Weizhong Qian

Ph.D., Professor
Tel: 86-10-62794133; Fax: 86-10-62772051;
Email: qianwz@ tsinghua.edu.cn
Address: Dept. Chem. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, 100084. China

1. Education Background and Working Experience

• Full professor. 2015.12~, Tsinghua
• Visiting associate professor, 2008.2.17-2008.8.18, MSE, Cornell Univ., USA
• Associate professor: 2005.12-2015.11, Tsinghua
• Assistant Professor: 2002.7- 2005.11, Tsinghua
• Ph.D candidate, 1999.5-2002.7, DCE, Tsinghua
• M.S. candidate, 1996.7-1999.3, Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology
• Chemical Engineer, 1992.7-1996.7, Shanxi dong’an Chemical Factory
• Bachelor Degree, 1988.7-1992.7, Beijing Institute of Technology,

2. Research Fields:

• Carbon Nanomaterials (Carbon nanotubes, Graphene or Their hybrids): Mass Production, Application in 4V Supercapacitor and Application in water purification.
• New Coal Chemical Technology (Methanol to Aromatics: catalysis and reactor technology).
• New Methane Technology (Methane to Aromatics; Production of hydrogen, free of COx : catalyst and fluidized reactor design, its enhance production by many coupled processes)
• Multistage fluidized bed reactor technology (Hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (diameter of 4-5 m, height of 30 m, 50-100 kt/a), Vinyl chloride monomer production (from acetylene, diameter of 4-5 m, height of 30 m, 50-100 kt/a), Methanol production; Methanol to aromatics; production of carbon nanotubes)

3. Selective publications:
(1) Carbon nanomaterials & energy storage:

• Wei F, Qian WZ, 《Mass production technology of carbon nanotubes》（book）, Sci. Press.2012, China.
• Cui CJ, Qian WZ*, Wei F*, et al., Highly Electroconductive Mesoporous Graphene Nanofibers and Their Capacitance Performance at 4 V . J Am Chem Soc. 2014, 136,2256.
• Zhang RF, Zhang YY*, Zhang Q, Qian WZ, Wei F*.Superlubricity in centimetres-long double-walled carbon nanotubes under ambient conditions. Nature Nanotechnology, 2013, 8,912. Front cover
• Wen Q, Qian WZ*, NIe JQ, Cao AY, Wei F*. et al. 100 mm long, Semiconducting, Triple-walled Carbon Nanotubes. Adv. Mater. 2010,22,1867. Front cover
• Liu Y, Qian WZ*, Zhang Q, Cao AY, Li ZF, Zhou WP, Ma Y, Wei F. Hierarchical agglomerates of carbon nanotubes as high-pressure cushions. Nano Letters 2008,8,1323.
• Xiang R, Luo GH, QianWZ*，Zhang Q, Wei F*  et al. Encapsulation, compensation, and substitution of catalyst particles during continuous growth of carbon nanotubes. Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 2360.
• Kong CY, Qian WZ*, et al., Raising the performance of a 4 V supercapacitor based on an EMIBF4- single walled carbon nanotube nanofluid electrolyte, Chem Commun. 2013,49,10727.
•  Yu YT, Cui CJ, Qian WZ*, Full capacitance potential of SWCNT electrode in ionic liquids at 4 V. J. Mater. Chem A, 2014,2,19897.
• Wen Q, Zhang RF, Qian WZ,* Wei F.* Growing 20 cm Long DWNTs/TWNTs at a Rapid Growth Rate of 80-90 μm/s. Chem Mater.2010, 22, 1294.
• Qian WZ*, Tian T, Guo CY, Wen Q, et al. Enhanced activation and decomposition of CH4 by the addition of C2H4 or C2H2 for hydrogen and carbon nanotube production. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112,7588. s
• Wen Q, Qian WZ,* Wei F, Liu Y, CO2-Assisted SWNT Growth on Porous Catalyst. Chem Mater. 2007, 19, 1226.
• Qian WZ*, Liu T, Wei F. Enhanced production of carbon nanotubes: combination of catalyst reduction and methane decomposition. Appl Catal. A 2004,258-121.
• Qian WZ*, Liu T, Wang ZW, Production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from methane decomposition in a two-stage fluidized bed reactor. Appl Catal. A, 2004,260,223.
• Qian WZ*, Wei F, Wang ZW, et al. What causes the carbon nanotubes collapse in a CVD process, J Chem Phys, 2003,118,878.
• Qian WZ*, Wei F. et al, Production of carbon nanotubes in a packed bed and a fluidized bed. AIChE J, 2013, 69,619.

(2) Zeolite- catalysis and Engineering-related work

• Shen K, Qian WZ*, et al., Fabrication of c-Axis Oriented ZSM-5 Hollow Fibers Based on an in Situ Solid-Solid Transformation Mechanism, J Am Chem Soc, 2013,135,15322.
• Zhang JG, Qian WZ*, etal., Increasing Para-xylene Selectivity in making aroamtics from methanol over a surface modified Zn/P/ZSM-5 catalyst. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 2982.
• Shen K, Wang N, Qian WZ*, et al., Atmospheric pressure synthesis of nanosized ZSM-5 with enhanced catalytic performance for methanol to aromatics reaction. Catal Sci Techn. 2014,4,3840.
• Wang N, Qian WZ*, Wei F. Bayberry-like ZnO/MFI zeolite as high performance methanol-to-aromatics catalyst. Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 2011. Front cover.
• Wang N, Qian WZ*, Wei F. Fabrication and catalytic properties of three dimensional ordered zeolite arrays with interconnected micro-meso-macroporous structure. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 10834. Front cover.
• Su C, Qian WZ*, Tang XP, et al., Conversion of methanol with C5–C6hydrocarbons into aromatics in a two-stage fluidized bed reactor. Catal Today 2016, 264-63.
• Wang T, Tang XP, Qian WZ*, et al, Conversion of methanol to aromatics in fluidized bed reactor. Catal Today, 2014, 233,8.
• Wei XB, Shi HB, Qian WZ,* Fei Wei*. Gas-Phase Catalytic Hydrochlorination of Acetylene in a Two-Stage Fluidized-Bed Reactor. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 128.
• Diao SG, Qian WZ*, Luo GH, Wei F. Gaseous catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in a two-stage fluidized bed reactor. Appl Catal A. 2005,286,30.

4. Awards

• Natural & Science award, first grade, MOE, China, 2015
• Science and Technology Progress award, first grade, CPCA, China, 2015
• Technical and Invention Award, first grade, MOE, China, 2012
• Excellent Young Scientist Award by Chinese Petroleum & Chemical Associate, 2012
• Excellent Chinese Patent Application Award, 2010
• Award of Chinese Society of Particuology for Excellent Young Scientist, 2008
• National Science and Technology Progress award of China, Second Grade, 2008
• Natural & Science award, first grade, MOE, China, 2005
• National top100 doctoral dissertations award of China,2005
• Formal candidate of Italgas prize for Scientific & Environmental, 2004.

5. Scientific & Social Activity

• Secretariat of Energy particle Committee of Chinese Particuology Society, 2013-
• Member of Chinese Particuology Society, 2008-
• Secretariat General, A3 symposium (China, Japan, Korea) of nanomaterials: Emerging materials for Energy& Environmental, 2010
• Secretariat-General, Tenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT09, June,21-16,2009, Beijing)
• Secretariat-General and a keynote talker, The Third Asian Particle Technology Symposium (APT2007, Sept, 3-Sept, 5, 2007, Beijing).