Overview
Background
Dr Xiaodong Ma obtained his Bachelor's Degree in 2006 and a Master's Degree in 2009 from Dalian University of Technology, China, then graduated with a PhD in 2012 from The University of Tokyo, Japan, supported by the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship.
Dr Ma joined The University of Queensland in 2012, right after his PhD graduation, starting as a postdoctoral research fellow.
Dr Ma is now the group leader of the High-Temperature Processing (HTP) group and leading the HTP Program at JKMRC, SMI of UQ. He is an expert in experimental and modelling research on thermodynamics and kinetics of high-temperature materials processing for ferrous, non-ferrous and advanced materials. He has extensive hands-on experience in fundamental study and applied research, including solar cell silicon purification, ironmaking, steel secondary refining, copper smelting, metal extraction from low-grade complexed ores, and waste treatment, etc. His research activities also extend to the development of high-strength and high-end specials steels by sophisticated control of second phase particles. Along with the research, he is also good at materials characterization by operating the analytical facilities of SEM, EPMA, TEM, XRD, ICP, etc.
His current research interests span the decarburization of ironmaking and steelmaking with hydrogen metallurgy and lower CO2 emission technologies in the metallurgical sector and high temperature processing of critical minerals, aiming to bridge the gap between conventional metal production and the emerging circular, sustainable economy..
Availability
- Dr Xiaodong Ma is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Materials Engineering, University of Tokyo
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Slag to product: unlocking titanium-bearing slag value via selective leaching of amorphous titanium phase
Cheng, Shaokai, Vaughan, James, Wang, Guoxiong, Ma, Xiaodong, Lyu, Xueming and Peng, Hong (2026). Slag to product: unlocking titanium-bearing slag value via selective leaching of amorphous titanium phase. Minerals Engineering, 235 (Part 1) 109846, 109846. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109846
2025
Journal Article
Strategies for enhancing the initial coulombic efficiency of Si-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries
Wang, Yuru, Gao, Caiqin, Huang, Gang, Fu, Shihui, Fan, Yongming, Chen, Yuan, Tan, Tiening, Ma, Xiaodong, Meng, Hua, Kim, Youngjae, Chen, Jianqiang, Wang, Ye and Wang, Yanqing (2025). Strategies for enhancing the initial coulombic efficiency of Si-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries. Carbon, 245 120746, 120746. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120746
2025
Journal Article
Sustainable treatment of solid titanium-gypsum-waste using acidic titanium-white-wastewater to produce high-value α-hemihydrate gypsum
Wang, Yuru, Xiang, Mengqi, Yi, Jiangmei, Wang, Ye, Tang, Wenxiang, Zhong, Yanjun, Meng, Hua, Ma, Xiaodong and Chen, Zhiyuan (2025). Sustainable treatment of solid titanium-gypsum-waste using acidic titanium-white-wastewater to produce high-value α-hemihydrate gypsum. Hydrometallurgy, 235 106489, 106489. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2025.106489
2025
Journal Article
Advances in the integrated recovery of valuable components from titanium-bearing blast furnace slag: a review
Cheng, Shaokai, Li, Wenbo, Vaughan, James, Ma, Xiaodong, Chan, Junxiang, Wu, Xuankun, Han, Yuexin and Peng, Hong (2025). Advances in the integrated recovery of valuable components from titanium-bearing blast furnace slag: a review. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 44 e01384, e01384-44. doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01384
2025
Journal Article
Exothermic and slag formation behavior of aluminothermic reduction of Mo and V oxides
Wang, Xiaoshu, Liao, Jinfa, Ma, Xiaodong and Zhao, Baojun (2025). Exothermic and slag formation behavior of aluminothermic reduction of Mo and V oxides. Metals, 15 (7), 1-18. doi: 10.3390/met15070704
2025
Conference Publication
Electrical conductivity measurement relevant to DRI smelting slags
Zhou, Xuefan, Shi, Zhiming, Brell, Ruwan, Chew, Sheng, Evans, Tim and Ma, Xiaodong (2025). Electrical conductivity measurement relevant to DRI smelting slags. 10th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Ironmaking, Beijing, China, 25-29 August 2025. Beijing, China: Chinese Society for Metals.
