Yahong Zhang

Physical Chemistry

Professor

zhangyh@fudan.edu.cn

Room A2004, Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China

86-21-31243288

Research Interests

  • Preparation and aggregative growth mechanism of zeolite subcrystals

  • Catalytic application of zeolite subcrystals in the conversion of bulk molecules

  • Preparation of biframework/bifunction composite zeolite via a hetero-crystallization process as well as its catalytic performance.

Prizes and awards

  • Honor of “New Century Excellent Talents in University”, 2010.

  • Honor of “Shanghai Rising-Star”, 2005.

  • Honor of “Century Star of Fudan University ”, 2005

  • Honor of “Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow of Fudan University”, 2006

Biography

  • 09/1992-07/1996, Jilin University, BS

  • 09/1996-07/2001, Jilin University, PhD

  • 09/2001-12/2003, Postdoctoral Fellow, Fudan University

  • 01/2004-04/2005, Lecturer of Chemistry, Fudan University

  • 05/2005-01/2010, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Fudan University

  • 12/2007-05/2008, Visiting Scholar, National Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan.

  • 02/2010-Present, Professor of Chemistry, Fudan University

Teaching

  • General Chemistry

Key Publications

  • Sheng ZZ, Li H, Du K, Gao L, Ju J*, Zhang YH*, Tang Y, Observing a Zeolite Nucleus (Subcrystal) with a Uniform Framework Structure and Its Oriented Attachment without Single-molecule Addition, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 13444-13451.

  • Gao L, Li G, Sheng ZZ, Tang Y. Zhang YH*, Alkali-metalions promoted Zr-Al-Beta zeolite with high selectivity and resistance to coking in the conversion of furfural toward furfural alcohol, J. Catal., 2020, 389: 623-630.

  • Li G, Gao L, Sheng ZZ, Zhan YL, Zhang CY, Ju J*, Zhang YH*, Tang Y, Zr-Al-Beta zeolite with open Zr (IV) sites: an efficient bifunctional Lewis–Brønsted acid catalyst for a cascade reaction. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 4055-4065.

  • Zhan YL, Hou WR, Li G, Shen YB, Zhang YH*, Tang Y*. Oxidant-Free Transformation of Ethylene Glycol toward Glycolic Acid in Water. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 17559-17564.

  • Hou WR, Yan YE, Li G, Zhan YL, Fen L, Zhan RH, Li ZH*, Zhang YH*, Tang Y, Catalysis and Stability Effect of Solvent Alcohol on the C6Aldose Conversion toward Tetrose, ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 4182-4188.

  • Li G, Jiao WQ, Sun Z, Zhao Y, Shi ZP, Yan YE, Feng L, Zhang YH*, Tang Y, A Scalable Upgrading of Concentrated Furfural in Ethanol: Combining Meerwein−Ponndorf−Verley Reduction with in Situ Cross Aldol Condensation, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6, 4316−4320.

  • Lin SY, Guo X, Qin K, Feng L, Zhang YH*, Tang Y, Efficient Production of Biomass-Derived C4 Chiral Synthons in Aqueous Solution, ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 4179-4184.

  • Li G, Sun Z, Yan YE, Zhang YH*, Tang Y. Direct Transformation of HMF into 2,5-Diformylfuran and 2,5-Dihydroxymethylfuran without an External Oxidant or Reductant. ChemSusChem, 2017, 10(3), 494-498.

  • Sun Z, Li T, Li G, Zhang YH*, Tang Y. Specific microwave effect on Sn- and Ti-MFI zeolite synthesis. RSC Adv., 2017, 7(56), 35252-35256.

  • Yan YE, Feng L, Li G, Lin SY, Sun Z, Zhang YH*, Tang Y. Borate-Stabilized Transformation of C6 Aldose to C4 Aldose, ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 4473-4478.

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