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Yong (WSU Joint Appt) Wang

Yong (WSU Joint Appt) Wang

Hydrocarbon Processing
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 371-6273

Biography

Dr. Wang joined PNNL in 1994 and was promoted to Laboratory Fellow in 2005. He led the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Team from 2000 to 2007, and has served as the Associate Director of Institute for Integrated Catalysis since 2008. Most recently, Dr. Wang assumed a joint position at Washington State University and PNNL. In this unique position, he continues to be a Laboratory Fellow at PNNL and is the Voiland Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering at WSU, a full professorship with tenure. Dr. Wang is best known for his leadership in the development of novel catalytic materials and reaction engineering for the conversion of fossil and biomass feedstocks to fuels and chemicals. Dr. Wang has authored more than 130 peer reviewed publications and is the inventor on many catalytic technologies, resulting in more than 150 issued patents (including more than 75 issued U.S. patents).

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 1993
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 1992
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Science and Technology, China, 1987
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Scienceand Technology, China, 1984

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Chemical Society
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • North American Catalysis Society
  • Materials Research Society
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -Fellow

Awards and Recognitions

  • Fellow of AAAS (The American Association for the Advancement of Science), Dec. 12, 2008
  • 2008 R&D 100 Award, Fischer-Tropsch Fuels Using Velocys Microchannel Technology, Oct., 2008.
  • 2008 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, Dept of Chem.Eng., Washington State University, April 16, 2008
  • Guest professor of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), April, 2007.
  • 2006 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award by Chinese Institute of Engineers, Seattle, WA, Feb. 24-25, 2006.
  • Inventor of the Year, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, April 12, 2006.
  • PNNL Laboratory Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, Oct.2005.
  • Selected as one of only 86 professions (35-45 years old) in the nation to participate the 10th NAE (National Academy of Engineering) Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering, Irvine, CA, September 9-11, 2004.
  • Inventor of the Year, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, April 2004.
  • Distinguished Battelle Inventor, April 2004.
  • 1999 Presidential Green Chemistry Award, use of biomass to produce useful chemicals.
  • 1999 U.S. R&D 100 award, full-scale vaporizer for automotive fuel cell fuel processor.
  • 1997 U.S. R&D 100 award, production of chemicals from biologically derived succinic acid.
  • 4 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Outstanding Team Performance Awards (1995, 1999, 2002, 2003)
  • 5 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Outstanding Performances Awards (2001, 2002, 2003,2006, 2008)
  • 8 Battelle Key Contributor Awards (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)
  • 3rd place winner of graduate thesis competition, Washington State University, 1993.
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Washington State University, 1993.

PNNL Publications

2013

  • Li Y, Z Wei, J Sun, F Gao, CHF Peden, and Y Wang. 2013. "Effect of Sodium on the Catalytic Properties of VOx/CeO2 Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Methanol." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(11):5722-5729.  doi:10.1021/jp310512m
  • Shao Y, F Ding, J Xiao, J Zhang, W Xu, SK Park, J Zhang, Y Wang, and J Liu. 2013. "Making Li-air batteries rechargeable: material challenges." Advanced Functional Materials 23(8):987-1004.  doi:10.1002/adfm.201200688

2012

  • Zhang L, AM Karim, MH Engelhard, Z Wei, DL King, and Y Wang. 2012. "Correlation of Pt-Re Surface Properties with Reaction Pathways for the Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Glycerol." Journal of Catalysis 287(1):37-43.  doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2011.11.015
  • Hu JZ, JA Sears, Jr, HS Mehta, JJ Ford, JH Kwak, K Zhu, Y Wang, J Liu, DW Hoyt, and CHF Peden. 2012. "A Large Sample Volume Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Probe for In-Situ Investigations with Constant Flow of Reactants." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP 14(7):2137-2143.  doi:10.1039/c1cp22692d
  • Karim AM, CJ Howard, BQ Roberts, L Kovarik, L Zhang, DL King, and Y Wang. 2012. "In Situ X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies on the Effect of pH on Pt Electronic Density during Aqueous Phase Reforming of Glycerol." ACS Catalysis 2(11):2387-2394.  doi:10.1021/cs3005049
  • Mei D, AM Karim, and Y Wang. 2012. "On the Reaction Mechanism of Acetaldehyde Decomposition on Mo(110)." ACS Catalysis 2(4):468-478.  doi:10.1021/cs3000039
  • Park SK, Y Shao, VV Viswanathan, J Liu, and Y Wang. 2012. "Non-Kinetic Losses Caused by Electrochemical Carbon Corrosion in PEM Fuel Cells." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37(10):8451-8458.  doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.097
  • Park SK, Y Shao, J Liu, and Y Wang. 2012. "Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Water Electrolyzers and Reversible Fuel Cells: Status and Perspective." Energy & Environmental Science 5(11):9331-9344.  doi:10.1039/c2ee22554a
  • Shao Y, SK Park, J Xiao, J Zhang, Y Wang, and J Liu. 2012. "Electrocatalysts for Nonaqueous Lithium-Air Batteries: Status, Challenges, and Perspective." ACS Catalysis 2(5):844-857.  doi:10.1021/cs300036v
  • She X, JH Kwak, J Sun, JZ Hu, MY Hu, CM Wang, CHF Peden, and Y Wang. 2012. "Highly Dispersed and Active ReOx on Alumina-Modified SBA-15 Silica for 2-Butanol Dehydration." ACS Catalysis 2(6):1020-1026.  doi:10.1021/cs2006444

