Feng Zeng

Professor

Address：College of Chemical Engineering

Email：zeng@njtech.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience

Professor 2021-now

Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China

College of Chemical Engineering

State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering

PostDoc 2019-2021

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry

Working with Prof. Regina Palkovits

Ph.D. 2019

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry

Supervisor: Prof. Regina Palkovits

Master 2015

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, China

Department of Hydrogenation Catalyst

Supervisor: Prof. Qinghe Yang

Bachelor 2012

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Nano-Structured Catalytic Materials

CO2 Hydrogenation

Syngas Conversion

Synthesis of Higher Alcohols

Water Electrolysis

Academic achievements

Borchers-Plakette, Aachen Germany, 2020

Selected Publications

[1] Zeng, F., Xi, X., Cao, H., Pei, Y., Heeres, H. J., & Palkovits, R. (2019). Synthesis of mixed alcohols with enhanced C3+ alcohol production by CO hydrogenation over potassium promoted molybdenum sulfide. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 246, 232-241.

[2] Zeng, F., Mebrahtu, C., Xi, X., Liao, L., Ren, J., Xie, J., Heeres, H. J. & Palkovits, R. (2021). Catalysts Design for Higher Alcohols Synthesis by CO2 Hydrogenation: Trends and Future Perspectives. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 291, 120073.

[3] Xi, X., Zeng, F., (co-first author) Cao, H., Cannilla, C., Bisswanger, T., de Graaf, S., ... & Heeres, H. J. (2020). Enhanced C3+ alcohol synthesis from syngas using KCoMoSx catalysts: effect of the Co-Mo ratio on catalyst performance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 272, 118950.

[4] Xi, X., Zeng, F., (co-first author) Zhang, H., Wu, X., Ren, J., Bisswanger, T., ... & Heeres, H. J. (2021). CO2 hydrogenation to higher alcohols over K-promoted bimetallic Fe-In catalysts on a Ce-ZrO2 support. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(18), 6235-6249.

[5] Zeng, F., Mebrahtu, C., Liao, L., Beine, A. K., & Palkovits, R. (2022). Stability and deactivation of OER electrocatalysts: A review. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 69, 301-329.ng Journal, 2009, 145: 371-376.