2024年

1. Qi Fang, Hong Du, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Yunjie Ding, and Z. Conrad Zhang* Alteration of Hydrodeoxygenation Pathways of Ni/TiO2‑A Catalyst
through Controlled Regulation of Strong Metal−Support Interactions and Surface Acidity. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 5047−5063

2023年

  8.   Huixiang Li, Xuezhong Nie, Hong Du, Yang Zhao, Junju Mu,and Z. Conrad Zhang* Understanding the Role of Base Species on Reversed Cu Catalyst in Ring Opening of Furan Compounds to 1, 2-Pentanediol. ChemSusChem 2023, e202300880.

     

  8.   Xinze Du, Hongjun Fan, Shenglin Liu, Z. Conrad Zhang* Selective nucleophilic α-C alkylation of phenols with alcohols via Ti=C_α intermediate

on anatase TiO₂ surface. Nature Communications. 2023, 14, 4479.

7.    Xuezhong Nie, Huixiang Li, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Ning Li, Zongchao Conrad Zhang* Single Cu sites in synergy with Cu₂O nanoparticles on rutile TiO2 for selective nitroarene hydrogenation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 144194.

6.      Weizhuo Xu, Bingjie Zhou, Qing Wang, Guohao Xu, Ning Li, Wei Liu*, and Z. Conrad Zhang*. Energy-efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Production Combined with Biomass Oxidation Using Polyoxometalate and Metal Salts. ChemCatChem 2023, e202300522.

5.      Changhui Liang, Hongjun Fan, Aiqun Kong, Mao Peng, Menghui Liu, Weizhuo Xu, Jian Song, Yongxin Li, Jinli Zhang,* Yunjie Ding,* Z. Conrad Zhang*. Ethylene glycol diethyl ether accelerated in-situ growth of Pt/Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets on Ni foam for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Applied Surface Science 2023, 629, 1574.

4.      Bin Zhao, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Jingbo Mao, Yanli Wang, Guanghui Zhang, Zongchao Conrad Zhang,* and Xinwen Guo,* Crystal-Plane-Dependent Guaiacol Hydrodeoxygenation Performance of Au on Anatase TiO₂. Catalysts 2023, 13, 699.

3.      Ravi Balaga, Putrakumar Balla, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Kishore Ramineni, Hong Du, Shrutika Lingalwar, Vijayanand Perupogu and Zongchao Conrad Zhang*. Enhanced Cyclopentanone Yield from Furfural Hydrogenation:Promotional Effect of Surface Silanols on Ni-Cu/m-Silica Catalyst. Catalysts 2023, 13, 580.

2.      Hong Du,* Xiuyun Ma, Miao Jiang, Siyuan Zhao, Qi Fang, Xiumei Liu, and Zongchao Conrad Zhang*. Xylitol Production from Xylose by Catalytic Hydrogenation over an Efficient Cu−Ni/SiO₂ Bimetallic Catalyst. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023 11, 2115.

1.      Ruyi Zhong, Puwei Wu, Qi Wang, Xiting Zhang, Lei Du, Yunhua Liu, Huakang Yang, Meng Gu, Z. Conrad Zhang, Limin Huang* and Siyu Ye*. Room-temperature fabrication of defective CoOx Hynanosheets with abundant oxygen vacancies and high porosity as efficient 5-hydroxy-methylfurfural oxidation electrocatalysts Green Chemistry 2023

2022年

1.      Jing Yi, Zhanwei Xu, Yuanpeng Wu, Min Jiang,*Zongchao Conrad Zhang,*and Guangyuan Zhou. Novel “Rigid to Flexible” Biobased Polyesters Fully Derived from 5‑Hydroxymethylfurfural: Promising as Sustainable UV Shielding and Gas Barrier Materials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2022, 10, 4404.

2.      Kairui Liu, Guangjin Hou, Pan Gao, Xuezhong Nie, Shi Bai, Michael J. Janik, and Z. Conrad Zhang*. Evolution of Multiple Spillover Hydrogen Species on Anatase TiO₂. Cell Reports Physical Science 2022,12, 101190.

