Beijing Key Laboratory of Clean Fuel and High-efficiency Catalytic Emission Reduction Technology
? Profile
Recognized as a municipal key laboratory by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission in 2016, the Beijing Key Laboratory of Clean Fuel and High-efficiency Catalytic Emission Reduction Technology builds on the solid research foundation and advanced facilities of Beijing Key Discipline of Chemical Technology. Guided by the theories of eco-industry and circular economy, the laboratory keeps track of cutting-edge advances in high-efficiency catalytic energy conservation and emission reduction. In response to the demands of vehicle exhaust governance and eco-friendly petrochemical processes in Beijing, it conducts applied basic research and process development covering four core research areas: clean fuel and novel catalytic materials, high-efficiency catalytic conversion of low-carbon hydrocarbons, eco-friendly petrochemical catalysts and processes, as well as industrial flue gas pollution control and catalytic emission reduction technologies.
Integrating knowledge of green chemistry & chemical engineering, industrial catalysis, reaction engineering and process optimization, the laboratory carries out in-depth research on mechanisms, methodologies, core technologies, industrial applications and achievement transformation of coupled catalysis and reactions, including deep hydrodesulfurization, non-hydrodesulfurization, olefin and aromatics reduction, conversion and utilization of low-carbon fuels, clean petrochemical processes, and deep desulfurization & denitrification of industrial flue gas. It fosters innovative teams and high-caliber talents to continuously upgrade its overall academic standing. Professor Jin Haibo serves as the Laboratory Director, while Hua Wei, former Secretary-General of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, chairs the Academic Committee.
? Research Team
The laboratory houses 3 Beijing Municipal Scientific & Technological Innovation Teams or Academic Innovation Teams, 1 team supported by Beijing High-level Talent Introduction Program and 1 Great Wall Scholar Team. It boasts 4 academic and technical leaders from Sinopec system, 2 Beijing Municipal Top Academic Talents, 1 Great Wall Scholar and 6 Beijing Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teachers. At present, the team consists of 9 professors and 9 associate professors, among which over 90% of researchers hold doctoral degrees.
? Research Directions
(1) Clean fuel and novel catalytic materials
(2) High-efficiency catalytic conversion technologies for low-carbon hydrocarbons
(3) Eco-friendly petrochemical catalysts and technological processes
(4) Industrial flue gas pollution control and catalytic emission reduction technologies
?Research Facilities
The laboratory spaces cover the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of Section C, Experimental Building No.3, with a total floor area of 2,170 square meters. At present, the laboratory is equipped with a full range of major analytical instruments and test systems worth over 30 million RMB in total. The core facilities include GC-MS, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer, atomic absorption spectrometer, CHS elemental analyzer, thermogravimetry-differential thermal analyzer, in-situ infrared spectrometer, high-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer, gas mass spectrometer, chemisorption analyzer, physisorption analyzer, true boiling point distillation unit, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, supercritical water oxidation device, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, catalytic cracking riser reactor and large-scale bubble column reactor.
? Research Achievements
Over the past five years, the laboratory has undertaken numerous national and municipal research projects including those supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Beijing Natural Science Foundation, together with nearly 100 industrial cooperation projects, with total research funding exceeding RMB 50 million. More than 100 SCI papers have been published.
The laboratory has won three Science and Technology Progress Awards issued by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, one Basic Research Achievement Award from the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, one Science and Technology Progress Award from the China Petroleum & Automation Application Association, and the Second Prize of Henan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award.
