2024 "SCIP+" Contest is calling for innovative solutions

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Introduction

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SCIP⁺ Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest has been successfully organized for five years. It has become one of the most influential contests in this industry. The 2024 SCIP⁺ Contest accords with latest trends of industry to focus on future materials, future energies and future environment to look for innovative solutions from around the globe. The partners of the Contest also come up with designated topics to suit their innovation directions. The Contest aims to help the chemical industry to innovate for more sustainable future.

This Contest is organized by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC), Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) and East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), co-organized by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company, Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd.,Shanghai Investment Promotion Service Center, Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board, SUEZ ASIA, Red Avenue Foundation, BusinessFrance, Enterprise Ireland and Impact Hub Shanghai.

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Main Topics

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Topic 1：Future Materials

Chemical industry low-carbon raw materials substitution; R&D, promotion and application of bio-manufacturing raw materials, biochemical materials, biodegradable materials, biomedical materials etc.; (for low altitude economy and new energy) special fiber materials, lightweight materials, battery and cell raw materials; electronic chemicals and its supporting materials; R&D, promotion and application of green new materials including high performance synthetic resin, membrane materials, rubber materials, engineering plastics, 3D printing materials, recyclable plastics; application of AI in materials R&D.

Topic 2：Future Energies

R&D and application of clean energies such as hydrogen energy, solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, ocean energy; low-carbon transportation fuel innovative solutions including green methane, SAF, green ammonia etc.; disruptive processes and technologies of high-efficiency new energy storage (including Power-to-X and chemical storage for new energy); innovative solutions for hydrogen production, storage and transportation.

Topic 3：Future Environment

Reuse and carbon reduction treatment of industrial, agricultural and household waste containing carbon as energy/resource; waste gas and water pollution treatment, land remediation; treatment, recycle and circular use solutions for solid waste, new pollutant and plastic pollution; carbon capture, sequestration and storage; energy conservation and consumption reduction transformation and smart management of energy and its utilization system; process optimization and other advanced technologies in energy conservation and carbon reduction; carbon emission verification and carbon footprint management.

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Designated Topics

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Besides main topics, applicants can also apply for the designated topics provided by multinationals etc. as below:

1.Development of key electronic chemical materials for integrated circuits

2. Semiconductors: silicon carbide wafer

3.Sustainable solutions of advanced materials in new energies, advanced electronics, or construction markets

4.Biobased raw materials applied to large-scale industrial production (key target is the method for PU, PC)

5.Advanced solution of chemical intermediates based on non-edible bio-based feedstock and bio-based waste

6.Development and validation of downstream application scenarios for biochar

7.Low-carbon and bio-based materials for the construction and industrial markets

8.Carbon fiber composite materials suitable for geothermal exchange systems

9.New materials and processes for clothing and footwear

10.Technology for sustainable tires

11.Sustainable feedstock for agrochemical additives

12.Research on preparation process and forming of 3D-printed carbon fiber composite materials

13.Novel polymer material discovery and product design using generative AI techniques

14.Research on the technology development and application of green energy such as green methanol and green ammonia

15.Design, simulation and optimization of hydrogen production of ammonia from green electricity

16.Large-scale hydrogen energy storage and transport technology

17.Low carbon aviation and shipping fuel applications

18.Chemical energy storage technology for sustainable electricity

19.Optimal control and dispatching strategies for new energy and electrolyzers

20.Flame retardant or fire safety solutions for a variety of high performance non-metal materials related to the new energy sector

21.New energy storage technology methodology with high efficiency, long life cycle and environment friendly; long-duration energy storage

22.Surfactant recycling

23.Operation optimization of degradable plastic projects

24.Design and simulation of chemically recycled plastics projects. Physical or chemical recycling technology for waste plastic

25.Wastewater / waste solid / waste gas treatment related to new energy Industry based on circular economy model

26.Prospective and industrial research of platinum group metals (PGMs) in plastic pollution control, recovery and recycling

27.Technologies for commercialized closed-loop applications of carbon dioxide in industry, CO2 high-selectivity conversion and utilization

28.Creating a sustainable future for mineral processing

29.Design, simulation and optimization of chemical processes using generative AI technologies

30.The next-generation smart chemistry lab challenge

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Requirements

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The participants are divided into Innovation Group and Entrepreneurship Group：

Innovation Group 

Participants are undergraduates and postgraduates in universities and scientific research institutes, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate graduates, teachers in colleges and universities, and scientists and technicians in enterprises. The applicant must be the project leader.

Entrepreneurship Group

Participants are domestic and foreign teams from registered companies and start-ups. They should have basic product, technology or service prototypes, own intellectual property rights, and seek for commercial scale. The applicant must be the founder, legal representative or technical director of the start-up.

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Timeline

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Launching and Application｜June 28th - September 30th

The Contest will be promoted to interested parties and participants by multiple ways through organizers, co-organizers, partners etc.

Each participating team registers and submits entries through the contest website (https://makeable.cn/2024-scip-home/). (Copy and paste the URL into your browser to open it.)

Selection｜October - November

Multiple rounds of online selection will be conducted by experts from industry, academia and capital. Participants for Finals will be selected.

Mentoring｜before the Finals

Organization Committee will invite experienced experts to mentor Finals participants.

Finals｜December

Experts from industry, capital, university and scientific institute will select winners in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

Accelerated transformation stage｜after the Finals

One-week in-depth incubation training on outstanding teams will be conducted in terms of innovative thinking, client authentication, product/service design, etc. Help will be offered for constructing sustainable and scalable business model, influence assessment, roadshow, investment matchmaking etc.

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Awards‍‍‍‍

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Opportunities for winning projects:

1.The winning projects will have the opportunity to benefit from the supportive policies of Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) for the transformation of innovative achievements.

2.The winning projects will have the chance to receive financial aid from the "Eagle Plan" Foundation.

3.The winning projects will have the opportunity to be recommended by the Science and Technology Financial Centre of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Shanghai Branch to ICBC Investment and Co-investment Fund.

4.The organizing committee will arrange immersion business visits with representatives from leading global companies to accelerate the incubation of winning teams and facilitate investor matchmaking.

5.The winning projects will have the chance to communicate with industry experts for industrial docking, application landing, and market development.

6.Outstanding winning teams will have the opportunity to obtain free workstations at the Shanghai International Chemical & New Materials Innovation Centre in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park and enjoy corresponding support policies for R&D, small pilot, pilot testing, and other activities (as referenced in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Implementation Measures of Special Support for Facilitating High-quality Industrial Development).

Apply Now

Application website (please use PC  to open the link) :

https://makeable.cn/2024-scip-home/

Scroll down to "Apply Now" and choose the group that fits you best >> Click and fill in the application form >> Submit 

For More Information

Any question about the contest and application

please reach us at: [e-mail]

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Organizers

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Co-organizers

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Partners

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Green chemicals innovate the future!

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