Maolin Wang

Dr. Maolin Wang

Department of Chem. and Bio. Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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20 September 2022 in Nature Catalysis
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YGYu Guo
Yu Guo
MWMaolin Wang
Maolin Wang
QZQingjun Zhu
Qingjun Zhu
DXDequan Xiao
Dequan Xiao
DMDing Ma
Ding Ma

12 February 2025 in Nature
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ZGZirui Gao
Zirui Gao
ALAowen Li
Aowen Li
XLXingwu Liu
Xingwu Liu
MPMi Peng
Mi Peng
SYShixiang Yu
Shixiang Yu
DMDing Ma
Ding Ma

24 September 2019 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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GLGuangxu Lan
Guangxu Lan
YQYangjian Quan
Yangjian Quan
MWMaolin Wang
Maolin Wang
GNGeoffrey T. Nash
Geoffrey T. Nash
EYEric You
Eric You
WLWenbin Lin
Wenbin Lin

7 June 2024 in Nature Communications
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YSYang Si
Yang Si
YJYueyue Jiao
Yueyue Jiao
MWMaolin Wang
Maolin Wang
SXShengling Xiang
Shengling Xiang
JDJiangyong Diao
Jiangyong Diao
HLHongyang Liu
Hongyang Liu
For di-nitroaromatics hydrogenation, it is a challenge to achieve the multi-step hydrogenation with high activity and selectivity due to the complexity of the process involving two nitro groups. Consequently, many precious metal catalysts suffer from low activity for this multi-step hydrogenation reaction. Herein, we employ a fully exposed Pt clusters catalyst consisting of an average of four Pt atoms on nanodiamond@graphene (Ptn/ND@G), demonstrating excellent catalytic performance for the multi-step hydrogenation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene. The TOF (40647 h−1) of Ptn/ND@G is significantly superior to that of single Pt atoms catalyst, Pt nanoparticles catalyst, and even all the known catalysts. Density functional theory calculations and absorption experiments reveal that the synergetic interaction between the multiple active sites of Ptn/ND@G facilitate the co-adsorption/activation of reactants and H2, as well as the desorption of intermediates/products, which is the key for the higher catalytic activity than single Pt atoms catalyst and Pt nanoparticles catalyst.

2 March 2023 in Nature Sustainability
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BSBo Sun
Bo Sun
JZJie Zhang
Jie Zhang
MWMaolin Wang
Maolin Wang
SYShixiang Yu
Shixiang Yu
YXYao Xu
Yao Xu
DMDing Ma
Ding Ma

20 November 2019 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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GLGuangxu Lan
Guangxu Lan
KNKaiyuan Ni
Kaiyuan Ni
EYEric You
Eric You
MWMaolin Wang
Maolin Wang
ACAugust Culbert
August Culbert
WLWenbin Lin
Wenbin Lin