Biography
Dr. Xinhua Liang
Dr. Xinhua Liang
Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Title: Highly Dispersed Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition
Abstract: 
Heterogeneous catalysts enable many chemical transformations of fossil resources (natural gas, methane, liquid petroleum, coal, etc.) into useful products. Normally, heterogeneous catalysts consist of small metal particles dispersed on a high surface area porous oxide support. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film growth technique based on sequential, self-limiting surface chemical reactions, and has focused principally on the formation of thin film oxides with precise atomic layer control. Recently, ALD has been used to prepare highly active, highly dispersed metal nanoparticles. In this presentation, I will introduce ALD chemistry, metal and bimetallic nanoparticles prepared by ALD, and examples of nanostructured catalysts prepared by ALD, such as thermally stable size-selective catalysts.
Biography: 
Dr. Xinhua Liang is the Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla). He joined the Doshi Department as an Assistant Professor in 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2017. He attended the Chemical Engineering program at Tianjin University, earning B.S. in 2001 and M.S. in 2003. He received Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2008 and had three years of postdoctoral training there. Dr. Liang’s research interests are in nanostructured materials synthesis and functionalization by atomic/molecular layer deposition and applying this technology in a broad range of energy and environmental applications including catalysis, storage batteries, and gas and liquid separation. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed journal papers and holds four patents in key areas of surface functionalization and applications.