Research Interests

·   Pore structure (PSD, morphology, etc.) characterization of porous materials;

·   Interface properties (surface area, wettability, electricity, etc.) of minerals and mineral-OM complexes;

·   Retention and mobility Mechanisms of shale oil retention and mobility.

Publications

·    Li X, Cai J, Gao B, et al. Characteristics of Shale Pores and Surfaces and Their Potential Effects on the Fluid Flow From Shale Formation to Fractures[J]. Frontiers in earth science, 2021:751543.

·   Li X, Cai J, Liu H, et al. Characterization of shale pore structure by successive pretreatments and its significance[J]. Fuel, 2020, 269(12):117412.

·   Li X, Xu M, Cai J, et al. Structure characteristics and evolution characteristics of pores in mud shale in Dongying Sag [J]. Petroleum Geology and Recovery Efficiency, 2019, 26(1):88-100. (in Chinese with English abstract).

·   Li X, Cai J, Song M, et al. The relationships among hydrocarbon-pore-surface in shale rocks and their significance for the evaluation of residual hydrocarbons [J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2018, 33(5):493-505. (in Chinese with English abstract).