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

Co-authored over 30 papers in international journals, including Chem. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., CCS Chem., Chem. Mater., Chin. J. Catal., Inorg. Chem. Front., etc.

1. Q. Zhang,+ J. Li,+ L. Li, J. Yu*. Zeolite-based materials for greenhouse gas capture and conversion. Sci. China Chem. 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11426-024-2287-6.

2. 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. 2024, DOI:10.31635/ccschem.024.202404123.

3. J. Li,⁺ Q. Zhang,+ G. He, T. Zhang, L. Li, J. Li, D. Hao, W. Zhang, O. Terasaki, D. Mei, J. Yu*. Silanol-Stabilized Pt^δ+-O-Sn Dual Single-Atom Sites in Protozeolite for Propane Dehydrogenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c05727.

4. 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.

5. Q. Zhang,+ S. Gao,+ J. Yu*. Metal Sites in Zeolites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis. Chem. Rev. 2023, 123, 9, 6039-6106.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Q. Zhang, J. Yu,* A. Corma*. Applications of Zeolites to C1 Chemistry: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2002927.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Q. Zhang, P. Yang*, J. Shen, J. Yu. Graphene-Amplified Photoelectric Response of CdS Nanoparticles for Cu²⁺ Sensor. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2019, 19, 7871-7878.

14. Q. Zhang, P. Yang*. H. Chen, B. Huang, J. Shen. CdSe Nanocrystals: Controlled Growth and Diameter-Dependent Photoluminescence. J Nanopart. Res. 2014, 16, 2236-2247.

15. Q. Zhang, Y. Cao, J. Shen, P. Yang*. Water-soluble CdSe/CdS and CdSe/Cd_xZn_1-xS Quantum Dots with Tunable and Narrow Luminescent Spectra and High Photoluminescence Efficiency. J Nanopart. Res. 2013, 15, 1830-1841.

16. Q. Zhang, A. Zhang, P. Yang*, J. Shen*. Synthesis of CdSe Quantum Dots Using Various Long-Chain Fatty Acids and Their Phase Transfer. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2013, 13, 4235-4241.

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)