Development of zeolite catalysts for production of ethylbenzene

Weimin Yang, Professorate Senior Engineer, obtained his BSc degree and PhD in physical chemistry from Nanjing University in Nanjing, China. He is President of Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology (SRIPT) and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis. He won Second Prize of the National Award for Technological Invention, and the China Patent Gold Award. Dr. Yang also won the Industry Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation and was honored with the title of National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker. He has published 147 papers and has been granted 261 Chinese patents and 28 overseas patents.

Zhendong Wang is a Senior Engineer and Supervisor of the Prospective and Fundamental Research Department at SRIPT. He joined the company in 2012 after he received his PhD in physical chemistry from East China Normal University. Dr. Wang’s major areas of expertise are the high-throughput synthesis of novel zeolite and the development of a green process for the preparation of zeolite catalysts.