Professor SONG, Chunshan （宋春山教授）

Dean of Science

Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry

Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Room G36 Science Centre

    (852) 3943 1133

    (852) 2603 5315

    chunshansong@cuhk.edu.hk

0000-0003-2344-9911

Education

Work Experience

Research Interests

Catalysis and Chemistry of Energy and Fuels Involving Adsorption, Catalysis and Catalytic Materials for Clean Fuels, Chemicals and CO₂ Utilization:

1. Adsorptive separation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) using molecular basket sorbents and selective capture of H2S, NH3, NO2 and SO2 from gas streams
2. Catalysis for CO₂conversion to fuels and chemicals as well as non-thermal plasma catalytic conversion of CO2, SO2, and H2S gases
3. Shape-selective catalysis for chemicals synthesis over molecular sieving nano-porous materials
4. Catalysis & reaction chemistry for conversion of fossil energy and renewable energy
5. Selective adsorption in fuel processing for ultra-clean fuels and fuel cells
6. Reforming of hydrocarbon and alcohol fuels for syngas and H₂production
7. Synthesis & applications of novel nano-porous catalytic and (ad)sorbent materials

Honours and Awards

• 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award, Chinese American Chemical Society, USA
• 2022 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2022
• 2021 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2021
• 2020 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2020
• 2019 George A. Olah Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
• 2019 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, Dalian University of Technology, China
• 2017 Honorary Professor, Tianjin University, China
• 2017 Global Alumni Fellow, Osaka University, Japan
• 2016 The Most Cited Researchers in Energy Science and Engineering, Elsevier and Shanghai Ranking
• 2016 The Most Cited Researchers in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier and Shanghai Ranking
• 2011 Faculty Scholar Medal, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2011 Distinguished Researcher Award, ACS Energy & Fuels Division
• 2011 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award for Excellence in Catalysis
• 2010 Henry H. Storch Award, American Chemical Society
• 2010 Fellow of American Chemical Society
• 2010 Distinguished Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2007 Herman Pines Award in Catalysis from Chicago Catalysis Club
• 2006 Chang Jiang Scholar Award, Ministry of Education, China
• 2006 Faculty Mentoring Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2004 Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, US Department of State
• 2003 Outstanding Scholars Overseas Award from Chinese Academy of Science
• 2000 Wilson Award for Outstanding Research, The Pennsylvania State University
• 1998 NEDO Fellowship Award, NEDO, Japan
• 1995 Materials Science and Engineering Service Award, The Pennsylvania State University

Professional Activities

• International Advisory Committee, the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2023-2027.
• Chair of Awards Committee, Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society (2021-present)
• Editor in Chief, “Advances in Catalysis”, Elsevier, 2016-2020.
• Advisory Editor, “Journal of CO2 Utilization”, Elsevier, 2012-present.
• Associate Editor in Chief, “Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering”, Springer, 2018-present.
• Chair of International Scientific Committee for International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU, 2013-present)
• Chair of Selection Committee for Distinguished Researcher Award, Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society (2012-present)
• Co-Chair of North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting in 2015 and Treasurer in Organizing Committee of North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting in 2005
• Academic Committee for Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) consisting of Fudan University, Xiamen University, China University of Science & Technology and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China, 2015-2019.
• International Advisory Board, the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2015-2020.
• International Advisory Board, the State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, China, 2018-2022.
• Editorial Advisory Board for “Energy & Fuels” (American Chemical Society journal, 2001-present); “Applied Catalysis B: Environmental” (Elsevier, 2009-2016); “Catalysis Today” (Elsevier, 2006-present); “Chinese Journal of Catalysis” (English journal by Elsevier, 2010-present); “Green Energy & Environment” (Elsevier and CSPM, 2016-present); “Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology” (Wiley, 2011-present); “Chemical Engineering & Technology” (Wiley-VCH, 2011-present); “International Journal of Coal Science and Technology” (Springer, 2014-present); “Research on Chemical Intermediates” (Springer, 2004-present); “Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology” (CAS, 2005-present); “RSC Catalysis Series” (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007-present).
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
  1. Division of Energy and Fuels (ENFL)
  2. Division of Catalysis Science and Technology (CATL)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  1. Division of Fuels and Petrochemicals
  2. Division of Catalysis & Reaction Engineering
• North American Catalysis Society
  1. Catalysis Club of Philadelphia
  2. Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society
• International Zeolite Association (IZA)
• Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society

