Xinwei Ye
Former Postdoctoral researcher
Utrecht University
Department
Department of Chemistry
Contact information
Room
David de Wied building 4.76
Email address
x.ye1@uu.nl
Key expertises
heterogeneous catalysis, spectroscopy, zeolites
About me
I am from Guangzhou, China. After getting my bachelor’s degree in chemistry, I started my PhD in Physical Chemistry in Nankai University with a Direct PhD program in September 2015. Since October 2017, I joined the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis (ICC) group in Utrecht University through the joint PhD program. I started my postdoctoral experience in ICC in July 2022.
About my research
The aim of my research is to deliver a new cost-effective approach for making sustainable Narrow Range Ethoxylates (NRE) from fatty alcohols and ethylene oxide that can be implemented in existing production plants preferably with limited capital investments. A wide range of solid bases catalysts will be explored for green ethoxylates production without the formation of dioxane.
Academic career
Postdoctoral researcher
2019-2021: Postdoctoral research fellow in the group of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Under the supervision of Prof. B.M. Weckhuysen
PhD candidate
2015-2017: PhD candidate in physical chemistry at Nankai University, China
2017-2021: PhD candidate in Inorganic Chemistry and catalysis at Utrecht University, thesis titled ‘Structure-Performance Relationships in the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Ammonia over Copper-Based Zeolites’.
Bachelor
2011-2015: Bachelor’s in Chemistry at South China Normal University, China
ARC CBBC publications
Production of Isobutylene from Syngas – Isosynthesis Over Zirconia-Based Catalysts
Bert M. Weckhuysen, Niko Heikkinen, Laura Keskiväli, Krista Kuutti, Rasmus Ikonen, Bhumi A. Baraiya, Ville Korpelin, Manu Lahtinen, Jaana Kanervo, Mikko J. Heikkilä, Xinwei Ye, Karoliina Honkala, Juha Lehtonen & Matti Reinikainen
Highly Dispersed ZnO Sites in a ZnO/ZrO2 Catalyst Promote Carbon Dioxide-to-Methanol Conversion
X. Zhang, X. Yu, R. Mendes, P. Matvija, A. Melcherts, C. Sun, X. Ye, B. Weckhuysen, M. Monai
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