Lei Liu Ph.D
  • Doctoral Supervisor
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  • Subject:
    Chemical Engineering
    Research:
    ·Chemical Product Engineering
       E-mail:liulei@tyut.edu.cn
       Address:Huaji Building- Department of Chemical Product Engineering
    • Personal profile
    • Education
    • Scientific Research
    Liu Lei, Ph.D. Professor, winner of the National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists. He was awarded several prizes, including the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China, and two Ministerial and Provincial-Level Natural Science Awards. Now he is the dean of Chemical Product Engineering Department, member of the Fine chemical Professional Committee, the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, and a member of academic committee in Taiyuan University of Technology. Liu Lei has won many honors, such as New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Young Sanjin Scholar, Top Young and Middle-aged Innovative Talents of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi, and Top Young Talents in Shanxi Province.

    1.Course: 

    《Document Retrieval and Utilization》、《Inorganic Synthesis Chemistry》、《Crystallochemistry and Crystal Phase Analysis》、《Applied Electrochemistry》


    1.Research Interests

    Prof. Liu Lei’s explores the research area covering: i) novel catalytic materials, ii) conversion of biomass-based raw, iii) high-value utilization of coal-based chemical and iv) synthetic lubricating oil and their application.


    2. Selected Papers

    [1] Niu Yufeng, Zhao Binbin, Liang Yu, Liu Lei*, Dong Jinxiang, Promoting role of oxygen deficiency on a WO3-supported Pt catalyst for glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,3-propanediol, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59(16),7389-7397.

    [2] Ruilong Jia, Zhijun Zuo, Xu Li, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, New strategy for production of primary alcohols from aliphatic olefins by tandem cross-metathesis/hydrogenation, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2020, 31,1525-1529.

    [3] Lei Li, Xinrui Zhao, Chen Chen, Hong Xu, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, Highly Selective Synthesis of Polyalkylated Naphthalenes Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids and Their Tribological Properties as Lubricant Base Oil, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4(18), 5284-5290.

    [4] Shanghua Feng, Binbin Zhao, Yu Liang, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, Improving Selectivity to 1,3-Propanediol for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis Using W and Al-incorporated SBA-15 as Support for Pt nanoparticles, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58 (8), 2661-2671.

    [5] Ruilong Jia, Binbin Zhao, Wenjie Xue, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, Production of high purity allyl alcohol by the salting-out method from formic acid-mediated deoxydehydration of glycerol, J. Chem. Eng. Data 2018, 63(10),3874-3880.

    [6] Shanghua Feng, Binbin Zhao, Lei Liu,* and Jinxiang Dong, Platinum Supported on WO3‑Doped Aluminosilicate: A Highly Efficient Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 11065-11074

    [7] Stef Smeets, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, Lynne B. McCusker*, Ionothermal Synthesis and Structure of a New Layered Zirconium Phosphate, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54 (16), 7953-7958.

    [8] Sanying Li, Wei Wang, Lei Liu*, Jinxiang Dong, Ionothermal synthesis and characterization of two zinc phosphates from a protic ionic liquid, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 6424–6429.

    [9] Wei Wang, Lei Liu*, Jiangfeng Yang, Sanying Li, Jinping Li, Jinxiang Dong, Ionothermal synthesis of two open-framework zirconium phosphates and their gas adsorption properties  Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 12915-12919.

    [10] Lei Liu, Jiangfeng Yang, Jiping Li, Jinxiang Dong, Dubravka Šišak, Marisa Luzzatto, Lynne B. McCusker, Ionothermal Synthesis and Structure Analysis of an Open-framework Zirconium Phosphate with a High CO2/CH4 Adsorption Ratio, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011,50, 8139-8142.

    [11] Lei Liu, Zhao-Feng Chen, Hai-Bo Wei, Yang Li, Yu-Chuan Fu, Hong Xu, Jin-Ping Li, Alexandra M Z Slawin, and Jin-Xiang Dong, Ionothermal Synthesis of Layered Zirconium Phosphates and Their Tribological Properties in Mineral Oil, Inorg. Chem, 2010, 49,8270-8275.

    [12] Lei Liu, Yang Li, Haibo Wei, Mei Dong, Jianguo Wang, Alexandra M Z Slawin, Jinping Li, JinxiangDong  and Russell E. Morris, Ionothermal Synthesis of Zirconium Phosphates and Their Catalytic Behavior in the Selective Oxidation of Cyclohexane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 2206-2209.

    [13] Lei Liu, Stanislav Ferdov, Cristina Coelho, Ying Kong, Luís Mafra, Jin P. Li, Jin X. Dong, Uwe Kolitsch, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Ekkehart Tillmanns, João Rocha, Zhi Lin, A new crystalline layered zinc phosphate with 10-member ring channels perpendicular to layers, Inorg. Chem, 2009, 48, 4598-4600.


    3. Patents

    To date, we have developed several novel synthetic method and technologies in the field of chemical product engineering, and more than 10 Chinese invention patents have been authorized.


    4. Projects

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (project leader):

    [1]Synthesis of Coal-based Cycloalkyl Lubricating Oil and Their Tribological Properties(No. U1910202),2020-2023.

    [2] Rational Design of High-efficiency Pt-WOx/Ta2O5 Catalysts and Their Structure Control Mechanism for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis to 1,3-Propanediol(No. 21978194),2020-2023.

    [3] Porous Metal Phosphate Materials(No.21322608),2014-2016.

    [4] Synthesis of Novel Microporous Phosphate Materials from Protic Ionic Liquids and Their Gas Adsorption Separation Properties(No.21276174),2013-2016.

    [5] Synthesis of Metal Phosphate Molecular sieves from Deep Eutectic Mixture and Their Properties(No.20801039),2009-2011.


    5. Honors

    [1] Liu Lei, Dong Jinxiang, et al. Synthesis of new inorganic porous materials from deep eutectic mixtures and their applied fundamental research,Second Prize for Natural Science Award of Shanxi Province in 2015.

    [2] Li Jinping, Liu Lei, et al. Synthetic Chemistry and Applied Fundamental Research of Inorganic Microporous Materials,Second Prize for Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education in 2009.


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