Zhao,Yufei

Promulgator：曹鼎Date：2023-11-15Hits：13

Zhao Yufei

Professor

College of Chemistry

Email:zhaoyufei@mail.buct.edu.cn
Office: 307 Advanced Innovation Center
Lab: 321 Advanced Innovation Center
Phones: 10-82543462

Research Interests

Industrial scale preparation and application of two-dimensional layered materials, High efficient utilization of resources (industrial electroplating waste solution), Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic synthesis of high-value-added fine chemicals.

  • Using layered double hydroxide (LDHs), which can be easily scaled up industrially, as a model system, the types, localization and concentration of catalytic active site defect structures associated with the highly catalytically active crystalline facets of LDHs were clarified through the selective orientation of such facets.

  • By precisely controlling the multidimensional dimensions of LDHs, the design and regulation of catalytic active site defect structures have been realized. The separate nucleation and ageing method is proposed, and the engineering preparation of monolayer ultra-small LDHs nanosheets is realized for the first time.

  • Aiming at the important industrial thermocatalytic processes such as olefins and high-carbon hydrocarbons by Fischer-Tropsch reaction, as well as ammonia synthesis and fine chemicals synthesis, the method of constructing defect structure-rich metal/oxide catalytic systems by LDHs reduction was proposed, and the processes of light driven high-selective hydrogenation of CO to high-carbon hydrocarbons/olefins and photocatalytic ammonia synthesis were realized at atmospheric pressure and mild conditions. The relationship between the defect structure-catalytic performance of LDHs-based catalytic active sites was revealed, which provided a new way to prepare high-value-added products by green low-carbon CO and N2 reduction.





Biography

Education &work experience

  • Shan Xi University, China, Applied Chemistry & Computer Science and Technology. (2003-2007)

  • Ph. D, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering and Technology (2008-2013)

  • Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, research under the supervision of Prof. Dermot O’Hare and Prof. Edman. Tsang (2011-2012)

  • Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (2013-2017)

  • Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China (2018-Present)

  • Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, under the supervision of Prof. Edman. Tsang (2018-2019)

Awards &hornours

  • Selected as ACS Ind Eng Chem Res 2023 Class of Influential Researchers (2023)

  • Elsevier 2021 “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers”, subject of “Chemical Engineering and Technology (2021-2022)

  •  “Highly Cited Researcher” selected by Clarivate for three consecutive years (2019-2022)

  • Special Prize of Natural Science and Technology of China Photographic Society "Creation of high-efficiency Artificial Light Synthetic Material System based on LDHs" (ranked third) (2021)

  •  “Excellent Reviewer” for China Science and Technology Journal Excellent Action Plan (2021)

  • Young editors for journals of “Acta. Phys. Chim. Sin.”, “Trans. Tianjin Univ.”, “SmartMater” (2019)

  • Winner of National Natural Science Foundation-Outstanding Youth Foundation (2019)

  • Candidate of youth Talent Promotion Project of China Association for Science and Technology (2017)

  • Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015)

  • Tang Aoqing Chemistry Scholarship winner (2013)

Projects &Funding

  • National Natural Science Foundation-Outstanding Youth Foundation, 2020-2022.

  • Qian Xuesen Laboratory Space Exploration Laboratory cultivation project, 2021-2022.

  • International cooperation and exchange Program of National Natural Science Foundation, 2020-2022.

  • Beijing Natural Science Foundation Project: Plasma catalytic degradation of VOC, 2020-2022.

  • National Natural Science Project: Photocatalysis of Layered Materials, 2019-2022.

  • National Natural Science Youth Foundation: single-layer hydrotalcite photocatalytic water decomposition, 2015-2017.

  • Youth Talent Promotion Project of Association for Science and Technology of China: Layer material light-driven Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, 2017-2019.

  • Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014-2017.

  • Director's Fund, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015-2017

  • National Key Research and Development Plan Special Project: Efficient conversion and utilization of CO2, 2016-2021.

Publications

  1. Jing Ren, Lisha Xing, Tianyi Lai, Yufei Zhao,* Boosting the Hydrogen Production Coupling with ElectrochemicalMethanol Oxidation to Formate Using Monolayered Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets".Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2023, 62, 43, 17553–17561.

  2. Shihua Liu, Jing Ren, Wa Gao, Yawen Wang, Nuo Xu, Wenbo Xiong, Yufei Zhao,* Efficient recovery and treatment of actual electroplating wastewater using stable electrocatalyst-coupled super-stable mineralizer.Chem. Eng. Sci., 2024, 283, 119363.

  3. Qian Yin, Tianyang Shen, Jinhao Li, Chenjun Ning, Yao Xue, Guangbo Chen, Ming Xu, Fenglong Wang, Yu-Fei Song,* Yufei Zhao,* Xue Duan, “Solar-driven dry reforming of methane using RuNi single-atom alloy catalyst coupled with thermal decomposition of carbonates”. Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 470, 144416.

