Chemical and Materials Engineering

Qi Liu, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G6

Tel: (780)492-8628; Fax: (780)492-2881

E-mail: qi.liu@ualberta.ca

Education

Name of University Field of Study Degree Year Degree

Conferred

University of British Columbia, Canada Mineral Process Eng. Ph.D. 1988

University of British Columbia, Canada Mineral Process Eng. M.A.Sc. 1985

Wuhan University of Sci. & Tech., China Minerals Engineering B.Eng. 1982

Professional Appointments and Experience

Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. (2007- )

Associate Chair - Undergraduate Studies, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. (2005- )

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. (2001-2007)

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. (1998-2001)

Laboratory Manager, Process Research Associates Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (1997-1998)

Senior Process Metallurgist, Process Research Associates Ltd., Vancouver, BC. (1996-1998)

Visiting Professor, Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. (1995-1996)

Professor, Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of

Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. (1994-1995)

Associate Professor, Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan

University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. (1991-1994)

Lecturer, Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of

Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. (1988-1991)

Professional Affiliations

Professional Engineer, the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).

Member, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).

Member, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses Taught

CME 200 Introduction to Chemical and Materials Engineering

MAT E 331 Mineral Processing I

MAT E 365 Materials Process Engineering Design I

MAT E 430 Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy

MAT E 441 Materials Research Project I

MAT E 442 Materials Research Project II

MAT E 448 Materials Engineering Field Trip

MAT E 465 Materials Process Engineering Design II

MAT E 533 Mineral Processing II

MAT E 630 Special Topics in Process Metallurgy

MAT E 682 Materials Engineering Graduate Seminar

MAT E 738 Process Metallurgy

Publications

Books and Book Chapters

1. Z. Xu and Q. Liu (Editors), Interfacial Phenomena in Fine Particle Technology, Proceedings of the 6^th UBC-McGill-UA International Symposium on Fundamentals of Mineral Processing, Montreal, Quebec, October 1-4, 2006. Published by MetSoc, CIM, Montreal (2006).

2. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 2006. Adsorption of polysaccharide on minerals. In: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Second Edition (P. Somasundaran, Ed.), Taylor & Francis: New York, 2006, Vol. 1, 649-668.

3. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 2006. Polysaccharide applications in mineral processing. In: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Second Edition (P. Somasundaran, Ed.). Taylor & Francis: New York, 2006, Vol. 6, 5035-5055.

4. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 2002. Adsorption of polysaccharides on mineral surfaces from aqueous solutions. In: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (Arthur Hubbard, Ed.), Marcel Dekker, 573-590.

Refereed Journals

5. J. S. Laskowski, Q. Liu and C. O’Connor, Current understanding of the mechanism of polysaccharide adsorption at the mineral/aqueous solution interface. International Journal of Mineral Processing, in press.

6. Weibing Gan, Mingli Cao, Brendan Crozier and Qi Liu, 2007. Inhibiting bitumen-mineral coagulation by organic acids. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 46, n 3, 207-214.

7. Mingli Cao, Weibing Gan and Qi Liu, 2007. Effect of hydrolysable metal cations on the coagulation between hexadecane and mineral particles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol 310, 489-497.

8. V. Neburchilov, A. He, Q. Liu and D.G. Ivey, 2006. Recovery of gold from spent chloride-based Au-Sn electrodepostion solutions. Journal of Applied Surface Finishing Vol. 1, n 3, 263-265.

9. Mingli Cao and Qi Liu, 2006. Re-examining the functions of zinc sulfate as a selective depressant in differential sulfide flotation – the role of coagulation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 301, 523-531.

10. Qi Liu, D. Wannas and Y. Peng, 2006. Exploiting the dual functions of polymer depressants in fine particle flotation. International Journal of Mineral processing, Vol. 80, 244-254.

11. Qi Liu, Z. Cui and T. H. Etsell, 2006. Pre-concentration and the removal of residual bitumen from oil sands froth treatment tailings using a Falcon centrifugal concentrator. International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 78, n 4, 220-230.

12. Qi Liu, Z. Cui and T. H. Etsell, 2006. Characterization of Athabasca oil sands froth treatment tailings for heavy mineral recovery. Fuel, Vol. 85, n 5-6, 807-814.

