Location:
Wei Tan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Doctoral supervisor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Email: tanwei@nju.edu.cn
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-9346
Education
2025/03-Present: Nanjing University, School of the Environment, Assistant Professor
2023/09-2025/03: Nanjing University, School of the Environment, Research Assistant
2020/07-2023/08: Nanjing University, School of the Environment, Postdoctoral Fellow
Professional Experience
2017/09-2022/06: Nanjing University, Ph.D. in Chemistry
2019/07-2020/08: University of Central Florida. Visiting scholar in Environmental Engineering
2013/09-2017/06: Nanjing University, B.S. in Chemistry
Research Interests
Catalytic elimination of air pollutants
Clean energy-related heterogeneous catalysis
Academic Service
Young editorial board of Rare Metals
Young editorial board of Journal of Rare Earths
Early Career Editorial Board Member of Catalysts
Member of the Youth Working Committee of China Society of Rare Earths
Teaching
Physical Chemistry
Selected Publications
Personal Academic Page:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wei-Tan-52
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GndGskEAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
[1] Wei Tan†, Shaohua Xie†, Duy Le†, Weijian Diao, Meiyu Wang, Ke-Bin Low, Dave Austin, Sampyo Hong, Fei Gao, Lin Dong, Lu Ma, Steven N Ehrlich, Talat S Rahman, Fudong Liu*, Fine-tuned local coordination environment of Pt single atoms on ceria controls catalytic reactivity. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 7070. († Equal Contributions)
[2] Jiawei Yang, Yu Zhan, Qing Tong, Bifeng Zhang, Xin Wang, Zixi Li, Xiuwen Wang, Annai Liu, Wei Tan*, Lin Dong, Dialectical Effects of MoO3 Modification on the Pt/Al2O3 Catalyst for VOC Combustion due to the Molecular Structure Sensitivity. Environmental Science & Technology, 2026, 60, 1461-1473.
[3] Bifeng Zhang, Jiawei Yang, Yibo Mu, Xiaoyu Ji, Yandi Cai, Nan Jiang, Shaohua Xie, Qiuhui Qian, Fudong Liu*, Wei Tan*, Lin Dong, Fabrication of Highly Dispersed Ru Catalysts on CeO2 for Efficient C3H6 Oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58, 19533-19544.
[4] Siqing Cheng, Fang Xu, Shan Yang, Bifeng Zhang, Wang Song, Xuechen Zhu, Wei Tan*, Chuanzhi Sun*, Lin Dong, Modulating the activity and SO2 resistance of α-Fe2O3 catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx via crystal facet engineering. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58, 8955-8965.
[5] Wei Tan, Yandi Cai, Haowei Yu, Shaohua Xie, Meiyu Wang, Kailong Ye, Lu Ma, Steven N. Ehrlich, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong, and Fudong Liu*, Tuning the interaction between platinum single atoms and ceria by zirconia doping for efficient catalytic ammonia oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 15747-15758.
[6] Wei Tan, Shaohua Xie, Yandi Cai, Haowei Yu, Kailong Ye, Meiyu Wang, Weijian Diao, Lu Ma, Steven N. Ehrlich, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong, Fudong Liu*, Surface lattice-embedded Pt single-atom catalyst on ceria-zirconia with superior catalytic performance for propane oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 12501-12512.
[7] Wei Tan, Shaohua Xie, Yandi Cai, Meiyu Wang, Shuohan Yu, Ke-Bin Low, Yuejin Li, Lu Ma, Steven N Ehrlich, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong, Fudong Liu*, Transformation of highly stable Pt single sites on defect engineered ceria into robust Pt clusters for vehicle emission control. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55, 12607-12618.
[8] Wei Tan, Annai Liu, Shaohua Xie, Yong Yan, Thomas E Shaw, Yu Pu, Kai Guo, Lulu Li, Shuohan Yu, Fei Gao*, Fudong Liu*, Lin Dong, Ce-Si mixed oxide: A high sulfur resistant catalyst in the NH3-SCR reaction through the mechanism-enhanced process. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55, 4017-4026.
[9] Wei Tan†, Shaohua Xie†, Xin Wang, Juntian Xu, Yong Yan, Kaili Ma, Yandi Cai, Kailong Ye, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong, Fudong Liu*, Determination of intrinsic active sites on CuO-CeO2-Al2O3 catalyst for CO oxidation and NO reduction by CO: Differences and connections. ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 12643-12657. († Equal Contributions)
[10] Han Zhao, Lu Liu, Yao-Dong Hao, Xiao-Yang Zhu, Qian Zhou, Yi-Wei Xian, Wen-Zhi Jia*, Lin Dong, Meng-Fei Luo, Wei Tan*, Jian Chen*, Mediating the Competitive Adsorption of Propane and Oxygen via Pt-Sulfate Synergy for Enhanced Propane Combustion. ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 21054-21065.
