Education:

BS (1982),   Xiamen University 

PhD (1989),   Xiamen University 

Principal Research Interests:
Heterogeneous Catalysis, including studies into the selective oxidation of C1-C3 alkanes and the in situ spectroscopic characterization of catalysts and catalytic reactions.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1. Jingdong Xu, Zeying Chang, Kongtao Zhu, Xuefei Weng, Weizheng Weng*, Yanping Zheng, Chuanjing Huang, Huilin Wan*,Effect of sulfur on a-Al₂O₃ supported-iron catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 514, 103–113 (2016)

2. 2. Yihua Xie, Bing Li, Weizheng Weng*, Yanping Zheng, Kongtao Zhu, Nuowei Zhang, Chuanjing Huang, Huilin Wan*, Mechanistic aspects of formation of sintering-resistant palladium nanoparticles over SiO₂ prepared using Pd(acac)₂ as precursor, Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 504, 179–186 (2015)

3. 3. Xiaolian Jing, Wenyu She, Jianmei Li, Qingchuan Chen, Weizheng Weng*, Dongli An, Huilin Wan*, Photoinduced formation of peroxide Ions on La₂O₃ and Nd₂O₃ under O₂: Effects of excitation wavelength and crystal structure, Chem. Asian J. 10, 2162–2168 (2015)

4. 4. Xiaolian Jing, Wenyu She, Weizheng Weng*, Jianmei Li, Wensheng Xia, Huilin Wan*, ¹⁸O isotopic study of photo-induced formation of peroxide species on cubic Nd₂O₃, Chin. J. Catal. 35, 1385–1393 (2014)

5. 5. Jingdong Xu, Kongtao Zhu, Xuefei Weng, Weizheng Weng*, Chuanjing Huang, Huilin Wan*, Carbon nanotube-supported Fe-Mn nanoparticles: A model catalyst for direct conversion of syngas to lower olefins, Catal. Today 215, 86–94 (2013)

6. 6. Bing Li, Hu Li, Weizheng Weng*, Qing Zhang, Chuanjing Huang, Huilin Wan*, Synthesis gas production from partial oxidation of methane over highly dispersed Pd/SiO₂ catalyst, Fuel 103, 1032–1038 (2013)

7. 7. Lei Shi, Xuequan Zhu, Yuan Su, Weizheng Weng*, Huan Feng, Xiaodong Yi, Zhenxian Liu, Huilin Wan, Synergetic effect of VO_x and TeO_x species in mesoporous SiO₂ on selective oxidation of propane to acrolein, J. Catal. 307, 316–326 (2013)

8. 8. Xiaolian Jing, Qingchuan Chen, Chong He, Xuequan Zhu, Weizheng Weng*, Wensheng Xia, Huilin Wan*, Mechanistic aspects of photo-induced formation of peroxide ions on the surface of cubic Ln₂O₃ (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd) under oxygen, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 6898–6904 (2012)

9. 9. Meiliu Wang, Haozhuan Zheng, Jianmei Li, Weizheng Weng*, Wensheng Xia, Chuanjing Huang, and Huilin Wan*, In situ Raman and pulse reaction study on the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over a Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalyst, Chem. Asian J. 6, 580–589 (2011)

10. 10. Bing Li, Weizheng Weng*, Qing Zhang, Zhaowen Wang, Huilin Wan*, Sinter-resistant Pd/SiO₂ nanocatalyst prepared by impregnation method, ChemCatChem, 3, 1277–1280 (2011)