Biomass Group, Nanjing Agricultural University, PO Box 68, 40 Dianjiangtai Road, Nanjing 210031

“Renewables Solutions for Our Global Challenges” Keynote Talk at CAU 120^th Anniversary

北农机(中农)-我梦想开始的地方Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute (CAU) – Where My Dream Started

At the invitation of Mr. Yong Yu, Party Committee Secretary of the College of Engineering at China Agricultural University (CAU), and Dean Mr. Zhenghe Song, Prof. Zhen Fang attended the Innovation Development Conf. and Alumni Forum of the College of Engineering, celebrating the 120^th anniversary of CAU and the 73^rd anniversary of the College of Engineering. On the afternoon of October 14, 2025, at 13:10, with a clear sky and no clouds in sight, Prof. Zhen Fang and his delegation of three set off from Nanjing, boarding the high-speed train to Beijing. They arrived at Beijing South Station at 16:38 pm the same day. An hour later, they reached CAU Jinmao Building and met with Dean Mr. Song of the College of Engineering. The next morning, Prof. Zhen Fang participated in the Conf. held in the auditorium of the new library at the East Campus and delivered a keynote speech. Mr. Jiguang Shan, Deputy Party Committee Secretary, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary, and National Supervisory Commission Resident Commissioner of CAU, attended the conference on behalf of the university.

Prof. Zhen Fang’s talk entitled:

“Renewable Energy Solutions to Global Challenges”

1.Global Challenges & Renewables Role

2.BioResources and Biorefining Solutions

3.Hydrolysis into monosaccharides

            (1) Fast hydrolysis

           (2) Catalytic hydrolysis

           (3) Enzymatic hydrolysis

4.Chemical and biological conversion of sugar into high-added-value products

5.Biodiesel

6.Conclusion and Applications

7.My Wishes

After lunch, Profs. Zhen Fang and Weiming Yi went to the lobby on the first floor of the College of Engineering to pay respects to their supervisor, Academician Dechao Zeng, the Founder of Agricultural Machinery and Agricultural Engineering in China. They then visited Prof. Lujia Han’s laboratory and had discussions with young teachers. At 3:30 pm in the afternoon, at the invitation of Prof. Zhidan Liu, they went to the College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering to exchange and discuss with all the members in the research group.

The next morning, Prof. Fang attended the 120^th Anniversary High Quality Development Conf. of CAU at the Olympic venue in the East Campus. Before the meeting, Prof. Fang specially walked into the first row to greet Prof. Yinqian Ai, the first-term Party Secretary of new CAU after the merger of Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute and Beijing Agricultural University in 1995. After lunch, Prof. Fang and his group stepped onto the window of the southbound Nanjing high-speed train, ending their tired and pleasant visit.

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中国农业大学120周年校庆主旨报告“全球挑战的可再生能源解决方案“

应中国农大工学院尤泳书记和宋正河院长邀请，方真教授参加工学院创新发展大会暨校友论坛，庆祝中国农业大学120周年华诞暨工学院建院73周年。2025年10月14日下午13：10 pm，天空晴朗，万里无云，方真教授一行三人怀着无比喜悦的心晴从南京出发，坐在北上北京高铁的窗口，下午16:38 pm抵达北京南站。一小时后抵达中农金码大厦，会见工学院宋正河院长。第二天一早，方真教授参加了在东校区新图书馆报告厅大会并作主旨报告，学校党委副书记、纪委书记、国家监委驻中国农业大学监察专员单际国代表学校出席大会。

方真教授报告题目:

“全球挑战的可再生能源解决方案”

1.地球挑战和可再生能源角色

2.生物资源和生物炼制方案

3.水解 为单糖

              （1）快速水解

              （2）催化水解

              （3）酶解

4.化学和生物转化糖为高附加产物

5.生物柴油

6.结论和应用

7.我的愿望

 午饭后，方真教授和易维明教授一行赴工学院一楼大厅祭拜导师中国农业机械和农业工程学科奠基人曾德超院士，随后参观韩鲁佳教授实验室并和青年教师交流座谈。下午3：30 pm, 应刘志丹教授邀请，赴水利与土木工程学院与研究组全体同志交流座谈。

