(1) Catalytic transformation of lignin into aromatic chemicals;
(2) Ionic liquid-mediated biomass conversion;
(3) Synthesis of value-added chemicals from biobased platform compounds.
(1) Min Enze Energy and Chemical Engineering Award, 2013
(2) First Prize of Dalian Technological Invention, 2014
(3) Second Prize of Natural Science Award of Liaoning province, 2018
[1] Zhang, B., Guo, T., Li, Z., Kühn, F. E., Lei, M., Zhao, Z., Xiao, J., Zhang, J., Xu, D., Zhang, T., Li, C. Z.* Transition-metal-free synthesis of pyrimidines from lignin β-O-4 segments via a one-pot multi-component reaction. Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 3365.
[2] Jia, Z. C.; Ji, N.*; Diao, X. Y.; Li, X. X.; Zhao, Y. J.; Lu, X. B.; Liu, Q. L.; Liu, C. X.; Chen, G. Y.; Ma, L. L.; Wang, S. R.; Song, C. F.; Li, C. Z.*, Highly Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin to Naphthenes over Three-Dimensional Flower-like Ni2P Derived from Hydrotalcite. ACS Catal. 2022. 12, 1338-1356.
[3] Wu, K.; Li, X. X.; Wang, W. Y.*; Huang, Y. P.; Jiang, Q. K.; Li, W. S.; Chen, Y. Q.; Yang, Y. Q.; Li, C. Z.*, Creating Edge Sites within the Basal Plane of a MoS2 Catalyst for Substantially Enhanced Hydrodeoxygenation Activity. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 8-17.
[4] Diao, X.; Jia, N.*; Li, X.; Rong, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Lu, X.; Song, C.; Liu, C.; Chen, G.; Ma, L.; Wang, S.; Liua, Q.; Li, C. Z.*, Fabricating High Temperature Stable Mo-Co9S8/Al2O3 Catalyst for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin to Arenes. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2022, 305, 121067.
[5] Li, X. X.; Ding, Y., Pan, X. L.; Xing, Y., Zhang, B.*; Liu, X.; Li, C. Z.*, Scission of C–O and C–C linkages in lignin over RuRe alloy catalyst, J. Energy Chem. 2022, 67 492–499.
[6] Zhang, B.; Guo, T. L.; Liu, Y. X.; Kuhn, F. E.; Wang, C.; Zhao, Z. B. K.; Xiao, J. L.; Li, C. Z.*; Zhang, T., Sustainable Production of Benzylamines from Lignin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60 (38), 20666-20671.
[7] Wu, K., Wang, W. Y.,* Guo, H. W., Yang, Y. Q., Huang, Y. P., Li, W. S., Li, C. Z.* Engineering Co Nanoparticles Supported on Defect MoS2-x for Mild Deoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Phenols to Arenes. ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5 (4), 1330-1336.
[8] Jiang L., Guo H., Li C. Z.*, Zhou P., Zhang Z.* Selective cleavage of lignin and lignin model compounds without external hydrogen, catalyzed by heterogeneous nickel catalysts, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 4458-4468.
[9] Dai T., Li C. Z,* Lin L., Zhao Z., Zhang B., Cong Y., Wang A.* Selective Production of Renewable para-Xylene by Tungsten Carbide Catalyzed Atom-Economic Cascade Reactions, Angew. Chem. In. Ed., 2018, 57, 1808 –1812.
Li C. Z, Zhao X., Wang A., Huber G. W., Zhang T.* Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels, Chem. Rev. 2015, 115 (21), 11559-11624.
