Research Interests

• Selected Catalytic Reduction of NOx  

• Catalytic Control of Volatile Organic Compounds  

• Catalytic Combustion of Natural Gas  

• Atmospherical Interface Chemistry and Basic Theory of Environmental Catalysis

Biography

• 2014 – presentProfessor, PhD Supervisor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, China

• 2012.4 – 2013.4Visiting Professor, Catalysis Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

• 2008.7 - 2014.11Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, China

• 2006.10 - 2008.6Postdoctoral fellow, Environmental Chemistry, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

• 2003.8 - 2006.9 Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, State key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prizes and Awards

• Construction and Mechanistic Study of Low-Temperature, High-Efficiency Vanadium-Free Rare-Earth-Based DeNOx Catalysts. (Natural Science Foundation of China, 2021YFB3500601）  

• Low-Temperature Decomposition of Ammonium Bisulfate for NH3-Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx (Natural Science Foundation of China, No.21976037)  

• complete oxidation of gaseous benzene over single metal atoms supported on doped Hollandite-type manganese oxides (HMO) at low temperatures (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 21777030)

• Strong alkali-resistant catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 21477023)  

• Emission controlling technology of nitric oxides from   biomass burning (Key Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, Granted No. 14JC1400400)  

• Addressing the future de-NOx catalysis: alkali-resistant biomass (Co-)fuelled power plants (Sino Dutch Cooperation Fundation, Granted No. 13CDP013)  

• Controlling chemistry of air pollution (Supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Granted No. NCET-12-0131)  

• Complete oxidation of formaldehyde on catalytically active single-atom metal centers at low temperatures (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 21277032)  

• Selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over hydrophobic and SO2-resistent manganese oxide sieves at low temperatures (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 21077026)  

• Removal of formaldehyde over manganese oxide octahedral molucular sieve catalysts at low temperatures (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 20977018)  

• Selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3 over manganese oxide octahedral molucular sieve catalysts at low temperature (Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai City, China, Granted No. 09ZR1402500)  

• The key technology and reaction mechanism in catalytic removal of formaldehyde (Doctoral Programme Foundation of The Ministry of Education, China, Granted No. 20090071120005)  

• Complete oxidation of formaldehyde over Mn-Ce mixed oxide catalysts at room temperature (Natural Science Foundation of China, Granted No. 20637001)  

• Catalytic eliminations of CO and formaldehyde at low temperatures (Natural Science Foundation of China Post-doctor, Granted No. 20070410070)

Key Publications

1. Xu, D.; Jin, Y.; He, B.; Fang, X.; Chen, G.; Qu, W.; Xu, C.; Chen, J.; Ma, Z.; Chen, L.; Tang, X.; Liu, X.; Wei, G.; Chen, Y., Electronic communications between active sites on individual metallic nanoparticles in catalysis. Nat Commun. 2024, 15, 8614.     

2. Chen, Y.; Tang, D.; Huang, Z.; Liu, X.; Chen, J.; Sekiguchi, T.; Qu, W.; Chen, J.; Xu, D.; Bando, Y.; Hu, X.; Wang, X.; Golberg, D.; Tang, X., Stable single atomic silver wires assembling into a circuitry-connectable nanoarray. Nat Commun. 2021, 12, 1191.     

3. Qu, W.; Liu, X.; Chen, J.; Dong, Y.; Tang, X.; Chen, Y., Single-atom catalysts reveal the dinuclear characteristic of active sites in NO selective reduction with NH3. Nat Commun. 2020, 11, 1532.     

4. Huang, Z.; Liang, J.-X.; Tang, D.; Chen, Y.; Qu, W.; Hu, X.; Chen, J.; Dong, Y.; Xu, D.; Golberg, D.; Li, J.; Tang, X., Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidation. Chem 2022, 8 (11), 3008-3017.     

5. Qu, W.; Yuan, H.; Ren, Z.; Qi, J.; Xu, D.; Chen, J.; Chen, L.; Yang, H.; Ma, Z.; Liu, X.; Wang, H.; Tang, X., An Atom‐Pair Design Strategy for Optimizing the Synergistic Electron Effects of Catalytic Sites in NO Selective Reduction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (52), e202212703.     

6. Hu, P.; Huang, Z.; Amghouz, Z.; Makkee, M.; Xu, F.; Kapteijn, F.; Dikhtiarenko, A.; Chen, Y.; Gu, X.; Tang, X., Electronic Metal–Support Interactions in Single‐Atom Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53 (13), 3418-3421.     

7. Huang, Z.; Gu, X.; Wen, W.; Hu, P.; Makkee, M.; Lin, H.; Kapteijn, F.; Tang, X., A “Smart” Hollandite DeNOx Catalyst: Self‐Protection against Alkali Poisoning. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 52 (2), 660-664.     

8. Huang, Z.; Gu, X.; Cao, Q.; Hu, P.; Hao, J.; Li, J.; Tang, X., Catalytically Active Single‐Atom Sites Fabricated from Silver Particles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51 (17), 4198-4203.     

9. Fang, X.; Qin, T.; Chen, J.; Ma, Z.; Liu, X.; Tang, X., Atom pairing enhances sulfur resistance in low-temperature SCR via upshifting the lowest unoccupied states of cerium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (27), 12272-12280.     

10. Qu, W.; Fang, X.; Ren, Z.; Chen, J.; Liu, X.; Ma, Z.; Tang, X., NO Selective Catalytic Reduction over Atom-Pair Active Sites Accelerated via In Situ NO Oxidation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57 (20), 7858-7866.     

11. Fang, X.; Qu, W.; Qin, T.; Hu, X.; Chen, L.; Ma, Z.; Liu, X.; Tang, X., Abatement of nitrogen oxides via selective catalytic reduction over Ce1–W1 atom-pair sites. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (10), 6631-6638.

12. Xiaolei Hu, Junxiao Chen, Weiye Qu, Rui Liu, Dongrun Xu, Zhen Ma, and Xingfu Tang*. Sulfur-Resistant Ceria-Based Low-Temperature SCR Catalysts with the Non-bulk Electronic States of Ceria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 8, 5435-5441.

13. Yaxin Chen, Chao Li, Junxiao Chen, and Xingfu Tang* Self-Prevention of Well-Defined-Facet Fe2O3/MoO3 against Deposition of Ammonium Bisulfate in Low-Temperature NH3-SCR. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 11796-11802.

14. Junxiao Chen, Yaxin Chen, Meijuan Zhou, Zhiwei Huang, Jiayi Gao, Zhen Ma, Jianmin Chen, and Xingfu Tang*. Enhanced Performance of Ceria-Based NOx Reduction Catalysts by Optimal Support Effect. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 473-478.

15. Yaxin Chen, Jiayi Gao, Zhiwei Huang, Meijuan Zhou, Junxiao Chen, Chao Li, Zhen Ma, Jianmin Chen, and Xingfu Tang*. Sodium Rivals Silver as Single-Atom Active Centers for Catalyzing Abatement of Formaldehyde. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 12, 7084-7090.

16. Yaxin Chen, Guangkai Tian, Meijuan Zhou, Zhiwei Huang, Chenxi Lu, Pingping Hu, Jiayi Gao, Zhaoliang Zhang*, and Xingfu Tang*. Catalytic Control of Typical Particulate Matters and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Simulated Biomass Burning. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50, 5825-5831.