
Wei Zhang, male, born in 1986. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry from Jiangsu University in 2008, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2014. From January 2012 to August 2013, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Energy Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA. He has been working at Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology since July 2014. Email: wzhang@bipt.edu.cn.
His long-term research focuses on applied basic research related to fuel desulfurization catalytic adsorption materials and photocatalytic technology. He has presided over or participated in research projects including the National Natural Science Foundation and Beijing Municipal Organization Department Excellent Talent Program, and has published more than 10 papers. Currently, he also serves as the secretary of China Engineering Education Accreditation.
I. Main Research Areas
- Development of fuel desulfurization catalytic adsorption materials
- Photocatalytic technology applications
II. Main Research Projects
- Visible-light responsive Ti-based MOFs materials for ultra-deep photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization of diesel, National Natural Science Foundation (21646003), 2016 (Principal Investigator)
- Construction of supported titanium dioxide nanomaterials and their performance in diesel reactive adsorption desulfurization, Beijing Excellent Talent Project (2014000020124G087), 2015 (Principal Investigator)
- Novel photocatalytic oxidation coupled with adsorption technology for ultra-deep removal of organic sulfur from fuel, Beijing Municipal URT, 2015
- Preparation of bifunctional titanium silicalite molecular sieve and its performance in diesel photocatalytic adsorption desulfurization, Beijing Municipal URT, 2016
III. Representative Academic Papers
- Xin Li, Yilin Xu, Chen Zhang, Hong Wang, Yongji Song, Wei Zhang*, Cuiqing Li*. (2018). H2O2-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2-SiO2 and its enhanced photocatalytic-adsorptive desulfurization performance for model fuel. Fuel, 226, 527-535.
- Wei Zhang, Xin Li, Hong Wang, Yongji Song, Shenghong Zhang, Cuiqing Li*. (2017). Deep desulfurization of model oil by photocatalytic air oxidation and adsorption using Ti(1-x)MxO2 (M=Zr, Ce). Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 34(12), 3132-3141.
- Wei Zhang, Hong Zhang, Jing Xiao, Zhenxia Zhao, Moxin Yu, Zhong Li*. (2014). Carbon Nanotube Catalysts for Oxidative Desulfurization of Model Diesel Fuel Using Molecular Oxygen. Green Chemistry, 16, 211-220.
- Wei Zhang, Jing Xiao*, Xun Wang, Guang Miao, Feiyan Ye, Zhong Li*. (2014). Oxidative Desulfurization Using in-Situ-Generated Peroxides in Diesel by Light Irradiation. Energy & Fuels, 28, 5339-5344.
- Wei Zhang, Haiyong Liu, Qibin Xia, Zhong Li*. (2012). Enhancement of Dibenzothiophene Adsorption on Activated Carbons by Surface Modification Using Low Temperature Oxygen Plasma. Chemical Engineering Journal, 209, 597-600.
- Xin Li, Jingyu Tong, Wei Zhang*, Hong Wang, Yongji Song, Siqi Wang, Cuiqing Li*. (2017). TiO2-CeO2 photocatalytic adsorption synergistic removal of organic sulfur from diesel. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 45(5), 1-8.
- Wei Zhang, Xin Li, Jingyu Tong, Yu Hu, Cuiqing Li*. (2016). Research progress on ultra-deep desulfurization of fuel by adsorption. Petrochemical Technology, 45(11), 1396-1402.
- Xun Wang, Wei Zhang, Luoming Wu, Feiyan Ye, Jing Xiao*, Zhong Li*. (2014). One-pot photocatalysis-assisted adsorptive desulfurization of diesel over doped-TiO2 under ambient conditions. RSC Advances, 4, 56567-56570.