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Weiran Yang

Pennsylvania State University · US
Area of research
Biomedical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Chemistry, Catalysis, Hydrogenolysis, Furfural, Hydrothermal liquefaction, and Annulation.
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citations
820
works
52
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Recent publications

Adipic acid synthesis from bio-derived 2-furoic acid by reduction-carbonylation
Green Carbon 2025cited by 6position: lastdoi
Selective hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran without external hydrogen over carbon-encapsulated oxygen-vacancy-rich NiO/Ni catalysts
Chemical Engineering Journal 2025cited by 4position: lastdoi
Enantioselective multicomponent 1,2-arylaminoalkylation of acrylates by photoredox/nickel dual catalysis
Cell Reports Physical Science 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Selective oxidation of high-concentration 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid at room temperature in water by synergic electronic effect of bimetallic RuCo/NC catalyst
Green Energy & Environment 2025cited by 3position: lastdoi
Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Alkenylation of Fatty Acids for Coproduction of Linear α-Olefin and Hydrogen with High Selectivity
ACS Catalysis 2025cited by 3position: lastdoi
Steel slag-assisted hydrothermal liquefaction of hyperaccumulators for upgrading bio-oil and immobilization of arsenic
Fuel 2025cited by 2position: lastdoi
Sequential hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulose-rich livestock manure: A new perspective on enhancing the production and quality of low-phenolic biocrude
Bioresource Technology 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Base-Promoted Azinium- <i>N</i> -imines and Thioamide Dimeric Annulation for the Tunable Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazole and Polycyclic Indolylhydroquinoline Skeletons
Organic Letters 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Multicomponent Construction of Tertiary Alkylamines by Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed Aminoalkylation of Organohalides
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024cited by 23position: middledoi
Combined Hydrogen and Alkane Production by Photocatalytic Decarboxylative C–C Homocoupling of Fatty Acid by Constructing a Hydrogen-Deficient Catalytic Interface
ACS Catalysis 2024cited by 18position: lastdoi
Switching between Hydrogenative Hydrogenolysis and Rearrangement of Furfurals via Hydrogen Pressure-Driven Acid–Base Transformation over Br–Pt Pairs
ACS Catalysis 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Direct Coupling of Biobased Bifunctional Hydroxy-Aldehyde Monomers to Chemically Recyclable Alipharomatic Polyesters <i>via</i> Dehydrogenative Polycondensation
Macromolecules 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
Palladium-catalyzed difluorocarbene transfer enables access to enantioenriched chiral spirooxindoles
Nature Communications 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
Iodine-Catalyzed [5 + 1] Carbonylation of 2-Alkenyl/Pyrrolylanilines with CS<sub>2</sub> as the Carbonylating Reagent
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Direct synthesis of α,ω-dicarboxylic acids via dicarbonylation of cyclic ethers
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) 2024cited by 5position: lastdoi
Synergistic catalytic effect of activated carbon nanomaterial and CaO for highly selective oxidation of levulinic acid to citramalic acid
Fuel 2024cited by 3position: lastdoi
Co-liquefaction of livestock manure and food waste: Synergistic effects and product combustion performance
Applied Energy 2023cited by 30position: lastdoi
Separated two-stage hydrothermal liquefaction of livestock manure for high-quality bio-oil with low-nitrogen content: Insights on nitrogen migration and evolution
Chemical Engineering Journal 2023cited by 22position: lastdoi
Biochar with nanoparticle incorporation and pore engineering enables enhanced heavy metals removal
Journal of environmental chemical engineering 2023cited by 20position: lastdoi
Green Synthesis of Chemically Recyclable Polyesters via Dehydrogenative Copolymerization of Diols
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Palladium-Catalyzed Chemo- and Regioselective C–H Bond Functionalization of Phenols with 1,3-Dienes
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Synthesis of CF<sub>3</sub>, CF<sub>2</sub>H‐Substituted, Epoxide‐Fused Heterocycles with Prop‐2‐ynylsulfonium salts
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023cited by 4position: middledoi
Trimetallic Cu-Ni-Re/Hβ catalyst for the direct conversion of furfural to 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
Chemical Engineering Journal 2022cited by 46position: lastdoi
Recovery of arsenic and practical utilization of aqueous phase in hydrothermal liquefaction of hyperaccumulator
Chemical Engineering Journal 2022cited by 19position: lastdoi
Iodine‐modified Pt nanoparticles accelerate the hydrogenative ring‐opening of furfurals to linear alcohols
AIChE Journal 2022cited by 17position: middledoi
Biobased 2,5-Dimethyltetrahydrofuran as a Green Aprotic Ether Solvent
Organic Process Research & Development 2022cited by 14position: middledoi
Biomass to drugs: Green production of salicylic acid from 2-furoic acid in two steps
Molecular Catalysis 2022cited by 7position: lastdoi
Direct Synthesis of 5‐Methylfurfural from <scp>d</scp>‐Fructose by Iodide‐Mediated Transfer Hydrogenation
ChemSusChem 2021cited by 33position: lastdoi
Brønsted acid-driven conversion of glucose to xylose, arabinose and formic acid via selective C–C cleavage
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2021cited by 28position: middledoi
Iodine‐Modified Pd Catalysts Promote the Bifunctional Catalytic Synthesis of 2,5‐Hexanedione from C<sub>6</sub> Furan Aldehydes
ChemSusChem 2021cited by 27position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Teng Li · Nanchang University11 papers (2019–2022)Haiwei Jiang · Nanchang University10 papers (2020–2025)Yantao Wang · Nanchang University9 papers (2020–2024)Jing Zheng · Nanchang University8 papers (2019–2025)Conghao Ku · Nanchang University5 papers (2024–2025)Chunbao Xu · Zhengzhou University5 papers (2021–2025)Peng Yang · Nanchang University5 papers (2019–2024)Changguang Yao · Nanchang University4 papers (2021–2024)Jun Jiang · Nanchang University4 papers (2019–2022)Nianxin Rong · Nanchang University4 papers (2019–2021)Xucheng Li · Nanchang University3 papers (2022–2025)Ying Hu · Nanchang University3 papers (2020–2023)Shengqin Liu · Nanchang University3 papers (2019–2020) · 3 papers (2020–2021)Zheling Zeng · Nanchang University3 papers (2021–2024)Qiang Deng · Nanchang University3 papers (2021–2024)Pengxin Yu · Nanchang University3 papers (2022–2025)Liangliang Fan · Nanchang University3 papers (2020–2025)Jinlong Chen · Nanchang University3 papers (2021–2025)Jun Wang · Nanchang University3 papers (2021–2024)