On December 24, Prof. Hao Yu, an awardee of Supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Excellent Youth Foundation of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China and Pearl River Nova Program of Guangzhou, gave a lecture entitled “Design and Application of Carbon-based Catalytic Materials” and answered questions from the IAS teachers and students.

Prof. Hao Yu began by explaining the wide application of carbon materials and introduced the progress in preparation technology of carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes. Then three examples were given to illustrate the catalytic process of carbon-based materials for industrial interest: 1. Exploration and mechanism of preparation of oxygen-containing chemicals from liquid phase hydrocarbon oxidation catalyzed by non-metallic nanocarbon materials; 2. Surface interface regulation and reaction mechanism of metal monoatoms and precious metal nanoparticles catalysts supported by carbon nanomaterials; 3. Novel photocatalytic materials constructed from two-dimensional metal carbides.    

The entire lecture was rich in content, which enabled IAS teachers and students to learn more about carbon-based catalytic materials, broaden their academic horizons and inspire academic thinking.