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Zhigao XU received hisPh.D. degree in Non-ferrous Metallurgy from the General Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals in 2010. He had worked at the Wuhan Institute of Technology(2010.07-2016.05) and then he joined the South-Central Minzu University in 2016 and was promoted to full professor at the year of 2018. He visited the University of Alberta to work as an academic visitor from 2014to 2015. His project has been supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University. He has been the member of the Committee on Comprehensive Utilization of Non-ferrous Metallurgical Resources of ChinaNonferrous Metals Association since 2018. He has taken charge of 3 programs of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and 4 ministerial level programs,such as New Century Excellent Talents in University, Excellent Youth founds forNatural Science Foundation of Hubei Province. He has published 80 peer-reviewed papers, 40 of that have been indexed in SCI/EI，2 papers have been awardedas“FRONTRUNNER 5000-----TOP ARTICLES IN OUTSTANDING S&T JOURNALS OFCHINA (F5000) ”. He has 15 granted National Invention Patents and is applying for2 PCT International Invention Patents. He has received 3 provincial-levelScientific and Technological Progress Awards for his outstanding work.
Research Fields and Interests
1. Extractionseparation of zirconium and hafnium for nuclear energy industry；
2. Leaching andseparation of rare earth elements；
3. Resourceutilization and harmless treatment of the mining waste.
Selected Publications
1. Zhigao Xu*, Jun Zhao, Ming Wu, Wenjie Zhang,Zhengyan He, Ruan Chi, Xiaohui Huang. Extraction kinetics andmechanism of Zr and Hf by DIBK-TOPO system using LewisCell . Separation Science and Technology,2018, 53(15):2418-2426.
2. Ming Wu, Jiaqing Peng, Guoqing Yan, YangChen, Zhenyan He, Zhigao Xu*, Lijun Wang. Preparation and properties ofcomposite hydrogen permeation barrier on ZrH1.8 bysol–gel technique. Surface & Coatings Technology,2018, 352:159-165.
3. Zhengyan He, Zhenyue Zhang, Ruan Chi,ZhigaoXu*, Junxia Yu, Ming Wu, Ruyu Bai.Leaching hydrodynamics of weathered elution-deposited rare earth ore with ammoniumsalts solution. Journal of rare earth,2017, 35(8):824-830.
4. Zhigao Xu*, Lijun Wang, Ming Wu, Yuanlai Xu, Ru’anChi*, Panhong Li, Jun Zhao. Separation of zirconium and hafnium by solventextraction using mixture of DIBK and P204 . Hydrometallurgy,2016, 165(2):275-281
5. Zhigao Xu*, Jun Zhao, Lijun Wang, Yuanlai Xu, Ru’anChi, Panhong Li, Xin Jin. Kinetics forextraction of zirconium and hafnium in DIBK-P350 system.Journalof Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry,2016, 309(2):701-707.
6. Zhengyan He, Zhenyue Zhang, Junxia Yu, FangZhou, Yuanlai Xu,Zhigao Xu, Zhe Chen, Ru’an Chi*.Kinetics of columnleaching of rare earth and aluminum from weatheredcrust elution-deposited rare earth ore with ammonium salt solutions. Hydrometallurgy,2016, 163:33-39.
7. Zhengyan He, Zhenyue Zhang, Junxia Yu,ZhigaoXu, Yuanlai Xu, Fang Zhou, Ru’an Chi*. Column leaching process of rareearth and aluminum from weathered crustelution-deposited rareearth ore with ammonium salt. Transactionsof Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2016, 26(11):3024-303.
8. Zhengyan He, Zhenyue Zhang, Junxia Yu,ZhigaoXu, Ru’an Chi*. Process optimization of rare earth and aluminum leachingfrom weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ore with compound ammoniumsalts. Journal of Rare Earths,2016, 34(4):413-419.
9. Zhenyue Zhang, Zhengyan He, Junxia Yu,ZhigaoXu, Ruan Chi*. Novel solution injection technology for in-situ leaching ofweathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores. Hydrometallurgy, 2016, 164:248-256.
10. Zhigao Xu,Lijun Wang*, Yanke Wu, Ru’an Chi, Li Zhang, Ming Wu. Solvent extractionof hafnium from thiocyanic acid medium in DIBK-TBP mixed system. Trans.Nonferrous Met. SOC. China,2012, 22(7):1760-1765.
