Focusing on green chemistry and chemical engineering, Prof. MA is dedicated to the high-value and clean utilization of coal chemical by-products, the chemical recycling of waste plastics, and the resource recovery of industrial waste salts through thermal catalysis and microwave-driven thermal catalysis. He has developed highly efficient catalysts for olefin isomerization, successfully completed a pilot-scale test (ton/batch) for olefin isomerization, and established the first olefin isomerization reactor in China.

Prof. MA published 93 papers as the first or corresponding author in leading chemistry and chemical engineering journals, including Nature Communications and Advanced Materials, with one featured on the journal cover. He held 48 authorized patents, including 1 PCT patent and 38 Chinese invention patents (9 of which have been successfully commercialized). Additionally, he has authored four chapters in English monographs, co-edited two group standards, and completed one technological achievement appraisal as the primary finisher.

Microwave-catalyzed Chemical Recycling of Waste Plastics

[1] PVC and PTFE facilitate upcycling mixed plastics waste into H2 and CNTs over microwave catalysis. Nature Communications. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73141-w

[2] Highly selective upcycling of plastic mixture waste by microwave catalysis over Zn/ZnO, Nature Communications, 2025, 16:1726

[3] Liquid metal catalyzed plastic upcycling synergistically powered by electromagnetic microwave, Advanced Materials, 2025, 2412539:1

[4] Dual optimization of interfacial electric field and H adsorption free energy promotes visible light catalyzed hydrogen production, Advanced Science, 2024, 11:2403771

[5] Microwave-intensified catalytic upcycling of plastic waste into hydrogen and carbon nanotubes over self-dispersing bimetallic catalysts, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 483:149270