Research Topics

1. The exploration and development of denitration catalysts at low temperature for flue gas.

2. Design, preparation and application of new nano-photocatalysts.

3. The catalytic mechanism, catalytic technology on heterogeneous catalysis.

Work Experience

2013.12 – Present. Associate Professor

Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Research: Heterogeneous catalysis; Nano-materials; Functional materials

2009.4 – 2013.12. Associate Researcher

Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Research: Heterogeneous catalysis; Nano-materials; Functional materials

2010.5 – 2011.5. Visiting Academic

ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials, School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Research: Photocatalysis; Nano-materials; Functional materials

2007.7 –2009.4. Assistant Researcher

Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Research: Photocatalysis; Nano-materials; Functional materials

Education

2004.9 – 2007.7. Doctor of Philosophy

The State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil, China University of Petroleum, China

Research: Photocatalysis; Nano-materials; Environmental Chemistry

2002.9 – 2004.7. Master of Science

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, China

Research: Coatings and thin films; Surface engineering

1996.9 – 2000.7. Bachelor of Science

Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, China

Major: Chemical Equipment and Machinery

Awards

1. “Visiting Academic” Scholarship

2. Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award

3. Membership of Youth Innovation Promotion Association

Publications

1. Chi He, Bi-Tao Xu, Jian-Wen Shi, Nan-Li Qiao, Zheng-Ping Hao, Jing-Lian Zhao, Catalytic destruction of chlorobenzene over mesoporous ACeOx (A = Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, or Zr) composites prepared by inorganic metal precursor spontaneous precipitation, Fuel Processing Technology 130 (2015) 179-187.
2. Jian-Wen Shi, Hui-Ying Ai, Jian-Wei Chen, Hao-Jie Cui, Shenghui Yang, Shi Li, Ming-Lai Fu, Nitrogen doped titania plates with dominant {001} facets: Microstructure and property evolution, and their photocatalytic activities. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 395 (2014) 420–427.
3. Jian-Wen Shi, Hui-Ying Ai, Jian-Wei Chen, Hao-Jie Cui, Ming-Lai Fu, The composite of nitrogen-doped anatase titania plates with exposed {001} facets/graphene nanosheets for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 430 (2014) 100-107.
4. Huiying Ai, Jianwen Shi*, Jianwei Chen, Minglai Fu*, The preparation of nitrogen-doped TiO₂ nanocrystals with exposed {001} facets and their visible-light photocatalytic performances, Chinese Science Bulletin, (2014) 59(18): 2199-2207.
5. Hui-Ying Ai, Jianwen Shi*, Rui-Xi Duan, Jian-Wei Chen, Hao-Jie Cui, Ming-Lai Fu, Sol-gel to prepare nitrogen doped TiO₂ nanocrystals with exposed {001} facets and high visible-light photocatalytic performance, International Journal of Photoenergy, 2014, DOI: 10.1155/2014/724910.
6. Xing Cui, Jianwen Shi, Zhilong Ye, Zhaoji Zhang, Bin Xu, Shaohua Chen*, Layer-by-layer assembly and photocatalytic activity of titania nanosheets on coal fly ash microspheres, International Journal of Photoenergy, 2014, DOI: 10.1155/2014/823078.
7. Haojie Cui, Jiekui Cai, Jianwen Shi, Baoling Yuan, Cuiling Ai, Minglai Fu*, Fabrication of 3D porous Mn doped a-Fe₂O₃ nanostructures for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater, RSC Adv. 4 (2014) 10176-10179.
8. Jianwei Chen, Jianwen Shi*, Xu Wang, Huiying Ai, Haojie Cui, Minglai Fu*, Hybrid metal oxides quantum dots/TiO₂ block composites: Facile synthesis and photocatalysis application, Powder Technology 246 (2013) 108-116.
9. Jianwei Chen, Jianwen Shi*, Xu Wang, Haojie Cui, Minglai Fu*, Recent progress in the preparation and application of semiconductor/graphene composite photocatalysts, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 34 (2013) 621-640.
10. Haojie Cui, Jianwen Shi, Baoling Yuan, Minglai Fu*, Synthesis of porous magnetic ferrite nanowires containing Mn and their application in water treatment, J. Mater. Chem. A, 1 (2013), 5902-5907.
11. Xiaoliang Mao, Dongxing Xu, Minglai Fu*, Baoling Yuan*, Jianwen Shi, Hao-Jie Cui, Synthesis, characterization, and visible photocatalytic performance of Zn₂GeO₄ nanobelts modified by CdS quantum dots, Chemical Engineering Journal 218 (2013) 73-80.
12. Dongxing Xu, Zhengwei Lian, Minglai Fu*, Baoling Yuan*, Jianwen Shi, Haojie Cui, Advanced near-infrared-driven photocatalyst: Fabrication, characterization, and photocatalytic performance of β-NaYF4:Yb³⁺,Tm³⁺@TiO₂core@shell microcrystals, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 142– 143 (2013) 377- 386.