Representative Publications

• R. Wang, P. Wang, G.H. Zhang*, Z.N. Cheng, M.M. Zhang, Y.L. Liu, R.T. Li, J. Zhu, J.Y. Wang, K. Bian, Y. Liu, F.S. Ding, T.P. Senftle*, X.W. Nie, Q. Fu, C.S. Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Stabilizing Co₂C with H₂O and K Promoter for CO₂ Hydrogenation to C₂+ Hydrocarbons”. Science Advances 9, no.24 (Jun 2023), eadg0167: 1-14
• Y. He, X.T. Gao, Y.J. Ding, Z.N. Huang, M. Liu, M.F. Chi, Z.L. Wu, C.U. Segre, C.S. Song*, X. Wang*, and Xinwen Guo*. “Engineering a Self-grown TiO₂/Ti-MOF Heterojunction with Selectively Anchored High-density Pt Single-atomic Cocatalysts for Efficient Visible-light-driven Hydrogen Evolution.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62, (Jun 2023), e202217439: 1-9.
• Li, Xinyu, He Han, Nikolaos Evangelou, Noah J Wichrowski, Peng Lu, Wenqian Xu, Son-Jong Hwang, Wenyang Zhao, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo, Aditya Bhan*, Ioannis G Kevrekidis*, and Michael Tsapatsis*. Machine Larning-assisted Crystal Engineering of a Zeolite. Nature Communications 14, no. 1 (May 2023), 3152: 1-12.
• He, Xiaoyu, Xutao Gao, Xiao Chen, Shen Hu, Fangchang Tan, Yujie Xiong, Ran Long, Min Liu, Edmund C. M. Tse, Fei Wei, Hong Yang*, Jungang Hou*, Chunshan Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Dual-Optimization Strategy Engineered Ti-based Metal-Organic Framework with Fe Active Sites for Highly-Selective CO₂ Photoreduction to Formic Acid.” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 327, (June 2023), 122418: 1-11. .
• Wang, Xiaoxing Wang*, Mohammad S. AlQahtani, Sean D. Knecht, Sven G. Bilén, Wei Chu and Chunshan Song.* “Synergetic Effect of Nonthermal Plasma and Supported Cobalt Catalyst in Plasma-enhanced CO₂ Hydrogenation.” Chemical Engineering Journal 451, no. 4 (Jan 2023), 138661: 1-11. .
• Zhang, Ajuan Zhou, Kaivalya Gawande, Guanxing Li, Shujie Shang, Chengyi Dai, Wei Fan, Yu Han, Chunshan Song, Limin Ren*, Anfeng Zhang*, and Xinwen Guo*. “b-Axis-Oriented ZSM-5 Nanosheets for Efficient Alkylation of Benzene with Methanol: Synergy of Acid Sites and Diffusion.” ACS Catalysis 13, (Mar 2023): 3794-3805. .
• Zhu, Peng Wang, Xiaoben Zhang, Guanghui Zhang*, Rongtan Li, Wenhui Li, Thomas P. Senftle, Wei Liu, Jianyang Wang, Yanli Wang, Anfeng Zhang, Qiang Fu, Chunshan Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Dynamic Structural Evolution of Iron Catalysts Involving Competitive Oxidation and Carburization during CO₂ Hydrogenation.” Science Advances 8, no. 5 (Feb 2022), eabm3629 : 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm3629. .
• Bi, Yu Tang, Xuemei Li, Chengyi Dai*, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo and Xiaoxun Ma. “One-step Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol with Water in Non-thermal Plasma.” Communications Chemistry 5, no. 124 (Oct 2022): 1-6. .
• Li, Xiaowa Nie*, Hong Yang, Xiang Wang, Felipe Polo-Garzon, Zili Wu, Jie Zhu, Jianyang Wang, Yi Liu, Chuan Shi, Chunshan Song*, Xinwen Guo*. “Crystallographic Dependence of CO₂ Hydrogenation Pathways over HCP-Co and FCC-Co Catalysts.” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 315, (Oct 2022), 121529: 1-13. .
• Bian, Guanghui Zhang*, Jie Zhu, Xiang Wang, Mingrui Wang, Feijian Lou, Yi Liu, Chunshan Song*, and Xinwen Guo*. “Promoting Propane Dehydrogenation with CO₂ over PtFe Bimetallic Catalyst by Eliminating the Non-selective Fe(0) Phase.” ACS Catalysis 12, no. 11 (June 2022): 6559-6569. .
