Wu Pingping（Associate Professor）

  Name：

Wu Pingping

Academic Title：

Associate Professor

Advisor Type：

Master Supervisor

  Department：

Department of Applied Chemistry

Research Interests：

Green synthesis of fine chemicals; 

New catalysts and new catalytic materials

  E-Mail：

wupp@upc.edu.cn

  Telephone：

18254263660

◎Educational Background

2000-2004, China University of Petroleum (East China), Applied chemistry, Bachelor of science

2004-2006, China University of Petroleum (East China), Industrial catalysis, Master of Engineering

2007-2011, National University of Singapore, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, PhD

◎Work Experience

2011-2012, Graphene Research Center, National University of Singapore, Postdoctor

2012-2021, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Department of Applied Chemistry, Lecturer

2021-now，College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Department of Applied Chemistry, Associate Professor

◎Research Direction

[1] Green synthesis of fine chemicals (partial oxidation)：

Cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol (commonly known as K / A oil), the partial oxidation products of cyclohexane, are important intermediates in the production of nylon 6 and nylon 6,6. Cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone are also widely used in the production of medicine, coating, paint and other products. At present, in industry, cobalt salt or borate is mostly used as homogeneous catalyst in cyclohexane partial oxidation process. The homogeneous catalytic process not only has low yield, but also has serious pollution. Therefore, solid catalysts are widely used in the partial oxidation of cyclohexane. The key of cyclohexane partial oxidation process is to improve the selectivity of product K/A oil on the basis of ensuring the conversion of cyclohexane and avoid its further oxidation to by-products. The key to improve the selectivity of K/A oil lies in the selection, design and development of catalyst. Our research group has successfully developed a high activity and high selectivity catalyst for cyclohexane partial oxidation, studied the effects of different additives on the active components, and revealed the influence of the interaction between additives and active components on the reaction activity of the catalyst.

[2] New catalytic materials and new catalysts:

More than 90% of modern industrial processes use catalysts, which are widely used in chemical, petrochemical, biochemical, environmental protection and other fields. Catalysts play an extremely important role in the modern chemical industry, for example, iron catalyst is used in ammonia production, vanadium catalyst is used in sulfuric acid production, and different catalysts are used in the production of three synthetic materials, such as ethylene polymerization and butadiene to rubber. With the continuous growth of people's living needs and the continuous progress of industrial processes, the demand for new catalysts is also increasing. The development and utilization of new catalysts is based on the development of new materials. The research group mainly developed mesoporous silica, ultra-high specific surface mesoporous alumina and noble metal nano catalyst systems supported on new mesoporous and micro composite molecular sieves for partial oxidation reaction, and achieved good reaction results.

◎Research Project

Scientific projects managed: 

[1] Study on selective regulation of products for partial oxidation of toluene over Pd based catalyst, ZR2021ME020，General Projects of Shandong Natural Science Foundation, 2022/1-2024/1.

[2] Study on the surface chemical state of gold nano-catalyst for partial oxidation of cyclohexane, 51601223，National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund project, 2017/01- 2019/12.

[3] Study on surface chemical state and catalytic mechanism of high efficiency gold nano catalyst, 17CX02056，Independent innovation research program of China University of Petroleum (East China), 2017/01-2019/12.

[4] Design of catalyst for selective catalytic oxidation of C6 cycloalkanes to high value-added chemicals, SLK-ZZKT-2017-X，Independent research project plan of State Key Laboratory of heavy oil, 2017/1-2018/12.

[5] Study on the mechanism of partial oxidation of cyclohexane based on gold nanoparticles, 14CX02123A，Independent innovation research program of China University of Petroleum (East China) ,2014/1-2015/12.

[6] Nano gold catalyzes the partial oxidation of cyclohexane, Y1304068，Supported by the scientific research start-up fund of China University of petroleum, 2014/1-2016/12.

Participate in scientific research projects:

[1] China Petroleum Science and technology development project: Development and application of super mesoporous alumina nanofiber carrier, Project's number: 2020A-1817

[2] PetroChina key core technology project: Study on pore structure regulation of high purity alumina, Project's number: 2020A-1816

[3] National key R & D projects: Development of catalyst and process for isomerization of straight chain hydrocarbons sub project of development of complete technology for advanced indirect coal liquefaction and product processing, Project's number: 2017YFB0602500

[4] National Natural Science Foundation of China General project: synthesis of structurally controllable nitrogen doped conjugated skeleton materials and their composites with metal oxides for the preparation of lithium battery electrodes. Project's number: 21572269

[5] National Natural Science Foundation of China_ General project: Research on heterocyclic graphite materials for bifunctional electrodes of metal / air secondary batteries. Project's number: 51873231

◎Representative Papers and Patents

1. Representative Paper published:

At present, more than 40 papers have been published and cited more than 1000 times. 

[1] Pingping Wu, Zhengke He, Yonghui Liu, Lei Song, Chunzheng Wang, Edgar Muhumuza, PengBai, LianmingZhao, SvetlanaMintova, and ZifengYan. Compatibility between Activity and Selectivity in Catalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol with Au−Pd Nanoparticles through Redox Switching of SnO_x. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 42, 49780–49792

[2] Pingping Wu; Song, L.^﹟; Wang, Y.; Liu, X.; He, Z.; Bai, P.^⁎; Yan, Z. High-performance benzyl alcohol oxidation catalyst: Au-Pd alloy with ZrO₂ as promoter. Applied Surface Science, 2021, 537 148059.

