Associate Professor, Master Supervisor in Materials Science and Engineering
Academic careers
2007-2010： Master’s degree of Metallurgical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University Of Science and Technology
2010-2014： Doctor’s degree of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Employments
2014-2019: Lecturer and Associate Professor, School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology
2019-: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USST
Research interests
Preparation of high purity rare earth compounds and rare earth functional materials.
Important research and development projects
Basic research on the preparation of high purity chlorinated Rare earth by rare earth double salt, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2020-2023.
Study on conversion mechanism of fluorine and aluminum in complex leaching Solution of Baotou Rare earth concentrate，National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2019.
Important papers and publications
Mei Li，Xiaowei Zhang，Zhaogang Liu，Yanhong Hu，Mitang Wang，Jia Liu，JianpingYang. Kinetics of leaching fluoride from mixed rare earth concentrate withhydrochloric acid and aluminum chloride，Hydrometallurgy，2013，140：71-76.
Mei Li，Xiao-wei Zhang，Zhao-gang Liu，Mi-tang Wang，Jia Liu，Jian-Ping Yang. Mixed rare earthconcentrate leaching with HCl-AlCl3 solution，RareMetals，2013，32(3)：312-317.
Xiao-Wei Zhang,Mei Li,Zhao-Gang Liu,Mi-Tang Wang,Jia Liu,Jian-Ping Yang.Kinetics of rare earth extraction from the Baotou bastnaesite in hydrochloric acid and aluminiumchloride[J]. JOM, 2017，69(10): 1894-1900.
ZHANG Xiao-wei，LI Mei, LIU Zhao-gang, HU Yan-hong, WANG Mi-tang, LIU Jia, YANG Jian-ping.Complex leaching and kinetics of Baotou mixed rare earth concentrate[J], The Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals, 2014, 24(8): 2137-2143.
ZHANG Xiao-we，LI Mei, YANG Jian-ping, LIU Zhao-gang, HU Yan-hong, WANG Mi-tang, LIU Jia.Study on separation of rare earth of complexation leaching solution with double salt precipitation method[J]. Journal of Central South University(Science and Technology)，2014,45(9): 2952-2958.
ZHANG Xiao-wei，MA Chao, LI Mei, SI Yu, ZHANG Xiao-qing. Dissociation Reaction of Fluorite Ore in HCl-AlCl3 System[J]. Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, 2018, 42(12): 1309-1315.
LI Mei, LIU Zhaogang, ZHANG Xiaowei, CHANG Hongtao. Rare earth modern metallurgy[M]. Beijing，Science press，2016.
Important patents and proprietary rights
A method of high pressure leaching baotou rare earth ore, China Patent, ZL201610616440.9, 2016.
A method of high pressure complexation leaching fluorocarbon-cerium ore，China Patent, ZL201610616510.0, 2016.
A method for purifying cryolite，China Patent, ZL201610616505.X, 2016.
Separation of rare earth and conversion of fluorine resources by hydrochloric acid Leaching Solution of rare earth concentrate，China Patent, 201210434080.2, 2012.
The invention relates to a preparation method of high purity polymer specific cryolite, China Patent, 201310044417.3, 2013.
A method of acid - alkali combined with low temperature decomposition of Bayan Obo rare earth concentrate, China Patent, ZL 201310044410.1,2013.
The invention relates to a complexing leaching method of rare earth concentrate containing fluorocarbon cerium ore and a preparation method of cryolite, China Patent, ZL201210434070.9, 2012.
Activities in professional associations
2016-: Member of China Nonferrous Metals Society
Contact me
E-mail: zhangxiaowei_721@163.com
Tel: +86-18686191943
