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Limin Chen is affiliated with the South China University of Technology in China, specializing in materials science with a focus on catalytic processes. Their research portfolio consists predominantly of studies in materials chemistry and catalysis, complemented by work in renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental fields. The scope of their work extends into related subfields including electronic, optical, and magnetic materials as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad range of catalytic and materials science areas including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Chen has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, indicating a strong network within their field. Frequent collaborators include Daiqi Ye, Mingli Fu, Qiyun Xie, Junliang Wu, and Peirong Chen, with coauthorship counts ranging from 9 to 26 papers.

Their publications appear in multiple reputable journals, often reflecting interdisciplinary approaches at the intersection of materials science and catalysis. The key venues where Chen has published repeatedly include:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Applied Surface Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Solid State Communications

Significant recent papers by Limin Chen include:

  • Highly efficient Cu/CeO2-hollow nanospheres catalyst for the reverse water-gas shift reaction: Investigation on the role of oxygen vacancies through in situ UV-Raman and DRIFTS (2020, Applied Surface Science)
  • Plasma-Catalytic CO2 Hydrogenation over a Pd/ZnO Catalyst: In Situ Probing of Gas-Phase and Surface Reactions (2022, JACS Au)
  • Reciprocal regulation between support defects and strong metal-support interactions for highly efficient reverse water gas shift reaction over Pt/TiO2 nanosheets catalysts (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Pd-Promoted Co2NiO4 with lattice Co O Ni and interfacial Pd O activation for highly efficient methane oxidation (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Enhancing catalytic toluene oxidation over MnO2@Co3O4 by constructing a coupled interface (2020, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS [CHINESE VERSION])

Chen's research integrates experimental catalyst design with mechanistic investigation using advanced characterization techniques. Their work on reverse water-gas shift reactions, methane oxidation, and CO2 hydrogenation illustrates a focus on energy conversion and environmental catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Interface-Confined Ferrous Centers for Catalytic Oxidation

    Qiang Fu;Wei-Xue Li;Yunxi Yao;Hongyang Liu

  • Evolution of oxygen vacancies in MnOx-CeO2 mixed oxides for soot oxidation

    Xueting Lin;Shujun Li;Hui He;Zeng Wu

  • Size effect of Pt nanoparticles on the catalytic oxidation of toluene over Pt/CeO2 catalysts

    Ruosi Peng;Shujun Li;Xibo Sun;Quanming Ren

  • Controllable synthesis of 3D hierarchical Co3O4 nanocatalysts with various morphologies for the catalytic oxidation of toluene

    Quanming Ren;Shengpeng Mo;Ruosi Peng;Zhentao Feng

  • Shape effect of Pt/CeO2 catalysts on the catalytic oxidation of toluene

    Ruosi Peng;Xibo Sun;Shujun Li;Limin Chen

  • Conversion of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by recyclable sulfonic acid-functionalized metal–organic frameworks

    Jinzhu Chen;Kegui Li;Limin Chen;Ruliang Liu

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Phenolic Monomers and Dimers to Alkane Fuels over Bifunctional Zeolite-Supported Metal Catalysts

    Wei Zhang;Jinzhu Chen;Ruliang Liu;Shengpei Wang

  • Degradation of phenol using Fe3O4-GO nanocomposite as a heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalyst

    Lian Yu;Jiandong Chen;Zhen Liang;Weicheng Xu

  • Gaseous CO and toluene co-oxidation over monolithic core–shell Co3O4-based hetero-structured catalysts

    Shengpeng Mo;Qi Zhang;Yuhai Sun;Mingyuan Zhang

  • Adsorption of VOCs on reduced graphene oxide.

    Lian Yu;Long Wang;Weicheng Xu;Limin Chen

  • Effects of dielectric barrier discharge plasma on the catalytic activity of Pt/CeO2 catalysts

    Bangfen Wang;Bingxu Chen;Yuhai Sun;Hailin Xiao

  • The Applications of Morphology Controlled ZnO in Catalysis

    Yuhai Sun;Limin Chen;Yunfeng Bao;Yujun Zhang

  • 1D-Co3O4, 2D-Co3O4, 3D-Co3O4 for catalytic oxidation of toluene

    Quanming Ren;Zhentao Feng;Shengpeng Mo;Chunlei Huang

  • Selective Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Catalyst of Palladium Immobilized on Amine-Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Jinzhu Chen;Ruliang Liu;Yuanyuan Guo;Limin Chen

  • Catalytic oxidation of toluene over nanorod-structured Mn–Ce mixed oxides

    Yinnian Liao;Yinnian Liao;Mingli Fu;Limin Chen;Junliang Wu

  • Ag supported on CeO2 with different morphologies for the catalytic oxidation of HCHO

    Lian Yu;Ruosi Peng;Limin Chen;Mingli Fu

  • In situ DRIFT spectroscopy insights into the reaction mechanism of CO and toluene co-oxidation over Pt-based catalysts

    Qi Zhang;Shengpeng Mo;Jiaqi Li;Yuhai Sun

  • Effect of CeO2 morphologies on toluene catalytic combustion

    Zhentao Feng;Quanming Ren;Ruosi Peng;Shengpeng Mo

  • Metalloporphyrin-based organic polymers for carbon dioxide fixation to cyclic carbonate

    Aibing Chen;Yunzhao Zhang;Yunzhao Zhang;Jinzhu Chen;Limin Chen

  • Selective hydrogenation of phenol and related derivatives

    Jiawei Zhong;Jinzhu Chen;Limin Chen

  • Conversion of Cellulose and Cellobiose into Sorbitol Catalyzed by Ruthenium Supported on a Polyoxometalate/Metal-Organic Framework Hybrid

    Jinzhu Chen;Shengpei Wang;Jing Huang;Limin Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Daiqi Ye
Daiqi Ye South China University of Technology
Ding Ma
Ding Ma Peking University
Ulrich Simon
Ulrich Simon RWTH Aachen University
Lijun Wang
Lijun Wang Huazhong Agricultural University
Yue Peng
Yue Peng Tsinghua University
wei zhang
wei zhang Wake Forest University
Yongcai Qiu
Yongcai Qiu South China University of Technology
Xuhong Guo
Xuhong Guo Soochow University
Yunfa Chen
Yunfa Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Longlong Ma
Longlong Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences

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