Dan Xu

A. ACADEMIC PREPARATION

2013 Associate Professor, Master Supervisor in Packaging Engineering at Southwest University

2011 Associate Professor in Packaging Engineering at Southwest University

2011 PhD in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

2005 MSc in Pharmaceutical Engineering at College of Chemical Engineering, SiChuan University

B. MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

1^th July, 2016 Member of Packaging Dynamics Society, 2016-2020

C. PRIZES AND AWARDS

26^th Sep, 2017 Advanced Individual of Packaging Dynamics Society

D. RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Xu Dan is working with nanomaterials synthesis and applications in food packaging, including nanoparticle synthesis and modification, functional nanocomposite materials fabrication and characterization, nanoparticles-food interactions

E. ADMISSION AREA

Professor Xu Dan is willing to accept master candidates in the following research fields: 1) Packaging Engineering; 2) Chemical Engineering; 3) Materials Science and Engineering; 4) Food Science and Engineering.

F. PUBLICATIONS

[1] Qin H.; Xu D^*.; Liu Q. Effects of chitosan composite coating on tangerine fruits preservation and changes of morphologies. Food and Fermentation Industries (Chinese)，online.

[2] Zhou M.; Liu Q.; Wu S. S.; Gou Z. Q.; Wu X. Y.; Xu D^*. 2016. Starch/chitosan films reinforced with polydopamine modified MMT: Effects of dopamine concentration. Food Hydrocolloids, 61, 678-684.

[3] Gou Z. Q.; Xu D^*.; Dong Q.; Wu X. Y. 2016. Comparison studies on covalently and non-covalently modified MWNTs using chitosan and their starch nanocomposites. Starch–Stärke, 68(3-4), 220-229.

[4] Zhou M.; Xu D^*. 2015. Starch-MMT composite films: Effects of bio-inspired modification on MMT. Starch–Stärke, 67(5-6), 470–477.

[5] Xu, D.; Hein, S.; Loo, S. L.; Wang K^*. 2011. Modified chitosan hydrogels for the removal of acid dyes at high pH: Modification and regeneration. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 6343-6346.

[6] Xu, D.; Loo, S. L.^*; Wang K. 2011. Characterization and diffusion behavior of chitosan-POSS composite membranes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 122, 427-435.

[7] Xu, D.; Loo, S. L.^*; Wang K., 2010. Pervaporation performance of chitosan-POSS hybrid membranes-effects of POSS type and operation conditions. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 48, 2185-2192.

G. CONTACT FACTS

Tel:0086-23-68251298; Fax:0086-23-68251947; E-mail: xud@swu.edu.cn