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

Prof. Caucher Birkar  (2018 Winner of the Fields Medal)考切尔•比尔卡尔(2018年菲尔兹奖获得者-数学诺奖)giving lecture

Lectures in Tengchong No.1 Middle School

On December 3, 2023, one of the activities of “Tengchong Scientists Forum series – Academician Science Popularization into Campus Activity” was held at Tengchong No.1 Middle School. The theme of the activity is “Love Science and Advocate Science”, which stimulates the interest of young people in exploring science through forms such as science popularization lectures, science experiment shows, and science popularization book exhibitions.

On the day of the event, Prof. Keqin Zhang (Academician of CAS), Dr. Zhaoyun Zhu (Academician of CAE), Prof. Caucher Birkar from Tsinghua University (2018 Winner of the Fields Medal), and Prof. Zhen Fang (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering), gave lectures in their respective fields. Prof. Zhen Fang gave a talk on “Biorefining agricultural and forestry biomass as fuel and high value-added products”. The 14^th batch of Yunnan Province Science Popularization Base awarding ceremony was held on-site; The scientific experiment exhibition – Fun Science Gallium – was welcomed by teachers and students on site.

Prof. Caucher Birkar and Prof. Zhen Fang

Prof. Caucher Birkar and Prof. Zhen Fang

方老师参加“腾冲科学家论坛系列活动之一——院士科普进校园活动”

12月3日，2023腾冲科学家论坛系列活动之一——院士科普进校园活动在腾冲一中举行。活动以“热爱科学 崇尚科学”为主题，通过科普讲座、科学实验秀、科普图书展等形式，激发青少年探索科学的兴趣。

Prof. Zhen Fang 方真老师

活动当天，中国科学院院士张克勤、中国工程院院士朱兆云、清华大学丘成桐数学科学中心教授考切尔•比尔卡尔(2018年菲尔兹奖获得者-数学诺奖)、加拿大工程院院士方真(南京农业大学教授)结合各自领域展开科普。现场举行了第十四批云南省科普基地授牌仪式；科学实验展演——趣味科学“镓”受到现场师生欢迎。

中国科学院院士张克勤

中国工程院院士朱兆云

中国科学院院士张克勤以《真菌与线虫的战争》为题，从作物的杀手——根结线虫、线虫的天敌——捕食线虫真菌、真菌如何设置陷阱等六个方面，通俗易懂地讲解了真菌与线虫之间的战争。中国工程院院士朱兆云以《话说中药》为题，从历史上的中药、现代中药和云南中药三个部分，展示了中药作为中国科学文化的瑰宝所具有的无限魅力，详细介绍云南白药传承创新发展的历程。伊朗裔英籍数学家考切尔•比尔卡尔以《From Science to Happiness》为题，阐释了如何从科学中获得幸福，如何在解决问题、发现奥秘中收获喜悦，如何正确认识教育在科学研究发现中的重要作用。加拿大工程院院士方真以《生物精炼农林生物质为燃料和高附加值产物》为题，介绍了生物质资源、生物炼制、生物质的几种水解方式，分享如何通过化学、生物的方法将糖转化为高附加产物以及合成生物柴油，展现生物技术在实现经济可持续发展和环保方面的积极作用。

省科技厅党组书记、厅长王学勤表示，院士科普进校园活动搭建了院士专家与青年学生的交流平台，不仅是教育“双减”中做好科学教育加法的具体举措，更是践行习近平总书记关于科技创新和科学普及“一体两翼”理论，促进两翼齐飞的重要载体。以此次活动为契机，希望同学们心怀科学梦想、树立创新志向，爱科学、懂科学、学科学，传承科学家精神。

　　昆明日报全媒体记者：张怡

责编：莫开井

Lecture in Cixi middle school

In the afternoon of April 25^th, Professor Zhen Fang (Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering) from Nanjing Agricultural University visited our school.

Professor Zhen Fang visited the campus and school history exhibition room, learned about the basic situation of Cixi Middle School, and discussed educational achievements and the concept of talent cultivation together.

Professor Fang gave a science popularization lecture on “Biomass and Biorefinery” in the staircase classroom on the second floor, introducing bioenergy technology and majors from the perspectives of biomass resources, sugar conversion into high value-added products, and biodiesel.

