Hao Tian (田昊) received his B.S. (2014) and Ph.D. (2020) degrees from Tianjin University, both in chemical engineering. He worked as a a postdoctoral research fellow at Peking University from 2020 to 2023. Since December 2023, he has been an associate professor in chemical engineering in Shandong University. Dr. Tian’s research focus on heterogeneous catalysis, including catalytic materials, catalytic kinetics and reactor engineering.

Education

Tianjin University                                                                                                 Tianjin, P. R. China

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Adviser: Prof. Jinlong Gong)                             2014.9 - 2020.7

B.S. in Chemical Engineering                                                                                     2010.9 - 2014.7

Professional Experience

Shandong University                                                                          Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China

Associate professor in chemical engineering                                                          2023.12 - present

Peking University                                                                                              Beijing, P. R. China

Postdoctoral researcher in Physical Chemistry (Adviser: Prof. Bingjun Xu)        2020.7 - 2023.12

Research Interests

Heterogeneous Catalysis; Catalytic Kinetics; Catalyst Design

Publications（‪Hao Tian‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬; Web of Science ResearcherID: F-6588-2016; ORCID: 0000-0002-6666-290X）

[1] Hao Tian, Bingjun Xu*, “Kinetic Insights into Boron-Based Materials Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes,” Precis. Chem., 2024, 2, 182–192.

[2] Hao Tian, Wenying Li, Linhai He, Yunzhu Zhong, Shutao Xu, Hai Xiao, Bingjun Xu*, “Rationalizing Kinetic Behaviors of Isolated Boron Sites Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane,” Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 6520.

[3] Hao Tian^#, Yiwei Liu^#, Bingjun Xu*, “Kinetic Investigations of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane on Boron Oxide in Confined Spaces,” Catal. Today, 2023, 420, 114048.

[4] Hao Tian, Bingjun Xu*, “Oxidative co-dehydrogenation of ethane and propane over h-BN as an effective means for C–H bond activation and mechanistic investigations,” Chin. J. Catal., 2022, 43, 2173–2182.

[5] Hao Tian, Chunlei Pei, Sai Chen, Yang Wu, Zhijian Zhao, Jinlong Gong*, “Regulation of Oxygen Activity by Lattice Confinement over Ni_xMg_1−xO Catalysts for Renewable Hydrogen Production,” Engineering, 2022, 12, 62–69.

[6] 田昊, 徐冰君*, “多相催化中自由基及其反应的研究新进展,” 复旦学报(自然科学版), 2022, 61, 662–669.

[7] Hao Tian, Chunlei Pei, Yang Wu, Sai Chen, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong*, “Tunable metal-oxide interaction with balanced Ni⁰/Ni²⁺ sites of Ni_xMg_1−xO for ethanol steam reforming,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2021, 293, 120178.

[8] Hao Tian, Xinyu Li, Sai Chen, Liang Zeng*, Jinlong Gong*, “The Role of Sn Addition in Ni/CeO₂ Catalysts for Ethanol Steam Reforming,” Chin. J. Chem., 2017, 35, 651–658.

[9] Hao Tian, Xinyu Li, Liang Zeng, Jinlong Gong*, “Recent Advances on the Design of Group VIII Base-metal Catalysts with Encapsulated Structures,” ACS Catal., 2015, 5, 4959–4977.

[10] Hao Tian, Shuirong Li, Liang Zeng, Hongyan Ma, Jinlong Gong*, “Assembly of Ordered Mesoporous Alumina Supported with Nickel Nanoparticles for CO Methanation with High Temperature Stability,” Sci. China Mater., 2015, 58, 9–15.

[11] Yunzhu Zhong, Hao Tian, Jiahua Zhang, Shaokun Luo, Bingjun Xu*, “Does Ionic Strength in Zeolite Pores Impact Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Reactions?” ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 12725–12733.

[12] Hai-Sheng Su, Yiwei Liu, Hao Tian, Dinghui Chen, Qikai Shen, Xiaoxia Chang, Qi Lu*, Bingjun Xu*, “Selective C–H Bond Activation in Propane with Molecular Oxygen over Cu(I)-ZSM-5 at Ambient Conditions,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 17170–17179.

[13] Yang Wu, Chunlei Pei, Hao Tian, Tao Liu, Xianhua Zhang, Sai Chen, Quan Xiao, Xianhui Wang, Jinlong Gong*, “Role of Fe Species of Ni-Based Catalysts for Efficient Low-Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming,” JACS Au, 2021, 1, 1459–1470.

