Dr. Feng Xu

Ø Develop novel polymers of intrinsic microporosity with membrane gas separation properties by organic synthetic methodology. Ø Develop and optimize the synthetic procedures of polymers with membrane gas separation performance targeting at industrial application.

Ø Develop new projects of POM/PMMA compounding grades Ø Engage in Glass fiber reinforced POM production and sales. Alignment with SABIC Affiliates, Supply Chain, MDTS, EMBS, Global Sales, Customer Services, Technology to make smooth production & sales

Ø Develop and characterize catalysts for alkoxylation reactions to give narrow range distributions Ø Develop surfactants with new chain starters Ø Develop new methods for improving color quality of ethanolamine Ø Establish method to extract Date Seed Oil from Date Seed Powder; Complete qualitative & quantitative analysis of free fatty acids in Date Seed Oil.

Ø Develop a two-step method of obtaining a new type of metallo-supramolecular polymer hydrogel Ø Characterize the new metallo-supramolecular polymer hydrogel with different analytical techniques Ø Explore the unique properties and potential applications (such as antibacterial, gas adsorption/ separation) of the polymer hydrogel

Ø Overall technical management of the company Ø Design synthetic routes for more than 300 organic molecules by a variety of synthetic methods. Ø Solve problems at bottleneck steps by chemistry knowledge and analytical data Ø Initiate new research projects and apply for research fund from government Ø Promote products domestic and abroad

Ø Overall technical management of the company Ø Design synthetic routes for more than 300 organic molecules by a variety of synthetic methods. Ø Solve problems at bottleneck steps by chemistry knowledge and analytical data Ø Initiate new research projects and apply for research fund from government Ø Promote products domestic and abroad

Ø Prepared some building blocks of lead compound for anti-HIV or anti-cancer pharmaceuticals Ø Research on pilot synthesis of some building blocks for potential pharmaceuticals

Ø Pilot studies on the extraction, separation and purification of Capsaicinoids from Chinese chilies Ø Collaborated with other colleagues in total synthesis of Capsaicin

Ø Initiated and developed the first 1,2-thio group migration via metal carbene reactions Ø Synthesized a series of new a-diazo b-trifluoroacetylamide group carbonyl compounds; first verified the reaction mechanism of 2,3-migration in Rh(II) carbene reactions by solid experimental facts and proof

Ø Studies on the extraction, separation and purification of Capsaicinoids from Chinese chilies Ø Studies on the qualitative & quantitative analysis of Capsaicinoids from Chinese chilies by HPLC Ø Obtain Capsaicin and Dihydrocapsaicin standard (HPLC purity ≥ 99.5%) by Prep-HPLC