长期从事木质纤维素生物质的生物炼制生产生物能源和化学品的多尺度特性、多元化转化研究，结合生物、化学、化工和电化学方法开发生物质转化新途径。主要研究领域包括木质纤维素抗降解屏障的分子机制、预处理过程的工艺开发和反应机理、纤维素酶催化水解反应过程强化及原理、生物质转化的流程模拟、优化与经济性分析和直接生物质燃料电池开发。在EES，ACB，CEJ，GC，AE，BT等生物质领域的主流期刊上发表SCI收录刊物论文140余篇，出版中英文专著各1部，译著1部，论文总引用超过12000次，H指数53（Google学术统计），先后有7篇论文为ESI高引论文；申请发明专利30项，其中20项获得授权。Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining、Journal of Energy Chemistry, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts等期刊编委。曾获得清华之友-刘述礼育才奖（2019）、侯德榜化工科学技术奖-青年奖（2017）、Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review 期刊中国区高引论文奖（2017）、石油和化学工业联合会技术发明一等奖（2016，排名第五）等奖项。从2020年开始连续入选斯坦福大学发布的全球前2%科学家榜单、爱思唯尔中国高被引学者等。

● 教育与工作经历

2017.07 至今 清华大学化学工程系 副教授，博士生导师

2016.07-2017.06 清华大学化学工程系 助理教授，博士生生导师

2011.07-2017.06 清华大学化学工程系 助理研究员，硕士生导师

2014.02-2015.03 美国威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 博士后

2009.07-2011.06 清华大学化学工程系 博士后

2004.09-2009.07 清华大学化学工程系 博士

2000.09-2004.07 清华大学化学工程系 学士

2008.05-2008.07 荷兰阿姆斯特丹壳牌公司研发中心 研究助理

● 研究领域

木质纤维素生物和化学转化；生物能源；生物基化学品；直接生物质燃料电池

● 开设课程及编写教材

本科生必修课《生物化工基础》

本科生必修课《化工设计》（参讲）

研究生专业课《化工技术经济分析与应用》

● 主要学术任职

2016年~至今 中国可再生能源学会生物质能专委会 会员

2016年~至今 中国化工学会 会员

2019年~至今 Journal of Energy Chemistry、Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts、Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining、Bioresources and Bioprocessing等期刊编委

● 代表性论文/专利/著作

1. Yongrong Li, Denghao Ouyang, Xi Liu, Yichen Zhang, Zhiqiang Niu, JY Zhu, Xuejun Pan, Xuebing Zhao*. Self-powered electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from air and lignin. Energy & Environmental Science 2025,18 (8):3633-3646.

2. Xi Liu, Yichen Zhang, Yongrong Li, Binhang Yan, Xuebing Zhao*. Facile preparation of 2D nanomaterials by chelating agent-assisted electrodeposition for efficient electrochemical oxidation of biomass-derived aldehydes coupled with CO2 reduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 368:125146

3. Zhiwei Dai, Xi Liu, Nan Liu, Yichen Zhang, Xuebing Zhao*. Upgrading biomass derived furan aldehydes by coupled electrochemical conversion over silver-based electrocatalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 488, 151001

4. Xi Liu, Yifan Wang, Zhiwei Dai, Daihong Gao, Xuebing Zhao*. Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to produce formic acid coupled with oxidative conversion of biomass. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 92: 705-729

5. Nan Liu, Zhiwei Dai, Denghao Ouyang, Bo Li, Xuebing Zhao*. Laccase-Mediated Oxygen Reduction in Liquid Flow Fuel Cells for Efficient Oxidation of Biomass-Derived Aldehydes with Co-Generation of Electricity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, 12(4):1714–1727

6. Daihong Gao, Denghao Ouyang, Xuebing Zhao*. Controllable oxidative depolymerization of lignin to produce aromatic aldehydes and generate electricity under mild conditions with direct biomass fuel cells as flexible reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147874.

7. Ye Qiang, Xi Liu, Denghao Ouyang, Zhao Jiang, Xuebing Zhao*. Transforming liquid flow fuel cells to controllable reactors for highly-efficient oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid at low temperature. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 90, 621-631.

8. Ye Qiang, Denghao Ouyang, Li You, Dehua Liu, Xuebing Zhao*. Liquid flow fuel cell with an electrodeposition-modified nickel foam anode for efficient oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to produce 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid with co-generation of electricity. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 469, 143832

9. Denghao Ouyang, Daihong Gao, Ye Qiang, Xuebing Zhao*. Highly-efficient conversion of lignin to electricity by nickel foam anode loaded with solid electrocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2023, 328, 122491

10. Li You, Tongxin Liu, Dehua Liu, Xuebing Zhao*. Efficient conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by synergetic catalysis of enzymes and chemical catalysts towards potential large-scale continuous operation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 459, 141552.

11. Denghao Ouyang, Daihong Gao, Jinpeng Hong, Zhao Jiang, Xuebing Zhao*. Promoting and controlling electron transfer of furfural oxidation efficiently harvest electricity, furoic acid, hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 79, 135-147

12. Daihong Gao, Denghao Ouyang, Xuebing Zhao*. Electro-oxidative depolymerization of lignin for production of value-added chemicals. Green Chemistry. 2022, 24: 8585-8605

13. Denghao Ouyang, Fangqian Wang, Jinpeng Hong, Daihong Gao, Xuebing Zhao^*. Ferricyanide and vanadyl (V) mediated electron transfer for converting lignin to electricity by liquid flow fuel cell with power density reaching 200 mW/cm². Applied Energy 2021, 34: 117927

14. Ziyuan Zhou, Dehua Liu, Xuebing Zhao*. Conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and chemicals via sugar platform: an updated review on chemistry and mechanisms of acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, 146: 111169

15. Denghao Ouyang, Fangqian Wang, Huishan Yang, Xuebing Zhao *. Haze to electricity: efficiently harvesting electric energy from air pollutants by construction of bioinspired electron transport chains in light- and heat-driven liquid flow fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 420: 129716

16. Yu-An Chen, Huishan Yang, Denghao Ouyang, Tongxin Liu, Dehua Liu, Xuebing Zhao*. Construction of electron transfer chains with methylene blue and ferric ions for direct conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to electricity in a wide pH range. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 265:118578