1. Research Interests

Prof. Xu Hong’s explores the research area covering: i) solid Lubricants, and ii) synthetic lubricating grease and their application.

2. Selected Papers

[1] Wenxing Niu, Lei Liu, Hong Xu* and Jinxiang Dong*, Tribological behavior of zirconium phosphate‐1,4‐dimethylpiperazine compound as lubricant additives, Lubrication Science, 2019, 31(3): 51-60.

[2] Chen Li, Lijie Wang, Min Yuan, Hong Xu* & Jinxiang Dong*. A New Route for Indirect Mineralization of Carbon Dioxide-Sodium Oxalate as a Detergent Builder. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1): 12852-12852.

[3] Wenxing Niu, Lei Liu, Hong Xu* and Jinxiang Dong*, Tribological properties of zirconiumphosphate-quinoline compound as an additive in lithium grease additive, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2018, 8, 1487–1493.

[4] Xiaosheng Zhang, Wenxing Niu, Yingjing Dai, Hong Xu*, Jinxiang Dong*, Rapid selection of environmentally friendly layered alkaline-earth metal phosphates as solid lubricants using crystallographic data. Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 16210.

[5] Xiaosheng Zhang, Hong Xu*, Jinxiang Dong*, Synthesis and tribological performance of different particle-sized nickel-ion-exchanged α-zirconium phosphates. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2018, 27: 1927-1935.

[6] Li Chen, Xiaosheng Zhang, Hong Xu*, Jinxiang Dong, Tribological Investigation of Two Different Layered Zirconium Phosphates as Grease Additives Under Reciprocating Sliding Test, Tribology Letters, 2016, 64, 1-9.

[7] Xiaosheng Zhang, Weichao Sun, Huijuan Ma, Hong Xu*, Jinxiang Dong*, Investigation of the tribological properties of two different layered sodium silicates utilized as solid lubrication additives in lithium grease. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2014, 53: 182-188.

[8] Qizhou Jiang, Qi Shi, Jinping Li Hong Xu*, Jinxiang Dong, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Pure-Phase Copper Silicate Na2Cu2Si4O11·2H2O with Ammonia as Complexing Agent, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 13: 2112-2117.

[9] Hong Xu, Yajie Wang, Huafeng Li, Lei Liu, Feng Deng, Guoxu Chen, Jinping Li, Jinxiang Dong, Synthesis of α-layered sodium disilicate and its tribological properties in liquid paraffin, J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19(37): 6896-6900.

[10] Hong Xu, Junfen Li, Jun Xu, Jianguo Wang, Feng Deng, Jinping Li, Jinxiang Dong, Synthesis and properties of a zeolite LEV analogue from the system Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2-N,N-dimethylpiperidine chloride-H2O, Catal. Today, 2009, 148(1-2): 6-11.

[11] Hong Xu, Cun-Yue Guo, Mingge Zhang, Haijian Yang, Jinxiang Dong, Guoqing Yuan, In situ copolymerization of ethylene to linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with calcosilicate(CAS-1) supported dual-functional catalytic system, Catal. Commun. 2007, 8(12): 2143-2149.

[12] Hong Xu, Ping Dong, Lei Liu, Jianguo Wang, Feng Deng, Jinxiang Dong, Synthesis and characterization of zeolite MAZ in Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2-piperazine-H2O, J. Porous Mater. 2007, 14(1): 97-101.

3. Patents

To date, we have developed several novel synthetic method and technologies in the field of chemical product engineering, and more than 10 Chinese invention patents have been authorized.

4. Projects

National Natural Science Foundation of China (project leader):

[1] Synthesis and Characteristics of Long Chain Fatty Ammonium Pillared Layered Phosphate as New Grease Thickener. (No. 21978186), 2020.01-2023.12.

[2] Research on Direct Preparation and Tribological Performances of Doped Layered Zirconium Phosphate (No. 51372162), 2014 - 2017.

[3] Solvothermal Synthesis and Tribological Performances of Layered Sodium Silicate and Its Modified Materials (No. 50972098), 2010.1-2012.12.

5. Honors

[1] Dong Jinxiang, Li Jinping, Xu Hong, Du Zhigang, et al. Synthesis and Application Research of Al-δ Layered Sodium Silicate as a new phosphate-free detergent builder, Second Prize for the National Invention Awards in 2007.

[2] Dong Jinxiang, Li Jinping, Xu Hong, Du Zhigang, et al. Synthesis and Application Research of High stability layered sodium disilicate, First prize for the Invention Awards of Shanxi Province in 2006.