General

Ke Wang Associate Professor Institue of Process Engineering, CAS
E-mail： kewang@ipe.ac.cn

Research Areas

Heterogeneous Catalysis for Ammonia Synthesis

Electrocatalysis for Ammonia Synthesis

External Field Strengthened Catalysis

Education

2016-09--2021-11   School of Engineering, the University of Edinburgh, UK, PhD
2011-09--2016-09   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, PhD
2007-09--2011-06   Institute of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, B. Eng

Publications

Selected Publications：

  1. K. Wang#, Shibo Shao#, Yanrong Liu, Mengyu, Cao, Jialin Yu, Cher Hon Lau, Ying Zheng, Xianfeng Fan*, DRIFTS-SSITKA-MS Investigations on the mechanism of plasmon preferentially enhanced CO2 hydrogenation over Au/γ-Al2O3, Appl. Catal., B, 328 (2023) 122531.

  2. K. Wang, M.Y. Cao, J.B. Lu, Y. Lu, C.H. Lau, Y. Zheng, X.F. Fan*, Operando DRIFTS-MS investigation on plasmon-thermal coupling mechanism of CO2 hydrogenation on Au/TiO2: The enhanced generation of oxygen vacancies, Appl. Catal., B, 296 (2021) 120341.

  3. K. Wang, J.B. Lu, Y. Lu, C.H. Lau, Y. Zheng*, X.F. Fan*, Unravelling the C-C coupling in CO2 photocatalytic reduction with H2O on Au/TiO2-x: Combination of plasmonic excitation and oxygen vacancy, Appl. Catal., B, 292 (2021) 120147.

  4. Y. Guo, C. Zhang, J. Zhang, K. Dastafkan, K. Wang*, C. Zhao*, Z. Shi*, Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Bimetallic NiFe Selenide Electrocatalysts with Multiple Phases for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 9 (2021) 2047-2056. （ESI Highly Cited Paper）

  5. K. Wang, J.L. Fu, Y. Zheng*, Insights into photocatalytic CO2 reduction on C3N4: Strategy of simultaneous B, K co-doping and enhancement by N vacancies, Appl. Catal., B, 254 (2019) 270-282.

  6. K. Wang, C. Zhou, D. Xi, Z. Shi*, C. He*, H. Xia, G. Liu*, G. Qiao, Component-controllable synthesis of Co(SxSe1−x)2 nanowires supported by carbon fiber paper as high-performance electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction, Nano Energy, 18 (2015) 1-11.

