Biomass conversion, carbon-based materials, electrocatalysis, photothermal catalysis

2020/12-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor
2015/12-2020.12: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Associate Professor
2013/07-2015.10: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, postdoctor

1. Qiuge Wang#, Xiao Yu#, Haoyun Sheng#, Bin Zhu, Enhui Du, Yujie Ren, Ziqi Tian, Jian Zhang*, Chunlin Chen*, Large-diameter hexagonal NiCo bimetallic oxides micron sheets for synergistic electro-synthesis of THFDCA, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 113, 315-326
2. Xiao Yu, Bin Zhu, Jian Zhang*, Chunlin Chen*, Structural Modification of MnO2 Enhances Photothermal Catalysis for Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 14227-14238.
3. Chunlin Chen#, Mingxin Lv#, Hualei Hu#, Liyuan Huai#, Bin Zhu, Shilin Fan, Qiuge Wang, Jian Zhang.* 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and its Downstream Chemicals: A Review of Catalytic Routes, Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(37), 2311464
4. Chen, C. L.#, Zhou, Z. Q.#, Liu, J.#, Zhu, B., Hu, H. L., Yang, Y., Chen, G. X., Gao, M. R., Zhang, J.*, Sustainable biomass upgrading coupled with H2 generation over in-situ oxidized Co3O4 electrocatalysts, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 37(15), 121209.
5. Chen, C. L.*; Wang, L. C.; Zhu, B.; Zhou, Z. Q.; El-Hout, S. I.; Yang, J.; Zhang, J.*, 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid production via catalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural: Catalysts, processes and reaction mechanism. Journal of Energy Chemistry，2021, 54, 528-554.