◎Research direction
1. Marine atmospheric corrosion
2. Non-destructive testing of corrosion in reinforced concrete
3. Electrochemical engineering (metal fuel cells, inorganic salt electrocatalysis)
◎Educational experience
1. From September 1996 to July 2000, obtained a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Chemistry from Wuhan University
2. 2000.09-2003.07, Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Marine Corrosion and Protection, Master
3. 2003.09-2006.07, Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, marine corrosion and protection, PhD
4. From May 2005 to November 2005, Hong Kong Baptist University, PhD in electrochemistry and joint training
◎Working experience
1. From July 2006 to May 2009, worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China
2. From June 2007 to June 2008, worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Pipeline Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada
3. From June 2009 to present, Associate Professor and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at China University of Petroleum (East China)
4. From January 2018 to January 2019, Visiting Scholar, Electrochemical Engineering, University of Florida, USA
◎Fund projects
From January 2023 to June 2027, * * * Marine Corrosion under Hydrostatic Pressure, Key Project, 600000 RMB, Hosted, Under Research
From January 2020 to December 2023, Dynamics and Coupling Mechanism of Local Electrode Processes at the Interface between Dynamic Droplets and Pure Iron (Project No. 51971246), National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project, 720000 RMB, Hosted and Completed
From December 2020 to December 2022, Visual Detection Technology for Corrosion Failure of Anti corrosion Coatings on Ships and Marine Engineering (Project No. ZX20220227), Qingdao West Coast New Area Source Innovation Technology Special Project, 200000 RMB, Hosted and Completed
From October 2016 to December 2018, the technology and equipment for deep desulfurization and denitrification of flue gas with chlorine dioxide from coal-fired boilers (project number: 2016GSF117031), a key research and development plan project in Shandong Province, 150000 RMB, Hosted and Completed
From May 2015 to December 2019, research and development of sulfur recovery equipment for natural gas liquefaction systems (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianzhuang [2014] No. 499), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Marine Engineering Equipment Research Project, 14.5 million yuan, technical leader, Completed
From June 2007 to December 2010, the source of micro droplets and their correlation with marine atmospheric corrosion (project number 40706031) was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Program, with a budget of 180000 yuan. Hosted and Completed
◎Enterprise projects
From January 2023 to December 2025, Development of a complete set of corrosion defect monitoring and testing technology, under the leadership of Endi Testing Technology (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., with a budget of 860000 yuan, currently under research
From January 2023 to December 2024, the essential safety research and development project for corrosion prevention at the dock of Shihua Company, Shandong Port Group, with a budget of 340000 yuan, led by and under research
From July 2022 to December 2023, Research on Optimization and Improvement of High Activity Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anode Materials, Shengli Oilfield Technical Testing Center, 410000 yuan, Hosted, Completed
From January 2020 to July 2023, Research on Anticorrosion Technology for Oil Casings in Block 25 of Lingshui, CNOOC Hainan Branch, 800000 RMB, Hosted, Completed
◎Education reform projects
2021.01-2023.01, Construction of Teaching Case Library for Material Corrosion Electrochemical Testing Technology (SDYAL20035), Shandong Province Teaching Project, Hosted and Completed.
◎Courses
1. Undergraduate courses:
Modern Materials Science (all in English)
Principles and Technologies of Electrochemical Protection
Non destructive Testing Technology
2. Graduate courses:
Electrochemical Testing Technology for Material Corrosion
Research Methods for Corrosion Electrochemistry
◎Award situation
1. First Prize for Excellent Scientific and Technological Books in China's Petroleum and Chemical Automation Industry (2/4), 2021
2. Qingdao Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (1/5), 2022
3. China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (1/9), 2023
◎Published papers
[1] Xiao Tang, Juanjuan Li, Yuan Wu et al., Electrochemical Formation Mechanism of Micro-droplets on Pure Iron, Frontiers in Chemistry, 9(2021): 610738
[2] X. Tang, C. Ran, M.E. Orazem, et al., Local electrochemical characteristics of pure iron under a saline droplet I : Effect of droplet size on electrochemical distribution, Electrochim. Acta. 354 (2020): 136633.
[3] X. Tang, C. Ran, M.E. Orazem, et al., Local electrochemical characteristics of pure iron under a saline droplet II : Local corrosion kinetics, Electrochim. Acta. 354 (2020): 136631.
