科研上主要围绕污染物催化消除及资源化利用开展研究，先后主持国家自然科学基金、中国博士后科学基金、山西省自然科学基金、山西省中央引导地方科技发展资金项目、山西省重点研发等项目10余项近年来，以第一作者或通讯作者在Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Energy (IF=20.3)、Advanced Functional Materials (IF=18.5)等高水平SCI学术刊物上发表论文80余篇，授权中国发明专利25件（转化3件），出版学术专著1部，指导毕业博、硕士30余人，获评山西省优秀研究生论文4篇。

       作为课题组学术带头人，在以项目为主导的前提下，形成了一支结构合理、层次分明的研究团队，研究人员以青年教师及研究生为主，大都从事领域内研究，他们富有朝气、思想活跃，对催化剂构筑及其催化应用、构效关联、理论计算都有较全面的了解，具备扎实的理论基础和熟练的实验操作技能，团队共有专职教师11人，其中教授1人，副教授5人，讲师5人；博士生导师1人，硕士生导师5人。团队在读博士生11人，在读硕士生50人。

1. 基金项目

(1) 国家自然科学基金面上项目，No.51978436，类水滑石衍生碳载高分散铜基氧化物的构筑及其低温SCR活性提升与抗硫性能强化研究，2020-2023，主持

(2) 国家自然科学基金面上项目，No.22272116，水滑石基Ag-CuMgAlOx-CNTs催化剂的构筑及其低温逃逸氨脱除性能提升机制研究，2023-2026，主持

(3) 中央引导地方科技发展资金项目，No.YDZJSX2022A019，层状铁钒基脱硝催化剂构筑及其低温SCR活性提升与抗硫性能强化研究，2022-2024，主持

2. 代表性论文

(1) Lifei Liu, Luyuan Zhang, Xiaorui Du, Pengfei Li, Ruonan Wang, Yang Deng, Xia An, Xu Wu*. Boosting electron transfer in Lewis-acid MOF facilitates photoreduction of CO₂ to ethanol, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 384: 126183.

(2) Xianfeng Wu, Jiangning Liu, Xuezhen Liu, Xia An, Xu Wu*. Synthesis of N-doped CNT supported Cu-based oxides from CuMgAl-LDH as superior low temperature NH₃-SCR catalysts [J], Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 361, 131493.

(3) Jiangning Liu, Xuezhen Liu, Xianfeng Wu, Zhaoyang Fan, Xu Wu*. The promotion effect of Ce on Fe/BEA deNO_x catalyst under high water content facing coalbed methane power generation [J], Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 131198.

(4) Xuezhen Liu, Zhiyuan , Yin Che, Meng Yan, Yali Du, Xu Wu*. Enhancing NH₃-SCO performance of Ag-based catalysts via the optimization of MgAl supports derived from LDHs [J], Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 368: 133007.

(5) Shuai Niu, Yanqiu Wu, Jiawei Wang, Jinxin Gu, Xiao-Zhi Liu, Juan Zhang, Liang Chen, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Wen-Jie Jiang,* Jin-Song Hu,* Xu Wu*. Cobalt-Oxygen Coordination Steering *NO Hydrogenation in Nitrate Electroreduction [J], Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202508227.

(6) Xuezhen Liu, Yin Che, Jiangning Liu, Lifei Liu, Xianfeng Wu, Zhaoyang Fan, Yang Deng, Xia An, Xu Wu*. NH₃-SCO performance-boosting for Ag-based catalysts at low temperature: Insight into LDHs-derived MgAl-LDO with low Ag loading, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 366:125031.

(7) Ruijuan Bian, Yang Deng*, Yang Li, Pengfei Li, Ruoyun Gao, Yali Luo, Jingping Lu, Chunhuang Fan, Lifei Liu, Zhinan Xia, Xu Wu*. Inducing exciton dissociation in covalent organic framework by local gradient ionic polarization for enhanced hydrogen peroxide photosynthesis, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 371: 125292.

(8) Yin Che, Xuezhen Liu, Lifei Liu, Yali Du, Xia An, Xu Wu*. Insight into the performance-boosting mechanism of Ag/MgAlOx for NH₃ selective catalytic oxidation: Perspective from the support crystalline phase structures[J]. Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 436, 143513.

