Name: Weiran Yang
Gender: Female
Job title: Professor
Email Address: wyang16@ncu.edu.cn
Education and Work Experience :
EDUCATION
PhD, Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, August 2010
BS, Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, June 2004
WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2017 – Present Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
2016 – 2017 Associate Professor, School of Resources Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
2013 – 2016 Senior Chemist, Hydrocarbon R&D, the Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX
2012 – 2013 Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
2010 – 2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University
2006 – 2010 Graduate Assistant, Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University
2004 - 2006 Graduate Assistant, the Pennsylvania State University
Teaching:< Literature search and English writing>, <English for Chemical Engineering>, <Organic Chemistry>, < Chemical spectrum analysis>, < Environmental analytical chemistry>
Research fields: Organometallics, Biomass Conversion, biochemicals
Research projects:
Awards and Honors:In 2017, the national "Overseas High-level Talents" youth project
In 2017, Jiangxi Province "Ten million Talents Project"
In 2019, Jiangxi Province's women's achievements model
In 2019, Nanchang City 38 red flag bearer
In 2021, Jiangxi Province 38 red flag bearer
In 2019-2020, Excellent undergraduate class tutor
In 2019 Elsevier Best Poster Prize, Chinese Chemical Society
In 2021, The nomination award of "Powerful Youn
Representative papers and patents:
Duan Y, Yang W*, et al. Enhanced valorization of hemp stalk via chemo-catalytic and hydrothermal conversions[J]. Fuel, 2022, 327: 125059.
Jiang H, Yang W*, et al. Recovery of arsenic and practical utilization of aqueous phase in hydrothermal liquefaction of hyperaccumulator[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 439: 135514.
Hu† Y, Jiang† H, Yang W*, et al. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of As-enriched Pteris vittata L. into high quality biofuel and study on the migration of heavy metals[J]. Fuel, 2022, 310: 122476.
Zhang L†, Ma C†, Yang W*, et al. Direct conversion of glyceric acid to succinic acid by reductive carbonylation[J]. Green Chemistry, 2022, 24(19): 7644–7651.
Tong Z, Li X, Zhu J, Yang W, et al. Iodine-Modified Pd Catalysts Promote the Bifunctional Catalytic Synthesis of 2,5-Hexanedione from C6 Furan Aldehydes[J]. ChemSusChem, 2022,15(13): e202102444.
Peng Y, Yang W*, et al. Trimetallic Cu-Ni-Re/Hβ catalyst for the direct conversion of furfural to 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 454: 139746.
Rong N., Yuan Y., Chen H, Yao C., Li T., Wang Y., Yang, W * "A practical route to 2-iodoanilines via the transition-metal-free and base-free decarboxylative iodination of anthranilic acids under oxygen" Organic Chemistry Frontiers,2021,8(16), 4479-4484.
Jiang H., Yan R., Cai C., Chen X., Zhao F., Fan L., Chunbao Charles Xu., Yang, W * "Hydrothermal liquefaction of Cd-enriched Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. in ethanol–water co-solvent: Focus on low-N bio-oil and heavy metal/metal-like distribution" Fuel,2021,303, 121235.
Peng Y., Huang Y., Li T., Rong N., Jiang H., Shi H., Yang,W* "Radical induced disproportionation of alcohols assisted by iodide under acidic conditions" Green Chemistry,2021,23(20), 8108-8115.
Xu J., Miao X., Liu L., Wang Y*., Yang, W * "Direct Synthesis of 5-Methylfurfural from d-Fructose by Iodide-Mediated Transfer Hydrogenation" ChemSusChem, 2021,14, 1-10.
Hu Y., Jiang H., Hu M., Liu Y., Zhao F., Yang, W * "Catalytic hydrogenolysis of As-enriched Pteris vittata L. into high quality biofuel and study on the migration of heavy metals" Fuel, 2021,303, 122476.
Li T., Sun G., Xiong L., Zheng B., Duan Y., Yu R., Jiang J., Wang Y*., Yang, W * "Transition-metal-free decarboxylation of D-glucaric acid to furan catalyzed by SnCl4 in a biphasic system" Molecular Catalysis, 2021,516, 111958.
Wang Y., Liu L., He H., Wang Y*., Yang, W * "Direct Valorization of Furfural in Primary Alcohols Using Rare-Earth Metal Salts" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 59, 5736-5744.
Haiwei Jiang, Liangliang Fan, Chang Cai, Ying Hu, Fenghua Zhao, Rongsheng Ruan, Weiran Yang*, Study on the bio-oil characterization and heavy metals distribution during the aqueous phase recycling in the hydrothermal liquefaction of As-enriched Pteris vittata L. Bioresource Technology, 2020, 317, 124031.
Haiwei Jiang, Rongwei Yan, Chang Cai, Xingfan Chen, Fenghua Zhao, Liangliang Fan, Chunbao Xu, Weiran Yang*, Hydrothermal liquefaction of Cd-enriched Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. in ethanol–water co-solvent: Focus on low-N bio-oil and heavy metal/metal-like distribution, Fuel, 2021, 303, 121235.
Shengqin Liu, Huan Feng, Teng Li, Weiran Yang*, Highly Selective Production of Propionic Acid from Lactic Acid Catalyzed by NaI,Green Chemistry,2020,22,7468-7475.
