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Yufen Hao

PhD Student

Email: yh133@hw.ac.uk

Office: NF 2, John Coulson Building (Tel.: +44 (0) 131 451 4322)

Lab: NG 1, John Coulson Building (Tel.: +44 (0) 131 451 4704)

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh EH14 4AS

Scotland

Biography:

2010 to date PhD candidate in catalysis research, supervisor: Prof. Mark A. Keane, Heriot-Watt University, UK
2007–2010

Master’s Degree in Physical Chemistry, advised by Prof. Fengyu Zhao,

Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2002-2006 Bachelor of Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, China

Research:

1. Hydrogenation of nitriles over supported catalysts with transitional metals
2. Hydrogenation of nitro-compounds in both liquid and gas phase with gold catalysts
3. Characterisation of catalysts
4. Reaction kinetics

Publications:

[1] F. Cárdenas-Lizana, Y. F. Hao, M. Crespo-Quesada, I. Yuranov, X. Wang, M.A. Keane, L. Kiwi-Minsker. Selective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene over supported Pd catalysts: Role of the support. ACS Catal. 3 (2013) 1386–1396.
[2] Y. F. Hao, R. X. Liu, X. C. Meng, C. Y. Wu, H. Y. Cheng, F. Y. Zhao.  Deactivation of Au/TiO2 catalyst in the hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene in the presence of CO2J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 335 (2011) 183.
[3] Y. F. Hao, W. W Lin, F. Y. Zhao. Hydrogenation of  3-Nitrostyrene over Au/FeOx Catalysts.  Appl. Chem. 28 (2011) 199.
[4] X. C. Meng, H. Y. Cheng, S. Fujita, Y. F. Hao, Y. J. Shang , Y. C. Yu, S. X. Cai , F. Y. Zhao, Masahiko Arai.  Selective hydrogenation of chloronitrobenzene to chloroaniline in supercritical carbon dioxide over Ni/TiO2: Significance of molecular interactions. J. Catal. 269 (2010) 131.
[5] X. C Meng, H. Y. Cheng, Y. Akiyama, Y. F. Hao, W. B. Qiao, Y. C. Yu, F. Y. Zhao, S. Fujita, M. Arai.  Selective hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in dense phase carbon dioxide over Ni/γ-Al2O3: Significance of molecular interactions. J. Catal. 264 (2009) 1.
[6] H. Y. Cheng, X. C. Meng, R. X. Liu, Y. F. Hao, Y. C. Yu, S. X. Cai, F. Y. Zhao.  Cyclization of citronellal to p-menthane-3,8-diols in water and carbon dioxide. Green Chem. 11 (2009) 1227.
[7] H. Y. Cheng, C. Y. Xi, X. C. Meng, Y. F. Hao, Y. C. Yu, F. Y. Zhao.  Polyethylene glycol-stabilized platinum nanoparticles: The efficient and recyclable catalysts for selective hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene to o-chloroaniline. J. Colloid Inter. Sci. 336 (2009) 675.
[8] R. X. Liu, C. Y. Wu, Q. Wang, J. Ming, Y. F. Hao, Y. C. Yu and F. Y. Zhao.  Selective hydrogenation of citral catalyzed with palladium nanoparticles in CO2-in-water emulsion. Green Chem. 11 (2009) 979.

Conferences:

[1] Y. F. Hao, R. X. Liu, X. C. Meng, H. Y. Cheng, C. Y. Wu, F. Y. Zhao. Influence of CO2 pressure on the hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene over Au/TiO2 catalysts. The 4th international Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC-4) and The 2nd Asian-Oceanian Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry(AOC-2), (Poster) August 20-24, 2009 Beijing.
[2] X. C. Meng, W. B. Qiao, Y. F. Hao, H. Y. Cheng, S. X. Cai, F. Y. Zhao. Hydrogenation of nitrobenzene with supported nickel catalysts in supercritical carbon dioxide, SUPERGREEN 2007 (The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Technology), p110, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2007, Korea.

Others:

Besides research, I’m fond of reading, writing, listening to music, jogging and travelling.

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