Work Experience

Ø  2004—present  Professor     East China University of Science and Technology, China

Ø  2002—2004      Postdoc          Max-Planck Institute of Coal Research, Germany

Ø  2000—2002      Postdoc          Max-Planck Institute of Colloid and Interface Science, Germany

Ø  1999—2000      Postdoc          Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Ø  1990—1996      Lecturer          Shandong Norma University, China

Education

Ø  1983-1987       BS              Physical Chemistry   Shandong University

Ø  1987-1990       MS               Physical Chemistry   Shandong University

Ø  1996-1999       PhD             Physical Chemistry   Peking University

 Research Interests

Ø  Catalytic conversion of biomass, plastic and CO2

Ø  Synthesis and application of niobium-based catalysts

Ø  C-O/C-C bonds activation

Ø  Design of nano/mesoporous materials

Ø  Catalytic production of hydrogen

[1]    Shenglu Lu, Yaxuan Jing, Shengchao Jia, Mohsen Shakouri, Yongfeng Hu, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Yanqin Wang, Enhanced Production of Liquid Alkanes from Waste Polyethylene via the Electronic Effect-Favored C_secondary-C_secondary Bond Cleavage, ChemCatChem 2023, 15, e202201375

[2]    Bo Feng , Yaxuan Jing *, Xiaohui Liu , Yong Guo , Yanqin Wang, Waste PVC upcycling: Transferring unmanageable Cl species into value-added Cl-containing chemicals, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2023, 331,122671

[3]    Zhou, Hao, Song, K.; Guo, Y.; Liu, X.; Wang, Y., Selective Production of 4-Propylphenol from Lignin Oil without Exogenous Hydrogen over a RuNi/NiAl2O4 Catalyst. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023. 11, 15052–15059

[4]    Jie Xia, Lin Dong, Xiaohui Liu, Roman Chernikov, Mohsen Shakouri, Yongfeng Hu, Yong Guo, Jianjian Wang, Kepeng Song, Peijun Hu, Yanqin Wang,* and Haifeng Wang*，Identifying the Activity Origin of a Single-Atom Au1/Nb2O5 Catalyst for Hydrodeoxygenation of Methylcatechol: A Stable Substitutional Au+ Site，ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 6093−6103

[5]     Hao Zhou, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo* and Yanqin Wang*, Self-Hydrogen Supplied Catalytic Fractionation of Raw Biomass into Lignin-Derived Phenolic Monomers and Cellulose-Rich Pulps. JACS Au 2023, 3 (7), 1911-1917.

[6]    Jia, Shengchao, Chen, Z.; Jing, Y.; Wang, Y., Paving the Way for Reductive Amination: Boosting Catalytic Ammonolysis of Schiff Base. ACS Catalysis 2023, 13034-13042.

[7]    Jia Wang, et al.  Catalytic cascade vapor-phase hydrotreatment of plastic waste into fuels and its sustainability assessment, Green Chem. 2022, 24, 8562.

[8]    Shuang Xiang, Lin Dong, Zhiqiang Wang , Xue Han, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu , Xue-Qing Gong, Yanqin Wang, Co@CoO: An efficient catalyst for the depolymerization and upgrading of lignocellulose to alkylcyclohexanols with cellulose intact. J. Ener. Chem. 2023, 77, 191-199.

[9]    Yaxuan Jing, Mohsen Shakouri, Xiaohui Liu, Yongfeng Hu, Yong Guo and Yanqin Wang, Breaking C-C Bonds and Preserving C-O Bonds in Aromatic Plastics and Lignin via a Reversing Bond Energy Cleavage Strategy, ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 10690

[10]Lee, K (Lee, Kyungho) ; Jing, YX (Jing, Yaxuan) ; Wang, YQ (Wang, Yanqin) ; Yan, N (Yan, Ning), A unified view on catalytic conversion of biomass and waste plastics, Nature Rev. Chem. 2022, 6, 635

[11]Shuang Xiang, Lin Dong, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Xue Han, Luke L. Daemen, Jiong Li, Yongqiang Cheng, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Yongfeng Hu, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Sihai Yang, Xue-Qing Gong& Yanqin Wang, A unique Co@CoO catalyst for hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran, Nature Commun. 2022, 13, 3657.

