SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TIANJIN UNIVERSITY

Prof. Xin Gao received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2011, and did academic scholar from 2017 to 2018 at the University of Manchester, UK. He has been a professor in Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National Engineering Research Centre of Distillation Technology, since 2020. Prof. Xin Gao is the author or co-author of more than 180 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 30 patents, and worked in more than 20 research projects as Principal Investigator (PI)/Co-PI. He is the member of Editorial Board for Separation and Purification Technology, Results in Engineering, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. He won the Te-Pan Hou Chemical Engineering Award for Young Scientist, RINENG Young Investigator Award et al. His research focuses on process intensification and energy saving of advanced distillation technology, development of new materials and new equipment for reactive distillation, application of microwave energy in the field of reaction and separation processes.

Selective Publications:

1、Zhenyu Zhao, Xi Shen, Hong Li*, Kai Liu, Haoyu Wu, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Watching Microwave-Induced Microscopic Hot Spots via the Thermosensitive Fluorescence of Eu/Tb Mixed Metal Organic Complexes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(6): e202114340. (Frontispiece Story & Hot Paper)

2、Wentao Han, Zhenwei Han, Xuechao Gao, Zhou Hong, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Xuehong Gu*, Xin Gao*. Inter-integration reactive distillation with vapor permeation for ethyl levulinate production: Equipment development and experimental validating, AIChE Journal, 2022, 68 (2): e17441.

3、Hu Li, Zisheng Zhang, Guanlun Sun, Suli Liu, Liangcheng An, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Xin Gao*. Performance and mechanism of the separation of C8 α-olefin from F-T synthesis products using novel Ag-DES, AIChE Journal, 2021, 67(8): e17252. 
4、Peng Yan, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Yuanyuan Shao, Hui Zhang, Xin Gao*. Hydrodynamics and mechanism of hydrophobic foam column tray: contact angle hysteresis effect. AIChE Journal, 2020, 66(1): e16793.
5、Hong Li, Jiahui Liu, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Microwave-induced polar/nonpolar mixture separation performance in a film evaporation process. AIChE Journal, 2019, 65(2): 745-754.
6、Haifeng Cong, Zhenyu Zhao, Hong Li, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Liquid-bridge flow in the channel of helical string and its application to gas-liquid contacting process. AIChE Journal, 2018, 64(9): 3360-3368.
7、Hong Li, Junjie Cui, Jiahui Liu, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Mechanism of the effects of microwave irradiation on the relative volatility of binary mixtures. AIChE Journal, 2017, 63(4): 1328-1337.
8、Hong Li, Long Fu, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Mechanism and analytical models for the gas distribution on the SiC foam monolithic tray. AIChE Journal, 2015, 61(12): 4509-4516.
9、Pengfei Yang, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Haifeng Cong, Anton A. Kiss*, Xin Gao*. Unraveling the influence of residence time distribution on the performance of reactive distillation: process optimization and experimental validation, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 237, 116559.
10、 Zhenyu Zhao, Hong Li, Guanlun Sun, Xinhui Tang, Haoyu Wu, Xin Gao*. Predicting microwave-induced relative volatility changes in binary mixtures using a novel dimensionless number, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 237, 116576.
11、Hongming Han, Haifeng Cong*, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Xin Gao*. Hydraulics and mass transfer characteristics of novel helical liquid-bridge flow structured packings. Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 240, 116669.
12、Yashuang Zhang, Zhenyu Zhao, Hong Li*, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Numerical modeling and optimal design of microwave-heating falling film evaporation. Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 240, 116681.
13、Kai Wu, Hong Li*, Xingang Li, Wentao Han, Chunkai Guo, Xin Gao*. Inter-integration reactive distillation with vapor permeation for ethyl levulinate production: Modeling, process analysis and design, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 245: 116962.
14、Peng Yan, Xingang Li, Hong Li, Xin Gao*. Hydrodynamics and Flow Mechanism of Foam Column Trays: Contact Angle Effect. Chemical Engineering Science, 2018, 176: 220-232.
15、Hong Li, Zhiqiang Hao, Jaden Murphy, Xingang Li, Xin Gao*. Experimental Study of Liquid Renewal on the Sheet of Structured Corrugation SiC Foam Packing and Its Dispersion Coefficients. Chemical Engineering Science, 2018, 180: 11-19.
16、Hong Li, Fangzhou Wang, Chenchen Wang, Xin Gao*, Xingang Li. Liquid flow behavior study in SiC foam corrugated sheet using a novel ultraviolet fluorescence technique coupled with CFD simulation. Chemical Engineering Science, 2015, 123: 341-349.
17、Xin Gao, Xinshuang Liu, Xingang Li, Jinsong Zhang, Yongjin Yang, Hong Li*. Continuous Microwave-Assisted Reactive Distillation Column: Pilot-Scale Experiments and Model Validation. Chemical Engineering Science, 2018, 186: 251-264. (Featured Cover Article)
18、Xin Gao, Xingang Li, Xia Liu, Hong Li*, Zhenming Yang, Jinsong Zhang. A novel potential application of SiC ceramic foam material to distillation: foam monolithic tray. Chemical Engineering Science, 2015, 135: 489-500.
19、Xin Gao, Xingang Li, Jinsong Zhang, Jiayan Sun, Hong Li*. Influence of a microwave irradiation field on vapor-liquid equilibrium. Chemical Engineering Science, 2013, 90: 213-220.
20、Xin Gao*, Xueli Geng. Application of chemical looping concept for separation of azeotropes. Engineering, 2021, 7(1): 84-93.
21、Zhenyu Zhao, Hong Li*, Kai Zhao, Lyuting Wang, Xin Gao*. Microwave-assisted synthesis of MOFs: Rational design via numerical simulation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 428: 131006.

22、Xiaoqi Lyu, Hong Li, Huaizhong Xiong, Yibing Mu, Na Ji, Xuebin Lyu, Xiaolei Fan*, Xin Gao*. Energy efficient production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) over surface functionalized carbon superstructures under microwave irradiation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 428: 131143.