Zhang Minghui

Zhang Minghui 
Doctor degree Professor 
Zhang Minghui, Doctor degree, Professor,Institute of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, graduated from Nankai University.
Special Talent:

Address:Room A-705, Tiannan Building, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin City

Telephone:23507730

Email:zhangmh@nankai.edu.cn

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Research Interest:

Heterogeneous catalysis

New catalytic materials

Catalytic conversion of biomass

History:

Assistant Professor, 2000, Department of Chemistry, Nankai University

Associate Professor, 2002, Department of Chemistry, Nankai University

Research Scholar, 2009, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

Professor, 2009, Department of Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University

Research Scholar, 2011, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

Honors and Awards


Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications

1. A stable and effective Ru/polyethersulfone catalyst for levulinic acid hydrogenation to gamma-valerolactone in aqueous solution, Yao, Yirong,Wang, Zhigiang,Zhao, Sheng,Wang, Danhong,Wu, Zhijie,Zhang, Minghui*,Catalysis Today,2014,234:245-250.

2、Cu/boehmite: A highly active catalyst for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol,Z. Wu,Y. Mao,M. Song,X. Yin,M. Zhang *, Catalysis Communications,2013,32:52-57.

3、Synthesis of transition metal nitride by nitridation of metastable oxide precursor, H. Wang,Z. Wu,J. Kong,Z. Wang,M. Zhang*,Journal of Solid State Chemistry,2012,194:238-244.

4、Sulfonated polyethersulfone directly synthesized through sulfonic monomer as a new stable solid acid catalyst for esterification, Z. Wang,Z. Wang,Y. Bai,B. Fu,H. Liu,A. Song,Z. Zhang,M. Zhang*,Catalysis Communications,2012,27:164-168.

5、Size-controlled synthesis of a supported Ni nanoparticle catalyst for selective hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol,Catalysis Communications, Z. Wu,J. Chen,Q. Di,M. Zhang*,2012,18:55-59.

6、Selective conversion of cellulose into bulk chemicals over Bronsted acid-promoted ruthenium catalyst: one-pot vs. sequential process, Z. Wu,S. Ge,C. Ren,M. Zhang,A. Yip,C. Xu,,Green Chemistry,2012,14(12):3336-3343.

7、F e3O4@SiO2@ Pd-Au: a highly efficient and magnetically separable catalyst for liquid-phase hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol,RSC Advances, Z. Wu,C. Sun,Y. Chai,M. Zhang*,,2011,1(7):1179-1182.

8、 “A highly active Pd on Ni-B bimetallic catalyst for liquid-phase hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol under mild conditions”, Chongxia Sun, Zhijie Wu, Yuzhen Mao, Xiaoqian Yin, Liyuan Ma, Danhong Wang,* Minghui Zhang*, Catalysis Letters, 2011, 1(7):1179-1182.

9、“Preparation of Cu-Ru/Carbon nanotube catalyst for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1, 2-propanediol via hydrogen spillover”, Zhijie Wu, Yuzhen Mao, Xiaoxiao Wang, Minghui Zhang*, Green Chemistry, 2011, 13(5):1311-1316.

10、 “The efficient synthesis of a molybdenum carbide catalyst via H2-thermal treatment of a Mo(VI)–hexamethylenetetramine complex”, Zhi-**********, Zhong-Biao Zhang*, Ming-Hui Zhang*, Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40, 1098-1104.

11、“Synthesis and consequences of TiO2 supported Au-Ni bimetallic catalyst via replacement reaction”, Zhijie Wu, Zongfang Zhao, Minghui Zhang*, ChemCatChem, 2010, 2, 1606–1614.

12、“Synthesis of a stable and porous Co–B nanoparticle catalyst for selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamic alcohol”, Zhijie Wu, Jingshi Zhao, Minghui Zhang*, Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Catalysis Communications, 2010, 11, 973–976.

13、 “Encapsulated nano-heat-sinks for thermal management of heterogeneous chemical reactions”, Minghui Zhang, Yan Hong, Shujiang Ding, Jianjun Hu,c Yunxiao Fan,d Andrey A. Voevodinc and Ming Su* , Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 2790–2797

14、“Subnanogram Mass Measurements on Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Temperature- Programmed Thermal Analysis”, Chaoming Wang, Minghui Zhang, Haining Wang, Shengli Zou and Ming Su* , Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2010, 1, 79

15、 “New Approach for Highly Active Ni2P Catalyst through Hydrogen-Thermal Treatment of Nickel (II)–Triphenylphosphine Complex”, *************, Linxi Zhou, Minghui Zhang, * Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2009, 4, 1794-1797.

