Coal plays an important role in China's energy structure. Coal combustion is one of the major sources of major pollutants in the ambient air of China (i.e., PM2.5, NOx, SO2 and heavy metals, etc.), and is one of the main culprits leading to large-scale haze in the central and eastern regions of China. Environmental Catalysis Research Group's main research work is that aimed at the major national demand for nitrogen oxides and mercury emission reduction from coal-fired flue gas, based on surface science and materials science, and by means of environmental catalysis, to try to provide the best solution for reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides and mercury from coal-fired flue gases. So far, our group has hosted approximately 5 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation, the Natural Science Fund of Jiangsu Province, etc. More than 35 SCI research papers have been published in major journals in environmental science and technology field, such as Environmental Science & Technology, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, etc.
Current Staff:
Head of research group: Shijian Yang, Professor
Staff: Jian Mei, Assistant Professor
Hui Zhao, Post Doctor
Main research area:
1. Control of Hg0 emission from coal-fired and smelting flue gases
2. Control of NOx emission from coal-fired power plants
3. Environment functional materials
Research Projects:
1. Hydrogen sulfide pretreatment and transition metal doping enhanced magnetic iron-based spinel for low-temperature adsorption of gaseous zero-valent mercury (The National Natural Science Fund of China) (2018-2021)
2. Modulation of interfacial reactivity of transition-based metal isomorphous substitutions on iron-based spinel minerals (The Natural Science Fund of Jiangsu Province) (2015-2018)
3. Regulation of transition metal matrix isomorphous replacement on the reaction performance of iron-based spinel NH3-SCR (The National Natural Science Fund of China) (2014-2017)
Academic Achievement:
1. Kong, L. N.; Zou, S. J.; Mei, J.; Geng, Y.; Zhao, H.; Yang, S. J.*, Outstanding resistance of H2S-modified Cu/TiO2 to SO2 for capturing gaseous Hg0 from non-ferrous metal smelting flue gas: Performance and reaction mechanism. Environmental science & technology, 2018, 52, 10003-10010. (IF=6.653)
2. Zou, S. J.; Liao, Y.; Xiong, S. C.; Huang, N.; Geng. Y.; Yang, S. J.*, H2S-modified Fe-Ti spinel: A recyclable magnetic sorbent for recovering gaseous elemental mercury from the flue gas as a co-benefit of the wet electrostatic precipitators. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 3426-3434. (IF=6.653)
3. Xiong, S. C.; Xiao, X.; Huang, N.; Dang, H.; Liao, Y.; Zou, S. J.; Yang, S. J.*, Elemental mercury oxidation over Fe-Ti-Mn spinel: Performance, mechanism and reaction kinetics. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 531-539. (IF=6.653)
4. Liao, Y.; Chen D.; Zou S.J.; Xiong S. C.; Xiao, X.; Dang, H.; Chen, T. H.; Yang, S. J.*, Recyclable naturally derived magnetic pyrrhotite for elemental mercury recovery from flue gas. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50, 10562-10569. (IF=6.653)
5. Yang, S. J.; Yan, N. Q.*; Guo, Y. F.; Wu, D. Q.; He, H. P.; Qu, Z.; Li, J. F.; Zhou, Q.; Jia, J. P., Gaseous elemental mercury capture from flue gas using magnetic nanosized (Fe3-xMnx)1-δO4. Environmental Science & Technology, 2011, 45, 1540-1546. (IF=6.653)
6. Yang, S. J.*; Xiong, S. C.; Liao, Y.; Xiao, X.; Qi, F. H.; Peng, Y.; Fu, Y. W.; Shan, W. P.; Li, J. H.*, Mechanism of N2O formation during the low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3over Mn-Fe spinel. Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48, 10354-10362. (IF=6.653)
7. Yang, S. J.; Guo, Y. F.; Yan, N. Q.*; Wu, D. Q.; He, H. P.; Xie, J. K.; Qu, Z.; Yang, C.; Jia, J. P., A novel multi-functional magnetic Fe-Ti-V spinel catalyst for elemental mercury capture and callback from flue gas. Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 8377-8379. (IF=6.290)
8. Yang, S. J.*; Qi, F. H.; Xiong, S. C.; Dang, H.; Liao, Y.; Wong, P. K.*; Li, J. H.*, MnOx supported on Fe-Ti spinel: A novel Mn based low temperature SCR catalyst with a high N2selectivity. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 181, 570-580. (IF=11.698)
9. Yang, S. J.; Wang, C. Z.; Li, J. H.*; Yan, N. Q.*; Ma, L.; Chang, H. Z., Low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over Mn-Fe spinel: Performance, mechanism and kinetic study. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2011, 110, 71-80. (IF=11.698)