[12]Zhiru Guo, et al., Size effect of Ru particles on the self-reforming-driven hydrogenolysis of a lignin model compound, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 5143.

[13] Hao Zhou, et al., Hydrogenolysis Cleavage of the C-sp2-C-sp3 Bond over a Metal-Free NbOPO4 Catalyst, ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 4806

[14]Yong Guo, Yaxuan Jing, Qineng Xia, Yanqin Wang, NbOx-Based Catalysts for the Activation of C-O and C-C Bonds in the Valorization of Waste Carbon Resources, ACC. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 1301

[15]Qianlong Mao, et al. Identifying the realistic catalyst for aqueous phase reforming of methanol over Pt supported by lanthanum nickel perovskite catalyst, Appl. Catal. B: Envion. 2022, 313, 121435

[16]Jinjian Li, et al. Dehydrogenation of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole over spinel supporting catalyst in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor, Fuel, 2022, 321, 124034

[17]Wanjun Guo, et al., Highly selective synthesis of primary amines from amide over Ru-Nb2O5 catalysts, Chem. An Asian J. 2022, e202101256

[18]Bo Feng, et al. Plastic waste to drug intermediate: targeted cleavage of C-O bonds in polyphenylene oxide to 3,5-dimethyl phenol, Green Chem. 2022, 23, 9640

[19]Hao Zhou, et al., Flow chemistry for a better fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass in products structure and yield, Industrial Crops and Products, 2021, 173, 114124

[20]Art Ragauskas, ANew Technologies are Needed to Improve the Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics, ChemSusChem 2021, 14, 3982

[21]Lingxiao Li, et al., Unraveling the Role of Metal in M/NiAl2O4 (M = Pt, Pd, Ru) Catalyst for the Self-Reforming-Driven Hydrogenolysis of Lignin, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 11699.

[22]Yayun Zhang, et al. Waste to Wealth: Chemical Recycling and Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics for a Great Future, ChemSusChem 2021, 14, 4123

[23]Shenglu Lu, et al. H-2-free Plastic Conversion: Converting PET back to BTX by Unlocking Hidden Hydrogen, ChemSusChem, 2021, 14, 4242

[24]Lin Dong, Jie Xia, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Haifeng Wang, Yanqin Wang, Mechanisms of Caromatic-C bonds cleavage in lignin over NbOx-supported Ru catalyst, J. Catal. 2019, 227–103

[25]Yaxuan Jing, Yanqin Wang,* Shinya Furukawa, Jie Xia, Chengyang Sun, Max J. Hglsey, Haifeng Wang, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, and Ning Yan*, Towards the Circular Economy: Converting Aromatic Plastic Waste Back to Arenes over a Ru/Nb₂O₅ Catalyst, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5527–5535.

[26]Peiying Wang, Yaxuan Jing, Yong Guo, Yan Cui, Sheng Dai, Xiaohui Liu and Yanqin Wang, Highly efficient alloyed NiCu/Nb₂O₅ catalyst for the hydrodeoxygenation of biofuel precursors into liquid alkanes, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 4256–4263

[27]Xiaojie Song, Xiaohui Liu,* Haifeng Wang, Yong Guo, and Yanqin Wang*, Improved Performance of Nickel Boride by Phosphorus Doping as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxidation of 5‑Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 17348−17356.

[28]Lingxiao Li, Lin Dong, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo⁎, Yanqin Wang⁎, Selective production of ethylbenzene from lignin oil over FeOx modified Ru/Nb2O5 catalyst, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2020, 260, 118143.

[29]Yaxuan Jing, Lin Dong,* Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, and Yanqin Wang*, Chemicals from Lignin: A Review of Catalytic Conversion Involving Hydrogen, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 4181-4198.

[30]Lingxiao Li, Lin Dong, Didi Li, Yong Guo,* Xiaohui Liu, and Yanqin Wang*, Hydrogen-Free Production of 4‑Alkylphenols from Lignin via Self-Reforming-Driven Depolymerization and Hydrogenolysis, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 15197−15206

[31]Qianqian Guo, Fan Yang, Xiaohui Liu*, Mengqing Sun, Yong Guo, Yanqin Wang, Low-cost synthesis of nanoaggregate SAPO-34 and its application in the catalytic alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol, Chin. J. Catal. 2020, 41, 1772–1781.

