Hu, John

Education

• Bachelor’s in Chemistry, Tsinghua University - 1986
  
• MBA – Washington State University – 2002
  
• PhD - Tsinghua University, China – 1991
  

Research Interests

Microwave plasma catalysis for natural gas conversion and ammonia synthesis
Shale gas utilization
Catalytic materials
Coal gasification and syngas conversion
Biomass conversion to fuel and chemicals

Teaching Interests

Catalysis
Reaction Engineering
Refining Processes

Professional Societies

ACS
AIChE
North American Catalysis Society
American Society for Engineering Education.

Special Interests

Shale gas conversion and separation via modular design
Catalyst and reactor integration
Process intensification and modularity
CO ₂ conversion to value-added chemicals

Research

Recent Publications

• Upgrading of stranded gas via non-oxidative conversion processes
  
• Methane decomposition to tip and base grown carbon nanotubes and COx-free H2 over mono and bimetallic 3d transition metal catalysts
  
• Conversion of Light Alkane to Value-Added Chemicals over ZSM-5/ Metal Promoted Catalysts
  
• Deactivation Mechanism and Regeneration Study of Ga−Pt Promoted HZSM‑5 Catalyst in Ethane Dehydroaromatization
  
• Stability of Fe- and Zn-Promoted Mo/ZSM‑5 Catalysts for Ethane Dehydroaromatization in Cyclic Operation Mode
  
• Microwave catalytic synthesis of ammonia from methane and nitrogen
• Catalytic Performance and Reproducibility of Ni/Al2O3 and Co/Al2O3 Mesoporous Aerogel Catalysts for Methane Decomposition
• Methane Pyrolysis for Carbon Nanotubes and COx‑Free H2 over Transition-Metal Catalysts
• Microwave catalytic reactor for upgrading stranded shale gas to aromatics