2011

  • Lebarbier VMC, AM Karim, MH Engelhard, Y Wu, BQ Xu, EJ Petersen, AK Datye, and Y Wang. 2011. "The Effect of Zn Addition on the Oxidation State of Cobalt in Co/ZrO2 Catalysts." ChemSusChem 4(11):1679-1684.  doi:10.1002/cssc.201100240
  • Campbell CT, AK Datye, GA Henkelman, RF Lobo, WF Schneider, LD Spicer, WT Tysoe, JM Vohs, DR Baer, DW Hoyt, S Thevuthasan, KT Mueller, CM Wang, NM Washton, I Lyubinetsky, RG Teller, A Andersen, N Govind, K Kowalski, BC Kabius, H Wang, AA Campbell, WA Shelton, EJ Bylaska, CHF Peden, Y Wang, DL King, MA Henderson, RJ Rousseau, J Szanyi, Z Dohnalek, D Mei, BC Garrett, D Ray, JH Futrell, J Laskin, DL DuBois, LR Kuprat, and C Plata. 2011. EMSL and Institute for Integrated Catalysis (IIC) Catalysis Workshop. PNNL-20426, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Hu JZ, JH Kwak, Y Wang, MY Hu, RVF Turcu, and CHF Peden. 2011. "Characterizing Surface Acidic Sites in Mesoporous-Silica-Supported Tungsten Oxide Catalysts Using Solid State NMR and Quantum Chemistry Calculations." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115(47):23354-23362.  doi:10.1021/jp203813f
  • Karim AM, Y Su, MH Engelhard, DL King, and Y Wang. 2011. " Catalytic roles of Co0 and Co2+ during steam reforming of ethanol on Co/MgO catalysts ." ACS Catalysis 1(4):279-286.  doi:10.1021/cs200014j
  • Kou R, Y Shao, D Mei, Z Nie, D Wang, CM Wang, VV Viswanathan, SK Park, IA Aksay, Y Lin, Y Wang, and J Liu. 2011. "Stabilization of Electrocatalytic Metal Nanoparticles at Metal-Metal Oxide-Graphene Triple Junction Points." Journal of the American Chemical Society 133(8):2541-2547.  doi:10.1021/ja107719u
  • Lebarbier VMC, D Mei, DH Kim, A Andersen, JL Male, JE Holladay, RJ Rousseau, and Y Wang. 2011. "Effects of La2O3 on the mixed higher alcohols synthesis from syngas over Co catalysts: A combined theoretical and experimental study." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115(35):17440-17451.  doi:10.1021/jp204003q
  • Mei D, AM Karim, and Y Wang. 2011. "Density functional theory study of acetaldehyde hydrodeoxygenation on MoO3." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115(16):8155-8164.  doi:10.1021/jp200011j
  • Park SK, Y Shao, H Wan, PC Rieke, VV Viswanathan, SA Towne, LV Saraf, J Liu, Y Lin, and Y Wang. 2011. "Design of graphene sheets-supported Pt catalyst layer in PEM fuel cells." Electrochemistry Communications 13(3):258-261.  doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2010.12.028
  • Park SK, Y Shao, H Wan, VV Viswanathan, SA Towne, PC Rieke, J Liu, and Y Wang. 2011. "Degradation of Ionic Pathway in PEM Fuel Cell Cathode." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115(45):22633-22639.  doi:10.1021/jp2068599
  • Park SK, Y Shao, R Kou, VV Viswanathan, SA Towne, PC Rieke, J Liu, Y Lin, and Y Wang. 2011. "Polarization Losses under Accelerated Stress Test Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Supported Pt Catalyst in PEM Fuel Cells." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158(3):B297-302.  doi:10.1149/1.3530843
  • Sun J, K Zhu, F Gao, CM Wang, J Liu, CHF Peden, and Y Wang. 2011. "Direct Conversion of Bio-ethanol to Isobutene on Nanosized ZnxZryOz Mixed Oxides with Balanced Acid-Base Sites." Journal of the American Chemical Society 133(29):11096-11099.  doi:10.1021/ja204235v
  • Zhu K, J Sun, J Liu, LQ Wang, H Wan, JZ Hu, Y Wang, CHF Peden, and Z Nie. 2011. "Solvent Evaporation Assisted Preparation of Oriented Nanocrystalline Mesoporous MFI Zeolites." ACS Catalysis 1(7):682-690.  doi:10.1021/cs200085e

