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Chengliang Xiao

Chengliang Xiao

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7888
World Ranking
15651
National Ranking
2422

Overview

Chengliang Xiao is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry within these domains. Additionally, their work engages interdisciplinary aspects of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The research topics undertaken by Chengliang Xiao include:

  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Chemical synthesis and characterization
  • Extraction and separation processes
  • Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications
  • Lanthanide and transition metal complexes
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography

Xiao has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Significant recent papers authored by Chengliang Xiao include:

  • "99TcO4− removal from legacy defense nuclear waste by an alkaline-stable 2D cationic metal organic framework," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Efficient Recovery of End-of-Life NdFeB Permanent Magnets by Selective Leaching with Deep Eutectic Solvents," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Novel bismuth-based electrospinning materials for highly efficient capture of radioiodine," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Comprehensive comparison of bismuth and silver functionalized nickel foam composites in capturing radioactive gaseous iodine," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Separation and complexation of f-block elements using hard-soft donors combined phenanthroline extractants," 2023, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Xiao frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Lecheng Lei, Xiaofan Yang, Lei Xu, Chuanying Liu, and Xingwang Zhang. The number of coauthored works with these individuals ranges from more than twenty to over forty joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Identifying the Recognition Site for Selective Trapping of 99TcO4– in a Hydrolytically Stable and Radiation Resistant Cationic Metal–Organic Framework

    Lin Zhu;Daopeng Sheng;Chao Xu;Xing Dai

  • Umbellate distortions of the uranyl coordination environment result in a stable and porous polycatenated framework that can effectively remove cesium from aqueous solutions.

    Yanlong Wang;Zhiyong Liu;Yuxiang Li;Zhuanling Bai

  • Efficient and Selective Uptake of TcO4– by a Cationic Metal–Organic Framework Material with Open Ag+ Sites

    Daopeng Sheng;Lin Zhu;Chao Xu;Chengliang Xiao

  • Synthesis of novel nanomaterials and their application in efficient removal of radionuclides

    Xiangxue Wang;Long Chen;Lin Wang;Qiaohui Fan

  • 99TcO4− remediation by a cationic polymeric network

    Jie Li;Xing Dai;Lin Zhu;Chao Xu

  • Efficient removal of uranium from aqueous solution by zero-valent iron nanoparticle and its graphene composite.

    Zi Jie Li;Lin Wang;Li Yong Yuan;Cheng Liang Xiao

  • Excellent selectivity for actinides with a tetradentate 2,9-diamide-1,10-phenanthroline ligand in highly acidic solution: a hard-soft donor combined strategy.

    Cheng Liang Xiao;Cong Zhi Wang;Li Yong Yuan;Bin Li

  • Rapid Simultaneous Removal of Toxic Anions [HSeO3]−, [SeO3]2–, and [SeO4]2–, and Metals Hg2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+ by MoS42– Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxide

    Lijiao Ma;Saiful M. Islam;Chengliang Xiao;Jing Zhao

  • Successful Decontamination of 99 TcO 4 − in Groundwater at Legacy Nuclear Sites by a Cationic Metal‑Organic Framework with Hydrophobic Pockets

    Daopeng Sheng;Lin Zhu;Xing Dai;Chao Xu

  • Exceptional Perrhenate/Pertechnetate Uptake and Subsequent Immobilization by a Low-Dimensional Cationic Coordination Polymer: Overcoming the Hofmeister Bias Selectivity

    Lin Zhu;Chengliang Xiao;Xing Dai;Jie Li

  • 99TcO4- removal from legacy defense nuclear waste by an alkaline-stable 2D cationic metal organic framework.

    Nannan Shen;Zaixing Yang;Shengtang Liu;Xing Dai

  • Rare earth separations by selective borate crystallization

    Xuemiao Yin;Yaxing Wang;Xiaojing Bai;Yumin Wang

  • Distinctive Two-Step Intercalation of Sr2+ into a Coordination Polymer with Record High 90Sr Uptake Capabilities

    Jiarong Zhang;Lanhua Chen;Xing Dai;Lin Zhu

  • Efficient Capture of Perrhenate and Pertechnetate by a Mesoporous Zr Metal–Organic Framework and Examination of Anion Binding Motifs

    Riki J. Drout;Kenichi Otake;Ashlee J. Howarth;Ashlee J. Howarth;Timur Islamoglu

  • Separation and Remediation of 99TcO4– from Aqueous Solutions§

    Chengliang Xiao;Afshin Khayambashi;Shuao Wang

  • Selective Separation and Complexation of Trivalent Actinide and Lanthanide by a Tetradentate Soft-Hard Donor Ligand: Solvent Extraction, Spectroscopy, and DFT Calculations.

    Lei Xu;Ning Pu;Youzhen Li;Pingping Wei

  • Metal–organic frameworks for radionuclide sequestration from aqueous solution: a brief overview and outlook

    Chengliang Xiao;Mark A. Silver;Shuao Wang

  • Selenium Sequestration in a Cationic Layered Rare Earth Hydroxide: A Combined Batch Experiments and EXAFS Investigation.

    Lin Zhu;Linjuan Zhang;Jie Li;Duo Zhang

  • Efficient Recovery of End-of-Life NdFeB Permanent Magnets by Selective Leaching with Deep Eutectic Solvents.

    Chuanying Liu;Qibin Yan;Xingwang Zhang;Lecheng Lei

  • Highly Efficient Separation of Trivalent Minor Actinides by a Layered Metal Sulfide (KInSn2S6) from Acidic Radioactive Waste

    Chengliang Xiao;Chengliang Xiao;Zohreh Hassanzadeh Fard;Debajit Sarma;Tze Bin Song

  • Understanding the bonding nature of uranyl ion and functionalized graphene: a theoretical study.

    Qun Yan Wu;Jian Hui Lan;Cong Zhi Wang;Cheng Liang Xiao

  • Exploring actinide materials through synchrotron radiation techniques

    Wei Qun Shi;Li Yong Yuan;Cong Zhi Wang;Lin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhifang Chai
Zhifang Chai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuao Wang
Shuao Wang Soochow University
Wei-Qun Shi
Wei-Qun Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuliang Zhao
Yuliang Zhao National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Xingwang Zhang
Xingwang Zhang Zhejiang University
Lecheng Lei
Lecheng Lei Zhejiang University
Li-Yong Yuan
Li-Yong Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt
Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt Florida State University
Lin Wang
Lin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Omar K. Farha
Omar K. Farha Northwestern University

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