Xinglong Dong, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Current

Research Interests

My research interests at KAUST include the catalytic conversion of naphtha/methanol to light olefins and other chemicals, gas separation.

Selected Publications

Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalyst for Ethylene Dimerization Prepared by Selectively Doping Ni on the Surface of a Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework
C. Chen, M. Alalouni, X. Dong, Z. Cao, Q. Cheng, L. Zheng, L. Meng, C. Guan, L. Liu, E. Abou-Hamad, J. Wang, Z. Shi, K. Huang, L. Cavallo, and Y. Han
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2021)

Engineering effective structural defects of metal–organic frameworks to enhance their catalytic performances
J. Wang,  L. Liu, C. Chen, X. Dong, Q. Wang, L. Alfilfil, M. Alalouni, K. Yao, J. Huang, D. Zhang, and Y. Han 
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2020)

Investigating the influence of mesoporosity in zeolite beta on its catalytic performance for the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons
Z. Liu, X. Dong, Y. Zhu, A.-H. Emwas, D. Zhang, Q. Tian, Y. Han
ACS Catalysis, 5837-5845, (2015)

Catalytic pyrolysis of microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa for production of ethylene, propylene and butene
X. Dong, Z. Chen, S. Xue, J. Zhang, J.Zhou, Y. Liu, Y. Xu, Z. Liu
Rsc Advances, 3: 25780, (2013)

The production of light olefins by catalytic cracking of the microalga Isochrysis zhanjiangensis over a modified ZSM-5 catalyst
X. Dong, S. Xue, J. Zhang, W. Huang, J. Zhou, Z. Chen, D. Yuan, Y. Xu, Z. Liu
Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 35, (2014) 

Selective synthesis of para-cresol by conversion of anisole on ZSM-5 zeolites
K. Wang, X. Dong, Z. Chen, Y. He, Y. Xu, Z. Liu
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 185, 61-65, (2014)

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2008-2014
  • B.Sc., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2004-2008

Professional Profile

  • 2016-Current: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  1. Tarim Oilfield Award for outstanding students by Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.
  2. Excellent Student Award by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  3. Procter & Gamble Award for outstanding students by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  4. Yanchang Petroleum outstanding doctoral scholarship by Yanchang Petroleum Group.

Research Interests Keywords

Catalysis Gas separation