2010

  • Halevi B, E Peterson, A DelaRiva, E Jeroro, VMC Lebarbier, Y Wang, JM Vohs, B Kiefer, EL Kunkes, M Havecker , M Behrens, R Schlogl, and AK Datye. 2010. "Aerosol-Derived Bimetallic Alloy Powders: Bridging the Gap." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(40):17181-17190.  doi:10.1021/jp103967x
  • Karim AM, Y Su, J Sun, C Yang, JJ Strohm, DL King, and Y Wang. 2010. "A Comparative Study between Co and Rh for Steam Reforming of Ethanol." Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental 96(3-4):441-448.  doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.02.041
  • King DL, L Zhang, G Xia, AM Karim, DJ Heldebrant, X Wang, TH Peterson, and Y Wang. 2010. "Aqueous Phase Reforming of Glycerol for Hydrogen Production Over Pt-Re Supported on Carbon." Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental 99(1-2):206-213 .  doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.06.021
  • Lebarbier VMC, RA Dagle, AK Datye, and Y Wang. 2010. "The effect of PdZn particle size on reverse-water-gas-shift reaction ." Applied Catalysis. A, General 379(1-2):3-6. 
  • Shao Y, S Zhang, R Kou, X Wang, CM Wang, S Dai, VV Viswanathan, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2010. "Noncovalently functionalized graphitic mesoporous carbon as a stable support of Pt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction." Journal of Power Sources 195(7 SP ISS):1805-1811. 
  • Shao Y, S Zhang, CM Wang, Z Nie, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2010. "Highly durable graphene nanoplatelets supported Pt nanocatalysts for oxygen reduction ." Journal of Power Sources 195(15):4600-4605. 
  • Shao Y, S Zhang, MH Engelhard, G Li, G Shao, Y Wang, J Liu, IA Aksay, and Y Lin. 2010. "Nitrogen-doped Graphene and Its Electrochemical Applications." Journal of Materials Chemistry 20(35):7491-7496.  doi:10.1039/c0jm00782j
  • Wang X, JS Lee, Q Zhu, J Liu, Y Wang, and S Dai. 2010. "Ammonia-treated Ordered Mesoporous Carbons as Catalytic Materials for Oxygen Reduction Reaction." Chemistry of Materials 22(7):2178-2180.  doi:10.1021/cm100139d
  • Zhang S, Y Shao, X Li, Z Nie, Y Wang, J Liu, G Yin, and Y Lin. 2010. "Low-cost and durable catalyst support for fuel cells: graphite submicronparticles." Journal of Power Sources 195(2):457-460.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.08.012

2009

  • Kou R, Y Shao, D Wang, MH Engelhard, JH Kwak, J Wang, VV Viswanathan, CM Wang, Y Lin, Y Wang, IA Aksay, and J Liu. 2009. "Enhanced Activity and Stability of Pt catalysts on Functionalized Graphene Sheets for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction ." Electrochemistry Communications 11(5):954-957. 
  • Cao C, J Hu, S Li, WA Wilcox, and Y Wang. 2009. "Intensified Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Process with Microchannel Catalytic Reactors." Catalysis Today 140(3-4):149-156.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2008.10.016
  • Holladay JD, J Hu, DL King, and Y Wang. 2009. "An Overview of Hydrogen Production Technologies." Catalysis Today 139(4):244-260. 
  • Hu JZ, JA Sears, Jr, JH Kwak, DW Hoyt, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2009. "An Isotropic Chemical Shift-Chemical Shift Anisotropic Correlation Experiment Using Discrete Magic Angle Turning." Journal of Magnetic Resonance 198(1):105-110. 
  • Hu JZ, JH Kwak, Y Wang, CHF Peden, H Zheng, D Ma, and X Bao. 2009. "Studies of the Active Sites for Methane Dehydroaromatization Using Ultrahigh-Field Solid-State Mo95 NMR Spectroscopy." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113(7):2936-2942.  doi:10.1021/jp8107914
  • Hyman MP, VMC Lebarbier, Y Wang, AK Datye, and JM Vohs. 2009. "A Comparison of the Reactivity of Pd Supported on ZnO(10(1)over-bar0) and ZnO(0001) ." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113(17):7251-7259. 
  • lee JY, DW Lee, KY Lee, and Y Wang. 2009. "Cr-free Fe-based metal oxide catalysts for high temperature water gas shift reaction of fuel processor using LPG." Catalysis Today 146(1-2):260-264.  doi:doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2009.01.041
  • Li L, DL King, J Liu, Q Huo, K Zhu, CM Wang, MA Gerber, DJ Stevens, and Y Wang. 2009. "Stabilization of Metal Nanoparticles in Cubic Mesostructured Silica and Its Application in Regenerable Deep Desulfurization of Warm Syngas." Chemistry of Materials 21(22):5358-5364. 
  • Liu W, DL King, J Liu, BR Johnson , Y Wang, and Z Yang. 2009. "Critical Material and Process Issues for CO2 Separation from Coal-Powered Plants." JOM. The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 61(4):36-44. 
  • Shao Y, R Kou, J Wang, CM Wang, VV Vishwanathan, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2009. "The durability dependence of Pt/CNT electrocatalysts on the nanostructures of carbon nanotubes: hollow- and bamboo-CNTs." Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9(10):5811-5815. 
  • Shao Y, J Wang, R Kou, MH Engelhard, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2009. "The Corrosion of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Supports and Its Implications for Developing Durable Catalysts." Electrochimica Acta 54:3109-3114. 
  • She X, M Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, CM Wang, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2009. "SO2-induced stability of Ag-alumina catalysts in the SCR of NO with methane." Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental 88(1-2):98-105. 
  • Wang Y, and W Liu. 2009. "Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on Ceramic Monolith-Structured Catalysts." Catalysis Today 140(3-3):142-148. 
  • Zhu K, JZ Hu, X She, J Liu, Z Nie, Y Wang, CHF Peden, and JH Kwak. 2009. "Characterization of Dispersed Heteropoly Acid on Mesoporous Zeolite Using Solid-State P-31 NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation." Journal of the American Chemical Society 131(28):9715-9721.  doi:10.1021/ja901317r