• Liu, Yi, Guanghui Zhang*, Shida Liu, Jie Zhu, Jiaxu Liu, Jianyang Wang, Rongtan Li, Mingrui Wang, Qiang Fu, Shuandi Hou*, Chunshan Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Promoting n-Butane Dehydrogenation over PtMn/SiO2 through Structural Evolution Induced by a Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction.” ACS Catalysis 12, no. 21 (Nov 2022): 13506-13512. .
• An, Sufeng, Yongkang Guo, Xiaoyu He, Pan Gao, Guangjin Hou*, Jungang Hou, Chunshan Song and Xinwen Guo*. “Intermediate-induced Repolymerization for Constructing Self-Assembly Architecture: Red Crystalline Carbon Nitride Nanosheets for Notable Hydrogen Evolution.” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 310, (Aug 2022) 121323: 1-9. .
• Wang, Jiapei, Min Liu*, Junjie Li*, Chuanfu Wang, Xinbao Zhang, Yingbin Zheng, Xiujie Li, Longya Xu, Xinwen Guo*, Chunshan Song, and Xiangxue Zhu. “Elucidating the Active-Phase Evolution of Fe-Based Catalysts during Isobutane Dehydrogenation with and without CO₂ in Feed Gas.” ACS Catalysis 12, no. 10 (May 2022): 5930-5938. .
• Zhang, Jiaxing, Limin Ren, Ajuan Zhou, Wenhui Li, Shujie Shang, Yi Liu, Zhenghao Jia, Wei Liu, Anfeng Zhang*, Xinwen Guo*, and Chunshan Song*. “Tailored Synthesis of ZSM-5 Nanosheets with Controllable b-axis Thickness and Aspect Ratio: Strategy and Growth Mechanism.” Chemistry of Materials 34, no. 7 (Apr 2022): 3217-3226. .
• Xiaojing, Wei, Guifang Ge, Weiwei Yu, Hongchen Guo, Xinwen Guo, Chunshan Song*, and Zhongkui Zhao*. “Plastering Sponge with Nanocarbon-Containing Slurry to Construct Mechanically Robust Macroporous Monolithic Catalysts for Direct Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, no. 17 (May 2022): 19315-19323. .
• Wang, Mingrui, Guanghui Zhang*, Jie Zhu, Wenhui Li, Jianyang Wang, Kai Bian, Yi Liu, Fanshu Ding, Chunshan Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Unraveling the Tunable Selectivity on Cobalt Oxide and Metallic Cobalt Sites for CO₂” Chemical Engineering Journal 446, no. 3 (Oct 2022), 137217: 1-12. .
• Zhao, Shuangchao, Keyan Li*, Jiaming Wu, Jiaxing Zhang, Xiangyang Li, Xinwen Guo* and Chunshan Song*. “Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Tubular In₂O₃-C/CdIn₂S₄ Heterojunction for Efficient Solar-Driven CO₂” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, no. 18 (May 2022): 20375-20384. .
• S. AlQahtani, X.X. Wang, S.D. Knecht, S.G. Bilén, and C.S. Song. Plasma-Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of SO₂: Decoupling Plasma-Induced Surface Reaction from Plasma-Phase Reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental,2021, 286, 119852.
• J. Wang, M.S. AlQahtani, X.X. Wang, S.D. Knecht, S.G. Bilén, C.S. Songand W. Chu. One-Step Plasma-Enabled Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Higher Hydrocarbons: Significance of Catalyst-Bed Configuration. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 1642-1647.
• B. Zhang, G.H. Zhang, W. Liu, F. Yuan, J.Y. Wang, J. Zhu, X. Jiang, A.F. Zhang, F.S. Ding, C.S. Song, and X.W. Guo. Reaction-driven Surface Reconstruction of ZnAl₂O₄Boosts the Methanol Selectivity in CO₂ Catalytic Hydrogenation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 284, 119700.