第二天一早，在学校奥运馆参加中国农业大学建校120周年高质量发展大会。会前，特别走进第一排问候1995年北农机和北农合并为中国农大后，第一任党委书记艾荫谦老师(原北农机书记)。午饭后方老师一行踏上南下南京高铁列车的窗口，结束了辛苦和兴奋的访问。

主旨演讲 Keynote speech

主旨演讲Keynote speech

易维明副校长，尹飞虎院士，阮榕生院士合影（左至右）Vice-President Weiming Yi, Academician Feihu Yin, and Academician Rongsheng Ruan (left to right)

肖卫华教授，易维明副校长，尹飞虎院士，阮榕生院士，韩鲁佳教授和刘志丹教授合影（左至右）Prof. Weihua Xiao, Vice-President Weiming Yi, Academician Feihu Yin, Academician Rongsheng Ruan, Prof. Lujia Han, and Prof. Zhidan Liu taking a group photo (left to right)

韩鲁佳教授，易维明副校长，阮榕生院士亲切交谈（左至右）Prof. Lujia Han, Vice-President Weiming Yi, and Academician Rongsheng Ruan had a cordial conversation (left to right)

工学院大厅祭拜导师曾德超院士Worshipping supervisor Academician Dechao Zeng in the hall of the Engineering of Engineering

工学院大厅和前辈校友合影In the hall of the Engineering of Engineering

参观韩鲁佳和张雪松教授实验室Visiing Profs. Lujia Han and Xuesong Zhang’s laboratory

与刘志丹教授研究组座谈和交流Discussion and exchange with Prof. Zhidan Liu’s research group

参加校庆大会Attending CAU anniversary conference

亲切问候中农第一任党委书记艾荫谦老师（原北农机书记）Kind greetings to Prof. Yinqian Ai, the first-term Party Secretary of new merged CAU

校庆大会合影Group photo of CAU anniversary conference

Hydrogen production from biomass via hydrothermal gasification using Ni-Ce catalysts supported on Kaolin

Recently, PhD student Mr. Zhi-qiang Wang supervised by Prof. Zhen Fang, collaborated with Dr. Sonil Nanda (Dalhousie University) and Prof. Janusz A Kozinski (Lakehead University) published a research article in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy about Hydrogen production from biomass via hydrothermal gasification using Ni-Ce catalysts supported on Kaolin.

The development of efficient and stable catalysts for the effective gasification of biomass waste is crucial for advancing renewable hydrogen production. In this study, a Ni–Ce bimetallic catalyst supported on calcined kaolin (Ni–Ce/c-Kaolin) was prepared via co-impregnation and applied to the supercritical water gasification of cotton stalks at 340–400 °C and 16–30 MPa. Under the optimized conditions (380 °C, 5 min, 0.5 g cotton stalks, and 0.5 g catalyst), the H₂ yield increased from 1.85 to 21.82 mmol/g, and the specific surface area rose from 4.74 to 26.46 m²/g; the introduction of 2.5 wt% Ce further enhanced catalytic activity, achieving an H₂ yield 2.25 times higher than that of Ni/c-Kaolin. The addition of Ce altered the reduction behavior and electronic structure of Ni; XPS analysis indicated that the Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺ redox cycle promoted oxygen mobility, while TGA and FT-IR results revealed that Ce suppressed carbon deposition and facilitated the participation of surface hydroxyl groups in the reaction. Gasification experiments with different crop residues showed that cotton stalks exhibited the highest gasification efficiency (70.06%) and H₂ yield (21.82 mmol/g), surpassing those of rice and wheat straw. Ni–Ce/c-Kaolin catalyst retained high catalytic activity and structural stability after undergoing recycling tests. This work reveals a new route for the high-value utilization of agricultural residues, while also confirming the potential of kaolin as an alternative to conventional alumina supports.

