Liuyin Xia, PhD, PEng
Pronouns: She/Her
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/liuyingroup/home
Contact
Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept
- liuyin@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2232
- Address
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12-239 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Mineral Processing Hydrometallurgy
About
Xia is an assistant professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering at U of A. She is a mineral engineer with an impressive 15-year career dedicated to applied research and development in the field. Her early professional journey was with Central South University in China and Surface Science Western at the University of Western Ontario. She joined the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in 2018 with world-leading expertise in rare earth processing, where she became a senior research engineer, gaining invaluable experience in operations, research, and consulting.
Lucy’s major areas of focus include the processing of minerals in a greener and circular way. Her research interests would be:·
- Frother and collector chemistry towards froth flotation separation
- Ore characterization including process mineralogy
- Surface and interface chemistry considerations in mineral processing
- Extractive metallurgy such as solvent extraction, purification and effluent treatment
- Design of flotation cells, encompassing both mechanical and pneumatic cells
Courses
CH E 243 - Engineering Thermodynamics
An introduction to the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Prerequisites: MATH 101.
MAT E 202 - Materials Science II
An introduction to the science of materials relating their mechanical, thermal, electronic, and chemical properties to atomic, molecular, and crystal structure. Ceramic and metallic crystals, glasses, polymers, and composite materials. Multi-phase materials, phase transformations, and strengthening processes. Laboratories and seminars include mechanical properties of materials, microstructure, heat treatment of steel, and hands on design experiments. Prerequisite: CHEM 105 or consent of Department.
Featured Publications
Xianfeng Sun, Yushan, Yuying Li, Liuyin Xia, Hanyu Zhang, Shaowei Sun
Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing. 2026 February; 10.37190/ppmp/217749
Miao-Miao Huang, Jun Tan, Liu-Yin Xia, Kai Han, Hong-Yan Cai, Xin Ma, Shuai Wang
Rare Metals. 2025 December; 10.1002/rar2.70056
Benyamin Shakib, Liuyin Xia, Hee-Nam Kang, Jin-Young Lee
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025 December; 10.1016/j.cej.2025.170439
Anil Kumar Vinayak, Mahrima Majid, Liuyin Xia, Xiaolei Wang
Electrochemical Energy Reviews. 2025 December; 10.1007/s41918-025-00266-9
Hongyan Wu, Qiuyun Lu, Zahra Kianpoor, Chiranjeevi Kanike, Liuyin Xia, Kang Liang, Xuehua Zhang
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025 September; 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164839
Meijun Chen, Japan Trivedi, Changjun Zou, Liuyin Xia
Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly. 2025 August; 10.1080/00084433.2025.2540724
Hanyu Zhang, Liuyin Xia, Ning Zhu, Iris He
Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 2025 July; 10.1016/j.clet.2025.101036
Hanyu Zhang, Liuyin Xia, Ning Zhu, Sergey Gasilov, Iris He, Xiaofan Ding
Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 2025 March; 10.1016/j.clet.2025.100894
Conference of Metallurgists. 2020 August;
Minerals Engineering. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.09.023
Applied Surface Science. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.07.153
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2019 January; 10.1002/cjce.23562
2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference. 2019 January;
Conference of Extraction 2018. 2018 August;
Langmuir. 2018 January; 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04189
THE CONFERENCE OF METALLURGISTS. 2017 August;
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2017 January; 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04566
Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 2017 January; 10.19476/j.ysxb.1004.0609.2017.08.20
Surface and Interface Analysis. 2017 January; 10.1002/sia.6295
IMPC 2016 - 28th International Mineral Processing Congress. 2016 January;
IMPC 2016 - 28th International Mineral Processing Congress. 2016 January;
Minerals Engineering. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.02.008
Hydrometallurgy. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.hydromet.2015.04.012
Minerals Engineering. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.09.008
Minerals Engineering. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.11.006
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.057
IMPC 2014 - 27th International Mineral Processing Congress. 2014 January;
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 2013 January; 10.1016/S1003-6326(13)62833-2
Minerals Engineering. 2013 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.01.011
Journal of Central South University. 2013 January; 10.1007/s11771-013-1713-6
Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of China University of Mining and Technology. 2012 January;
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 2012 January; 10.1002/jctb.3703
Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao/Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities. 2011 January;
Advanced Materials Research. 2011 January; 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.233-235.210
Advanced Materials Research. 2011 January; 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.239-242.781
Advanced Materials Research. 2011 January; 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.233-235.2113
XXV International Mineral Processing Congress 2010, IMPC 2010. 2010 January;
Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 2010 January;
XXV International Mineral Processing Congress 2010, IMPC 2010. 2010 January;
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 2010 January; 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60168-0
XXV International Mineral Processing Congress 2010, IMPC 2010. 2010 January;
Zhongnan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology). 2010 January;
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 2010 January; 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60200-4
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 2009 January; 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60293-9
Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition). 2009 January; 10.1007/s11771-009-0012-8
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 2009 January; 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60257-5
Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 2009 January;
Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 2009 January;
International Journal of Mineral Processing. 2009 January; 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.02.012
Minerals Engineering. 2009 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.01.007
Minerals Engineering. 2008 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.05.007
Minerals Engineering. 2008 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.04.017
Minerals Engineering. 2007 January; 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.05.003
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