• Y. Wang, G.H. Zhang, J. Zhu, X.B., Zhang; F.S. Ding, A.F. Zhang, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. CO₂Hydrogenation to Methanol over In₂O₃-based Catalysts: From Mechanism to Catalyst Development. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 1406–1423.
• J. Kim, and C.S. Song. A Refined Design Concept for Sulfur-Tolerant Pd Catalyst Supported on Zeolite by Shape-Selective Exclusion and Hydrogen Spillover for Hydrogenation of Aromatics. Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 403, 203-214.
• An, Sufeng, Guanghui Zhang, Keyan Li, Zhennan Huang, Xiang Wang, Yongkang Guo, Jungang Hou*, Chunshan Song and Xinwen Guo*. “Self-Supporting 3D Carbon Nitride with Tunable n → π* Electronic Transition for Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Production.” Advanced Materials 2021, 33 (49) , 2104361: 1-9.
• Li, Xuemei, Yueyue Jiao, Yi Cui, Chengyi Dai*, Pengju Ren*, Chunshan Song and Xiaoxun Ma. “Synergistic Catalysis of the Synthesis of Ammonia with Co-Based Catalysts and Plasma: From Nanoparticles to a Single Atom.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, no. 44 (Nov 2021): 52498–52507. .
• Nie , Xiaowa*, Wenjia Wan, Zeshi Zhang, Yonggang Chen, Michael J. Janik, Chunshan Song* and Xinwen Guo*. “Mechanistic Insight into the Hydrodeoxygenation of Hydroquinone over Au/a-TiO₂” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, no. 12 (Apr 2021): 6660–6672. .
• S. AlQahtani, S.D. Knecht, X.X. Wang, S.G. Bilén, and C.S. Song. One-Step Low-Temperature Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide to Elemental Sulfur by Plasma-Enhanced Catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10 (9), 5272-5277.
• Jiang, X.W. Nie, X.W. Guo, C.S. Songand J.G. Chen. Recent Advances in Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Methanol via Heterogeneous Catalysis. Chemical Reviews, 2020, 120 (15), 7984–8034.
• Jiang, X.W. Nie, Y.T. Gong, C.M. Moran, J.Y. Wang, J. Zhu, H.B. Chang, X.W. Guo, K.S. Walton, and C.S. Song. A Combined Experimental and DFT Study of H₂O Effect on In₂O₃/ZrO₂Catalyst for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol. Journal of Catalysis, 2020, 383, 283-296.
• Zhu, G.H. Zhang, W.H. Li, X.B. Zhang, F.S. Ding, C.S. Songand X.W. Guo. Deconvolution of the Particle Size Effect on CO₂ Hydrogenation over Iron-based Catalysts. ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10 (13), 7424–7433.
• Y. Wang, C.-Y. Liu, T.P. Senftle, J. Zhu, G.H. Zhang, X.W. Guo andC.S. Song.  Variation in In₂O₃ Crystal Phase Alters Catalytic Performance toward the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction. ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10 (5), 3264−3273.
• W. Nie, X.X. Ren, C.Y. Tu, C.S. Song, X.W. Guo and J.G. Chen. Computational and Experimental Identification of Strong Synergy of Fe/ZnO Catalyst in Promoting Acetic Acid Synthesis from CH₄and CO₂. Chemical Communications, 2020, 56 (28), 3983-3986.
• Jiang, X.W. Nie, X.X. Wang, H.Z. Wang, N. Koizumi, Y.G. Chen, X.W. Guo, and C.S. Song. Origin of Pd-Cu Bimetallic Effect for Synergetic Promotion of Methanol Formation from CO₂Hydrogenation. Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 369, 21–32.
• H. Li, G.H. Zhang, X. Jiang, Y. Liu, J. Zhu, F.S. Ding, Z.M. Liu, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. CO₂Hydrogenation on Unpromoted and M-Promoted Co/TiO₂ Catalysts (M=Zr, K, Cs): Effects of Crystal Phase of Supports and Metal-Support Interaction on Tuning Product Distribution. ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9 (4), 2739–2751.
