廖小元，博士，高工。 主持或者参与了中国石油化工股份公司科技开发项目、国家自然科学基金和企业横向项目等多个科研项目。 以第一作者在Applied catalysis B、Journal of molecular catalysis A、Fuel Processing technology等期刊上发表文章6篇。以第一发明人拥有国家授权的发明专利多项。 研究方向 1. 晶面可控氧化铝、碳基载体及催化剂等高性能、新结构催化材料研究; 2. 乙烯环氧化催化剂的研究与开发; 3. 低碳不饱和烯烃的选择性氧化催化剂及工业技术开发。 学术成果 代表性论著及专利： 1. Density functional theory study of H2 adsorption on the surfaces of Fe3C, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 292 (2008) 14–20. 2. Density functional theory study of CO adsorption on the surfaces of Fe3C，Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 269 (2007) 169–178. 3. Theoretical elucidation of acetylating glycerol with acetic acid and acetic anhydride, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2010, 94 (1-2): 64-70. 4. Producing triacetylglycerol with glycerol by two steps: Esterification and acetylation, Fuel Processing Technology, 2009, 90 (7-8): 988-993. 5. Mediatory role of K, Cu and Mo over Ru/SiO2 catalysts for glycerol hydrogenolysis Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 18 (2012) 818–821. 6. SO3H-functionalized ionic liquids as efficient catalysts for the synthesis of high tert-glycerol ethers additives, Fuel Processing Technology 96 (2012) 76–79. 7. 一种球形分子筛催化剂制备方法[申请号：201310522478.6] 8. 一种简单的油柱成型废油再生方法[申请号：201310520724.4] 9. 一种甲乙酮的制备方法（CN102992984A）