[11] Cai-Hao Wen, Lin-Ya Xu, Yao-Dong Hao, Qian Zhou, Yi-Wei Xian, Mao-Di Wang*, Wei Tan*, Lin Dong, Jian Chen*, Meng-Fei Luo, Qi-Hua Yang, Individual Functionality and Synergistic Effects of Redox Site-Acid Site in Propane Oxidation. ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15 10746-10757.
[12] Shaohua Xie†, Wei Tan†, Yuejin Li, Lu Ma, Steven N. Ehrlich, Jiguang Deng, Peng Xu, Fei Gao, Lin Dong, Fudong Liu*, Copper single atom-triggered Niobia-Ceria catalyst for efficient low-temperature reduction of nitrogen oxides. ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 2441-2453. († Equal Contributions)
[13] Pengkai Jin, Qianni Cheng, Wanting Yan, Xiuwen Wang, Changjin Tang, Kaili Ma, Wei Tan*, Weixin Zou*, Jingfang Sun*, Lin Dong, Structural Stabilization and Activity Promotion of γ-Fe2O3 via Site-Specific Ti4+ Doping and MnOy Modification for NH3-SCR of NOx. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 398, 127009.
[14] Yi-Wei Xian, Yu-Qing Cheng, Qian Zhou, Yao-Dong Hao, Lu Liu, Ze-Shu Zhang, Wen-Zhi Jia*, Meng-Fei Luo, Lin Dong, Wei Tan*, Jian Chen*, PtOx stabilized on defective ZrO2 for efficient methane combustion. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 394, 126792.
[15] Qian Zhou, Xiao-Yu Ji, Ya-Min Gao, Yi-Wei Xian, Xu-Dong Guo, Lu Liu, Yao-Dong Hao, Yu-Qing Cheng, Wei Tan*, Meng-Fei Luo, Xiao Liu*, Jian Chen*, Migration of dissociated propane from Pt to WO3 for enhanced catalytic oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 395, 126890.
[16] Qinglong Liu, Jiawei Yang, Shaoxiong Zhang, Song Hong, Hengxiang Zhang, Lupeng Han, Dengsong Zhang, Fei Gao*, Wei Tan*, Lin Dong, Flattened Pt clusters constructed on CeO2 for efficient selective oxidation of NH3. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 365, 124877.
[17] Yandi Cai, Bifeng Zhang, Haowei Yu, Xiaoyu Ji, Jingfang Sun, Xizhang Wang, Qiuhui Qian, Lulu Li, Annai Liu, Wei Tan*, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong, Shielding ceria based catalysts from SO2 poisoning in NH3-SCR reaction: Modification effect of acid metal oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 342, 123424.
[18] Yaxin Yu†, Wei Tan†, Dongqi An, Xiuwen Wang, Annai Liu, Weixin Zou, Changjin Tang, Chengyan Ge, Qing Tong, Jingfang Sun*, Lin Dong*, Insight into the SO2 resistance mechanism on γ-Fe2O3 catalyst in NH3-SCR reaction: A collaborated experimental and DFT study. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 281, 119544. († Equal Contributions)
[19] Wei Tan*, Xiaoyang Zhu, Yirui Yang, Bifeng Zhang, Xuan Tang, Xiaoyu Li, Kailong Ye, Shaohua Xie, Yanhui Ao, Fudong Liu*, Lin Dong, Crystal-phase-dependent metal-support interaction in Ru/TiO2 catalysts for low-temperature oxidation. Chem Catalysis, 2026, 6, 101712.
[20] Yibo Mu, Xiuwen Wang, Yirui Yang, Wu Gao, Bifeng Zhang, Kaili Ma, Annai Liu, Wei Tan*, Lin Dong, Synthesis, characterization and application of copper-ceria catalysts for catalytic elimination of air pollutants: A review. Journal of Rare Earths, 2026, 44, 713-732.
Books
Contributed to Energy and Environmental Technologies Towards Carbon Neutrality
Patents
1. Preparation method and use of a silicon-doped iron oxide-based catalyst for ammoxidation with high N₂ selectivity. ZL 2023 1 1375370.9
2. Method for green synthesis of a Pt single-atom catalyst and its application. ZL 2024 1 1971136.7
3. A low-temperature denitrification catalyst and its application. ZL 2021 1 0032477.8
Awards
Rare Earth Science and Technology Award, First Class, 2025
Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent, 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF, 2024
Yuxiu Young Scholars Program, Nanjing University, 2023
Excellent Graduate, Jiangsu Province (Ph. D.), 2022
Dongliang Scholarship, Grand Prize, Nanjing University, 2021
Baosteel Excellent Student Award, Grand Prize, 2021
Opportunities
Students with a background in the environment, chemistry or materials are welcome!