2025
Journal Article
Enhancing the mechanical and antibacterial properties of hydroxyapatite bioceramics by in situ graphene doping to promote osseointegration in infected bone defects
Li, Qipeng, Shi, Hao, Wang, Yuyi, Hu, Ruitao, Feng, Cong, Ma, Xiaodong, Wang, Ye, Li, Xiangfeng, Zhu, Xiangdong and Zhang, Xingdong (2025). Enhancing the mechanical and antibacterial properties of hydroxyapatite bioceramics by in situ graphene doping to promote osseointegration in infected bone defects. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 13 (12), 3930-3944. doi: 10.1039/d4tb02330g
2024
Journal Article
Enhancing lithium-ion batteries with a 3D conductive network silicon-carbon nanotube composite anode
Wang, Yuru, Zeng, Zhihua, Liu, Yong, Huang, Gang, Zhang, Pan, Ma, Xiaodong, Gao, Fan, Zhang, Ziqiang, Wang, Ye and Wang, Yanqing (2024). Enhancing lithium-ion batteries with a 3D conductive network silicon-carbon nanotube composite anode. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16 (49), 67791-67802. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c15909
2024
Journal Article
Engineering oxygen vacancies of Co-Mn-Ni-Fe-Al high-entropy spinel oxides by adjusting co content for enhanced catalytic combustion of propane
Zheng, Mouqiao, Yi, Qijie, Wang, Ye, Tang, Wenxiang, Ma, Xiaodong and Kim, Youngjae (2024). Engineering oxygen vacancies of Co-Mn-Ni-Fe-Al high-entropy spinel oxides by adjusting co content for enhanced catalytic combustion of propane. Inorganic Chemistry, 63 (36), 16842-16854. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02659
2024
Journal Article
Elemental distribution modification toward target calcium roasting of vanadium-bearing slags
Sun, Yongqi, Ma, Xingyue, Chen, Mao and Ma, Xiaodong (2024). Elemental distribution modification toward target calcium roasting of vanadium-bearing slags. JOM, 76 (7), 3896-3904. doi: 10.1007/s11837-024-06603-5
2023
Journal Article
Scalable synthesis of a porous micro Si/Si-Ti alloy anode for lithium-ion battery from recovery of titanium-blast furnace slag
Liu, Yong, Zhong, Yanjun, Zeng, Zhihua, Zhang, Pan, Zhang, Hao, Zhang, Ziqiang, Gao, Fan, Ma, Xiaodong, Terrones, Mauricio, Wang, Ye and Wang, Yanqing (2023). Scalable synthesis of a porous micro Si/Si-Ti alloy anode for lithium-ion battery from recovery of titanium-blast furnace slag. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15 (47), 54539-54549. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c13643
2023
Journal Article
Modification of elemental migrations of vanadium-bearing slags by CaO, V2O3 and "FeO"
Sun, Yongqi, Chen, Lian, Chen, Mao and Ma, Xiaodong (2023). Modification of elemental migrations of vanadium-bearing slags by CaO, V2O3 and "FeO". Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 55 (1), 242-250. doi: 10.1007/s11663-023-02954-7
2023
Journal Article
Characterization and strengthening mechanism of high-strength medium carbon spring steels
Yao, Zan, Huang, Zongze, Lyu, Sha, Tang, Fengqiu, Zhao, Baojun and Ma, Xiaodong (2023). Characterization and strengthening mechanism of high-strength medium carbon spring steels. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 27, 1395-1405. doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.09.314
2023
Journal Article
A harmless slagging treatment to separate key impurities from Fe-PGMs alloys for improving the recovery ratio of PGMs from spent auto-catalysts
Yang, Qingyuan, Lei, Yun, Yang, Dongfang, Ma, Wenhui and Ma, Xiaodong (2023). A harmless slagging treatment to separate key impurities from Fe-PGMs alloys for improving the recovery ratio of PGMs from spent auto-catalysts. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (5) 110669, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110669
2023
Journal Article
Numerical study of natural gas and pulverized coal co-injection into an ironmaking blast furnace
Wang, Kai, Zhang, Jianliang, Zhou, Heng, Ni, Jun, Hu, Yifan, Huang, Jian, Li, Shuo, Ma, Xiaodong, Wu, Shengli and Kou, Mingyin (2023). Numerical study of natural gas and pulverized coal co-injection into an ironmaking blast furnace. Applied Thermal Engineering, 230 (Part B) 120817, 120817. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120817
2023
Journal Article
