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Liang-Nian He

Liang-Nian He

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Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
19694
World Ranking
3487
National Ranking
642

Overview

Liang-Nian He is affiliated with Nankai University in China. Their research primarily focuses on chemical engineering, energy, and chemistry, with an emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, process chemistry and technology, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

The main topics of Liang-Nian He's work encompass carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, ionic liquids properties and applications, covalent organic framework applications, and metal-organic framework synthesis and applications.

Their recent publications include:

  • Photocarboxylation with CO2: an appealing and sustainable strategy for CO2 fixation (2020) in Green Chemistry
  • Incorporating Catalytic Units into Nanomaterials: Rational Design of Multipurpose Catalysts for CO2 Valorization (2023) in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Highly Efficient Conversion of Propargylic Amines and CO2 Catalyzed by Noble-Metal-Free [Zn116] Nanocages (2020) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Recent progress in CO2 conversion into organic chemicals by molecular catalysis (2023) in Green Chemistry
  • CO2 capture and utilization with solid waste (2022) in Green Chemical Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Liang-Nian He include:

  • Hongru Li
  • Liqi Qiu
  • Kaihong Chen
  • Wen-Jun Xie
  • Fang-Yu Ren

The prominent journals and publication venues where Liang-Nian He has published multiple works are:

  • ChemSusChem
  • Green Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Efficient, selective and sustainable catalysis of carbon dioxide

    Qing-Wen Song;Qing-Wen Song;Zhi-Hua Zhou;Liang-Nian He

  • Carbon dioxide utilization with C–N bond formation: carbon dioxide capture and subsequent conversion

    Zhen-Zhen Yang;Liang-Nian He;Jiao Gao;An-Hua Liu

  • CO2 chemistry: task-specific ionic liquids for CO2 capture/activation and subsequent conversion

    Zhen-Zhen Yang;Ya-Nan Zhao;Liang-Nian He

  • Upgrading Carbon Dioxide by Incorporation into Heterocycles

    Bing Yu;Liang-Nian He

  • Organic solvent-free process for the synthesis of propylene carbonate from supercritical carbon dioxide and propylene oxide catalyzed by insoluble ion exchange resins

    Ya Du;Fei Cai;De-Lin Kong;Liang-Nian He

  • Lewis Basic Ionic Liquids-Catalyzed Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Cyclic Carbonates

    Zhen-Zhen Yang;Liang-Nian He;Cheng-Xia Miao;Sébastien Chanfreau

  • CO2 capture and activation by superbase/polyethylene glycol and its subsequent conversion

    Zhen-Zhen Yang;Liang-Nian He;Ya-Nan Zhao;Bin Li

  • Selective and high yield synthesis of dimethyl carbonate directly from carbon dioxide and methanol

    Jun-Chul Choi;Liang-Nian He;Hiroyuki Yasuda;Toshiyasu Sakakura

  • Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis from Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Epoxide over Lanthanide Oxychloride

    Hiroyuki Yasuda;Liang-Nian He;Toshiyasu Sakakura

  • Homogeneous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

    Yu-Nong Li;Ran Ma;Liang-Nian He;Zhen-Feng Diao

  • Efficient chemical fixation of CO2 promoted by a bifunctional Ag2WO4/Ph3P system

    Qing-Wen Song;Bing Yu;Xue-Dong Li;Ran Ma

  • Equimolar CO2 Capture by N‐Substituted Amino Acid Salts and Subsequent Conversion

    An-Hua Liu;Ran Ma;Chan Song;Zhen-Zhen Yang

  • Solventless synthesis of cyclic carbonates from carbon dioxide and epoxides catalyzed by silica-supported ionic liquids under supercritical conditions

    Jin-Quan Wang;Xiao-Dong Yue;Fei Cai;Liang-Nian He

  • Betaine Catalysis for Hierarchical Reduction of CO2 with Amines and Hydrosilane To Form Formamides, Aminals, and Methylamines

    Xiao-Fang Liu;Xiao-Ya Li;Chang Qiao;Hong-Chen Fu

  • Bio-aviation fuel production from hydroprocessing castor oil promoted by the nickel-based bifunctional catalysts.

    Siyang Liu;Qingqing Zhu;Qingxin Guan;Liangnian He

  • Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide over silica-supported quaternary ammonium salts under supercritical conditions

    Jin-Quan Wang;De-Lin Kong;Jian-Yu Chen;Fei Cai

  • Photochemical and Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Utilization with Organic Compounds

    Yu Cao;Xing He;Ning Wang;Hong-Ru Li

  • Efficient synthesis of cyclic carbonate from carbon dioxide catalyzed by polyoxometalate: the remarkable effects of metal substitution

    Hiroyuki Yasuda;Liang-Nian He;Toshiyasu Sakakura;Changwen Hu

  • An efficient and recyclable tetraoxo-coordinated zinc catalyst for the cycloaddition of epoxides with carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure

    Ran Ma;Liang-Nian He;Yue-Biao Zhou

  • Highly efficient conversion of carbon dioxide catalyzed by polyethylene glycol-functionalized basic ionic liquids

    Zhen-Zhen Yang;Ya-Nan Zhao;Liang-Nian He;Jian Gao

  • Bifunctional metal-salen complexes as efficient catalysts for the fixation of CO2 with epoxides under solvent-free conditions.

    Cheng-Xia Miao;Jin-Quan Wang;Ying Wu;Ya Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenzhen Yang
Zhenzhen Yang Argonne National Laboratory
Jinquan Wang
Jinquan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sheng Dai
Sheng Dai Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bin Zhao
Bin Zhao Nankai University
Chao-Jun Li
Chao-Jun Li McGill University
Suojiang Zhang
Suojiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Sun
Jian Sun Nanjing University
Xinhua Qi
Xinhua Qi Nankai University
Da-Gang Yu
Da-Gang Yu Sichuan University
Peng Cheng
Peng Cheng Nankai University

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