Xiaolei Fan

2025

Cationic cellulose nanocrystals assisted synthesis of mesoporous Silicalite-1 zeolites with fewer silanol defects

Zou, R., Lyu, L., Chansai, S., Hurd, J., Xin, R., Wong, J. A. C., Lee, D., Hardacre, C., Jiao, Y., Fan, X. & Ou, X., 15 Feb 2025, In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 384, 113448.

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Correlating structural variation with catalytic performance of hierarchical zeolites using ultra-high-field solid-state NMR

Qie, Z., Hurd, J., Linares, N., Ou, X., Alhelali, A., Al-Lami, Y., Alhassawi, H., Xiang, H., Zou, R., Franks, W. T., Jiao, Y., Holmes, S. M., Garforth, A. A., García‐martínez, J., Lee, D. & Fan, X., 20 Jun 2025, In: ChemCatChem. e00629.

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Dehydration of Xylose to Furfural in a Biphasic System: Catalyst Selection and Kinetic Modelling Discrimination

Soukup-Carne, D., Hillman, B., Parlett, C., Fan, X. & Esteban, J., 4 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

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Enhancing Hydrogen Production from Bioenergy Crops via Photoreforming

Aljohani, M., Lan, L., Daly, H., Verdía Barbará, P., Hu, M., Nisar, S., Ding, S., Hallett, J., Watkins, N., Macalpine, W., Rowe, R., Brandt-Talbot, A., Sanford, G., Ralph, J., Mansfield, S., D'Agostino, C., Fan, X. & Hardacre, C., 25 Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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High CO₂ Conversion via Plasma Assisted Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction over Ag/ZnO Catalyst

Pan, C., Wang, B., Mao, J., Li, M., Gao, F., Chen, W., Wang, H., Hu, G., Fan, X. & Huang , F., 18 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering.

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Nitrogen-doped TiO₂ for promoting CO₂ activation towards methanol synthesis over Cu-based catalyst

Shao, Y., Zhang, S., Ou, X., Zeng, F., Cai, R., Fan, X. & Chen, H., 6 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemical Engineering Journal. p. 164589

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On understanding the effect of metal-support interactions on plasma-catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation over the Ru/ZrO₂ catalysts

Zhang, Y., Wang, B., Niu, J., Qie, Z., Zou, R., Cai, R., Huang, J., Xu, S. & Fan, X., 11 Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Chemical Engineering Journal.

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Single-Site Electrocatalyst with Pentadentate Carboxamide Ligand for Ammonia Oxidation to Dinitrogen and Hydrazine

Guo, D., Liu, F., Liu, T., Ji, Z., Fan, X., Sun, B., Zhang, P., Li, F. & Li, F., 1 May 2025, In: ACS Catalysis . p. 8166-8173

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To alloy or not to alloy? The unexpected power of Pd-Au catalyst physical mixtures in efficient HMF oxidation to FDCA

Peng, Y., Zhou, X., Liu, X., Hu, M., Qiu, B., Jiao, Y., D'Agostino, C., Esteban, J., Parlett, C. M. A. & Fan, X., 24 Jun 2025, In: ACS Catalysis.

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2024

Activity of bimetallic PdIn/CeO₂ catalysts tuned by thermal reduction for improving methanol synthesis via CO₂ hydrogenation

Shao, Y., Wu, B., Qiu, B., Cai, R., Quan, C., Gao, N., Zeng, F., Fan, X. & Chen, H., 25 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AIChE Journal. 16 p.

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A Facile Synthesis Route to AuPd Alloys for the Selective Oxidation of 5- Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid

Peng, Y., Qiu, B., Ding, S., Hu, M., Zhang, Y., Jiao, Y., Fan, X. & Parlett, C. M. A., 1 Jan 2024, In: ChemPlusChem. 89, 1, e202300545.

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Catalytic pyrolysis of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) over hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites produced by microwave-assisted chelation-alkaline treatment

Qie, Z., Xiang, H., Xiang, H., Zou, R., Alhelali, A., Alhassawi, H., Ding, S., Jiao, Y., Holmes, S. M., Garforth, A. A., Gao, X., Wang, J. & Fan, X., 15 Jul 2024, In: Fuel. 368, 131532.

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Ethanol Steam Reforming over Ni/ZSM-5 Nanosheet for Hydrogen Production

Suriya, P., Xu, S., Ding, S., Chansai, S., Jiao, Y., Hurd, J., Lee, D., Zhang, Y., Hardacre, C., Reubroycharoen, P. & Fan, X., 8 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering.

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Exploring the effect of molecular size and framework functionalisation on transport in metal-organic frameworks using pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance

Zainal, S., Alsudani, A., Adams, R. W., Nilsson, M., Fan, X. & D'agostino, C., 31 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

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Extraction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural in aqueous biphasic systems: A COSMO-RS guided approach to greener solvent selection

Soukup-Carne, D., Lopez Porfiri, P., Sanchez Bragagnolo , F., Funari, C. S., Fan, X., González-Miquel, M. & Esteban, J., 4 Mar 2024, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12, 9, p. 3766 - 3779 14 p.

