Basic research of catalytic reaction engineering and new process development.
Nano-material
Catalyst engineering design
Process intensification
System integration
The main search areas:
Production of substitute natural gas from coal
RD&D of hydrogen energy sources for fuel cell
New catalytic reaction process using structured catalyst
2012 The key technological talent Plan of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2010 The technological invention award of Liaoning, 2 grade, No. 2010F-2-08-03
2003 The 8th youth intelligence science and technology award of Dalian
2002 The scientific and technological progress award of Liaoning, 2 grade, No. 2002J-2-14-03
2001 The scientific and technological progress award of Dalian, 1 grade, No. 2001-1-08-3
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2.L. Cao, C. Ni, Z. Yuan, S. Wang, Correlation between catalytic selectivity and oxygen storage capacity in autothermal reforming of methane over Rh/Ce0.45Zr0.45RE0.1 catalysts, Catalysis Communications, 2009, 10: 1192-1195
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4.D. Gao, C. Zhang, Z. Yuan, S. Wang, Catalytic activity of Pd/Al2O3 toward the combustion of methane, Catalysis Communications, 2008, 9: 2583-2587
5.J. Jia, J. Zhou, C. Zhang, Z. Yuan, L. Cao, S. Wang, Preparation and characterization of Ir-based catalysts on metallic supports for high-temperature steam reforming of methanol, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2008, 341 (1-2): 1-7