  4. Chenjun Ning, Jiangrong Yang, Sha Bai, Guangbo Chen, Guihao Liu, Tianyang Shen, Lirong Zheng, Si-Min Xu, Xianggui Kong, Bin Liu, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* An Efficient Intercalation Supramolecular Structure for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Ethylene Under Visible Light. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 2300365.

  5. Wenbo Xiong, Mufei Yang, Jikang Wang, Huijuan Wang, Pu Zhao. Zixian Li. Bin Liu. Xianggui Kong, Haohong Duan,* Yufei Zhao,* Recycling and photocatalysis using super stable mineralization products of multiple heavy metal ions from electroplating wastewater. Chem. Eng. Sci., 2023, 279, 118928.

  6. Jinhao Li, Jing Ren, Shaoquan Li, Guangchao Li, Molly Meng-Jung Li,* Rengui Li, Young Soo Kang, Xiaoxin Zou, Yong Luo,* Bin Liu,* Yufei Zhao,* Potential industrial applications of photo/electrocatalysis: Recent progress and future challenges. Green Energy Environ., 2023, DOI:10.1016/j.gee.2023.05.003.

  7. Wenbo Xiong, Jikang Wang, Xianggui Kong, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Huijie Liu, Ye Wang, Shihua Liu, Yawen Wang, Shaoquan Li, Yufei Zhao,* Haohong Duan,* Efficient and Superstable Mineralization of Toxic Cd2+ Ions through Defect Engineering in Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127 (18), 8759-8769.

  8. Changjuan Li, Zixian Li, Jikang Wang, Wenbo Xiong, Hong Yan, Yiling Bai, Dermot O'Hare, Yufei Zhao,* Mineralization and electroreduction-recycling of toxic Pb2+ ions using memory-effect of layered double hydroxide structure with ultrahigh capacity. Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 462, 141926.

  9. Jikang Wang, Yawen Wang, Wenbo Xiong, Zixian Li, Xianggui Kong, Hong Yan, Yanjun Lin, Haohong Duan,* Yufei Zhao,* Super-stable mineralization of multiple heavy metal ions from wastewater for utilization in photocatalytic CO2 reduction and trace precious metal recovery. Chem. Eng. Sci., 2023, 271, 118583

  10. Jikang Wang, Xianggui Kong, Mufei Yang, Wenbo Xiong, Zixian Li, Hua Zhou, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Si-Min Xu, Hong Yan, Yu-Fei Song, Haohong Duan,* and Yufei Zhao,* “Superstable Mineralization of Heavy Metals Using Low-Cost Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: Toward Water Remediation and Soil Fertility Enhancement”. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2023, 62, 1, 365.

  11. Jing Ren, Haoyuan Chi, Ling Tan, Yung-Kang Peng, Guangchao Li, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Yufei Zhao,* Xue Duan, Semi-quantitative determination of active sites in heterogeneous catalysts for photo/electrocatalysis. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 2528.

  12. Chenjun Ning, Sha Bai, Jikang Wang, Zixian Li, Zhiyue Han, Yufei Zhao,* Dermot O'Hare,* Yu-Fei Song,* Review of photo- and electro-catalytic multi-metallic layered double hydroxides. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2023, 480, 215008.

  13. Tianyi Lai, Jikang Wang, Wenbo Xiong, Huijuan Wang, Mufei Yang, Tian Li, Xianggui Kong, Xiaoxin Zou, Yufei Zhao,* Dermot O’Hare and Yu-Fei Song*, Photocatalytic CO2 reduction and environmental remediation using mineralization of toxic metal cations products; Chem. Eng. Sci. 2022, 117704.

  14. Tian Li, Ling Tan, Yufei Zhao,* and Yu-Fei Song, Solar-driven hydrogen production from steam methane reforming using highly dispersed metallic Ni catalysts supported on layered double hydroxide nanosheets. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2021, 245, 116839.

  15. Haoyuan Chi, Jikang Wang, Huijuan Wang, Shaoquan Li, Mufei Yang, Sha Bai, Changjuan Li, Xiaoliang Sun, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* “Super-Stable Mineralization of Ni2+ Ions from Wastewater using CaFe Layered Double Hydroxide”. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 2106645.

  16. Tian Li, Xiaojie Hao, Sha Bai, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song.* Controllable Synthesis and Scale-up Production Prospect of Monolayer Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets.Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin., 2020, 36(9): 1912005. (Annual Excellent Paper)

  17. Yanqi Xu, Xiaoliang Sun, Xian Wang, Lunhua He, Michael T. Wharmby, Xiao Hua, Yufei Zhao,*Yu-Fei Song,* Topological Transformation of Mg-Containing Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photodriven CH4 Coupling. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 13211.