13. A. He, Qi Liu and D. G. Ivey, 2006. Development of stable, non-cyanide solutions for electroplating Au-Sn alloy films. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 17, n 1, 63-70.

14. A. He, Q. Liu and D. G. Ivey, 2005. Investigation on the stability of a Au-Sn electroplating solution. Plating and Surface Finishing, Vol. 92, n 2, 30-36.

15. Z. Xu, V. Plitt and Qi Liu, 2004. Recent advances in reverse flotation of diasporic ores – a Chinese experience. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 17, n 9-10, 1007-1015.

16. Yongqiang Liu and Qi Liu, 2004. Flotation separation of carbonate from sulfide minerals, I: flotation of single minerals and mineral mixtures. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 17, n 7-8, 855-863.

17. Yongqiang Liu and Qi Liu, 2004. Flotation separation of carbonate from sulfide minerals, II: mechanisms of flotation depression of sulfide minerals by thioglycollic acid and citric acid. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 17, n 7-8, 865-878.

18. Qi Liu and Yongqiang Liu, 2003. Distribution of Pb(II) species in aqueous solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 268, 266-269.

19. Z. Cui, Qi Liu, T. H. Etsell, J. Oxenford and J. Coward, 2003. Heavy minerals in the Athabasca oil sands tailings – potential and recovery processes. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 42, n 4, 383-392.

20. F. Chachula and Qi Liu, 2003. Upgrading a rutile concentrate produced from Athabasca oil sands tailings. Fuel, Vol. 82, n 8, 929-942.

21. Z. Cui, Qi Liu and T. H. Etsell, 2002. Magnetic properties of ilmenite, hematite and oil sand minerals after roasting. Minerals Engineering. Vol. 15, n 12, 1121-1129.

22. Yahui Zhang, Qi Liu and Chuanyao Sun, 2002. Correlation between reducing power and electronic structure of organic reducing agents used in sulfuric acid leaching of polymetallic nodules. International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 65, n 3-4, 191-202.

23. Yahui Zhang, Qi Liu and Chuanyao Sun, 2001. Sulfuric acid leaching of ocean manganese nodules using aromatic amines as reducing agents. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 14, n 5, 539-542.

24. Yahui Zhang, Qi Liu and Chuanyao Sun, 2001. Sulfuric acid leaching of ocean manganese nodules using phenols as reducing agents. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 14, n 5, 525-537.

25. Qi Liu, Yahui Zhang and J.S.Laskowski, 2000. The adsorption of polysaccharides onto mineral surfaces: an acid/base interaction. International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 60, n 3-4, 229-245.

26. Qi Liu and Yahui Zhang, 2000. Effect of calcium ions and citric acid on the flotation separation of chalcopyrite from galena using dextrin. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 13, n 13, 1405-1416.

27. Qi Liu and Yongjun Peng, 1999. The development of a composite collector for the flotation of rutile. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 12, n 12, 1419-1430.

28. J.S.Laskowski, Qi Liu and Yihong Zhan, 1997. Sphalerite activation: Flotation and electrokinetic studies. Minerals Engineering, Vol. 10, n 8, 787-802.

29. Ye Li, Shi Xu and Qi Liu, 1996. Application and interaction mechanisms of polymeric carbohydrate in oxides and salt-type minerals. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology – Materials Science Edition, Vol. 11, n 4, 42-47.

30. Qi Liu, J.S.Laskowski, Ye Li and Dianfen Wang, 1994. Synergistic effect of mineral surface constituents in dextrin adsorption. International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 42, 251-266.

31. Chuxiong Yuan and Qi Liu, 1994. Preparation of ferrimagnetofluids and their application in mineral processing. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology – Materials Science Edition, Vol. 9, n 1, 14-20.

32. Hong Cao, Qi Liu, Weibing Gan and Xianbin Zeng, 1994, Preliminary studies on the stability of ternary CoCl₂-FeCl₃ graphite intercalation compounds. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology – Materials Science Edition, Vol. 9, n 3, 66-74.

