Competition background

As an important industry event that supports the development of high-end green innovation in chemistry and chemical industry, promotes innovation cooperation and exchanges in the international chemical field, and brings together global innovation resources and outstanding talents, the four-year "SCIP+" Green Chemical and Chemical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition has achieved fruitful results. On June 27, 2023, the fifth "SCIP+" Competition was officially launched in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone as scheduled.

Adhering to the development concept of "innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing," this competition is jointly sponsored by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, China Chemical Industry Society, Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone and East China University of Science and Technology. Co-organizers include: China Petrochemical Shanghai Petrochemical Company, Shanghai Huayi Holding Group Company, China Petrochemical Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Company, Shanghai City Investment Promotion Service Center, Shanghai City Foreign Investment Promotion Center, Suez Asia, Tongcheng Charity Foundation, French Commerce and Investment Agency, Anglo American Resources Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Brightlands Chemelot Campus and Impact Hub Shanghai.

Competition proposition

With the theme of "Green·Shaping the Future", a total of 3 main propositions and a number of designated propositions have been set in this competition

Main proposition 1: Future materials

In the chemical industry, low-carbon raw material substitutions, biomass-based materials, synthetic biomaterials, biomedical materials, biodegradable materials, high-end membrane materials, high-performance engineering plastics, functional polymer materials, composite materials, 3D printing materials, electronic chemicals and its supporting materials and other green new materials. R & D, promotion and application.

Main proposition 2: Future energy

Research and development and application of clean energy such as hydrogen energy, solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, ocean energy, and geothermal energy, as well as disruptive processes and technologies such as efficient energy storage (focusing on diversified power conversion, new energy chemical energy storage, etc.).

Main proposition 3: Future carbon cycle

Energy-saving transformation and intelligent management of energy and energy-using systems, application and optimization of new equipment, new processes and production processes, electrification, new energy/resource reuse of carbon-containing waste from various industrial, agricultural and domestic sources, Capture, storage and reuse of carbon dioxide.

Contest designated proposition

This competition has specially designated proposition units based on the main proposition, and participating teams can provide solutions or entrepreneurial practice results based on specific problems. The specific proposition is as follows:

01 Physical and chemical recycling technology for waste plastics

02 Biochar preparation and downstream application development

03 High-temperature thermal cracking and gasification technology to produce syngas

04 Practical and innovative solutions for polymer materials in low-energy buildings; low-carbon and sustainable building materials, such as alternatives to cement and gravel

05 PFAS Alternatives to perfluoro/polyfluoroalkyl compounds, especially PTFE

06 Biobased materials: How to effectively extract biobased aromatic hydrocarbons from lignin raw materials

07 Bio-based surfactants (synthetic biology, biological extracts, biomass-based raw material routes, etc.)

08 Electrochemical green process

09 Chemical energy storage technology for sustainable energy and electricity; long-cycle chemical energy storage system; high-efficiency and high-density new energy chemical energy storage technology; application of industrial energy storage: On the improvement of multi-link business models under policy guidance

10 Control optimization of large-scale green hydrogen preparation under off-grid conditions; continuous flow biological hydrogen production technology based on biomass recycling; storage and transportation of hydrogen energy at room temperature and pressure

11 Special materials (renewable energy, lightweight, natural resource management, electronic solutions)

12 Innovative technical solutions for preparing polyolefins and PET/PEF plastics based on non-fossil raw materials

13 Technology for the application of artificial intelligence in the development of new green raw materials; material design and process optimization based on machine learning (such as high-performance epoxy resins, special engineering plastics, etc.)

14 Research and development, processing and application promotion of degradable plastics; biodegradable products for agriculture, forestry and fishery

15 Sustainable carbon raw materials and application technologies (biomass raw materials, carbon dioxide, etc.)

Participants and requirements

The competition sets up an entrepreneurial innovation group and an entrepreneurial practice group:

Entrepreneurial Innovation Group Participants

Undergraduate and postgraduate students in institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutes, undergraduate and postgraduate graduates in full-time non-adult education, young university teachers, and young enterprise scientific and technological workers.

Applicant Must be the project leader

The participants have the theme of "Green·Shaping the Future", have innovative scientific research results, form innovative product upgrade suggestions or market development suggestions, and have complete project proposals that can transform results.

Entrepreneurial Practice Group Participants

Domestic and foreign start-ups and teams of registered companies should have basic product, technology or service prototypes, have their own intellectual property rights, and seek commercial scale.

Applicant Must be the founder, legal representative or technical leader of the company and team.

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competition award

In addition to bonuses and certificates, the award-winning projects will have the opportunity to receive funding from the Angel Fund. Outstanding award-winning teams will also receive free office space at the Shanghai International Chemical New Materials Innovation Center, and will subsequently conduct research and development in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone., small scale, pilot scale and other activities can enjoy corresponding support policies.