【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】The key technology project for \"converting coal into high-end carbon materials\" carried out by Zhaoqing Shunxin from 2005 to 2025 has passed evaluation

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Let’s give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** On October 21, 2025, the China International Association for Science and Technology organized experts to conduct a video assessment of the key technological projects related to the production of high-end carbon materials from coal liquefaction, carried out by Zhaoqing Shunxin Coal Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Coal-based Carbon Materials Research Co., Ltd. An expert group composed of Academicians Ni Weidou and Xie Kechang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academicians Han Buxing and Liu Yunqi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as experts and scholars in the fields of energy and materials from institutions such as China University of Petroleum (Huadong), China University of Mining and Technology, and Taiyuan University of Technology, believes that the evaluation documents provided for this achievement are complete and standardized, the technical approach adopted is unique, and the overall level reaches international leading standards; they recommend that efforts be made to advance its industrialization and application. The review comments indicate that this process can convert coal into high-yield, high-quality asphalt, which can then be used to produce advanced carbon materials. Its technical approach is unique, with the main innovations including: first, it enables effective control of the degree of coal conversion under relatively mild conditions; second, during the production process, the asphalt is directly refined, resulting in an excellent composition that surpasses that of other coal-based asphalts; third, using white asphalt as a raw material, a series of small-scale experimental products of 3D graphene and foam carbon with advanced performance parameters have been developed. It is said that by using this process, most of the carbon in coal can be converted into carbon materials, thereby significantly reducing carbon emissions. Almost no waste gas, wastewater, or waste residues are generated; any minor amounts that are released do not contaminate the environment after treatment. This approach can greatly increase the added value of coal. To date, 17 **patents** have been applied for regarding this achievement, of which 16 have been granted, granting independent intellectual property rights. According to Wu Ke, general manager of Zhaoqing Shunxin Coal Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., this technology is suitable for various types of coal such as lignite, long-flame coal, gas coal, and coking coal. It can be applied in most coal-producing areas in China (with the exception of anthracite), enabling the transformation of coal from a value of several thousand yuan per ton to a much higher value of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan per ton. Specifically, by applying this process to grade and classify coal for utilization, it can be converted into oil and gas as well as heavy-ring asphalt; the reaction conditions are mild, and precise conversion is achievable. The asphalt yield is 30%–50%, the ash content is only 0.01%, and about 80% of it consists of aromatic organic compounds, making it an excellent raw material for high-quality premium carbon materials. Using thick-ring asphalt as a raw material, two approaches can be employed to produce aerospace products and new energy products, namely intermediate-phase asphalt and 3D graphene; these products include foam carbon, 3D graphene, supercapacitor carbon, and superporous carbon.