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Weili Dai is a researcher affiliated with Nankai University in China, with a research focus primarily in the fields of Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of Weili Dai's research include:

  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Weili Dai has contributed to multiple articles in notable scientific journals. Some recent publications are:

  • "Confinement in a Zeolite and Zeolite Catalysis," 2021, published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Zeolite-Encaged Isolated Platinum Ions Enable Heterolytic Dihydrogen Activation and Selective Hydrogenations," 2021, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Spectroscopic Signature of Lewis Acidic Framework and Extraframework Sn Sites in Beta Zeolites," 2020, published in ACS Catalysis
  • "Optimizing zeolite stabilized Pt-Zn catalysts for propane dehydrogenation," 2020, published in Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • "Stabilizing the framework of SAPO-34 zeolite toward long-term methanol-to-olefins conversion," 2021, published in Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in Weili Dai's research include:

  • Landong Li
  • Guangjun Wu
  • Naijia Guan
  • Runze Liu
  • Mengting Zhang

The researcher has a recurring presence in several publication venues, such as:

  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)

Best Publications

  • Tungsten Oxide Single Crystal Nanosheets for Enhanced Multichannel Solar Light Harvesting

    Junqing Yan;Tuo Wang;Guangjun Wu;Weili Dai

  • Improved Postsynthesis Strategy to Sn-Beta Zeolites as Lewis Acid Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Hydration of Epoxides

    Bo Tang;Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Naijia Guan

  • Confinement in a Zeolite and Zeolite Catalysis.

    Yuchao Chai;Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Naijia Guan

  • Mechanisms of the Deactivation of SAPO-34 Materials with Different Crystal Sizes Applied as MTO Catalysts

    Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Landong Li;Naijia Guan

  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance investigations of the nature, property, and activity of acid sites on solid catalysts.

    Yijiao Jiang;Jun Huang;Weili Dai;Michael Hunger

  • Understanding the Early Stages of the Methanol-to-Olefin Conversion on H-SAPO-34

    Weili Dai;Chuanming Wang;Michael Dyballa;Guangjun Wu

  • Mesoporous Zr-Beta zeolites prepared by a post-synthetic strategy as a robust Lewis acid catalyst for the ring-opening aminolysis of epoxides

    Bo Tang;Weili Dai;Xiaoming Sun;Xiaoming Sun;Guangjun Wu

  • Meso-Zr-Al-beta zeolite as a robust catalyst for cascade reactions in biomass valorization

    Song Song;Lu Di;Guangjun Wu;Weili Dai

  • Noble Metal Particles Confined in Zeolites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

    Yuchao Chai;Weixiang Shang;Weijie Li;Guangjun Wu

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds over bi-functional Ru/H-Beta under mild conditions

    Gang Yao;Guangjun Wu;Weili Dai;Naijia Guan

  • Methanol-to-Olefin Conversion on Silicoaluminophosphate Catalysts: Effect of Brønsted Acid Sites and Framework Structures

    Weili Dai;Weili Dai;Xin Wang;Guangjun Wu;Naijia Guan

  • A procedure for the preparation of Ti-Beta zeolites for catalytic epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide

    Bo Tang;Weili Dai;Xiaoming Sun;Xiaoming Sun;Naijia Guan

  • Acetylene-Selective Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Cationic Nickel Confined in Zeolite.

    Yuchao Chai;Guangjun Wu;Xiaoyan Liu;Yujing Ren

  • Zeolite-Encaged Isolated Platinum Ions Enable Heterolytic Dihydrogen Activation and Selective Hydrogenations.

    Xin Deng;Bin Qin;Runze Liu;Xuetao Qin

  • Mechanistic Insights into One-Step Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Butadiene over Bifunctional Zn–Y/Beta Zeolite

    Tingting Yan;Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Swen Lang

  • Selectivity Modulation of Encapsulated Palladium Nanoparticles by Zeolite Microenvironment for Biomass Catalytic Upgrading

    Yuchao Chai;Sihang Liu;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Jinlong Gong

  • Zeolite Structural Confinement Effects Enhance One-Pot Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Butadiene

    Weili Dai;Shanshan Zhang;Zhiyang Yu;Tingting Yan

  • Effect of n-butanol cofeeding on the methanol to aromatics conversion over Ga-modified nano H-ZSM-5 and its mechanistic interpretation

    Weili Dai;Liu Yang;Chuanming Wang;Xin Wang

  • Lewis Acid Catalysis Confined in Zeolite Cages as a Strategy for Sustainable Heterogeneous Hydration of Epoxides

    Weili Dai;Chuanming Wang;Bo Tang;Guangjun Wu

  • Verifying the mechanism of the ethene-to-propene conversion on zeolite H-SSZ-13

    Weili Dai;Xiaoming Sun;Xiaoming Sun;Bo Tang;Guangjun Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Landong Li
Landong Li Nankai University
Naijia Guan
Naijia Guan Nankai University
Guangjun Wu
Guangjun Wu Nankai University
Michael Hunger
Michael Hunger University of Stuttgart
Xubiao Luo
Xubiao Luo Nanchang Hangkong University
Chak Tong Au
Chak Tong Au Hunan University
Shenglian Luo
Shenglian Luo Hunan University
Jian-Ping Zou
Jian-Ping Zou Nanchang Hangkong University
Shuang-Feng Yin
Shuang-Feng Yin Hunan University
Xiaoming Sun
Xiaoming Sun Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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