Highlights
1.Zhongwen Dong†, Bo Peng†, Nantian Xiao, Wenjun Chen, Tingyu Lei, Meng Wang, Cheng Li, Rongxin Zhang, Zhengxing Qin, Xingchen Liu*, Xiaodong Wen, Mingfeng Li*, Ding Ma* & Fan Zhang*, Efficient conversion of polyethylene to light olefins by self-confined cracking and reforming. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 7964.
2.Cheng Li, Guangming Yan, Zhongwen Dong, Gang Zhang* and Fan Zhang*, Upcycling waste commodity polymers into high-performance polyarylatematerials with direct utilization of capping agent impurities. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 2428.
3.Wenjun Chen, Yuchen Jiao, Yue Liu, Meng Wang, Fan Zhang* and Ding Ma*, One-Pot Upgrading Polyethylene and CO2 to Aromatics via Tandem Catalysis. CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 1422-1429.
4.Fan Zhang,† Manhao Zeng,† Ryan D. Yappert, Jiakai Sun, Yu-Hsuan Lee, Anne M. LaPointe, Baron Peters, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar, Susannah L. Scott.*, Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization, Science, 2020, 370, 437-441.
2025
29. Chang He , Zhenbo Guo , Zhijun Wang , Yi Ji , Linrui Li , Xin Qiu , Zhuo Liu , Zhaowen Dong* , Guangjin Hou , Meng Wang* , Fan Zhang*. Reactant-modulated catalytic alcoholysis of polylactic acid from real-life biodegradable plastic waste. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 78: 192-201.
28. Guangchao Deng, Zhongwen Dong, Liangliang Jiang*, Fan Zhang*. Selective Conversion of Polyolefin Waste to Light Olefins by Tandem Catalytic Cracking and Isomerizing Ethenolysis. Green Carbon, 2025.
27. Zhongwen Dong†, Bo Peng†, Nantian Xiao, Wenjun Chen, Tingyu Lei, Meng Wang, Cheng Li, Rongxin Zhang, Zhengxing Qin, Xingchen Liu*, Xiaodong Wen, Mingfeng Li*, Ding Ma* & Fan Zhang*, Efficient conversion of polyethylene to light olefins by self-confined cracking and reforming. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 7964.
26. Zhuo Liu†, Cheng Li†, Rongxin Zhang, Rude Lin, Zhaowen Dong, Bo Peng* and Fan Zhang*. Ethanol-Promoted Efficient Alcohol-Aminolysis of Poly(bisphenol A carbonate). Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025, 64, 36, 17272–17280.
25. Huidong Lv, Yi Ji, Wenjun Chen, Yuan Xiang, Yue Liu, Jianrong Zeng, Fei Huang*, Fan Zhang*, Mechanistic alteration of polyethylene oxidation via heterogeneous catalysis for enhanced fatty di-carboxylic acid yields. Sci. China Chem., 2025, 1-9.
24. Rongxin Zhang†, Guangchao Deng†, Zhuoyang Jiang, Yiyi Fan, Yanqi Guo, Zhongwen Dong, Wenjun Chen, Bo Peng* and Fan Zhang*. Upgrading polyolefin plastics: experiences from petroleum refining and distinct characteristics. Sci. China. Chem., 2025, 68: 2927–2947.
23. Wenjun Chen†, Yiyi Fan†, Yue Liu, Xiaobin Xie, Fan Zhang*, Long-lived metal-zeolite catalysts for polyolefin aromatization via synergistic tandem dehydroaromatization and hydrogenolysis. J. Energy Chem., 2025.
22. Cheng Li, Guangming Yan, Zhongwen Dong, Gang Zhang*, Fan Zhang*, Upcycling waste commodity polymers into high-performance polyarylatematerials with direct utilization of capping agent impurities. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 2428.
21. Yue Liu, Bing Lan, Yiyi Fan, Dongling Wang, Yifei Cao, Fan Zhang*, Xiaobin Xie*, Atomic Defect-directed Epitaxial Growth of Multimetallic Nanorods for High-efficiency Alcohol Electrooxidation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2025, 17, 18, 27061-27075.
2024
20. Jingjing Cao*, Xin Qiu, Fan Zhang*, Shaohai Fu, Circular Economy and Chemical Conversion for Polyester Wastes. ChemSusChem 2024, e202402100.
19. Fei Huang, Fan Zhang*, Upcycling of polyolefins into detergents. Nat. Sustain., 2024, 7 , 1554-1555.
18. Wenjun Chen, Yuchen Jiao, Yue Liu, Meng Wang, Fan Zhang * and Ding Ma*. One-Pot Upgrading Polyethylene and CO2 to Aromatics via Tandem Catalysis. CCS chemistry. 2024, 6, 1422-1429.
