Research Interest

• Atomic-Level Catalyst Smart Design

Atomically-precise smart design of new catalytic  materials using a combined wet-chemistry and ALD method

 

• Chemical Upgrading

1.   Selective hydrogenation  of dienes, unsaturated aldehydes, alkynes

2.   Aerobic oxidation of  alcohols

3.   Biomass conversions

4.   Alkenes epoxidation

• Clean Energy: Hydrogen  production

Hydrogen as a great  clean energy source has attracted tremendous interest. The Lu research group is  currently focusing on developing new generation of high performance catalysts in the application  of CO-free hydrogen production for fuel cell applications.

1.   Preferential CO oxidation in hydrogen (PROX)

2.   Formic acid  decomposition

3.   Hydrolytic  dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

 

• Clean Environment: CO2 utilization

Global  warming due to the accumulation of atmospheric CO2 has received  widespread attention in recent years. Various techniques related to utilization of CO2 have  been proposed. The Lu research group is currently focusing on the conversion of  CO2 to valuable chemicals and energy products in the following two  ways:

1.   CO2  hydrogenation

2.   CO2  reforming of methane