Xuebin Lu received his Ph.D. degree in 2009 from Tianjin University. From 2007 to 2008, he conducted his joint training for a doctor’s degree at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He is currently working as a professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China. Additionally, he was also employed as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the School of Science, Tibet University, China. His research has been devoted to investigations into the synthesis of high-performance catalysts for biomass valorisation reactions.