Results were published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy:

ZQ Wang, S Nanda, GX Xu, JA. Kozinski, Zhen Fang*, Hydrogen production from biomass via hydrothermal gasification using Ni–Ce catalysts supported on Kaolin, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 193 (2025), 152353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152353

Kaolin supported Ni-Ce catalyst for hydrothermal gasification of cotton stalk at 380 ℃ with 83.9% H2 yield. 高岭土负载Ni-Ce催化剂水热气化生物质制氢研究

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高岭土负载Ni-Ce催化剂水热气化生物质制氢研究

最近，在方真教授的指导下，博士生王志强先生与加拿大Dalhousie大学助理教授Sonil Nanda博士和加拿大Lakehead 大学工学院院长Janusz A Kozinski院士合作，在《国际氢能杂志》上发表了一篇关于利用高岭土负载的Ni-Ce催化剂通过水热气化生物质制氢的研究文章。

开发高效稳定的催化剂用于生物质废弃物的有效气化对于推进氢气的生产至关重要。本研究采用共浸渍法制备了负载于煅烧高岭土上的Ni-Ce双金属催化剂（Ni-Ce/c-Kaolin），并将其应用于棉秆在340–400 °C和16–30 MPa 条件下的超临界水气化。在优化条件下（380 °C，5 min，0.5 g棉秆，0.5 g催化剂），H₂产率从1.85 mmol/g 提高到21.82 mmol/g，比表面积从4.74 m²/g增加到26.46 m²/g；引入2.5 wt%的Ce进一步提高了催化活性，H₂产率比Ni/c-Kaolin 提高了2.25倍。Ce的加入改变了Ni的还原行为和电子结构；XPS分析表明Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺氧化还原循环促进了氧的迁移，而TGA和FT-IR结果表明Ce抑制了积碳，并促进了表面羟基参与反应。不同农作物残渣的气化实验表明，相较于稻草和麦秸，棉秆的气化效率最高（70.1%），H₂产率也最高（21.82 mmol/g）。Ni–Ce/c-Kaolin催化剂在循环使用后仍保持了较高的催化活性和结构稳定性。这项工作揭示了农业残渣高价值利用的新途径，同时也证实了高岭土作为传统氧化铝载体的替代材料的潜力。

结果发表在International Journal of Hydrogen Energy:

ZQ Wang, S Nanda, GX Xu, JA. Kozinski, Zhen Fang*, Hydrogen production from biomass via hydrothermal gasification using Ni–Ce catalysts supported on Kaolin, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 193 (2025), 152353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152353

Prof. Zhen Fang visited Bioenergy Enterprises

登高观察对岸Climbing high to observe the opposite bank in Ningbo

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Professor Zhen Fang went to Ningbo to seek cooperation in-depth with bioenergy enterprises

At the invitation of the Ningbo Agriculture Bureau, Professor Zhen Fang visited relevant bioenergy enterprises in Ningbo from September 21^st to 23^rd, 2025. On the morning of September 21, 2025 at 9:49 am, the sky was clear and cloudless. Professor Zhen Fang departed from Nanjing with great excitement and sat at the window of the southbound Ningbo high-speed railway train. He arrived in Ningbo at around 12:00 noon and met with the vice-mayor. After lunch, take a short break and drove with the leaders of the Agriculture Bureau to Mingzhou Thermal Power Co., Ltd. of Ningbo Energy Group to explore the profitability and sustainable development of bioenergy enterprises of the straw power generation and bamboo gas & charcoal co-production workshops with company leaders and engineers. In the next morning, he together with the leaders of the Agriculture Bureau went to the factory (owned by Decheng Biotechnology Company in Hangzhou) in Xiangshan, Ningbo. The company is building a straw-based polylactic acid factory using thermophilic anaerobic bacteria modified in Germany for hydrolysis and co-fermentation to produce lactic acid. Degradable polylactic acid has been tested in Germany, and the estimated cost is slightly higher than that from grain-based polylactic acid. Prof. Fang personally hopes that industrialization can be successful and it can replace petroleum-based plastics. After lunch, Prof. Fang and his delegation were invited to visit the Ningbo Academician Center and then went to Cixi city. The next morning, Prof. Fang had a discussion with young teachers from the School of Science and Technology at Ningbo University about his research experience. After lunch, he stepped onto the bullet train window heading north to Nanjing and ended his trip to Ningbo.

