Changzhi Li is currently a professor in Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. The overarching theme of his research program is biomass catalytic conversion. He has pioneered ionic liquid-mediated cellulose hydrolysis technology, and developed several important strategies for the selective conversion of lignin into aromatics and naphthenes. In 2013, he won “Min Enze Energy and Chemical Engineering Award” jointly established by Chinese Academy of Engineering and Sinopec Group, for his contribution to the area of “Catalytic biomass conversion”. He also won “Dalian science and Technology Invention Award (first prize)” and “Second prize of Liaoning Natural Science” in 2014 and 2018, respectively. He is a young member of Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Catalysis, and has published 40+ papers on international journals including Chem. Rev., Angew., Energy Environ. Sci., Chem. Sci., etc. his current research focuses on catalytic biomass conversion.

Research Areas:

☆ Catalytic conversion of lignin.

☆ Ionic liquids platform for biomass processing and conversion.

☆ Conversion of carbohydrate into furan-based fuel and chemicals.

Publications:

1. Li C., Zhao X., Wang A., Huber G. W., Zhang T.* Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels, Chem. Rev. 2015, 115 (21), 11559-11624.

2. Li C., Zheng, M., Wang, A., Zhang, T.* One-pot catalytic hydrocracking of raw woody biomass into chemicals over supported carbide catalysts: simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 6383-6390.

3. Dai T., Li C.,* Lin L., Zhao Z., Zhang B., Cong Y., Wang A.* Selective Production of Renewable para-Xylene by Tungsten Carbide Catalyzed Atom-Economic Cascade Reactions, Angew. Chem. In. Ed., 2018, 57, 1808 –1812.

4. Guo H., Miles-Barrett D. M., Neal A. R., Zhang T., Li C.,* Westwood N. J.* Unravelling the enigma of ligninOX: can the oxidation of lignin be controlled? Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 702–711.

5. Liu Y., Li C.,* Miao W., Tang W., Xue D., Li C., Zhang B., Xiao J., Wang A., Zhang T., Wang C.* Mild redox-neutral depolymerization of lignin with a binuclear Rh complex in water, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 4441-4447.