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Xianming Xiao is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and focuses research efforts on several aspects of engineering and environmental science.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, their work delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry

The primary research topics covered include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Xianming Xiao are:

  • Thermal maturation as revealed by micro-Raman spectroscopy of mineral-organic aggregation (MOA) in marine shales with high and over maturities, 2020, Science China Earth Sciences
  • Controls on silica enrichment of lower cambrian organic-rich shale deposits, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Occurrence of Irreducible Water and Its Influences on Gas-Bearing Property of Gas Shales From Shallow Longmaxi Formation in the Xishui Area, Guizhou, Southern China, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Influence of water on shale pore heterogeneity and the implications for shale gas-bearing property - A case study of marine Longmaxi Formation shale in northern Guizhou, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Methane adsorption characteristics of overmature Lower Cambrian shales of deepwater shelf facies in Southwest China, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Frequently publishing in venues with a strong focus on geosciences and petroleum geology, the primary publication outlets include:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Energies
  • Frontiers of Earth Science
  • Science China Earth Sciences

Collaborative work is significant in the research profile of Xianming Xiao, with often co-authoring papers alongside colleagues including:

  • Peng Cheng
  • Hui Tian
  • Haifeng Gai
  • Qin Zhou
  • Ping Gao

Best Publications

  • A preliminary study on the pore characterization of Lower Silurian black shales in the Chuandong Thrust Fold Belt, southwestern China using low pressure N2 adsorption and FE-SEM methods

    Hui Tian;Lei Pan;Xianming Xiao;Ronald W.T. Wilkins

  • Persistent organic pollutants in environment of the Pearl River Delta, China: an overview

    Jiamo Fu;Bixian Mai;Guoying Sheng;Gan Zhang

  • Evolution of nanoporosity in organic-rich shales during thermal maturation

    Ji Chen;Xianming Xiao

  • Characterization of methane adsorption on overmature Lower Silurian-Upper Ordovician shales in Sichuan Basin, southwest China: Experimental results and geological implications

    Hui Tian;Tengfei Li;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Geochemistry, origin, and deep-water exploration potential of natural gases in the Pearl River Mouth and Qiongdongnan basins, South China Sea

    Weilin Zhu;Baojia Huang;Lijun Mi;Ronald W. T. Wilkins

  • Sample maturation calculated using Raman spectroscopic parameters for solid organics: Methodology and geological applications

    DeHan Liu;XianMing Xiao;Hui Tian;YuShun Min

  • Kinetics, degradation pathway and reaction mechanism of advanced oxidation of 4‐nitrophenol in water by a UV/H2O2 process

    Wenbing Zhang;Xianming Xiao;Taicheng An;Zhiguang Song

  • Pore characterization of organic-rich Lower Cambrian shales in Qiannan Depression of Guizhou Province, Southwestern China

    Hui Tian;Lei Pan;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Upper Paleozoic petroleum system, Ordos Basin, China

    X.M. Xiao;B.Q. Zhao;Z.L. Thu;Z.G. Song

  • New insights into the volume and pressure changes during the thermal cracking of oil to gas in reservoirs: Implications for the in-situ accumulation of gas cracked from oils

    Hui Tian;Xianming Xiao;Ronald W. T. Wilkins;Yongchun Tang

  • The relationship between micro-Raman spectral parameters and reflectance of solid bitumen

    Qin Zhou;Xianming Xiao;Lei Pan;Hui Tian

  • Geochemistry, grouping and origins of crude oils in the Western Pearl River Mouth Basin, offshore South China Sea

    Baojia Huang;Xianming Xiao;Mingqiang Zhang

  • A preliminary study on the characterization and controlling factors of porosity and pore structure of the Permian shales in Lower Yangtze region, Eastern China

    Lei Pan;Xianming Xiao;Hui Tian;Qin Zhou

  • Thermal maturity evaluation from inertinites by Raman spectroscopy: The ‘RaMM’ technique

    Ronald W.T. Wilkins;Roger Boudou;Neil Sherwood;Xianming Xiao

  • Geological models of gas in place of the Longmaxi shale in Southeast Chongqing, South China

    Lei Pan;Xianming Xiao;Hui Tian;Qin Zhou

  • Geochemistry and origins of natural gases in the Yinggehai and Qiongdongnan basins, offshore South China Sea

    Baojia Huang;Baojia Huang;Xianming Xiao;Xuxuan Li

  • An experimental comparison of gas generation from three oil fractions: Implications for the chemical and stable carbon isotopic signatures of oil cracking gas

    Hui Tian;Xianming Xiao;Ronald W.T. Wilkins;Yongchun Tang

  • Geochemistry, origin and accumulation of natural gases in the deepwater area of the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea

    Baojia Huang;Baojia Huang;Hui Tian;Xushen Li;Zhenfeng Wang

  • Geochemical characterization and methane adsorption capacity of overmature organic-rich Lower Cambrian shales in northeast Guizhou region, southwest China

    Tengfei Li;Hui Tian;Xianming Xiao;Peng Cheng

  • Modeling free gas content of the Lower Paleozoic shales in the Weiyuan area of the Sichuan Basin, China

    Qin Zhou;Xianming Xiao;Hui Tian;Lei Pan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hui Tian
Hui Tian Peking University
Peng Cheng
Peng Cheng Nankai University
Jiamo Fu
Jiamo Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Guoying Sheng
Guoying Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ping'an Peng
Ping'an Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Taicheng An
Taicheng An Guangdong University of Technology
Jinxing Dai
Jinxing Dai China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Tongwei Zhang
Tongwei Zhang The University of Texas at Austin
Feiyue Wang
Feiyue Wang University of Manitoba

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