(9) Kai Shi, Yin Che, Yang Deng, Xia An, Xianmei Xie, Xu Wu*, Insight into role of Co species on NiCo/CeMgAl for ethanol steam reforming: Enhanced activity and resistance to coke, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 482, 148820.

(10) Yali Luo, Yang Deng*, Pengfei Li, Ruoyun Gao, Ruijuan Bian, Xu Wu*, Atomically integration of O-bridged Co-Fe hetero-pairs as tandem photocatalyst towards highly efficient hydroxyl radicals production, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2024, 356, 124255.

(11) Pengfei Li, Yang Deng*, Haiyuan Wang, Yali Luo, Yin Che, Ruijuan Bian, Ruoyun Gao, Xianfeng Wu, Zhen Zhang*, Xu Wu*. Elucidating the Microenvironment Structure-Activity Relationship of Cu Single-Site Catalysts via Unsaturated N,O-Coordination for Singlet Oxygen Production. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2407147

(12) Shan Li, Yin Che, LiFei Liu, Yali Du, Xu Wu*. Insight into the low-temperature DeNOx performance of copper-based oxides: Perspective from the valence state distribution[J], Journal of Catalysis,2023, 423, 154-169.

(13) Fangjia Wei, Lifei Liu, Chen Wang, Xu Wu*, Yali Du*, Cu(Mn)MgAl mixed oxides with enhanced performance for simultaneous removal of NOx and toluene: Insight into the better collaboration of CuO and MnOx via layered double hydroxides (LDHs) precursor template[J], Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 462, 142150.

(14) Xianfeng Wu, Jiangning Liu, Xuezhen Liu, Xu Wu*, Yali Du*. Fabrication of carbon doped Cu-based oxides as superior NH₃-SCR catalysts via employing sodium dodecyl sulfonate intercalating CuMgAl-LDH, Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 407: 265-280.

(15) Xu Wu*, Hao Meng, Yali Du, Jiangning Liu, Benhui Hou, Xianmei Xie. Insight into Cu₂O/CuO collaboration in the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃: Enhanced activity and synergistic mechanism[J], Journal of Catalysis. 2020, 384: 72-84.

3. 授权专利

(1) 吴旭，刘雪贞，李晓建，孟浩，邹春蕾，郭兴梅，一种制备氯离子插层铜铝类水滑石的方法，中国，ZL201710821937.9.

(2) 吴旭，次超，邹春蕾，冯雅琳，孟浩，李哲，一种快速制备氯离子插层钴铝类水滑石的方法，中国，ZL201710821567.9.

(3) 吴旭，刘雪贞，康伟伟，成强强，侯本辉，谢鲜梅，共沉淀法一步制备硝酸根插层镍铝类水滑石的方法，中国，ZL201710821940.0.

(4) 吴旭，杜亚丽，冯雅琳，刘江宁，刘利利，一种MnO2/CoAl-LDO低温烟气脱硝催化剂的制备方法及应用，中国，ZL201810940160.2.

(5) 吴旭，李晓建，邹春蕾，王若男，侯本辉，一种水滑石基NiMnTi催化剂的制备方法和应用，中国，ZL201810940601.9.

(6) 吴旭，杜亚丽，王若男，李晓建，邹春蕾，一种以镍钛水滑石为前驱体的复合氧化物催化剂及其制备方法和应用，中国，ZL201810940600.4.

(7) 吴旭，孟浩，刘江宁，侯本辉，次超，一种碳纳米管掺杂铜铝复合金属氧化物脱硝催化剂及其制备方法和应用，中国，ZL201810940161.7.

(8) 吴旭，刘雪贞，孟浩，冯雅琳，次超，一种水滑石基CoMnFe复合金属氧化物脱硝催化剂的制备方法及应用，中国，ZL201810940602.3.

(9) 吴旭，冯雅琳，刘雪贞，刘利利，刘江宁，一种基于CoMnAl类水滑石的低温烟气脱硝催化剂的制备方法及应用，中国，ZL201810940632.4.

(10) 廖家友，吴旭，安霞，张培霄，孟哲，段文祥，徐彩蝶，谢鲜梅，一种点击化学接枝功能化的聚酰亚胺CO2分离膜的制备方法，中国，ZL202010123575.8.