Wanhong Ma
Research Fields
• Novel approaches for the photooxidative remediation of environmental pollutants
• Photochemical reaction mechanism of environmental pollutants
• Nano-materials and photocatalysis
• Photocatalytic organic synthesis
Education
• Hebei Chemistry & Engineer University Analytical Chemistry B.S. 1982
• Zhengzhou University Analytical Chemistry M.S. 1987
• Wuhan University Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. 1999
Employment
• 1987.9-1996.7, Lecturer of Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University; Associate professor since 1994.10
• 1999.9-2001.7, Post-doctor of Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2001.9-2011. 12, Associate Professor, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Molecular Science Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2012.1-present, Professor, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Molecular Science Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2002.2-2002.6, He attained the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fund and researched on "intermediary species in chemical processes and flames" in National Institute for Environment Studies of Japan.
Achievement
His research focus on photodegradation of organic pollutants via activation of O2 or H2O2 by transition metal complexes;semiconductor photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and the mechanism; photochemical cycling of iron species and the relative environmental processes; photocatalytic selective oxidation of organic compounds. He has published over 70 papers on the international journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Environ. Sci. Technol., Chem. Soc. Rev. and has 12 authorized invention patents. The publications have been cited over 1500 times by others.
Awards:
2005 The Second Grade National Prize of Natural Science of China (the fourth contributor)
Projects
973 Project; 863 Project; Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China; Major Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc.
Selected Publications
- Yan Yan, Weidong Shi, Zhen Yuan, Shenggui He, Dongmei Li, Qingbo Meng, Hongwei Ji, Chuncheng Chen, Wanhong Ma*, Jincai Zhao* The Formation of Ti–H Species at Interface Is Lethal to the Efficiency of TiO2-Based Dye-Sensitized Devices.J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2083-2089
- Chang, W.; Sun, C. Y.; Pang, X. B.; Sheng, H.; Li, Y.; Ji, H. W.; Song, W. J.; Chen, C. C.; Ma, W. H.*; Zhao, J. C.* Inverse Kinetic Solvent Isotope Effect in TiO2 Photocatalytic Dehalogenation of Non-adsorbable Aromatic Halides: a Proton-induced Pathway. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2052 –2056
- Zhang, M.;Wang, Q.; Chen, C. C.; L. Zang; Ma, W. H.*; Zhao, J. C.* Oxygen atom transfer in the photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols by TiO2: Oxygen isotope studies. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6081-6084. (Highly Important Paper, Cover Paper)
- Zhang, M.; Chen, C. C.; Ma, W. H.*; Zhao, J. C.* Visible-light-induced aerobic oxidation of alcohols in a coupled photocatalytic system of dye-sensitized TiO2 and TEMPO. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9730-9733. (Hot Paper)
- Ma, W. H.; Li, J.; Tao, X.; He, J.; Xu,Y. M.; Yu, J. C.; J. C. Zhao* Efficient degradation of organic pollutants by using dioxygen activated by resin-exchanged iron(II) bipyridine under visible irradiation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 1029-1032.