After lecture, students enthusiastically asked questions, and Professor Fang patiently and professionally answered them one by one. He encouraged the students to demonstrate the vitality and proactive spirit of young people in the new era. This is not only for answering questions about professional knowledge, but also a great encouragement and motivation for their curiosity and professional interest. Professor Fang also expressed the hope that students can maintain diligence and progress, and work together to promote the progress and development of science and technology in China.

院士进校园 丨 加拿大工程院院士方真教授莅临我校讲学

慈溪中学 2023-04-29 07:43 Posted on 浙江

4月25日下午，加拿大工程院院士方真教授莅临我校。

方真教授参观了校园和校史陈列室，了解了慈溪中学的基本情况，共议教育成果与英才培育理念。

方真教授于二楼阶梯教室开设了主题为“生物质和生物炼制”的科普讲学，从生物质资源、糖转化为高附加产物及生物柴油等角度，科普介绍了生物能源技术与专业。

讲座结束后，同学们踊跃进行提问，方真教授一一进行了耐心而专业的解答，他鼓励同学们展现新时代青年的蓬勃朝气与积极主动精神，这不仅是针对专业知识的答疑解惑，更是对同学们好奇心、专业兴趣的莫大鼓舞与激励。方真教授还表示，希望同学们能够保持勤勉与奋进，共同助力中国科技的进步与发展。

方真：加拿大工程院院士，Springer系列丛书《生物燃料和生物炼制》总编辑，曾获中国农业大学工学学士、硕士、博士（导师：曾德超院士）、加拿大麦吉尔大学工学博士学位（导师：JA Kozinski院士）、欧共体居里夫人博士后。在西班牙、日本和加拿大工作12后，2007年初全职回国，先后在中科院（百人计划学者）和南京农大工作。他是“快速水解”技术的发明者, 国际著名刊物Biotechnol Biofuels和J Supercrit Fluid副主编/编委。他连续9年进入“中国高被引学者”榜单。获2012云南省政府彩云奖、2017中国科学院优秀导师奖、2020 Springer “中国新发展奖” 、2021贵州自然科学一等奖和2022中国侨界贡献奖。他在能源和农业工程刊物发表论文172篇，获31项中国和5项美国发明专利，出版英文专著21部（章节下载量达44万次）。

2022年2月，学校入选浙江省首批“院士科普基地”。本次活动是慈溪中学“院士进校园”系列活动四。在过去一年，82届校友、中国工程院院士陈建峰回母校赠书，中国科学院院士、西湖大学校长施一公，中国工程院院士、温州医科大学校长李校堃来我校讲学，这些“育科学精神，立强国之志”的思政课，培植了学生的家国情怀与社会责任，激发了学生献身科学、报效祖国的爱国热情。

相关链接：

1.院士回母校 | 慈溪中学82届杰出校友、中国工程院院士陈建峰赠书活动和报告会在慈溪中学隆重举行

2.中科院院士、西湖大学校长施一公莅临慈溪中学讲学

3.院士进校园 | 中国工程院院士、温州医科大学校长李校堃莅临我校讲学

Profs. Zhen Fang and Janusz A. Kozinski（Janusz Kozinski和方真教授）

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NJAU-Lakehead-Ningbo University：Int’l Virtual Symp. – Sustainable Future of Renewable Biomass

In the evening 19:00 pm (Beijing time), 8 December 2025, “International Virtual Symposium – Sustainable Future of Renewable Biomass”, jointly organized by Lakehead University, Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU) and College of Science and Technology of Ningbo University, was successfully held. The leitmotif of the virtual symposium is the path towards sustainable future of renewable biomass as one of the driving forces towards generating carbon-neutral biofuels and multifunctional bioproducts. The Symposium will serve as a vibrant forum for exchanging ideas and sharing knowledge on the state-of-the-art innovative technologies while considering societal implications. Global and local challenges and opportunities – as well as future novel processes – will be presented, discussed, and debated.