3.      Huixiang Li, Zhi Xia, Peifang Yan, Z. Conrad Zhang*. Production of Crude 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose by Dual Catalysts with Functional Promoters in Low-boiling Hybrid Solvent Catalysis Today, 2022, 402, 10.

4.      Ruyi Zhong, Qi Wang, Lei Du, Yayun Pu, Siyu Ye, Meng Gu, Z. Conrad Zhang and Limin Huang. Ultrathin polycrystalline Co₃O₄ nanosheets with enriched oxygen vacancies for efficient electrochemical oxygen evolution and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation. Applied Surface Science 2022, 584, 152553.

5.      Yiwen Yang, Haifeng Qi, Zhanwei Xu and Z. Conrad Zhang*. Evolution of catalytically active species in paired PdCl₂-CuCl₂/[BMim]Cl for hydrolysis of β-1, 4-glycosidic bond. Catalysis Science & Technology. 2022, 12, 1968.

6.      Xi'an guan, Zhanwei Xu, Hong Du, Xiumei Liu, Peifang Yan, Xinwen Guo, Z. Conrad Zhang* Increase the number of active sites in Cu-MOR through NO/NH₃ pretreatment for catalytic oxidation of methane to methanol. Catalysis Communications 2022, 163, 10641.

7.      Huixiang Li，Changhui Liang， Kairui Liu，Guangjin Hou, Shi Bai, Z. Conrad Zhang* Bi/Trinuclear Pt1&2Cu Clusters Assembly from Isolated Metal Atoms. Chemical Communications, 2022, 58, 4176.

8.      Changhui Liang, Huixiang Li, Mao Peng, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Qike Jiang, Jin Cui, Yunjie Ding, Z. Conrad Zhang*. Co decorated low Pt loading nanoparticles over TiO₂ catalyst for selective hydrogenation of furfural. Applied Catalysis A: General 2022, 643, 118766.

9.      Ravi Balaga, Peifang Yan, Kishore Ramineni, Hong Du, Zhi Xia, Mahender Reddy Marri, Zongchao Conrad Zhang* The role and performance of isolated zirconia sites on mesoporous silica for aldol condensation of furfural with acetone. Applied Catalysis A: General, 2022, 648, 118901.

10.   Ravi Balaga, Kishore Ramineni, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Peifang Yan, Mahender Reddy Marri, Vijayanand Perupogu, Zongchao Conrad Zhang* Spillover hydrogen on electron-rich Ni/m-TiO₂ for hydrogenation of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1286

11.   Hong Du, Xiuyun Ma, Miao Jiang, Z. Conrad Zhang* Boosted activity of Cu/SiO₂ catalyst for furfural hydrogenation by freeze drying. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, 33, 912.

2021年

1.      Kishore Ramineni, Kairui Liu, Cheng Zhang, Ravi Balaga, Mahender Reddy Marri, Peifang Yan, Xian Guan, Zhi Xia, Michael J. Janik, Guangjin Hou, Z. Conrad Zhang* Synchronized C–H Activations at Proximate Dinuclear Pd²⁺ Sites on Silicotungstate for Oxidative C–C coupling. ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 3455

2.      Huang, Tingyu; Xu, Zhanwei; Yan, Peifang; Liu, Xiu-Mei; Fan, Hongjun; Z. Conrad Zhang* Direct partial oxidation of methane catalyzed by an in-situ generated active Au(III) complex at low temperature in ionic liquids. Organometallics 2021, 40, 370.

3.      Xiumei Liu, Peifang Yan, Zhanwei Xu, Z. Conrad Zhang* The effect of mix-milling with P₂O₅ on cellulose physicochemical properties responsible for increased glucose yield. Carbohydrate Polymers 2021, 258, 117652.

4.      Hong Du, Xiuyun Ma, Miao Jiang, Peifang Yan, Yang Zhao, Z. Conrad Zhang* Efficient Ni/SiO₂ catalyst derived from nickel phyllosilicate for xylose hydrogenation to xylitol. Catalysis Today 2021, 365, 265.

5.      Hong Du, Miao Jiang, Xiuyun Ma, Peifang Yan, Yang Zhao, Z. Conrad Zhang* Study on wax-free liquid fuels synthesis from H₂-deficient syngas over Co-Mn/meso-ZSM-5 catalyst. Catalysis Today, 2021, 376, 144.

