Dr Zongli Xie’s groundbreaking membrane and catalysis technologies have generated tangible benefits for both industry and the environment. 

She works with major national firms and small enterprises to find solutions that help address environmental and water challenges and is known for her masterful ability to translate ideas from the lab into commercial success. 

Her research encompasses applications in emission control, wastewater treatment and water recycling. She has five patents and led commercial trials for innovative environmental catalyst to abate air pollution and greenhouse gases from industrial emissions.

Dr Xie is a role model and a leader in her field, recognised through various appointments including as vice president of the Membrane Society of Australia, committee member of the International Water Association, and as a board director of the Monash Centre for Membrane Innovation.

Dr. Zongli Xie leads membrane and catalysis technology R&D projects for major national firms like Orica, South East Water, Alcoa, and over 20 Australian SMEs. She fosters translational research from the lab to commercialisation, initiating projects on industrial emission control, wastewater treatment and water recycling. Her innovative environmental catalyst formulation and novel scalable catalyst synthesis process to abate N2O and NOx pollution from industrial emission resulted in a PCT patent as the first inventor for “Low-temperature denitration catalyst” and scale-up production of ~100 kg catalyst for a successful commercial trial in Orica’s nitric acid production facilities.