2008

  • Conant T, AM Karim, VMC Lebarbier, Y Wang, F Girgsdies, R Schlogl, and AK Datye. 2008. "Stability of bimetallic Pd-Zn catalysts for the steam reforming of methanol." Journal of Catalysis 257(1):64-70.  doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2008.04.018
  • Dagle RA, A Platon, AK Datye, JM Vohs, Y Wang, and DR Palo. 2008. "PdZnAl Catalysts for the Reactions of Water-Gas-Shift, Methanol Steam Reforming, and Reverse-Water-Gas-Shift." Applied Catalysis. A, General 342(1-2):63-68.  doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2008.03.005
  • Gates BC, G Huber, CL Marshall, PN Ross, J Siirola, and Y Wang. 2008. "Catalysts for Emerging Energy Applications." MRS Bulletin 33(4):429-435. 
  • Herrera JE, JH Kwak, JZ Hu, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2008. "Effects of novel supports on the physical and catalytic properties of tungstophosphoric acid for alcohol dehydration reactions." Topics in Catalysis 49(3-4):259-267.  doi:10.1007/s11244-008-9081-4
  • King DL, JJ Strohm, X Wang, HS Roh, CM Wang, YH Chin, Y Wang, Y Lin, RT Rozmiarek, and P Singh. 2008. "Effect of Nickel Microstructure on Methane Steam-Reforming Activity of Ni-YSZ Cermet Anode Catalyst ." Journal of Catalysis 258(2):356-365.  doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2008.06.031
  • Lebarbier VMC, RA Dagle, T Conant, JM Vohs, AK Datye, and Y Wang. 2008. "CO/FTIR Spectroscopic Characterization of Pd/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming." Catalysis Letters 122(3-4):223-227.  doi:10.1007/s10562-008-9407-7
  • Roh HS, Y Wang, and DL King. 2008. "Selective Production of H2 from Ethanol at Low Temperatures over Rh/ZrO2-CeO2 Catalysts ." Topics in Catalysis 49(1-2):32-37. 
  • Shao Y, R Kou, J Wang, JH Kwak, VV Viswanathan, Y Wang, J Liu, and Y Lin. 2008. "Fast test for the durability of PEM fuel cell catalysts." In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 8. ECS Transactions, vol. 16, no. 2, ed. T. Fuller, et al, pp. 361-366.  The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ.  doi:10.1149/1.2981870
  • Shao Y, R Kou, J Wang, VV Viswanathan, JH Kwak, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2008. "The influence of the electrochemical stressing (potential step and potential-static holding) on the degradation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell electrocatalysts." Journal of Power Sources 185(1):280-286.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.07.008
  • Shao Y, J Liu, Y Wang, and Y Lin. 2008. "Novel Catalyst Support Materials for PEM Fuel Cells: Current Status and Future Prospects." Journal of Materials Chemistry 19(1):46-59.  doi:10.1039/b808370c
  • Zheng H, D Ma, X Bao, JZ Hu, JH Kwak, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2008. "Direct Observation of the Active Center for Methane Dehydroaromatization Using an Ultrahigh Field 95Mo NMR Spectroscopy." Journal of the American Chemical Society 130(12):3722-3723.  doi:10.1021/ja7110916