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Formulation of zeolite-mesoporous silica composite catalysts for light olefin production from catalytic cracking

Alhassawi, H., Asuquo, E., Zainal, S., Zhang, Y., Alhelali, A., Qie, Z., Parlett, C., D'Agostino, C., Fan, X. & Garforth, A., 20 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 18, 11, 133.

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Heteropolyacids combined with Y zeolite as superior solid acid catalysts to accelerate lactic acid esterification

Quan, C., Zhou, Y., Chu, H., Fan, X. & Gao, N., 25 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Chemistry Technology and Biotechnology.

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High Gas Permeability in Aged Superglassy Membranes with Nanosized UiO‐66‐NH2/cPIM‐1 Network Fillers

Qiu, B., Yu, M., Luque-Alled, J. M., Ding, S., Foster, A. B., Budd, P. M., Fan, X. & Gorgojo, P., 2 Jan 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63, 1, e202316356.

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Methanol steam reforming for hydrogen production over Ni/ZrO2 catalyst: Comparison of thermal and non-thermal plasma catalysis

Jin, Q., Chen, S., Meng, X., Zhou, R., Xu, M., Yang, M., Xu, H., Fan, X. & Chen, H., 1 Jan 2024, In: Catalysis Today. 425, 114360.

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MgAl layered double hydroxide (LDH) for promoting ammonia synthesis in non-thermal plasma: Role of surface oxygen vacancy

Zhang, Y., Li , S., Qiu, B., Chen , S., Chen, H. & Fan, X., 1 Jan 2024, In: Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 195, 109608.

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Plasma-catalytic CO2 methanation over Ni supported on MCM-41 catalysts: Effect of metal dispersion and process optimization

Chen, S., Liu, T., Niu, J., Huang, J., Peng, X., Zhou, H., Chen, H. & Fan, X., 1 Jun 2024, In: Carbon Capture Science & Technology. 11, 100194.

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Product Selectivity Controlled by the Nano-Environment of Ru/ZSM-5 Catalysts in Nonthermal Plasma Catalytic CO2 Hydrogenation

Xu, S., Dugkhuntod, P., Ding, S., Zhang, Y., Gosalvitr, P., Chen , S., Huang, J., Klinyod, S., Chansai, S., Hardacre, C., Wattanakit , C. & Fan, X., 1 Jul 2024, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

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Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x with NH₃ over the SSZ-13/ZSM-5 intergrowth zeolite

Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Chansai, S., Nadri, A., Ou, X., Zhang, Q., Xu, S., Jiao, Y. & Fan, X., 20 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 113429.

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Siliceous mesocellular foam (MCF) supported Cu catalysts for promoting non-thermal plasma activated CO2 hydrogenation towards methanol synthesis

Chen, Y., Shao, Y., Quan, C., Gao, N., Fan, X. & Chen, H., 20 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering.

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Spatial segregation of catalytic sites within Pd doped H-ZSM-5 for fatty acid hydrodeoxygenation to alkanes

Ding, S., Ainaga, D. L. F., Hu, M., Qiu, B., Khalid, U., D'Agostino, C., Ou, X., Spencer, B., Zhong, X., Peng, Y., Hondow, N., Theodoropoulos, C., Jiao, Y., Parlett, C. M. A. & Fan, X., 4 Sept 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 12 p., 7718.

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Tracking Minority Species in Redox Reactions: A Quantitative Combined XAS and Modulation Excitation Study

Ibraliu, A., Fan, X., Keenan, L., Kokumai, T. M., Aramini, M., Celorrio, V., Greer, A., Bowron, D. T., Hardacre, C. & Diaz-Moreno, S., 21 Oct 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie. 9 p., e202401888.

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2023

Adsorbate/adsorbent interactions in microporous zeolites: Mechanistic insights from NMR relaxation and DFT calculations

D'Agostino, C., Bräuer, P., Zheng, J., Robinson, N., York, A. P. E., Song, L. & Fan, X., 1 Apr 2023, In: Materials Today Chemistry. 29, 101443.

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Anchoring highly dispersed metal nanoparticles by strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) on dealuminated Beta zeolite for catalysis

Zou, R., Bramley, G., Xu, S., Chansai, S., Panchal, M., Chen, H., Zhou, Y., Gao, P., Hou, G., Holmes, S., Hardacre, C., Jiao, Y., Logsdail, A. J. & Fan, X., 27 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Catalysis Science & Technology.

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Benzenesulfonic acid-grafted UIO-66 with improved hydrophobicity as a stable Brønsted acid catalyst

KOU, Z., SUN, G. L., Ding, Q., Li, H., Gao, X., Fan, X., Ou, X. & Pan, Q., 13 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering.