17. Bing Lan, Yinfang Chen, Nantian Xiao, Na Liu, Chao Juan, Chuan Xia* and Fan Zhang*. Efficient and selective upcycling of waste polylactic acid into acetate using nickel selenide. J. Energy Chem. 2024, 97, 575-584.
16. Shengming Li, Zhongyu Li, Fan Zhang* and Jinxing Chen,*Upgrading waste plastics to value-added aromatics. Chem Catalysis 2024, 4, 100928.
15. Yuan Xiang, Jin Zhang, Fei Huang, Nantian Xiao, Yiyi Fan, Junhao Zhang, Heng Zheng, Jinwei Chen* and Fan Zhang*. One‐pot photothermal upcycling of polylactic acid to hydrogen and pyruvic acid, Chin. J. Catal., 2024, 59, 149–158.
14. Yanling Xu, Yi Ji, Yue Liu, Weihua Deng, Fei Huang* and Fan Zhang*. Polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets as a metal-free heterogeneous catalyst for highly efficient methanolysis of polycarbonates. ChemCatChem 2024, e202301763.
13. Huidong Lv, Fei Huang,* and Fan Zhang*.Upcycling Waste Plastics with a C−C Backbone by Heterogeneous Catalysis. Langmuir 2024, 40, 5077−5089.
12. Lan Gan†, Zhongwen Dong†, Haofeng Xu, Huidong Lv, Guixia Liu, Fan Zhang*, Zheng Huang*. Beyond conventional degradation: catalytic solutions for polyolefin upcycling. CCS Chem., 2024, 6, 313-333.
2023
11. Yuqiong Li, Bing Lan, Chunlong Dai, Siwei Li, Fan Zhang*, Zifeng Lin*. Molten salt derived Mo2AlB2 with excellent HER catalytic performance. Mater. Res. Lett., 2023, 11, 571-577.
10. Chao Juan, Bing Lan, Chuanchuan Zhao, Hualong Zhang, Dan Li*, Fan Zhang* From waste plastics to layered porous nitrogen-doped carbon materials with excellent HER performance. Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 6187-6190.
2022
9. Zhongwen Dong, Wenjun Chen, Keqing Xu, Yue Liu, Jing Wu, and Fan Zhang* Understanding the Structure−Activity Relationships in Catalytic Conversion of Polyolefin Plastics by Zeolite-Based Catalysts: A Critical Review ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 14882–14901.
8. Fan Zhang*, Fang Wang, Xiangyue Wei, Yang Yang, Shimei Xu, Dehui Deng, Yu-Zhong Wang* From trash to treasure: Chemical recycling and upcycling of commodity plastic waste to fuels, high-valued chemicals and advanced materials. J. Energy Chem., 2022, 69: 369-388.
Before 2021
7. Fan Zhang,† Manhao Zeng,† Ryan D. Yappert, Jiakai Sun, Yu-Hsuan Lee, Anne M. LaPointe, Baron Peters, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar, Susannah L. Scott.* “Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization” Science, 2020, 370, 437-441.
6. Fan Zhang, Kai C. Szeto, Mostafa Taoufik*, Laurent Delevoye*, Régis M. Gauvin*, and Susannah L. Scott* “Enhanced Metathesis Activity and Stability of Methyltrioxorhenium on a Mostly Amorphous Alumina: Role of the Local Grafting Environment” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13854–13868.
5. Fan Zhang, Feng Jiao, Xiulian Pan,* Jianping Xiao, Kang Gao, Shuo Zhang, Xinhe Bao.*“Tailoring the Oxidation Activity of Pt Nanoclusters via Encapsulation”. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 1381–1385.
4. Fan Zhang, Pengju Ren, Xiulian Pan,* Jingyue Liu,* Mingrun Li, Xinhe Bao.“ Self-Assembly of Atomically Thin and Unusual Face-Centered Cubic Re Nanowires within Carbon Nanotubes” Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 1569–1573.
3. Fan Zhang, Xiulian Pan,* Yongfeng Hu, Liang Yu, Xiaoqi Chen, Peng Jiang, Hongbo Zhang, Shibin Deng, Jin Zhang, Trudy B. Bolin, Shuo Zhang, Yuying Huang, Xinhe Bao.* “Tuning the redox activity of encapsulated metal clusters via the metallic and semiconducting character of carbon nanotubes”, P NATL ACAD SCI USA, 2013,110, 14861-14866.
2. Fan Zhang, Qun Xu,* Hao Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang. "Polymer Supermolecular Structures Built on Carbon Nanotubes via a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Assisted Route." J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 18531-18535.
1. Fan Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang, Zhimin Chen, Qun Xu,* "Modification of carbon nanotubes: Water-soluble polymers nanocrystal wrapping to periodic patterning with assistance of supercritical CO2." Macromolecules 2008, 41, 4519-4523.
专利：
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