主要从事大气污染控制、环境纳米功能材料构建、环境催化基础和应用研究。针对我国国民经济发展中出现的重大大气环境问题及需求，着重基于吸附、催化(热、电、光）、纳米等技术开展典型大气污染物（VOCs、甲醛、含氮污染物、CO₂、臭氧等）纳米催化净化技术与方法的研究与应用，以实现气态污染物绿色、低耗、高效、高选择性的去除与资源转化；通过固废中有价元素和金属的绿色高效回收利用以及CO₂的资源化转化，实现循环经济以及减污降碳协同增效。迄今为止，已经在众多国内外著名期刊发表科技论文130余篇, 获授权专利15项。共承担与参与了国家级、省部级、校级等科研项目30余项。多次获得开云平台首页 教学优良奖，共指导20余名本科、硕士生获得优秀毕业论文，指导研究生获得省、市优秀学术论文奖近20项。任Surface and Interfaces国际期刊主编，辽宁省“工业生态与环境工程工程技术研究中心”副主任，辽宁省大气环境专业委员会委员，国际生态经济协会会员，辽宁省清洁油品重点实验室学术委员会委员，大连市芳香化合物高效合成工程技术研究中心技术委员会委员。

研究团队主页: 大气污染控制工程团队 http://team.dlut.edu.cn/daqiwurankongzhigongchengtuandui

近期发表的代表性论文如下：

[1] Na Li¹,†, Bin Huang^1,†, Xue Dong^2,†, Jinsong Luo³, Yi Wang¹, Hui Wang¹, Dengyun Miao², Yang Pan³, Feng Jiao^2*, Jianping Xiao^2*and Zhenping Qu^1*，Bifunctional zeolites-silver catalyst enabled tandem oxidation of formaldehyde at low temperatures,Nature Communications, 2022, 13:2209.

[2] Na Li†, Weiwei Wang†, Lixin Song, Hui Wang, Qiang Fu*, Zhenping Qu*, CO₂hydrogenation to methanol promoted by Cu and metastable tetragonal Ce_xZr_yO_zinterface,Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 68: 771-779.

[3] Hui Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Lianlian Liu, Shicheng Dong, Yujie Qiao, Promotion of NH₃-SCR activity by sulfate-modification over mesoporous Fe doped CeO₂catalyst: Structure and mechanism,Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 414: 125565.

[4] Cui Dong, Hui Wang, Yewei Ren, Zhenping Qu*, Effect of alkaline earth metal promoter on catalytic activity of MnO₂for the complete oxidation of toluene,Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021, 104: 102-112.

[5] Weiwei Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Lixin Song, Qiang Fu*, Probing into the multifunctional role of copper species and reaction pathway on copper-cerium-zirconium catalysts for CO₂hydrogenation to methanol using high pressurein situDRIFTS,Journal of Catalysis,2020, 382: 129-140.

[6] Weiwei Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Lixin Song, Qiang Fu*, CO₂hydrogenation to methanol over Cu/CeO₂and Cu/ZrO₂catalysts: Tuning methanol selectivity via meal-support interaction,Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2020, 40: 22-30.

[7] Weiwei Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Lixin Song, Qiang Fu*, An investigation of Zr/Ce ratio influencing the catalytic performance of CuO/Ce_1-xZr_xO₂catalyst for CO₂hydrogenation to CH₃OH,Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2020, 47: 18-28.

[8] Cui Dong, Zhenping Qu*, Xiao Jiang, Yewei Ren, Tuning oxygen vacancy concentration of MnO₂through metal doping for improved toluene oxidation,Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 391: 122181-122193.

[9] Cui Dong,Zhenping Qu*, Yuan Qin, Qiang Fu, Hongchun Sun, Xiaoxiao Duan, Revealing the Highly Catalytic Performance of Spinel CoMn₂O₄for Toluene Oxidation: Involvement and Replenishment of Oxygen Species Using in situ Designed-TP Techniques,ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9: 6698-6710.

[10] Yuan Qin, Hui Wang, Cui Dong,Zhenping Qu*, Evolution and enhancement of the oxygen cycle in the catalytic performance of total toluene oxidation over manganese-based catalysts,Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 380: 21-31.

[11] Xiaoyu Zhang, Hui Wang, Xiao Jiang, Hongchun Sun, Zhenping Qu^*, Study of Synergistic Effect between CuO and CeO₂over CuO@CeO₂Core-Shell Nanocomposites for NH₃-SCO, 2019,Catalysis Science & Technology, 2019,9:2968-2981.

[12] Zhexi Lin, Rui Chen, Zhenping Qu*, Jingguang G. Chen*, Hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oxygenates over metal carbides: from model surfaces to powder catalysts,Green Chemistry, 2018, 20: 2679-2696.

[13] Hui Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Shicheng Dong, and Chen Tang, Mechanistic Investigation into the Effect of Sulfuration on the FeW Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO_xwith NH₃,ACS Applied Material & Interfaces, 2017, 9 (8): 7017-7028.

[14] Hui Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Shicheng Dong, Hongbin Xie and Chen Tang, Superior performance of Fe_1-xW_xO_δfor the selective catalytic reduction of NO_xwith NH₃: interaction between Fe and W,Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(24): 13511-13519.

[15] Hui Wang, Zhenping Qu*,Hongbin Xie, Nobutaka Maeda, Lei Miao, Zhong Wang, Insight into the mesoporous FexCe_1-xO_2-dcatalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃: Regulable structure and activity,Journal of Catalysis, 2016, 338: 56-67.

[16] Zhenping Qu*, Zhong Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Hui Wang, Role of different coordinated Cu and reactive oxygen species on the highly active Cu–Ce–Zr mixed oxides in NH₃-SCO: a combined in situ EPR and O₂-TPD approach,Catalysis Science & Technology, 2016, 385: 4491-4502.

[17] Zhenping Qu*, Xiaodong Zhang, Fangli Yu, Xianchun Liu, Qiang Fu, Role of the Al chemical environment in the formation of silver species and its CO oxidation activity,Journal of Catalysis, 2015, 321: 113-122.

[18] Zhenping Qu*, Lei Miao, Hui Wang, Qiang Fu, Highly dispersed Fe₂O₃on carbon nanotubes for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃,Chemical Communications, 2015, 51(5): 956-958.

[19] Zhenping Qu*, Yibin Bu, Yuan Qin, Kang Gao, Yi Wang, Qiang Fu, The improved reactivity of manganese catalysts by Ag in catalytic oxidation of Toluene,Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 132-133: 353-362.

[20] Dan Chen, Zhenping Qu*, Yahui Sun, Kang Gao, Yi Wang, Identification of reaction intermediates and mechanism responsible for highly active HCHO oxidation on Ag/MCM-41 catalysts,Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 142-143: 838-848.

[21] Zhong Wang, Zhenping Qu*, Xie Quan, Hui Wang, Zhuo Li, Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen over CuO-CeO₂mixed oxides prepared by surfactant-templated method,Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 134-135:153-166.

[22] Xiaodong Zhang, Zhenping Qu*, Fangli Yu, Yi Wang, High-temperature diffusion induced high activity of SBA-15 supported Ag particles for low temperature CO oxidation at room temperature,Journal of Catalysis, 2013, 297: 264-271.

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