[32]D. Li, Y. Li, X. H. Liu, Y. Guo, C.-W. Pao, J.-L. Chen, Y. F. Hu, Y. Q. Wang, NiAl₂O₄ Spinel Supported Pt Catalyst: High Performance and Origin in Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Methanol. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 9671.

[33]Lin Dong, Longfei Lin, Xue Han, Xiaoqin Si, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Fang Lu, Svemir Rudić, Stewart F. Parker, Sihai Yang and Yanqin Wang，Breaking the Limit of Lignin Monomer Production via Cleavage of Interunit Carbon Carbon Linkages, Chem,2019, 5, 1521-1536.

[34]Lin Dong, Yu Xin, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Chih-Wen Pao, Jeng-Lung Chen and Yanqin Wang, Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin oil to valuable phenolics over Au/Nb2O5 in water, Green Chem. 2019, 2019, 21, 3081.

[35]Wang Yanqin, Xiaqineng, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Steps into the Solar Era: Lower Olefins from Syngas, Chem, 2018, 4, 2741-2743

[36]Tao Tong, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Mohammad Norouzi Banis, Yongfeng Hu, Yanqin Wang, The critical role of CeO2 crystal-plane in controlling Pt chemical states on the hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol to 1,2-pentanediol, J. Catal. 2018, 365, 420-428.

[37]Tianye Guo, Xiangcheng Li, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, and Yanqin Wang*, Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Arenes, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, and Furfural, ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 2758-2765.

[38]Mengqing Sun, Jie Xia, Haifeng Wang, Xiaohui Liu, Qineng Xia, Yanqin Wang, An efficient NixZryO catalyst for hydrogenation of bio-derived methyl levulinate to gamma-valerolactone in water under low hydrogen pressure, Appl. Catal. B: Envion. 2018, 227, 488–498.

[39]Yaxuan Jing, Qineng Xia, Junjian Xie, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Ji-jun Zou, and Yanqin Wang, Robinson Annulation-Directed Synthesis of Jet-Fuel-Ranged Alkylcyclohexanes from Biomass-Derived Chemicals, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3280-3285.

[40]Xiangcheng Li, Tianye Guo, Qineng Xia, Xiaohui Liu, and Yanqin Wang, One-Pot Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Alkylcyclohexanes and Polyols, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 4390−4399.

[41]Lin Dong, Li-Li Yin, Qineng Xia, Xiaohui Liu, Xue-Qing Gong, Yanqin Wang. Size-dependent catalytic performance of ruthenium nanoparticles in the hydrogenolysis of a beta-O-4 lignin model compound, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 735 –745.

[42]Yi Shao, Qineng Xia, Lin Dong, Xiaohui Liu, Xue Han, Stewart F. Parker, Yongqiang Cheng, Luke L. Daemen, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Sihai Yang & Yanqin Wang, Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst, Nat. Commun. 2017, 8: 16104, Doi: 10.1038/ncomms16104

[43]Xuewang Han, Chaoqun Li, Xiaohui Liu, Qineng Xia and Yanqin Wang*, Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over MnO_x-CeO₂ composite catalysts, Green Chem. 2017, 19, 996-1004.

[44]Rongfang Ma, Xin-Ping Wu, Tao Tong, Zheng-Jiang Shao, Yanqin Wang, Xiaohui Liu, Qineng Xia, and Xue-Qing Gong, The Critical Role of Water in the Ring Opening of Furfural Alcohol to1,2-Pentanediol, ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 333-337, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02845

[45]Qineng Xia, Yinjiang Xia, Jinxu Xi,[a] Xiaohui Liu,Yongguang Zhang, Yong Guo, and Yanqin Wang, Selective One-Pot Production of High-Grade Diesel-Range Alkanes from Furfural and 2-Methylfuran over Pd/NbOPO4, ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 747 – 753.

[46]Qineng Xia, Xiaojing Zhuang,  Molly Meng-Jung Li,  Yung-Kang Peng,   Guoliang Liu,  Tai-Sing Wu, Yun-Liang Soo,  Xue-Qing Gong, Yanqin Wang and  Shik Chi Edman Tsang*,  Cooperative Catalysis for Direct Hydrodeoxygenation of Vegetable Oils into Diesel-range Alkanes over Pd/NbOPO4, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 5120.

