Zhihua Zhang (张志华)
Postdoctoral Associate, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and TechnologyEmail: zhangzhihua@ecust.edu.cn
Biography
Zhihua Zhang was born in 1989 in Wuwei, China. He completed his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Technology from East China University of Science and Technology in 2013, his PhD from East China University of Science and Technology in 2021. Since July 2021, he has served as a Postdoctoral Associate at East China University of Science and Technology. His current focus is on construction and exploration efficiency Au-Ti bifunctional catalysts on hydro-oxidation of low-carbon hydrocarbons (e.g., propane and propene) to high value-added chemicals.
Education
2009.09 – 2013.07
B.S., School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2013.09 – 2021.06
Ph.D., School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Work Experience
2021.07 – Present
Postdoctoral Associate, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
Catalytic hydro-oxidation of propene to propene oxide (PO):
Aiming at the directed gas-phase epoxidation of propene to propene oxide using H2 and O2, analyzing the kinetic characteristics and stability of the catalytic reaction.
Catalytic hydro-oxidation of propane to acetone:
Aiming at the directed transformation of gas-phase selective oxidation of propane to acetone using H2 and O2, analyzing the kinetic characteristics and stability of the catalytic reaction.
Developing effective method for synthesizing highly active supported nanogold catalysts:
Aiming at enhancing the dispersion of Au nanoparticles by developing simple and effective preparation method for supported nanogold catalysts, utilizing in situ spectroscopy, XAS, and DFT calculations combined techniques to construct the structure-activity relationship.
Selected Publications
1. Zhihua Zhang, Yanqiang Tang, Wei Du, Jialun Xu, Qianhong Wang, Nan Song, Gang Qian, Xuezhi Duan*, Xinggui Zhou*. Engineering gold impregnated uncalcined TS‑1 to boost catalytic formation of propylene oxide. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 319，121837.
2. Zhihua Zhang, Shudong Shi, Yanqiang Tang, Jialun Xu, Wei Du, Qianghong Wang, Daiyi Yu, Yujie Liao, Nan Song, Xuezhi Duan*, Xinggui Zhou*, Using ammonia solution to fabricate highly active Au/ uncalcined TS‑1 catalyst for gas-phase epoxidation of propylene. Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 416, 410-422.
3. Jnwei Sun #, Zhihua Zhang #, Erchuan Yang, Wei Du, Fan Liu, Kesheng Xu, Yuxia Zhong, Xuezhi Duan*, Xinggui Zhou*. Trace Pd alloyed with Au to boost Au/uncalcined TS-1 catalyzed propane hydro-oxidation to acetone. Nano Research, 2024, 17: 7182-7193.
4. Wei Du, Zhihua Zhang*, Yanqiang Tang, Qianhong Wang, Nan Song, Xuezhi Duan, Xinggui Zhou*. Kinetic Insights into the Tandem and Simultaneous Mechanisms of Propylene Epoxidation by H2 and O2 on Au–Ti Catalysts ACS Catalysis, 2023,13(3), 2069-2085
5. Zhihua Zhang, Jialun Xu, Kesheng Xu, Yuxia Zhong, Shudong Shi, Xuezhi Duan*, Xinggui Zhou*. A novel and simple method yields highly dispersed Au/TS-1 catalysts for enhanced propylene hydro-oxidation. Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 7737-7740.
6. Zhihua Zhang, Xuan Zhao, Gang Wang, Jialun Xu, Mengke Lu, Yanqiang Tang, Wenzhao Fu, Xuezhi Duan*, Gang Qian, De Chen, Xinggui Zhou*. Uncalcined TS-2 immobilized Au nanoparticles as a bifunctional catalyst to boost direct propylene epoxidation with H2 and O2. AIChE Journal. 2020; 66: e16815.
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