Education and Professional Career
Professor 08/2023-
Duties: Frontline researcher. Providing research guidance to graduate students. Projects implement.
Associate Professor 06/2018- 08/2023
Duties: Frontline researcher. Providing research guidance to graduate students. Projects implement.
Assistant Professor 01/2016-06/2018
Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry 09/2009-07/2015
Yang Group, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
Dalian Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS
Ph. D. Thesis: Studies on fine-tuning of pore/channel structures of zeolitic imidazolate framework molecular sieve membranes and their CO2 separation properties
B. S. in Chemistry 09/2005-07/2009
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Inner Mongolia Universit
Research interests
Micro/nano egnieering of molecular sieve membranes; Metal-organic framework membranes; Zero-dimensional supramolecule array membranes; Hydrogen-bonded organic membranes; Hybrid membranes; Porous liquid membranes
Current main activities and responsibilities
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
Book
[1] W. Yang, Y. Ban, “Metal-Organic Framework Membranes”, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd., Dalian, China, 2017. (Supported by Nation Fund of Academic Publishing of Science and Technology in the year of 2016).
Journal articles
1. Yuecheng Wang, Yujie Ban*, Ziyi Hu, Weishen Yang,* A LDH template triggers the formation of a highly compact MIL-53 metal-organic framework membrane for acid upgrading, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302181 (Hot paper).
2. Yujie Ban, Weishen Yang,* Multidimensional building blocks for molecular sieve membranes, Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 3162-3177.
3. Yingwu Zhou, Yujie Ban*, Weishen Yang,* Reversible phase-transformative zeolitic imidazolate framework-108 and the membrane separation utility, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 17342-17352.
4. Yuecheng Wang, Yujie Ban*, Ziyi Hu, Yang Zhao, Mingyuan Zheng, Weishen Yang,* Tao Zhang, Hetero-lattice intergrown and robust MOF membranes for polyol upgrading, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114479 (Hot paper).
5. Meng Zhao, Yujie Ban*, Weishen Yang*, Assembly of ionic liquid molecule layers on metal–organic framework-808 for CO2 capture, Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 439, 135650.
6. Meng Zhao, Yujie Ban*, Ze Chang, Yingwu Zhou, Kun Yang, Yuecheng Wang, Na Cao, Weishen Yang*, Pyrazine-interior-embodied MOF-74 for selective CO2 adsorption, AIChE J. 2022, 68, e17528.
7. Na Cao, Jiayi Liu, Yuecheng Wang, Yingwu Zhou, Meng Zhao, Yujie Ban* and Weishen Yang*, MIL-53 and its OH-bonded variants for bio-polyol adsorption from aqueous solution, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 21681.
8. Meng Zhao (contributed equally), Yujie Ban（contributed equally), Kun Yang, Yingwu Zhou, Na Cao, Yuecheng Wang, Weishen Yang*, A highly selective supramolecule array membrane made of zero-dimensional molecules for gas separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20977-20983 (Hot paper).
9. Kun Yang, Sulei Hu, Yujie Ban*, Yingwu Zhou, Na Cao, Meng Zhao, Yifei Xiao, Weixue Li, Weishen Yang*, ZIF-L membrane with a membrane-interlocked-support composit architecture for H2/CO2 separation, Sci. Bull. 2021, 66, 1869–1876 (Front cover paper).
10. Kun Yang, Yujie Ban*, Weishen Yang*, Layered MOF membranes modified with ionic liquid/AgBF4 composite fo olefin/paraffin separation, J. Membrane Sci. 2021, 639, 11977166.
11. Na Cao, Honglei Wang, Yujie Ban*, Yuecheng Wang, Kun Yang, Yingwu Zhou, Meng Zhao, Weiqiao Deng, Weishen Yang*, Tuning of delicate host–guest interactions in hydrated MIL-53 and functional variants for furfural capture from aqueous solution, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 1629 –1634.
12. Wei Liu, Yujie Ban*, Jiayi Liu, Yuecheng Wang, Ziyi Hu, Yehong Wang, Qiming Li*, Weishen Yang*, ZIF-L based mixed matrix membranes for acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) recovery from diluted aqueous solution, Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 276, 119085.
13. Kun Yang, Yujie Ban*, Ang Guo, Meng Zhao, Yingwu Zhou, Na Cao, Weishen Yang*, In-situ interfacial assembly of ultra-H2-permeable metal-organic framewor membranes for H2/CO2 separation, J. Membrane Sci., 2020, 611, 118419.
14. Ang Guo, Yujie Ban*, KunYang, Yingwu Zhou, Na Cao, Meng Zhao, Weishen Yang*, Molecular sieving mixed matrix membranes embodying nano-fllers with extremely narrow pore-openings, J. Membrane Sci., 2020, 601, 117880.
15. Yujie Ban, Meng Zhao, Weishen Yang, Metal-organic framework-based CO2 capture: From precise material design to high-efficiency membranes, Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14, 188 (Front cover paper).
16. Yujie Ban, Na Cao, Weishen Yang, Metal-organic framework membranes and membrane reactors: Versatile separations and intensified processes, Research, 2020, DOI: 10.34133/2020/1583451.
17. Yingwu Zhou, Yuecheng Wang, Yujie Ban*, Ang Guo, Kun Yang, Na Cao, Weishen Yang*, Carbon molecular sieving membranes for butane isomer separation. AIChE J., 2019, 65, e16749.
18. Ang Guo, Yujie Ban*, Kun Yang, Weishen Yang*, Metal-organic framework-based mixed matrix membranes: Synergetic effect of adsorption and diffusion for CO2/CH4 separation, J. Membrane Sci., 2018, 562, 76-84.
19. Yi Liu, Yujie Ban, Weishen Yang*, Microstructural engineering and architectural design of metal-organic framework membranes, Adv. Mater., 2017, 29, 1606949.
20. Wenmei Jiao, Yujie Ban*, Zhixing Shi, Xuesong Jiang, Yanshuo Li, Weishen Yang*, Gas separation performance of supported carbon molecular sieve membranes based on soluble polybenzimidazole, J. Membrane Sci., 2017, 533, 1-10.
21. Wenmei Jiao, Yujie Ban*, Zhixing Shi*, Xuesong Jiang, Yanshuo Li*, Weishen Yang*, High performance carbon molecular sieving membranes derived from pyrolysis of metal-organic framework ZIF-108 doped polyimide matrices, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 13779-13782.
22. Yujie Ban, Zhengjie. Li, Yanshuo Li*, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Ang Guo, Po Wang, Qingyuan Yang*, Chongli Zhong, Weishen Yang*, Confinement of ionic liquids in nanocages: Tailoring the molecular sieving properties of ZIF-8 for membrane-based CO2 capture, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 15483-15487.
23. Yujie Ban, Yanshuo Li*, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Xinlei Liu, Weishen Yang*, Metal-substituted zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-108: Gas sorption and membrane-separation properties, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 11402-11409.
24. Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Yulei Zhang, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Ang Guo, Po Wang, Yanshuo Li*, Weishen Yang*, Dual-ligand zeolitic imidazolate framework crystals and oriented films derived from metastable mono-ligand ZIF-108, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2016, 219, 190-198.
25. Yujie Ban, Yanshuo Li, Xinlei Liu, Yuan Peng, Weishen Yang, Solvothermal synthesis of mixed-ligand metal–organic framework ZIF-78 with controllable size and morphology, Microporous and Mesoporous Mater. 2013, 173, 29-36.
