Research Interests

Selective catalytic oxidation and cracking of ammonia
Reaction kinetics and mechanisms
Multi-scale modeling
Development of operando spectroscopic diagnostics for catalysis

Work history and education

Feb 2026 - present	Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Jul 2023 - Jan 2026	Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Combustion Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Mar 2025 - May 2025	Visiting Scholar, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Sep 2018 - Jun 2023	PhD Candidate, Beihang University, Beijing, China

Honors

Oct 2024: Best Paper Award, China National Symposium on Combustion.

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

E. Zhang, F. Zhang*, Z. Ren, R. Sui*, Decomposition of NH3 and Subsequent Combustion in an Integrated Ru-/Pt-Catalytic Microreactor, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2026, 65, 361-366.

F. Zhang, H. Wang, E. Zhang, S. Tischer, O. Deutschmann, R. Sui*, Kinetic Insights into Ammonia Decomposition over Rhodium: A Combined Experimental, Modeling, and Theoretical Study, J. Phys. Chem. C 2025, 129, 17955-17965 (Supplementary Cover).

F. Zhang, L. Luo, J. Zhang, W. Cai, S. Zheng, X. Tang, W. Cai, R. Sui*, A strategy for enhancing ignition of aviation fuels at high altitudes using nanoparticle and fuel-soluble catalysts, Aerosp. Sci. Technol. 2025, 161, 110160.

H. Wang, L. Qin, F. Zhang, Z. Que, R. Sui*, Theoretical study on the co-adsorption effect of H atoms on NH3 decomposition over Pt(100) and Pt(111) surfaces, Appl. Energy Combust. Sci. 2025, 23, 100358.

Y. Liang, F. Zhang, J. Wang*, Progress in fundamental combustion characteristics, surrogate formulation, and kinetic modeling of sustainable aviation fuels, Appl. Energy Combust. Sci. 2025, 24, 100417.

F. Zhang, D. Han, J. Mantzaras, C. K. Law, R. Sui*, Surface kinetics and pressure dependence of propane oxidation over platinum, Proc. Combust. Inst. 2024, 40, 105228.

F. Zhang, S. Su, J. Wang*, Insights into the enhanced performance of ignition and self-sustained combustion of n-decane over Co3O4-based catalysts, Fuel 2024, 358, 130062.

F. Zhang, Y. Liang, J. Wang*, Impacts of Nano-Sized Co3O4 on Ignition and Oxidation Performance of N-Decane and N-Decane/1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene Mixtures, Combust. Sci. Technol. 2024, 196, 1152-1167.

Y. Liang, C. Wang, F. Zhang, M. Yang, S. Guo, J. Wang*, Experimental and modeling study on oxidation of n-decane and its mixtures with 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, Combust. Flame 2024, 262, 113345.

F. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Wang, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, Soot Formation and Growth in Toluene/Ethylene Combustion Catalyzed by Ruthenium Acetylacetonate, Combust. Sci. Technol. 2023, 195, 2275-2291.

F. Zhang, C. Wang, W. Han, Y. Zou, J. Wang*, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, Soot formation and growth with palladium acetylacetonate-toluene injection in ethylene base flames investigated by in situ synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering, Proc. Combust. Inst. 2021, 38, 1859-1866.

X. Tang, C. Wang, F. Zhang, Q. Wang, J. Wang*, S. Seifert, R. E. Winans, Effect of nickel acetylacetonate addition on soot inception and growth in an ethylene flame studied by using in situ small-angle X-ray scattering, Combust. Flame 2019, 206, 390-399.