  18. Huijuan Wang, Sha Bai, Pu Zhao,Ling Tan, Chenjun Ning, Guihao Liu,Jikang Wang,Tianyang Shen,Yufei Zhao,* and  Yu-Fei Song,*Green light (550 nm) driven tunable syngas synthesis from CO2 photoreduction using heterostructured layered double hydroxide/TiC photocatalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2021,11, 7091-7097.

  19. Sha Bai, Tian Li, Huijuan Wang, Ling Tan, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* Scale-up synthesis of monolayer layered double hydroxide nanosheets via separate nucleation and aging steps method for efficient CO2 photoreduction. Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 419, 129390.

  20. Ling Tan, Si-Min Xu, Zelin Wang, Xiaojie Hao, Tian Li, Hong Yan, Wenkai Zhang, Yufei Zhao, Yu-Fei Song, 600 nm induced nearly 99% selectivity of CH4 from CO2 photoreduction using defect-rich monolayer structures” Cell Rep. Phys. Sci., 2021, 2 (2), 100322.

  21. Conghui Qiu, Xiaojie Hao, Ling Tan, Xian Wang, Wenjing Cao, Junyan Liu, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* 500 nm induced tunable syngas synthesis from CO2 photoreduction by controlling heterojunction concentration Chem Commu. 2020, 56, 5354.

  22. Zelin Wang, Si-Min Xu, Ling Tan, Guihao Liu, Tianyang Shen, Can Yu, Hao Wang, Ye Tao, Xing zhong Cao, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,*600 nm-driven photoreduction of CO2 through the topological transformation of layered double hydroxides nanosheetsAppl. Catal. B: Environ. 2020, 270, 118884.

  23. Xiaojie Hao, Ling Tan, Yanqi Xu, Zelin Wang, Xian Wang, Sha Bai, Chenjun Ning, Jingwen Zhao, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* Engineering Active Ni Sites in Ternary Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for a Highly Selective Photoreduction of CO2 to CH4 under Irradiation above 500 nm Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 3008.

  24. Sha Bai#, Zelin Wang#, Ling Tan, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* 600 nm Irradiation-Induced Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Ultrathin Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 5848-5857.

  25. Jiaxin Li, Yanqi Xu, Zhongzhen Ding, Abdul Hanif Mahadi, Yufei Zhao,* Yu-Fei Song,* Photoc atalytic selective oxidation of benzene to phenol in water over layered double hydroxide: A thermodynamic and kinetic perspective, Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 388, 124248.

  26. Lin Tan, Simin Xu, Zelin Wang, Yanqi Xu, Xian Wang, Xiaojie Hao, Sha Bai, Chenjun Ning, Yu Wang, Wenkai Zhang, Yun Kyung Jo, Seong-Ju Hwang, Xingzhong Cao, Xusheng Zheng, Hong Yan, Yufei Zhao,* Haohong Duan,* Yu-Fei Song,* Highly selective photoreduction of CO2 with suppressing H2 evolution over monolayer layered double hydroxide under irradiation above 600 nm, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 11860.

  27. Haohong Duan, Jin-Cheng Liu, Ming Xu, Yufei Zhao, Xue-Lu Ma, Juncai Dong, Xusheng Zheng, Jianwei Zheng, Christopher S. Allen, Mohsen Danaie, Yung-Kang Peng, Titipong Issariyakul, Dongliang Chen, Angus I. Kirkland, Jean-Charles Buffet, Jun Li,* Shik Chi Edman Tsang,* Dermot O’Hare,* Molecular nitrogen promotes catalytic hydrodeoxygenation, Nat. Catal. 2019, 2, 1078.

  28. Zelin Wang, Si-Min. Xu, Yanqi Xu, Lin Tan, Xian Wang, Yufei Zhao,* Haohong Duan,* Yu-Fei Song,* Single Ru atoms with precise coordination on a monolayer layered double hydroxide for efficient electrooxidation catalysis, Chem. Sci.2019, 10, 378. (Back cover)

  29. Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Guangbo Chen, Xuyang Xiong, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*Two-dimensional-related catalytic materials for solar-driven conversion of COx into valuable chemical feedstocks,Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 1972. (Highly Cited Paper)

  30. Yufei Zhao, Wa Gao, Siwei Li, Gareth R. Williams, Abdul Hanif Mahadi, Ding Ma,* Solar versus thermal-driven catalysis for energy conversion, Joule, 2019,3, 920. 

  31. Yanqi Xu, Zelin Wang, Ling Tan, Yufei Zhao,* Haohong Duan,* Yu-Fei Song,* Fine Tuning the Heterostructured Interfaces by Topological Transformation of Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018, 57, 10411.