 Organization Committee

Chair:

Professor & Dean Janusz A. Kozinski (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, FCAE), Lakehead University, Canada

Co-chairs:

Professor Zhen Fang (FCAE), Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Professor Wo-na Ding, College of Science and Technology of Ningbo University, China

Secretaries:

Mr. Shen-ren Li, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Mr. Zhi-Qiang Wang, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Online Meeting Screenshot

Prof. Zhen Fang and other experts (方真老师和专家们)

Experts and Guests （报告专家和嘉宾）

OpenDiscussion （公开讨论）

 Details can be seen:

Video link:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1fG2SBnEKF/?spm_id_from=333.1387.upload.video_card.click&vd_source=4434644631de05400f9175161d843d8b

Opening address      by Prof. Zhen Fang

Good evening in China and Japan, good morning in North America, and good afternoon in Europe. I am Prof. Zhen Fang from Nanjing Agricultural University.

Thank you for joining the International Virtual Symposium on Sustainable Future of Renewable Biomass.

It is very nice to meet so many old and new friends.

It is an immense pleasure for me to start the symposium with an opening address.

Distinguished Experts, Guests, and a Prominent Audience.

                            It is my great honor to organize and co-chair, together with Professors Janusz Kozinski and Wo-na Ding, the international Virtual Symposium on Sustainable Future of Renewable Biomass.

The leitmotif of the virtual symposium is to explore a path towards sustainable future of renewable biomass as one of the driving forces towards generating carbon-neutral biofuels and multi-functional bioproducts.

The Symposium will serve as a vibrant forum for exchanging ideas and sharing knowledge on the state-of-the-art innovative technologies while considering societal implications.

Global and local challenges and opportunities – as well as future novel processes – will be presented, discussed, and debated.

We are delighted to share with you 8 invited presentations offered by experts selected from Japan, Germany, China, the United Kingdom, Poland and Canada. These presenters will share their most recent research activities focused on addressing global and local challenges, and seeking opportunities for developing future novel processes.

Thank you once again for your kind attention.

    Zhen Fang

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Lectures:

    1.Hydrothermal decomposition of strawberry leaves for solid weight reduction and recovery of variable components

Prof. Takafumi Sato (Utsunomiya University, Japan)

    2.Sustainable compounds in action

Prof. Kai Zhang (Gottingen University, Germany)

    3.Mechanistic study of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation coupled with hydrogen production

Dr. Lin Chen (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)

    4.Plasma-enabled power-to-X for sustainable and decentralized fuel production

Prof. Xin Tu (University of Liverpool, UK)

    5.Effects of adding carriers on nitrogen removal performance and membrane fouling of PN/A MBR

Dr. Fuqiang Chen (Ningbo University, China)

    6.Valorisation of biomass and plastic recycling – a sustainability perspective

Prof. Roland Turnell-Ritson (University of Oxford, UK)

    7.CO₂ and steam gasification of food industry biomass waste: pathways to high-value biochars

Prof. Aneta Magdziarz (University of Krakow, Poland)

    8.Sustainable biomass conversion: development of value-added bioproducts

Prof. Animesh Dutta (Guelph University, Canada)

Open Forum – Discussion

Chaired by Prof. Wo-na Ding and Prof. Zhen Fang

Closing remarks

Chaired Prof. Janusz A Kozinski

南京农业大学-Lakehead University-宁波大学联合成功举办“可再生生物质可持续未来国际在线会议”

2025年12月8日19：00 pm (北京时间)，由南京农业大学，湖首大学和宁波大学科技学院联合主办的“可再生生物质可持续未来国际在线会议”成功召开。本次会议的核心主题是可再生生物质迈向可持续未来的道路，其作为推动碳中和生物燃料与多功能生物制品发展的关键驱动力之一。会议将打造一个充满活力的交流平台，在探讨社会影响的同时，促进前沿创新技术的思想碰撞与知识共享。全球性与地方性挑战与机遇—以及未来创新工艺—都将在此呈现、探讨并深入辩论。

