To steadily advance the internationalization of the School, broaden faculty and students’ international academic horizons, and deepen scientific research cooperation and talent training exchanges between Chinese and foreign universities, a delegation led by Professor Joris Thybaut from Ghent University, Belgium, visited the School of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology on May 29. A series of exchange activities including academic lectures, cooperative seminars and laboratory tours were organized, bringing cutting-edge research achievements and new ideas for international collaboration to teachers and students of our School.
The academic lecture session was successfully held in Room A203 of the Engineering Building, presided over by Professor Sun Baochang, Vice Dean of the School. Faculty members, doctoral and master’s students from relevant majors attended the event, where a vibrant academic atmosphere prevailed. Centering on frontier research topics in chemical engineering, visiting experts from Ghent University delivered a series of high-level lectures covering a broad spectrum of topics with forward-looking research perspectives.
Professor Joris Thybaut presented a lecture entitled Reaction and Reactor Engineering Intricacies in Bio-Gas Upgradation. He systematically illustrated the research background and application value of biogas upgrading technology, with in-depth elaboration on reaction mechanisms, core reactor engineering bottlenecks and optimization strategies for biogas upgrading processes. Combined with cutting-edge research outcomes, he analyzed technical constraints and future development trends in this field, offering vital references for our faculty and students engaged in research on clean energy conversion and gas resource utilization.
Associate Professor Ouyang Yi shared an academic report titled Process Intensification of CO₂ Capture by HiGee Vortex Technology. Focusing on carbon capture technologies under the “Dual Carbon” strategy, he detailed the core principles, technical strengths and process innovations of HiGee vortex technology, and systematically demonstrated the latest research progress and engineering application potential of this technology in intensified CO₂ capture processes, providing novel research ideas for energy conservation, carbon reduction and green process optimization in chemical engineering.
Dr. César Pernalete Piña delivered a speech themed HyProM: a Fundamental Kinetic Model for Industrial Scale Hydroprocesses. Oriented toward the intelligent development of industrial hydroprocessing technologies, he shared the construction methodology, core algorithms and practical application scenarios of HyProM, a fundamental kinetic model for industrial-scale hydrogenation processes. Sufficient data and case studies verified the model’s crucial role in precise industrial regulation, process optimization and efficiency improvement, facilitating innovative research on intelligent and accurate industrial chemical processes.
The three lectures featured solid content, forward-looking viewpoints and close alignment with hot research frontiers of chemical engineering, covering multiple key research fields such as clean energy conversion, intensified carbon capture processes and kinetic modeling of industrial reactions. After the lectures, faculty and students actively raised questions and engaged in intensive discussions with visiting experts on technical mechanisms, experimental methodologies, model optimization, international joint research and other topics. The expert team responded to all inquiries in detail, fostering enthusiastic on-site interaction.
This visit and exchange by professors from Ghent University has built a high-quality platform for academic communication between our School and world-class overseas universities, effectively promoting mutual exchange and learning of cutting-edge academic ideas, research achievements and research experience between China and abroad. Regular international academic exchanges not only widen the global research vision of our faculty and students and stimulate interdisciplinary and transnational scientific innovation vitality, but also further consolidate the foundation of bilateral scientific research collaboration and joint talent training in chemical engineering, injecting strong impetus into the School’s sustained internationalized schooling and the improvement of disciplinary construction and high-level talent cultivation quality.