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方真教授赴宁波深入生物能源企业寻求合作

应宁波农业局邀请，方真教授于2025年9月21日-23日赴宁波调研相关生物能源企业。 2025年9月21日上午9：49 am，天空晴朗，万里无云，方真教授怀着无比激动的心晴从南京出发，坐往南下宁波高铁窗口，中午12：00抵宁波并会见市领导。午饭后，稍事休息，与农业局领导一同驱车前往宁波能源集团明州热电有限公司，深入秸秆发电以及竹块炭气联产车间与企业领导和工程师探讨生物能源企业盈利情况和可持续发展。第二天一早，与农业局领导一道深入宁波象山，一正在建一秸秆产聚乳酸工厂（位于杭州的德城生物公司)。公司用德国改造的嗜热厌氧菌水解可并发酵产乳酸，在德国已中试产可降解聚乳酸，目前估算成本稍高粮食基聚乳酸，方老师个人愿望产业化能成功并可取代石油基塑料。午饭后，方老师一行应邀参访宁波院士中心，随后赴慈溪。第二天一早和宁波大学科技学院青年教师座谈科研体会，午饭后，踏上了北上南京的列车窗口结束了宁波之行。

深入宁波能源集团明州热电有限公司秸秆发电车间In-depth visiting the straw power generation workshop in Mingzhou Thermal Power Co., Ltd. under Ningbo Energy Group

深入明州热电有限公司竹块炭气联产车间In-depth visiting the char and gas co-production from bamboo chips workshop in Mingzhou Thermal Power Co., Ltd.

深入明州热电有限公司产品展示车间Visiting the products demonstration workshop in Mingzhou Thermal Power Co., Ltd.

深入宁波象山德城生物公司聚乳酸工厂In-depth investigation of the polylactic acid factory in Ningbo Xiangshan Decheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd

深入象山德城生物公司聚乳酸工厂In-depth investigation of the polylactic acid factory in Xiangshan Decheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd

深入象山德城生物公司聚乳酸车间In-depth investigation of the polylactic acid workshop in Xiangshan Decheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd

参访宁波院士中心Visit Ningbo Academician Center

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院士专家为宁波农业把脉开药方__凤凰网s

Profs. Janusz Kozinski and Zhen Fang visited bamboo products and ganoderma enterprises in Taining

参访福建新创艺竹木公司生产车间visiting the workshop of Fujian Xinchuangyi Bamboo and Wood Company

At 9:49 am on August 18, 2025, under a clear sky without a single cloud, Profs. Kozinski and Zhen Fang set off from Nanjing with immense joy, boarding a southbound bullet train to Taining. After transferring in Nanchang, they arrived at Taiping Station at 4:01 pm, where the sky displayed the distinctive clouds (sea of clouds and colorful clouds) of late summer and early autumn in Taining. Upon arrival at the station entrance, they met with Mr. Fangqiu Liao, Vice Chairman of the Taining Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Five minutes later, they reached the hotel. After a 15-minute rest, they drove to the county government office to meet with CPPCC Chairman Mr. Qiurong Jiang to discuss the utilization of Taining’s rich bioresources and the development of its tourism industry. Half an hour later, accompanied by Vice Chairman Liao, they visited century-old prestigious schools (the alma mater of Prof. Zhen Fang): Taining Experimental Primary School and Taining No.1 Middle School. On the track field of Taining No.1 Middle School, they happened to encounter several students practicing soccer, and Prof. Kozinski demonstrated his soccer skills to them.

