Email: wenjie.wang@ecust.edu.cn
Biography
Wenjie Wang earned her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Lanzhou University of Technology in 2020. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology in 2025. Since September 2025, she has served as a postdoctoral associate at East China University of Science and Technology. Her current research focuses on the catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics for the production of fuels and high-value-added chemicals.
Education
2016.09 ~ 2020.06
Chemical Engineering and Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, for B.E.
2020.09 ~ 2025.06
School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, for PhD
Work Experience
2025.09 ~ Present
Postdoctoral Associate, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics for fuel and high-value-added chemicals
Chemical recycling of waste plastics into building block chemicals, such as benzene/toluene/xylene (BTX), ethylene/propylene/butene, naphtha and sustainable aviation fuel, via catalytic pyrolysis and hydrocracking.
Characterization techniques for analyzing catalyst microstructures and electronic properties
Utilizing in situ spectroscopy, XAS, and DFT calculations combined techniques to analyze the kinetic characteristics of surface species adsorbed on optimized catalyst structures.
Selected Publications
1. Wenjie Wang#, Jiaxing Zhang, Xiaohu Ge, Yao Shi, Xinyu Tang, Zhihua Zhang, Wenyao Chen, Gang Qian, Yueqiang Cao, Guanghua Ye, Changjiu Xia, Xiang Feng, Lina Li, Xuezhi Duan, Xinggui Zhou, Xinwen Guo, Kevin M. Van Geem, Jing Zhang*. Toward carbon neutrality: Single-step polyethylene upcycling to BTX using Ni-ZSM-5 catalyst [J]. AIChE Journal, 2025, 71(8): e18890. https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aic.18890
2. Wenjie Wang#, Chang Yao#, Xiaohu Ge#, Xin Pu, Jiangchun Yuan, Weixiao Sun, Wenyao Chen, Xiang Feng, Gang Qian, Xuezhi Duan, Yueqiang Cao*, Zhirong Yang*, Xinggui Zhou, Jing Zhang*. Catalytic conversion of polyethylene into aromatics with Pt/ZSM-5: insights into reaction pathways and rate-controlling step regulation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 14933-14940.https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA01917A
3. Jiangchun Yuan#, Wenjie Wang#, Weixiao Sun, Zhirong Yang, Yueqiang Cao, Wenyao Chen, Xiaohu Ge, Gang Qian, Xiang Feng, Xuezhi Duan, Xinggui Zhou, Kevin M Van Geem, Jing Zhang*. Poisoning effect of polyvinyl chloride on the catalytic pyrolysis of mixed plastics over zeolites. Science China Chemistry, 2024, 67, 2265-2273.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2111-5
4. Huihui Qian#, Wenjie Wang#, Wenyao Chen, Xinggui Zhou, Jing Zhang*, Xuezhi Duan*. Synergistic metal-zeolite catalysis for conversion of polypropylene into aromatics[J]. CIESC Journal, 2025, 76(9): 4838-4849.https://hgxb.cip.com.cn/CN/10.11949/0438-1157.20250196
5. Xiaohu Ge#, Yundao Jing#, Wenjie Wang#, Yueqiang Cao*, Jing Zhang, Gang Qian, Hao Jiang, Xinggui Zhou, De Chen, Weikang Yuan, Xuezhi Duan*. Synergizing Pd1Sb2 Site with Neighboring Near-Surface Pd Site to Break the Trade-Off between Selectivity and Activity of Alkyne Semihydrogenation[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147(33): 30178-30189.https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.5c08564
Contacts
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