IntroductionSai An obtained her BSc and PhD degrees from Central China Normal University and Northeast Normal University (China) in 2012 and 2017, respectively. She was a Postdoctor at State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology directed by Prof. Yu-Fei Song in 2017-2019. She has been an associate professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology since 2021 and her current research interests focus on the design of polyoxometalate-based solid acid catalysts and efficient synthesis high value-added chemicals. EducationWork ExperienceSocial PositionSocial ActivitiesResearch1. Polyoxometalates-based heterogeneous catalysts 2. Green synthesis of fine chemicals TeachingPostgraduatesFundingVertical ProjectHorizontal ProjectPublicationsSome representative papers are as follows: 1. H. Wang, T. Lin, T. He, S. An, W. Chen, Y.-F. Song, Simultaneous super-stable mineralization of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ using MIL-101(Fe)@MgFe-LDH, Sep. Purif. Technol., 2025, 353, 128263. 2. H. Li, W.-L. Zhao, W. Chen, R. Zheng, S. An, Y.-F. Song, Interfacial interactions of polyoxometalate and Au0Pdδ+ alloy boosting aerobic oxidation of alcohols, Chem. Eng. Sci., 2024, 298, 120407. 3. T. Lin, Z. Deng, T. Shen, H. Wang, X. Sun, R. Zheng, W. Chen, S. An, Y.-F. Song, Revisiting the super-stable mineralization mechanism of CaAl-LDHs for Cu2+ and complete removal of Cu2+ by structured CaAl-LDHs, Chem. Eng. Sci., 2024, 288, 119822. 4. H. Zhang, D. Cui, T. Shen, T. He, X. Chen, S, An, B. Qi, Y.-F. Song, Insight into the in-situ encapsulation-reassembly strategy to fabricate PW12@NiCo-LDH acid-base bifunctional catalysts, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 32281-32290. 5. T. He, Q. Li, T. Lin, J. Li, S. Bai, S. An, X. Kong, Y.-F. Song, Recent progress on highly efficient removal of heavy metals by layered double hydroxides, Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 462, 142041. 6. H. Zhang, D. Cui, T. Shen, T. He, D. Sun, S. An, B. Qi, Y.-F. Song, Engineering of PMo12@NiCo-LDH composite via in situ encapsulation-reassembly strategy for highly selective photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 1421-1430. 7. T. Lin, H. Wang, T. Shen, Z. Deng, R. Chai, X. Sun, D. Cui, S. An, W. Chen, Y.-F. Song, Recent progress of remediating heavy metal contaminated soil using layered double hydroxides as super-stable mineralizer, Chimia, 2023, 77, 1-9. 8. D. Sun, J. Li, T. Shen, S. An, B. Qi; Y.-F. Song, In situ construction of MIL-100@NiMn-LDH hierarchical architectures for highly selective photoreduction of CO2 to CH4, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 16369-16378. 9. H. Zhang, W.-L. Zhao, H. Li, Q. Zhuang, Z. Sun, D. Cui, X. Chen, A. Guo, X. Ji, S. An, W. Chen, Y.-F. Song, Latest progress in covalently modified polyoxometalates-based molecular assemblies and advanced materials, Polyoxometalates, 2022, 1, 9140011. 10. L. Wu, S. An, Y.-F. Song, Heteropolyacids-immobilized graphitic carbon nitride: highly efficient photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol in the aqueous phase, Engineering, 2021, 7. 94-102. 11. L. Lian, H. Zhang, S. An, W. Chen, Y.-F. Song, Polyoxometalates-based heterogeneous catalysts in acid catalysis, Sci. China Chem., 2021, 64, 1117-1130. 12. Y. Wen, H. Zhang, J. Li, S. An, W. Chen, Y.-F. Song, Core-shell assembly of heteropolyacids and polymer: efficient preparation of cellulose acetate propionate and its processed products, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 5179-5186. 13. S. An, J.-C. Liu, H. Zhang, L. Wu, B. Qi, Y.-F. Song, Recent progress on the frontiers of polyoxometalates structures and applications, Sci. China Chem., 2019, 62, 159-161. 14. S. An, D. Song, Y. Sun, Q. Zhang, P. Zhang, Y. H. Guo*, Conversion of furfuryl alcohol to levulinic acid in aqueous solution catalyzed by shell thickness-controlled arenesulfonic acid-functionalized ethyl-bridged organosilica hollow nanospheres, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6, 3113-3123. 15. S. An, Y. Sun, D. Song, Q. Zhang, Y. H. Guo*, Q. K. Shang*, Arenesulfonic acid-functionalized alkyl-bridged organosilica hollow nanospheres for selective esterification of glycerol with lauric acid to glycerol mono- and dilaurate, J. Catal., 2016, 342, 40-54. AwardsPatentHonor RewardAdmissions Information |