Wenhao FANG

Wenhao Fang

Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Master Advisor

Email: wenhao.fang@ynu.edu.cn

Address: School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091 Kunming, P.R.China

Brief Introduction

Associate Professor, Yunnan University (2015 - present)

Postdoc Fellow, CNRS/Solvay Unité Mixte Internationale 3464 (2013 - 2015)

Ph.D., Université Lille France (2010 - 2013)

M.S., Xiamen University China (2007 - 2010)

B.S., Xiamen University China (2003 - 2007)

Research Interests

industrial catalysis, fine chemicals, design and synthesis of catalysts, energy and environmental chemistry, catalytic valorization of biomass-platform molecules, nano-composite materials

Foundation and Projects

1.     The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Regional Program, NSFC 21763031), (2018-2021, responsible)

2.     The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program, NSFC 21603187), (2017-2019, responsible)

3.     The National Special Funds (C6610201), (2016-2020, responsible)

4.     云南大学“东陆中青年骨干教师”培养计划（WX069051），(2017-2019, responsible)

Representative Publications

1.     Tianqi Gao, Tianyu Gao, Wenhao Fang^*, Qiue Cao, Base-free aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid in water by hydrotalcite-activated carbon composite supported gold catalyst, Mol. Catal. 2017, 439, 171-179 (Editor’s Choice Paper). IF: 4.211

2.     Wenhao Fang^*, Zhaoyu Fan, Hui Shi, Sheng Wang, Wei Shen, Hualong Xu, Jean-Marc Clacens, Floryan De Campo, Armin Liebens, Marc Pera-Titus^*, Aquivionò–carbon composites via hydrothermal carbonization: amphiphilic catalysts for solvent-free biphasic acetalization, J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 4380-4385. IF: 8.867

3.     Wenhao Fang^*, Sheng Wang, Armin Liebens, Floryan De Campo, Hualong Xu, Wei Shen, Marc Pera-Titus, Jean-Marc Clacens^*, Silica-immobilized Aquivion PFSA superacid: application to heterogeneous direct etherification of glycerol with n-butanol, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 3980-3990. IF: 5.773

4.     Wenhao Fang, Cyril Pirez, Sébastien Paul, Mónica Jiménez-Ruiz, Hervé Jobic, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Advanced functionalized Mg₂AlNi_XH_ZO_Y nano-oxyhydrides ex-hydrotalcites for hydrogen production from oxidative steam reforming of ethanol, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2016, 41, 15443-15452. IF: 3.582

5.     Cyril Pirez^#, Wenhao Fang^#, Mickaël Capron, Sébastien Paul, Hervé Jobic, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Steam reforming, partial oxidation and oxidative steam reforming for hydrogen production from ethanol over cerium nickel based oxyhydride catalyst,Appl. Catal. A 2016, 518, 78-86. IF: 4.339 (co-first authors)

6.     Wenhao Fang, Sébastien Paul, Mickaël Capron, Ankush V. Biradar, Shubhangi B. Umbarkar, Mohan K. Dongare, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Highly loaded well dispersed stable Ni species in Ni_XMg₂AlO_Y nanocomposites: application to hydrogen production from bioethanol, Appl. Catal. B 2015, 166-167, 485-496. IF: 9.446

7.     Wenhao Fang, Sébastien Paul, Mickaël Capron, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Hydrogen production from bioethanol catalyzed by Ni_XMg₂AlO_Y ex-hydrotalcite catalysts, Appl. Catal. B 2014, 152–153, 370-382. IF: 9.446

8.     Wenhao Fang, Cyril Pirez, Sébastien Paul, Mickaël Capron, Hervé Jobic, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Room Temperature Hydrogen Production from Ethanol over CeNi_XH_ZO_Y Nano-Oxyhydride Catalysts, ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 2207-2216 (Inside/Back Cover Paper). IF: 4.803

9.     Wenhao Fang, Cyril Pirez, Mickaël Capron, Sébastien Paul, Thirumalaiswamy Raja, Paresh L. Dhepe, Franck Dumeignil, Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel^*, Ce-Ni mixed oxide as efficient catalyst for H₂ production and nanofibrous carbon material from ethanol in the presence of water, RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 9626-9634. IF: 3.108

10.  Wenhao Fang, Jiashu Chen, Qinghong Zhang^*, Weiping Deng, Ye Wang^*, Hydrotalcite-Supported Gold Catalyst for the Oxidant-Free Dehydrogenation of Benzyl Alcohol: Studies on Support and Gold Size Effects, Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 1247-1256. IF: 5.317

11.  Wenhao Fang, Qinghong Zhang^*, Jing Chen, Weiping Deng, Ye Wang^*, Gold nanoparticles on hydrotalcites as efficient catalysts for oxidant-free dehydrogenation of alcohols, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1547-1549 (Highlighted by Synfacts). IF: 6.319

Patents

1.     Louise Jalowiecki-Duhamel, Wenhao Fang, Sébastien Paul, Franck Dumeignil, Method for Producing Hydrogen, Pub. No.: WO 2014/108636 A1, Publication Date: 17.07.2014

2.     Qinghong Zhang, Weiping Deng, Wenhao Fang, Ye Wang, Method for preparing hexahydric alcohol, Pub. No.: CN 101121643 B, Publication Date: 19.05.2010

3.     Wenhao Fang, Jean-Marc Clacens, Floryan De Campo, Carbon/Fluoropolymer Composite and methods of manufacturing the same, Pub. No.: WO/2016/095207, International Application No.: PCT/CN2014/094372, Publication Date: 23.06.2016, International Filing Date: 19.12.2014

4.     Wen-Juan Zhou, Wenhao Fang, Floryan De Campo, Pascal Metivier, Process for oxidation of alcohols, Pub. No.: WO/2016/026132, International Application No.: PCT/CN2014/084984, Publication Date: 25.02.2016, International Filing Date: 22.08.2014

5.     Wen-Juan Zhou, Wenhao Fang, Armin Liebens, Pascal Metivier, Process for oxidation of alcohols using oxygencontaining gases, Pub. No.: WO/2016/183769, International Application No.: PCT/CN2015/079188, Publication Date: 24.11.2016, International Filing Date: 18.05.2015

APPOINTMENTS & POSITIONS

Member, Chinese Chemical Society, China, 2007 - present