Personnel:

Yanping Zhai, Ph.D. Student

Education:
2001 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China 2001 B.S. Engineering Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China 2005 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Research Interests:
Heterogeneous catalysis, Fuel cell processing and environmental pollution prevention

Research Activities:
Investigating the synthesis and optimization of nanoscale Pt/Au catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas-shift reaction

Publications:

1. Y. Zhai, D. Pierre, R. Si, W. Deng, P. Ferrin, A. Nilekar, et al., "Alkali-Stabilized Pt-OH_x Species Catalyze Low-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reactions", Science 329, 1633 (2010).
2. M. Shen, Y. Zhai, J. Wang, "Study on technology of producing environmental friendly", Machinery for cereals oil and food processing 7, 50 (2004).
3. Y. Zhai, M. Shen, J. Wang, "Applying the effective technology of producing phosphine", Machinery for cereals oil and food processing 5, 47 (2004).
4. Y. Zhai, M. Shen, J. Wang, "The progress on study of phosphine fumigant gas", Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering 20, 248 (2003).
5. M. Shen, J, Wang, D. Weng, Y Zhai, "Methods of disposing fumigating residue and recycling Al₂O₃" (Application NO. 200410020316.3).
6. M. Shen, J, Wang, D. Weng, Y Zhai, "Method of preparation Al₂O₃ from AlP" (Application NO. 200410020317.3).

Oral Presentations:

1. Y. Zhai, D. Pierre, R. Si, W. Deng, H. Saltsburg, M. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, "Water-Gas Shift Activity of Platinum Promoted by Alkali Ions", AIChE 2009, Nashville, TN
2. Y. Zhai, R. Si, W. Deng, M. Flytzni-Stephanopoulos, A. Frenkel, S. Overbury, et al., "Reaction-Relevant Gold Structures in Au-CeO2 and Au-Fe2O3 Catalysts and Structure sensitivity of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction", NAM 2009, San Francisco, LA
3. Y. Zhai, R. Si, W. Deng, A. Frenkel, M. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, S. Overbury, et al., "Reaction-Relevant Gold Structures in Au-FeOx Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction", AIChE 2008, Philadelphia, PA