N2 activation and conversion, ammonia synthesis

2014.09-2022.01  Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2010.09-2014.06  B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China)

​2020.01 – Present     Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Qianru Wang,# Jaysree Pan,# Jianping Guo, Heine Anton Hansen, Hua Xie, Ling Jiang, Lei Hua, Haiyang Li, Yeqin Guan, Peikun Wang, Wenbo Gao, Lin Liu, Hujun Cao, Zhitao Xiong, Tejs Vegge,* Ping Chen.* "Ternary ruthenium complex hydrides for ammonia synthesis via the associative mechanism." Nature Catalysis 2021, 4: 959-967.

2. Qianru Wang, Jianping Guo, Ping Chen.* "The impact of alkali and alkaline earth metals on green ammonia synthesis." Chem 2021, 7: 3203-3220

3. Qianru Wang, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen.* "The power of hydrides." Joule 2020, 4: 705-709. 

4. Qianru Wang, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen.* "Recent progress towards mild-condition ammonia synthesis." Journal of Energy Chemistry 2019, 36: 25-36. 

5. Qianru Wang, Yeqin Guan, Wenbo Gao, Jianping Guo, Ping Chen.* "Thermodynamic properties of ammonia production from hydrogenation of alkali and alkaline earth metal amides." ChemPhysChem 2019, 20: 1376-1381. 

6. Qianru Wang,# Yeqin Guan,# Jianping Guo, Ping Chen.* "Hydrides tackle nitrogen fixation." Cell Reports Physical Science 2022, 3: 100779.

7. Chuangwei Liu,# Qianru Wang,# Jianping Guo, Tejs Vegge,* Ping Chen,* Heine Anton Hansen.* "Formation of a complex active center by Ba2RuH6 for nondissociative dinitrogen activation and ammonia formation." ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 4194-4202. 

8. Yeqin Guan,# Weijin Zhang,# Qianru Wang, Claudia Widenthaler, Anan Wu, Wenbo Gao, Qijun Pei, Hanxue Yan, Jirong Cui, Han Wu, Sheng Feng, Runze Wang, Hujun Cao, Xiaohua Ju, Lin Liu, Teng He, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen. "Barium chromium nitride-hydride for ammonia synthesis." Chem Catalysis 2021, 1: 1042-1054. 

9. Sheng Feng,# Wenbo Gao,# Qianru Wang, Yeqin Guan, Hanxue Yan, Han Wu, Hujun Cao, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen. "A multi-functional composite nitrogen carrier for ammonia production via a chemical looping route." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9: 1039-1047. 

10. Hanxue Yan, Wenbo Gao, Qianru Wang, Yeqin Guan, Sheng Feng, Han Wu, Qing Guo, Hujun Cao, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen. "Lithium palladium hydride promotes chemical looping ammonia synthesis mediated by lithium imide and hydride." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125: 6716-6722. 

11. Wenbo Gao, Jianping Guo,* Peikun Wang, Qianru Wang, Fei Chang, Qijun Pei, Weijin Zhang, Lin Liu, Ping Chen.* "Production of ammonia via a chemical looping process based on metal imides as nitrogen carriers." Nature Energy 2018, 3: 1067-1075. 

12. Wenbo Gao, Sheng Feng, Hanxue Yan, Qianru Wang, Hua Xie, Ling Jiang, Weijin Zhang, Yeqin Guan, Han Wu, Hujun Cao, Jianping Guo,* Ping Chen. "In situ formed Co from a Co-Mg-O solid solution synergizing with LiH for efficient ammonia synthesis." ChemComm 2021, 57: 8576-8579. 

13. Wenbo Gao, Peikun Wang, Jianping Guo,* Fei Chang, Teng He, Qianru Wang, Guotao Wu, Ping Chen*. "Barium hydride-mediated nitrogen transfer and hydrogenation for ammonia synthesis: a case study of cobalt." ACS Catalysis 2017, 7: 3654-3661.