Dehydrogenation of normal paraffins (C3, C4, C10-C13, C17-C20)
Hydrogen production from Biomass
Green synthesis of secondary amine from primary amine 
Advanced oxidation technology for wastewater treatment
Characterization of the catalysts

PhD in Chemical Engineering (Sept. 2004 - May 2009)
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), PR China
Supervisor: Prof. Chenglin Sun 

B.Sc in Chemical Engineering (Sept. 1998 - July 2002)
Department of Chemical Engineering, Changzhou University, PR China
Supervisor: Prof. Cheli Wang

May 2009 - present (full-time)
Co-Principal Investigator of Group DNL0902, DICP (April 2013 – present)
Associate Professor (October 2011 - present)
Project manager of Group DNL0902, DICP (May 2010 – April 2013)
Assistant Professor (July 2009 - Sept. 2011)
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China 

February 2012 – February 2013 (full-time)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Catalytic Processes and Materials, University of Twente, the Netherlands

July 2002 - May 2003 (full-time)
Lab Assistant
Jiangsu Changlong Chemicals Co., Ltd., PR China

26 Catalytic wet air oxidation of pentachlorophenol over Ru/ZrO2 and Ru/ZrSiO2 catalysts
Huangzhao Wei, Xiaomiao Yan, Songbo He, Chenglin Sun
Catalysis Today, 2013, 201(1):49-56
25 The Degradation of Isophorone by Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation on Ru/TiZrO4
Huangzhao Wei, Xiaomiao Yan, Xianru Li, Songbo He, Chenglin Sun
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2013, 244-245:478-488
24 The ozone mass transfer characteristics and ozonation of pentachlorophenol in a novel microchannel reactor
Jian Ren, Songbo He, Chunbo Ye, Guangwen Chen, Chenglin Sun
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012, 210:374-384
23 Characterization of coke deposition on the deactivated long-chain-paraffin dehydrogenation Pt-Sn-K/Al2O3 catalyst
Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Xu Yang, Bin Wang, Xihai Dai, Ziwu Bai
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010, 163 (3): 389-394
22 Dehydrogenation of long chain paraffins over supported Pt-Sn-K/Al2O3 catalysts: A study of the alumina support effect
Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Ziwu Bai, Xihai Dai, Bin Wang
Applied Catalysis A-general, 2009, 356(1): 88-98
21 Effect of carbon addition on the Pt-Sn/gama-Al2O3 catalyst for long chain paraffin dehydrogenation to olefin
Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Hongzhang Du, Xihai Dai, Bin Wang
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2008, 141(1-3): 284–289
20 Effect of Sn Promoters on the performance of Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for n-dodecane dehydrogenation
Songbo He, Wenjun Bi, Yulong Lai, Xing Rong, Xu Yang, Chenglin Sun
Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2010, 38(4): 452-457
19 Heterogeneous bimetallic Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalyzed direct synthesis of diamines from N-alkylation of amines with diols through a borrowing hydrogen strategy
Liandi Wang, Wei He, Kaikai Wu, Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Zhengkun Yu
Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 52:7103-7107
18 Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalyzed highly efficient direct synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines and imines from the reactions of amines with alcohols or between amines
Wei He, Liandi Wang, Chenglin Sun, Kaikai Wu, Songbo He, Jiping Chen, Ping Wu, Zhengkun Yu
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2011, 17: 13308-13317
17 Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Internal Alkenes with Terminal Alkenes to Functionalized 1,3-Butadienes Using C–H Bond Activation: Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclic Pyridones
Haifeng Yu, Weiwei Jin, Chenglin Sun, Jiping Chen, Wangming Du, Songbo He, Zhengkun Yu
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2010, 49(33): 5792-5797
16 Heterogeneous Bimetallic Pt-Sn/gamma-Al2O3 Catalyzed N-Alkylation of Amines: Efficient Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Amines (SCI-E, in Chinese)
Wei He, Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Kaikai Wu, Liandi Wu, Zhengkun Yu
Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2012, 33(4): 717-722
17 Effect of K Promoter on the Performance of Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst for n-Hexadecane Dehydrogenation (SCI-E, in Chinese)
Songbo He, Yulong Lai, Wenjun Bi, Xu Yang, Xing Rong, Chenglin Sun
Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2010, 31(4): 435-440
15 Effect of alkyl-halides on the performance of Pt-Sn-K/gama-Al2O3 catalysts for long chain paraffins dehydrogenation to mono-olefins (in Chinese)
Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Ziwu Bai, Xihai Dai, Bin Wang, Xihang Zhao
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2009, 17(5): 41-44
14 Investigation on catalysts for the dehydrogenation of long chain paraffins (n-C10-13) to mono-olefins I. Effect of pore structure of alumina support on the performance of the catalysts (in Chinese)
Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Hongzhang Du, Ziwu Bai, Xia Duan, Qi Guo
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2009, 17(6): 46-49
13 Characterization of deactivated catalyst for long chain paraffins dehydrogenation and research on its regeneration temperature (in Chinese)
Wenjun Bi, Songbo He, Xin Rong, Chenglin Sun, Dong Chen, Yue Li
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2011, 19(6): 5-8
12 Study on the operation conditions of Pt-Sn-K/Al2O3 catalyst for long-chain paraffins(C17-C20) dehydrogenation (in Chinese)
Sha Luo, Songbo He, Mengyao Yin, Chenglin Sun, Jieshan Qiu, Dong Chen, Yue Li
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2011, 19(7): 56-59
11 Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol by (Fe-Al) –pillared rectorites (in Chinese)
Huiqiang Yao, Songbo He, Peijuan Liu, Jian Ren, Ruiping Qiao, Chenglin Sun
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2011, 19(4): 32-36
10 The degradation reaction and kinetic of pentachlorophenol in catalytic wet air oxidation (in Chinese)
Huangzhao Wei, Songbo He, Ruiping Qiao, Chenglin Sun, Dong Chen, Yue Li
Environmental Chemistry (China), 2011, 30(7):1297-1302
9 Electrochemical oxidation of simulated pentachlorophenol sewage on a Ti/SnO2–RuO2–Sb electrode (in Chinese)
Lei Ma, Songbo He, Jingmei Li, Ruiping Qiao, Chenglin Sun, Dong Chen, Yue Li
Journal of Safety and Environment (China), 2012,12(1):20-23
8 Investigation on the catalysts for dehydrogenation of long-chain paraffins to mono-olefins Ⅱ.Performance of Pt-Sn catalysts supported on MgAl2O4 in n-dodecane dehydrogenation (in Chinese)
Yulong Lai, Songbo He, Xu Yang, Xin Rong, Yong Guan, Chenglin Sun
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2010, 18(4): 22-26
7 Copper Leaching in Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Phenol with Cu-containing Spinel (in Chinese)
Aihua Xu, Songbo He, Min Yang, Hongzhang Du, Chenglin Sun
Environmental Science (China), 2008, 29(9): 2518-2521
6 Exploratory study on the dehydrogenation of n-C16 over supported Pt-Sn catalysts (in Chinese)
Xihai Dai, Songbo He, Chenglin Sun, Bin Wang, Lin Zhao, Jishuan Suo
Industrial Catalysis (China), 2006, 14: 118-121
5 Separation of Sodium Sulfate and Sodium Chloride from Brines by Solventing-out Process (in Chinese)
Cheli Wang, Zhaorong Qiu, Minlian Cheng, Qin Ye, Songbo He
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities (China), 2003,17(6): 711-714
4 A kind of catalyst regeneration method for the deactivated long-chain normal paraffin (n-C10-C13) dehydrogenation catalysts (China Patents, in Chinese)
Songbo He, Bing Wang, Chenglin Sun, Xihai Dai, Wenjun Bi, Ziwu Bai, Xu Yang, Xia Duan, Dong Chen, Guangyu Zhang
Application Number：201110149607.2
3 A kind of catalyst preparation method for the dehydrogenation of long-chain normal paraffins (n-C10-C13) (China Patents, in Chinese)
Songbo He, Wenjun Bi, Yulong Lai, Xing Rong, Xu Yang, Chenglin Sun
Application Number：201010522922.0
2 A kind of catalyst for the dehydrogenation of long-chain normal paraffins (C16-C19) and its preparation method (China Patents, in Chinese)
Chenglin Sun, Xihai Dai, Songbo He, Bing Wang, Hongzhang Du, Ziwu Bai, Xu Yang, Xia Duan, Ling Zhao, Li Zhang, Qi Guo
Granted Number: CN 101642713 B
1 A kind of support preparation method for the dehydrogenation catalyst of long-chain normal paraffins (n-C10-C13) (China Patents, in Chinese)
Chenglin Sun, Yulong Lai, Songbo He, Wenjun Bi，Xu Yang，Xin Rong，Sha Luo
Application Number: 201110323692.X

NSFC, China- Green synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines through a borrowing hydrogen strategy (2013-2015)
Principal Investigator 

NSFC, Liaoning, China- Fundamental research on the higher paraffin dehydrogenation technology and catalysts (2013-2014)
Principal Investigator

PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical Company
Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.