Yuan Kou

Yuan Kou received his B.S. degree from Lanzhou University, China, in 1982, and joined Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in the same year. He trained in X-ray absorption fine structure in the Institute of Physics, CAS, from 1983 to 1984, and in organometallic chemistry as an AOTS scholar in Takasago Institute, Tokyo, Japan, from 1986 to 1987, and received his Ph.D. degree from CAS in 1990. At LICP, he was successively promoted to an Assistant Research Professor, in 1986, Associate Professor, in 1993, and Professor, in 1995. He served as Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, CAS, from 1990 to 1997. He moved to Peking University (PKU) in 1997, where he is currently a Professor in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and the Director of PKU Green Chemistry Centre. He is Associate-Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Catalysis and is the Cochair of the Chinese GreenChemistry Society and a Member of the Chinese Catalysis Society. Dr. Kou was the recipient of a 2005 Ministry of Education Natural Science Award and the recipient of an Elsevier 2001–2005 Most Cited Author Award. His research interests include green chemistry, advanced catalysis in green chemistry and nanoclusters in modern catalysis.

Biography Updated on 25 February 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Aqueous-Phase Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis with a Ruthenium Nanocluster Catalyst
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 746–749, 2008
  2. Aqueous-phase biphasic dehydroaromatization of bio-derived limonene into p-cymene by soluble Pd nanocluster catalysts
    Journal of Catalysis, 2008
  3. Ionic-liquid-like copolymer stabilized nanocatalysts in ionic liquids I. Platinum catalyzed selective hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 250, no. 1, pp. 25–32, 2007
  4. Ionic-liquid-like copolymer stabilized nanocatalysts in ionic liquids: II. Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of arenes
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 250, no. 1, pp. 33–40, 2007
  5. Aqueous-phase aerobic oxidation of alcohols by soluble Pt nanoclusters in the absence of base
    Chemical Communications, no. 42, p. 4375, 2007
  6. Preparation, characterization and application of amino acid-based green ionic liquids
    Green Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 7, p. 639, 2006
  7. A novel electrochemical biosensor for the detection of uric acid and adenine
    Frontiers in Bioscience, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 2976, 2006
  8. NO2-catalyzed deep oxidation of methanol: Experimental and theoretical studies
    Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, vol. 252, no. 1-2, pp. 202–211, 2006
  9. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 45, no. 21, pp. 7077–7083, 2006
  10. Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 128, no. 27, pp. 8714–8715, 2006
  11. Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 127, no. 27, pp. 9694–9695, 2005
  12. Selective detection of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid by a carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel modified electrode
    Talanta, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 51–57, 2005
  13. Solubility of C60 in ionic liquids
    Carbon, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1782–1785, 2005
  14. Novel Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids with a Crown-ether Moiety
    Chemistry Letters, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 1184–1185, 2005
  15. Comparison of Polarities of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Using FT-IR Spectroscopic Probes
    Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 58, no. 5, p. 327, 2005
  16. New generation ionic liquids: cations derived from amino acids
    Chemical Communications, no. 28, p. 3562, 2005
  17. Determination of the Lewis acidity of ionic liquids by means of an IR spectroscopic probe
    Chemical Communications, no. 2, p. 226, 2004
  18. Non-template hydrothermal route derived mesoporous Ce0.2Zr0.8O2 nanosized powders with blue-shifted UV absorption and high CO conversion activityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Elemental analysis of N, C, H contents and total weight loss (?m) of the as-prepared CZ samples (Table 1S), FTIR spectra of the as-prepared CZ16 (Fig. 1S) and TG?DTA curves of the as-prepared CZ16 (Fig. 2S). See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cp/b3/b314885h/
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 1056, 2004
  19. Alkylation of diphenyl oxide with ?-dodecene catalyzed by ionic liquids
    Catalysis Today, vol. 93-95, pp. 301–305, 2004
  20. A General Method for Preparation of PVP-Stabilized Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
    Catalysis Letters, vol. 97, no. 3/4, pp. 151–154, 2004
  21. Catalysis Letters, vol. 85, no. 1/2, pp. 129–133, 2003
  22. Catalysis Letters, vol. 85, no. 3/4, pp. 135–138, 2003
  23. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 107, no. 37, pp. 10159–10167, 2003
  24. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 2596–2599, 2003
  25. Ionic liquids: applications in catalysis
    Catalysis Today, vol. 74, no. 1-2, pp. 157–189, 2002
  26. Topics in Catalysis, vol. 18, no. 1/2, pp. 113–118, 2002
  27. Effect of dissolved CO2 on the conductivity of the ionic liquid [bmim][PF6]
    New Journal of Chemistry, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 333–336, 2002
