Hu Li PhD

Professor of Pesticide Synthesis and Biomass Conversion

Doctoral Supervisor

State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides

Room 305，Building D, State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, East Campus, Guizhou University

Contact details

Email: hli13@gzu.edu.cn

Phone number: (+86) 18302614827

Qualifications

BSc – Hubei University, China 2010

PhD – Guizhou University, China & Technical University of Denmark 2015

Positions held

2016–2019 Associate Professor – Guizhou University, China

2017–2019 Postdoc – Tohoku University, Japan & Nanjing Agricultural University

2020–present Professor – Guizhou University, China

Profile

Hu Li is Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides, Guizhou University (GZU), China. Dr. Li stayed as a visiting PhD student researcher (CSC scholarship) at the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences prior to obtaining his PhD from GZU. He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Tohoku University, and Nanjing Agricultural University. His research focuses on the synthesis of green pesticides, and catalytic conversion of biomass and waste resources into biofuels and chemicals (especially nitrogen-containing compounds) with functional materials. Dr. Li has obtained more than 20 patents and published 8 books and over 200 peer-reviewed papers (H-index: 50, >7000 citations) on sustainable catalysis and green chemistry. He was awarded the National Youth Top-notch Talent Support Program, the Baosteel excellent Teacher Award, the Guizhou Provincial Natural Science Award (first prize), the Guizhou Youth Science and Technology Award, the Guizhou Provincial Youth Medal, etc. Currently, He is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Energy Research and Current Green Chemistry, and Editorial Board Member of several international journals.

Selected publications (*corresponding authors)

1. Huang, J.S.; Wang, J.Q.; Huang, Z.C.; Liu, T.Y.; Li, H*Photothermal technique-enabled ambient production of microalgae biodiesel: Mechanism and life cycle assessment. Bioresource Technology, 2022, 369, 128390

2. Wang, B.Y.; Li, M.R.; Zhang, S.D.; Wu, H.G.; Liao, Y.H.; Li, H*. Synergistic effect between Co single atoms and nanoparticles enables selective synthesis of bio-based benzimidazoles. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 2023, 327, 122454

3. Guo, Z.Y.; Zhou, P.; Jiang, L.Q.; Liu, S.Q.; Yang, Y.; Li, Z.Y.; Wu, P.D.; Zhang, Z.H.; Li, H*. Electron localization-triggered proton pumpingt Cu single atoms for electrochemical CO2 methanation of unprecedented selectivity. Advanced Materials, 2024, (DOI10.1002/adma.202311149)

4. Zhu, K.X .; Li, Y.C.; Li, Z.Y.; Liu, Y.X.; Wu, H.G.; Li, H*. In situ activation of COOH-functionalized ZIF-90-enabled reductive CO₂ N-formylation. Chemical Communications. 2022, 58, 12712-12715

5. Jian, Y.M.; Huang, J.S.; Luo, X.X.; Lin, X.L.; Li, H*. Room-temperature selective hydrogenation of unsaturated biomass feedstocks enabled by hydrosilane and eggshell-derived catalyst with enhanced basicity and hydrophobicity. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022, 14,1663-1677.

6. Wu, P.D.; Li, H*.; Fang, Z*. Synergistic catalysis of Co-Zr/CNx bimetallic nanoparticles enables reductive amination of biobased levulinic acid. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022, 6, 2100321

7. Li, Y.C.; Zhang, S.D.; Li, Z.; Zhang, H.; Li, H*.; Yang, S.*. Green synthesis of heterogeneous polymeric bio-based acid decorated with hydrophobic regulator for efficient catalytic production of biodiesel at low temperatures. Fuel, 2022, 329, 125467.

8. Zhang, S.D.; Liu, Y.X.; Yang, S*.; Li, H*. Catalytic upgrading of bio-based 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran with non-noble metals, Energy Technology, 2021, 9, 2100653。

9. Li, Y.; Zhou, X.; Wu, H.G.; Yu, Z.Z.; Li, H*.; Yang, S.*.  Nanospheric heterogeneous acid-enabled direct upgrading of biomass feedstocks to novel benzimidazoles with potent antibacterial activities. Industrial Crops and Products, 2020, 150, 112406.

10. Yu, Z.Z.; Li, Z.Y.; Zhang, L.L.; Zhu, K.X.; Wu, H.G.; Li, H*.; Yang, S.* A substituent- and temperature-controllable NHC-derived zwitterionic catalyst enables CO₂ upgrading for high-efficiency construction of formamides and benzimidazoles. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 5759-5765.

11. Cao, Y.Y.; Chen, D.D.; Meng, Y.; Saravanamurugan, S.; Li, H*. Visible-light-driven prompt and quantitative production of lactic acid from biomass sugars over a N-TiO₂ photothermal catalyst. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 10039-10049.

12. Li, H.; Wang, C.H.; Xu, Y.F.; Yu, Z.Z.; Saravanamurugan, S.; Wu, Z.L.; Yang, S .* ; Luque, R. Heterogeneous (de)chlorination-enabled control of reactivity in the liquid-phase synthesis of furanic biofuel from cellulosic feedstock. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 637-645.