Jiajun Zhang works at the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences as an associate professor. Jiajun does research of heterogenous catalysis and selective hydrogenation in the field of carbon-based molecules.
Research Areas
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Selective hydrogenation
- Reaction kinetics
- Computational chemistry
Education
2014-2017 Cranfield University (Ph.D)
Experience
Work Experience
2023~Now, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor (Associate)
2020~2023, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Researcher (Shuimu Scholar)
2017~2019, Queen's University Belfast, Research Fellow
Publications
Papers
(1) Bi1δ+-O-Ce3+ synergistic sites on rod ceria for unprecedentedly efficient transesterification, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2026, First author
(2) Ni-Cu diatomic sites for efficient semi-hydrogenation of acetylene, JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY, 2026, First author
(3) Interfacial synergy between atomically dispersed Co and encapsulated Co nanoparticles on carbon-based catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitroaromatics, CARBON, 2025, Corresponding author
(4) Decoupling active sites enables low-temperature semi-hydrogenation of acetylene, ACS CATALYSIS, 2024, First author
(5) Enhanced hydrogenation of nitroaromatics to alicyclic amines by Pt-Ru bimetal-assisted tandem catalysis, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 2024, First author
(6) Spontaneous regeneration of active sites against catalyst deactivation, APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, 2024, First author
(7) Defect-Driven EfficientSelective CO2 Hydrogenationwith Mo-Based Clusters, JACS AU, 2023, First author
(8) The mechanism for catalytic fast pyrolysis of levoglucosan, furfural and furan over HZSM-5: An experimental and theoretical investigation, FUEL, 2022, First author
(9) Unveiling the mechanism of controllable CO2 hydrogenation by group VIB metal single atom anchored on N-doped graphite: A density functional theory study, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 2022, First author
(10) Deoxygenation in anisole decomposition over bimetallic catalysts supported on HZSM-5, FUEL, 2019, First author
(11) Mechanism of deoxygenation in anisole decomposition over single-metal loaded HZSM-5: Experimental study, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 2018, First author
(12) Mechanism of transmethylation in anisole decomposition over HZSM-5: Experimental study, JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS, 2016, First author
Patents
[1] 张家骏,杨斌,颜彬航,罗开红,“一种过渡金属-碳基催化剂及其制备方法和应用”,Patent for Invention,ZL 2023 1 0552142.8.
[2] 王利国,韩自强,张家骏,徐爽,曹妍,贺鹏,李会泉,“一种金属单原子催化剂及其制备方法与用途”,Patent for Invention,ZL 202410987429.8.
Book
(1) Book chapter: The thermochemical conversion of biomass into biofuels (Biomass, Biopolymer-Based Materials, and Bioenergy), Woodhead Publishing, 2019-01, First author
Research Interests
- Density Functional Theory (DFT) modelling
- Machine learning assisted Molecular Dynamics (MD) modelling
- In-situ Characterization techniques
- Online heterogeneous catalytic experiments
Conference Presentations
(1)Efficient and controllable hydrogenation with enhanced catalytic stability 2025 ACS Fall 2025-08-17
(2)Hydrogen-Enabled Carbon Resource Cycling Strategies for Controllable Hydrogenation and Catalyst Stability Enhancement WCCE 12 & APCChE 2025 2025-07-16
(3)Mechanism of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation for phenolic compounds over metal loaded HZSM-5 – A Density Functional Theory (DFT) study 2017 Supergen Conference 2017-03-22
(4)Study of transmethylation as primary step on the decomposition of methoxy-rich lignin model compound over zeolite catalyst 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting 2016-11-13
Honors & Distinctions
- Talent Scheme, IPE, CAS, 2023
- Shuimu Scholar, Tsinghua University, 2019
- PhD scholarship, Cranfield University,2014
- Marie Curie exchange fellowship,2014