会议由加拿大湖首大学Janusz A. Kozinski院士、宁波大学丁沃娜教授和南京农业大学方真教授共同担任主席。会议汇聚了来自加拿大、波兰、英国、日本、德国和中国六个国家的顶尖学者，围绕如何高效转化各类生物质资源为生物燃料、生物化学品和生物材料，以及相关的全球性、区域性挑战、机遇和未来创新流程等议题，进行了深度研讨。南京农业大学博士生李胜任和王志强共同担任大会秘书。首先方真教授致开幕词。会上，八位国际知名专家带来了科研前端的学术报告：日本宇都宫大学Takafumi Sato教授、哥廷根大学Kai Zhang教授、南京农业大学陈林博士、利物浦大学Xin Tu教授、 宁波大学科技学院Fuqiang Chen博士、牛津大学Roland Turnell-Ritson教授、克拉科夫大学克拉Aneta Magdziarz教授、圭尔夫大学Animesh Dutta教授等，各位报告人分享了他们在生物质处理领域的最新研究进展与突破。报告之后，丁沃娜教授和方真院士共同主持了开放研讨会，与会专家学者就生物质未来发展问题展开了热烈讨论。会议尾声，Janusz A. Kozinski院士对此次会议完美开展做出了闭幕词。

 演讲录像：

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1fG2SBnEKF/?spm_id_from=333.1387.upload.video_card.click&vd_source=4434644631de05400f9175161d843d8b

NJAU – Virtual Conference – 8 December 2025 – Program

Sato – Certificate – Virtual Symposium – 8 December 2025

三明我梦想开始的地方, Sanming – where my dream started

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“Science Builds Dreams • Lights Up the Future” – Sanming, Where My Dreams Started

 At the invitation of the Sanming Municipal Education Bureau, Prof. Zhen Fang participated in the Fujian Province Primary and Secondary School Science Education Series Activity themed “Building Dreams with Science∙Illuminating the Future” on November 25, 2025. This event was organized by the Fujian Provincial Department of Education and hosted by the Sanming Municipal Education Bureau, aiming to promote the in-depth development of science education in primary and secondary schools across the province. Participants included Prof. Zhen Fang from Nanjing Agricultural University, Prof. Rui Chen from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Party Committee Secretary Zuqi Chen from the College of Teacher Education at Fujian Normal University, Sanming Municipal Education Bureau Director Mingsheng Liu, Deputy District Chief Xuzhong Chen of the Sanyuan District Government, as well as relevant leaders from provincial and municipal education departments, representatives from various local education sectors, principals, and teachers.

At the beginning of the event on the morning of the 25^th, the attendees viewed an exhibition of scientific education achievements from the education bureaus of 11 counties (cities, districts) in Sanming City and 14 primary and secondary schools. Subsequently, Director Mingsheng Liu delivered a welcome speech and presented Prof. Zhen Fang with the appointment certificate of “Sanming City Primary and Secondary School Science Education Advisor.” Prof. Zhen Fang expressed:

“Thank you very much to the Sanming Education Bureau for your trust in me by awarding me the certificate of Scientific Education Consultant. It is both an honor and a responsibility to serve the educational cause of my hometown. Education is built upon a scientific foundation. I believe that whether in natural or social science curricula, science is the core, and we must cultivate students’ “Thinking in Science” mindset. I was born in Shaowu city and moved to Taining county when I was one month old, growing up in the county town of Taining. I attended the kindergarten class of Taining Experimental Primary School and graduated from both the Experimental Primary School and Taining No.1 Middle School. During my junior and senior high school years, I often visited Sanming to participate in youth Go tournaments, science competitions, or after university graduation to see my brother (who worked at Sanhua) and classmates. Sanming is also my hometown. I have lived, studied and worked in many cities both domestically and abroad, and every time I return to Sanming or Taining, I truly feel like coming home—it’s especially heartwarming. I remember in the summer of 2003, after studying abroad in Spain, Japan and Canada for 12 years, I first returned to Taining from Montreal, Canada, via multiple airports. The moment the plane landed at Wuyishan Airport (by Bus via Shaowu to Taining), I genuinely smelled the “fragrance of my hometown’s soil” as described in Feixiang’s song “The Clouds of My Hometown.” It was the unique aroma of the red soil in the northwestern Fujian region under the scorching summer sun. Thank you all!”