33. Qi Liu, Ye Li and Yongjun Peng, 1994. The effect of mineral surface hydrophobicity on dextrin adsorption (in Chinese). Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Vol. 14, n 2, 32-36.

34. Qi Liu and Ye Li, 1994. The effect of starch-type reagents in nonmetallic mineral flotation (in Chinese). Nonmetallic Mines, Vol. 98, 12-16.

35. Qi Liu, Xiaoli Deng and Xianbin Zeng, 1994. Effect of metal ionic species at mineral surfaces on the adsorption of carboxymethyl cellulose. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology – Materials Science Edition, Vol. 9, n 1, 118-124.

36. Qi Liu, J.S.Laskowski and Ye Li, 1994. Synergistic effect of mineral surface constituents in dextrin adsorption. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology – Materials Science Edition, Vol. 9, n 1, 21-34.

37. Ye Li, Qi Liu and Shi Xu, 1994. The interactions between dextrin and metal ionic species at mineral surfaces, I. The adsorption of dextrin on minerals surfaces (in Chinese). Chemical Mine Technology, Vol. 23, n 2, 28-31.

38. Ye Li, Qi Liu and Shi Xu, 1994. The interactions between dextrin and metal ionic species at mineral surfaces, II. The XPS and AES studies (in Chinese). Chemical Mine Technology, Vol. 23, n 3, 24-25, 5.

39. Ye Li, Qi Liu and Shi Xu, 1994. The interactions between dextrin and metal ionic species at mineral surfaces, III. The flotation separation of calcite/fluorite and rutile/fluorite mixtures (in Chinese). Chemical Mine Technology, Vol. 23, n 6, 23-25.

40. Yongjun Peng, Shi Xu and Qi Liu, 1993. The flotation of rutile by composite collectors (in Chinese). Chemical Mine Technology, Vol. 22, n 5, 22-23.

41. Qi Liu, Shi Xu and Jichun Chen, 1991. Beneficiation techniques of titanium minerals (in Chinese). Metallic Ore Dressing Abroad, Oct. 1991, 1-8.

42. J.S.Laskowski, Qi Liu and N.J.Bolin, 1991. Polysaccharides in flotation of sulphides. Part I. Adsorption of polysaccharides onto mineral surfaces, in K. S. E. Forssberg (Editor), Flotation of Sulphide Minerals 1990. also International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 33, 223-234.

43. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 1989. The role of metal hydroxides at mineral surfaces in dextrin adsorption, II. chalcopyrite-galena separations in the presence of dextrin. International Journal of Mineral Processing , Vol. 27, 147-155.

44. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 1989. The role of metal hydroxides at mineral surfaces in dextrin adsorption, I. Studies on modified quartz samples, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 26, 297-316.

45. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 1989. The interactions between dextrin and metal hydroxides in aqueous solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 130, 101-111.

46. G.W. Poling and Qi Liu, 1987. Flotation depression of chalcopyrite by thioglycollic acid. Transactions of the Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, London, Section C, Vol. 96, C7-C12.

Conference Proceedings

1. M. Ourriban, G. Bartolacci, Y. Peng, P. Pelletier, J. Girard, H. Jang and Q. Liu, Reduction of fine gangue entrainment in flotation of a copper ore. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Copper, Toronto, Canada. August 25-30, 2007.

2. C. Han, Q. Liu and D. G. Ivey, Development of simple electrolytes for the electrodeposition and electrophoretic deposition of Pb-free, Sn-based alloy solder films. Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. May 14-17, 2007. To be published in proceedings, 4 proof pages.

3. C. Han, Q. Liu and D. G. Ivey, Development of simple electrolytes for the electrodeposition of Pb-free, Sn based alloy solder films. Proceedings of the MRS 2007 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA. April 8-13, 2007. To be published in proceedings, 6 proof pages.

4. Q. Liu, Z. Cui and X.S. Yuan, Electrokinetic and settling behaviors of Aurora oil sands tailings. Interfacial Phenomena in Fine Particle Technology, Proceedings of the Sixth UBC-McGill-UA International Symposium on Fundamentals of Mineral Processing, Montreal, Quebec, October 1-4, 2006.