[14] Hongfang Li, Hao Tian, Sai Chen, Zhao Sun, Tao Liu, Rui Liu, Suttichai Assabumrungrat, Janenipa Saupsor, Rentao Mu, Chunlei Pei, Jinlong Gong*, “Sorption enhanced steam reforming of methanol for high-purity hydrogen production over Cu-MgO/Al₂O₃ bifunctional catalysts,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 276, 119052.

[15] Sier Sang, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Hao Tian, Zhao Sun, Hongfang Li, Suttichai Assabumrungrat, Liang Zeng*, Jinlong Gong*, “Promotional Role of Mg Species on Sorption-enhanced Steam Reforming of Ethanol over Ni/CaO Catalysts,” AIChE J., 2020, 66, e16877.

[16] Jimin Song, Sihang Liu, Chengsheng Yang, Guishuo Wang, Hao Tian, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu*, Jinlong Gong, “The Role of Al Doping in Pd/ZnO Catalyst for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 263, 118367.

[17] Guishuo Wang, Ran Luo, Chengsheng Yang, Jimin Song, Chuanye Xiong, Hao Tian, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu*, Jinlong Gong*, “Active Sites in CO₂ Hydrogenation over Confined VO_x-Rh Catalysts,” Sci. China Chem., 2019, 62, 1710–1719.

[18] Shuai Wang, Zhi‐Jian Zhao, Xin Chang, Jiubing Zhao, Hao Tian, Chengsheng Yang, Mingrun Li, Qiang Fu, Rentao Mu*, Jinlong Gong*, “Activation of Hydrogen on Sub-1 nm Pd Nanoparticles Encapsulated within Sodalite Zeolites for Semi-hydrogenation of Acetylene,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 7668–7672.

[19] Chengsheng Yang, Rentao Mu, Guishuo Wang, Jimin Song, Hao Tian, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong*, “Hydroxyl-mediated Ethanol Selectivity of CO₂ Hydrogenation,” Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 3161–3167.

[20] Weiting Cai, Rentao Mu, Shenjun Zha, Guodong Sun, Sai Chen, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Hao Li, Hao Tian, Yu Tang, Franklin(Feng) Tao, Liang Zeng, Jinlong Gong*, "Subsurface Catalysis-mediated Selectivity of Dehydrogenation Reaction," Sci. Adv., 2018, 4, eaar5418.

[21] Hao Li, Shenjun Zha, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Hao Tian, Sai Chen, Zhongmiao Gong, Weiting Cai, Yanan Wang, Yi Cui, Liang Zeng, Rentao Mu*, Jinlong Gong*, “The Nature of Loading-dependent Reaction Barrier over Mixed RuO₂/TiO₂ Catalysts,” ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 5526–5532.

[22] Xinyu Li, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Liang Zeng, Jiubing Zhao, Hao Tian, Sai Chen, Jinlong Gong*, “On the Role of Ce towards CO₂ Adsorption and Activation over Lanthanum Species,” Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 3426–3437.

[23] Sai Chen, Liang Zeng, Hao Tian, Xinyu Li, Jinlong Gong*, “Enhanced Lattice Oxygen Reactivity over Ni Modified WO₃-based Redox Catalysts for Chemical Looping Partial Oxidation of Methane,” ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 3548–3559.

[24] Xinyu Li, Di Li, Hao Tian, Liang Zeng, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong*, “Dry Reforming of Methane over Ni/La₂O₃ Nanorod Catalysts with Stabilized Ni Nanoparticles,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 202, 683–694.

[25] Gang Liu, Liang Zeng, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Hao Tian, Tengfang Wu, Jinlong Gong*, “Platinum-Modified ZnO/Al₂O₃ for Propane Dehydrogenation: Minimized Platinum Usage and Improved Catalytic Stability,” ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 2158–2162.

[26] Hongyan Ma, Liang Zeng, Hao Tian, Di Li, Xiao Wang, Xinyu Li, Jinlong Gong*, “Efficient Hydrogen Production from Ethanol Steam Reforming over La-modified Ordered Mesoporous Ni-based Catalysts,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2016, 181, 321–331.

[27] Tuo Wang, Hongyan Ma, Liang Zeng, Di Li, Hao Tian, Shengning Xiao, Jinlong Gong*,“Highly Loaded Ni-based Catalysts for Low Temperature Ethanol Steam Reforming,” Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 10177–10187.

[28] 王拓,田昊,张成喜,巩金龙*, “乙醇蒸汽重整制氢镍基催化剂的尺度效应与构效关系,”科学通报, 2015, 60, 3230–3238.