On Oct.16, Prof. Jinxiang DONG from Taiyuan University of Technology visited Jiangsu University and made a report on ‘Synthesis and Modification of the Layered Materials and Investigation on Their Properties as Functional Additive’ in Seminar Room 212 at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. From the perspective of chemical engineering and technology development requirements of detergent builders, Prof. DONG presented the synthesis and applications of the layered sodium silicate. He also showed their works on the applications of layered sodium silicate and zirconium phosphate as solid lubricant. Teachers and postgraduates from Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, and School of Materials Science and Engineering attended the lecture and had a warm discussion with Prof. DONG.

　　Prof. Jinxiang DONG of Taiyuan University of Technology is the awardee of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the national candidate of the New Centuary National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project. He is also the Editorial Board Member of Daily Chemical Industry and Fine Chemicals. His works are supported by the 973 projects, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as Science and Technology Project of Shanxi Province. He was awarded the Second Prize of National Technology Invention in 2007. Prof. DONG has published 136 SCI papers on national and international journals, such as Angew. Chem., and Chem. Commun. with over 900 citation times.