Weiling Deng

Weiling Deng with a fluorescence cell at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source.  Photo by George Joch.

• PhD, Chemical Engineering, Tufts University (2008)
• BS, Fine Chemicals, Southeast University, China (1996)

Research Synopsis

My current research interest is to oxidatively break the glycosidic (C-O-C) bond connecting the two glucose moieties in cellulose using specific probe molecules that can be reacted in the gas phase. The goal is to minimize the breakage of non-glycosidic bonds including the C-C, C-OH as well as the C-O-C bond in the glucose ring. The probe molecules which mimic some of the characteristic of the glycosidic bond in cellulose have sufficiently vapor pressures to allow investigating their reactivity in the gas phase. The objective is to investigate the selectivity and reactivity of supported metal clusters with sub-nanometer dimensions in the conducted reactions.

phone: 630/252-4399, fax: 630/252-9917, e-mail: deng@anl.gov