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Cellular foam-based trickle-bed DBD reactor for plasma-assisted degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

Shao, Y., Guo, H., Ji, Z., Ou, X., Chen, H. & Fan, X., 15 Apr 2023, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 311, 123317.

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Deactivation of Cu SCR catalysts based on small-pore SSZ-13 zeolites: A review

Wang, B., Zhang, Y. & Fan, X., 1 Jun 2023, In: Chemical Physics Impact. 6, 100207.

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Enhancing Hydrogen Production from the Photoreforming of Lignin

Aljohani, M., Daly, H., Lan, L., Mavridis, A., Lindley, M., Haigh, S. J., D'Agostino, C., Fan, X. & Hardacre, C., 13 Oct 2023, In: ChemPlusChem.

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Fracking wastewater treatment: Catalytic performance and life cycle environmental impacts of cerium-based mixed oxide catalysts for catalytic wet oxidation of organic compounds

Ou, X., Tomatis, M., Payne, B., Daly, H., Chansai, S., Fan, X., D'Agostino, C., Azapagic, A. & Hardacre, C., 20 Feb 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 860 , p. 1-15 15 p., 160480 .

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Heteropolyacids supported on zirconia-doped γ, θ and α alumina: A physicochemical assessment and characterization of supported solid acids (vol 605, 154696, 2022)

Forster, L., Qie, Z., Hu, M., Mavridis, A., Price, C., Parlett, C. M. A., Fan, X. & D'Agostino, C., 30 Apr 2023, In: Applied Surface Science. 617, 3 p., 155330.

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Heteropoly acid supported on hierarchical Y zeolite decorated SiC foam as the structured catalytic packing for reactive distillation synthesis of ethyl lactate

Ding, Q., Shen, H., KOU, Z., Li, H., Fan, X., Ou, X., Jiao, Y. & Gao, X., 15 Nov 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 476, 146493.

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Hierarchical zeolite catalysed fructose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural within a biphasic solvent system under microwave irradiation

Xiang, H., Zainal, S., Jones, H., Ou, X., D'Agostino, C., Esteban, J., Parlett, C. M. A. & Fan, X., 24 Jul 2023, In: RSC Sustainability.

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Hydrodynamic and mass transfer correlations for SiC ceramic foam monolithic trays used in distillation column

Na, J., Li, H., Liu, X., Ou, X., Fan, X. & Gao, X., 13 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Chemistry Technology and Biotechnology.

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Mechanistic Study of Glucose Photoreforming over TiO₂-Based Catalysts for H₂ Production

Lan, L., Daly, H., Sung, R., Tuna, F., Skillen, N., Robertson, P. K. J., Hardacre, C. & Fan, X., 7 Jul 2023, In: ACS Catalysis. 13, 13, p. 8574-8587 14 p.

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Mechanochemical Synthesis of Bimetallic NiCo Supported on a CeO₂ Catalyst with Less Metal Loading for Non-Thermal Plasma Catalytic CO₂ Hydrogenation

Chen, H., Guo, W. & Fan, X., 15 Feb 2023, In: ACS Engineering Au. 3, 1, p. 7-16

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Microwave-Assisted Post Treatment to Make Hydrophobic Zeolite Beta for Aromatics Adsorption in Aqueous Systems

Qie, Z., Ji, Z., Xiang, H., Zhang, X., Alhelali, A., Lan, L., Alhassawi, H., Zhao, G., Ou, X. & Fan, X., 1 Sept 2023, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 320, 124148.

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Multi-scale design of MOF-based membrane separation for CO2/CH4 mixture via integration of molecular simulation, machine learning and process modeling and simulation

Cheng, X., Liao, Y., Lei, Z., Li, J., Fan, X. & Xiao, X., 15 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 672, 121430.

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Plasma-catalytic CO2 methanation over NiFen/(Mg, Al)Ox catalysts: Catalyst development and process optimisation

Zhang, Y., Wang, B., Ji, Z., Jiao, Y., Shao, Y., Chen, H. & Fan, X., 1 Jun 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 465, 142855.

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Pore-to-mesoscale network modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow in packed beds with application to process design

Qu, M.-L., Blunt, M. J., Fan, X., Foroughi, S., Yu, Z.-T. & Lin, Q., 1 Dec 2023, In: AIChE Journal. 69, 12, e18213.

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Pt Nanoparticles on Beta zeolites for Catalytic Toluene Oxidation: Effect of the Hydroxyl Groups of Beta Zeolite

Zou, R., Chansai, S., Xu, S., An, B., Zainal, S., Zhou, Y., Xin, R., Gao, P., Hou, G., D'Agostino, C., Holmes, S., Hardacre, C., Jiao, Y. & Fan, X., 20 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemCatChem. e202300811.

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