Dr. Xiaowei Zhou
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Northwestern University, USA
Email: xiaowei.zhou@northwestern.edu
Qualifications
2012 Ph.D., Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, Chemical Engineering
2009 M.Sc., Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, Chemical Engineering
2007 B.Sc., Chang’an University, China, Chemical Engineering &
Technology
Publications (Selected)
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Zhou, X., Broadbelt, L. J., and Vinu, R., 2016,
Mechanistic Understanding of Thermochemical Conversion of Synthetic Polymers
and Lignocellulosic Biomass, In Guy B. Marin, Advances in Chemical Engineering.
Volume 49. Thermochemical Process Engineering, Elsevier.
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Zhou, X., Li, W., Mabon, R., and Broadbelt,
L. J., 2016, A Critical Review on Fast Pyrolysis of Hemicellulose, Energy
Technology, DOI: 10.1002/ente.201600327. (Cover Art).
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Zhou, X., Nolte, M. W., Mayes, H. B.,
Shanks, B. H., and Broadbelt, L. J., 2016, Fast Pyrolysis of Glucose-Based
Carbohydrates with Added NaCl Part 1: Experiments and Development of a
Mechanistic Model, AIChE Journal, 2016, Vol. 62, pp. 766–777.
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Zhou, X., Nolte, M. W., Mayes, H. B.,
Shanks, B. H., and Broadbelt, L. J., 2016, Fast Pyrolysis of Glucose-Based
Carbohydrates with Added NaCl Part 2: Validation and Evaluation of the
Mechanistic Model, AIChE Journal, Vol. 62, pp. 778–791.
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Pan, Y., Yang, B., Zhou, X., 2015, Feedstock
Molecular Reconstruction for Secondary Reactions of Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Gasoline by Maximum Information Entropy Method, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.
281, pp. 945-952.
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Burnham, A. K., Zhou, X., and Broadbelt, L.
J., 2015, Critical Review of the Global Chemical Kinetics of Cellulose Thermal
Decomposition, Energy & Fuels, Vol. 29, pp. 2906–2918.
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Zhou, X., Nolte, M. W., Mayes, H. B.,
Shanks, B. H., and Broadbelt, L. J., 2014, Experimental and Mechanistic
Modeling of Fast Pyrolysis of Neat Glucose-Based Carbohydrates. 1. Experiments
and Development of a Detailed Mechanistic Model, Industrial & Engineering
Chemistry Research, Vol. 53, pp. 13274–13289. (ACS Editors' Choice article).
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Zhou, X., Nolte, M. W., Shanks, B. H., and
Broadbelt, L. J., 2014, Experimental and Mechanistic Modeling of Fast Pyrolysis
of Neat Glucose-Based Carbohydrates. 2. Validation and Evaluation of the
Mechanistic Model, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 53, pp.
13290–13301.
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Zhou, X., Wu, X., Yang, B., and Xiao, J.,
2012, Varying the Ratio of Formic Acid to Triethylamine Impacts on Asymmetric
Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Vol.
357, pp. 133-140.
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Zhou, X., Chen, T., Yang, B., Zhang, H, and
Wang, L., 2011, Kinetic Model Considering Reactant Oriented Selective
Deactivation for Secondary Reactions of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Gasoline, Energy
& Fuels, Vol. 25, pp. 2427-2437.
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Yuan, H., Yang, B., Zhang, H., and Zhou,
X., 2011, Synthesis of Biodiesel Using Caster Oil under Microwave Radiation, International
Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 9, pp. 1-11.
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Yang, B., Zhou, X., and Yuan, J., Research
Progress in the Secondary Reactions of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Gasoline, In
James C. Taylor, Advances in Chemistry Research, Volume 3, Nova Science Publishers,
New York, 2010, pp. 1-120.
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Zhou, X., Yang, B., Yi, C., Yuan, J., and
Wang, L., 2010, Prediction Model for Increasing Propylene from FCC Gasoline
Secondary Reactions based on Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm Coupled with Support
Vector Machines, Journal of Chemometrics, Vol. 24, pp. 574-583.
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Yang, B., Zhou, X., Yang, X., Chen, C.,
and Wang, L., 2009, Multi-Scale Study in the Secondary Reactions of Fluid
Catalytic Cracking Gasoline, AIChE Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 2138-2149.
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Yang, B., Zhou, X., Chen, C., Yuan, J.,
and Wang, L., 2008, Molecule Simulation for the Secondary Reactions of Fluid
Catalytic Cracking Gasoline by the Method of Structure Oriented Lumping
Combined with Monte Carlo, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.
47, pp. 4648–4657.