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In May 2024, the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids and Green Processes (APCIL-8) was held in Kaifeng, China, with the theme “Ionic Liquids Creating New Future, Low Carbon Innovation Contributing to Green World.” Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM) co-organized the conference.

ICM spearheaded the planning and organization of session 10, the “International Outstanding Young Scholar Symposium on ILs and Green Processes.” This session brought together 30 distinguished young experts from around the world, including Dr. Liang Zhao (China University of Petroleum, Beijing), Dr. Kazuhiko Matsumoto (Kyoto University, Japan), Dr. Jason Chun-Ho Lam (City University of Hong Kong, China), Dr. Ruwei Chen (University College London, UK), Dr. Xu Hou (Xiamen University, China), Dr. Kosuke Kuroda (Kanazawa University, Japan), Dr. Jieshan Qiu (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China), Dr. Zongbi Bao (Zhejiang University, China), Dr. Linbing Sun (Nanjing Tech University, China), and Dr. Junli Ren (South China University of Technology, China). Their presentations showcased latest innovative research and fostered rich discussions on green innovation.

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At “Meet the RSC Editors” event on the 13th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS13), the representative of Industrial Chemistry & Materials, Prof. Atsushi Urakawa, shared valuable insights on the theme: “How Best to Publish your Best Research.”

Dr. Maria Southall, Executive Editor of RSC, hosted the activity. Several editors from other RSC journals were invited to attend the event, including Prof. Atsushi Urakawa, Editorial Board member of Industrial Chemistry & Materials, Prof. Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Editorial Board Chair of Green Chemistry, Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, Editor-in-Chief of Catalysis Science & Technology, Profs. Bin Liu, Kenichi Shimizu, and Xiulian Pan, Associate Editors of Catalysis Science & Technology, and Prof. Haichao Liu, Associate Editor of RSC Sustainability.

To encourage active communication among early-career researchers, Industrial Chemistry & Materials, along with other RSC journals, including Chemical Science, EES Catalysis, RSC Sustainability, Catalysis Science & Technology, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, supported the Best Oral Presentation Award at this conference.

Best Oral Presentation Awards:

[1]          OP-1-19, Esteban Gaston Gioria, Technical University of Denmark, In-situ investigations of Ni phyllosilicates for CH₄ decomposition: switching from tip- to base growth of carbon nanotubes.

[2]          OP-6-7, Qingpeng Cheng, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Strategic Design of Metal Catalysts for Efficient Methane Valorization.

[3]          OP-2-9,  Maria Grabchenko, Tomsk State University, Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Utilization in DRM: The Role of CeO₂-MnOхModified SBA-15-Supported Ni Catalysts.

[4]          OP-3-14, Laura Kraußer, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Physical Mixing as a Method for Efficiently Introducing Promoters into Fe-Based Catalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Higher Hydrocarbons.

[5]          OP-3-4, Andrea Fasolini, University of Bologna, Production of acetic acid by CO₂ electroreduction using an electrocatalyst based on CuMgAl Layered Double Hydroxide.

[6]          OP-5-3, Cherie Hsu, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Preparation of model catalyst systems to optimize sustainable aviation fuel production via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

[7]          OP-4-8, Jon Bjarke Valbaek Mygind, Technical University of Denmark, The Crucial Role of the Proton Shuttle in the Lithium-Mediated Nitrogen Reduction Reaction.

[8]          OP-1-12, Daan W. Groefsema, Utrecht University, Measuring Local Exothermic Effects during the Oxidative Coupling of Methane using Operando Luminescence Thermometry.

[9]          OP-2-12, Mufudzi Chaza, University of Cape Town, Support effects on the performance of ruthenium-based Power-to-Liquids Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts for high carbon monoxide conversion.

[10]        OP-3-13, Koki Saegusa, Waseda University, Theoretical Study of the Control of CO₂ Capture by the Application of an Electric Field.