  28. An amorphous approach to the structure of a Pt–Fe/?-Al2O3 catalyst characterized by XAFS
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 1789–1794, 2001
  29. Titanium-Promoted Cobalt Sulfide Catalysts for NO Decomposition and Reduction by CO.
    Chemistry Letters, no. 5, pp. 464–465, 2001
  30. Studies on palladium-bisphosphine catalyzed alternating copolymerization of CO and ethylene
    Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, vol. 151, no. 1-2, pp. 91–113, 2000
  31. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 325–329, 2000
  32. Simultaneous conversion of methane and carbon dioxide to aromatics over silica supported chromium-based catalysts
    Chemical Communications, no. 17, pp. 1729–1730, 1999
  33. Amorphous features of working catalysts
    Catalysis Today, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 47–57, 1999
  34. Pt LIII-edge XANES and EXAFS studies on ?-Al2O3 supported Pt catalysts
    Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 391–396, 1998
  35. The first asymmetric carbonylation of 1-(6$prime;-methoxy-2$prime;-naphthyl)ethanol to the methyl ester of (S)-naproxen
    Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 39, no. 40, pp. 7365–7368, 1998
  36. Amorphous Features of Working Catalysts: XAFS and XPS Characterization of Mn/Na2WO4/SiO2as Used for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 173, no. 2, pp. 399–408, 1998
  37. Surface Coordinate Geometry of Iron Catalysts: Formation of Tetrahedral/Octahedral Site on Silica Surface with/without Sodium Promoter
    Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 137, no. 2, pp. 325–331, 1998
  38. Characterization of TiO2-, ZrO2- and Al2O3-supported iron catalysts as used for CO2 hydrogenation
    Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 301–313, 1997
  39. Characterization of Active Center of a Non-Heme Chloroperoxidase by X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure.
    Chemistry Letters, no. 11, pp. 1161–1162, 1997
  40. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, vol. 100, no. 6, pp. 2330–2333, 1996
  41. Investigation of the Ensemble Effect of ZrO2/Al2O3Catalyst on Selective Synthesis of Ethylene from CO and H2
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 162, no. 2, pp. 361–364, 1996
  42. Surface coordinate geometry of iron catalysts: hydrogenation of CO2 over Fe/ZrO2 prepared by a novel method
    Catalysis Letters, vol. 35, no. 3-4, pp. 271–277, 1995
  43. Surface coordinate geometry of iron catalysts: hydrogenation of CO2 over Fe/TiO2 prepared by a novel method
    Catalysis Letters, vol. 35, no. 3-4, pp. 279–289, 1995
  44. Decarbonylation and CO Adsorption on Cluster-Derived Iron Catalyst: Surface Formation and Coordinate Geometry of Fe3(CO)6(µ3-CO)/Al2O3
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 149, no. 2, pp. 247–253, 1994
  45. Preparation and EXAFS Studies of Highly Dispersed Iron Catalyst Derived from Fe3(CO)12 Precipitated on Alumina
    Journal of Catalysis, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 660–670, 1993
  46. Supported tetranuclear carbonyl clusters: 1. Framework distortion and catalytic activity in hydroformylation
    Catalysis Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 157–163, 1989