuanyuan Ma, Zhiyun Zhang, Franklin Tao*, Yongquan Qu*. In Situ Formation of Isolated Bimetallic PtCe Sites of Single-Dispersed Pt on CeO₂ for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018, 10 (44), 38134-38140.

[29] Weiting Cai*, Rentao Mu*, Shenjun Zha, Guodong Sun, Sai Chen, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Hao Li, Hao Tian, Yu Tang, Franklin Tao, Liang Zeng, Jinlong Gong*. Subsurface catalysis-mediated selectivity of dehydrogenation reaction, Science advances, 2018, 4 (8), eaar5418.

[28] Jian Dou, Yu Tang, Longhui Nie, Christopher M Andolina, Xiaoyan Zhang, Stephen House, Yuting Li, Judith Yang, Franklin Feng Tao*. Complete oxidation of methane on Co₃O₄/CeO₂ nanocomposite: a synergic effect, Catalysis Today, 2018, 311, 48-55.

[27] Gokhan Celik, Saurabh A Ailawar, Hyuntae Sohn, Yu Tang, Franklin Feng Tao, Jeffrey T Miller, Paul L Edmiston, Umit S Ozkan*. Swellable organically modified silica (SOMS) as a catalyst scaffold for catalytic treatment of water contaminated with trichloroethylene, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8 (8), 6796-6809.

[26] Somphonh P Phivilay, Charles A Roberts, Andrew D Gamalski, Eric A Stach, Shiran Zhang, Luan Nguyen, Yu Tang, Anke Xiong, Alexander A Puretzky, Franklin Feng Tao, Kazunari Domen, Israel E Wachs*. Anatomy of a visible light activated photocatalyst for water splitting, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8 (7), 6650-6658.

[25] Luan Nguyen, Paul Pengcheng Tao, Huimin Liu, Mohamed Al-Hada, Matteo Amati, Hikmet Sezen, Luca Gregoratti, Yu Tang, Stephen D House, Franklin Feng Tao*. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of nanoparticles dispersed in static liquid, Langmuir, 2018, 34 (33), 9606-9616.

[24] Takat B Rawal, Shree Ram Acharya, Sampyo Hong, Duy Le, Yu Tang, Franklin Feng Tao, Talat S Rahman*. High Catalytic Activity of Pd₁/ZnO(101̅0) toward Methanol Partial Oxidation: A DFT+KMC Study, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8 (6), 5553-5569.

[23] Luan Nguyen, Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ding Wang, Franklin Feng Tao*. Dual reactor for in situ/operando fluorescent mode XAS studies of sample containing low-concentration 3d or 5d metal elements, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2018, 89 (5), 054103.

[22] Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Victor Fung, De-en Jiang, Weixin Huang, Shiran Zhang, Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Tomohiro Sakata, Luan Nguyen, Xiaoyan Zhang, Anatoly I Frenkel, Franklin Tao*. Single rhodium atoms anchored in micropores for efficient transformation of methane under mild conditions, Nature communications, 2018, 9 (1), 1231.

 

[21] Xiaoyan Zhang, Stephen D House, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Yuting Li, Adedamola A Opalade, Judith C Yang, Zaicheng Sun*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Complete Oxidation of Methane on NiO Nanoclusters Supported on CeO₂ Nanorods through Synergistic Effect, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6 (5), 6467-6477.

[20] Xiaoyan Zhang, Zaicheng Sun, Bin Wang, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Yuting Li, Franklin Feng Tao*. C–C coupling on single-atom-based heterogeneous catalyst, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140 (3), 954-962.

[19] Konstantin Khivantsev, Nicholas R. Jaegers, Libor Kovarik, Jonathan C. Hanson, Franklin (Feng) Tao, Yu Tang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Iskra Z. Koleva, Hristiyan A. Aleksandrov, Georgi N. Vayssilov, Yong Wang, Feng Gao, János Szanyi*. Achieving atomic dispersion of highly loaded transition metals in small-pore zeolite SSZ-13: a new class of high-capacity and high-efficiency low temperature CO and NO_x adsorbers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2018, 57 (51), 16672-16677.

[18] Luan Nguyen, Paul Pengcheng Tao, Huimin Liu, Mohamed Al-Hada, Matteo Amati, Hikmet Sezen, Yu Tang, Luca Gregoratti*, Franklin Feng Tao*. Studies of surface of metal nanoparticles in a flowing liquid with XPS, Chemical Communications, 2018, 54 (71), 9981-9984.

[17] Yu Tang, Lingjuan Ma, Jian Dou, Christopher M Andolina, Yuting Li, Hongbin Ma, Stephen D House, Xiaoyan Zhang, Judith Yang, Franklin Feng Tao*. Transition of surface phase of cobalt oxide during CO oxidation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 20 (9), 6440-6449.

 

[16] Susanna L Bergman, Jonas Granestrand, Yu Tang, Rodrigo Suárez París, Marita Nilsson, Franklin Feng Tao, Chunhua Tang, Stephen J Pennycook, Lars J Pettersson, Steven L Bernasek*. In-situ characterization by Near-Ambient Pressure XPS of the catalytically active phase of Pt/Al₂O₃ during NO and CO oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 220, 506-511.

