Zhou, Hong-Cai
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Director, Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research, College of Arts and Sciences
- Professor, Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
overview
Research topics: Energy Storage for Transportation, Supramolecular Chemistry, Hydrogen and Methane Storage, Carbon Dioxide Capture, Clean-Energy-Related Separation, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Mesh-Adjustable Molecular Sieves, Mesoporous Materials, Biomimetic Synthesis.
education and training
- Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States), Postdoctoral Training 2002
- Ph.D. in , Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2000
selected publications
Academic Articles537
- Gang, Y., Pellessier, J., Du, Z., Fang, S., Fang, L., Pan, F., ... Li, Y. (2023). Facile and Scalable Synthesis of Metal- and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. 11(18), 7231-7243.
- Ji, X., Shen, Z., Xu, W., Yao, S., Xiong, L., Zhang, H., ... Chen, X. (2023). Synthesis of Hyper-cross-linked Nonpolar Polystyrene Divinylbenzene Resins by Pendent Vinyl Groups and Application to the Decolorization of Cane Molasses.. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 195(5), 3406-3424.
- Abbas, M., Maceda, A. M., Xiao, Z., Zhou, H., & Balkus, K. J. (2023). Transformation of a copper-based metal-organic polyhedron into a mixed linker MOF for CO2 capture.. Dalton Transactions. 52(14), 4415-4422.
- Sheybani, S., Abbas, M., Firouzi, H. R., Xiao, Z., Zhou, H., & Balkus, K. J. (2023). Synthesis of Fluoro-Bridged Ho3+ and Gd3+ 1,3,5-Tris(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene Metal-Organic Frameworks from Perfluoroalkyl Substances.. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(10), 4314-4321.
- Chen, W., Wang, Z., Wang, Q. i., El-Yanboui, K., Tan, K., Barkholtz, H. M., ... Zhou, H. (2023). Monitoring the Activation of Open Metal Sites in [FexM3-x(3-O)] Cluster-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction.. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(8), 4736-4745.
Books2
- Bashir, S., Palakurthi, S., Zhou, H. C., & Liu, J. (2014). Nanometals and complexes in cancer diagnosis and therapy.
- Bashir, S., Palakurthi, S., Zhou, H. C., & Liu, J. (). Handbook of Metallonutraceuticals. CRC Press.
Chapters22
- Cai, P., Huang, Y., Smith, M., & Zhou, H. (2022). Structural Design of Porphyrin-based MOFs. PORPHYRIN-BASED SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES. 1-58.
- Cai, P., Chen, W., Day, G. S., Drake, H. F., Joseph, E. A., Perry, Z. T., Xiao, Z., & Zhou, H. (2019). Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Functional Materials and Applications. Comprehensive Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 35-54. Elsevier.
- Zhang, P., Wang, Q. i., Fang, Y. u., Chen, W., Kirchon, A. A., Baci, M., ... Zhou, H. (2019). Metal-organic frameworks for capture and degradation of organic pollutants. METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFS) FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. 203-229. Elsevier.
- Ma, S., Perman, J. A., Li, H., Cosio, M., Wang, K., Burtner, W., & Zhou, H. (2018). Design and Construction of Chemically Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks. Elaboration and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks. 1-35. World Scientific Publishing.
- Chen, Y., & Zhou, H. (2017). Characterization of H2 Adsorption Sites: Where Are the Hydrogens Stored in the Materials?. Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion. 257-290. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers99
- Wang, Q. i., Yuan, S., Qin, J., Chen, W., & Zhou, H. (2019). Probing Open Metal Sites in High Valence Metal-Organic Frameworks by in-situ Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction. Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances. 75(a1), A119-A119.
- Zhang, Y., Li, J., Yang, X., Zhang, P., Pang, J., Li, B., & Zhou, H. (2019). A mesoporous NNN-pincer-based metal-organic framework scaffold for the preparation of noble-metal-free catalysts.. Chemical Communications. 55(14), 2023-2026.
- Yuan, S., Zhang, P., & Zhou, H. (2019). Constructing exposed equatorial positions of metal centers in MOFs and developing their catalytic properties. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 257,
- Zhou, H., & Feng, L. (2019). Construction of highly efficient and recyclable metal-organic framework catalysts for artemisinin production. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 257,
- Feng, L., & Zhou, H. (2019). Design and construction of multivariate hierarchical metal-organic frameworks for heterogeneous catalysis. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 257,
patents
Patents8
- Fang, L., Guo, Z., Wang, C., Zhang, Q., & Zhou, H. (2021). Methanesulfonic acid mediated solvent free synthesis of conjugated porous polymer networks.
- Fang, L., Guo, Z., Wang, C., Zhang, Q., & Zhou, H. (2020). Methanesulfonic acid mediated solvent free synthesis of conjugated porous polymer networks.
- Zhou, H., Liu, T., Lian, X., Zou, L., & Feng, D. (2018). Chromium metal organic frameworks and synthesis of metal organic frameworks.
- Zhou, H., Wriedt, M., Sculley, J., & Li, J. (2016). Porous materials containing built-in single molecule traps for small molecule capture.
researcher on
Principal Investigator5
- Amine-tethered porous materials for CO2 capture from air awarded by DOD-Navy-Office of Naval Research 2014 - 2015
Investigator1
- NRT-DESE: Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2021
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- CHEM433 Adv Inorg Chem Lab Instructor
- CHEM468 Mat Chem Inorganic Matls Instructor
- CHEM491 Hnr-research Instructor
- CHEM491 Research Instructor
- CHEM491 Research: In-ab Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Huang, Yutao (2021-10). Metal-TCPP Doped UIO-66 Working as Promising Catalysts for Sulfides Oxidation Reaction. (Master's Thesis)
- Banerjee, Sayan (2021-01). Modification of Porous Materials to Improve Their Gas Storage and Catalytic Activity. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Banerjee, Sayan (2021-01). Modification of Porous Materials to Improve Their Gas Storage and Catalytic Activity. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Willman, Jeremy Aaron (2020-12). Calixarenes, Cavitands, and Organic Cages Utilized to Construct Polymer Networks with Varied Porosities. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Kirchon, Angelo Anthony (2020-11). Developing Commercially Scalable Iron and Titanium Metal-Organic Frameworks for Gas Storage and Water Purification. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
zhouh@tamu.edu
First Name
Hong-Cai
Last Name
Zhou
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Chemistry Department; 3255 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3255
USA