In the afternoon, Prof. Zhen Fang went to Sanming No.8 Middle School to give a 90-min speech on the topic of “My Growth Journey – Where Sanming My Dream Started” to students and teachers. He recalled his experience of picking pebbles to earn money during his youth in the summer vocation in the Primary school, using the proceeds of his labor to purchase ‘One Hundred Thousand Whys’ series books, thus sowing the seeds of science in his heart. He admitted that the road to growth is not smooth, and he has repeatedly experienced setbacks in overseas study selection and postgraduate entrance exams, but he has always adhered to his ideals and worked tirelessly. Prof. Zhen Fang also focused on the global issue of renewable energy, introducing the carbon neutral advantages of bioenergy and the research results of his team in the production of formaldehyde-free boards and biodiesel from straw. Combined with the agricultural and forestry biological resources of Sanming and Fujian, he looked forward to the application prospects of green technology. He encourages teachers and students:

“Learning from Practice

Understanding via Communication

Innovation from Questioning.”

and actively engage in agricultural fields and study in agricultural universities (such as Nanjing Agricultural University and China Agricultural University) engage in scientific research and agricultural innovation. After the lecture, the students raised many interesting questions to Prof. Zhen Fang, who patiently explained and hoped that the students would have dreams from an early age:

“Ambition from Little,

Confidence from Success,

Thinking in Science,

Progress from Setback.”

In the evening, after finishing authentic Shaxian snacks at Sanming North Station (Shaxian), the sky gradually darkened. Prof. Fang sang “Clouds of My Hometown” and sat wearily at the window of the high-speed train heading north to Nanjing (via Nanchang). Although he was tired, his heart was filled with immense joy. Before parting, he said to the two young teachers who were bidding farewell:

“You need to learn how to sing ‘Clouds of My Hometown’. Next time when I come back, I will test you to see if you have the ability to correct the dissonance and ventilation problems in my singing. When you have free time, take military husbands and children to the wilderness on summer afternoons to smell if the fragrance of the red soil eruption exists. Your husbands cannot only sing the song ‘Returning from Target Shooting’ that I learned in the fourth grade of elementary school (commanded by the female squad leader of the 6789 unit courtyard), but also should learn to sing ‘999 Roses’. You request them to sing it to you on your birthdays with a revolutionary and romantic spirit.”

At the window of the northbound-train, station lights flickered like fireflies, and in the quiet carriage were Prof. Fang and a female train attendant from Nanchang. As train approached Taining Station, Prof. Fang said to her, “I grew up in Taining and can only take a photo during the 2-minute parking time.” She was moved and helped Prof. Fang take a photo that showed exhaustion (see below).

“科学筑梦∙点亮未来” – 三明我梦想开始的地方 

   应三明教育局的邀请，2025年11月25日，方真教授参加了 “科学筑梦∙点亮未来”为主题的福建省中小学科学教育系列活动。本次活动由福建省教育厅主办，三明市教育局承办，旨在推动全省中小学科学教育深入发展。南京农业大学教授方真，中国科学院动物研究所研究员陈睿，福建师范大学教师教育学院党委书记陈祖棋，三明市教育局局长刘铭盛，三元区政府副区长陈许忠，以及省、市教育部门相关领导、各地市教育界代表、校长和教师等共同参与了此次活动。

25日上午活动伊始，与会人员观看了三明市11个县（市、区）教育局和14所中小学校科学教育特色成果展。随后，刘铭盛局长致欢迎辞并为方真老师颁发“三明市中小学科学教育顾问”聘书。

方真老师表示：

“非常感谢三明教育局对我的信任给我颁发科学教育顾问证书，能为家乡教育事业服务是我的荣幸和责任。教育是建立在科学基础上的，我想不管自然和社会科学课程教育，科学是核心，要培养学生“Thinking in Science”的思维方式。我是邵武出生，一个月大时移居泰宁，泰宁县城长大的。我是泰宁实验小学幼儿园大班，实小和一中毕业的。我初高中时，常来三明参加少年围棋比赛和数理化竞赛或来大学毕业后来三明看我大哥（他在三化工作）和同学，三明也是我的故乡。我在国内外很多城市生活，学习和工作过，每次回三明和泰宁真正感觉到回到了家，特别亲切。记得2003年夏天，出国（西班牙，日本和加拿大）12年后，从加拿大蒙特利尔首次回泰宁，经多次转机，当飞机一下武夷山机场(坐大巴经转邵武回泰宁），闻到了费翔歌里《故乡的云》唱到的“故乡泥土的芬香”。

真正是闻到了小时候闽西北地区泰宁，夏日太阳暴晒下红土散发出一种特有的芬香。

谢谢大家！”

