Dapeng Liu

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor

Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

Contact

Email: dapeng.liu@xjtu.edu.cn

Biography

Dapeng Liu is a Professor and doctoral supervisor at Xi'an Jiaotong University. He is a recipient of the National Young Talent Program (Overseas) and the Xi'an Jiaotong University Young Top-notch Talent (Type A). His research focuses on laser diagnostics and reaction kinetics. He was awarded the Bernard Lewis Fellowship from The Combustion Institute and the SAS-CI Young Talent Award from the Saudi Arabian Section of The Combustion Institute. He serves as a reviewer for international journals including Proc. Combust. Inst., Combust. Flame, and Chem. Eng. J.. He was a session chair at the 40th International Symposium on Combustion.

Research Interests

Absorption spectroscopy diagnostics, reaction kinetics, and clean combustion.

• Absorption Spectroscopy Diagnostics: Development and application of laser-based absorption spectroscopy for sensitive, non-intrusive measurements of key species in reactive flows.

• Reaction Kinetics: Experimental and theoretical studies on elementary reactions relevant to combustion and atmospheric chemistry, including rate constants, branching ratios, and reaction mechanisms.

• Clean Combustion: Investigation of low-emission combustion strategies and bio-derived fuels to improve efficiency and reduce pollutant formation.

Publications

# indicates corresponding author.

1. Flow vaporization coupled with deep UV diagnostic for low‑volatility compounds: p‑Benzoquinone case study and generalized applications
        D. Liu; A. Farooq#
        Fuel, 2026

2. Deep‑UV Diagnostics of crotonaldehyde thermal decomposition
        D. Liu; A. Farooq#
        Combust. Flame, 2026

3. Kinetics of neohexene: thermal decomposition and reaction with OH radicals
        Y. Xue; D. Liu#; Y. Li; A. Farooq#
        Combust. Flame, 2026

4. Laser‑based speciation of 1,4‑pentadiene thermal decomposition behind reflected shock waves
        M. Sy; D. Liu#; A. Farooq#
        Proc. Combust. Inst., 2026

5. Kinetics of methyl radical formation during dimethyl ether pyrolysis
        Z. Wang; D. Liu#; A. Farooq#
        Proc. Combust. Inst., 2026

6. Thermal decomposition kinetics of furfural and furfuryl alcohol
        X. Zhang; D. Liu#; A. Farooq#; Y. Zhang; Z. Huang
        Combust. Flame, 2025

7. Sensitive shock tube measurements using multipass laser absorption spectroscopy
        H. Sun; M. Raza; S. Wang; D. Liu; D. Wen; H. Ning; W. Ren#
        Applied Physics B, 2025

8. Investigation of cyclopentyl ring‑opening β‑scission reaction
        D. Liu; A. Farooq#
        Combust. Flame, 2025

9. Investigation of 1,3‑Pentadiene thermal decomposition
        D. Liu; A. Farooq#
        Fuel, 2025

10. Empirical rate rules for hydroxyl radical reactions with alkenes
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2025

11. Thermal decomposition of alkenes: role of allylic CC bond cleavage
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2024

12. Investigation of cyclopentene + OH and cyclopentene thermal decomposition reactions
         D. Liu; F. Khaled; W. Ren; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2024

13. A theoretical and experimental study of 2‑ethylfuran + OH reaction
         L. Fu; H. Ning; W. Ren; D. Liu; Z. Zhang; S. Wang; Y. Zhang; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2024

14. Allylic‑alkylic CC bond decomposition in 1‑butene and 1‑pentene
         C. Zhou; D. Liu#; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2024

15. Heptanone isomers as biofuel: Reactivity with OH radicals
         D. Liu; F. Khaled; A. Farooq#
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2024

16. Investigation of cyclohexene thermal decomposition and cyclohexene + OH reactions
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2023

17. Investigation of thermal decomposition of nitrobenzene: An energetic material
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2023

18. Gamma‑valerolactone (GVL) as a biofuel: Investigation of GVL thermal decomposition and GVL + OH reaction
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2023

19. Reaction kinetics for high pressure hydrogen oxy‑combustion in the presence of high levels of H₂O and CO₂
         A. Beigzadeh; T. A. Kashif; M. Alabbad; D. Liu; K. Aljohani; K. Hakimov#
         Combust. Flame, 2023

