The Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently signed an agreement to join HTRI!

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Dear HTRI friends, the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently signed an agreement to join HTRI, becoming a new member of HTRI in China. The Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy) was established on October 1, 1958. At the establishment of the institute, in response to **strategic needs, chemical engineering principles and technologies were applied to enhance the metallurgical processes; the \"three-high theory\" of high-pressure furnace tops, high wind temperatures, and high drum humidity was developed, which doubled iron production ； We pioneered the technology of oxygen converter steelmaking. As the lead organization on the project, we collaborated with Shijingshan Iron and Steel Company and other entities to establish New China’s first industrially operational continuous-production converter steel mill, thereby increasing steelmaking efficiency by more than 20 times ； Regarding the **urgently needing to be developed Panzhihua vanadium-titanium magnetite, Baotou rare earth iron ore, and Jinchuan nickel sulfide ore**, new methods for the separation and extraction of elements such as vanadium, titanium, rare earths, cobalt, and nickel have been researched, making significant contributions to the development of China’s iron and steel industry as well as non-ferrous metals industry. In the 1970s, under the leadership of Mr. Guo Musun and Mr. Chen Jiayong, the applications of chemical engineering principles were expanded into fields such as resources and environment, energy, and materials preparation. In the 1980s, progress was made in integrating chemical engineering with biotechnology, while in the 1990s, research in engineering chemistry was further strengthened. Entering the 21st century, the Institute took the lead in China in establishing the field of process engineering. Centered on spatio-temporal multi-scale structures, it organized systematic research at four levels, thereby laying the foundation for the disciplinary development of process engineering. With the approval of the Central Organization Establishment Commission, it was officially renamed the Institute of Process Engineering in 2001, marking a historic transition from “an institute specializing in chemical engineering and metallurgy” to “a leading institute in process engineering”. Over the past decade, in response to the major strategic needs for the greening, intelligentization, and high-end development of the process industries, efforts have been made to establish a new model for integrated development among education, scientific research, and industry—from basic research to applications. In 2019, leveraging relevant outstanding scientific research capabilities both within and outside the institute, it took the lead in founding the Innovation Institute for Green Process Manufacturing of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Centered around the “dual carbon” goals and with介 science as its core, the Institute conducts strategic, pioneering, and forward-looking technological research as well as fundamental research in common areas, targeting low-carbon energy, strategic resources, green chemistry, advanced materials, and biomedicine. These efforts aim to meet strategic requirements and drive the development of emerging industries. Since its establishment, the institute has won 534 international, **, and provincial/ministerial-level awards, including 7 awards from foreign institutions and 39 awards from the three major ** awards. It hosts academic journals such as Acta Process Engineering, Particuology, Green Energy & Environment, Green Chemical Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry & Materials, and serves as the research institute affiliated with the first-level society, the Chinese Society of Particulate Science. Over the past decade, 8,855 papers have been published, with SCI papers ranking 22nd among similar institutions nationwide and EI papers ranking 12th. It holds over 1,900 valid authorized patents, ranking first in the country within its industry in terms of the number of invention patents authorized by the **Intellectual Property Office**. If you wish to learn more about this member, please visit their official website: http://ipe.cas.cn/. Therefore, we cordially invite all HTRI members in China to join us in welcoming this new member! Additionally, HTRI’s official website has posted information regarding its training programs in June and July. Interested individuals may visit https://www.htri.net/events for more details. Zhao Fang, HTRI China Representative, Botec Technology – Huaqiang Building, No. 151 Keyuan Road, Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park. Phone: 021-5020 8831 / 186 12508 433. Email: zhaofang@botec-china.com/ htri.china@htri.net