先后承担了包括国家科技攻关计划、国家重大专项任务课题和国家自然科学基金项目在内的三十多项研究项目的研究工作，代表性项目如下：

1. 形态自控井壁修补强化剂的研制，国家重大专项任务课题（2016ZX05048-004-007）。

2. 高温耐盐聚合物驱油剂的研制，国家科技攻关计划课题（96-121-06-08）。

3. 无机盐增塑淀粉/聚乙烯醇共混复合材料的结构与性能研究.国家自然科学基金面上项目（51273129）。

4. 离子液体-无机盐改性淀粉/PBS共混材料的结构与性能研究，四川省应用基础研究项目（2017JY0247）。

5. 高温低伤害聚合物压裂液研究，中石油川庆钻探公司委托项目。

6. 高强度绒囊暂堵剂研制及性能测试评价，中石化西北油田分公司委托项目。

 发表论文130余篇，部分代表性论文如下

1. Wenhao Du, Ting Jiang, Mengke Shi, Zhaojie Yang, Xi Zhang，Structure and Properties of Starch/Poly (vinyl alcohol) Film Modificated by Different Inorganic Salts，Chemistry Select，2019, 4, 600 –607

2. Zhixin Zhao , Bei Lei ,Wenhao Du，Xi Zhang，The Effects of Inorganic Salts with Different Anions on the Structure and Properties of Starch/Poly(Butylene Succinate) Blends Plasticized with Ionic Liquid，Polymers，2019, 11, 2004

3. Wenhao Du,Li Jiang,Mengke Shi,Zhaojie Yang and Xi Zhang，The modification mechanism and the effect of magnesium chloride on poly(vinyl alcohol) films，RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 1602–1612

4. Ye, DZ， Kong, JF ， Gu, SJ ， Huang, CX ; Xu, WL; Zhang, X，Selective aminolysis of acetylated lignin: Toward simultaneously improving thermal-oxidative stability and maintaining mechanical properties of polypropylene，International Journal of Biological Macromolecules，2018，108：775-781

5. Xiancai Jiang，Xi Zhang，Preparation and properties of plasticized chitosan/starch cast films using AlCl36H2O aqueous solution as the solvent，Polym. Bull.，2017，74:1817–1830

6. Minghua Zhang, Minmin Fan,  Xuewu Ge, Ke Wang and Xi Zhang，Preparation of high oil-absorptive uniform gel with controllable oil-absorbency by radiation，RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 31519–31524

7. Dezhan Ye, Shuai Li, Xiaomin Lu, Xi Zhang，Orlando J. Rojas，Antioxidant and Thermal Stabilization of Polypropylene by Addition of Butylated Lignin at Low Loadings，ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2016, 4, 5248−5257

8. Xiao-Qin Hu, De-Zhan Ye, Lin-Jie Zhang, Gin-Bo Tang, Xi Zhang，From waste to functional additives: thermal stabilization and toughening of PVA with lignin，RSC Advances，2016, 6(17): 13797-13802

9. Zhang, M. H.; Fan, M. M.; Ma, C.; Luo, H.; Wu, P.; Zhang, X，Preparation of oil-absorptive gel containing 4-t-butylstyrene-EPDM-divinyl benzene graft polymer by reactive processing，RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 104934 – 104940

10. De-zhan Ye，Li Jiang，Xiao-qin Hua,Ming-hua， Zhang,Xi Zhang，Lignosulfonate as reinforcement in polyvinyl alcohol film: Mechanical properties and interaction analysis，International Journal of Biological Macromolecules，2016,83:209-215