Recently, researchers led by Prof. Tao Zhang and Li Changzhi from the catalysis and New Materials Research Center (Group 1500), in collaboration with Prof. Li Yingwei at South China University of Technology, developed a robust atomically dispersed Cu/Ni-SA@HNC catalyst for lignin valorization. By employing a unique "preferential cleavage of Cα-Cβ bonds in β-O-4 linkages" pathway, they achiev... [more]

  Recently, researchers from the Catalysis and New Materials Research Center (Group 1500) of DICP, including Academician Tao Zhang, Prof. Xiaodong Wang, Assoc. Prof. Chuande Huang, and Assoc. Prof. Botao Qiao, have developed an enzyme-mimicking copper-based single-atom catalyst (Cu1/CN) that enables the efficient conversion of methane into oxygenated compounds.  The direct selective oxidation o... [more]

At the invitation of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Professor Tao Zhang paid a visit to TUM from June   14 to June 27, 2025. The visit featured a series of high-level academic interactions and collaborative discussions, markin-g a new chapter in scientific exchange between China and Germany in the field of catalysis.During his visit, Prof. Zhang delivered a well-received academic lec... [more]