Main work

Prof. Xu Junming's research is focused on thermo-chemical conversion of lignocellulosic and triglycride biomass for production of liquid high grade fuels. His research interest also includes fundamental mechanism exploration during thermo-chemical conversion process.

Prof. Xu Junming undertakes the national key R&D projects. He has finished the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. He has published over100 papers. He was awarded the 14th "China Youth Science and Technology Award", the 13th "forestry Youth Science and Technology Award"; he was selected as the top-notch youth talents in the "ten thousand people plan" of the central group of China. He won national science and Technology Progress Award for one time and provincial/ministerial level science and Technology Progress Award for 4 times.

Key research projects

• The Key Research and Development Program sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), 2019

• National Natural Science Foundation of China 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021

Awards & achievements

• National science and Technology Progress Award (2016)

• Ministerial level science and Technology Progress Award (2018)

Published articles & books

• Xincheng Cao, Shiyu Wu, Jiaping Zhao, Feng Long, Shuya Jia, Xiaolei Zhang, Junming Xu*, Jianchun Jiang*. Synthesis of novel Mo-Ni@Al2O3 catalyst for converting fatty acid esters into diesel-range alkanes with enhanced hydrodeoxygenation selectivity. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 343, 123506.

• Feng Long, Shiyu Wu, Yuwei Chen, Xincheng Cao, Jiaping Zhao, Peng Liu, Jianchun Jiang, Xiaolei Zhang*, Junming Xu*. Hydrogenation of fatty acids to fatty alcohols over Ni3Fe nanoparticles anchored on TiO2 crystal catalyst: Metal support interaction and mechanism investigation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023, 464, 142773.

• X. Cao, J. Zhao, S. Jia, F. Long, Y. Chen, X. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Jiang. Enhanced ruthenium selectivity for the conversion of FAMEs to diesel-range alkanes by surface decoration of FeOx species. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481 (2024) 148345.

• Shuangmei Han, Xiaolei Zhang, Ruizhen Wang, Kui Wang, Jianchun Jiang, Junming Xu*. Electrocatalytic conversion of G-type and S-type phenolic compounds from different tree species in a heteropolyacid fluidized system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023, 452.

• Xincheng Cao, Jiaping Zhao, Feng Long, Xiaolei Zhang, Junming Xu*, Jianchun Jiang*. Al-modified Pd@mSiO2 core-shell catalysts for the selective hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acid esters: Influence of catalyst structure and Al atoms incorporation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 305, 121068.