Name:

Xiuhua Li

Introduction:

Position: Professor of Applied Chemistry
Fields of Research: High performance polymers and their composites, Conductive membranes (non-Fluorine proton exchange membrane, alkaline  anion exchange membrane)
Telephone: 86-13711324116
E-Mail: lixiuhua@scut.edu.cn
2014 – present
Professor, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, China.
2006 – 2014  
Associate professor, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, China.
2005 – 2006
Postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Chemistry, McGill University, Canada.

Research Interests
Researches in new polymer synthesis, polymeric blends systems and functionality materials, especially in new material for conductive membranes, including random ionomers, block ionomers, cross-linked ionomers and ionomer-inorganic composites.

Awards
China Environmental Protection Science Award (2007)

Publication
Has authored and co-authored more than 40 publications and 2 US and 19 CN patents.

Recent Publications:
1. Alkali resistant cross-linked poly(arylene ether sulfone)s membranes containing aromatic side-chain quaternary ammonium groups. Guanghui Nie, Xiuhua Li*, Jinxiong Tao, Wenjun Wu, Shijun Liao. Journal of Membrane Science, 2015, 474, 187–195. Impact factor: 5.056.
2. Investigation on Structure and Properties of Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Tetramethylbiphenol Moieties Containing Copoly(arylene ether)s. Xiuhua Li*, Liuchan Wang, Shanshan Cheng. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2015, 132（8）, 41525/1-8. Impact factor: 1.64.

3. Anion exchange membranes by bromination of benzylmethyl-containing poly(arylene ether)s for alkaline membrane fuel cells. Xiuhua Li*, Shanshan Cheng, Liuchan Wang, Qiang Long, Jinxiong Tao, Guanghui Ni and Shijun Liao. RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 29682—29693. Impact factor: 3.708.

4. Cross-linked multiblock copoly(arylene ethersulfone) ionomer/nano-ZrO2 composite anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells. Xiuhua Li*, Jinxiong Tao, Guanghui Nie, Liuchan Wang, Liuhong Li and Shijun Liao. RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 41398–41410. Impact factor: 3.708

5. Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Fluorinated poly(phthalazinone ether)s Based on AB-Type Monomers. Xiuhua Li*, Yan Gao, Qiang Long, Allan S. Hay. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2014, 52, 1761–1770. Impact factor: 3.245 (front cover)

6. Assessing the Influence of Side-Chain and Main-Chain Aromatic Benzyltrimethyl Ammonium on Anion Exchange Membranes. Xiuhua Li*, Guanghui Nie, Jinxiong Tao, Wenjun Wu, Liuchan Wang, and Shijun Liao. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 7585−7595. Impact factor: 6.73.

7. Synthesis and properties of multiblock ionomers containing densely functionalized hydrophilic blocks for anion exchange membranes. Xiuhua Li*, Qunfang Liu, Yingfeng Yu, Yuezhong Meng. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 467, 1–12. Impact factor: 5.056.

8. Synthesis and Properties of Anion Conductive Ionomers Containing Tetraphenyl Methane Moieties. Xiuhua Li*, Yingfeng Yu, Qunfang Liu, and Yuezhong Meng. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2012, 4, 3627−3635 Impact factor: 5.9.

9. Novel Quaternized Poly(arylene ether sulfone)/Nano-ZrO2 Composite Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Xiuhua Li*, Yingfeng Yu, and Yuezhong Meng. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013, 5, 1414−1422. Impact factor: 5.9.

10. Synthesis and characterization of anion exchange membranes based on poly(arylene ether sulfone)s containing various cations functioned tetraphenyl methane moieties. Xiuhua Li*, Yingfeng Yu, Qunfang Liu, and Yuezhong Meng. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38, 11067-11073. Impact factor: 2.93.

11. Quaternized poly(arylene ether) ionomers containing triphenyl methane groups for alkaline anion exchange membranes. Xiuhua Li*, Qunfang Liu, Yingfeng Yu, and Yuezhong Meng. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, 2013, 1(13), 4324-4335. Impact factor: 7.443

12. Synthesis and properties of anion conductive multiblock copolymers containing tetraphenyl methane moieties for fuel cell application. Xiuhua Li*,Yingfeng Yu, Qunfang Liu, and Yuezhong Meng. Journal of Membrane Science, 2013, 436, 202–212. Impact factor: 5.056.