5. W. Gan, M. Cao, B. Crozier and Q. Liu, Inhibiting quartz-bitumen coagulation by organic chemicals. Interfacial Phenomena in Fine Particle Technology, Proceedings of the Sixth UBC-McGill-UA International Symposium on Fundamentals of Mineral Processing, Montreal, Quebec, October 1-4, 2006.

6. Y. Peng, M. Ourriban, P. Pelletier, J. Girard, H. Jang and Qi Liu, Reduction of fine quartz entrainment in sulfide flotation by polymer depressants. Proceedings of the XXIII International Mineral Processing Congress, September 3-8, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey. 548-553.

7. Y. Peng, D. Cotnoir, M. Ourriban and Qi Liu, 2006. Some approaches to improved fine particle flotation and separation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Canadian Mineral Processors, Ottawa, Canada. January 20-23, 2006.

8. Qi Liu, D. Wannas and Y. Peng, 2005. Reduction of mechanical entrainment by polymer depressants. Proceedings of the Centenary of Flotation Symposium. June 5-9, 2005, Brisbane, Australia. 983-990.

9. Y. Peng, D. Cotnoir, M. Ourriban, D. Richard and Qi Liu, 2005. Some solutions to the problems in fine particle flotation. Proceedings of the Centenary of Flotation Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, June 6-9, 2005. 535-540.

10. Qi Liu and D. Wannas, 2004. The role of polymeric-depressant-induced flocculation in fine particle flotation. Proceedings of the 5^th UBC-McGill Biennial International Symposium on Fundamentals of Mineral Processing: Size Enlargement in Mineral Processing, Hamilton, Ontario, August 2004. 179-193.

11. L. Cooper, A. He, Qi Liu and D. G. Ivey, 2004. Investigation on the stability of a Au-Sn electroplating solution. AESF Sur/Fin 2004 & Interfinish 2004 World Congress, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL USA, June 28 - July 1, 2004.

12. J. Oxenford, J. Coward., S.Bulatovic and Qi Liu, 2003. Heavy minerals from Athabasca oil sands – setting new standards? In: Current Challenges in Heavy Mineral Exploitation, Proceedings of the Second International Heavy Minerals Conference, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Cape Town, South Africa. November 2003. 22 manuscript pages.

13. Yahui Zhang and Qi Liu, 2001. Effect of surface cleaning on differential flotation of sulfide minerals. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fundamentals of mineral Processing, Interactions in Mineral Processing, August 26-29, 2001, Toronto. 201-215.

14. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 1999. On the adsorption mechanisms of carboxymethyl cellulose. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fundamentals of mineral Processing, The Use of Polymers in Mineral Processing, August 22-26, 1999, Quebec City. 357-374.

15. Qi Liu and J. S. Laskowski, 1999. Adsorption of polysaccharides onto sulfides and their use in sulfide flotation. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fundamentals of Mineral Processing, The Use of Polymers in Mineral Processing, August 22-26, 1999, Quebec City. 71-90.

16. Qi Liu, Yongjun Peng, Xiaoli Deng and Shi Xu, 1994. Flotation of a hard-rock rutile ore with composite collectors. Proceedings of the Innovations in Mineral Processing Conference (T.Yalcin, Ed.), Sudbury, Ont., Canada, June 6-8, 1994. pp99-114.

17. Qi Liu, Ye Li and Shi Xu, 1993. The role of starch-type reagents in non-metallic mineral flotation (in Chinese). Proceedings of the National Symposium on the Processing and Utilization of Industrial Minerals, Chongqing University Press, May 1993. pp39-43.

18. Qi Liu and Xiaoli Deng, 1992. Studies on the interaction mechanisms between polysaccharides and mineral surfaces (in Chinese). Proceedings of Mineral Processing Conference - Memorial Volume for Professor Maojun Zhang, Beijing, pp71-82.

19. J.S. Laskowski, R. M. Vurdela, and Qi Liu, 1988. The colloid chemistry of weak electrolyte type collector flotation. Proceedings of the 16th International Mineral Processing Congress, June 5-10, 1988, Stockholm, 703-715.

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