Research interests

1. Photocatalytic C-C bond coupling

2. Photocatalytic biomass valorisation to H₂ and C1 chemicals

3. Studies of photocatalytic reaction mechanism by advanced characterization techniques

   
   

Fundings

1. The Young Scientist Funding of NSFC, 2021-2023

2. General Project of NSFC, 2022-2025

3. Research Funding for Innovative Exploration, DICP-CAS, 2020-2022

Awards

1. Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Special Award, CAS, 2019

2. CPCIF-Clariant Sustainable Development Youth Innovation Award, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, 2021

3. First Prize of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Academic Achievement Award, 2022

Publications

1. 1. Ren, P.^#; Gao, Z.^#; Montini, T.^#; Zhao, Z.; Ta, N.; Huang, Y.; Luo, N.*; Fonda, E.; Fornasiero, P.*; Wang, F*. Stepwise photo-assisted decomposition of carbohydrates to H₂. Joule 2023, 10.1016/j.joule.2023.01.002.

2. 2. Sun, L.^#; Huang, Y.^#; Liu, S.; Liu, X.; Luo, N.*; Wang, F*. Photocatalytic reductive C-O bond scission promoted by low-work-function Cd single atoms and clusters. Chem. Commun. 2023, 10.1039/d2cc06649a.

3. 3. Wang, X.; Luo, N.*; Wang, F*. Advances and challenges of photocatalytic methane C-C coupling. Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 1492-1505.

4. 4. Gao, Z.^#; Mu, J.^#; Zhang, J.; Huang, Z.; Lin, X.; Luo, N.*; Wang, F*. Hydrogen bonding promotes alcohol C-C coupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18986-18994.

5. 5. Luo, N.^#; Nie, W.^#; Mu, J.^#; Liu, S.; Li, M.; Zhang, J.; Gao, Z.; Fan, F.; Wang, F*. Low-work function metals boost selective and fast scission of methanol C-H bonds. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 6375-6384.

6. 6. Gao, Z.; Luo, N.*; Huang, Z.; Taylor, S. H.; Wang, F*. Controlling radical intermediates in photocatalytic conversion of low-carbon-number alcohols. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 6188-6202.

7. 7. Luo, N.; Montini, T.; Zhang, J.; Fornasiero, P.; Fonda, E.; Hou, T.; Nie, W.; Lu, J.; Liu, J.; Heggen, M.; Lin, L.; Ma, C.; Wang, M.; Fan, F.; Jin, S.; Wang, F*. Visible-light-driven coproduction of diesel precursors and hydrogen from lignocellulose-derived methylfurans. Nat. Energy 2019, 4, 575-584.

8. 8. Luo, N.; Hou, T.; Liu, S.; Zeng, B.; Lu, J.; Zhang, J.; Li, H.; Wang, F*. Photocatalytic coproduction of deoxybenzoin and H₂ through tandem redox reactions. ACS Catal. 2019, 10, 762-769.

9. 9. Luo, N.; Wang, M.; Li, H.; Zhang, J.; Hou, T.; Chen, H.; Zhang, X.; Lu, J.; Wang, F*. Visible-light-driven self-hydrogen transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin models and extracts into phenolic products. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4571-4580.

10. 10. Luo, N.; Wang, M.; Li, H.; Zhang, J.; Liu, H.; Wang, F*. Photocatalytic oxidation–hydrogenolysis of lignin β-O-4 models via a dual light wavelength switching strategy. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 7716-7721.