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Associate professor Qiang Zhang
International Center of Future Science, Jilin University
E-mail:qiangz@jlu.edu.cn Address: 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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Education and Position
2015.09 - 2019.06 Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Jilin University Supervisor: Prof. Jihong Yu
2019.07 - 2020.12 Research Assistant, Jilin University Supervisor: Prof. Jihong Yu
2021.01 - 2024.07 Postdoctoral Fellow, Jilin University Supervisor: Prof. Jihong Yu
2024.08 - present Associate Professor, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University
Research Interest
Designed synthesis, crystallization mechanism, and catalytic applications of zeolite materials.
1. Zeolite synthesis: studies on zeolite classical and non-classical crystallization mechanisms; developing new synthetic strategies for the preparation of zeolite and metal-zeolite catalysts.
2. Catalysis: application of zeolite and metal-zeolite catalysts in various catalytic processes, e.g. C1 conversion (CH3OH, CH4, CO2), biomass conversion, lactide production, alkene epoxidation, propane dehydrogenation (PDH), and low-temperature oxidation, etc.
Honors
2021 Jilin Province Youth Science and Technology Talent Project
Publications
1. J. Zhang, B. Chang, Q. Zhang,* B. Xiang, X. Liu, Y. Zou, L. Li, W. Zhang, J. Yu*. Tailoring Zeolite Nanosheets via Protozeolite-Directed Growth for Enhanced Methanol-to-Propylene Conversion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 26027−26038.
2. F. Zhou, T. Sun, J. Shi, X. Zhu,* Q. Zhang,* X. Chen*. Silicic Acid-Ammonia Water‐Assisted Cold Sintering for High‐Performance Thermal Insulating S‐1 Zeolite Ceramics. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2026, 109, e70998.
3. X. Han, Q. Zhang*, W. Yan, J. Zhang,* J. Yu. Challenges and Perspectives of Metal-in-Zeolite Catalysts for Electrocatalysis. Catal 2026, 2, 8.
4. J. Li,+ Q. Zhang,+ Z. Pang, L. Li, T. Zhang, W. Zhang, J. Yu*. Zeolite-Encapsulated PtCu Alloy Catalysts Enabled by Metal Replacement for PropaneDehydrogenation. CCS Chem. 2025, 7, 3785–3793.
5. F. Zhou, T. Sun, J. Shi, X. Zhu,* Q. Zhang,* X. Chen*. High-Performance Thermal Insulating Silicalite-1 Zeolite Ceramics Enabled by Cold Sintering. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2025, 108, e70193.
6. B. Xiang, J. Li, B. Chang, Q. Zhang*. Metal-Zeolite Catalysts Promoting Low-Temperature Methane Oxidation to Oxygenates. Chem. Synth.2025, 5, 42.
7.Q. Zhang, J. Li, L. Li, J. Yu*. Zeolite-Based Materials for Greenhouse Gas Capture and Conversion. Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 1703–1716.
8. Q. Zhang,+ J. Li,+ G. He,+ J. Li, Z. Chen, Q. Zhang, C. Wang, G. Qi, Q. Wang, P. Zhang, J. Xu, O. Terasaki, D. Mei*, Z. Liu, J. Yu*. Regulating Mono/Binuclear Fe Species in Framework Al-Rich Zeolites for Efficient Low-Temperature Alkane Oxidation. CCS Chem. 2025, 7, 819–831.
9. J. Li,+ Q. Zhang,+ G. He, T. Zhang, L. Li, J. Li, D. Hao, W. Zhang, O. Terasaki, D. Mei, J. Yu*. Silanol-Stabilized Atomically Dispersed Ptδ+-Ox‑Sn Active Sites in Protozeolite for Propane Dehydrogenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24358-24367.
10. Q. Zhang, J. Li, X. Wang, G. He, L. Li, J. Xu,* D. Mei, O. Terasaki, J. Yu*. Silanol-Engineered Nonclassical Growth of Zeolite Nanosheets from Oriented Attachment of Amorphous Protozeolite Nanoparticles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 21231−21241.
11. Q. Zhang,+ S. Gao,+ J. Yu*. Metal Sites in Zeolites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis. Chem. Rev. 2023, 123, 9, 6039-6106.
