Xiaojiang Yao obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Nanjing University in June 2014, and was awarded the National Scholarship for Doctoral Studies. Now, he is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences). He carries out long-term research on the control of typical atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in response to the significant national demand for air pollution control and the practical need to improve air quality. Based on the above research, he has published 63 SCI papers on famous environmental catalysis journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, among which 34 papers were published by him as the first author or corresponding author (5 papers with IF>20, 23 papers from Q1 of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 2 ESI highly cited papers), his H-index is 33. These papers have been cited positively for more than 3700 times. Moreover, he has applied for 15 national invention patents (7 of which have been authorized). He also participated in the conference review work of the National Key Research and Development Program “Rare Earth New Materials” and “Comprehensive treatment of air, soil, and groundwater pollution” special projects. Importantly, he guided the graduate students to win the National Scholarship and the Excellence Award of the President of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Atmospheric Pollution Control

[1] Member of the Rare Earth Catalysis and Process Professional Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society.

[2] Vice Chairman of the Technical Committee for Volatile Organic Compounds Management and Control of Chongqing Environmental Protection Industry Association.

[3] Member of the Science and Technology Innovation Alliance of the Chengdu and Chongqing Dual City Economic Circle.

[4] Member of Chongqing Environmental Science and Technology Expert Database.

[5] Associate Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry.

[6] Youth editorial board member of Journal of Rare Earths.

[7] Youth editorial board member of Tungsten.

[1] Second Prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education.

[2] Outstanding Young Editorial Committee Member of Journal of Rare Earths.

[3] World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022, Stanford University.

[1] W. Luo, J. Rong, W.X. Zhao, K.K. Kang, L.L. Long, Xiaojiang Yao*, “Morphology and crystal-plane dependence of CeO2-TiO2 catalysts: Activity and mechanism for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3”, Chemical Engineering Journal 444 (2022) 136488.

[2] K.K. Kang, Xiaojiang Yao*, Y.K. Huang, J. Cao, J. Rong, W.X. Zhao, W. Luo, Y. Chen, “Insights into the co-doping effect of Fe3+ and Zr4+ on the anti-K performance of CeTiOx catalyst for NH3-SCR reaction”, Journal of Hazardous Materials 416 (2021) 125821.

[3] K.K. Kang, Xiaojiang Yao*, J. Cao, Z. Li, J. Rong, W. Luo, W.X. Zhao, Y. Chen, “Enhancing the K resistance of CeTiOx catalyst in NH3-SCR reaction by CuO modification”, Journal of Hazardous Materials 402 (2021) 123551.

[4] Xiaojiang Yao*, K.K. Kang, J. Cao, L. Chen, W. Luo, W.X. Zhao, J. Rong, Y. Chen, “Enhancing the denitration performance and anti-K poisoning ability of CeO2-TiO2/P25 catalyst by H2SO4 pretreatment: Structure-activity relationship and mechanism study”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 269 (2020) 118808.

[5] Xiaojiang Yao*, L. Chen, J. Cao, Y. Chen, M. Tian, F.M. Yang, J.F. Sun, C.J. Tang, L. Dong, “Enhancing the deNOx performance of MnOx/CeO2-ZrO2 nanorod catalyst for low-temperature NH3-SCR by TiO2 modification”, Chemical Engineering Journal 369 (2019) 46-56.

[6] Xiaojiang Yao*, R.D. Zhao, L. Chen, J. Du, C.Y. Tao, F.M. Yang*, L. Dong, “Selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3 over CeO2 supported on TiO2: Comparison of anatase, brookite, and rutile”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 208 (2017) 82-93.

[7] Xiaojiang Yao*, K.L. Ma, W.X. Zou, S.G. He, J.B. An, F.M. Yang*, L. Dong*, “Influence of preparation methods on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MnOx-CeO2 catalysts for NH3-SCR at low temperature”, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 38 (2017) 146-159.

[8] Xiaojiang Yao, L. Zhang, L.L. Li, L.C. Liu, Y. Cao, X. Dong, F. Gao, Y. Deng, C.J. Tang*, Z. Chen, L. Dong*, Y. Chen, “Investigation of the structure, acidity, and catalytic performance of CuO/Ti0.95Ce0.05O2 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 at low temperature”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 150-151 (2014) 315-329.

[9] Xiaojiang Yao, Y. Xiong, W.X. Zou, L. Zhang, S.G. Wu, X. Dong, F. Gao, Y. Deng, C.J. Tang*, Z. Chen, L. Dong*, Y. Chen, “Correlation between the physicochemical properties and catalytic performances of CexSn1–xO2 mixed oxides for NO reduction by CO”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 144 (2014) 152-165.

[10] Xiaojiang Yao, Q. Yu, Z.Y. Ji, Y.Y. Lv, Y. Cao, C.J. Tang, F. Gao*, L. Dong*, Y. Chen, “A comparative study of different doped metal cations on the reduction, adsorption and activity of CuO/Ce0.67M0.33O2 (M = Zr4+, Sn4+, Ti4+) catalysts for NO + CO reaction”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 130-131 (2013) 293-304.