The Gene and Linda Voiland School of
Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Faculty & Staff
Yizhi Xiang, PhD
Yizhi Xiang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Working with Dr. Norbert Kruse
Selective catalytic CO or CO2 hydrogenation for the synthesis of higher alcohols with tunable chain lengthening probability to either short chain C2-C6 or long chain C7-C14 fraction
Office: 151 Wegner Hall 📧yizhi.xiang@wsu.edu
The Gene and Linda VoilandSchool of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
1505 Stadium Way, Room 105
P.O. Box 646515
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6515
Research Interests
Selective catalytic CO or CO2 hydrogenation for the synthesis of higher alcohols with tunable chain lengtening probability to either short chain C2-C6 or long chain C7-C14 fraction.
Education
- PhD in Engineering in Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, China, Sept. 2005–June 2010
Experience
- Postdoctoral research associate, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, April 2011–November 2013
Selected Publications
- Xiang Y.Z, Barbosa R., Li X.N., Kruse N., Ternary Cobalt-Copper-Niobium Catalysts for the Selective CO Hydrogenation to Higher Alcohols. ACS Catal. 2015. 5(5), 2929–2934.
- Xiang Y.Z., Barbosa R., Kruse N. Higher Alcohols through CO Hydrogenation over CoCu Catalysts: Influence of Precursor Activation. ACS Catal. 2014, 4(8), 2792–2800.
- Xiang Y.Z., Kong L.N., Xie P.Y., Xu T.Y., Wang J.G., Li X.N. Carbon nanotubes and activated carbons supported catalysts for phenol in situ hydrogenation: hydrophobic/hydrophilic effect, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2014, 53, 2197–2203.
- Xiang Y.Z., Chitry V., Liddicoat P., Felfer P., Cairney J., Ringer S., Kruse N. Long-chain terminal alcohols through catalytic CO hydrogenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135(19), 7114–7117.
- Xiang Y.Z., Chitry V., Kruse N. Selective catalytic CO hydrogenation to short- and long-chain C2+ alcohols. Catal. Lett., 2013, 143, 936–941.