13. Jianwen Shi, Xu Zong, Xia Wu, Haojie Cui, Bin Xu, Lianzhou Wang*, Minglai Fu*. Carbon-doped titania hollow spheres with tunable hierarchical macroporous channel and enhanced visible light-induced photocatalytic activity. ChemCatChem 4 (2012) 488-491.
14. Jianwen Shi, Haojie Cui, Xu Zong, Shaohua Chen, Jinsheng Chen, Bin Xu, Weiya Yang, Lianzhou Wang*, Minglai Fu*. Facile one-pot synthesis of Eu, N-codoped mesoporous titania microspheres with yolk-shell structure and high visible-light induced photocatalytic performance. Applied Catalysis A: General 435-436 (2012) 86-92.
15. Jianwen Shi, Jianwei Chen, Haojie Cui, Minglai Fu*, Hongyuan Luo, Bin Xu, Zhilong Ye. One template approach to synthesize C-doped titania hollow spheres with high visible-light photocatalytic activity. Chemical Engineering Journal 195-196 (2012) 226-232.
16. Jianwen Shi, Haojie Cui, Jianwei Chen, Minglai Fu*, Bin Xu, Hongyuan Luo, Zhilong Ye, TiO₂/ACFs photocatalyst: Effects of coating procedures on the microstructure, adhesion property and photocatalytic ability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 388 (2012) 201-208.
17. Jianwen Shi, Xiaoxia Yan, Haojie Cui, Xu Zong, Minglai Fu, Shaohua Chen*, Lianzhou Wang*. Low-temperature synthesis of CdS/TiO₂ composite photocatalysts: Influence of synthetic procedure on photocatalytic activity under visible light. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 356 (2012) 53-60.
18. Jianwen Shi, Shaohua Chen, Haojie Cui, Minglai Fu*. Two-dimensional titania nanosheets. Progress in Chemistry, 24(2012) 294-303.
19. Haojie Cui, Jianwen Shi, Minglai Fu*, Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Magnetic Cryptomelane-Type Manganese Oxide Nanotubes, Journal of Cluster Science 23 (2012) 607-614.
20. Haojie Cui, Jianwen Shi, Fan Liu, Minglai Fu*, Large-scale preparation of hierarchical manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieves (OMS-1) composed of nanoplate microspheres via a facile one-pot reflux method, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (2011) 18527-18529.
21. Qiang Zhou, Minglai Fu*, Baoling Yuan, Haojie Cui, Jianwen Shi, Assembly, characterization, and photocatalytic activities of TiO₂ nanotubes/CdS quantum dots nanocomposites, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 13 (2011) 13, 6661- 6672.
22. Jianwen Shi*, Shaohua Chen*, Shumei Wang, Zhilong Ye, Peng Wu, Bin Xu, Favorable recycling photocatalyst TiO₂/CFA: Effects of calcinations temperature on the structural property and photocatalytic activity, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 330 (2010) 41-48.
23. Jianwen Shi*, Shaohua Chen*, Zhilong Ye, Shumei Wang, Peng Wu, Favorable recycling photocatalyst TiO₂/CFA: Effects of loading percent of TiO₂ on the structural property and photocatalytic activity, Applied Surface Science 257 (2010) 1068-1074.
24. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Xiaojing Ji, TiO₂-SiO₂/activated carbon fibers photocatalyst: preparation, characterization, and photocatalytic activity, Environmental Engineering Science 27(2010) 923-930.
25. Guihua Xu, Shaohua Chen, Jianwen Shi, Shumei Wang, Gefu Zhu, Combination treatment of ultrasound and ozone for improving solubilization and anaerobic biodegradability of waste activated sludge, Journal of Hazardous Materials 180 (2010) 340-346.
26. Jianwen Shi*, Shaohua Chen*, Shumei Wang, Peng Wu, Guihua Xu, Favorable recycling photocatalyst TiO₂/CFA: Effects of loaded method on the structural property and photocatalytic activity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 303 (2009) 141-147.
27. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Peng Wu, Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activities of holmium-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Journal of Hazardous Materials 161 (2009) 416-422.
28. Jianwen Shi*, Preparation of Fe(Ⅲ) and Ho(Ⅲ) co-doped TiO₂ films loaded on activated carbon fibers and their photocatalytic activities. Chemical Engineering Journal, 151 (2009) 241-246.
29. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Peng Wu, Xiaojing Ji, Immobilization of TiO₂ films on activated carbon fiber and their photocatalytic degradation properties for dye compounds with different molecular size, Catalysis Communications 9 (2008) 1846-1850.
30. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Yan Hu, Yucui Zhao, Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange in water by samarium doped TiO₂. Environmental Engineering Science 25(2008) 489-496.
31. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Yan Hu, Yucui Zhao, Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in aqueous systems by Fe and Ho co-doped TiO₂. Kinetics and Catalysis 49(2008) 279-284.
32. Jianwen Shi*, Jingtang Zheng, Yan Hu, Yucui Zhao. Influence of Fe³⁺ and Ho³⁺ co-doping on the photocatalytic activity of TiO_2. Materials Chemistry and Physics 106 (2007) 247-249.