2007

  • Dagle RA, YH Chin, and Y Wang. 2007. "The Effects of PdZn Crystallite Size on Methanol Steam Reforming." Topics in Catalysis 46(3-4):358-362.  doi:10.1007/s11244-007-9009-4
  • Wang Y, KY Lee, S Choi, J Liu, LQ Wang, and CHF Peden. 2007. "Grafting Sulfated Zirconia on Mesoporous Silica." Green chemistry: an international journal and green chemistry resource:GC 9(6):540-544.  doi:10.1039/b614928f
  • Cao C, DR Palo, AY Tonkovich, and Y Wang. 2007. "Catalyst Screening and Kinetic Studies Using Microchannel Reactors." Catalysis Today 125(1-2):29-33. 
  • Cao C, JF White, Y Wang, and JG Frye. 2007. "Selective Hydrogenolysis of Sugar Alcohols Over Stuctured Catalysts." In Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Chemical Industries Series), vol. 115, pp. 289-291.  CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. 
  • Chimentao RJ, JL Herrera, JH Kwak, F Medina, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2007. "Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde over Na-promoted vanadium oxide catalysts." Applied Catalysis. A, General 332(2):263-272.  doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2007.08.024
  • Dagle RA, Y Wang, G Xia, JJ Strohm, JD Holladay, and DR Palo. 2007. "Selective CO Methanation Catalysts for Fuel Processing Applications." Applied Catalysis. A, General 326(2):213-218. 
  • Dixon DA, Z Dohnalek, MS Gutowski, JZ Hu, E Iglesia, BD Kay, J Liu, CHF Peden, L Wang, Y Wang, JM White, OA Bondarchuk, JE Herrera, J Kim, JH Kwak, T Stuchinskaya, HJ Zhai, CN Chisolm, and J Macht. 2007. "Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials." In Frontiers in Catalysis Science. Meeting of the Catalysis and Chemical Transformations Program Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy Rockville, MD May 23-26, 2004, pp. 389-392.  Department of Energy, Washington, DC. 
  • Hu J, Y Wang, C Cao, DC Elliott, DJ Stevens, and JF White. 2007. "Conversion of Biomass-Derived Syngas to Alcohols and C2 Oxygenates Using Supported Rh Catalysts in a Microchannel Reactor." Catalysis Today 120(1):90-95.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.006
  • Jeroro E, VMC Lebarbier, A Datye, Y Wang, and JM Vohs. 2007. "Interaction of CO with Surface PdZn Alloys." Surface Science 601(23):5546-5554.  doi:10.1016/j.susc.2007.09.031
  • Johnson BR, NL Canfield, DN Tran, RA Dagle, XS Li, JD Holladay, and Y Wang. 2007. "Engineered SMR catalysts based on hydrothermally stable, porous, ceramic supports for microchannel reactors." Catalysis Today 120(1):54-62. 
  • Platon A, HS Roh, DL King, and Y Wang. 2007. "Deactivation Studies of Rh/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 Catalysts in Low Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming." Topics in Catalysis 46(3-4):374-379.  doi:10.1007/s11244-007-9007-6
  • Wang Y, and DL King. 2007. "Preface." Catalysis Today 120(1):1. 
  • Zhao H, JH Kwak, Y Wang, JA Franz, JM White, and JE Holladay. 2007. "Interactions between cellulose and N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide." Carbohydrate Polymers 67(1):97-103.  doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.04.019

2006

  • Chin YHC, DL King, HS Roh, Y Wang, and S Heald. 2006. "Structure and Reactivity Investigations on Supported Bimetallic Au-Ni Catalysts Used for Hydrocarbon Steam Reforming." Journal of Catalysis 244(2):153-162. 
  • Herrera JE, JH Kwak, JZ Hu, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2006. "Synthesis of Nanodispersed Oxides of Vanadium, Titanium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten on Mesoporous Silica using Atomic Layer Deposition." Topics in Catalysis 39(3-4):245-255.  doi:10.1007/s11244-006-0063-0
  • Herrera JE, JH Kwak, JZ Hu, Y Wang, CHF Peden, J Macht, and E Iglesia. 2006. "Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Function of Novel Highly Dispersed Tungsten Oxide Catalysts on Mesoporous Silica ." Journal of Catalysis 239(1):200-211. 
  • Hu J, G Xia, JF White, TH Peterson, and Y Wang. 2006. "Biphasic Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons Using Immobilized Homogeneous Catalyst in a Microchannel Reactor." Chapter 12 in Catalysis of Organic Reactions. Chemical Industry Series, vol. 115, ed. SR Schmidt, pp. 91-98.  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 
  • Kwak JH, JE Herrera, JZ Hu, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2006. "A New Class of Highly Dispersed VOx Catalysts on Mesoporous Silica: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity in the Partial Oxidation of Ethanol." Applied Catalysis. A, General 300(2):109-119. 
  • Roh HS, A Platon, Y Wang, and DL King. 2006. "Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration in Low Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming with Rh/CeO2-ZrO2 Catalysts." Catalysis Letters 110(1-2):1-6. 
  • Roh HS, Y Wang, DL King, A Platon, and YH Chin. 2006. "Low Temperature and H2 Selective Catalysts for Ethanol Steam Reforming." Catalysis Letters 108(1-2):15-19.  doi:10.1007/s10562-006-0021-2
  • Zhao H, JH Kwak, Y Wang, JA Franz, JM White, and JE Holladay. 2006. "Effects of crystallinity on dilute acid hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulose ball-milling study." Energy and Fuels (20):807-811. 

