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Tiancun Xiao is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Chemical Engineering, Engineering, and Materials Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics of their work focus extensively on catalytic processes and applications, particularly:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

The scientist has published in a variety of academic journals, with frequent contributions to these venues:

  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Nature Catalysis

Recent publications by Tiancun Xiao include:

  • Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Solution combustion synthesis: the relevant metrics for producing advanced and nanostructured photocatalysts, 2022, Nanoscale
  • Facile in situ reductive synthesis of both nitrogen deficient and protonated g-C3N4 nanosheets for the synergistic enhancement of visible-light H2 evolution, 2020, Chemical Science
  • A review of catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide: From waste to hydrocarbons, 2022, Frontiers in Chemistry

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Peter P. Edwards
  • Xiangyu Jie
  • Sergio González-Cortés
  • Benzhen Yao
  • Jonathan R. Dilworth

Best Publications

  • Preparation of highly visible-light active N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst

    Guidong Yang;Guidong Yang;Zheng Jiang;Huahong Shi;Tiancun Xiao

  • Brief Overview of the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas

    Andrew P. E. York;Tiancun Xiao;Malcolm L. H. Green

  • Turning carbon dioxide into fuel

    Z. Jiang;T. Xiao;V. L. Kuznetsov;P. P. Edwards

  • Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

    Xiangyu Jie;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Daniel Slocombe;Yige Gao

  • Glycerol aqueous phase reforming for hydrogen generation over Pt catalyst – Effect of catalyst composition and reaction conditions

    Nianjun Luo;Nianjun Luo;Xianwen Fu;Fahai Cao;Tiancun Xiao;Tiancun Xiao

  • Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

    Benzhen Yao;Tiancun Xiao;Ofentse A. Makgae;Xiangyu Jie

  • Exceptional visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity over BiOBr–ZnFe2O4 heterojunctions

    Liang Kong;Zheng Jiang;Tiancun Xiao;Lufeng Lu

  • Unusual reactivity of visible-light-responsive AgBr–BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts

    Liang Kong;Zheng Jiang;Zheng Jiang;Henry H. Lai;Rebecca J. Nicholls

  • Methane oxyforming for synthesis gas production

    Andrew P. E. York;Tian‐cun Xiao;Malcolm L. H. Green;John B. Claridge

  • Preparation and characterization of SnO2/ZnO/TiO2 composite semiconductor with enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Guidong Yang;Guidong Yang;Guidong Yang;Zifeng Yan;Tiancun Xiao

  • Desulfurization of diesel via the H2O2 oxidation of aromatic sulfides to sulfones using a tungstate catalyst

    Farhan Al-Shahrani;Farhan Al-Shahrani;Tiancun Xiao;Simon A. Llewellyn;Sami Barri

  • The hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr flakes for visible-light-responsive photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

    Zheng Jiang;Zheng Jiang;Fan Yang;Guidong Yang;Liang Kong

  • Study on the Structure and Formation Mechanism of Molybdenum Carbides

    Ahmad Hanif;Tiancun Xiao;Andrew P. E. York;Jeremy Sloan

  • Surface WO4 tetrahedron: the essence of the oxidative coupling of methane over M-W-Mn/SiO2 catalysts

    Shengfu Ji;Shengfu Ji;Shengfu Ji;Tiancun Xiao;Shuben Li;Lingjun Chou

  • Template-free synthesis of mesoporous N-doped SrTiO3 perovskite with high visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity

    Fei Zou;Fei Zou;Zheng Jiang;Zheng Jiang;Xiaoqin Qin;Xiaoqin Qin;Yongxiang Zhao

  • One-step solvothermal synthesis of hierarchically porous nanostructured CdS/TiO2 heterojunction with higher visible light photocatalytic activity

    Guidong Yang;Bolun Yang;Tiancun Xiao;Zifeng Yan

  • Preparation and Characterisation of Bimetallic Cobalt and Molybdenum Carbides

    Tian-Cun Xiao;Andrew P.E York;Hamid Al-Megren;Cliff V Williams

  • The relationship between the structure and the performance of Na-W-Mn/SiO2 catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane

    Sheng-fu Ji;Sheng-fu Ji;Tian-cun Xiao;Shu-ben Li;Chuan-zhi Xu

  • Synthesis of mesoporous alumina with highly thermal stability using glucose template in aqueous system

    Benjing Xu;Benjing Xu;Tiancun Xiao;Zifeng Yan;Xin Sun

  • Preparation of Molybdenum Carbides Using Butane and Their Catalytic Performance

    Tian-Cun Xiao;Andrew P. E. York;V. Cliff Williams;Hamid Al-Megren

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter P. Edwards
Peter P. Edwards University of Oxford
Malcolm L. H. Green
Malcolm L. H. Green University of Oxford
Zheng Jiang
Zheng Jiang University of Southampton
Guidong Yang
Guidong Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov University of Oxford
Zifeng Yan
Zifeng Yan China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Xiaolong Wang
Xiaolong Wang University of California, San Diego
Jeremy Sloan
Jeremy Sloan University of Warwick
John B. Claridge
John B. Claridge University of Liverpool
Wuzong Zhou
Wuzong Zhou University of St Andrews

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