[4] X. Tang, C. Ma, X. Zhou, X. Lyu, Q. Li, Y. Li, Atmospheric corrosion local electrochemical response to a dynamic saline droplet on pure iron, Electrochemistry Communications, 101(2019):28-34.
[5] J.S. Wang, X. Tang*, Y. Li, X.Q. Qiu, Observation and micro-electrochemical characterisation for micro-droplets in initial marine atmospheric corrosion, Corros. Eng. Sci. Technol. 51 (2016) 308-312.
[6] X. Tang, Y.F. Cheng, Quantitative characterization by micro-electrochemical measurements of the synergism of hydrogen, stress and dissolution on near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking of pipelines, Corros. Sci. 53 (2011) 2927-2933.
[7] X. Tang, Y.F. Cheng, Micro-electrochemical characterization of the effect of applied stress on local anodic dissolution behavior of pipeline steel under near-neutral pH condition, Electrochim. Acta. 54 (2009) 1499-1505.
[8] X. Tang, L. Y. Xu, and Y. F. Cheng, Electrochemical corrosion behavior of X-65 steel in the simulated oil–sand slurry. II: Synergism of erosion and corrosion, Corrosion Science 50.5 (2008): 1469-1474.
[9] C. Zhong, X. Tang, Y.F. Cheng, Corrosion of steel under the defected coating studied by localized electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Electrochim. Acta. 53 (2008) 4740-4747.
[10] J.W. Qiu, X. Tang, C. Zheng, Y. Li, Y. Huang, Copper complexation by fulvic acid affects copper toxicity to the larvae of the polychaete Hydroides elegans, Mar. Environ. Res. 64 (2007) 563-573.
[11] A. Q. Fu, X. Tang, and Y. F. Cheng, Characterization of corrosion of X70 pipeline steel in thin electrolyte layer under disbonded coating by scanning Kelvin probe, Corrosion Science, 51.1 (2009): 186-190.
[12] Xiao Tang, Yuzhi Zhang, Meng Liu, and Yan Li, Boundary element method (BEM) analysis for galvanic corrosion of hot dip galvanized steel immersed in seawater, Journal of Materials Sciences and Technology 25, 02 (2009): 194-198.
[13] X. Tang, Y.F. Cheng, Localized dissolution electrochemistry at surface irregularities of pipeline steel, Appl. Surf. Sci. 254 (2008) 5199-5205.
[14] D. Wang, X. Tang, Y. Qiu, F. Gan, G.Z. Chen, A study of the film formation kinetics on zinc in different acidic corrosion inhibitor solutions by quartz crystal microbalance, Corros. Sci. 47 (2005) 2157-2172.
◎Patents
(1) US Patent: TREE-ELECTRODE ARRAY LOCAL ELECTROCHEMICAL INFORMATION TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD (US11333624B2)
(2) Tang Xiao, Zhang Bowen, Qiu Xingqi, Li Yan, a natural gas sulfur recovery reaction device under floating conditions, patent number: ZL201710231093.2
(3) Tang Xiao, Li Yan, Li Yadong, Ma Chaoran, an electrochemical testing system, patent number: ZL201810013803.9
(4) Tang Xiao, Li Qiang, Li Yan, a multiphase flow erosion local corrosion testing device, patent number: ZL201310116589.7
(5) Tang Xiao, Li Qiang, Li Yan, Corrosion Controller for Oil Well Production Equipment and Sucker Rods Using This Controller, Patent Number: ZL20131008699.1
(6) Tang Xiao, Li Xiaowei, Li Yan, Composite regeneration device and method of complex iron catalyst for natural gas desulfurization, patent number: ZL201410195059.0
(7) Tang Xiao, Liu Jie, Li Xiaowei, Li Yan, Natural gas sulfur recovery and catalyst regeneration device and method, patent number: ZL201410254862.7
(8) Tang Xiao, Li Yan, a method for evaluating the hydrogen permeation performance of coating materials and its dedicated dual electrolysis cell, patent number: ZL200610046426.6
(9) Tang Xiao, Ma Chaoran, Li Yan, Lv Xiaolei, Three electrode array local electrochemical information testing system and testing method, patent number: ZL201710319384.7