2005

  • Holladay JD, EO Jones, RA Dagle, G Xia, C Cao, and Y Wang. 2005. "Miniaturization of a Hydrogen Plant." Chapter 10 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 162-178.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Cao C, Y Wang, and RT Rozmiarek. 2005. "Heterogeneous Reactor Model for Steam Reforming of Methane in a Microchannel Reactor with Microstructured Catalysts." Catalysis Today 110(1-2):92-97. 
  • Cao C, and Y Wang. 2005. "Kinetic analysis of complex reactions using FEMLAB." Chemical Engineering and Technology 28(6):649-654.  doi:10.1002/ceat.200500027
  • Cao C, Y Wang, JD Holladay, EO Jones, and DR Palo. 2005. "Design of Micro-Scale Fuel Processors Assisted By Numerical Modeling." AIChE Journal 51(3):982-988. 
  • Cao C, Y Wang, SB Jones, J Hu, XS Li, DC Elliott, and DJ Stevens. 2005. "Microchannel Catalytic Processes for Converting Biomass-Derived Syngas to Transportation Fuels." Chapter 17 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 273-284.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Chin YH, J Hu, C Cao, Y Gao, and Y Wang. 2005. "Preparation of a novel structured catalyst based on aligned carbon nanotube arrays for a microchannel Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor ." Catalysis Today 110(1-2):47-52. 
  • Dixon DA, Z Dohnalek, MS Gutowski, JZ Hu, E Iglesia, BD Kay, J Liu, CHF Peden, LS Wang, Y Wang, JM White, OA Bondarchuk, H Fan, JE Herrera Perea, X Huang, J Kim, JH Kwak, T Stuchinskaya, HJ Zhai, CN Chisolm, and J Macht. 2005. "Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials." In Frontiers in Catalysis Science: Proceedings of the 12th DOE/BES Heterogeneous Catalysis & Surface Science Meeting, pp. 389-392.  Frontiers in Catalysis Science, Upton, NY. 
  • Frye JG, AH Zacher, TA Werpy, and Y Wang. 2005. "Catalytic Preparation of Pyrrolidones from Renewable Resources." Chapter 17 in Catalysis of Organic Reactions, ed. John R. Sowa, Jr., pp. 145-154.  Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL. 
  • Frye JG, AH Zacher, TA Werpy, and Y Wang. 2005. "Catalytic Preparation of Pyrrolidones from Renewable Resources." In Twentieth Conference on the Catalysis of Organic Reactions 2004 : Hilton Head Island, S.C. Chemical industries, vol. 104, ed. John R. Sowa, Jr., pp. 145-154.  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 
  • Hu J, Y Wang, C Cao, DC Elliott, DJ Stevens, and JF White. 2005. "Conversion of Biomass Syngas to DME Using a Microchannel Reactor." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 44(6):1722-1727. 
  • Hu JZ, JH Kwak, JE Herrera, Y Wang, and CHF Peden. 2005. "Line narrowing in H-1 MAS spectrum of mesoporous silica by removing adsorbed H2O using N-2 ." Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 27(3):200-205. 
  • Jarosch KTP, AY Tonkovich, ST Perry, DJ Kuhlmann, and Y Wang. 2005. "Microchannel Reactors for Intensifying Gas-to-Liquid Technology." In Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series , vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 258-272.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Macht J, CD Baertsch, M May-Lozano, SL Soled, Y Wang, and E Iglesia. 2005. "Support Effects on Bronsted acid site densities and alcohol dehydration turnover rates on tungsten oxide domains." Journal of Catalysis 227:479-491. 
  • Tonkovich AY, and Y Wang. 2005. "Overview of Early-Stage Microchannel Reactor Development at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." In Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 47-65.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Wang Y, BR Johnson, C Cao, YH Chin, RT Rozmiarek, Y Gao, and AY Tonkovich. 2005. "Engineered Catalysts for Microchannel Reactor Applications." In Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 102-118.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Xia G, JD Holladay, RA Dagle, EO Jones, and Y Wang. 2005. "Development of Highly Active Pd-ZnO/Al2O3 Catalysts for Microscale Fuel Processor Applications." Chemical Engineering and Technology 28(4):515-519. 

2004

  • Holladay JD, EO Jones, RA Dagle, G Xia, C Cao, and Y Wang. 2004. "High Efficiency and Low Carbon Monoxide Micro-scale Methanol Processors." Journal of Power Sources 131(1-2):69-72. 
  • Holladay JD, Y Wang, and EO Jones. 2004. "Review of Developments in Portable Hydrogen Production Using Microreactor Technology." Chemical Reviews 104(10):4767-4789. 
  • Cao C, G Xia, JD Holladay, EO Jones, and Y Wang. 2004. "Kinetic Studies of Methanol Steam Reforming Over Pd/ZnO Catalyst Using a Microchannel Reactor." Applied Catalysis. A, General 262(1):19-29. 
  • Tonkovich AL, S Perry, Y Wang, D Qiu, TJ LaPlante, and WA Rogers. 2004. "Microchannel Process Technology for Compact Methane Steam Reforming." Chemical Engineering Science 59(22-23):4819-4824. 
  • Wang Y, YH Chin, RT Rozmiarek, BR Johnson, Y Gao, JM Watson, AY Tonkovich, and DP Vanderwiel. 2004. "Highly Active and Stable Rh/MgO-AI2O3 Catalysts for Methane Steam Reforming." Catalysis Today 98(4):575-581. 
  • Ye X, Y Lin, CM Wang, MH Engelhard, Y Wang, and CM Wai. 2004. "Supercritical Fluid Synthesis and Characterization of Catalytic Metal Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes." Journal of Materials Chemistry 14(5):908-913. 

2003

  • Chin YH, Y Wang, RA Dagle, and XS Li. 2003. "Methanol steam reforming over Pd/ZnO: catalyst preparation and pretreatment studies." Fuel Processing Technology 83(1-3):193-201. 
  • Holladay JD, EO Jones, DR Palo, MR Phelps, YH Chin, RA Dagle, J Hu, Y Wang, and EG Baker. 2003. "Miniature Fuel Processors for Portable Fuel Cell Power Supplies." In Solid State Ionics--2002 : Symposium held December 2-5, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. / Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 756, ed. Philippe Knauth and Hubert A. Gasteiger, pp. 429-434.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Hu J, Y Wang, DP Vanderwiel, YH Chin, DR Palo, RT Rozmiarek, RA Dagle, C Cao, JD Holladay, and EG Baker. 2003. "Fuel Processing for Portable Power Applications." Chemical Engineering Journal 93(1):55-60. 

