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Cedric Po-Wen Chung (鍾博文)

Material, Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry

Cedric Po-Wen Chung (鍾博文)

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    Cedric Po-Wen Chung 's Lab
Associate Research Fellow (2023-);Assistant Research Fellow (2015-2023);Associate Project Scientist, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2014-2015);Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2010-2014);Ames National Lab Postdoctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University (2009-2010);PhD Chemistry, Iowa State University (2003-2009);M.S. Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University (1997-1999);B.S. Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University (1993-1997);
Research Interests

  • Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Enzyme-inspired Materials
  • Biomass Depolymerization and Biorenewable Chemical Production
  • Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry



Selected Publications
  1. Chung, P.-W.; Yabushita, M.; To, A. T.; Bae, Y. J.; Jankolovits, J.; Kobayashi, H.; Fukuoka, A.; Katz, A. Long-Chain Glucan Adsorption and Depolymerization in Zeolite-Templated Carbon Catalysts. ACS Catal. 2015, 5 (11), 6422.
  2. Chung, P.-W.; Charmot, A.; Click, T.; Lin, Y.; Bae, Y. J.; Chu, J.-W.; Katz, A. Importance of Internal Porosity for Glucan Adsorption in Mesoporous Carbon Materials. Langmuir 2015, 31, 7288.
  3. To, A. T.; Chung, P.-W.; Katz, A. Weak-Acid Sites Catalyze Crystalline-Cellulose Hydrolysis to Glucose in Water: Importance of Carbon Post-Synthetic Surface Functionalization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11050. (Selected as a Frontispiece)
  4. Chung, P.-W.; Alexandre Charmot; Olayinka A. Olatunji-Ojo; Kathleen A. Durkin; Alexander Katz. Hydrolysis Catalysis of Miscanthus Xylan to Xylose Using Weak-Acid Surface Sites. ACS Catal. 2014, 4 (1), 302. (Selected as a Cover)
  5. Charmot, A.; Chung, P.-W.; Katz A. Catalytic Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose Using Weak-Acid Surface Sites on Postsynthetically Modified Carbon. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2014, 2 (12), 2866.
  6. Chung, P.-W.; Charmot, A.; Gazit, Oz M.; Katz A. Glucan Adsorption on Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles: Effect of Chain Length and Internal Surface. Langmuir 2012, 28 (43), 15222.
  7. Kim, T.-W.; Slowing, I.; Chung, P.-W.; Lin, V. S.-Y. Ordered Mesoporous Polymer-Silica Hybrid Nanoparticles as Vehicles for Intracellular Controlled Release of Macromolecules. ACS Nano, 2011, 5 (1), 360.
  8. Kim, T.-W.; Chung, P.-W.; Lin, V. S.-Y. Facile Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical MCM-48 Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Controlled Particle Size. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22 (17), 5093.
  9. Chung, P.-W.; Kumar, R.; Pruski, M.; Lin, V. S.-Y. Temperature Responsive Solution Partition of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18(9), 1390.
  10. Kim, T.-W.; Chung, P.-W.; Slowing, I. I. ; Tsunoda, M.; Yeung, E. S.; Lin, V. S.-Y. Structurally Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles as Transmembrane Delivery Vehicle in Human Cancer Cells. Nano Letters 2008, 8(11), 3724.

