Prof Xinying Liu is a full professor at the Institute for Development of Energy for African Sustainability (IDEAS), a research institute at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is an expert in the field of catalytic and nano inorganic materials for energy use especially in Fischer Tropsch Synthesis (FTS), process synthesis, biomass to energy systems and alternative liquid fuel processes. He also has over 15 years of industrial experiences in carbonaceous material indirect liquefaction process (XTL process), in pilot scale XTL facility design and operation, and small/medium scale XTL plant design (process modelling, conceptual and basic engineering) covering feedstock handling, gasification, gas clean up, Fischer Tropsch synthesis, products refinery, utilities etc. He has expanded his research into various other renewable energy solution suitable for off-grid and rural applications. He has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and book chapters, with an h-index of 22 and rated by South African National Research Foundation (NRF) as C2 (established researcher) in the field of engineering. He currently serves as the committee member of the Catalysis Society of South Africa (CATSA). He was elected the member of Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) in 2021.