2002

  • Palo DR, JD Holladay, RT Rozmiarek, CE Guzman-Leong, Y Wang, J Hu, YH Chin, RA Dagle, and EG Baker. 2002. "Development of a Soldier-Portable Fuel Cell Power System, Part I: A Bread-Board Methanol Fuel Processor." Journal of Power Sources 108(1-2):28-34. 
  • Palo DR, JD Holladay, RT Rozmiarek, CE Guzman-Leong, Y Wang, J Hu, YH Chin, RA Dagle, and EG Baker. 2002. "Fuel Processor Development for a Soldier-Portable Fuel Cell System." In Microreaction Technology, IMRET 5: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Microreaction Technology, ed. M. Matlosz, W. Ehrfeld, J.P. Baselt, pp. 359-367.  Springer-Verlag, Berlin, , GERMANY. 
  • Chin YH, RA Dagle, J Hu, A Dohnalkova, and Y Wang. 2002. "Steam Reforming of Methanol over Highly Active Pd/ZnO Catalyst ." Catalysis Today 77(1-2):79-88. 
  • Chin YH, RA Dagle, J Hu, A Dohnalkova, and Y Wang. 2002. "Steam Reforming of Methanol Over Highly Active Pd/ZnO Catalyst." Catalysis Today 77 (1-2)(DEC 1 2002):79-88. 

2001

  • Wang Y, CHF Peden, and S Choi. 2001. "Preparation of Highly Dispersed Cs-Tungstophosphoric Acid Salt on MCM-41 Silica." Catalysis Letters 75(3-4):169-173. 

2000

  • Choi S, Y Wang, Z Nie, D Khmbapati, J Liu, and CHF Peden. 2000. "Mesoporous Silica Supported Solid Acid Catalysts." In 12th International Congress on Catlysis, Studies in Surface Science Catalysis, vol. 130 pt B, ed. A. Corma, F.Melo, S. Mendioroz et al, pp. 965-970.  Elsevier, Amsterdam, , NETHERLANDS. 
  • Choi S, Y Wang, Z Nie, J Liu, and CHF Peden. 2000. "Cs-Substituted Tungstophosphoric Acid Salt Supported on Mesoporous Silica." Catalysis Today 55(1-2):117-124. 
  • Elliott DC, SW Fitzpatrick, JJ Bozell, JL Jarnefeld, RJ Bilski, L Moens, JG Frye, Y Wang, and GG Neuenschwander. 2000. "Production of Levulinic Acid and Use as a Platform Chemical for Derived Products." In Biomass, a Growth of Opportunity in Green Energy and Value-Added Products: Proceedings of the 4th Biomass Conference of the Americas, vol. 1, pp. 595-600.  Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom. 
  • Liu J, GE Fryxell, M Qian, LQ Wang, and Y Wang. 2000. "Interfacial Chemistry in Self-Assembled Nanoscale Materials with Structural Ordering." Pure and Applied Chemistry 72(1-2):269-279. 
  • Marco JL, AY Tonkovich, MJ Lamont, SP Fitzgerald, DP VanderWiel, Y Wang, and RS Wegeng. 2000. "Compact Microchannel Fuel Vaporizer for Automotive Applications." In IMRET 4: 4th International Conference on Microreaction Technology, Topical Conference Proceedings. AIChE Spring National Meeting March 5-9, 2000 Atlanta, GA, pp. 301-307.  AIChE, New York, NY. 
  • Tonkovich AY, SP Fitzgerald, JL Zilka, MJ Lamont, Y Wang, DP VanderWiel, and RS Wegeng. 2000. "Microchannel Chemical Reactors for Fuel Processing Applications. II. Compact Fuel Vaporization." In Microreaction technology : industrial prospects : IMRET 3 : proceedings of the Third International Conference on Microreaction Technology, ed. Wolfgang Ehrfeld, pp. 364-371.  Springer, New York, NY. 
  • VanderWiel DP, JL Zilka, Y Wang, AY Tonkovich, and RS Wegeng. 2000. "Carbon Dioxide Conversions in Microreactors." In IMRET 4: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Microreaction Technology, Topical Conference Proceedings, AIChE Spring National Meeting, March 5-9, 2000 Atlanta, GA., pp. 187-193  American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY. 
  • Wang Y, AY Kim, XS Li, LQ Wang, CHF Peden, and BC Bunker. 2000. "Shape Selective Solid Acid Catalysts Based on Tungstophosphoric Acid Supported on Mesoporous Silica." In Shape-Selective Catalysis, vol. 738, ed. Chunshan Song, Juan M. Garces and Yoshihiro Sugi, pp. 353-368.  American Chemical Society, Washington , DC. 

1999

  • Tonkovich AY, JL Zilka, MJ Lamont, Y Wang, and RS Wegeng. 1999. "Microchannel Reactors for Fuel Processing Applications. I. Water Gas Shift Reactor." Chemical Engineering Science 54(13-14):2947-2951. 

