Jeff Xu

About Jeff Xu

Dr. Jeff Xu is a trailblazer in the field of commercializing ionic liquids. He is a…

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Inovia Materials Llc

   Aug 2016 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Inovia Materials LLC is a pioneering company specializing in developing and commercializing new-generation polymer additives using ionic liquid chemicals. Our core technology revolves around creating plastic additives based on ionic liquids. Inovia Materials introduced the concept of ionic liquid plastic additives in 2009. This concept has revolutionized the design of flame retardants and flowing enhancers.We’ve developed flame retardants for plastics, including PMMA, PC, PA, PBT, and TPU. Additionally, we’ve created flowing enhancers for materials like PC, TPU, PPA, PLA, and PPO.In collaboration with our partner, Inovia Materials established the first industrial-scale phosphonium ionic liquid manufacturing plant. This facility can produce up to metric tons of ionic liquid additives annually.Inovia Materials’ products are widely evaluated or used by international chemical companies across different plastic applications.

Education

• Donghua University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  PhD

Skills

• Materials Science
• New Business Development
• Characterization
• Patents
• Strategy
• Materials
• Plastics
• Innovation Management
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Design of Experiments
• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Chemical Engineering
• Coatings
• Intellectual Property
• R&D
• Chemistry
• Thin Films
• Polymers
• Start-Ups
• Nanotechnology