Academic Experience:

2002.9-2006.7 B. Eng. Department of Polymer Science, Dalian University of Technology, China.

2006.9-2009.9 M. Sc. Laboratory of catalysis and new materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2009.9-Present Ph. D. Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong.

Research Interests:

☆ Preparation, characterization and application of catalysts, especially for energy and environmental applications.

Selection of recent publications:

1. Fe-substituted Ba-hexaaluminates oxygen carrier for carbon dioxide capture by chemical looping combustion of methane. M. Tian, X. D. Wang, X. Liu, A. Q. Wang, T. Zhang. AIChE Journal, 2016, 62(3), 792-801.

2. Hexaaluminates: A review of the structure, synthesis and catalytic performances. M. Tian, X. D. Wang, T. Zhang. Catalysis Science Technology, 2016, 6, 1984-2004.

3. High performance of La-promoted Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ oxygen carrier for chemical looping combustion. Ming Tian, Chaojie Wang, Lin Li, Xiaodong Wang. DOI: 10.1002/aic.15634.

4. Methane and propane co-conversion study over zinc, molybdenum and gallium modified HZSM-5 catalysts using time-of-flight mass-spectrometry. M. Tian, T. Q. Zhao, P. L. Chin, B. S. Liu, A. S.-C. Cheung. Chemical Physics Letters, 2014, 592, 36-40.

5. Catalytic conversion of acetylene to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over particles of pyroxene and alumina. M. Tian, B. S. Liu, M. Hammons, N. Wang, P. J. Sarre, A. S.-C. Cheung