10. Yang, S. J.; Li, J. H.*; Wang, C. Z.; Chen, J. H.; Ma, L.; Chang, H. Z.; Chen, L.; Peng, Y.; Yan, N. Q.*, Fe-Ti spinel for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3: Mechanism and structure-activity relationship. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2012, 117, 73-80. (IF=11.698)
11. Yang, S. J.; Guo, Y. F.; Yan, N. Q.*; Wu, D. Q.; He, H. P.; Xie, J. K.; Qu, Z.; Jia, J. P., Remarkable effect of the incorporation of titanium on the catalytic activity and SO2 poisoning resistance of magnetic Mn-Fe spinel for elemental mercury capture. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2011, 101, 698-708. (IF=11.698)
12. Yang, S. J.; Guo, Y. F.; Chang, H. Z.; Ma, L.; Peng, Y.; Qu, Z.; Yan, N. Q.; Wang, C. Z.; Li, J. H.*, Novel effect of SO2 on the SCR reaction over CeO2: Mechanism and significance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 136, 19-28. (IF=11.698)
13. Yang, S. J.; He, H. P.*; Wu, D. Q.; Chen, D.; Liang, X. L.; Qin, Z. H.; Fan, M. D.; Zhu, J. X.; Yuan, P., Decolorization of methylene blue by heterogeneous Fenton reaction using Fe3-xTixO4 (0 ≤x≤ 0.78) at neutral pH values. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2009, 89, 527-535. (IF=11.698)
14. Yang, S. J.; Guo, Y. F.; Yan, N. Q.*; Wu, D. Q.; He, H. P.; Qu, Z.; Yang, C.; Zhou, Q.; Jia, J. P., Nanosized cation-deficient Fe-Ti spinel: A novel magnetic sorbent for elemental mercury capture from flue gas. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011, 3, 209-217. (IF=8.097)
15. Yang, S. J.; Wang, C. Z.; Ma, L.; Peng, Y.; Qu, Z.; Yan, N. Q.; Chen, J. H.; Chang, H. Z.; Li, J. H.*, Substitution of WO3 in V2O5/WO3-TiO2 by Fe2O3 for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2013, 3, 161-168. (IF=5.365)
16. Yang, S. J.; Wang, C. Z.; Chen, J. H.; Peng, Y.; Ma, L.; Chang, H. Z.; Chen, L.; Liu, C. X.; Xu, J. Y.; Li, J. H.*; Yan, N. Q.*, A novel magnetic Fe-Ti-V spinel catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3in a broad temperature range. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2012, 2, 915-917. (IF=5.365)
17. Yang, S. J.; Fu, Y. W.; Liao, Y.; Xiong, S. C.; Qu, Z.; Yan, N. Q.; Li, J. H.*, Competition of selective catalytic reduction and non selective catalytic reduction over MnOx/TiO2 for NO removal: the relationship between gaseous NO concentration and N2O selectivity. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2014, 4, 224-232. (IF=5.365)
18. Xiong, S. C.; Liao, Y.; Xiao, X.; Dang, H.; Yang, S. J.*, The mechanism of the effect of H2O on the low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over Mn-Fe spinel. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2015, 5, 2132-2140. (IF=5.365)
19. Yang, S. J.*; Liao, Y.; Xiong, S. C.; Qi, F. H.; Dang, H.; Xiao, X.; Li, J. H.*, N2 selectivity of NO reduction by NH3 over MnOx-CeO2: Mechanism and key factors. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118, 21500-21508. (IF=4.484)
20. Xiong, S. C.; Liao, Y.; Xiao, X.; Dang, H.; Yang, S. J.*, Novel effect of H2O on the low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over MnOx-CeO2: Mechanism and kinetic study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119, 4180-4187. (IF=4.484)
21. Xiao, X.; Xiong, S. C.; Shi, Y. J.; Shan, W. P.; Yang, S. J.*, Effect of H2O and SO2 on the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over Ce/TiO2 catalyst: Mechanism and kinetic study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 1066-1076. (IF=4.484)
22. Xiong, S. C.; Weng J. X.; Liao Y.; Li, B.; Zou S. J.; Geng, Y.; Xiao, X.; Huang, N.; Yang S. J.*, Alkali metal deactivation on the low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3over MnOx-CeO2: A mechanism study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 15299-15309. (IF=4.484)
23. Li, B.; Xiong, S. C.; Liao, Y.; Xiao, X.; Huang, N.; Geng, Y.; Zou, S. J.; Yang, S. J.*, Why the low temperature SCR performance of Cr/TiO2 much less than that of Mn/TiO2: A mechanism study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 23511-23522. (IF=4.484)
24. Yang, S. J.; Guo, Y. F.; Yan, N. Q.*; Qu, Z.; Xie, J. K.; Yang, C.; Jia, J. P., Capture of gaseous elemental mercury from flue gas using a magnetic and sulfur poisoning resistant sorbent Mn/γ-Fe2O3 at lower temperatures. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011, 186, 508-515. (IF=6.434)
25. Liao, Y.; Xiong, S. C.; Dang, H.; Xiao, X.; Yang, S. J.*; Wong, P. K.*, The centralized control of elemental mercury emission from the flue gas by a magnetic regenerable Fe-Ti-Mn spinel. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2015, 299, 740-746. (IF=6.434)