中午，在回宾馆的半途中，顺道与厅局领导参访了三明市第二实验幼儿园。

下午，方真老师到三明八中以《我的成长心路历程——三明我梦想开始的地方》为题给同学们和老师演讲（90分钟，包括提问）。他回顾了自己少年时期挑鹅卵石挣钱的经历，用小学暑期劳动所得购买《十万个为什么》系列丛书，从而在心中播下科学的种子。他坦言成长之路并非坦途，屡经出国选拔与考研挫折，但始终坚守理想、不懈努力。方老师还聚焦全球可再生能源议题，介绍了生物质能源的碳中性优势与其团队在秸秆制无甲醛板材、生物柴油等方面的研究成果，并结合三明及福建的农林生物资源禀赋，展望了绿色科技的应用前景。他鼓励师生：

“在实践中学习，在交流中理解，在质疑声中创新”，勇于提问、敢于突破。

“Learning from Practice

Understanding via Communication

Innovation from Questioning.”

积极投身农业邻域，报考农业院校如南农和中农从事科研与农业创新。讲座结束后，同学们向方老师提出了很多有趣的问题，方老师耐心讲解并希望同学们从小要有梦想：

“理想来自小梦，自信来自成功，思想来自科学，进步来自挫折。”

“Ambition from Little,

Confidence from Success,

Thinking in Science,

Progress from Setback.”

傍晚，在三明北站（沙县）吃完正宗沙县小吃后，天色渐黑，方老师唱着《故乡的云》踏着疲惫的脚步坐在北上南京（经南昌）的动车窗口，尽管很累，但是心中充满了无比的欢乐。临别前，对两位送别的青年老师说：“要学会唱《故乡的云》，下次方老师来要考你们，看看是否有能力纠正方老师唱腔中的走调和换气问题，有空带军人老公和小孩在夏日午后去野地，闻闻是否还有红土喷发的芬香？”老公们不能只会唱我在城关小学四年级会的（由泰宁6789部队大院女班长指挥）《打靶归来》，也要学会唱我不会的《九百九十九朵玫瑰》‌，要求生日时唱给你们听，要具有烂漫主义的革命情怀。在北上列车的窗口，一站站灯火扑来，像流萤飞走，寂静车厢中就方老师和一南昌女列车员。快到泰宁站时，方老师和她说：“我是泰宁长大的，下去只能利用停车的2分钟照张像。”她很感动地帮方老师照了一张显示很疲惫的像片（见下）。

聘为三明科学教育顾问方真老师感言Remarks after Appointed as the Scientific Education Consultant for Sanming

与省市教育厅局及沪明小学领导合影with Leaders from the Provincial and Municipal Education departments, as well as Principal Shanghai-Ming Primary School

中午在回宾馆的半途中，顺道参访三明市第二实验幼尔园Halfway back to the hotel, visiting the Second Experimental Kindergarten in Sanming City

讲座结束后的提问题Questions after the lecture

讲座结束后与三明八中老师合影with Principal and teachers of Sanming No.8 Middle School

北上归程途中，方老师已闻不到傍晚故乡泰宁“红土的芬香”On the way back north in the evening, no longer smell “the fragrance of the soil” in his hometown of Taining

费翔《故乡的云》‘The Clouds of My Hometown’ by Mr. Feixiang:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1EJC2BMEUQ?t=17.1

福建省中小学科学教育系列活动在三明举办

我市举办福建省“科学筑梦 点亮未来”中小学科学教育三明专场活动s

https://www.fjdaily.com/app/content/2025-11/26/content_3723366.html

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwMjE3MDQ1MQ==&mid=2653281770&idx=1&sn=ab63edd8a2aca1c135f3d74fc51c3205&chksm=800474cbb1584b36511

“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.

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)。午饭后方老师唱着小学四年级泰宁6789部队大院子弟女班长指挥的《打靶归来》，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

杰出校友Outstanding alumni

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

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/d6ykcRyYv1ULzx_FLNL8eA

工学院创新发展大会暨校友论坛隆重举行s

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

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.

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

https://ishare.ifeng.com/c/s/v002NUxWO–fZA7dKebChG9xBkBKOk7ZK3o4tej9igRkm–i0__

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