Bo-Qing Xu_Biography Bo-Qing Xu is a Changjiang Scholar Professor of Chemistry and serves as the Director at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of Tsinghua University. He completed his doctorate in physical chemistry of heterogeneous catalysis at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP, Chinese Academy of Sciences) in 1988, as a jointly educated Ph.D. of DICP and Hokkaido University of Japan. He then worked as a research associate at DICP. In December 1991, he joined the faculty of the School of Chemical Engineering at Dalian University of Technology (DUT) and became a full Professor in late 1992. From March 1995 to April 1998, he worked as a visiting scientist fellow at the Catalysis Center in Northwestern University (USA) and at the School of Chemical Engineering in Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined Tsinghua University in May 1998 and had been as a short-term visiting professor at UC Berkeley (2002) and Hong Kong Baptist University (2003). He has served as the vice-president of the Chinese Catalysis Society in 2012-2017, associated editor of ACS Catalysis since February 2014, editorial advisory member of Current Catalysis (2011-), Chinese Journal of Catalysis (2001-), Chinese Journal of Fuel Chemistry (2009-) and Chinese Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (2008-). He was an editorial advisory member of Applied Catalysis A-General (2005-2008) and a gust editor of Topics in Catalysis (2003). He was also an International Advisory Board member of the international Acid-Base Catalysis Group (2001-2013). His main research interest is on the physical chemistry aspects of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Nanostructure Materials for sustainable energy and environments. He has authored/coauthored more than 230 publications with an H-index of 50 by June 2018, and owns 21 patents. He delivered 60+ invited presentations in academic conferences and research institutions. Bo-Qing Xu’s scientific research received a number of awards in China, including Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education of China (2009), National Catalysis Award of the Chinese Catalysis Society (2006), Scientific Advancement Award form the Association of Chinese Chemical and Petrochemical Industries (2006), Outstanding Young Chemist Award (NSF China, 2001). (1) B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrylic acid: performance of alkali-ion exchanged Beta zeolite for gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, ChemSusChem 7, 1568-1578 (2014). (2) B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrylic Acid: Catalytic Performance of hydroxyapatites for gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, ACS Catal. 4, 1931-1943 (2014). (3) S.-S. Liu, K.-Q. Sun, and B.-Q. Xu*, Specific selectivity of Au-catalyzed oxidation of glycerol and other C3 ‑polyols in water without the presence of a base, ACS Catal. 4, 2226-2230 (2014). (4) S.-H. Chai, B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: Catalytic gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over dispersed tungsten oxides on alumina, zirconia and silica, Catal. Today 234, 215-222 (2014). (5) L.-Z. Tao, S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, B. Yan, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Comparison of gas-phase dehydration of propane polyols over solid acid-base catalysts, Catal. Today 234, 237-244 (2014). (6) S.-H. Chai, L.-Z. Tao, B. Yan, J. C. Vedrine, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: effects of reaction variables, modifiers doping and ZrO2 origin on the performance of WO3/ZrO2 catalyst, RSC Adv. 4, 4619-4630 (2014). (7) L.-Z. Tao, B. Yan, Y. Liang and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: catalytic performance of hydrated tantalum oxides for gas-phase dehydration of glycerol, Green Chem. 15, 696-705 (2013). (8) L.-Z. Tao, S.-H. Chai, Y. Zuo, W.-T. Zheng, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: Acidic binary metal oxide catalysts for gas-phase dehydration of glycerol, Catal. Today 158, 310-316 (2010). (9) S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrolein: Preparation and Characterization of Zirconia-supported 12-tungstophosphoric Acid Catalyst for Gas-phase Dehydration of Glycerol, Appl. Catal. A: 353, 213-222 (2009). (Cited: 66/170) (10) S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrolein: Gas-phase Dehydration of Glycerol over 12-Tungstophosphoric Acid Supported on ZrO2 and SiO2, Green Chem. 10, 1087-1093 (2008). (Cited: 65/170) (11) S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrolein: Investigation of Solid Acid-Base Catalysts for Gas-phase Dehydration of Glycerol, Green Chem. 9: 1130-1136 (2007). (Cited: 107/170) (12) S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrolein: Gas-phase Dehydration of Glycerol over Nb2O5 Catalyst, J. Catal. 