The next morning, accompanied by Mr. Jun Yang, Executive Deputy Director of the County Industrial Park, Ms. Fang Lu, Chairman of the Association for Science and Technology, and Mr. Jun Jiang Department Director of CPPCC, Profs. Kozinski and Zhen Fang visited Fujian Xinchuangyi Bamboo and Wood Technology Co., Ltd., a bamboo product precision processing enterprise that mainly produces bamboo sticks, coffee sticks, disposable environmentally friendly bamboo knives, forks, spoons, and tableware. During the discussion with Mr. Suping He, owner of the company, Profs. Kozinski and Zhen Fang believed that the company’s disposable environmentally friendly bamboo products make a significant contribution to the national green industry economy through bamboo substitution for plastic and local bamboo resource advantages. They hope that the company can make profits and continue to grow and develop. During the discussion, Prof. Kozinski hopes to bring European businessmen to collaborate soon and suggests strengthening cooperation on the recycling of bamboo waste resources.

Afterwards, Profs. Kozinski and Fang visited Fujian Mushroom Hall Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in the park. The company mainly produces food, beverages, health products, and other products, integrating edible mushroom cultivation, production and processing, tourism and sightseeing into a highly integrated primary, secondary, and tertiary industry. During the discussion with General Manager Mr. Gaobang Chen, Prof. Fang believed that the deep processing project of edible and medicinal mushrooms happened to be consistent with the research of research group, such as the existing technology to prevent the re precipitation of Ganoderma hot-water extract. Both parties have signed a cooperation agreement.

Originally from a Catholic and former Papal country, Prof. Kozinski visited Ganlu Temple during the long summer lunch break in a small county town and offered incense and prayers for the economic development of Taining. Subsequently, a visit was made to Gendu Lijia for rural revitalization and construction, and encourage a young overseas returned student from Toronto the owner of Ananbanna Homestay, his dream with come true as a successful entrepreneur in Taining

In the third day, on the morning of August 20, 2025, Profs. Kozinski and Zhen Fang participated in the “Suggestions for the 15^th Five Year Plan” interview activity organized by the CPPCC. Local leaders such as Mr. Changping Zhang, Mr. Qiurong Jiang, and Mr. Zhenhua Zhao also attended. Under the questioning by hostess Ms. Miao Yu, Prof. Kozinski gave his views and suggestions on how Taining can become a world tourist destination, and believed that under the leadership of Mr. Zhang, Jiang and Zhao, Taining’s goals will definitely be achieved, and Bodhisattva will bless Taining with continuous progress. Prof. Fang proposed to implement the gold medal education strategy and transform the disadvantage of small population county into an advantage in cultivating elites.

After lunch, Profs. Kozinski and Zhen Fang boarded the high-speed train heading north to Nanjing. At 18:34 in the afternoon, they arrived at Nanjing South Station, and arrived at the hotel and residence at 8:00 pm. When the high-speed train was running within Zhejiang province, the screen displayed a scorching summer temperature of 40 degrees Celsius outdoors, and the train speed reached 350 km/h. Prof. Kozinski excitedly took a picture of the number and sent it to his students and families in Toronto, greatly admiring China’s high-speed rail achievements. Prof. Fang said that the three cities of Montreal, New York, and Toronto are in a triangular relationship with a distance of less than 600 km. If a 350 km high-speed railway is connected to the three cities, it will take less than 2 hours to reach them, greatly serving the people and promoting employment, we don’t know where the money will be used? Prof. Kozinski expressed his agreement, believing that Canada and the United States can learn from China’s successful experience by building high-speed railways between big cities.

