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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
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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
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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 CO2. J.
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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