ZHAO Binbin

Email: zhaobb@nus.edu.sg

ZHAO Binbin completed his PhD degree at the Taiyuan University of Technology, China, in 2021 under the direction of Prof. Lei LIU. His major research interest includes catalytic conversion of renewable carbon sources, controlled synthesis and characterization of catalysts. Currently, he is working as a Research Fellow for Prof. He Qian in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at the National University of Singapore.

Research interests

Novel catalytic material preparation – controllable synthesis of supported metal catalysts by adjusting the strong interaction between metal particles

In-situ catalyst characterization using in-situ FTIR – Using in-situ FTIR to probe the relationships between noble metal particle size, catalyst acidity and activity at near-reaction conditions.

Selected Publications

1. B.B. Zhao, Y. Liang, L. Liu*, Q. He*, J.X. Dong, Facilitating Pt-WOx Species Interaction for Efficient Glycerol Hydrogenolysis to 1,3-Propanediol, ChemCatChem, 2021. 13(16):3695-3705.
2. B.B. Zhao, Y. Liang, W.J. Yan, L. Liu*, J.X. Dong, A Facile Approach to Tune WOx Species Combining Pt Catalyst for Enhanced Catalytic Performance in Glycerol Hydrogenolysis, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021. 60(34):12534-12544.
3. B.B. Zhao, Y. Liang, L. Liu*, Q. He*, J.X. Dong, Discovering Positively Charged Pt for Enhanced Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-propanediol, Green Chemistry, 2020. 22(23): 8254-8259.
4. Y.F. Niu, B.B. Zhao, Y. Liang, L. Liu*, J.X. Dong, Promoting Role of Oxygen Deficiency on a WO3‑Supported Pt Catalyst for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis to 1,3-Propanediol, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020. 59(16):7389-7397.