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Dr. Xiaodong Wang Postdoctoral Research Associate Email: xiaodong.wang@hw.ac.uk Office: NG19, John Coulson Building (Tel.: +44 (0) 131 451 4710)
Lab: NG 1, John Coulson Building (Tel.: +44 (0) 131 451 4704)
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS Scotland |
Biography:
| 2013-2014 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 2009-2013 |
PhD in Chemical Engineering, supervisor: Prof. Mark A. Keane,
Heriot-Watt University, UK |
| 2006-2009 | MPhil in Chemical Engineering, supervisor: Prof. Xinbin Ma, Tianjin University, China |
| 2002-2006 | BSc in Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China |
Research:
| 1. Enzymatic carbon dioxide conversion to chemicals |
| 2. Catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes over supported gold catalysts |
| 3. Interaction of hydrogen and gold in hydrogenation reactions |
| 4. Reaction thermodynamics and kinetics, catalyst preparation |
| 5. Steam reforming of bio-derived alcohols (ethanol, glycerol) for hydrogen production |
Publications:
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[1] F. Cárdenas-Lizana,
X. Wang, D. Lamey, M. Li,
M.A. Keane, L. Kiwi-Minsker. An examination of catalyst deactivation in
nitroarene hydrogenation over supported gold.
Chemical Engineering Journal
submitted. [2] X. Wang,
M. Li, M.A. Keane. Harnessing the selective catalytic action of
supported gold in hydrogenation applications. In
Heterogeneous Gold Catalysts and Catalysis, eds. Z. Ma and S. Dai,
Royal Society of Chemistry, book chapter, in press. [3] N. Perret,
X. Wang, T. Onfroy, C. Calers,
M.A. Keane. Selectivity in the gas phase hydrogenation of
4-nitrobenzaldehyde over supported Au catalysts.
Journal of Catalysis 309 (2014) 333–342. [4] M. Li,
X. Wang, N. Perret, M.A.
Keane. Enhanced production of benzyl alcohol in the gas phase continuous
hydrogenation of benzaldehyde over Au/Al2O3.
Catalysis Communications 46 (2014) 187–191. [5]
X. Wang,
N. Perret, J.J. Delgado, G. Blanco, X. Chen, C.M. Olmos, S. Bernal, M.A.
Keane. Reducible support effects in the gas phase hydrogenation of
p-chloronitrobenzene over
gold. Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 117 (2013)
994-1005. [6]
X. Wang,
N. Perret, M.A. Keane. Gas phase hydrogenation of nitrocyclohexane over
supported gold catalysts.
Applied Catalysis A: General 467 (2013)
575–584. [7] F. Cárdenas-Lizana,
Y. Hao, M. Crespo-Quesada, I. Yuranov,
X. Wang, M.A. Keane, L. Kiwi-Minsker.
Selective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene over supported Pd catalysts: Role of the
support. ACS Catalysis
3 (2013) 1386–1396. [8] X. Wang,
N. Perret, M.A. Keane. The role of hydrogen partial pressure in the gas
phase hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene
over alumina supported Au and Pd: A consideration of reaction
thermodynamics and kinetics.
Chemical Engineering Journal 210 (2012)
103-113. [9]
N. Perret, X. Wang, L.
Delannoy, C. Potvin, C. Louis, M.A. Keane. Enhanced selective nitroarene
hydrogenation over Au supported on β-Mo2C and β-Mo2C/Al2O3.
Journal of Catalysis
286 (2012) 172-183. [10]
. Amorim, X. Wang, M.A.
Keane. Application of hydrodechlorination in environmental pollution
control: Comparison of the performance of supported and unsupported Pd
and Ni catalysts. Chinese
Journal of Catalysis 32 (2011)
746-755. [11]
X. Wang,
N. Wang, L. Wang. Hydrogen production by sorption enhanced steam
reforming of propane: A thermodynamic investigation.
International Journal of
Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011)
466-472. [12]
X. Wang,
N. Wang, J. Zhao, L. Wang. Thermodynamic analysis of propane dry and
steam reforming for synthesis gas or hydrogen production.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010)
12800-12807. [13]
X. Wang,
N. Wang, M. Li, S. Li, S. Wang, X. Ma. Hydrogen production by glycerol
steam reforming with in situ hydrogen separation: A thermodynamic
investigation.
International Journal of
Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010)
10252-10256. [14]
X. Wang,
M. Li, S. Li, H. Wang, S. Wang, X. Ma. Hydrogen production by glycerol
steam reforming with/without calcium oxide sorbent: A comparative study
of thermodynamic and experimental work.
Fuel Processing Technology
91 (2010) 1812-1818. [15]
M. Li, X. Wang, S. Li, S. Wang, X. Ma. Hydrogen production from ethanol
steam reforming over nickel based catalyst derived from Ni/Mg/Al
hydrotalcite-like compounds.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
35 (2010) 6699-6708. [16] X. Wang,
M. Li, M. Wang, H. Wang, S. Li, S. Wang, X. Ma. Thermodynamic analysis
of glycerol dry reforming for hydrogen and synthesis gas production.
Fuel
88 (2009) 2148-2153. [17]
H. Wang, X. Wang, M. Li, S.
Li, S. Wang, X. Ma. Thermodynamic analysis of hydrogen production from
autothermal reforming of glycerol.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 (2009)
5683-5690. [18] X. Wang,
S. Li, H. Wang, B. Liu, X. Ma. Thermodynamic analysis of glycerin steam
reforming. Energy & Fuels
22 (2008) 4285-4291. [19]
S. Li, X. Ma, B. Liu, H. Wang, X.
Wang. Production of hydrogen by ethanol steam reforming over Ni/ZrO2
catalyst.
Petrochemical Technology 36 (2007) 559-564.
[20] X. Ma,
X. Wang, S. Li, H. Wang, S.
Wang. Hydrogen production by steam reforming of biodiesel by-product
glycerol. Chinese Patent,
CN101049909. (in Chinese) [21]X. Ma, S. Li,
X. Wang, H. Wang, S. Wang.
Synthesis gas production by steam reforming of biodiesel by-product
glycerol. Chinese Patent,
CN101062762. (in Chinese) |
| [1] Presentation at SURCAT ECOSSE, 2010 |
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[2]
X.B. Ma, S.R. Li, H. Wang, X.D. Wang. |
I am from Liaoning Province, the northeast of China.
My PhD is funded by Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS) and James
Watt Scholarship. I e
| © 2011 Mark A. Keane |