 

2017

[15] Kazuhiro Takanabe*, Abdulaziz M Khan, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Ahmed Ziani, Benjamin W Jacobs, Ayman M Elbaz, S Mani Sarathy, Franklin Tao. Integrated in situ characterization of a molten salt catalyst surface: evidence of sodium peroxide and hydroxyl radical formation, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56 (35), 10403-10407.

[14] Yutichai Mueanngern, Xin Yang, Yu Tang, Franklin “Feng” Tao, L Robert Baker*. Catalysis at multiple length scales: Crotonaldehyde hydrogenation at nanoscale and mesoscale interfaces in platinum–cerium oxide catalysts, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121 (25), 13765-13776.

[13] Jian Dou, Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Xiao Tong, Prem S Thapa, Franklin Feng Tao*. Oxidation of cyclohexene catalyzed by nanoporous Au (Ag) in liquid phase, Catalysis Letters, 2017, 147, 442-452.

[12] Junjun Shan, Shiran Zhang, Tej Choksi, Luan Nguyen, Cecile S Bonifacio, Yuanyuan Li, Wei Zhu, Yu Tang, Yawen Zhang, Judith C Yang, Jeffrey Greeley, Anatoly I Frenkel*, Franklin Tao*. Tuning catalytic performance through a single or sequential post-synthesis reaction (s) in a gas phase, ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7 (1), 191-204.

 

2016

[11] Weixin Huang, Shiran Zhang, Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Luan Nguyen, Yuanyuan Li, Junjun Shan, Dequan Xiao, Raphael Gagne, Anatoly I Frenkel, Franklin Tao*. Low‐Temperature Transformation of Methane to Methanol on Pd₁O₄ Single Sites Anchored on the Internal Surface of Microporous Silicate, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 55 (43), 13441-13445.

[10] Franklin Tao*, Yu Tang*. More than skimming the surface, Nature Chemistry, 2016, 8 (10), 902-903.

 

[9] Franklin Feng Tao*, Luan Nguyen, Shiran Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Yu Tang, Lei Zhang, Anatoly I Frenkel, Younan Xia, Miquel Salmeron*. Formation of second-generation nanoclusters on metal nanoparticles driven by reactant gases, Nano Letters, 2016, 16 (8), 5001-5009.

[8] Yu Tang, Luan Nguyen, Yuting Li, Nan Wang, Franklin Feng Tao*. Surface of a catalyst in a gas phase, Current opinion in chemical engineering, 2016, 12, 52-61.

 

[7] Shaowen Cao, Franklin Feng Tao*, Yu Tang, Yuting Li, Jiaguo Yu*. Size-and shape-dependent catalytic performances of oxidation and reduction reactions on nanocatalysts, Chemical Society Reviews, 2016, 45 (17), 4747-4765.

[6] Yihu Dai, Xin-Ping Wu, Yu Tang, Yanhui Yang, Xue-Qing Gong*, Jie Fan*. Selectivity switching resulting in the formation of benzene by surface carbonates on ceria in catalytic gas-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol, Chemical communications, 2016, 52 (13), 2827-2830.

 

2014

[5] Yu Tang, Shaodan Xu, Yihu Dai, Xiaoqing Yan, Renhong Li, Liping Xiao, Jie Fan*. Solid phase metallurgy strategy to sub-5 nm Au–Pd and Ni–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles with controlled redox properties, Chemical Communications, 2014, 50 (2), 213-215.

 

2013

[4] Xiaoqing Yan, Xiaojuan Wang, Yu Tang, Guicen Ma, Shihui Zou, Renhong Li, Xiaogang Peng, Sheng Dai, Jie Fan*. Unusual loading-dependent sintering-resistant properties of gold nanoparticles supported within extra-large mesopores, Chemistry of Materials, 2013, 25 (9), 1556-1563.

[3] Xiaoqing Yan, Xiaojuan Wang, Yu Tang, Guicen Ma, Shihui Zou, Renhong Li, Xiaogang Peng, Sheng Dai, Jie Fan*. Ordered, extra-large mesopores with highly loaded gold nanoparticles: a new sintering-and coking-resistant catalyst system, Chemical Communications, 2013, 49 (66), 7274-7276.

 

2012

[2] Renhong Li, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Jiawei Tong, Xiaoqing Yan, Yu Tang, Shihui Zou, Jiabin Jin, Wuzhong Yi, Jie Fan*. Radical-involved photosynthesis of AuCN oligomers from Au nanoparticles and acetonitrile, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134 (44), 18286-18294.

[1] Yihu Dai, Xiaoqing Yan, Yu Tang, Xiaonao Liu, Liping Xiao, Jie Fan*. Low-Temperature Gas-Phase Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol on Mesoporous K-Cu-TiO₂ through Oxidative Dehydrogenation, ChemCatChem, 2012, 4 (10), 1603-1610.

 

学术专著：

[1] Franklin Tao*, Yu Tang. Case studies: Near ambient pressure (NAP) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Springer Handbook of Advanced Catalyst Characterization, 2023, 347-355.

发明专利：

[2] Franklin Tao, Weixin Huang, Yu Tang, Yuting Li. Catalysts and methods for producing acetic acid from methane, carbon monoxide, and oxygen, US Patent App, 2021, 17/040, 707.

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