6.      Qing Guo, Xiyuan Feng, Z. Conrad Zhang, and Limin Huang. Interfacial Interactions between Co-Based Cocatalysts and Semiconducting Light Absorbers for Solar-Light-Driven Redox Reactions. Solar RRL 2021, 5, 2100234.

7.      Yiwen Yang, Haifeng Qi, Huixiang Li, Zhanwei Xu, Xiumei Liu, Shuyin Yu, and  Z. Conrad Zhang* Heterometallic PdII–Cl–CuI Catalyst for Efficient Hydrolysis of β-1,4-Glycosidic Bonds in 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride. ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 11774.

8.      Hong Du, Miao Jiang, Ziang Zhao, Yihui Li, Tao Liu, Hejun Zhu, Z. Conrad Zhang, Yunjie Ding. Alcohol Synthesis via Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis over Activated Carbon Supported Alkaline Earth Modified Cobalt Catalyst. Catalysis Letters 2021, 151, 3632.

9.      Peifang Yan, Xiumei Liu, Zhanwei Xu and Zongchao Conrad Zhang* Markedly Different Decomposition Temperature and Products of Biomass Pyrolysis at Low Temperature-Differentiation of Acids in Their Effects on Pretreatment. Sustainable Chemistry 2021, 2, 8.

10.   Xiaoqiang Zhang, Peifang Yan, Bin Zhao and Z. Conrad Zhang* Identification of electron-rich mononuclear Ni atoms on TiO₂-A distinguished from Ni particles on TiO₂-R in guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation pathways. Catalysis Science & Technology 2021, 11, 297.

11.   Huifang Liu, Xiumei Liu, Hong Jiang, Changhui Liang, Z. Conrad Zhang* Enhanced lactic acid production from P2O5‑pretreated biomass by domesticated Pediococcus pentosaceus without detoxification. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 2021, 44, 2153.

12.   Hong Dua, Miao Jiang, Hejun Zhu,* Chuande Huang, Ziang Zhao, Wenda Dong, Wei Lu, Tao Liu, Z. Conrad Zhang, Yunjie Ding. Constructing efficient hcp-Co active sites for Fischer-Tropsch reaction on an activated carbon supported cobalt catalyst via multistep activation processes. Fuel 2021, 292, 12024.

13.   Zhanwei Xu, Peifang Yan, Changhui Liang, Songyan Jia, Xiumei Liu, Z. Conrad Zhang* Electronic and steric factors for enhanced selective synthesis of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in the Ir-complex-catalyzed Guerbet reaction of 1-butanol. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2021, 42, 586.

14.   Hong Du, Xiuyun Ma, Miao Jiang, Peifang Yan, Z. Conrad Zhang* Autocatalytic co-upgrading of biochar and pyrolysis gas to syngas. Energy 2021, 221, 119837.

2020年

1.      Zhanwei Xu, Yiwen Yang, Zhi Xia, Xuebin Liu* and Z. Conrad Zhang* Mechanistic understanding of humin formation in the conversion of glucose and fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in [BMIM]Cl ionic liquid. RSC Advances 2020, 10, 34732.

2.      Kairui Liu, Xing Shen, Shi Bai,* and Z. Conrad Zhang* Stable Discrete Pt1(0) in Crown Ether with Ultra-High Hydrosilylation Activity. ChemCatChem 2020,12, 267.

3.      Qing Guo, Fei Liang, Zongzhao Sun, Yang Wang, Xu-Bing Li, Shu-Guang Xia, Z. Conrad Zhang, Limin Huang, Li-Zhu Wu. Optimal d-band-Induced Cu₃N as Cocatalyst on Metal Sulfide for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8, 22601.

4.      Huixiang Li, Changhui Liang, Pan Gao, Guangjin Hou, Kairui Liu, Wei Liu, Qike Jiang, Shi Bai, Z. Conrad Zhang* Transportable Mononuclear Metal Atoms as Building Blocks for Bottom-up Material Fabrication: Pt1(0) and Au1(0) Atoms in Stock Solutions. ChemNatMat., 2020, 1191.

