Can you imagine if CBM(Coalbed Methane)was able to manufacture diamonds?
On the 2ndof May, Taiyuan University of Technology (TYUT) and Yangquan Coal Industry (YQCI) signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement. This cooperation between the hundred-year-old university and the longstanding coal industry is a substantial step in the promotion of renewable and efficient utilization of CBM in Shanxi Province. It represents a fantastic example of cooperation between academia and industry for the sake of Shanxi’s transformative and innovative development.
The signing ceremony was attended by Wu Yuchen, TYUT's communist party secretary, Zhai Hong, YQCI’s communist party secretary and chairman, and Yu Shengwang, the director of the research and development team at TYUT’s CBM-Diamond Synthesis Laboratory.
Yu Shengwang introduced the designs for his laboratory's diamond manufacturing production line. The process uses CBM and other gases, including hydrogen, to synthesize diamond. These gases are recycled, which greatly reduces the cost of production and is an excellent example of the renewable use of energy. The diamond can then be used in a diverse array of areas, such as knives, heat radiation devices in integrated circuits, missile heads, terahertz radar, and even jewelry.
Wu Yuchen expressed how he thought that this project has retained complete intellectual property rights because of the independent design of core technology and the independent manufacturing of key equipment. TYUT discovered how to efficiently utilise CBM and promoted research into materials and equipment. This strategy of innovation-driven development has had a positive influence on Shanxi Province and the whole country.
Zhai Hong highlighted the three areas of cooperation between TYUT and YQCI: establishing a Joint Research Centre, setting up the Chemical Research Institute where new technology can be tested for environmental protection devices, and promoting cooperation in joint projects.
The establishment of TYUT as a “first-rate” university has been led by the coal chemical industry, which itself relies on the materials, mechanical equipment and mining industries. At TYUT, a great deal of research into the utility of coal is carried out with the goal of contributing to the sustainable development of Shanxi.
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