Chao Guan
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Synthetic Organic or Polymer Chemistry
Bio
Dr. Chao is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He received his B.E. from Hubei Polytechnic University, M.S. from Ningbo University and Ph.D. degree from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), respectively. Prior to joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Connecticut (UConn) and Research Scientist at the University of New Mexico (UNM). His research interests include Polymer Upcycling, Conjugated Polymer, Organometallic Catalysis, Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), CO2 Utilization and Reversible Hydrogen Storage. With his multidisciplinary background (B.E. Chemical Engineering and Technology, M.S. Polymer Chemistry, Ph.D. Chemical Science) and cross-field research experiences, he intends on devoting himself to the field of Polymer Chemistry as a Researcher.
Awards
Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, September 2018
KAUST Scholarship, From August 2015 To October 2019
Trademarks and Patents
Huang, K.-W., Guan, C., Pan Y., Hu J., Li, H. Hydrogen generation from formic acid catalyzed by a metal complex under amine-free and aqueous condition. US 11014079; 2021.
Huang, K.-W. Guan, C., Dutta, I. A class of recyclable self-assembled complexes for selective dehydrogenation of formic acid through metal-ligand cooperation. Appl. No. 63185006; Pending
Other Publications
Guan, C.; Pan, Y.; Zhang, T.; Ajitha, M. J.; Huang, K.-W., An update on Formic Acid dehydrogenation by homogeneous catalysis. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 937-946.
Guan, C.; Zhang, D.-D.; Zhang, T.; Huang, M-H.; Chakraborty, P.; Li, H.; Yao, C.; Zhou, C.; Hu, J.; Huang, K.-W., Computationally guided design of a new Rh catalyst for selective Formic Acid dehydrogenation: validation with caution. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2019, 44, 28421-28429.
Guan, C.; Pan, Y.; Ang, E.; Hu, J.; Yao, C.; Huang, M.-H.; Li, H.; Lai, Z., Huang, K.-W., Conversion of CO2 from air into formate using amines and Phosphorus-Nitrogen PN3P-Ru (II) pincer complexes. Green Chem. 2018, 20, 4201-4205.
Guan, C.; Zhang, D.-D.; Pan, Y.; Iguchi, M.; Ajitha, M. J.; Hu, J.; Li, H.; Yao, C.; Huang, M.-H.; Min, S.; Zheng, J.; Himeda, Y.; Kawanami, H.; Huang, K.-W., Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid catalyzed by a Ruthenium complex with an N, N’-diimine ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 438-445.
Guan, C.; Yang, H.; Li, W.; Zhou, D.; Xu, J.; Chen, Z. R., Crystallization behavior of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanocomposites prepared by ethylene in situ polymerization. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40847.
Duttaa, I.; Alobaida, A. Nasser.; Menicucci, L. F.; Chakraborty, P.; Guan, C.; Han, D.; Huang, K.-W. Dehydrogenation of formic acid mediated by a Phosphorus–Nitrogen PN3P-manganese pincer complex: Catalytic performance and mechanistic insights. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2022, Doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.220.
Duan, H.; Guan, C.; Xue, J.; Malesky,T.; Luo, Y.; Lin, Y.; Qin, Y.; He.J. Facile synthesis of water-dispersible poly (3-hexylthiophene) nanoparticles with high yield and excellent colloidal stability. iScience 25, 104220.
Chen, C.; Alalouni, R. M.; Dong, X; Cao, Z; Cheng, Q,; Zheng, L.; Meng, L.; Guan, C.; Liu, L.; Abou-Hamad, E.; Wang, J.; Shi, Z.; Huang, K.-W.; Cavallo, L.; Han, Y., Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst for Ethylene Dimerization Prepared by Selectively Doping Ni on the Surface of a Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 18, 7144–7153.
Katba-Badera M. Y., Guan C., Qin, Y. Regio-Regular and Cross-Conjugated Poly(thienylene vinylene)s through Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET). J Polym Sci A Polym Chem., Accepted, 2021.