Update: 2016-04-11

Journal Paper
  1. Raju Kumar, Hsin-Hui Lee, En Chen, Yuan-Peng Du, Chan-Yi Lin, Warot Prasanseang, Thanasak Solos, Kittisak Choojun, Tawan Sooknoi, Rui-Kun Xie, Jyh-Fu Lee, Po-Wen Chung* Facile synthesis of the atomically dispersed hydrotalcite oxide supported copper catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of 5–hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2023-07-15329, 122547.
  2. Gemechu Dadi Bedasso, Der-Lii M. Tzou, Po-Wen Chung* Amino group functionalized pitch-based carbocatalyst for the Henry reaction of furfural. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2023-03-07, .
  3. Hepsiba Niruba Catherine, Zhi-Ting Liu, Chan-Yi Lin, Po-Wen Chung, Shun Tsunekawa, Shawn D. Lin, Masaaki Yoshida, Chechia Hu* Understanding the intermediates and carbon dioxide adsorption of potassium chloride-incorporated graphitic carbon nitride with tailoring melamine and urea as precursors. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023-03-01633, 598-607.
  4. Hepsiba Niruba Catherine, Zhi-Ting Liu, Chan-Yi Lin, Po-Wen Chung, Shun Tsunekawa, Shawn D. Lin, Masaaki Yoshida, Chechia Hu* Understanding the intermediates and carbon dioxide adsorption of potassium chloride-incorporated graphitic carbon nitride with tailoring melamine and urea as precursors. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023-03633, 598-607.
  5. Raju Kumar, Hsin-Hui Lee, En Chen, Yuan-Peng Du, Chan-Yi Lin, Warot Prasanseang, Thanasak Solos, Kittisak Choojun, Tawan Sooknoi, Rui-Kun Xie, Jyh-Fu Lee, Po-Wen Chung* Facile Synthesis of the Atomically Dispersed Hydrotalcite Oxide Supported Copper Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of 5–Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2023-02-28, .
  6. Shih-Hao Wang, Pin-Zhen Chen, Yen-Yu Chen, Farheen Khurshid, Cheng-Wei Cai, Yu-Ying Lai*, Po-Wen Chung, Ru-Jong Jeng*, Syang-Peng Rwei, Leeyih Wang* Naphthalene Diimide-Based Donor–Acceptor–Donor Small Molecules as Metal-Free Organocatalysts for Photocatalytic CO2 Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022-09-1414(38), 43109-43115.
  7. Raju Kumar, Cheng-Chia Li, Chia-Hui Wu, Tai-Wei Tzeng, Der-Lii M Tzou, Yu-Chuan Lin*, Po-Wen Chung* Silica-Supported Nanoscale Hydrotalcite-Derived Oxides for C4 Chemicals from Ethanol Condensation. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022-065(6), 7885-7895.
  8. Shih-Hao Wang, Farheen Khurshid, Pin-Zhen Chen, Ying-Ren Lai, Cheng-Wei Cai, Po-Wen Chung, Michitoshi Hayashi*, Ru-Jong Jeng*, Syang-Peng Rwei, Leeyih Wang* Solution-Processable Naphthalene Diimide-Based Conjugated Polymers as Organocatalysts for Photocatalytic CO2 Reaction with Extremely Stable Catalytic Activity for Over 330 Hours. Chemistry of Materials 2022-0634(11), 4955-4963.
  9. Hong-Yu Hsu, Jou-Tsen Ou, Tsu-Tung Cheng, Heng-Yi Lin, Chan-Yi Lin, Jia Chen, Bin Sun, Po-Wen Chung*, Chien-Lung Wang* Connecting Molecular and Supramolecular Shapeshifting by the Ostwald’s Nucleation Stages of a Star Giant Molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022-05144(21), 9390-9398.
  10. Pei-Hsun Sung, Chih-Yang Huang, Chan-Yi Lin, Po-Wen Chung, Yu-Chung Chang, Li-Chyong Chen, Hsin-Yu Chen, Chien-Neng Liao*, Erh-Li Chiu, Cheng-Yu Wang* Photocatalytic CO2 reduction for C2-C3 oxy-compounds on ZIF-67 derived carbon with TiO2. Journal of CO2 Utilization 2022-0458, 101920.
  11. Amr Sabbah, Indrajit Shown, Mohammad Qorbani, Fang-Yu Fu, Tsai-Yu Lin, Heng-Liang Wu, Po-Wen Chung, Chih-I Wu, Svette Reina Merden Santiago, Ji-Lin Shen, Kuei-Hsien Chen, Li-Chyong Chen Boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction in a ZnS/ZnIn2S4 heterostructure through strain-induced direct Z-scheme and a mechanistic study of molecular CO2 interaction thereon. Nano Energy 2022-0393, 106809.
  12. Mahmoud Kamal Hussien, Amr Sabbah, Mohammad Qorbani, Mohamed Hammad Elsayed, Putikam Raghunath, Tsai-Yu Lin, Shaham Quadir, Hong-Yi Wang, Heng-Liang Wu, Der-Lii M Tzou, Ming-Chang Lin, Po-Wen Chung, Ho-Hsiu Chou, Li-Chyong Chen, Kuei-Hsien Chen Metal-free four-in-one modification of g-C3N4 for superior photocatalytic CO2 reduction and H2 evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022-02430, 132853.
  13. ShihHao Wang, Rathinam Raja, Chuen-Yo Hsiow, Farheen Khurshid, Hau-Ren Yang, Po-Wen Chung, Yu-Ying Lai, Ru-Jong Jeng, Leeyih Wang Chromatic Fulleropyrrolidine as Long‐Lived Metal‐Free Catalyst for CO2 Photoreduction Reaction. ChemSusChem 2022-0115, e202102476.
