ZANG Xiaoya is a distinguished expert in energy and environmental engineering. She earned her B.E. from Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2005, followed by her M.S. and Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008 and 2012, respectively.

She is currently a Professor at the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a Ph.D. Student Supervisor and M.S. Student Advisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and serves as the Deputy Director of the Natural Gas Hydrate Research Center. She is a recipient of the Top Young Talent award from the Guangdong Special Support Program (2024) and has been a Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS, since 2019.

Prof. Zang has dedicated her career to research on hydrate-based technologies, with a focus on CO₂ separation, capture, and storage. Her significant contributions span the fields of multi-scale gas hydrate formation and dissociation kinetics, hydrate-based gas separation and purification, and the microscopic characteristics of hydrates in multi-component complex systems.

She has led numerous national and provincial-level projects as Principal Investigator, including the General Program and Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program, the NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund, the Youth Innovation Promotion Association Project, and key programs from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology. To date, she has published over 50 academic papers and holds 10 patents as the first inventor or corresponding author. Prof. Zang is also frequently invited to serve as a Guest Editor and Reviewer for several SCI-indexed journals.

Selected Publications

1. Yong Chen, Yifan Yang, Xuebing Zhou, Cuiping Tang, Jingsheng Lu, Jinan Guan,Xiaoya Zang∗, Deqing Liang. Molecular insights into the Competition among CH₄/CO₂/N₂ for Forming Mixed Clathrate Hydrates: Capturing CO₂ and Enhancing CH4 Purity. Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 389, 136876.

2. Xiaoya Zang, Yubao Zhang, He Li, Yong He, Xuebing Zhou, Nengyou Wu, Deqing Liang, Effect of complex ionic liquid additives on the formation kinetics and separation efficiency of binary gas mixture hydrates. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354(3), 128854.

3. Xuebing Zhou, Jiahong Zhou, Peili Chen, Huiyun Wen, Xiaoya Zang*, Shuanshi Fan, and Deqing Liang. Spectral Analysis on the Raman Peaks of CH₄, CO₂, and N₂ in the Hydrate Phase. Energy Fuels 2025, 39, 1579−1587.

4. Xiaoya Zang, Dewen Hu, Xiaoru Zhang, Nengyou Wu, Yong Chen, Deqing Liang, Shuanshi Fan. Influence of Amino Acid Compound Additives on Hydrate Formation Kinetics, CO₂/N₂ Gas Separation, and CO₂ Capture. Energy& Fuels, 2025, 39, 16295−16306.

5. Xuebing Zhou, Jiahong Zhou, Peili Chen, Huiyun Wen, Xiaoya Zang*, Shuanshi Fan, Deqing Liang. Spectral Analysis on the Raman Peaks of CH₄, CO₂, and N₂ in the Hydrate Phase. Energy & Fuels, 2025, 39, 1579-1587.

6. Xiaoya Zang, He Li, Yong He, Xuebing Zhou, Nengyou Wu, Shuanshi Fan, Yong Chen, and Deqing Liang. Energy Efficiency Analysis of Hydrate and Ionic Liquid-Based Binary Gas Separation Processes. Energy & Fuels, 2024, 38 (22), 22278-22289.

7. Yong Chen, Xuebing Zhou, Cuiping Tang, Xiaoya Zang, Jinan Guan, Jingsheng Lu, Deqing Liang. Molecular insight into the dual effect of salts: Promoting or inhibiting the nucleation and growth of carbon dioxide clathrate hydrates. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 498, 155097.

8. Xiaoya Zang, He Li, Yubao Zhang, Yong Chen, Yong He, Nengyou Wu, Xuebing Zhou, Deqing Liang. Experimental investigation on the synergistic influence of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide(TBAB) and cyclopentane(CP) in hydrate-based gas separation. Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 320, 124064.

9. Xuebing Zhou, Zhanxiao Kang, Jingsheng Lu, Jintu Fan, Xiaoya Zang*, Deqing Liang. Recyclable and efficient hydrate-based CH₄ storage strengthened by fabrics. Applied Energy, 2023, 336, 120820.

10. Xiaoya Zang, Jing Wang, Yong He, Xuebing Zhou, Deqing Liang. Formation kinetics and microscopic characteristics of synthesized ternary gas mixture hydrates in TBAB aqueous solutions. Energy, 2022, 245, 123327.

11. Xiaoya Zang, Jing Wang, Yong He, Xuebing Zhou, Deqing Liang. Experimental investigation of hydrate formation kinetics and microscopic properties by a synthesized ternary gas mixture with combination additives. Energy, 2022, 259, 125006.

12. Xiaoya Zang, Lihua Wan, Yong He, Deqing Liang. CO₂removal from synthesized ternary gas mixtures used hydrate formation with sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) as additive. Energy, 2020, 190, 116399.

13. Xiaoya Zang, Xuebing Zhou, Lihua Wan, Jing Wang, Deqing Liang. Investigation of hydrate formation by synthetic ternary gas mixture with cyclopentane(C₅H₁₀). Energy, 2020, 210, 118566.

14. Xiaoya Zang, Jing Wang, Xuebing Zhou, Lihua Wan, Deqing Liang. Hydrate Phase Equilibria of Ternary Gas Mixtures with Tetrabutylammonium Bromide and Cyclopentane. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2022, 67, 132-137.

15. Xiaoya Zang, Jing Wang, Xuebing Zhou, Lihua Wan, and Deqing Liang. Phase equilibria of the synthesized ternary CH₄/CO₂/N₂ mixed-Gas hydrates in tetrabutylammonium bromide aqueous solutions at different concentrations. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2021, 66, 1290-1295.

16. Xiaoya Zang, Na Zhang, Xuebing Zhou, LihuaWan, Deqing Liang. Experimental Investigation of the Hydrate-Based Gas Separation of Synthetic Flue Gas with 5A Zeolite. Energies, 2020, 13, 4556.

▪ Efficient CO₂ Capture and Sequestration

▪ Derived Application Technologies of Natural Gas Hydrates

▪ Efficient Conversion and Utilization of Natural Gas Hydrates