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**A mid-term review meeting for the key research and development project \"Direct production of high-value chemicals from coal via syngas\" was held in Beijing. Author/Source: YahuacCoalChemicalIndustry. Date: 2019-07-04. Clicks: 5. Recently, the office in charge of the special project on \"Clean and efficient utilization of coal and new energy-saving technologies\" under the High-Tech Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the \"project office\") organized an expert team to conduct a mid-term review in Beijing of the project led by Fudan University, which aims at direct production of high-value chemicals from coal via syngas. More than 40 people attended the meeting, including representatives from the science and technology management departments of the project leading units, experts responsible for the overall expert group of the project, inspection team experts such as peer experts and financial experts, relevant personnel from the project office, and key members of the project team. The expert group listened to a detailed presentation on the research work by the project leader, Academician Bao Xinhe, President of the University of Science and Technology of China, and highly praised the solid research efforts carried out by the project team. They also held in-depth and lively discussions with the team on issues such as the evolution mechanism of composite catalysts and their deactivation mechanisms. Following thorough discussions and inquiries, the expert group agreed that the various research tasks of the project are well coordinated, the overall progress of the project is satisfactory, and it is likely that the project goals and evaluation criteria will be achieved. In his summary, the head of the special task force outlined a series of service initiatives that have been implemented in project management over the period since the 13th Five-Year Plan, as part of the reforms related to streamlining administration, improving regulation, and enhancing services. Drawing on the spirit of recent reform documents issued by the central government and the Ministry of Science and Technology, he shared his insights and understanding. He hoped that while carrying out research work, project teams would also pay more attention to studying documents related to the standards for evaluating the overall performance of projects, and that they would focus on organizing and refining project outcomes in accordance with the requirements for categorized evaluation. Additionally, he expected project teams to address the issues related to applying basic research to future applications, in line with the objectives of key research and development programs, thereby supporting China’s major scientific and technological needs in this field. “The project \"Direct production of high-value chemicals from coal via syngas\" is a fundamental and cutting-edge initiative established in 2017 as part of the key special program on \"Clean and efficient utilization of coal and new energy-saving technologies.\" Its main objective is to explore new processes and methods for directly converting syngas into fuels and chemicals, in order to address the significant issues associated with traditional coal chemical processing, such as high CO2 emissions, excessive water consumption, and high energy usage. The project focuses on the catalytic mechanisms and methods for the controlled synthesis of high-value chemicals such as olefins, aromatics, and ethanol from coal-based syngas. It involves the research and development of composite catalysts composed of metal oxides and molecular sieves to improve conversion efficiency, as well as the implementation of large-scale production processes.