Formation and modification of Al2O3 and MnS inclusions in Al-killed gear steels via Ca treatment
Ahmad, Haseeb, Tang, Fengqiu, Yao, Zan, Xu, Yingtie, Huang, Zongze, Zhao, Baojun and Ma, Xiaodong (2023). Formation and modification of Al2O3 and MnS inclusions in Al-killed gear steels via Ca treatment. Metals, 13 (7) 1153, 1153. doi: 10.3390/met13071153
2023
Journal Article
Elemental distributions between spinel and liquid phases in vanadium-bearing slags at high temperatures
Chen, Lian, Chen, Mao, Sun, Yongqi and Ma, Xiaodong (2023). Elemental distributions between spinel and liquid phases in vanadium-bearing slags at high temperatures. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 54 (4), 1618-1623. doi: 10.1007/s11663-023-02807-3
2023
Journal Article
Characteristics of spent automotive catalytic converters and their effects on recycling platinum-group-metals and rare-earth-elements
Yang, Dongfang, Yang, Qingyuan, Ma, Wenhui, Ma, Xiaodong, Wang, Shiding and Lei, Yun (2023). Characteristics of spent automotive catalytic converters and their effects on recycling platinum-group-metals and rare-earth-elements. Separation and Purification Technology, 308 122977, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122977
2022
Journal Article
Central coke charging and its effect on coke collapse at the throat of blast furnace by DEM simulation
Kou, Mingyin, Zeng, Wang, Zhang, Zhong, She, Xuefeng, Zhang, Tianxiang, Zhao, Baojun, Ma, Xiaodong and Zhou, Heng (2022). Central coke charging and its effect on coke collapse at the throat of blast furnace by DEM simulation. Powder Technology, 408 117784, 117784. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117784
2022
Other Outputs
Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes
e Abreu, Susana Brito, Southam, Gordon, Villa Gomez, Denys, Ma, Xiaodong, Vaughan, James, Micklethwaite, Steven, Forbes, Liza and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review of mineral processing technologies suitable for arsenic recovery from sulphidic ores and wastes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Reduction and degradation behaviour of iron ores in hydrogen shaft furnace
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang, Dr Helen Tang
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Doctor Philosophy
Upcycling and valorisation of steelmaking slags
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Helen Tang
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Master Philosophy
Iron ore reduction using hydrogen and electric iron making
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Meng Sun
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Doctor Philosophy
Low emission iron and steelmaking using hydrogen to pre-reduce lump ore
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tom Rufford, Professor Geoff Wang, Dr Helen Tang
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Doctor Philosophy
Unravelling novel sulphide transformation pathways for critical metal recovery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox
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Doctor Philosophy
evaporative refrigeration systems using liquid desiccants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alexander Klimenko, Dr Yuanshen Lu
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Doctor Philosophy
Modelling of thermal engineering management for hydrogen ironmaking in shaft furnace
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tom Rufford, Professor Geoff Wang
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Liquid Formation and Its Role in Iron Sintering Process
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Helen Tang
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Formation and Control of Sulphides in High-End Gear Steels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Refining and Toughening Mechanism by Ti-Mg and Ti-Ca Addition in Offshore Steels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of sustainable processes for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries
Associate Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
Fundamental Study on Efficient Utilisation of Tungsten Resources
Associate Advisor
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