Dr. Yanjun Wang
Dr. Yanjun Wang
September 2008 – June 2012
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Bachelor in Environmental Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
September 2013 – September 2016
- Master in Chemical Engineering for Energy, Xiamen university
October 2016 - March 2020
- Ph.D in Process engineering, Laboratoire de Sécurité des Procédés Chimiques, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen.
- Dissertation: “Production of γ-valerolactone from the hydrogenation of levulinic acid or alkyl levulinates: Calorimetry and Kinetic study”
December 2020 – September 2025
- Lecturer in Chemical Process Safety, Nanjing Tech University
Since October 2025
- Research fellow, Lehrstuhl für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
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Chemical production of platforms from biomass
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Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
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Hydrogenation and amination
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Reaction kinetics
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Thermal risk assessment
- Laboratory Work
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Acid-base synergetic effect and thermal risk assessment on homogeneous catalytic production of γ-valerolactone with formic acid (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105636)
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Thermal hazard evaluation for γ-valerolactone production by using formic acid as hydrogen donor (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2022.104951)
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Production of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates: a process insight (https://doi.org/10.1039/D1GC02457D)
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From calorimetry to thermal risk assessment: γ-Valerolactone production from the hydrogenation of alkyl levulinates (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.05.218)
- Thermal risk assessment of levulinic acid hydrogenation to γ‑valerolactone (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00122)