Youzhu Yuan

ORCID: 0000-0003-1668-9984
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Research Areas
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport

Xiamen University
2016-2025

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
2015-2025

Zunyi Medical University
2024-2025

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2023

Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory
2022

Green Chemistry
2014-2020

Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
2013-2015

Saitama Institute of Technology
2010

China Agricultural University
2010

The University of Tokyo
1996-2002

Several lanthanum oxide-modified Cu/SiO2 (La-Cu/SiO2) catalysts synthesized by urea-assisted gelation and postimpregnation were used for the vapor-phase chemoselective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate (DMO) into ethylene glycol (EG). The 1.0La-Cu/SiO2-u catalyst with 1.0 wt % La loading was found to have highest activity, whereas higher at 3.0 adversely affected deterioration catalytic activity. H2-TPR results revealed that strong interactions between promoters Cu species substantially...

10.1021/cs400574v article EN ACS Catalysis 2013-10-14

Abstract Metal-support interaction is one of the most important parameters in controlling catalysis supported metal catalysts. Silica, a widely used oxide support, has been rarely reported as an effective support to create active metal-support interfaces for promoting catalysis. In this work, by coating Cu microparticles with mesoporous SiO 2 , we discover that Cu/SiO interface creates exceptional effect promote catalytic hydrogenation esters. Both computational and experimental studies...

10.1038/s41467-018-05757-6 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2018-08-16

Bulk chemicals such as ethylene glycol (EG) can be industrially synthesized from either or syngas, but the latter undergoes a bottleneck reaction and requires high hydrogen pressures. We show that fullerene (exemplified by C60) act an electron buffer for copper-silica catalyst (Cu/SiO2). Hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate over C60-Cu/SiO2 at ambient pressure temperatures 180° to 190°C had EG yield up 98 ± 1%. In kilogram-scale reaction, no deactivation was seen after 1000 hours. This mild...

10.1126/science.abm9257 article EN Science 2022-04-14

Abstract Selective hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural were performed with carbon nanotube‐supported bimetallic NiFe (NiFe/CNT) catalysts. The combination Ni Fe in an appropriate atomic ratio Ni/Fe (2.0) significantly increased the selectivity to 2,5‐furandimethanol or 2,5‐dimethylfuran depending on reaction temperature. selectivities as high 96.1 % at 383 K 91.3 473 K, respectively. characterization results confirmed that particles sizes less than 7 nm formed...

10.1002/cctc.201500097 article EN ChemCatChem 2015-05-12

An ordered mesoporous carbon (CMK-3)-supported gold catalyst was prepared and used in the aerobic oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid under base-free conditions with molecular oxygen. XRD TEM results revealed that nanoparticles were uniformly dispersed on surface channels CMK-3. Catalytic tests showed conversion remarkably increased decreased selectivity when oxygen pressure reaction temperature increased. Glucose reached over 92% 85% 383 K temperature, 0.3 MPa pressure, 2 h time. Hydrogen...

10.1021/cs502093b article EN ACS Catalysis 2015-03-16

Replacement of Hg with non-toxic Au based catalysts for industrial hydrochlorination acetylene to vinyl chloride is urgently required. However suffer from progressive deactivation caused by auto-reduction Au(I) and Au(III) active sites irreversible aggregation Au(0) inactive sites. Here we show synchrotron X-ray absorption, STEM imaging DFT modelling that the availability ceria(110) surface renders Au(0)/Au(I) as pairs. Thus, directly involved in catalysis. Owing strong mediating properties...

10.1038/s41467-019-08827-5 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2019-02-22

A heterogeneous nanocomposite of Fe–Fe<sub>3</sub>C nanoparticles and Fe–N<sub>x</sub> sites on N-doped porous carbon allows for efficient synthesis quinolines quinazolinones <italic>via</italic> oxidative coupling amines aldehydes in aq. solution using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> as the oxidant.

10.1039/c9sc04060a article EN cc-by Chemical Science 2019-01-01

We report a new Pd@Zn core–shell catalyst that offers significantly higher kinetic barrier to CO/H<sub>2</sub>O formation in CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation but facilitates CH<sub>3</sub>OH production at below 2 MPa with selectivity 70% as compared 10% over Cu catalysts.

10.1039/c6gc02366e article EN Green Chemistry 2016-10-27

CO 2 hydrogenation coupled with toluene methylation can markedly enhance the production of high value-added para -xylene.

10.1126/sciadv.aba5433 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2020-08-21

In the Communication “Nanoporous Lanthanide–Copper( II ) Coordination Polymers: Syntheses and Crystal Structures of [{M 2 (Cu 3 (iminodiacetate) 6 )}⋅8 H O] n (M=La, Nd, Eu)” by Y.‐P. Ren, L.‐S. Long, et al. ( 1 authors missed important references: “Synthesis, Structure Magnetic Properties a Series Polymeric Lanthanoid–Copper Complexes [Ln Cu {O(CH CO } ]⋅ O (Ln=La, =9; Ln=Er, =6)” (J. G. Mao, J. S. Huang, F. Ma, Z. Ni, Trans. Met. Chem. 1997 , 22 277–280), “Synthesis Novel Lanthanide–Copper...

10.1002/anie.200390452 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2003-05-14

The performance of an SBA-15-supported Cu catalyst for hydrogenation dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol is markedly promoted with Au. A key genesis the high activity ascribed formation Cu–Au alloy nanoparticles which stabilize active species and retard their agglomeration during process.

10.1039/c2cy20154b article EN Catalysis Science & Technology 2012-01-01

Carbon nanotube-supported RuFe bimetallic catalysts (RuFe/CNT) were prepared through a coimpregnation method for the selective hydrogenolysis of 20 wt % glycerol aqueous solution to produce glycols (1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol). The Ru/CNT catalyst with smaller Ru nanoparticles (NPs) was significantly active C–C bond cleavage, giving considerable amount CH4 in product. RuFe/CNT NPs having an average size similar more efficient C–O affording higher selectivity glycols. Almost 100%...

10.1021/cs200386q article EN ACS Catalysis 2011-09-26

Carbon nanotubes induce confinement of Ag nanoparticles which show superior catalytic performance for hydrogenation dimethyl oxalate.

10.1039/c5nr08651e article EN cc-by Nanoscale 2016-01-01

Pt/N-CNT out-performed Pt/CNT for glycerol oxidation with molecular oxygen under atmospheric pressure in a base-free aqueous solution, terms of conversion and glyceric acid selectivity.

10.1039/c5ra02112j article EN cc-by RSC Advances 2015-01-01

Cu-based catalysts have long been applied to convert CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> into methanol, their performances are well known be markedly influenced by the support promoter.

10.1039/c7cy01998j article EN Catalysis Science & Technology 2018-01-01

We herein report the fabrication of a bifunctional iron nanocomposite catalyst, in which two catalytically active sites Fe–Nx and Fe phosphate, as oxidation Lewis acid sites, were simultaneously integrated into hierarchical N,P-dual doped porous carbon. As it exhibited high efficiency for direct oxidative cleavage alkenes ketones or their 1,2-diketones with broad substrate scope functional group tolerance using TBHP oxidant water under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, could be easily...

10.1021/acscatal.9b05197 article EN ACS Catalysis 2020-03-25
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