Katba-Badera M. Y., Meng, L., Guan C., Qin, Y. Regio-regular poly(thienylene vinylene)s (rr-PTVs) through acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization and the impact of alkyl side-chains on polymer molecular weight and solubility. Polymer 2021, 231, 124150.
Iguchi, M.; Guan, C.; Huang, K.-W.; Kawanami, H., Solvent effects on high-pressure hydrogen gas generation by dehydrogenation of Formic Acid using Ruthenium complexes. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2019, 44, 28507-28513.
Pan, Y.; Guan, C.; Chakraborty, P.; Li, H.; Zhou, C.; Huang, K.-W., CO2 Hydrogenation by Phosphorus–Nitrogen PN3P-Pincer Iridium Hydride Complexes: Elucidation of the Deactivation Pathway. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 12812-12816.
Zhou, C.; Hu, J.; Wang, Y.; Yao, C.; Chakraborty, P.; Li, H.; Guan, C.; Huang, M.-H.; Huang, K.-W., Selective carbonylation of benzene to benzaldehyde using a phosphorus–nitrogen PN3P–rhodium (I) complex. Org. Chem. Front. 2019. 6, 721-724.
Zhang, Y.; Chen, X.; Zheng, B.; Guo, X.; Pan, Y.; Chen, H.; Li, H.; Min, S.; Guan, C.; Huang, K.-W., Structural analysis of transient reaction intermediate in Formic Acid dehydrogenation catalysis using two-dimensional IR spectroscopy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2018, 115, 12395-12400.
Wang, X.; Ling, E. A. P.; Guan, C.; Zhang, Q.; Wu, W.; Liu, P.; Zheng, N.; Zhang, D.; Lopatin, S.; Lai, Z.; Huang, K.-W., Single‐Site Ruthenium Pincer Complex Knitted into Porous Organic Polymers for Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid. ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 3591-3598.
Yao, C.; Chakraborty, P.; Aresu, E.; Li, H.; Guan, C.; Zhou, C.; Liang, L.-C.; Huang, K.-W., Monomeric nickel hydroxide stabilized by a sterically demanding phosphorus–nitrogen PN3P-pincer ligand: synthesis, reactivity, and catalysis. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 16057-16065.
Alyami, N. M.; LaGrow, A. P.; Anjum, D. H.; Guan, C.; Miao, X.; Sinatra, L.; Yuan, D.-J.; Mohammed, O. F.; Huang, K.-W.; Bakr, O. M., Synthesis and characterization of branched fcc/hcp ruthenium nanostructures and their catalytic activity in ammonia borane hydrolysis. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, 18, 1509-1516.
He, D.; Xu, J.; Guan, C.; Chen, Z.-R., Synthesis of disentangled Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and its application to enhancing the properties of linear low-density polyethylene. Materials Reports 2016, 30, 47-51.
Li, W.; Chen, T.; Guan, C.; Gong, D.; Mu, J.; Chen, Z.-R.; Zhou, Q., Influence of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane structure on the disentangled state of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene nanocomposites during ethylene in situ polymerization. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54, 1478-1486.
Xu J, Li W, Zhao C.-Z., Guan, C.; Chen, Z.-R., Emergence of Chain Entanglement of UHMWPE in "Semi-Dilute Solution". Polym. Bull. 2015, 07, 43-51.
Li, W.; Guan, C.; Xu, J.; Mu, J.; Gong, D.; Chen, Z.-R.; Zhou, Q., Disentangled UHMWPE/POSS nanocomposites prepared by ethylene in situ polymerization. Polymer 2014, 55, 1792-1798.
Li, W.; Guan, C.; Xu, J.; Chen, Z.-R.; Jiang, B.; Wang, J.; Yang, Y., Bimodal/broad polyethylene prepared in a disentangled state. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2014, 53, 1088-1096.