12. Y. Liu+, Q. Zhang+, J. Li, X. Wang, O. Terasaki, J. Xu, J. Yu*. Protozeolite-Seeded Synthesis of Single-Crystalline Hierarchical Zeolites with Facet-Shaped Mesopores and Their Catalytic Application in Methanol-to-Propylene Conversion. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205716.
13. Y. Wang, J. Li, W. Tong, Z. Shen, L. Li, Q. Zhang,* J. Yu*. Mesoporogen-Free Synthesis of Single-Crystalline Hierarchical Beta Zeolites for Efficient Catalytic Reactions. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 2470-2478.
14. Y. Wang, L. Li, R. Bai, S. Gao, Z. Feng, Q. Zhang,* J. Yu*. Amino acid-assisted Synthesis of TS-1 Zeolites Containing Highly Catalytically Active TiO6 Species. Chin. J. Catal. 2021, 42, 2189-2196.
15. Q. Zhang, J. Yu,* A. Corma*. Applications of Zeolites to C1 Chemistry: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2002927.
16. Q. Zhang, S. Xiang, Q. Zhang, B. Wang, A. Mayoral, W. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Shi, G. Yang, J. Luo, X. Chen,* O. Terasaki, J. Gilson, J. Yu*. Breaking the Si/Al Limit of Nanosized β Zeolites: Promoting Catalytic Production of Lactide. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 751−758.
17. Q. Zhang, A. Mayoral, O. Terasaki, Q. Zhang, B. Ma, C. Zhao, G. Yang, J. Yu*. Amino Acid-Assisted Construction of Single-Crystalline Hierarchical Nanozeolites via Oriented-Aggregation and Intraparticle Ripening. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3772-3776.
18. Q. Zhang, G. Chen, Y. Wang, M. Chen, G. Guo, J. Shi, J. Luo, J. Yu*. High-Quality Single-Crystalline MFI-Type Nanozeolites: A Facile Synthetic Strategy and MTP Catalytic Studies. Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 2750-2758.
19. X. Wu, M. Bal, Q. Zhang, S. Bai, I. Scodeller, W. Vermandel, J. Yu, B. U. W. Maes, B. F. Sels*. Spatial Scale Matters: Hydrolysis of Aryl Methyl Ethers over Zeolites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 4915-4929.
20. Y. Liu, X. Wang, J. Li, Q. Zhang, Z. Niu, S. Wang, Y. Gao, M. Gao, R. Bai, Y. Zhou, W. Fan, O. Terasaki, J. Xu, J. Yu*. Constructing Intrapenetrated Hierarchical Zeolites with Highly Complete Framework via Protozeolite Seeding. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312131.
21. Z. Ma, Q. Zhang, L. Li, M. Chen, J. Li, J. Yu. Steam-Assisted Crystallization of Highly Dispersed Nanosized Hierarchical Zeolites from Solid Raw Materials and their Catalytic Performance in Lactide Production. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 8052-8059.
22. D. Kerstens, B. Smeyers, J. Waeyenberg, Q. Zhang, J. Yu, B. Sels*. State of the Art and Perspectives of Hierarchical Zeolites: Practical Overview of Synthesis Methods and Use in Catalysis. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2004690.
23. Y. Wang, Q. Zhang, J. Yu*. Synthesis of Hierarchical NaX Zeolite and Its Adsorption Performance. Chem. J. Chinese Universities. 2020, 41, 616-622.
Projects
2022.01-2024.12
Project name: Fabrication of defect-free and b-axis oriented MFI membrane
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: 300 thousand (RMB)
2022.07-2024.07
Project name: Study on silanol-directed zeolite nonclassical growth mechanism
Funding source: Postdoctoral Foundation of China
Amount: 180 thousand (RMB)
2022.07-2024.07
Project name: Fabrication of zeolite nanosheets via ball milling-assisted kinetic regulation
Funding source: Postdoctoral Foundation of China
Amount: 80 thousand (RMB)
2021.04-2023.12
Project name: Jilin Province Youth Science and Technology Talent Project
Funding source: Jilin Province Science and Technology Association
Amount: 100 thousand (RMB)
2021.01-2024.12
Project name: Research and development of novel efficient coronavirus elimination materials
Funding source: Jilin Province Department of Science and Technology
Amount: 600 thousand (RMB)
2022.12-2027.11
Project name: Conversion from lactic acid to lactide over zeolite catalysts
Funding source: National Key Research and Development Program of China
Amount: 500 thousand (RMB)
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