  32. Yufei Zhao, Zhenhua Li, Mengzhu Li, Jinjia Liu, Xingwu Liu, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yuanshen Wang, Jiaqing Zhao, Wa Gao, Zhaosheng Zhang, Run Long, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Xi Liu, Xiaodong Wen,* Ding Ma,* Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, and Tierui Zhang*, Reductive Transformation of Layered-Double-Hydroxide Nanosheets to Fe-Based Heterostructures for Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of CO, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1803127

  33. Yufei Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xiaodan Jia, Geoffrey. I. N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O’Hare, Tierui Zhang,* Sub-3 nm ultrafine monolayer layered double hydroxide nanosheets for electrochemical water oxidation, Adv. Energy Mater.2018, 1703585.

  34. Yufei Zhao, Yunxuan Zhao#, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Lirong Zheng, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Xiongzong Cao, Dermot O’Hare, Tierui Zhang,* Photoreduction of nitrogen to ammonia under visible light irradiation using layered double hydroxide nanosheets Adv. Mater.2017, 29, 1703828 (Cover; Highlight by Advanced Science News; Top 10 downloaded paper in Oct. 2017)

  35. Xin Zhang, Yufei Zhao#(#: equal), Xiaodan Jia, Yunxuan Zhao, Lu Shang, Qing Wang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, and Tierui Zhang,* Silica-Protected Ultrathin Ni3FeN Nanocatalyst for the Efficient Hydrolytic Dehydrogenation of NH3BH3, Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 1702780.

  36. Yufei Zhao, Xiaodan Jia, Guangbo Chen, Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O’Hare, Tierui Zhang,* Ultrafine NiO nanosheets stabilized by TiO2 from monolayer NiTi-LDH precursors: an active water oxidation electrocatalyst J. Am. Soc. Chem. 2016, 138, 6517. (Highly Cited Paper) (Highlighted by SPIE)

  37. Yufei Zhao, Bo Zhao, Jinjia Liu, Guangbo Chen, Rui Gao, Siyu Yao, Mengzhu Li, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Jinlin Xie, Xiaodong Wen,* Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Ding Ma,* Tierui Zhang,* Oxide-modified Nickel photocatalyst for the production of hydrocarbons in visible lightAngew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4215. (Hot paper) (Highlighted by Chemistry World, RSC; Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. )

  38. Mengzhu Li, Yiou Wang, Junwang Tang, Yufei Zhao,* Junwang Tang, Tierui Zhang, Ding Ma,* Graphene with Atomic-level In-plane Decoration of h-BN Domains for Efficient Photocatalysis, Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 2769.

  39. Yufei Zhao, Guangbo Chen, Tong Bian, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Lorna J. Smith, Dermot O'Hare, Tierui Zhang,* “Defect-rich ultrathin ZnAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient photoreduction of CO2 to CO with water” Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 7824. (Highly Cited Paper) (frontispiece) (Highlighted by ACS Cutting-Edge Chemistry, ACS.)

  40. Yufei Zhao, Xiaodan Jia, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O'Hare, Tierui Zhang,* Layered double hydroxide nanostructured photocatalysts for renewable energy production Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1501974. (Highly Cited Paper)

  41. Xiaodan Jia#, Yufei Zhao#, (#:equal) Guangbo Chen, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Xiaofeng Kang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Tierui Zhang,* Ni3FeN nanoparticles derived from ultrathin NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheets: An efficient overall water splitting electrocatalyst Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1502585. (Highly Cited Paper) (Back cover; Highlighted by Materials Views China, selected as Top 10 paper in 2016.)

  42. Guangbo Chen#, Yufei Zhao#, (#:equal)  Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Xiaofeng Kang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Tierui Zhang,* Recent advances in the synthesis, characterization and application of Zn+-containing heterogeneous catalystsAdv. Sci. 2016, 3, 1500424.(Highlighted by Materials Views China)

  43. Yufei Zhao, Qing Wang, Tong Bian, Huijun Yu, Hua Fan, Chao Zhou, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O'Hare, Tierui Zhang,* Ni3+ doped monolayer layered double hydroxide nanosheets as efficient electrodes forsupercapacitors Nanoscale 2015, 7, 7168. 

  44. Yufei Zhao, Bei Li, Qiang. Wang, Wa Gao, Chengle J. Wang, Min Wei,* David G. Evans, Xue Duan, Dermot O'Hare,* NiTi-Layered double hydroxides nanosheets as efficient photocatalysts for oxygen evolution from water using visible light Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 951.

Monograph:

Jikang Wang, Min Li, Ming Xu, Jiaxin Li, Yufei Zhao,* and Haohong Duan.* Recent Developments and Perspectives on Solar-driven Fine Chemicals Synthesis: From the Reaction System to 2D Photocatalysts; Photocatalysis Using 2D Nanomaterials: The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022:1-64.

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Research Group

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av328353998

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Jf4y127u7/

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wh41197Fe

https://www.x-mol.com/groups/zhao_yufei