Na Ji
Postdoctoral Researcher 2012-2013
Education: Ph.D. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Thesis topic: Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose into Useful Chemicals using Ni promoted W2C catalysts
Postdoctoral Experiences:
2011-2012: Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung (Coal Research), Germany. Research Topic: Catalytic Conversion of Lignin into Energy Dense Biofuels
Research Topic: Hydrodeoxygenation of Furfural into Useful Chemicals.
Research Description: The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to liquid fuels or chemicals has attracted renewed attention in recent years. It has great potential in alleviating the environmental pollution and reducing our dependence on the limited fossil fuels. Furfural is an important renewable, non-petroleum based, chemical feedstock. The formation of furfural can be accomplished by tipple dehydration of xylose which is the main component of hemicellulose in the presence of acid catalyst. We aim at producing low-oxygen, high energy content liquids from furfural, which should be fungible with conventional fuels.
Other fun facts or hobbies: I like sports and traveling.