YAN Long, Ph.D., is an Associate Research Fellow at Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China. His current research focuses on the catalytic utilization of biomass and the development of catalysts. He has designed and synthesized highly active hydrodeoxygenation catalysts based on the synergistic dispersion of heavy atoms, and developed efficient and highly stable hydrodeoxygenation catalysts suitable for various scenarios. His research findings have been published in 13 papers as the first or corresponding author in authoritative journals in the field of green chemistry, such as 《Green Chemistry》 and《ChemSusChem》, gaining widespread recognition and citations from researchers both domestically and internationally. He has filed 7 patent applications, participated in the writing of three special reports for the Ministry of Science and Technology which received high praise from ministry leaders, and currently leads or participates in a total of six projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program, and the Guangdong Provincial Fund for Basic and Applied Basic Research.

Selected Publications

1. Long Yan, Xinxin Liu, Jin Deng, Yao Fu, Molybdenum Modified Nickel Phyllosilicates as a High Performance Bifunctional Catalyst for Deoxygenation of Methyl Palmitate to Alkanes under Mild Conditions, Green Chemistry, 2017, 19(19), 4600-4609.

2. Bakht Zada, Long Yan, Yao Fu, Effective conversion of cellobiose and glucose to sorbitol using non-noble bimetallic NiCo/HZSM-5 catalyst, Science China Chemistry, 2018, 61: 1167-1174.

3. Song Li, Long Yan*, Qiying Liu, Jianguo Liu, Qiyu Liu, Wei Fan, Xuelai Zhao, Xinghua Zhang, Chenguang Wang, Longlong Ma, Qi Zhang*, One-pot hydrodeoxygenation of biomass furan derivatives into decane under mild conditions over Pd/C combined with phosphotungstic acid, Green Chemistry，2019，22(9), 2889-2900.

4. Ziyue Liu, Long Yan*, Qian Jiang, Yuhui Huang, Chengmei Yang, Chengguang Wang, Xi Lu, Longlong Ma, Qi Zhang*, Catalytic Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidinone under Mild Conditions with Disordered Mesoporous Silica-supported Pt catalyst, ChemSusChem，2023, 16, e202301046.

5. Ziyue Liu, Xiaoli Chen, Mi Luo, Qian Jiang, Xinyue Li, Chengmei Yang, Qi Zhang, Long Yan*, Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural Under Mild Conditions Over Single-Atom Pd1/α-MoC Catalyst, ChemSusChem，2024, e202401802.

▪ Synthesis of Biomass based Sustainable Aviation Fuel and High-value Chemicals

▪ Catalyst Development for Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass and its Derivatives

▪ Density Functional Theory Study for Catalytic Processes of Biomass

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, 22478387, Research on the Single Atom-Cluster Cooperative Catalytic Mechanism for Selective Activation of C-O/C=O Bonds in Biomass Molecules, January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028; Principal Investigator.

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Fund Project (22005308), Research on Novel Characterization Methods for Single-Atom Catalysts and Their Application in the Conversion of Furan-Based Biomass Molecules; January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023; Principal Investigator.

3. Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project, 2023A04J0662, Research on the Development and Characterization of Multi-level Anchored Single-atom Catalysts and Their Application in Deoxygenation and Upgrading of Lignin Phenols; April 2023 to March 2025; Principal Investigator.

4. Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund General Project, 2020A1515011540, Highly Dispersed Supported Metal Catalysts for Selective Deoxygenation of Biomass Levulinic Acid (Ester) to Produce Valerate Fuel, September 2019 to October 2025; Principal Investigator.