Cheng, Soofin
B.S. National Tsing-Hua University
1975
Ph.D. Texas A&M University
1982
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Inorganic and Catalysis Chemistry
Born 1953.  B.S. in Chemistry, 1975, National Tsing-Hua University; Ph.D., 1982, Texas A&M University.  Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1982-85, Texas A&M University; Associate Professor, 1985-89; Professor, 1989-¢P, Dept. of Chemistry, National Taiwan University; Visiting Scholar, 1997, Dept. of Chemistry, Colorado State University. 
 

Research Interests

1. Synthesis and preparation of new materials, especially porous materials for catalysis and photocatalysis. 
2. Utilization of various analytical instruments to characterize the structures and physico-chemical properties of the new materials 
3. Study of catalytic reactions in fine-chemical synthesis and photo-decomposition of organic pollutants. 
4. Computer simulation of the structure of new materials and the mechanism of catalytic reactions.

Selected Publications

  • Hsu, B.-Y.; Cheng, S. ¡§Pinacol Rearrangement over Metal-Substituted Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves¡¨ Microporous & Mesoporous Mater. 1998, 21, 505-515.
  • Lin, H.-P.; Cheng, S.; Mou, C.-Y. ¡§Mesoporous Molecular Sieves MCM-41 with a Hollow Tubular Morphology¡¨ Chem. Mater. 1998, 10, 581-589.
  • Cheng, S.; Tzeng, J.-N.; Hsu, B.-Y. ¡§Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Layered Aluminophosphate of Kanemite-like Structure¡¨ Chem. Mater. 1997, 9, 1788-1796.
  • Tseng, W.-Y.; Chen, Y.-H.; Khairullin, I. I.; Cheng, S.; Hwang, L.-P. ¡§NMR Study of Solid C60(g -cyclodextrin)2¡¨ Solid State NMR 1997, 8, 219-229.
  • Tsai, S.-J.; Cheng, S. ¡§Effect of TiO2 Crystalline Structure in Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenolic Contaminants¡¨ Catal. Today 1997, 33, 227-237.
  • Lin, H.-P.; Cheng, S.; Mou, C.-Y. ¡§Effect of Delayed Neutralization on the Synthesis of Mesoporous MCM-41 Molecular Sieves¡¨ Microporous Mater. 1997, 10, 111-121.
  • Tseng, W.-Y.; Lin, J.-T.; Mou, C.-Y.; Cheng, S.; Liu, S.-B.; Chu, P. P.; Liu, H.-W. ¡§The Incorporation of C60 in Layered Double Hydroxide¡¨ J. Am. Chem.Soc.1996,118, 4411-4418.
  • Lin, H.-P.; Cheng, S.; Mou, C.-Y. ¡§Synthesis of Thermally Stable MCM-41 at Ambient Temperature¡¨ J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1996, 43, 375-378.
  • Jong, S.-J.; Cheng, S. ¡§The Reduction Behaviors and Catalytic Properties of Cobalt Containing ZSM-5 Zeolites¡¨ Appl. Catal. 1995, 126, 51-66.
  • Cheng, S.; Tsai, S.-J.; Lee, Y.-F. ¡§Photocatalytic Decomposition of Phenol over Titanium Oxide of Various Structures¡¨ Catal. Today 1995, 26, 87-96.
  • Chang, J.-S.; Jong, S.-J.; Cheng, S. ¡§Effect of the Phase of Titanium Oxide on Metal-Support Interaction¡¨ J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1995, 42, 31-36.