Dr. Xinhua Liang

Assistant Professor
CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America

Professor Biochemistry
Biography

BS ChE, Tianjin University, 2001; MS ChE, Tianjin University, 2003; PhD ChE, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008.

Research Intrest

Surface Science and Catalysis; Nanostructured Films and Devices; Energy and Environmental Applications

List of Publications
Xinhua Liang, Miao Yu, Jianhua Li, Ying-Bing Jiang, and Alan W. Weimer*, Ultra-thin microporous/mesoporous metal oxide films prepared by molecular layer deposition (MLD), Chemical Communications, issue 46, 7140-7142, 2009
Xinhua Liang, Yaquan Wang, Li Wang, Xiangwen Zhang, and Zhentao Mi*, Advances in TS-1 synthesis and ammoximation of cyclohexanone catalyzed by TS-1 (written in Chinese), Modern Chemical Industry, 23(4), 10-13, 2003
David M. King, Xinhua Liang, and Alan W. Weimer*, Functionalization of fine particles using atomic and molecular layer deposition, Powder Technology, 221, 13-25, 2012
Xinhua Liang, Brian W. Evanko, Alan Izar, David M. King, Ying-Bing Jiang, and Alan W. Weimer*, Ultra-thin highly porous alumina films prepared by alucone ABC molecular layer deposition (MLD), Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 168, 178-182, 2013
Christopher L. Muhich, Brian W. Evanko, Kayla C. Weston, Paul Lichty, Xinhua Liang, Janna Martinek, Charles B. Musgrave*, and Alan W. Weimer*, Efficient generation of H2 by splitting water with an isothermal redox cycle, Science, 341 (6145), 540-542, 2013
Xinhua Liang, Steven M. George, Alan W. Weimer*, Nai-Hong Li, John H. Blackson, Joseph D. Harris, and Peng Li, Synthesis of a novel porous polymer/ceramic composite material by low-temperature atomic layer deposition, Chemistry of Materials, 19(22), 5388-5394, 2007
Xinhua Liang, David M. King, Peng Li, Steven M. George, and Alan W. Weimer*, Nanocoating hybrid polymer films on large quantities of cohesive nanoparticles by molecular layer deposition, AIChE Journal, 55(4), 1030-1039, 2009
Xinhua Liang, Aaron D. Lynn, David M. King, Stephanie J. Bryant, and Alan W. Weimer*, Biocompatible interface films deposited within porous polymers by atomic layer deposition (ALD), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 1(9), 1988-1995, 2009
Xinhua Liang, Jianhua Li, Miao Yu, Christopher N. McMurray, John L. Falconer, and Alan W. Weimer*, Stabilization of supported metal nanoparticles using an ultrathin porous shell, ACS Catalysis, 1(10), 1162-1165, 2011
Zeyu Shang1, Rajankumar L. Patel1, Brian W. Evanko, and Xinhua Liang*, Encapsulation of supported metal nanoparticles with an ultra-thin porous shell for size-selective reactions, Chemical Communications, 49 (86), 10067-10069, 2013 (1 Both authors contributed equally to this work)
Chengjun Jiang, and Xinhua Liang*, Catalytic hydrogen transfer of ketones over atomic layer deposited highly-dispersed platinum nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Catalysis Communications, 46, 41-45, 2014
Rajankumar L. Patel, Hui Xie, Jonghyun Park, Hooman Yaghoobnejad Asl, Amitava Choudhury, and Xinhua Liang*, Significant capacity and cycle-life improvement of lithium-ion batteries through ultrathin conductive film stabilized cathode particles, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2 (8) 1500046, 2015 (featured article)
Sai Abhishek Palaparty1, Rajankumar L. Patel1, and Xinhua Liang*, Enhanced cycle life and capacity retention of iron oxide ultrathin film coated SnO2 nanoparticles at high current densities, RSC Advances, 6, 24340-24348, 2016 (1 Both authors contributed equally to this work)
Chengjun Jiang1, Zeyu Shang1, and Xinhua Liang*, Chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes catalyzed by highly dispersed, supported nickel nanoparticles, ACS Catalysis, 5 (8) 4814-4818, 2015 (1 Both authors contributed equally to this work)
Rajankumar L. Patel, Ying-Bing Jiang, Amitava Choudhury, and Xinhua Liang*, Employing synergetic effect of doping and thin film coating to boost the performance of lithium-ion battery cathode particles, Scientific Reports, 6, article No. 25293, DOI: 10.1038/srep25293, 2016
Zeyu Shang, and Xinhua Liang*, "Core-Shell" nanostructured supported size-selective catalysts with high catalytic activity, Nano Letters, 17 (1), 104-109, 2017

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