Two days later, Prof. Kozinski rushed to Nanjing Lukou Airport early in the morning, hastily embarking on a journey back to Canada to fulfill his dream from over 20 years ago in Montreal. After a flight of over 10 hours (by way of Osaka), successfully arrived in Toronto, where temperature jumped to only 20 degrees Celsius. Prof. Kozinski successfully completed the 2-month work plan in extremely hot Nanjing at Nanjing Agricultural University.

Prof. Janusz A Kozinski, Engineering Dean at Lakehead, a world well-known scientist in renewable energy, is Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Board member of the Academy, he severed as Associate Vice-principal of McGill, Founding President, Hereford University of Technology and Engineering (UK), Engineering Dean at U Saskatchewan and York.

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Kozinski和方真教授访问泰宁竹制品和灵芝企业寻求合作

2025年8月18日上午9：49 am，天空晴朗，万里无云，Kozinski和方真教授怀着无比喜悦的心晴从南京出发，坐往南下泰宁动车窗口，经转南昌下午16：01抵达泰宁站，天空中出现了泰宁夏末初秋特有的云朵（云海‌和‌彩霞）。在站口与泰宁政协副主席廖芳求同志会合，5分钟后抵达宾馆。休息15分钟后，驱车县政府会见政协主席江求荣同志，探讨泰宁生物资源利用和泰宁旅游产业的发展。半小时后，廖副主席陪同，参访了2所百年名校；方真老师母校泰宁实验小学和泰宁一中。在泰宁一中田径场，刚好遇到校足球队几位同学练习，Kozinski教授给同学们表演了他的球艺。

参访泰宁实验小学并和廖芳求副主席和谢世莲校长合影Visiting Taining Experimental Primary School with Vice Chairman Fangqiu Liao and Principal Shilian Xie

参访泰宁一中Visiting Taining No.1 Middle School

夕阳下Kozinski教授给泰宁一中足球队同学展示球艺Under sunset, Prof. Kozinski showcases his skills to the soccer team students of Taining No.1 Middle School

第二天一早，在县工业园常务副主任杨军，科协主席卢芳和政协主任姜君等同志陪同下参访工业园区福建新创艺竹木科技有限公司，一家竹制品精加工企业，主要生产竹签、咖啡棒、一次性环保竹刀叉勺餐具等。在和创艺竹木何苏平董事长讨论中，Kozinski和方真老师认为公司一次性环保竹产品对国家以竹代塑和当地竹资源优势绿色产业经济很大贡献，希望企业能够盈利和持续发展壮大。讨论中，Kozinski教授希望不久将带欧洲客商来合作，并建议强化对竹废弃物资源循环利用的合作。

参访新创艺竹木公司餐具产品车间Visiting the tableware product workshop of Xinchuangyi Bamboo and Wood Company

之后，在园区参访了福建省菌芝堂生物科技有限公司，该企业主要生产食品、饮料、保健品等产品，集食用菌种植、生产加工、旅游观光等为一体的一二三产高度融合。在和陈高磅总经理讨论中，方真老师认为食药用菌精深加工项目刚好和方真老师研究组研究内容一致，如已有的防止灵芝水提物再沉淀的技术。双方签署了合作协议。

参访福建省菌芝堂生物公司灵芝饮料车间Visiting the ganoderma beverage workshop of Fujian Mushroom Hall Biotechnology Co., Ltd

作为来自天主教徒和拥有过教皇的国度，利用小县城夏季长时间中午休息时间，Kozinski教授参访甘露寺并为泰宁经济发展烧香祷告。随后，参访耕读李家乡村振新建设，鼓励一多伦多归国创业的安纳班纳民宿北青老板梦想在泰宁一定会实现。

第三天，2025年8月20日上午，Kozinski和方真老师参加了政协举办“建言‘十五五’”访谈活动，张昌平、江求荣、赵振华等有关县领导参加。主持人于淼同志提问下，Kozinski老师给出了泰宁如何变为世界旅游目的地的看法和建议，并认为在张昌平、江求荣、赵振华同志领导下，泰宁的目的一定会达到，菩萨会保佑泰宁不断进步。方真老师则提出“实施金牌教育战略，变人口小县劣势为精英培养优势。

