Guanzhong LU

Professor of Chemistry

President of Shanghai Institute of Technology

Chief Scientist for the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)

Contact Information
Office: Room 207, Researching Building 8
  Email: gzhlu@ecust.edu.cn
  Office Phone: +86 21 642 52827
  Office Fex: +86 21 642 53824
Education
  1990.03 Ph.D. Organic Chemical Technology (Industrial Catalysis), East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, P. R. China
  1986.07 M.Sc. Industrial Catalysis, ECUST, Shanghai, P. R. China
  1983.07 B.S. Organic Chemical Technology, ECUST, Shanghai, P. R. China
Research Interests
  Design and preparation of New catalytic materials and its catalytic chemistry
  Catalysis for environmental protection and organic chemical industry
  Rare earth solid chemistry and catalysis
Professional Experience
  2005--Now
  President of Shanghai Institute of Technology

2001
  Visiting Professor, Chemistry Department, McGill University, Canada), financially supported by Quebec Merit Fellowships Program

1997--2005
  Vice-President of ECUST

1996
  Visiting Professor, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), financially supported by Croucher Foundation

1993--1997
  Professor and Dean of School of Science, ECUST

1991--1993
  Dean of Chemistry Department, ECUST

1990--1991

Deputy Dean of Chemistry Department, ECUST

Publication
  1.   Y. Hou, D. Wang, X.H. Yang, W.Q. Fang, B. Zhang, H.F. Wang, G.Z. Lu, P. Hu, H.J. Zhao, H.G. Yang, Rational screening low-cost counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Nature Commun., 2013, 4: 1583

2.   C.H. Zhang, C. Wang, W.C. Zhan, Y.L. Guo, Y. Guo, G.Z. Lu, A. Baylet, A. Giroir-Fendler, Catalytic oxidation of vinyl chloride emission over LaMnO3 and LaB0.2Mn0.8O3 (B = Co, Ni, Fe) catalysts, Appl. Catal. B, 2013, 129: 509-516.

3.  C.H. Zhang, W.C. Hua, C. Wang, Y.L. Guo, Y. Guo, G.Z. Lu, A. Baylet, A. Giroir-Fendler, The effect of A-site substitution by Sr, Mg and Ce on the catalytic performance of LaMnO3 catalysts for the oxidation of vinyl chloride emission, Appl. Catal. B, 2013, 134-135: 310-315

4.   Q.G. Dai, S.X. Bai, X.Y. Wang, G.Z. Lu, Catalytic combustion of chlorobenzene over Ru-doped ceria catalysts: Mechanism study, Appl. Catal. B, 2013, 129: 580-588.

5.   Z.Z. Zhu, G.Z. Lu, Z.G. Zhang, Y. Guo, Y.L. Guo, Y.Q. Wang, Highly Active and Stable Co3O4/ZSM-5 Catalyst for Propane Oxidation: Effect of the Preparation Method, ACS Catal., 2013, 3: 1154-1164

6.   Z.Z. Zhu, G.Z. Lu, Y. Guo, Y.L. Guo, Z.G. Zhang, Y.Q. Wang, X.Q. Gong, High Performance and Stability of the Pt-W/ZSM-5 Catalyst for the Total Oxidation of Propane: The Role of Tungsten, ChemCatChem, 2013 (In Press)

7.   C.L. Shen, H.Y. Li, J. Yu, G.S. Wu, D.S. Mao, G.Z. Lu, A first principles DFT study on the active sites of Pd-Cu-Clx/Al2O3 catalyst for low-temperature CO oxidation, ChemCatChem, 2013 (In Press)

8.   H.F. Wang, R. Kavanagh, Y.L. Guo, Y. Guo, G.Z. Lu, P. Hu, Structural Origin: Water Deactivates Metal Oxides to CO Oxidation and Promotes Low-Temperature CO Oxidation with Metals, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2012, 51(27): 6657–6661

9.   Jun Xing, Hai Feng Wang, Chen Yang, Dong Wang, Hui Jun Zhao, Guan Zhong Lu, P. Hu, and Hua Gui Yang, “Ceria Foam with Atomically Thin Single-Crystal Walls”, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2012, 51(15): 3611–3615

10.   H.F. Wang, R. Kavanagh, Y.L. Guo, Y. Guo, G.Z.Lu, P. Hu, Origin of extraordinarily high catalytic activity of Co3O4 and its morphological chemistry for CO oxidation at low temperature”, J. Catal., 2012, 296: 110-119

11.   S.D. Shen, T. Gu, D.S. Mao, X.Z. Xiao, P. Yuan, M.H. Yu, L.Y. Xia, Q. Ji, L.Meng, W. Song, C.Z. Yu, G.Z. Lu, Synthesis of Nonspherical Mesoporous Silica Ellipsoids with Tunable Aspect Ratios for Magnetic Assisted Assembly and Gene Delivery, Chem. Mater., 2012, 24 (1), 230–235

12.    H.Y. Li, H.F. Wang, Y.L. Guo, G.Z. Lu, et al., Exchange between sub-surface and surface oxygen vacancies on CeO2(111): a new surface diffusion mechanism”, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6105-6107

13.    W.J. Xu, Q. X. Y. Zhang, Y. Guo, Y.Q. Wang, G.Z. Lu, Effective Production of Octane from Biomass Derivatives under Mild Conditions, ChemSusChem, 2011, 4(12): 1758–1761

14.    J. Fang, Y.L. Guo, G.Z. Lu, C.L. Raston, K.S. Iyer, Instantaneous crystallization of ultrathin one-dimensional fluorescent rhabdophane nanowires at room temperature, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 817

15.    J.J. Wang, W.J. Xu, J.W. Ren, X.H. Liu, G.Z. Lu, Y.Q. Wang, Efficient catalytic conversion of fructose into hydroxymethylfurfural by a novel carbon-based solid acid, Green Chem., 2011, 13: 2678-2681

16.    X.M. Guo, D.S. Mao, G.Z. Lu, et al., Glycine–nitrate combustion synthesis of CuO–ZnO–ZrO2 catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation”, J. Catal., 2010, 271: 178-185.

17.    C. Wen, Y. Liu, Y. Guo, Y.Q. Wang, G.Z. Lu, Strategy to eliminate catalyst hot-spots in the partial oxidation of methane: enhancing its activity for direct hydrogen production by reducing the reactivity of lattice oxygen, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 880–882.

18.    H.F. Li, G.Z. Lu, Q.G. Dai, Y.Q. Wang, Y. Guo, Y.L. Guo, Hierarchical Organization and Catalytic Activity of High-Surface-Area Mesoporous Ceria Microspheres Prepared Via Hydrothermal Routes, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2010, 2 (3): 838–846

19.    H.F. Wang, Y. L. Guo, G.Z. Lu, P. Hu, Maximizing the Localized Relaxation: The Origin of the Outstanding Oxygen Storage Capacity of к-Ce2Zr2O8, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., 2009, 48(44):8289-8292.

20.    Q.L. Luo, S.D. Shen, G.Z. Lu, et al, Synthesis of Cubic Ordered Mesoporous YPO4:Ln3+ and Their Photoluminescence Properties, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19(43): 8079-8085