Haiwei Jiang,Liangliang Fan, Weiran Yang*,Study on the bio-oil characterization and heavy metals distribution during the aqueous phase recycling in the hydrothermal liquefaction of As-enriched Pteris vittata L. Bioresource Technology, DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124031.
Yantao Wang; Yuzhang Huang; Lei Liu; Liangtu He; Teng Li; Christophe Len; Weiran Yang*,Molecular Oxygen-Promoted Synthesis of Methyl Levulinate from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural,ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,2020,8,38,14576–14583.
Yantao Wang, Deyang Zhao; Rui Liang; Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis; Weiran Yang; Christophe Len. Transfer hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol over modified Zr-based catalysts using primary alcohols as H-donors. Molecular Catalysis,2020,499, 111199.
Jiang J., Li T., Huang K., Sun G., Zheng J., Chen J., Yang, W * "Efficient Preparation of Bio-based n‑Butane Directly from Levulinic Acid over Pt/C" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,2020,59, 5736-5744.
Li, Teng; Jin, Ping; Zhang, Yekai; Huang, Kexin; Long, Jingen; Jiang, Jun; Liu, Shengqin; Sen, Ayusman; Yang, Weiran*"Mechanistic Study on the Efficient Conversion of d-Sorbitol to Iodohexanes Mediated by Hydroiodic Acid" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,2020, 39, 17173–17181.
Qin S.; Li, T.; Yang, W.* " Catalyst-free Synthesis of Biodiesel Precursors from Biomass-based Furfuryl Alcohols in the Presence of H2O and Air " Green Chem., 2019, 21, 6326-6334.
Chen Q.; Yang, W.; Zheng, J.* “Construct indeno[1,2-b]oxepine or ciscyclopropylacrylate by sulfur ylides” RSC Advance,10(37):21895-21906.
Peng, Y.; Li, X.; Gao, T.; Li, T.; Yang, W.* "Preparation of 5-Methylfurfural from Starch in One Step by Iodide Mediated Metal-Free Hydrogenolysis " Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4169-4177.
Li, T.; Liu, S.; Wang, B.; Long, J.; Jiang, J.; Jin, P.; Fu, Y.; Yu H.; Yang W.* “Highly Selective Conversion of Glyceric Acid to 3-Iodopropionic Acid by Hydriodic Acid Mediated Hydrogenation” Green Chemistry, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4434-4442.
Peng, Y.; Li, T.; Li, X.; Gao, T.; Yang, W.* “One-pot catalytic hydrogenolysis of rice straw into biogasoline” Cellulose, 2019, 26, 8417-8428.
Xiao, J.; Jin, Q.;Yang, J.;Xiong, L.;Qiu, J.;Jiang, J.;Peng, Y.;Li, Teng.;Qiu, Z.;Yang, W.* “Catalytic Synthesis of N-(5-Methylfurfuryl)aniline from Bio-Derived Carbohydrates” Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019, 8, 328–334.
Jiang J., Li T., Huang K., Sun G., Zheng J., Chen J., Yang, W.* "Efficient Preparation of Bio-based n‑Butane Directly from Levulinic Acid over Pt/C" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 59, 5736-5744.
Patents:
杨维冉,李腾,徐圣洲,熊璐;发明专利“一种以3-氰基丙酸为原料生产丙烯腈的方法”,申请号:202110041508.6,申请日:2021-01-13。(授权)
陈汉平,杨维冉,肖建军,陈琴放, 王贤华,杨海平,邵敬爱, 张世红;发明专利“超疏水性高分散负载型碳化钨催化剂及其制备方法和应用”,申请号:202010955015.9,申请日:2020-09-11。(授权)
杨维冉,覃盛湘,李腾;发明专利“一种从5-甲基糠醇5-MFA合成双(5-甲基呋喃-2-基)甲烷BMFM的方法”,申请号:201910643963.6,申请日:2019-07-16。(授权)
杨维冉,李腾,姜俊,黄可欣,孙广宇;发明专利“一种用乙酰丙酸制备正丁烷的方法”,申请号:201910301947.9,申请日:2019-04-12。(授权)
杨维冉,肖建军, 陈琴放,周翼洪,余锐,黄可欣,张叶开;发明专利“一种催化还原碘单质制备氢碘酸的方法”,申请号:201910025655.7,申请日:2019-01-10。(授权)
杨维冉,李腾,龙金根,姜俊,刘声钦,金平;发明专利“一种甘油酸制备3-碘丙酸的方法”,申请号:201810217467.X,申请日:2018-03-16。(授权)
杨维冉,李腾,姜俊,龙金根,金平,刘声钦;发明专利“一种甘油酸制备3-羟基丙酸的方法”,申请号:201810217468.4,申请日:2018-03-16。(授权)
杨维冉,肖建军;发明专利“一种一锅转化糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛制备呋喃的方法”,申请号:201810173140.7,申请日:2018-03-02。(授权)
肖建军,邱祖民,杨维冉,刘海平,姜俊,彭阳;发明专利“一种利用生物质碳水化合物制备N-(5-甲基糠基)苯胺及衍生物的方法”,申请号:201810022030.0,申请日:2018-01-10。(授权)
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