Lyu Jinghui

Personal Introduction

• Ph.D. Supervisor and Deputy Director (Research) of the Industrial Catalysis Discipline

• Program Leader for the Professional Master's Degree in Materials and Chemical Engineering

• State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Synthesis and Conversion, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science and Engineering for Catalysts,

• Recognized Talent in Jiangsu Province's Dual Innovation Plan

• Reviewer for High-Tech Enterprise Evaluations in Zhejiang Province

• Recipient of the Zhejiang Provincial Youth Talent Award

• Visiting Scholar at Western University, Canada (2019–2020)

• Worked in the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),  China (2022–2023).

• Outstanding Teacher at Zhejiang University of Technology (2023)

Research Areas

Focused on multiphase catalysis, including nanomaterials, porous materials, precious metal catalysis, porous solid acid catalysis, as well as selective catalytic hydrogenation and oxidation. My expertise extends to continuous and miniaturized chemical processes, particularly in the design and regulation of porous catalytic materials, catalytic technologies for metal-supported materials, energy-saving and eco-friendly applications in traditional synthesis processes, and the development of green technologies.

Achievements and Projects

I have led multiple projects, including General and Youth Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and enterprise-commissioned development projects, as well as participated in several National Key Basic Research Programs. My research outcomes have been industrialized by several companies and have been presented in invited talks at national and international academic and industrial conferences, such as the National Catalysis Academic Conference of the Chinese Chemical Society.

Key achievements include:

• Winning the First Prize of the National Ministry of Education Technological Invention Award for green catalytic hydrogenation processes.

• Earning the Second Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and the Second Prize of the China Chemical Society Science and Technology Progress Award for contributions to the continuous and miniaturized chemical processes.

• Recognition with the Outstanding Youth Award at the 7th Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Symposium, a Bronze Award in the National Entrepreneurship Competition, the Second Prize for Hangzhou Entrepreneurship Projects, and the Zhejiang Provincial Youth Talent Award.

Industrial Impact

The research outcomes on green catalytic hydrogenation and integrated continuous and miniaturized chemical processes have been successfully commercialized, achieving patent technology transfer valued at 10.7 million RMB (7.01 million RMB received by the University). With robust financial support for research, one product has already been industrialized, laying a solid foundation for the development of follow-up products.

Collaboration Opportunities

We sincerely welcome collaboration with international research groups in advancing scientific exploration and innovation. Our team is highly experienced in catalysis research, supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a multidisciplinary approach. We are particularly interested in joint research initiatives and the co-application for international cooperation projects. Together, we can leverage our strengths to address global challenges and achieve impactful breakthroughs. If your group shares similar interests, we would be delighted to discuss potential partnerships and opportunities for collaborative grant applications. Please feel free to contact us—we look forward to working together!

A core member of the research team led by President Li Xiaonian, which boasts well-established research infrastructure for catalysis studies. The team includes more than ten faculty members, several postdoctoral researchers, and over a hundred doctoral and master's students.

Currently supervising 1 postdoctoral researcher, 3 doctoral students, and 18 master's students, providing a strong foundation for advanced research.

I warmly welcome Master's students, Ph.D. candidates, and postdoctoral researchers to join my research team.

Email: lyujh@zjut.edu.cn

Technology Transfer

1. 1. Patent Transfer: Development of a series of ether aniline derivative products via heterogeneous catalytic synthesis and miniaturized continuous-flow processes (based on Patent ZL202111504190.7). Transferred in August 2024 with a total value of 107 million RMB. Principal Investigator.

Research Projects

1. 1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) – General Program
   Construction of Confinement Microenvironment in Pd/PdO@Titanium-Silicalite Catalysts and Study on the Mechanism of Dioxygen Associative Activation
    Duration: 2023.01 – 2026.12
    Funding: 702,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

2. 2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) – Youth Program
   Acidity Regulation on External and Internal Surfaces of ZSM-5 Zeolites and Its Influence on the Alkylation of Benzene with Methanol
    Duration: 2016.01 – 2018.12
    Funding: 250,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

3. 3. Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation – General Program
   Confinement of Sub-Nanometer Pd/PdO Hybrid Catalysts and Study on Their Selective Activation Mechanism of H₂ and O₂
    Duration: 2021.01 – 2023.12
    Funding: 100,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

