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

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

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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.

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

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

Stainless steel catalyzed pyrolysis of waste oil: Biofuel production, catalyst regeneration and environmental assessment

Recently, Master graduate student Mr. Guo-qiang Zhu (currently a PhD student at City University of Hong Kong) supervised by Associate Prof. Lu-jiang Xu and Prof. Zhen Fang published a research article in Chemical Engineering Journal about stainless steel catalyzed pyrolysis of waste cooking oil.

Valorizing waste cooking oil into biofuels not only achieves renewable green fuels but mitigates waste disposal. Here, we demonstrate a catalytic pyrolysis process using novel regenerable austenitic stainless steel catalysts containing Fe (II) and Fe (III) active phases. Firstly, an activated SS catalyst with austenite Fe and metal oxides showed outstanding deoxygenation performance, directionally promoting the enrichment of alkene. And then, optimal pyrolysis conditions were investigated via response surface methodology and determined as temperature 550 °C, single catalyst layer and feeding rate 3 mL/h. Besides, catalyst exhibited exceptional cyclic stability over 10 consecutive cycles, attributed to its unique coke-mediated regeneration mechanism. Distinguished with active surface sites, the regenerated catalyst recovered the catalytic activity and made coke deposits form carbon nanotube structure where the regeneration mechanism was proposed in terms of experimental results and characteristics of coke and catalyst. Eventually, life cycle assessment was conducted stressing on the reduction of global warming potential and environment impact for whole process and sensitivity of key parameters. Overall, this work provides fundamental insights into coke-catalyst interactions while establishing an industrially viable pathway for sustainable biofuel production.

Related results were accepted in Chemical Engineering Journal：

Stainless steel catalyzed pyrolysis of waste oil to Biofuels

不锈钢催化废弃油脂热解：生物燃料生产、催化剂再生和环境评估

最近，硕士毕业生祝国强，现为香港城市大学在读博士研究生，在徐禄江副教授和方真教授的指导下，在国际学术期刊Chemical Engineering Journal (Q1, IF=13.2) 发表了一篇关于不锈钢催化废弃油脂热解的研究性论文。

将废弃食用油转化为生物燃料，不仅可以获得可再生的绿色燃料，还可以减少废物处理。本文展示了一种采用新型可再生奥氏体不锈钢催化剂的催化热解工艺，该催化剂含有 Fe(II) 和 Fe(III) 活性相。首先，含有奥氏体和金属氧化物的不锈钢催化剂表现出优异的脱氧性能，定向促进了烯烃的富集。然后，通过响应面法优化了最佳热解条件，确定了最优条件为温度 550 ℃、单层催化剂和进料速率 3 mL/h。此外，由于其独特的积炭介导再生机制，催化剂在连续 10 次循环中表现出优异的循环稳定性。由于活性表面位点的存在，再生催化剂恢复了催化活性，并使积炭沉积形成碳纳米管结构，并根据实验结果以及积炭和催化剂的表征结果提出了再生机理。最后，对整个工艺进行了生命周期评估，重点关注降低全流程的全球变暖潜能值和环境影响，以及关键参数的敏感性。这项研究为焦炭-催化剂相互作用提供了基础性见解，同时也为可持续生物燃料生产提供了重要途径。

结果发表在Chemical Engineering Journal：

G Zhu, H. Xu, J. Zhang, G. Xie, Z. Fang, L. Xu*. Stainless steel catalyzed pyrolysis of waste oil: Biofuel production, catalyst regeneration and environmental assessment. Chemical Engineering Journal（IF=13.2）(2025) 167020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.167020