[47]Xiangcheng Li, Qineng Xia, Van Chuc Nguyen, Kaihao Peng, Xiaohui Liu, Nadine Essayem and Yanqin Wang*, High yield production of HMF from carbohydrate over silica-alumina composite catalyst, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016,6, 7586-7596 .

[48]Qineng Xia, Zongjia Chen, Yi Shao, Xueqing Gong, Haifeng Wang*, Xiaohui Liu, Stewart F. Parker, Xue Han, Sihai Yang*, Yanqin Wang*, Direct hydrodeoxygenation of raw woody biomass into liquid alkanes, Nat. Commun. 2016, 7:11162.

[49]Chunrui Li, Daqian Ding, Qineng Xia, Xiaohui Liu, Yanqin Wang*, Conversion of raw lignocellulosic biomass into branched long-chain alkanes through three tandem steps,  ChemSusChem 2016, 9, 1712- 1718.

[50]Jinxu Xi, Qineng Xia, Yi Shao, Daqian Ding, Panpan Yang, Xiaohui Liu, Guanzhong Lu,Yanqin Wang*, Production of hexane from sorbitol in aqueous medium overPt/NbOPO4 catalyst, Appl. Catal. B Envion. 2016, 181, 699–706 .

[51]Qineng Xia, Yinjiang Xia, Jinxu Xi, Xiaohui Liu and Yanqin Wang*,  Energy-efficient production of 1-octanol from biomass-derived furfural-acetone in water, Green Chem. 2015, 17, 4411-4417.

[52]Xuewang Han, Liang Geng, Yong Guo, Rong Jia, Xiaohui Liu,Yongguang Zhang and Yanqin Wang*, Base-free aerobic oxidation of5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylicacid over a Pt/C– O– Mg catalyst, Green Chem. 2016, 18, 1597–1604.

[53]Daqian Ding, Jinxu Xi, Jianjian Wang, Xiaohui Liu,* Guanzhong Lu and Yanqin Wang*, Production of methyl levulinate from cellulose: selectivity and mechanism study, Green Chem. 2015, 17,4037-4044.

[54]Yi Shao, Qineng Xia, Xiaohui Liu, Guanzhong Lu*, and Yanqin Wang*, Pd/Nb₂O₅/SiO₂ catalyst for direct hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-related compounds to liquid alkanes under mild conditions, ChemSusChem2015, 10, 1761-1767.

[55]Jianjian Wang, Jinxu Xi, Yanqin Wang*, Recent advances in the catalytic production of glucose from lignocellulosic biomass, Green Chem. 2015, 17, 737-751.

[56]Panpan Yang, Qiqi Cui, Yanhong Zu, Xiaohui Liu, Guanzhong Lu, Yanqin Wang*, Catalytic production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Ni/Co₃O₄ catalyst, Catal.Commun. 2015 66, 55–59.

[57]Yu Zhang, Jianjian Wang, Xiangcheng Li, Xiaohui Liu, Yinjiang Xia, Bicheng Hu, Guanzhong Lu, Yanqin Wang*, Direct conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates to 5-hydroxymethylfurural over water-tolerant niobium-based catalysts, Fuel  2015, 139, 301–307.

[58]Jinxu Xi, Daqian Ding, Yi Shao, Xiaohui Liu*, Guanzhong Lu, Yanqin Wang*, Production of Ethylene Glycol and Its Monoether Derivative from Cellulose, ACS Sustainable Chem. Engeer. 2015, 4, 2355-2362.

[59]Qi-Neng Xia, Qian Cuan, Xiao-Hui Liu, Xue-Qing Gong*, Guan-Zhong Lu, and Yan-Qin Wang*, Pd/NbOPO4 Multifunctional Catalyst for the Direct Production of Liquid Alkanes from Aldol Adducts of Furans, Angew. Chem. In. Ed. 2014, 53, 9755 –9760.

[60]Chuncheng Li, Xiaohui Liu*, Guanzhong Lu, Yanqin Wang*, Redox properties and CO₂ capture ability of CeO₂ prepared by a glycol solvothermal method, Chin. J. Catal. 2014, 35, 1364-1375.