Publications：


  1. Y. J. Guo, K. L. Jia, F. Dai*, Y. J. Liu, C. R. Zhang, J. Su, K. Wang*, Hierarchical porous tri-metallic NiCoFe-Se/CFP derived from Ni-Co-Fe Prussian blue analogues as efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction, J. Colloid Inter. Sci. (2023) 642 638-647.
  2. Y. J. Liu, Y. J. Guo, Y. R. Liu, Z. L. Wei, K. Wang*, Z. Q. Shi*, A Mini Review on Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: Bridging Material Design and Practical Application, Energy Fuels, (2023)  37, 4, 2608–2630. (ACS Editors' Choice)
  3. J. L. Yu, K. Wang, S. Shao, W. Li, S. F. Du, X. F. Chen, C. Chao*, X. Fan*, Effect of ionic radius and valence state of alkali and alkaline earth metals on promoting the catalytic performance of La2O3 catalysts for glycerol carbonate production. Chem. Eng. J., 458 (2023) 141486. 
  4. B. Ge, R. Liu, Z. Wei, K. Wang*, Z. Shi*, Extremely high corrosion resistance of ZnNi1–Cr2O4 spinel as sidewalls in the aluminum electrolyte, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., (2022)
  5. S. Shao#, K. Wang#, J.B. Love, J. Yu, S. Du, Z. Yue, X. Fan*, Water promoted photocatalytic Cβ-O bonds hydrogenolysis in lignin model compounds and lignin biomass conversion to aromatic monomers, Chem. Eng. J., 435 (2022) 134980.
  6. H. Zhang, K. Wang, H. Wang, H. Lin, Y. Zheng*, In-plane defect engineering on MoS2 through a novel two-phase hydrothermal synthesis, Catal. Today, 404 (2022) 269-278
  7. R. Khayyam Nekouei, I. Tudela*, S.S. Mofarah, E. Vahidi, S. Maroufi, K. Wang, F. Pahlevani, V. Sahajwalla*, Dual functionality of mixed Cu-based two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures derived from electronic waste, Green Chem., 23 (2021) 5511-5523
  8. Z.Y. Li, K. Wang*, B.Z. Ge, Z.J. Zhang, Z.L. Wei, Z.Q. Shi*, G.J. Qiao, Synergistic enhancement of sinterability and corrosion resistance of ZnCr2O4 spinel by TiO2 addition for carbon-free aluminum electrolysis, Chem. Eng. J., 400 (2020) 125924.
  9. M.Y. Cao, K. Wang*, I. Tudela, X.F. Fan*, Improve photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 through balancing the interstitial and substitutional chlorine doping, Appl. Surf. Sci., 536 (2021) 147784
  10. X.Y. Zhang, W.Q. Xie, B.Z. Ge, K. Wang, Z.Q. Shi*, W.L. Yang, H.Y. Xia, J.P. Wang, Enhancing the mechanical and thermophysical properties of highly oriented graphite flake composites by formation of a uniform three dimensional tungsten carbide skeleton reinforcement, Composites Part a-Applied Science and Manufacturing, 131 (2020) 105800
  11. M. Garcia-Vazquez, K. Wang, J.M. Gonzalez-Carballo, D. Brown, P. Landon, R. Tooze, F.R. Garcia-Garcia*, Iron and chromium-based oxides for residual methane abatement under realistic conditions: A study on sulfur dioxide poisoning and steam-induced inhibition, Appl. Catal., B, 277 (2020) 119139
  12. .Fu, D. Ren, M. Xiao, K. Wang, Y. Deng, D. Luo, J. Zhu, G. Wen, Y. Zheng*, Z. Bai*, L. Yang, Z. Chen*, Manipulating Au-CeO2 Interfacial Structure Toward Ultrahigh Mass Activity and Selectivity for CO2 Reduction, ChemSusChem, 13 (2020) 6621-6628
  13. M.Y. Cao, K. Wang*, I. Tudela, X.F. Fan*, Synthesis of Zn doped g-C3N4 in KCl-ZnCl2 molten salts: The temperature window for promoting the photocatalytic activity, Appl. Surf. Sci., 533 (2020).
  14. L. Burnett, M. Rysakova, K. Wang, J. Gonzalez-Carballo, R.P. Tooze, F.R. Garcia-Garcia*, Isothermal cyclic conversion of methane to methanol using copper-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite materials under mild conditions, Appl. Catal., A, 587 (2019) 117272
  15. K. Wang, D. Smith, Y. Zheng*, Electron-driven heterogeneous catalytic synthesis of ammonia: Current states and perspective, Carbon Resources Conversion, 1 (2018) 2-31 （Most Cited Paper Award）
  16. Y.J. Guo, D. Guo, F. Ye, K. Wang*, Z.Q. Shi*, X.J. Chen, C. Zhao*, Self-Supported NiSe2 Nanowire Arrays on Carbon Fiber Paper as Efficient and Stable Electrode for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6 (2018) 11884-11891.
  17. Y.J. Guo*, D. Guo, F. Ye, K. Wang*, Z.Q. Shi*, Synthesis of lawn-like NiS2 nanowires on carbon fiber paper as bifunctional electrode for water splitting, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 42 (2017) 17038-17048
  18. H.Y. Xia, K. Wang, S.H. Yang, Z.Q. Shi, H.J. Wang, J.P. Wang*, Formation of graphene flowers during high temperature activation of mesocarbon microbeads with KOH, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 234 (2016) 384-391
  19. K. Wang, Z. Ye, C. Liu, D. Xi, C. Zhou, Z. Shi*, H. Xia, G. Liu*, G. Qiao, Morphology-Controllable Synthesis of Cobalt Telluride Branched Nanostructures on Carbon Fiber Paper as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8 (2016) 2910-2916
  20. K. Wang, D. Xi, C.J. Zhou, Z.Q. Shi*, H.Y. Xia, G.W. Liu, G.J. Qiao*, CoSe2 necklace-like nanowires supported by carbon fiber paper: a 3D integrated electrode for the hydrogen evolution reaction, J. Mater. Chem. A, 3 (2015) 9415-9420
  21. K. Wang, Z. Shi*, Y. Wang, Z. Ye, H. Xia, G. Liu, G. Qiao*, Co3O4 nanowires@MnO2 nanolayer or nanoflakes core–shell arrays for high-performance supercapacitors: The influence of morphology on performance, J. Alloys Compd., 624 (2015) 85-93

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