Ruigang Wang
Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS), College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Room 3525
Biography
Dr. Wang's research focuses on the synthesis and processing-structure-property relationship study of energy storage materials (metal-sulfur battery, aluminum-ion battery, lithium-ion battery, and all solid-state battery) and emission control catalysts (i.e., for plasma-assisted CO2 hydrogenation, dry reforming of methane, chemical looping carbon capture, and automotive three-way catalytic converter). ... He has extensive experience in oxide nanomaterials/ceramic processing and applying advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques (in situ and in operando TEM, HRTEM, STEM, EELS, EDX) to atomic-level structural and chemical characterization of hard materials.
Read MoreEducation
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
Publications
M.M. Hossain, M.R. Ahasan, X. Ding, R. Wang, Coke formation pathway under various reaction conditions during the production of syngas in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma environment using CeO2 nanorods supported Ni catalysts, Chem. Eng. J., 479: 147459 (1-13) (2024)
M.R. Ahasan, M.M. Hossain, X. Ding, R. Wang, Non-equilibrium plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane over shape-controlled CeO2 supported ruthenium catalysts, J. Mater. Chem. A, 11: 10993-11009 (2023)
Z. Wei, S. Sarwar, S. Azam, M.R. Ahasan, M. Voyda, X. Zhang, R. Wang, Ultrafast microwave synthesis of MoTe2@graphene composites accelerating polysulfide conversion and promoting Li2S nucleation for high-performance Li-S batteries, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 635: 391-405 (2023)
J. Li, Z. Liu, D.A. Cullen, W. Hu, J. Huang, L. Yao, Z. Peng, P. Liao, R. Wang, Distribution and valence state of Ru species on CeO2 supports: support shape effect and its influence on CO oxidation, ACS Catal., 9: 11088-11103 (2019) (Front Cover)
Research and Grants
NSF: CAS-Climate: Understanding the fundamental redox chemistry and transport of chloroaluminate anions in ionic liquid electrolytes to develop earth-abundant aluminum ion battery
NSF: Surface engineered and highly redox active polar oxide host materials immobilizing lithium polysulfides for long-life and high-performance Li-S batteries
NSF: Nano-ceria shape effects on non-equilibrium plasma-catalysis for chemical looping CO2 reuse