250, 342–349 (2007). (Cited: 147/170) Selected Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals: epimerization 1. Bo Yan, Li-Zhi Tao, Azhar Mahmood, Yu Liang, Bo-Qing Xu*, Potassium-Ion-Exchanged zeolites for sustainable production of acrylic acid by gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 538–550. 2. Liu-Liu Shen, Gui-Rong Zhang, Shu Miao, Jingyue (Jimmy) Liu, Bo-Qing Xu*, Core−shell nanostructured Au@NimPt2 electrocatalysts with enhanced activity and durability for oxygen reduction reaction, ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 1680-1690. 3. Tian-Cheng Feng, Wen-Tao Zheng, Ke-Qiang Sun*, Bo-Qing Xu*, CO2 reforming of methane over coke-resistant Ni-Co/Si3N4 catalyst prepared via reactions between silicon nitride and metal halides, Catalysis Communications, 2016, 73, 54-57. 4. Qian Wei, Yu-Sheng Shi, Ke-Qiang Sun*, Bo-Qing Xu*, Pd-on-Si catalysts prepared via galvanic displacement for the selective hydrogenation of para-chloronitrobenzene, Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 3026-3029. 5. Bo Yan, Azhar Mahmood, Yu Liang, Bo-Qing Xu*, Sustainable production of acrylic acid: Rb+- and Cs+-exchanged Beta zeolite catalysts for catalytic gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, Catalysis Today, 2016, 269, 65-73. 6. Yu-Sheng Shi, Zi-Fei Yuan, Qian Wei, Ke-Qiang Sun*, Bo-Qing Xu*, Pt-FeOx/SiO2 catalysts prepared by galvanic displacement show high selectivity for cinnamyl alcohol production in the chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde, Catalytic Science & Technology, 2016, 6, 7033-7037. 7. Nan-Hong Xie, Xiang-Hui Yan, Bo-Qing Xu*, Is Ammonium peroxydisulfate indispensable for preparation of aniline-derived iron-nitrogen-carbon electrocatalysts?, ChemSusChem, 2016, 9, 2301-2306. 8. W.-B. Li*, Z.-X. Liu, R.-F. Liu, J.-L. Chen, B.-Q. Xu, Rod-like CuMnOx transformed from mixed oxide particles by alkaline hydrothermal treatment as a novel catalyst for catalytic combustion of toluene, Phys. Chem. Chem.Phys. 2016, 18, 22794-22798. 9. Y.-C. Wang, W.-B. Li*, L. Zhao, B.-Q. Xu, MOF-derived binary mixed metal/metal oxide @carbon nanoporous materials and their novel supercapacitive performances, Phys. Chem. Chem.Phys. 2016, 18, 17941-17948. 10. Y. Xia, X.-Y. Zhong*, X.-X. Ke*, G.-R. Zhang, Z.-Y. Cheng, B.-Q. Xu, 3D quantification of low-coordinate surface atom density: bridging catalytic activity to concave facets of nanocatalysts in fuel cells, Small, 2016, 12, 6332-6337. 11. Z.-F. Yuan, Z.-K. Gao, and B.-Q. Xu*, Acid-base property of the supporting material controls the selectivity of Au catalyst for glycerol oxidation in base-free water, Chinese J. Catal. 36, 1543-1551 (2015). 12. X.-H. Yan, and B.-Q. Xu*, Mesoporous carbon material co-doped with nitrogen and iron (Fe–N–C): high-performance cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline electrolyte, J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 8617-8622 (2014). 13. B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrylic acid: performance of alkali-ion exchanged Beta zeolite for gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, ChemSusChem 7, 1568-1578 (2014). 14. B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable Production of Acrylic Acid: Catalytic Performance of hydroxyapatites for gas-phase dehydration of lactic acid, ACS Catal. 4, 1931-1943 (2014). 15. S.-S. Liu, K.-Q. Sun, and B.-Q. Xu*, Specific selectivity of Au-catalyzed oxidation of glycerol and other C3‑polyols in water without the presence of a base, ACS Catal. 4, 2226-2230 (2014). 16. R.-Y. Zhong, K.-Q. Sun, Y.-C. Hong, B.-Q. Xu*, Impacts of organic stabilizers on catalysis of Au nanoparticles from colloidal preparation, ACS Catal. 4, 3982-3993 (2014). 17. S.-H. Chai, B. Yan, L.-Z. Tao, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: Catalytic gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over dispersed tungsten oxides on alumina, zirconia and silica, Catal. Today 234, 215-222 (2014). 18. L.-Z. Tao, S.-H. Chai, H.-P. Wang, B. Yan, Y. Liang, B.-Q. Xu*, Comparison of gas-phase dehydration of propane polyols over solid acid-base catalysts, Catal. Today 234, 237-244 (2014). 19. S.-H. Chai, L.-Z. Tao, B. Yan, J. C. Vedrine, and B.-Q. Xu*, Sustainable production of acrolein: effects of reaction variables, modifiers doping and ZrO2 origin on the performance of WO3/ZrO2 catalyst, RSC Adv. 4, 4619-4630 (2014). 20. M.-M. Gui, S.-P. Chai*, B.-Q. Xu, A. R. Mohamed, Enhanced visible light responsive MWCNT/TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites as the potential photocatalyst for reduction of CO2 into methane, Sol. Energ. Mater. Sol. Cells 122, 183-189 (2014). 21. M.-M. Gui, S.-P. Chai*, B.-Q. Xu, A. R. Mohamed, Visible-light-driven MWCNT@TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites and the roles of MWCNTs on the surface chemistry, optical properties and reactivity in CO2 photoreduction, RSC Adv. 4, 24007-24013 (2014). 22. H. Zhang, B.