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Wen Tang

Chemical Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Catalysts for Methane ReformingThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science

Publications

54

Citations

937

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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This record appears to combine work from multiple researchers sharing the same name, as the publications span unrelated fields including catalysis for methane and biomass conversion, machine learning for sensor and clinical data, genomics, and medical imaging. The catalysis-focused subset of publications centers on developing and stabilizing metal (Co, Ni, Ir) catalysts supported on carbon or char materials for reactions like dry reforming of methane, aimed at improving efficiency and resistance to degradation (coking, sintering) in fuel and chemical production processes. Because the data mixes distinct research areas, it is unclear which specific project or lab this profile represents.

Catalyst design for methane and biomass conversionDry reforming of methaneCarbon- and char-supported metal catalystsCatalyst stability (anti-coking, anti-sintering)(Note: record also includes unrelated topics in machine learning and genomics, suggesting possible name overlap)

Publication output grew substantially from 2019 through 2024, followed by a decline in 2025-2026, though this trend may reflect merged records from more than one researcher.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 11 publications232024: 14 publications14242025: 8 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Energy Conversion and Management×4
  • Fuel×4
  • Energy & Fuels×3
  • Chemical Engineering Science×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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