Bo Wu

With over a decade of expertise in heterogeneous catalysis, I have developed extensive experience in selective alkane oxidation, VOC combustion, and small-molecule selective hydrogenation. A key strength of my research lies in the application of advanced in situ and operando characterization techniques, including in situ XAFS, Raman spectroscopy, DRIFTS, NAP-XPS, and SVUV-PIMS, to elucidate catalytic mechanisms under realistic reaction conditions. My contributions are reflected in more than fourteen peer-reviewed publications as first or corresponding author in high-impact journals.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Thuwal, Makkah, 23955, Saudi Arabia

1. Xinyu Zhao#, Haibin Yin#, Hongfei Lin, Zijin Dai, Xin Chen, Wenlong Wu, Hongliang Li, Bo Wu*, Jie Zeng*. The importance of Si-ONa-Al moieties in Fe/ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts for selective oxidation of methane to acetic acid. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, e202511056.

2. Bo Wu#, Haibin Yin#, Xinlong Ma, Rongjia Liu, Bingxuan He, Hongliang Li*, Jie Zeng*. Highly selective synthesis of acetic acid from hydroxyl‐mediated oxidation of methane at low temperatures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202412995.
3. Bo Wu, Tiejun Lin, Min Huang, Shenggang Li, Ji Li, Xing Yu, Ruoou Yang, Fanfei Sun, Zheng Jiang, Yuhan Sun*, Liangshu Zhong*. Tandem catalysis for selective oxidation of methane to oxygenates using oxygen over PdCu/Zeolite. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202204116.
4. Bo Wu, Tiejun Lin, Zhengxing Lu, Xing Yu, Min Huang, Ruoou Yang, Caiqi Wang, Chen Tian, Jiong Li, Yuhan Sun*, Liangshu Zhong*. Fe binuclear sites convert methane to acetic acid with ultrahigh selectivity. Chem, 2022, 8, 1658-1672.
5. Jin Liu#, Yao Wei#, Ruitao Li, Yuxin Liu, Hailing Yu, Xuan Zhou, Bo Wu*, Tiejun Lin*, Liangshu Zhong*. Isolated Ni sites anchored on zeolites for direct synthesis of acetic acid from methane oxidative carbonylation, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental and Energy 2024, 350, 123951.
6. Bo Wu#, Tiejun Lin#, Ruoou Yang#, Min Huang, Huan Zhang, Ji Li, Fanfei Sun, Fei Song, Zheng Jiang, Liangshu Zhong*, Yuhan Sun*. Ru single atoms for efficient chemoselective hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to azoxybenzene. Green Chemistry 2021, 23, 4753-4761.
7. Yu Wang#, Zhang Liu#, Yao Wei#, Yiming Hu, Bin Shan*, Bo Wu*. Significant inhibition of secondary pollution in the catalytic oxidation of chloroaromatics over a bifunctional Ru1/CeO2 single-atom catalyst. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12, 2949-2958.
8. Bo Wu, Ruoou Yang, Lei Shi, Tiejun Lin, Xing Yu, Min Huang, Kun Gong, Fanfei Sun, Zheng Jiang, Shenggang Li, Liangshu Zhong*, Yuhan Sun*. Cu single-atoms embedded in porous carbon nitride for selective oxidation of methane to oxygenates. Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 14677-14680.
9. Bingbing Chen#, Bo Wu#, Limei Yu, Mark Crocker, Chuan Shi*. Investigation into the catalytic roles of various oxygen species over different crystal phases of MnO2 for C6H6 and HCHO oxidation. ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, 6176-6187.
10. Haibin Yin#, Bo Wu#, Xinlong Ma, Guangning Su, Mei Han, Hongfei Lin, Xinglong Liu, Hongliang Li*, Jie Zeng*. CO-assisted methane oxidation into oxygenates over surface platinum-titanium alloyed layers. Nano Letters 2024. 24, 5002-5009.
11. Bo Wu, Liangshu Zhong*. Gold nanoparticles selectively convert CH4 to oxygenates using O2. Chem Catalysis 2022, 2, 436-438.
12. Bo Wu, Min Huang, Xing Yu, Jin Liu, Tiejun Liu, Liangshu Zhong*. Selective oxidation of methane to oxygenates using oxygen via tandem catalysis. Chemistry-A European Journal 2023, 29, e202203057.
13. Bo Wu, Bingbing Chen, Xiaobing Zhu, Limei Yu*, Chuan Shi*. Lower loading of Pt on hydrophobic TS-1 Zeolite: A high-efficiency catalyst for benzene oxidation at low temperature. Catalysis Today 2020, 355, 512-517.
14. Bo Wu, Xing Yu, Min Huang, Liangshu Zhong*, Yuhan Sun*. Rh single atoms embedded in CeO2 nanostructure boost CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH. Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 2022, 43, 62-69.