China Ionic Liquids Laboratory

Welcome to China Lonic Iiquid Laboratory.

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories

Prof. Dr. Urs Welz-Biermann

Prof.Dr.Urs Welz-Biermann

Room:     457 Zhongshan Road
               Catalysis Building, Room 421, 116023 Dalian
Phone:    +86 411-8437 9992
Fax:        +86 411-8437 9992
Email:     uwb@dicp.ac.cn
Website: http://chill.dicp.ac.cn

Professional Experience

01/2008 - present	Director of Chinese Ionic Liquids Laboratory (CHILL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) ,Dalian, China;
01/2008 - present	President of Novionic Consulting, Dalian, China;
01/2006 - 12/2007	Marketing Manager, Ionic Liquids Department, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany;
01/2003 - 12/2005	Project Manager Ionic Liquids – New Business Development, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
08/2000 - 12/2002	Project Manager – New Business Development Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Education

08/1999 - 07/2000	Post-Doctoral Studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles/USA
06/18/1999	Ph.D. Graduation (degree Dr. rer. nat.), University Gōttingen/Germany
02/1997 - 06/1999	Ph.D. thesis at University Gōttingen/Merck KGaA/Germany
06/1996 - 01/1997	Diploma thesis at Merck KGaA (degree: Dipl. Chem.)
04/1995 - 05/1996	Compulsory Civil Service (alternative to German military service)
10/1992 - 09/1993	European research exchange program at Grand Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille/France
10/1989 - 03/1995	Study of Chemistry at University Kaiserslautern/Germany
06/10/1989	Abitur (High School Diploma) at Helmholtz Gymnasium, Heidelberg/Germany

Research Interests

Preparation and characterization of ionic liquids and other types of ionic materials for a wide range of applications in electrochemistry, green chemistry, Clean energy, biotechnology, catalysis, organic and inorganic synthesis, extractions and separations, metal plating, photovoltaic, batteries and super capacitors and environmental evaluation of Ionic Liquids.

Publication

Published more than 20 journal papers and 50 patents. Some recent selected publications include:

Effects of different head groups and functionalized side chains on the cytotoxicity of ionic liquids. Stolte, Stefan; Arning, Juergen; Bottin-Weber, Ulrike; Mueller, Anja; Pitner, William-Robert; Welz-Biermann, Urs; Jastorff, Bernd; Ranke, Johannes. Green Chemistry (2007), 9(7), 760-767.

Dehydration of alcohols to produce alkenes or ethers. Ignatyev, Nikolai; Welz-Biermann, Urs; Koppe, Karsten; Barthen, Peter; Frohn, Hermann Josef. 03.08.2005. WO2007014613.

Surface modification solid carrier materials for HPLC with silanes. Lubda, Dieter; Welz-Biermann, Urs. 04.07.2005. WO2007003257.

Anion effects on the cytotoxicity of ionic liquids. Stolte, Stefan; Arning, Juergen; Bottin-Weber, Ulrike; Matzke, Marianne; Stock, Frauke; Thiele, Karen; Uerdingen, Marc; Welz-Biermann, Urs; Jastorff, Bernd; Ranke, Johannes. Green Chemistry (2006), 8(7), 621-629.

Process for preparation of ionic liquids with low-viscosity and high electrochemical stability containing fluorinated bis-phosphinic imide anions. Ignatyev, Nikolai; Welz-Biermann, Urs; Heckmeier, Michael; Bissky, German; Willner, Helge. 02.06.2005. WO2006128563.

Electrochemical deposition of tantalum and/or copper in ionic liquids. Welz-Biermann, Urs; Endres, Frank; Zein, El Abedin. 10.12.2004. WO2006061081.

New ionic liquids with stable fluorinated anions. Ignatev, Nikolai V.; Welz-Biermann, Urs. Editor(s): Cornils, Boy. Multiphase Homogeneous Catalysis (2005), 2 568-570.

A study on the electrodeposition of tantalum on NiTi alloy in an ionic liquid and corrosion behaviour of the coated alloy. Zein El Abedin, S.; Welz-Biermann, U.; Endres, F. Electrochemistry Communications (2005), 7(9), 941-946.

New ionic liquids with tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphate (FAP) anions. Ignat'ev, N. V.; Welz-Biermann, U.; Kucheryna, A.; Bissky, G.; Willner, H. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry (2005), 126(8), 1150-1159.

Synthesis of cyanoborate and cyanofluoroborate salts with organic cations and their uses. Welz-Biermann, Urs; Ignatjev, Nikolai; Bernhardt, Eduard; Finze, Maik; Willner, Helge. 14.02.2003. WO2004072089.