4. 4. Enterprise-Funded Project
   Development of a Green Continuous Process for Pretilachlor
    Duration: 2021.11 – 2023.06
    Funding: 1,000,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

5. 5. Enterprise-Funded Project (confidential)
   Development of Green and Miniaturized Continuous N-Alkylation Process and Its Catalysts
    Duration: 2022.09 – 2024.06
    Funding: 1,200,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

6. 6. Enterprise-Funded Project (confidential)
   Process Intensification for Catalytic Hydrogenation and Catalyst Development
    Duration: 2022.08 – 2025.12
    Funding: 500,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

7. 7. Enterprise-Funded Project
   Process Development for Pyraclonil Herbicide
    Duration: 2017.05 – 2018.12
    Funding: 250,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

8. 8. Enterprise-Funded Project
   Synthesis Process Development for Reductive Compounds
    Duration: 2017.10 – 2019.12
    Funding: 200,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

9. 9. Enterprise-Funded Project
   Industrial Development of a Green Synthesis Process for Pyridone-Based Products
    Duration: 2018.06 – 2020.12
    Funding: 200,000 RMB
   Principal Investigator

10. 10. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)– Joint Key Program
    Formation and Activity Enhancement Mechanism of Active Sites in Metal@Carbon Shell Catalysts
     Duration: 2021.01 – 2023.12
     Funding: 2,800,000 RMB
    Main Participant

11. 11. National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program – Subproject)
    Hydrogenation of Heterocyclic Compounds Catalyzed by Transition Metals
     Duration: 2011.01 – 2014.12
     Funding: 850,000 RMB
    Main Participant

1. Size-Dependent Halogenated Nitrobenzene Hydrogenation Selectivity of Pd Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118 (5), 2594.

2. The effect of Si/Al ratio on the catalytic performance of hierarchical porous ZSM-5 for catalyzing benzene alkylation with methanol. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6 (8), 2647.

3. Nitridation: A simple way to improve the catalytic performance of hierarchical porous ZSM-5 in benzene alkylation with methanol. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2017, 28 (2), 482.

4. Benzene alkylation with methanol over phosphate modified hierarchical porous ZSM-5 with tailored acidity. Chin. J. Chem. Eng., 2017, 25 (9), 1187.

5. In situ encapsulation of platinum clusters within H-ZSM-5 zeolite for highly stable benzene methylation catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7 (24), 6140.

6. Highly efficient hydrogen peroxide direct synthesis over a hierarchical TS-1 encapsulated subnano Pd/PdO hybrid, RSC adv., 2019, 9 (24), 13398.

7. Synthesized high-silica hierarchical porous ZSM-5 and optimization of its reaction conditions in benzene alkylation with methanol. Chin. Chem. Lett., 2019, 30 (3), 757

8. Designed synthesis of an extra-large pore zeolite with a 14-membered ring channel via supramolecular assembly templating approach. Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 2019, 290, 109654

9. In Situ Hydrogen Peroxide production for selective oxidation of Benzyl alcohol over a Pd@Hierarchical titanium silicalite catalyst. ACS Omega., 2020, 5, 16865

10. Anhydride post-synthetic modification in a Hierarchical Meta-Organic Framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142 (9), 4419

11. Shield Effect in Palladium@Graphene with Stability in Strong Acid and Sluggish H-Dissociation for Robust Coupling Hydrogenation-Bamberger Rearrangement of Nitrobenzene, ACS Catal.,  2023, 13 (20), 13756

12. Prediction of catalytic performance of metal oxide catalysts for alkyne hydrogenation reaction based on machine learning. Appl. Catal. a-Gen., 2024, 687, 119969

13. Cobalt and nitrogen co-modified graphitic carbon: A bifunctional catalyst for thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA. Catal. Today, 2024, 440, 114847

14.Thianthrenium Salts to Arynes: Base Promoted C-N Bond Construction. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2025, 367 (1), e202400889

15. Insight into the mechanism of semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene over Pd embedded in thioether functionalized Schiff-base linked covalent organic frameworks, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61 (31), 5822