1. Education Background
2003-2006, Ph.D., Cardiff University, UK
1994-1997, Master's Degree, University of Science and Technology of China
1990-1994, Bachelor's Degree, Henan Normal University
2. Professional Experience
1997-Present, Teacher, Shaanxi Normal University
3. Research Interests
Heterogeneous catalysis, energy chemistry, and electrocatalysis. Current research interests include the rational design of high-efficiency heterogeneous (chiral) catalysts, asymmetric synthesis of fine chemicals, electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production, selective electrocatalytic conversion of biomass, and the development of novel catalytic systems for biodiesel production.
4. Representative Publications
[1] Hongyu Zhou, Chunli Xu*, Hollow CoS/Ni3S2 nanotube arrays for enhanced anodic glycerol electrooxidation-assisted water electrolysis, Applied Surface Science 2025, 705, 163515.
[2] Jing Luo, Shuaibin Wang, Yaxin Ding, Ji Shen, Chunli Xu*, Controlled synthesis of chiral carbon dots with high asymmetric catalytic properties and reproducibility for direct aldol reactions: The impact of functional groups of carbon sources. Carbon 2024, 228, 119393.
[3] Zhiwei Xi, Hongyu Zhou, Yaoxin Liu, Chunli Xu*, CuO–Co3O4 nanoparticle catalysts rich in oxygen vacancies toward upgrading anodic electro-oxidation of glycerol, Electrochimica Acta 2023, 470, 143285.
[4] Shuang Liu, Yu He, Yu Liu, Shuaibin Wang, Yajun Jian, Baoxin Li, Chunli Xu*. One-step hydrothermal synthesis of chiral carbon dots with high asymmetric catalytic activity for an enantioselective direct aldol reaction. Chemical Communications 2021, 57, 3680–3683.
[5] Tian Tang, Yini Wang, Wensheng Dong, Chunling Liu, Chunli Xu*. Reusable and active Pt@Co-NC catalysts for oxidation of glycerol. Renewable Energy 2020, 153, 472–479.
[6] Jiang Liu, Jia Zhou, Shuang Liu, Gui Chen, Wei Wu, Ying li, Pujun Jin, Chunli Xu*. Amorphous NiFe-layered double hydroxides nanosheets for oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochimica Acta 2020, 356, 136827 (12pp).
[7] Chunli Xu*, Yuqun Du, Chao Li, Jun Yang, Gang Yang. Insight into effect of acid/base nature of supports on selectivity of glycerol oxidation over supported Au-Pt bimetallic catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2015, 164, 334–343.
[8] Chunli Xu*, Jun Sun, Binbin Zhao, Qiang Liu. On the study of KF/Zn(Al)O catalyst for biodiesel production from vegetable oil. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2010, 99, 111–117.
5. Awards and Honors
I was granted the First Prize of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions Science and Technology Award in 2020, and the Second Prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award in 2014.