• H. Li, Y. Liu, M.C. Mu, F.S. Ding, Z.M. Liu, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Organic Acid-assisted Preparation of Highly Dispersed Co/ZrO₂Catalysts with Superior Activity for CO₂ Methanation.Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 254, 531-540.
• Luo, K.Y. Li, A.F. Zhang, H.N. Shi, G.H. Zhang, J.N. Ma, W. Zhang, J.W. Tang, C.S. Songand X.W. Guo. Controllable Assembly of Single/Double-thin-shell g-C₃N₄ Vesicles via a Shape-Selective Solid-state Templating Method for Efficient Photocatalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 17815-17822.
• Zhang, X.X. Wang, S.M. Liu, L.L. He, C.S. Song, X. Jiang, T. Blach. Discovering Inherent Characteristics of Polyethylenimine-Functionalized Porous Materials for CO₂Capture. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11 (40), 36515-36524.
• W. Sun, Y. Liu, J. Caro, X.W. Guo,C.S. Song, and Y. Liu. In-Plane Epitaxial Growth of Highly c-Oriented NH2-MIL-125(Ti) Membranes with Superior H₂/CO₂ Selectivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 1-7.
• Zhang, D. Zhang, X.H. Han, T. Dong, X.W. Guo, C.S. Song, R. Si, W. Liu, Y.F. Liu, and Z.K. Zhao. Preassembly Strategy to Single Cu-N₃Sites Inlaid Porous Hollow Carbonitride Spheres for Selective Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 16936–16940.
• W. Nie, H.Z. Wang, W.H. Li, Y.G. Chen, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Mechanistic Understanding of Alloy Effect and Water Promotion for Pd-Cu Bimetallic Catalysts in CO₂Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8 (6), 4873-4892.
• H. Li, X.W. Nie, X. Jiang, A.F. Zhang, F.S. Ding, M. Liu, Z.M. Liu, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. ZrO₂Support Imparts Superior Activity and Stability of Co Catalysts for CO₂ Methanation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 220, 397-408.
• W. Zhong, J.F. Han, Y.X. Wei, S.T. Xu, Y.L. He, M. Ye, X.W. Guo, C.S. Song, and Z.M. Liu. Increasing the Selectivity to Ethylene in MTO Reaction by Enhancing Diffusion Limitation in the Shell Layer of SAPO-34 Catalyst. Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 3146-3149.
• W. Nie, H.Z. Wang, M.J. Janik, Y.G. Chen, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Mechanistic Insight into C-C Coupling over Fe-Cu Bimetallic Catalysts in CO₂Hydrogenation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121 (24), 13164-13174.
• Y. Dai, A.F. Zhang, M. Liu, L. Gu, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Hollow Alveolus-like Nanovesicle Assembly with Metal-encapsulated Hollow Zeolite Nanocrystals. ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (8), 7401-7408.
• Y. Dai, A.F. Zhang, M. Liu, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Hollow ZSM‐5 with Silicon‐Rich Surface, Double Shells, and Functionalized Interior with Metallic Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 15, 7479–7487
• Y. Dai, S.H. Zhang, A.F. Zhang, C.S. Song, C. Shi and X.W. Guo. Hollow Zeolite Encapsulated Ni-Pt Bimetals for Sintering and Coking Resistant Dry Reforming of Methane. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 16461-16468.
• Jiang, N. Koizumi, X.W. Guo and C.S. Song. Bimetallic Pd-Cu Catalysts for Selective CO₂Hydrogenation to Methanol. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2015, 170–171, 173–185.