参加县政协 “建言‘十五五’”访谈活动

午饭后，Kozinski和方真老师踏上了北上南京的高铁。下午18：34，Kozinski和方真院士抵达南京南站，8：00 pm到达宾馆和住家。当高铁在浙江境内行驶时，屏幕显示室外为40摄氏度的盛夏，列车速度达350 km。Kozinski教授兴奋地拍下数字发给多伦多的学生和家人，极其佩服中国的高铁成就。我说，蒙特利尔-纽约-多伦多三个城市距离呈三角关系不到600 km, 如果通上350 km的高铁三地不到2小时到达，极大服务人民并促进就业，真不知钱用到哪了？他表示赞成，认为加拿大和美国在大城市建高铁可学习中国成功经验。

两天后，Kozinski教授一大早赶往南京禄口机场，匆匆忙忙踏上返回加拿大的万里征程以实现20多年前在蒙特利尔麦吉尔大学的梦想。经过10几小时的飞行（经停大阪）顺利抵达仅20摄氏度的多伦多。胜利完成在南京农业大学的2个月的工作计划。

Janusz A. Kozinski院士是国际可再生能源领域权威学者，加拿大工程院院士和工程院主席团成员，注册工程师，现任湖首大学工学院院长和教授，历任加拿大麦吉尔大学研究副校长助理、英国赫里福德科技工程大学创建校长、约克大学理工学院院长和工学院创建院长、萨斯喀彻温大学工学院院长等。

Joule heating for carbon material Synthesis: Mechanisms, material evolution, and sustainable prospects

Recently, under the supervision of Associate Professor Wei Chen, master’s student Miss Zijun Pan published a review article titled “Joule heating for carbon material Synthesis: Mechanisms, material evolution, and sustainable prospects” in an international academic journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

This comprehensive review systematically explores the research progress and application potential of Joule heating as an emerging electrothermal technique for carbon material synthesis. By integrating multiple perspectives—including material synthesis, mechanistic simulation, and sustainability assessment-the article highlights the highly efficient tunability of Joule heating in the preparation of various carbon materials such as graphitic carbon, flash graphene, and carbon nanotubes, and elaborates on heteroatom-doping and metal-loading functionalization strategies. Furthermore, by combining machine learning and multiscale simulations, the study elucidates the structural evolution mechanisms of materials under extreme thermal conditions. Through life-cycle assessment (LCA), it also verifies the remarkable economic and environmental advantages of this technique, providing a theoretical foundation and technological pathway for the green manufacturing of carbon materials.

The results were published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews:

Pan Z, et al. Joule heating for carbon material synthesis: Mechanisms, material evolution, and sustainable prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2026, 116290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116290

Joule heating for carbon material Synthesis

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焦耳加热合成碳材料：机理、演化与可持续前景

最近，生物能源组硕士生潘子君在陈伟副教授的指导下，在国际学术期刊‌Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Q1, IF=16.3) 发表了一篇题为焦耳加热合成碳材料：机理、演化与可持续前景的综述论文。

本综述系统探讨了焦耳加热作为一种新兴电热技术在碳材料合成中的研究进展与应用潜力。通过整合材料合成、机理模拟与可持续性评估等多维度内容，文章重点分析了焦耳加热在石墨碳、闪蒸石墨烯、碳纳米管等多种碳材料制备中的高效调控能力，并阐述了其在杂原子掺杂与金属负载方面的功能化策略。研究进一步结合机器学习与多尺度模拟揭示了极端热条件下材料结构的演化机制，并通过生命周期评估验证了该技术在经济性与环境友好性方面的显著优势，为推动碳材料绿色制造提供了理论依据与技术路径。

结果发表在‌Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews：

Pan Z, et al. Joule heating for carbon material synthesis: Mechanisms, material evolution, and sustainable prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2026, 116290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116290