General

Prof. Dr. Xiaobo Wang

State key lab of solid lubrication, Lanzhou institute of chemical physics

Email: wangxb@licp.cas.cn
Mobile phone:  +86 18663983939
Address: Tianshui Middle Road No.18, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 
Postcode: 730000

Research Areas

(1) Preparation and action mechanism of lubricant and lubricating additives

(2) Tribo-chemistry of lubricant and lubricating additives

(3) Sspecial lubricating oils and greases

Education

1994-1998: Bachelor Degree of Engineering,  College of chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University

1998-2004: PhD.in physical chemistry, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Publications

   
Papers
1.Yinxia Chen, Xianbing Ji, Gaiqing Zhao, Xiaobo Wang. Facile preparation of cubic calcium carbonate nanoparticles with hydrophobic properties via a carbonation route. Powder Technology, 2010, 200: 144-148
2.Yinxia Chen, Xianbing Ji, Xiaobo Wang. Microwave-assisted synthesis of spheroidal vaterite CaCO3 in ethylene glycol-water mixed solvents without surfactants. Journal of Crystal Growth 312 (2010) 3191–3197
3. Xianbing Ji, Yinxia Chen, Gaiqing Zhao, Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu. Tribological Properties of CaCO3 Nanoparticles as an Additive in Lithium Grease. Tribology Letters(2011)41:113-119
4.Yinxia Chen, Xianbing Ji, Xiaobo Wang. Facile synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic vaterite CaCO3 with novel spike-like morphology via a solution route. Materials Letters, 2010, 64: 2184-2187
5. Xianbing Ji, Yinxia Chen, Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu. Preparation of Nano-SO42-/TiO2 Catalyst and its Application in Esterification of Sebacic acid with 2-ethyl hexanol. Kinetics and Catalysis, 2011,52(2):222-225
6.Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Xisheng Fu, Weimin Liu,Investigation of electrical contact resistance of deposit film of Ag nanoparticles added to PEG300,Tribology Transactions, 2009, 52(02):157-164;
7. Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Xisheng Fu, Yanqiu Xia,Performance and anti-wear mechanism of CaCO3 nanoparticles as a green additive in Poly-alpha-olefin,Tribology International, 2009, 42(07):1029-1039
8. Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Xisheng Fu, Weimin Liu,Performance and anti-wear mechanism of Cu nanoparticles as lubricating oil additives, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2009,61(6):311-318
9.Qingtao Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Wenjing Lou, and Jingcheng Hao. Stable Blue- and Green-Emitting Zinc Oxide from Ionic Liquid Crystal Precursors, ChemPhysChem, 2009, 10, 3201–3203.
10.Qingtao Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Wenjing Lou, and Jingcheng Hao. Ionothermal Synthesis of Bismuth Sulfide Nanostructures and Their Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Behavior, New Journal of Chemistry, 2010, 34, 1930–1935.
11.Baogang Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Wenjing Lou*, and Jingcheng Hao*.Rheological and Tribological Properties of Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids Containing Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 8749-8754.
12. Wenjing Lou, Miao Chen,Xiaobo Wang, Yanan Zhang, Weimin Liu,Thermolysis of dialkyldithiophosphates in porous anodic alumina template: a versatile route to produce semiconductor metal sulfides nanowires, ChemistryLetters, 2006, 35(8): 850-851.
13. Wenjing Lou, Miao Chen,Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu, Novel single source precursors approach to prepare highly uniform Bi2S3 and Sb2S3 nanorods via a solvothermal treatment, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19: 872-878.
14.Wenjing Lou, Miao Chen,Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu, Synthesis of high-luminescent cadmium sulfide nanocrystallites by a novel single-source precursor route, Materials Letters, Volume 61, Issue 17, July 2007, Pages 3612-3615.
15. Wenjing Lou, Miao Chen,Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu, Size Control of Monodisperse Copper Sulfide Faceted Nanocrystals and Triangular Nanoplates, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 9658-9663.
16.Libo Wang, Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu. The preparation of CeF3 nanocluster capped with oleic acid by extraction method and application to lithium grease. Materials Research Bulletin, 2008, 43(8-9): 2220-2227.
17. Libo Wang, Bo Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Weimin Liu.Tribological Investigation of CaF2 Nanocrystals as the Grease Additives.Tribology International,2007,40(7):1179-1185
18. Libo Wang, Weimin Liu ,Xiaobo Wang.The Preparation and Tribological Investigation of Ni–P Amorphous Alloy Nanoparticles, Tribology Letters (2010) 37:381–387
19.Jianhua Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Jinlong Li, Weimin Liu. Tribological Properties of Water-soluble TiO2 Nanoparticles as Additives in Water. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology,62/5 (2010) 292–297
19. Jianhua Wang, Qian Ye, Xiaobo Wang , Feng Zhou, A novel way towards CdS sensitized TiO2 nanoparticles ,Chinese Chemical Letters .21 (2010) 1003–1006
20. B. Li, X. Wang, W. Liu and Q. Xue*. Tribochemistry and antiwear mechanism of organic–inorganic nanoparticles as lubricant additives. Tribology Letters, Vol. 22, No. 1, April 2006 (79-84)


Patents

ZL 200510133956.x

ZL 200510133947.0

ZL 200510133957.4

ZL 200510133951.7

ZL 200510133946.6

ZL 200510133955.5

ZL 200510133952.1

ZL 200410049452.5

US 7422620B2

ZL 02154651.7

ZL 00710078093.X

ZL200510133949.X 

Research Interests

Molecular design of new type of lubricants.

Application of nanotechnology in tribology.

Students

Lili Zhu, post graduate

Xiangyu Liu, post graduate

Kuiliang Gong, post guaduate

Yinxia Cheng, PhD. of physical chemistry

Yanxia Wu, PhD. of physical chemistry

Mianran Chao, PhD. of physical chemistry

Junming Wang,   PhD. of physical chemistry