16、 “Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles supported on metal oxides using electroless plating: Controlling the dispersion and size of nickel nanoparticles”, Zhijie Wu, Shaohui Ge, Minghui Zhang, * Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2009, 330, 359-366.

17、 “A novel route to the synthesis of bulk and well dispersed alumina-supported Ni2Mo3N catalysts via single-step hydrogen thermal treatment”, Zhi-**********, Yan-Li Ma, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Journal of Material Chemistry, 2008, 18, 4421-4425.

18、“Synthesis of a nano-nickel catalyst modified by ruthenium for hydrogenation and hydrodechlorination”, Zong-Fang Zhao, Zhi-Jie Wu, Lin-Xi Zhou, Ming-Hui Zhang, * Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Catalysis Communications, 2008, 9, 2191-2194.

19、“Synthesis of a Pd on Ni-B nanoparticle catalyst by the replacement reaction method for hydrodechlorination”, Zhijie Wu, Minghui Zhang,* Zongfang Zhao, Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Journal of Catalysis, 2008, 256, 323-330.

20、“Facile synthesis of a metastable nanocrystalline Ni3N from nickel nanoparticles”, *************, Wenjing Yu, Juan Chen, Minghui Zhang,* Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2008, 466, 352-355.

21、“A Low Temperature Approach to Synthesize Iron Nitride from Amorphous Iron”, Yi Han, Huamin Wang, Minghui Zhang, * Ming Su, Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 47, 1261-1263.

22、“Synthesis of a supported nickel boride catalyst under microwave irradiation”, Zhi-Jie Wu, Shao-Hui Ge, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Catalysis Communications, 2008, 9, 1432-1438.

23、“Synthesis and characterization of cobalt–molybdenum bimetallic carbides catalysts”, Xiao-Hui Wang, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Catalysis Today, 2008, 131, 111-117.

24、“Synthesis of bulk and alumina-supported γ-Mo2N catalysts by a single-step complex decomposition method”, Hua-Min Wang, Xiao-Yong Du, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Catalysis Today, 2008, 131, 156-161.

25、“A simple synthesis route and characterisation of Co3Mo3C”, Xiao-Hui Wang, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li and Ke-Yi Tao, Dalton Transactions, 2007, 5165-5170.

[19] “Study on the deactivation of supported amorphous Ni-B catalyst in hydrogenation”, Zhijie Wu, Minghui Zhang,* Wei Li, Shicheng Mu, Keyi Tao, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2007, 273, 277-283.

26、“Controlled Synthesis of Supported Nickel Boride Catalyst using Electroless Plating”, Zhi-Jie Wu, Shao-Hui Ge, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Shi-Cheng Mu, Ke-Yi Tao, J. of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111, 8587-8593.

27、“Synthesis of Bulk and Supported Molybdenum Carbide by a Single-Step Thermal Carburization Method”, Hua-Min Wang, Xiao-Hui Wang, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Xiao-Yong Du, Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 1801-1807.

28、“Surface Selective Deposition of Mo(IV) on Ni/TiO2 Particles in Aqueous Solutions”, Guoran Li, Wei Li, Minghui Zhang,* Lianyi Zhang, and Keyi Tao, Langmuir, 2006, 22, 5867-5971.

29、 “Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbides using propane as carbon source”,Xiao-Hui Wang, Hong-Ling Hao, Ming-Hui Zhang,* Wei Li, Ke-Yi Tao, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2006, 179, 538-543.

30、 “Sulfolene Hydrogenation over an Amorphous Ni-B Alloy Catalyst on MgO”, Shaohui Ge, Zhijie Wu, Minghui Zhang,* Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2006, 45, 2229-2234.

31、 “Synthesis and characterization of a porous amorphous Ni–B catalyst on titania by silver-catalyzed electroless plating”,Zhijie Wu, Minghui Zhang,* Shaohui Ge, Zhili Zhang, Wei Li, Keyi Tao, Journal of Material Chemistry, 2005, 15, 4928-4933.

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