My research interests at KAUST include the catalytic conversion of naphtha/methanol to light olefins and other chemicals, and gas separation.
Selected Publications
Investigating the Influence of Mesoporosity in Zeolite Beta on Its Catalytic Performance for the Conversion of Meth... Z. Liu, X. Dong, Y. Zhu, A.-H. Emwas, D. Zhang, Q. Tian, Y. Han ACS Catalysis, 5, 5837-5845 , (2016)
Catalytic pyrolysis of microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa for production of ethylene, propylene and butene Xinglong Dong, Zhaoan Chen, Song Xue, Jinling Zhang, Jiannan Zhou, Yanan Liu, Yunpeng Xu, ... Rsc Advances, 3: 25780, (2013)
Selective synthesis of para-cresol by conversion of anisole on ZSM-5 zeolites . Kunyuan Wang, Xinglong Dong, Zhaoan Chen, Yanli He, Yunpeng Xu, Zhongmin Liu Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 185, 61-65, (2014)
Education
Ph.D., Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2008-2014
B.Sc., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2004-2008
Professional Profile
Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Current
Awards
Tarim Oilfield Award for outstanding students by Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.
Excellent Student Award by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Procter & Gamble Award for outstanding students by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Yanchang Petroleum outstanding doctoral scholarship by Yanchang Petroleum Group.
KAUST Affiliations
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)