20. Reaction kinetics of OH radicals with 1,3,5‑trimethyl benzene: An experimental and theoretical study
         D. Liu; B. R. Giri; T. V. T. Mai; L. K. Huynh
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2023

21. Investigation of the kinetics of conjugated diolefins using UV absorption spectroscopy
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2023

22. The effect of hydrogen bonding on the reactivity of OH radicals with prenol and isoprenol
         S. Y. Mohamed; F. Khaled; D. Liu; M. Monge‑Palacios; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri
         Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022

23. A comprehensive study on low‑temperature oxidation chemistry of cyclohexane. II
         J. Zou; A. Farooq#; H. Jin; D. Liu; X. Zhang; H. Su; J. Yang; Y. Li
         Combust. Flame, 2022

24. Symmetric ethers as bioderived fuels: Reactivity with OH radicals
         M. Belmekki; B. R. Giri#; D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Energy & Fuels, 2021

25. First aromatic ring formation by the radical‑chain reaction of vinylacetylene and propargyl
         H. Jin; L. Xing; D. Liu; J. Hao; J. Yang; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2021

26. High temperature branching ratio of acetaldehyde + OH reaction
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2021

27. A mid‑infrared diagnostic for benzene using a tunable difference‑frequency‑generation laser
         M. K. Shakfa; A. Farooq#; M. Mhanna; H. Jin; D. Liu; K. Djebbi; M. Marangoni
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2021

28. On the redox reactions between allyl radicals and NOx
         D. Liu; B. R. Giri; M. Szőri; B. Viskolcz; E. Es‑sebbar; A. Farooq#
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2021

29. Kinetics and thermochemistry of cyclohexadienes reactions with hydroxyl radicals
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri; M. Szőri; B. Viskolcz; L. K. Huynh
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2021

30. A high temperature shock tube study of phenyl recombination reaction using laser absorption spectroscopy
         H. Jin; B. R. Giri#; D. Liu; A. Farooq#
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2021

31. Chemical kinetics of hydroxyl reactions with cyclopentadiene and indene
         H. Jin; D. Liu; J. Zou; J. Hao; C. Shao; S. M. Sarathy; A. Farooq#
         Combust. Flame, 2020

32. QCL‑based dual‑comb spectrometer for multi‑species measurements at high temperatures and high pressures
         G. Zhang; A. Farooq#; R. Horvath; D. Liu; M. Geiser
         Sensors, 2020

33. Cyclic ketones as future fuels: reactivity with OH radicals
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri
         The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019

34. Insights into the reactions of hydroxyl radical with diolefins from atmospheric to combustion environments
         F. Khaled; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri; D. Liu; E. Assaf; C. Fittschen
         The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019

35. A shock tube kinetic study on the branching ratio of methanol + OH reaction
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#; B. R. Giri
         Proc. Combust. Inst., 2019

36. A theoretical and shock tube kinetic study on hydrogen abstraction from phenyl formate
         H. Ning; A. Farooq#; D. Liu; J. Wu; L. Ma; W. Ren
         Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018

37. H‑abstraction by OH from large branched alkanes: Overall rate measurements and site‑specific tertiary rate calculations
         D. Liu; A. Farooq#; F. Khaled; B. R. Giri; E. Assaf; C. Fittschen
         The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2017

Book Chapters

• D. Liu. Chapter in Physical Chemistry at the Intersection of Combustion and Atmospheric Science, Elsevier, 2026.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 2017.08 – 2021.12.

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 2015.08 – 2017.07.

• B.S. in Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2010.08 – 2014.07.

Honors & Awards

• Bernard Lewis Fellowship, The Combustion Institute.

• SAS-CI Young Talent Award, Saudi Arabian Section of The Combustion Institute.

• National Young Talent Program (Overseas).

• Xi'an Jiaotong University Young Top-notch Talent (Type A).

Academic Service

• Reviewer for Proc. Combust. Inst., Combust. Flame, Chem. Eng. J., and others.

• Session Chair, 40th International Symposium on Combustion.

Admissions

We have 1–2 openings for Master's and Ph.D. students each year. Prospective students with backgrounds in laser diagnostics, clean energy, chemistry, or related fields are encouraged to contact us.