[3] Pingping Wu, Liu, H.; Cao, Y.; Xi, S.; Li, Z.; He, Z.; Song, L.; Xu, J.; Bai, P.*; Zhao, L. *; Mintova, S.; Yan, Z. Mesostructured cellular foam silica supported Au–Pt nanoalloy: Enrichment of D-state electrons for promoting the catalytic synergy. Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 2021, 316, 110982.

[4] Pingping Wu, Yunxiang Cao, Lianming Zhao, Yue Wang, Zhengke He, Wei Xing, Peng Bai,^* ****************, Zifeng Yan，Formation of PdO on Au-Pd bimetallic catalyst and the effect on benzyl alcohol oxidation. Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 375, 32–43.

[5] Jing Xu, Yue Wang, Yunxiang Cao, Zhengke He, Lianming Zhao, Ubong Jerome Etim, Peng Bai, Zifeng Yan and Pingping Wu* What is the effect of Sn and Mo oxides on gold catalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol? New Journal of Chemistry， 2019, 43（6）2591-2599.

[6] Pingping Wu, Yunxiang Cao, Yue Wang, Wei Xing, Ziyi Zhong, Peng Bai, Zifeng Yan. Ultrastable bimetallic catalyst with tuned surface electronic properties for highly selective oxidation of cyclohexane.Applied Surface Science, 2018,457, 580–590.

[7] Pingping Wu, Zhipeng Ma, Ubong Jerome Etim, Zifeng Yan, Peng Bai* and Xiu Song Zhao. Synthesis of monodispersed colloidal particles via a hydrothermally promoted double hydrolysis approach. CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 552-561. 

[8] Pingping Wu, Peng Bai, Zifeng Yan, X. S.  Zhao. Gold nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica: origin of high activity and role of Au NPs in selective oxidation of cyclohexane. Scientific Report. 2016, 6,18817-18828.

[9] Zhiheng Li, Pingping Wu.*, Hou Xulian, Dong Liu *, Jianing Wang, Bin Lou, Xue Kong. Probing the essence of strong interaction in oily sludge with thermodynamic analysis, Separation and Purification Technology, 2017, 187, 84-90.

[10] Pingping Wu, Peng Bai, Zhibin Lei, Kian Ping Loh, X. S. Zhao*. Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Functionalized Mesoporous Silica for Selective Oxidation of Cyclohexane. Mesoporous and Microporous Materials, 2011, 141, 222–230.

2. Patents

[1] Wu Pingping; Cao Yunxiang; Bai Peng, a synthesis method of transition metal oxide modified noble metal nano catalyst, July 17, 2020, China, 2017109469422 (authorized)

[2] Wu Pingping; Zhang Hongyu; Wang Pingmei; Shen huibing; Lin Yuanping; Yang Xuegui; Li Peng, 2020-10-16, a preparation method of high temperature clay stabilizer for oil field, 2017112100470 (authorized)

[3] Wu Pingping; Wang Yue; Bai Peng, an ultra-high specific surface mesoporous alumina supported gold nano catalyst (AU/ γ- Synthesis method of Al2O3), 2017-11-17, China, 201711054086.6

[4] Wu Pingping; Wang Yue; Bai Peng, one pot preparation γ- Al2O3 supported Au Pd catalyst, July 15, 2019, China, 201910388250 X.

[5] Wu Pingping; Wang Yue; Song Lei; Bai Peng, a preparation method of Au PD nano catalyst supported on micro composite titanium silicon material, October 26, 2020, China, 202010842973.5

◎Representative Works

[1] Wu Pingping, Bai Peng, Yan Zifeng. Exploration on English Teaching of student-centered postgraduate professional courses. Chemistry education, 2016, 37 (8) 57-60.

[2] Wu Pingping, song Lei, Yin Changlong, Li junbai Peng. Seeing hydrogen bond: establishment and application of eutectic solvent system comprehensive teaching experiment design and practice. Chemistry education, 2022, 43 (4) 65-69.

◎Awards and Honors

[1] 2019, Second prize of technical invention, China Petroleum Technology Association, ranking 3/8.

[2] 2016, First prize of Qingdao science and technology progress award, ranking 6 / 15

[3] 2016 and 2018, rated as excellent trade union member by China University of Petroleum (East China) twice.

[4] 2017, rated as excellent teacher by the College of chemical engineering.

[5] 2015 and 2019, awarded as the top ten and top 100 head teacher of the school.

◎Courses Offered

Undergraduate：《Basis of catalysis》《Oilfield Applied Chemistry》《Introduction to Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering》《Petroleum Composition and Conversion Chemistry》《Oilfield Chemical Agent》《Research Progress of Enhanced oil recovery》《Food Additives and Food Safety》

Postgraduate：Participate in the curriculum reform and construction of the full English Course Catalyst principle II for postgraduates.

◎Student Training

1. Supervise Postgraduate Students

Co-supervised 3 postgraduate students, 3 academic master students and 1 professional master student. 6 students have graduated, 4 of which took part in work and 2 continue to study.

2. Typical student：

Song Lei, a graduate student in 2021, won the National Scholarship in 2021.

Edgar Muhumuza (Uganda), a 2021 graduate student, got the offers of both Arizona State University and the Colorado Institute of mining for his doctorate.

3. Admissions Instructions：

Enrollment major: Chemical Engineering, Material Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Enrollment Requirements: Love life, love learning, respect yourself, respect others, have a sense of responsibility and teamwork.

◎Part-time Academic Job

Served as a special reviewer of J. Mater.  Chem, Micropor.  Mesopor.  Mater, Catal.  Today et al several international journals