Dr. Zeyou Pan

Interests

Photoionization spectroscopy; Synchrotron techniques; DFT; Heterogeneous Catalysis; Thermochemical processes; Lignin valorization

Selected publications

1. Pan, Z., Puente-Urbina, A., Batool, S. R., Bodi A., Wu X., Zhang Z., van Bokhoven J. A. & Hemberger P. Tuning the Zeolite Acidity Enables Selectivity Control by Suppressing Ketene Formation in Lignin Catalytic Pyrolysis. Nature Communication, 2023, In Press.

2. Pan, Z., Bodi, A., van Bokhoven, J. A., & Hemberger, P. Operando PEPICO unveils the catalytic fast pyrolysis mechanism of the three methoxyphenol isomers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022, 24(36), 21786-21793.

3. Puente‐Urbina, A., Pan, Z., Paunović, V., Šot, P., Hemberger, P., & van Bokhoven, J. A. Direct Evidence on the Mechanism of Methane Conversion under Non‐oxidative Conditions over Iron‐modified Silica: The Role of Propargyl Radicals Unveiled. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 133(45), 24204-24209.

4. Pan, Z., Bodi, A., van Bokhoven, J. A., & Hemberger, P. On the absolute photoionization cross section and threshold photoelectron spectrum of two reactive ketenes in lignin valorization: fulvenone and 2-carbonyl cyclohexadienone. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 24(6), 3655-3663.

5. Pan, Z., Puente-Urbina, A., Bodi, A., van Bokhoven, J. A., & Hemberger, P. Isomer-dependent catalytic pyrolysis mechanism of the lignin model compounds catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone. Chemical science, 2021, 12(9), 3161-3169