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Xiaotao Bi
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Research
Latest papers
Built-in electric field enables photocatalytic molecular oxygen activation into singlet oxygen over single-unit-cell BiOI nanosheet toward efficient acetaminophen removal.
Journal of colloid and interface science · 2026
Enhanced CO2 adsorption via one-step thermochemical activation of Alfa fiber.
RSC advances · 2026
Circular bioeconomy through a closed-loop anaerobic digestion-pyrolysis biorefinery: techno-economic, environmental and policy perspectives.
Bioresource technology · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $100,000
Processing hospital food waste to produce renewable natural gas in the context of sustainability in health care facilities
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $228,000
Fluidized bed reactors for biomass conversion and greenhouse gas mitigation
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $336,000
Feasibility and pilot study of coupled anaerobic digester and pyrolyzer for co-processing organic waste to renewable natural gas and biochar
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
24 publications.
Built-in electric field enables photocatalytic molecular oxygen activation into singlet oxygen over single-unit-cell BiOI nanosheet toward efficient acetaminophen removal.
Zhang C, Yang W, Yang M, Zhang Y, Huang Z, Bi X, Lei T, Yang T, Huang J, Li H
Enhanced CO2 adsorption via one-step thermochemical activation of Alfa fiber.
Akaya H, Ouzrour Z, El Aalami B, Babin A, Idrissi H, Bi X, Altamash T, Jacquemin J
Circular bioeconomy through a closed-loop anaerobic digestion-pyrolysis biorefinery: techno-economic, environmental and policy perspectives.
Zhu H, Zhou H, Lau A, Baldwin S, Li L, Saddler J, Bi X
Carbonaceous Materials for Wastewater Treatment from Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of LignoForce Lignins.
Suota MJ, Ghazani MS, Elordi G, Wu J, Saddler J, Bi X, Ramos LP
Using a planetary health lens to quantify intravenous use of bioequivalent antimicrobials when oral administration is feasible.
MacLaren M, Thalakada R, Zhu H, Lau TT, Shajari S, Bi X, Peermohamed S
Feasibility and Challenges of Low-Carbon Transition of China's Power System.
Yun H, Wu T, Bi X, Tan T
Phase Diagram-Guided Molten Salt Engineering of Biocarbon Pores at Low Temperatures.
Yang P, Ma J, Yang K, Zhang D, Zhu P, Chen W, Bi X, Jiang F
Hot syngas cleanup for pilot two-stage fluidized bed steam-oxygen biomass gasification plant.
Fu Z, Aghdam NC, Nekoeian S, He J, Cheng L, Liu S, Zhang L, Chao J, Wei X, Wang R, Nagda B, Zhang Y, Ma Z, Ellis N, Bi X, Smith K, Lim J, Legros R, Duo W
Characterization and stabilization of incineration fly ash from a new multi-source hazardous waste co-disposal system: field-scale study on solidification and stabilization.
Huang X, Wang L, Fan G, Bi X, Yan D, Wong JWC, Zhu Y
Emerging applications of biochar: A review on techno-environmental-economic aspects.
Zhu H, An Q, Syafika Mohd Nasir A, Babin A, Lucero Saucedo S, Vallenas A, Li L, Baldwin SA, Lau A, Bi X
Processing hospital food waste to produce renewable natural gas in the context of sustainability in health care facilities
Principal investigators: Lau, Anthony AKP
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biochar activation; biogas upgrading; co2 adsorption; community garden; composting; food waste; pressure swing adsorption; reclaimed water; renewable natural gas
Fluidized bed reactors for biomass conversion and greenhouse gas mitigation
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
Keywords: particle technology; fluidized bed reactor; biomass energy; gas pulsation; microwave catalytic pyrolysis; electrostatics of powders
Feasibility and pilot study of coupled anaerobic digester and pyrolyzer for co-processing organic waste to renewable natural gas and biochar
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao XT
Inspection of food quality and safety using hyperspectral imaging technique
Principal investigators: Lu, Xiaonan
Novel fluidized bed reactors for thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass residues to bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
Market Assessment of a novel fluidized bed biomass torrefaction and densification technology
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
Bioenergy Workshop at UBC
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
MOST- Novel microwave fluidized bed reactor for catalytic pyrolysis of biomass residues and biochar applications
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
CREATE Sustainable Synthesis
Principal investigators: Schafer, Laurel
Cultivation of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 in both lab and pilot photobioreactors
Principal investigators: Bi, Xiaotao
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Xiaotao Bi and Naoko Ellis: 6 shared papers
- Xiaotao Bi and Loretta Li: 2 shared papers
- Xiaotao Bi and Anthony Lau: 2 shared papers
- Loretta Li and Anthony Lau: 2 shared papers
- Xiaotao Bi and Susan Baldwin: 1 shared paper
- Xiaotao Bi and Kevin Smith: 1 shared paper
- Xiaotao Bi and Jim Lim: 1 shared paper
- Naoko Ellis and Kevin Smith: 1 shared paper
- Naoko Ellis and Jim Lim: 1 shared paper
- Loretta Li and Susan Baldwin: 1 shared paper
- Susan Baldwin and Anthony Lau: 1 shared paper
- Kevin Smith and Jim Lim: 1 shared paper
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Naoko Ellis
Chemical and Biological Engineering
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Anthony Lau
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Loretta Li
Civil Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Susan Baldwin
Chemical and Biological Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Kevin Smith
Chemical and Biological Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jim Lim
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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