摘要
Coal is of utmost importance for the energy and chemical engi-neering fields of China,as it contributes to 56.8%of primary energy supply in 2020 in the country.On the one hand,coal is the major source of energy and resources for its rich endowment in China;However,on the other hand,it is the major source of environmen-tal pollution due to the implementation of outdated technologies.Therefore,according to Professor Kechang Xie in 2004,“The only way out is to develop and promote the clean and efficient coal uti-lization technologies”.In the past 40 years,China has made a sig-nificant progress in research and development related to modern coal chemical engineering,including lab-scale fundamental research and industrial-scale construction of many giant chemical plants.