5.      Jingbo Mao, Jinxia Zhou, Bin Zhao, Fan Yang, Xufeng Bai, Yang Luu, Xiaowa Nie, Zongchao Zhang, Xinwen Guo. Effects of Calcination Temperature on the Catalytic Activity of Au/TiO₂ in Guaiacol Hydrodeoxygenation. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA 2020, 36, 376.

6.      Hong Du, Xiuyun Ma, Miao Jiang, PeifangYan, Z. Conrad Zhang* Highly efficient Cu/SiO₂ catalyst derived from ethanolamine modification for furfural hydrogenation. Applied Catalysis A: General 2020, 117, 598.

7.      Xiumei Liu, Huifang Liu, Peifang Yan, Liaoyuan Mao, Zhanwei Xu, Z. Conrad Zhang* Mechanocatalytic Synergy for Expedited Cellulosic Ethanol Production Compatible with Integrated Biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8, 2399.

8.      Li Chen, Welman C. Elias, Y. Ben Yin, Z. Conrad Zhang and Michael S. Wong. Acid-catalyzed pyrolytic synthesis of levoglucosan through salt-mediated ring locking. Green Chemistry, 2020, 22, 1968.

9.      Yiyuan Yin, Z. Conrad Zhang, M. S. Wong. Towards Glucuronic Acid through Oxidation of Methyl-glucoside Using PdAu Catalysts. Catalysis Communications, 2020, 135, 105895.

2019年以来代表性文献

1.      Haibo Zhao, Johnathan E. Holladay, Heather Brown, Z. Conrad Zhang*. Metal Chlorides in Ionic Liquid Solvents Convert Sugars to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. Science 2007, 316, 1597.

2.      Kairui Liu, Guangjin Hou, Jingbo Mao, Zhanwei Xu, Peifang Yan, Huixiang Li, Xinwen Guo, Shi Bai & Z.Conrad Zhang*. Genesis of electron deficient Pt1(0) in PDMS-PEG aggregates. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 996.

3.      Guodong Li,Qingya Liu,Zhenyu Liu*,Z.Conrad Zhang*,Chengyue Li, Weize Wu. Production of Calcium Carbide from Fine Biochars. Angewandte Chemie 2010, 122, 8658- 8661.

4.      Zhanwei Xu, Peifang Yan, Huixiang Li, Kairui Liu, Xiumei Liu, Songyan Jia, and Z.Conrad Zhang*. Active Cp*Iridium(III) Complex with ortho-Hydroxyl Group Functionalized Bipyridine Ligand Containing an Electron-Donating Group for the Production of Diketone from 5-HMF. ACS Catalysis 2016, 6, 3784–3788.

5.      Jingbo Mao, Jinxia Zhou, Zhi Xia, Zhiguang Wang, Zhanwei Xu, Wenjuan Xu, Peifang Yan, Kairu Liu, Xinwen Guo, and Z. Conrad Zhang*. Anatase TiO₂ Activated by Gold Nanoparticles for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol to Phenolics. ACS Catalysis 2017, 7, 695-705.

6.      Xiaoqiang Zhang, Peifang Yan, Bin Zhao, Kairui Liu, Mayfair C. Kung, Harold H. Kung*, Shanyong Chen, and Z.Conrad Zhang*. Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol to Phenolics by Ni/Anatase TiO2 Catalyst Formed by Cross-Surface Migration of Ni and TiO₂. ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 3551-3563.

7.      Jingbo Mao, Bin Zhao, Jinxia Zhou, Li Zhang, Fan Yang, Xinwen Guo, and Z.Conrad Zhang*. Identification and Characteristics of Catalytic Quad-Functions on Au/Anatase TiO₂. ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 7900-7911.

8.      Li Chen, Jinmo Zhao, Sivaram Pradhan, Bruce E. Brinson, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Z.Conrad Zhang* and Michael S. Wong*. Ring-locking enables selective anhydrosugar synthesis from carbohydrate pyrolysis. Green Chemistry 2016, 18, 5438-5447.

9.      Huixiang Li, Z.Conrad Zhang*. Far reaching potentials of far infrared spectroscopy in catalysis research. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2016, 37, 637-643.