Bowen Li，Associate Professor
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Introduction
Dr. Li is currently working as associate professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree in 2015 and Ph.D. Degree in 2019, both from National University of Singapore. His research focuses on synthesis and morphology control of integrated nanocatalysts (INCs). He has proposed several synthetic strategies for making encapsulated nanocatalysts, utilizing porous materials like zeolites and MOFs as supports. Owning to the unique structural merits, such catalysts have shown promising reactivity and selectivity improvements in CO2 conversion, tandem imination and other gas/liquid phase reactions. Synthesis of noble metal ion encapsulated catalysts have been realized by using organic silica support, achieving heterogeneous catalysis for Suzuki coupling reaction. Pd aggregation and nanoparticle formation during reaction have been minimized, enhancing the catalyst stability when used in recycled runs.
Educational Background
2011/08-2015/06 undergraduate, National University of Singapore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
2015/08-2019/12Phd candidate, National University of Singapore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research Experience
2020/01-2022/03 Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Cambridge Center for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology
Since 2022/04 Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research Interests
Synthesis, morphology control and application of nanocatalysts; catalyst design, synthesis and industrial application of CO2 related reactions
Representative works
1) Bowen Li, Kelvin Mingyao Kwok, and Hua Chun Zeng*. Versatile Hollow ZSM-5 Nanoreactors Loaded with Tailorable Metal Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation Reactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 20524-20538.
2) Bowen Li, and Hua Chun Zeng*. Minimalization of Metallic Pd Formation in Suzuki Reaction with a Solid-State Organometallic Catalyst. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 33827-33837.
3) Bowen Li, and Hua Chun Zeng*. Synthetic Chemistry and Multifunctionality of an Amorphous Ni-MOF-74 Shell on a Ni/SiO2 Hollow Catalyst for Efficient Tandem Reactions. Chemistry of Materials 2019, 31, 5320-5330.
4) Bowen Li, and Hua Chun Zeng*. Architecture and preparation of hollow catalytic devices. Advanced Materials 2019, 31, 1801104.
5) Bowen Li, and Hua Chun Zeng*. Formation combined with intercalation of Ni and its alloy nanoparticles within mesoporous silica for robust catalytic reactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10, 29435-29447.
