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Wenyao Chen (陈文尧)
Research Professor (特聘研究员), PhD Advisor
School of Chemical Engineering，East China University of Science and Technology
Email: wenyao.chen@ecust.edu.cn
Phone: +86 18801950920
Biography
Wenyao Chen was born in 1991 in Jiangxi, China. He received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) in 2013 and 2018, respectively. After a stay as post-doctoral fellow at University of Toronto, Canada, he joined the faculty of the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering at ECUST in 2019. His current research interests include kinetics-assisted design and manipulation of metal catalysts for energy conversion.
Education
2009.09 – 2013.06
BS, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2016.12 – 2017.12
CSC Joint PhD, School of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2013.09 – 2018.06
PhD, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Work Experience
2018.08 – 2019.06
Postdoctoral, Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto
2019.07 – 2022.06
Postdoctoral, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2022.07 – Present
Distinguished Research Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
Our research is dedicated to the green and low-carbon catalytic reaction engineering for the valorization of low-carbon alcohols and hydrocarbons. We center our efforts on reaction kinetics as the core research theme. We have innovatively introduced a meso-kinetic approach for the design of industrial catalysts. This approach has led to the development of a meso-kinetic model capable of quantitatively describing and accurately predicting the impact of catalyst microstructure on macroscopic catalytic performance. As a result, we have developed a series of highly efficient and stable catalysts. The key areas of our research include:
Innovative methodologies in reaction kinetics
Development of new green and low-carbon process technologies
High-efficiency storage and utilization of hydrogen energy
Project Management
Selected Publications
1. Restructuring the interfacial active sites to generalize the volcano curves for platinum-cobalt synergistic catalysis. Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 8995.
2. Nanoparticles as an antidote for poisoned gold single-atom catalysts in sustainable propylene epoxidation. Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 3249.
3. Leveraging the Proximity and Distribution of Cu-Cs Sites for Direct Conversion of Methanol to Esters/Aldehydes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202314288.
4. Molecular-Level Insights into the Notorious CO Poisoning of Platinum Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61, e202200190.
5. Mesokinetics as a Tool Bridging the Microscopic-to-Macroscopic Transition to Rationalize Catalyst Design. Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022, 55, 3230-3241.
6. Molecular-level insights into the electronic effects in platinum-catalyzed carbon monoxide oxidation. Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 6888.
7. Mechanistic insight into size-dependent activity and durability in Pt/CNT catalyzed hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 16736-16739.
8. Taming electrons in Pt/C catalysts to boost the mesokinetics of hydrogen production. Engineering, 2022, 14, 124-133.
9. Synergistic electronic and geometric effects of Au/CeO2 catalyst for oxidative esterification of methacrolein. AIChE Journal, 2023, 69, e17932.
10.Kinetics decoupling activity and selectivity of Pt nanocatalyst for enhanced glycerol oxidation performance. AIChE Journal, 2021, 67, e17339.
Contact
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