The coal chemical project with an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons in Xingan League, Inner Mongolia, has entered into a technical cooperation agreement with Zhejiang University

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The first phase of the economic and technological development zone in Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia, which is designed for the cyclic production of products via the low-temperature pyrolysis of lignite to obtain tar followed by hydrogenation, with an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons, recently saw the holding of ceremonies for investing in the production facilities, as well as for conducting research and development, design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and signing technical agreements. Inner Mongolia Nuomenhan Clean Coal Co., Ltd. has entered into a long-term technical cooperation agreement with Zhejiang University. **Fang Mengxiang, a scientist specializing in the low-temperature pyrolysis of lignite and a doctor from Zhejiang University, explained that this project employs a multi-product generation technology for the clean utilization of lignite in Inner Mongolia through coal grading and conversion. This technology uses pyrolysis to transform the hydrogen-rich components in coal into gas and tar; the gas can be used to produce natural gas, while the tar can be further hydrogenated to produce gasoline and diesel. The semi-coke resulting from pyrolysis can then be gasified and burned, thereby enabling the simultaneous production of heat, electricity, oil, and gas. This technology will significantly improve the level of resource utilization and comprehensive value of coal, helping to alleviate the shortage of oil and gas supplies in our country; it represents a development direction for clean coal utilization that is currently receiving **priority support. Wang Qinhui, deputy director of the International Energy Research Center for Clean Conversion and Utilization of Coal (experimental facility) and a Ph.D. from Zhejiang University, said that Zhejiang University has completed the development of key technologies related to the hierarchical conversion and differentiated utilization of coal through pyrolysis, and the technology is now ready for industrial application. Next, Zhejiang University will engage in long-term cooperation with Nomonhan Clean Coal Co., Ltd., focusing on the research and development of a multi-product technology for the pyrolysis, gasification, staged conversion of lignite in dual fluidized bed systems, as well as the production of coal tar. It will also establish joint research institutions and mechanisms for training collaborative talent, carrying out both laboratory research and industrial-scale trials ； Collaborate on carrying out industrial demonstrations and applications for the combined production of heat, electricity, gas, tar, and coke through the cyclic fluidized-bed pyrolysis and combustion of lignite for staged conversion, in order to achieve industrial demonstration and large-scale application of this technology. Ulijimiren, chairman of Inner Mongolia Nuomenhan Clean Coal Co., Ltd., said that this project is a coal chemical project that aligns with **industrial policies regarding the efficient, advanced processing, and value-added utilization of aged lignite; it is also a project funded by the **973 Science and Technology Program, a key research project under the **8th Five-Year Plan, and a project related to the commercialization of major achievements from the 863 Program. The company has entered into a 10-year partnership with Zhejiang University covering strategic, technical, talent, and industry-university-research collaboration; the support provided by Zhejiang University will offer strong backing for the project’s technical equipment and production facilities.