研究领域
催化化学：
（1）氮氧化物、氧化亚氮、全氟烃、全氟化合物等气体污染物的催化分解；
（2）改性蒙脱土、类水滑石材料、负载型金催化剂等催化材料的制备及应用。
近期论文
[1] Xu X.F., Jeon J.Y., Choi M.H., Kim H.Y., Choi W.C., Park Y.K. The modification and stability of g-Al2O3 based catalysts for hydrolytic decomposition of CF4. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 2007, 266, 131.
[2] 范杰, 徐秀峰*, 牛宪军. CF4在Al2O3基金属氧化物上的分解反应. 物理化学学报, 2008, 24, 1271.
[3] Xu X.L., Xu X.F.*, Zhang G.T., Niu X.J. Preparation of Co-Al mixed oxide-supported gold catalysts and their catalytic activity for N2O decomposition. J. Fuel Chem. Tech., 2009, 37, 595.
[4] Niu X.J., Sun L., Wang Y.N., Wu H.P., Xu X.F.* NF3 decomposition over some metal oxides in the absence of water. J. Nat. Gas Chem., 2010, 19, 463.
[5] Xu X.F.*, Sun L., Wang Y.N. NF3 decomposition over Al2O3 reagents without water. J. Nat. Gas Chem., 2011, 20, 418.
[6] Xu X.F.*, Niu X.J., Fan J., Wang Y.N., Feng M. CF4 decomposition without water over a solid ternary mixture consisting of NaF, silicon and one metal oxide. J. Nat. Gas Chem., 2011, 20, 543.
[7] 徐秀峰等. 一种用于一氧化二氮分解的钴铝复合氧化物负载金催化剂及其制备方法. 中国发明专利，ZL 2008 1 0157356.0，2011年8月授权.
[8] Pan Y.F., Niu X.J., Wang Y.N., Xu X.F.* CF4 decomposition over solid ternary mixture NaF-Si-MO (MO=La2O3, CeO2, Pr6O11, Nd2O3, Y2O3). J. Nat. Gas Chem., 2012, 21, 109.
[9] Feng M., Dou Z., Xu X.F.* Catalytic decomposition of N2O over Zn-Fe spinel oxides. J. Fuel Chem. Tech., 2013, 41, 729.
[10] Dou Z., Zhang H.J., Pan Y.F., Xu X.F.* Catalytic decomposition of N2O over potassium-modified Cu-Co spinel oxides. J. Fuel Chem. Tech., 2014, 42, 238.