Xinjiang university | China
Prof. Dr. Tie-Zhen Ren is a distinguished Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, China. She obtained her Ph.D. in Inorganic Materials Chemistry from the University of Namur (FUNDP), Belgium, where she completed a thesis on hierarchically nanoporous functional materials under the supervision of Prof. Bao-Lian Su. Prior to her doctorate, she studied Polymer Engineering at Tianjin Institute of Technology and later pursued graduate studies in Plant Protection at Anhui Agricultural University. Her academic career includes serving as a Professor at Hebei University of Technology (2007–2021), conducting postdoctoral research at Stockholm University in Sweden, and working as a visiting researcher at the City College of New York. Prof. Ren’s research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials, mesoporous silica and metal oxide systems, photocatalysis, environmental materials, crystalline porous germanium oxides, catalyst development, and biomass-derived functional materials. She has extensive experience with advanced characterization techniques such as TEM, SEM-EDX, XRD, FT-IR, and electrochemical systems, and actively teaches courses such as General Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Principles, Catalysis, and Technical English. Prof. Ren has been the recipient of numerous prestigious honors, including the China National Scholarship for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, the Tianchi Talent Leader Award, and the Tianjin Natural Science Award. She has led multiple national and international research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education, and Xinjiang Autonomous Region, focusing on photocatalysis, nanocatalyst design, biomass valorization, and environmental remediation. She has authored and co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications across high-impact journals and continues to contribute to research in sustainable chemistry, catalysis, and materials science. She is fluent in English and Chinese and has basic proficiency in French.
Featured Publications
Huang, S., Zhang, H., Zhang, T., Li, C., Ren, T., & He, Z. (2025). High‐efficiency exfoliation of atomically‐thin non‐Van der Waals quasicrystal nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction performance. Small Methods. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202501162
Song, Z.-H., Muhammad, I., Ren, T.-Z., Abulizi, A., Okitsu, K., Li, H.-R., & Zhang, X.-J. (2025, March 27). Preparation of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles via fluidized roasting and their application in the pyrolysis of spent mulching film for hydrocarbon production. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00436
Han, J., Sun, L., Ulbricht, M., Fischer, L., Zhang, G., Gao, W., Lv, L., Ren, T., Liu, X., & Ren, Z. (2025). Sulfite enhanced permanganate/Fe(II) moderate oxidation coagulation for the treatment of algae-laden water: Performance and mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.159084
Fu, H., Bai, H., Abulizi, A., Okitsu, K., Maeda, Y., Ren, T., & Wang, S. (2024). Surfactant-enhanced ZnOₓ/CaO catalytic activity for ultrasound-assisted biodiesel production from waste cooking oil. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RE00306J
Cui, M.-J., Li, S.-S., Ren, T., Abulizi, A., & Nulahong, A.-S. (2024). Boosting BaTi₄O₉ photocatalytic H₂ evolution activity by functionalized CuNi alloy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115834
Cui, M.-J., Muhammad, I., Feng, J., & Ren, T. (2024). Isopropanol assisted preparation of α–Al₂O₃ nanoparticles and its surface charge investigation. Solid State Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2024.107706