Qixiang Xu

Dr. Qixiang Xu


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2021 in Chemical Engineering Science
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XMXiaoyuechuan Ma
Xiaoyuechuan Ma
Shusheng PangShusheng Pang
Shusheng Pang
QXQixiang Xu
Qixiang Xu

2 December 2025 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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QXQixiang Xu
Qixiang Xu
KZKemeng Zhang
Kemeng Zhang
XWXiaonan Wang
Xiaonan Wang
MGMengni Gong
Mengni Gong
Changsen ZhangChangsen Zhang
Changsen Zhang
Panpan LiuPanpan Liu
Panpan Liu

18 February 2019 in Applied Sciences
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XMXiaoyuechuan Ma
Xiaoyuechuan Ma
Shusheng PangShusheng Pang
Shusheng Pang
RZRuiqin Zhang
Ruiqin Zhang
QXQixiang Xu
Qixiang Xu
Bio-oil hydrogenation upgrading process is a method that can convert crude bio-oil into high-quality bio-fuel oil, which includes two stages of mild and deep hydrogenation. However, coking in the hydrogenation process is the key issue which negatively affects the catalyst activity and consequently the degree of hydrogenation in both stages. In this paper, an Aspen Plus process simulation model was developed for the two-stage bio-oil hydrogenation demonstration plant which was used to evaluate the effect of catalyst coking on the bio-oil upgrading process and the economic performance of the process. The model was also used to investigate the effect of catalyst deactivation caused by coke deposition in the mild stage. Three reaction temperatures in the mild stage (250 °C, 280 °C, and 300 °C) were considered. The simulation results show that 45% yield of final product is obtained at the optimal reaction condition which is 280 °C for the mild stage and 400 °C for the deep stage. Economic analysis shows that the capital cost of industrial production is $15.2 million for a bio-oil upgrading plant at a scale of 107 thousand tons per year. The operating costs are predicted to be $1024.27 per ton of final product.

1 July 2018 in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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QLQizheng Lv
Qizheng Lv
HYHui Yue
Hui Yue
QXQixiang Xu
Qixiang Xu
Changsen ZhangChangsen Zhang
Changsen Zhang
RZRuiqin Zhang
Ruiqin Zhang
Fast pyrolysis of biomass in a dual fluidized bed and bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation are simulated by Aspen plus. The process includes the following unit operations: drying, pyrolysis, char combustion, bio-oil vapor condensation, mild hydrodeoxygenation, and depth hydrodeoxygenation. Based on the simulative results, exergetic analysis of the whole process is performed to optimize the overall exergetic efficiency. The overall exergetic efficiency of the process is 57%. The exergetic efficiencies of the fast pyrolysis process and the bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation process are 68% and 78%, respectively. The results indicate that the exergetic efficiency is improved slightly with a decrement in the system pressure drop. Moreover, the exergetic efficiency of pyrolysis is improved from 69% to 76% when the percentage of the pyrolysis char combusted is reduced from 100% to 65%. Compared to other conversion technologies, biomass to liquid fuel conversion via fast pyrolysis and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation has higher exergetic efficiency.

9 February 2022 in AIChE Journal
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YQYajun Qiu
Yajun Qiu
QXQixiang Xu
Qixiang Xu
SPShusheng Pang
Shusheng Pang
XMXiaoyuechuan Ma
Xiaoyuechuan Ma