Dr. Iris K.M. Yu
Post-Doctoral Student
Catalysis Research Center and Chemistry Department
Technische Universität München
Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching, Germany
Curriculum
| 2019 - present | 2019-Present: Postdoc, Lehrstuhl II für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Germany |
| 2018 - 2019 | Postdoc, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, UK |
| 2014 - 2018 | PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK |
| 2011 - 2014 | BSc (Hons), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK |
Research
My research interest lies in valorisation of biomass, a significant waste stream worldwide, for the synthesis of value-added chemicals which are potential and sustainable building blocks of daily commodities.
Publications
Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ng, Y.H.; Clark, J.H.; Fan, J.; Zhang, S.; Hu, C.; Ok Y.S. Graphite oxide- and graphene oxide-supported catalysts for microwave-assisted glucose isomerisation in water. Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4341-4353.
Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Wang, L.; Hunt, A.J.; Song, H.; Shang, J.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Aluminium-biochar composite as a sustainable heterogeneous catalyst for glucose isomerization in a biorefinery. Green Chem., 2019, 21, 1267-1281.
Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.; Hunt, A.J.; Sherwood, J.; Shang, J.; Song H.C.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Propylene carbonate and γ-valerolactone as green solvents enhance Sn(IV)-catalysed hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from bread waste. Green Chem., 2018, 20, 2064-2074.