  14. Cheng-Kuan Su, Szu-Yu Chen, Jen-Hsuan Chung, Guo-Chian Li, Brigitte Brandmair, Thomas Huthwelker, John L Fulton, Camelia N Borca, Shing-Jong Huang, Joseph Nagyvary, Hsiao-Han Tseng, Chih-Hui Chang, Dai-Ting Chung, Rafael Vescovi, Yi-Shiuan Tsai, Wenjie Cai, Bing-Jyun Lu, Jia-Wei Xu, Chia-Shuo Hsu, Jun-Jie Wu, Hao-Zhi Li, Yu-Kai Jheng, Sheng-Fong Lo, Hao Ming Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Po-Wen Chung, Chien-Sheng Chen, Yuh-Chang Sun, Jerry Chun Chung Chan, Hwan-Ching Tai Materials Engineering of Violin Soundboards by Stradivari and Guarneri. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021-0660(35), 19144-19154.
  15. Ya-Ju Tsou, Thien Dien To, Yu-Chia Chiang, Jyh-Fu Lee, Raju Kumar, Po-Wen Chung, Yu-Chuan Lin* Hydrophobic Copper Catalysts Derived from Copper Phyllosilicates in the Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020-11-24, 12(49) 54851-54861.
  16. Tai-Wei Tzeng, Chan-Yi Lin, Chih-Wen Pao, Jeng-Lung Chen, Rob Jeremiah G. Nuguid, Po-Wen Chung* Understanding catalytic hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) using carbon supported Ru catalysts. Fuel Processing Technology 2020-03199, 106225.
  17. Chih-Cheng Liu, Hao-Ju Chou, Chan-Yi Lin, Damodar Janmanchi, Po-Wen Chung, Chung-Yuan Mou, Steve S.-F. Yu, Sunney I. Chan* The oversolubility of methane gas in nano-confined water in nanoporous silica materials. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2020-02293, 109793.
  18. Tai-Wei Tzeng, Bhaumik Prasenjit, Po-Wen Chung* Understanding the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from chitosan using solid acids. Molecular Catalysis 2019-09-19479, 110627.
  19. Fang-Yu Fu, Indrajit Shown, Chia-Shuo Li, Putikam Raghunath, Tsai-Yu Lin, Tadesse Billo, Heng-Liang Wu , Chih-I Wu, Po-Wen Chung, Ming-Chang Lin, Li-Chyong Chen, Kuei-Hsien Chen KSCN-induced Interfacial Dipole in Black TiO2 for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019-06-24, 11(28) 25186-25194.
  20. Ting-Fang Yu, Che-Wei Chang, Po-Wen Chung*, Yu-Chuan Lin* Unsupported and silica-supported perovskite-type lanthanum manganite and lanthanum ferrite in the conversion of ethanol. Fuel Processing Technology 2019-06-11194, 106117.
  21. Ren-Kai Chen, Ting-Fang Yu, Meng-Xun Wu, Tai-Wei Tzeng, Po-Wen Chung*, Lin Yu-Chuan* The Aldolization Nature of Mn4+-Nonstoichiometric Oxygen Pair Sites of Perovskite-Type LaMnO3 in the Conversion of Ethanol. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018-07-216, 11949-11958.
  22. Prasenjit Bhaumik , Hao-Ju Chou, Ling-Chieh Lee , Po-Wen Chung* Chemical Transformation for 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Production from Saccharides Using Molten Salt System. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018-04-056(5), 5712-5717.
  23. Indrajit Shown, Satyanarayana Samireddi, Yu-Chung Chang, Raghunath Putikam, Po-Han Chang, Amr Sabbah, Fang-Yu Fu, Wei-Fu Chen, Chih-I Wu, Tsyr-Yan Yu, Po-Wen Chung, M.C. Lin, Li-Chyong Chen,* Kuei-Hsien Chen* Carbon-doped SnS2 nanostructure as a high-efficiency solar fuel catalyst under visible light. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 2018-01-129(1), 169-178.
  24. Po-Wen Chung, Mizuho Yabushita, Anh The To, YounJue Bae, Joseph Jankolovits, Hirokazu Kobayashi,* Atsushi Fukuoka,* Alexander Katz,*  Long-Chain Glucan Adsorption and Depolymerization in Zeolite-Templated Carbon. . ACS Catalysis 20155, 6422-6425.
  25. Po-Wen Chung, Alexandre Charmot, Timothy Click, Yuchun Lin, YounJue Bae, Jhih-Wei Chu,* Alexander Katz* Importance of Internal Porosity for Glucan Adsorption in Mesoporous Carbon Materials.. LANGMUIR 201531, 7288-7295..
  26. Anh The To, Po-Wen Chung, Alexander Katz* Weak-Acid Sites Catalyze Crystalline-Cellulose Hydrolysis to Glucose in Water: Importance of Carbon Post-Synthetic Surface Functionalization.. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 201554, 11050-11053.
  27. Po-Wen Chung,* Alexandre Charmot, Olayinka A. Olatunji-Ojo, Kathleen A. Durkin, Alexander Katz* Hydrolysis Catalysis of Miscanthus Xylan to Xylose Using Weak-Acid Surface Sites.. ACS Catalysis 20144, 302-310..
  28. Alexandre Charmot, Po-Wen Chung, Alexander Katz* Catalytic Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose Using Weak-Acid Surface Sites on Postsynthetically Modified Carbon.. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 20142 (12), 2866-2872.
  29. Po-Wen Chung,* Alexandre Charmot, Oz M. Gazit, Alexander Katz* Glucan Adsorption on Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles: Effect of Chain Length and Internal Surface.. LANGMUIR 201228, 15222-15232.
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