1998

  • Tonkovich AY, JL Zilka, MJ Lamont, Y Wang, and RS Wegeng. 1998. "Microchannel Reactors for Fuel Processing Applications I. Water Gas Shift Reactor." In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, published in Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 54, pp. 2947-2951.  Pergamon, . 

Selected Publications

2009

  • J. Hu, J.Kwak, Y.Wang, C.H.F.Peden, H.Zheng, D.Ma, and X.Bao,”Studies of the Active Sites for Methane Dehydroaromatization Using Ultra High Field Solid State 95Mo NMR Spectroscopy”, J.Phy.Chem: C 113 (2009) 2936-2942
  • J. Hu, J.Kwak, Y.Wang, C.H.F.Peden, H.Zheng, D.Ma, and X.Bao,”Studies of the Active Sites for Methane Dehydroaromatization Using Ultra High Field Solid State 95Mo NMR Spectroscopy”, J.Phy.Chem: C 113 (2009) 2936-2942
  • J.Cao, J.Hu, S.Li, C.Chin, W.Wilcox, and Y.Wang “Intensified Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Process Using Microchannel Catalytic Reactors,” Catal.Today 140 (2009) 149-156.
  • J.D.Holladay, J.Hu, D.L.King, Y.Wang, “An overview of hydrogen production technologies”, Catal.Today 139 (2009) 244-260.
  • J.Hu, J.A. Sears, J.Kwak, D.W. Hoyt, Y.Wang and C.H. F. Peden, “An Isotropic Chemical Shift-Chemical Shift Anisotropic Correlation Experiment Using Discrete Magic Angle Turning”, J.Magn.Reson. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.01.027
  • J.Lee, D.Lee, K.Y.Lee, and Y.Wang, “Cr-free Fe-based metal oxide catalysts for high temperature water gas shift reaction of fuel processor using LPG”, Catal.Today 146 (1-2) (2009) 260-264.
  • L.Li, d.L.King, J.Liu.Q.Hou, K.Zhu, C.Wang, M.Gerber, D.Stevens, Y.Wang, “Stabilization of Metal Nanoparticles in Cubic Mesostructure Silica and Its Application in Regenerable Deep Desulfurization of Warm Syngas”, Chem.Mater., (2009), DOI:10.1021/cm901227e
  • M.P.Hyman, V.Lebarbier, Y.Wang, A.Datye, J.M.Vohs, “A Comparison of the Reactivity of Pd Supported on ZnO (1010) and ZnO(0001)”, J.Phy.Chem.:C 131 (2009) 7251
  • R.Kou, Y.Shao, D.Wang, M.H. Engelhard, J.Kwak, J.Wang, V.V. Viswanathan, Y.Lin, Y.Wang, I.A. Aksay, J.Liu, “Functionalized Graphene Sheets Supported Pt Nanoparticles as Novel Cathode Electrocatalysts for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Electrochemistry Communications, 11(5) (2009) 954-957
  • W.Liu, J.Hu, and Y.Wang “Tailoring of Fischer-Tropsch Product Distributions Using a Monolithic Reactor”, Catalysis Today. 140 (2009) 142-148.
  • W.Liu, Y.Wang, W.Wilcox, S.Li, D.L.King, “Multi-scale structured Fixed Bed Catalytic Reactor for Gas to Liquid Conversion”, Chem.Eng.Sci. 131 (28) (2009) 9715-9721
  • W.Liu, Y.Wang, W.Wilcox, S.Li, D.L.King, “Multi-scale structured Fixed Bed Catalytic Reactor for Gas to Liquid Conversion”, Chem.Eng.Sci. 131 (28) (2009) 9715-9721
  • X.She, M.Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, C.Wang, Y.Wang, C.H.F.Peden, “SO2-induced stability of Ag-alumina catalysts in the SCR of NO with methane”, Appl.Catal.B: Environmental 88 (2009) 98-105
  • Y.Shao, J.Liu, Y.Wang, Y.Lin, “Novel Catalyst Support Materials for PEM Fuel Cells: Current Status and Future Prospects”, J.Mater.Chem. 19 (1) (2009) 46-59.
  • Y.Shao, J.Wang, R.Kou, J.Liu, Y.Wang, Y.Lin. “The durability dependence of Pt/CNT electrocatalysts on the nanostructures of carbon nanotubes: hollow- and bamboo-CNTs”, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9 (10) (2009) 5811-5815.
  • Y.Shao, J.Wang, R.Kou, M.Engelhard, J.Liu, Y.Wang, Y.Lin. “The corrosion of PEM fuel cell catalyst supports and its implications for developing durable catalysts”, Electrochimica Acta 54 (11) (2009) 3109-3114.
  • Y.Shao, S.Zhang, R.Kou, X.Wang, C.Wang, S.Dai, V.Viswanathan, J.Liu, Y.Wang, Y.Lin, “Extremely stable Pt/graphitized mesoporous carbon nanocomposites: facile synthesis and their application in oxygen reduction”, J.Power Sources, (2009), doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.10.036
  • Y.Wang and A.Gaffney, preface, Catalysis Today, 140 (2009) 117

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