FacultyName:Zhenzhen Yang

Title:AssistantProfessor

Office:316, Shenghua Building

Email:zzyang@hfut.edu.cn

Education:

B.S.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, AnhuiNormal University,2006-2010

M.S.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Universityof Science and Technology,2010-2013

Ph.D.,School of Chemical Engineering, TianjinUniversity,2013-2017

Biography:

ZhenzhenYang received a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) fromAnhui Normal University, China in 2010, and a Master of Science(Chemistry) from University of Science and Technology, China in 2013,and a PhD in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from TianjinUniversity, China in 2017. She joined the School of Chemistry andChemical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology in August2017.

ResearchInterests：

ZhenzhenYang’s research interests revolve around clean energy andnanocatalysis. She mainly focused on the designation and preparationof functional nanocatalysts and their application in the utilizationof biomass energy. Her research group has designed and synthesizedmany functional nanocatalysts for conversion of biomass energy tohigh value added chemicals. Her research group is also particularlyinterested in the application of nover catalytic technology inbiomass conversion, such as electrocatalysis and photocatalysis.

Biomass,

Nanocatalyst,

Highvalue-added chemical

Heterogeneouscatalysis,

Cleanenergy

TeachingInterests:

ZhenzhenYang teaches undergraduate classes in Physical Chemical andComprehensive Chemical Experiments.

SelectedFunded Projects:

1. Constructionand mechanism research of biomass based 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldirect dehydrogenation reaction catalytic system, JZ2018GJQN0352,Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina, 2018-2021.

2. Designand performance research of Pt based catalysts for biomass based5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrocatalytic oxidation, JZ2022HGTB0298,Academic Newcomer Enhancement Program B of Hefei University ofTechnology, 2022-2023.

3. Constructionof 5-hydroxymethylfurfural direct dehydrogenation catalytic system,JZ2018HGBZ0087, Doctoral research funding of Hefei University ofTechnology, 2018-2019.

4. Controllablepreparation of molybdenum-based carbides and catalytic performanceresearch for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural dehydrogenation,PA2020GDSK0064, 2020-2021.

5. Designof CH₄/CO₂tandem reaction and its exploration for power plant tail gastreatment, PA2022GDSK004, Key Laboratory Independent InnovationProject of Hefei University of Technology. 2022-2023.

6. Researchand development of Mn-Ce-based low-temperature SCR denitrificationcatalyst, W2018JSKF0566, Anhui Yuanchen Environmental ProtectionCo., Ltd, 2018-2020.

SelectedAwards and Honors:

SelectedPublications：

1. GenleiZhang^#,Chenyang Hui^#,ZhenzhenYang*,Qi Wang, Sheng Cheng, DaweiZhang*,et al. Hydrogen-induced p-d orbital hybridization and tensile strainof PdGa single-atom alloy metallene boosts complete electrooxidationof ethanol, AppliedCatalysis B: Environmental,2023, 342, 123377-123387.

2. ZhenzhenYang, Yuhan He, Pengfei Tang, Chenhui Xu, GenleiZhang*,Jianbo He, Oxygen-incorporated 3D flower-like MoS₂microsphere as a bifunctional catalyst for effective synthesis of2,5-diformyfuran from fructose, CatalysisScience & Technology,2023, 13(8), 2340-2348.

3. ZhenzhenYang, Pengfei Tang, Chenhui Xu, Bangchong Zhu, Yuhan He, Tilan Duan,et al, Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄)as a super support for Mn-Ce based NH3-SCR catalyst: Improvement ofcatalytic performance and H₂O/SO₂tolerancefor NOx removal, Journalof the energy Institute,2023, 108, 101201-101211.

4. ZhenzhenYang, Yuhan He, Pengfei Tang, Bangchong Zhu, GenleiZhang*,JianboHe*,Molybdenum carbide anchored on glucose-derived carbon (beta-Mo₂C@C)as a bifunctional catalyst for conversion of fructose to2,5-diformylfuran, CatalysisScience & Technology2022, 12, 2903-2911.

5. GenleiZhang, Dongjie Cao, Xianshun Wang, Shiyu Guo, ZhenzhenYang*,Peng Cui, et al, α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate with a 3Dhierarchical straw-sheaf morphology for use as a removePb²⁺ adsorbent,Chemoshere,2022, 287 132025-132035.

6. ZhenzhenYang*,Bangchong Zhu, Yuhan He, GenleiZhang*,Peng Cui, Jianbo He, Synthesis and characterization of an α-MoO₃nanobelt catalyst and its application in one-step conversion offructose to 2,5-diformylfuran, NewJournal of Chemistry.2021, 45, 16482-16489.

7. MengmengLi, Yan Fang, GenleiZhang*,Peng Cui, Zhenzhen Yang, Jianbo He, Carbon-supported Pt5P2nanoparticles used as a high-performance electrocatalyst for themethanol oxidation reaction, Journalof Materials Chemistry A,2020, 8(20), 10433-10438.

8. ZhenzhenYang, Mengmeng Li, Peng Cui, GenleiZhang*,Xinde Jiang, Yuxin Wang, Designed formation of hollow PtNanocrystals supported on MoOx-modified carbon for high-performancemethanol electro-oxidation, ACSSustainable Chemical Engineering,2018, 6(11), 14026-14032.

9. ZhenzhenYang, WeiQi*,Rongxin Su, Zhimin He, 3D flower-like micro/nano Ce/Mo compositeoxides as effective bifunctional catalysts for one-pot conversion offructose to 2,5-diformylfuran. ACSSustainable Chemistry & Engineering,2017, 5(5), 4179-4187.

10. ZhenzhenYang, WeiQi*,Rongxin Su, Zhimin He, Selective synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran and2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and fructosecatalyzed by magnetically separable catalysts. Energy& Fuels,2017, 31(1), 533-541.