Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Held an Air Purification Equipment Donation Ceremony to Promote Science and Technology Collaboration Between China and Thailand

Haze Control Technology and System Integration in Chiang Mai

17 11, 2022

On November 8, the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS) held a ceremony, donating air purification equipment to the collaborators of Thailand. The ceremony was held at SICCAS and also virtually. This is an achievement of an ANSO Collaborative Research project entitled “Haze Control Technology and System Integration in Chiang Mai”. More than 20 officials and representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, Thai Public Broadcasting Service Corporation, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University, and Bangkok Innovation Cooperation Center Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the ceremony. Mr. Sittikorn Chantadansuwan, Minister Counselor of the Thai Embassy in China, Mr. JIA Bo, Senior Manager of the ANSO Secretariat, and Prof. SONG Lixin, Director of SICCAS attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Prof. SUN Jing, the principal investigator of the project, hosted the meeting, and Prof. SHI Gansheng introduced the development process and technical details of the donated equipment.

Prof. SONG Lixin gave a warm welcome to Mr. Sittikorn Chantadansuwan and his entourage as well as the online guests. He briefly introduced the research areas and achievements of SICCAS, especially the progress of promoting international cooperation of the Belt and Road Initiative in recent years with the support of ANSO and other international organizations.

Prof. SUN Jing stated that based on the haze and usage conditions in Thailand, the team developed the air purification equipment adopting high-flux electrostatic agglomeration and catalytic technology which exhibits the advantages of large air volume, zero consumables, easy cleaning, and efficient degradation of O3 and VOCs. She hoped this donation will help improve the air quality in schools in Thailand and play an important role in application demonstrations. Dr. Nion Sirimongkonlertkun from the Rajamangala University of Technology, the contact person of the recipient “Blue School” project, introduced the serious haze pollution problem currently faced by Thai schools. She expressed heartfelt gratitude for the donation of these air purification equipment supported by SICCAS and ANSO, and hoped that the donation would promote the implementation of the air purification technology and deepen further cooperation between the two countries.

Mr. JIA Bo expressed his congratulations on this donation ceremony. He indicated that with the support of ANSO, SICCAS, the National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand (NSTDA), Chiang Mai University, and Saigon University jointly carried out the project of “Haze Control Technology and System Integration in Chiang Mai”, and the donated equipment is one of the important achievements of the project. He hoped that the equipment could provide new solutions and practical help for haze control in Thailand, and the results of this ANSO project could effectively serve to improve the ecological environment, enhance the well-being of the people in Thailand, and promote the common development of regional economies.

Minister Counselor Mr. Sittikorn Chantadansuwan, on behalf of the Thai Embassy in China, recalled the cooperation and communication with the project team in the past three years. He affirmed the technical advancement of the air purification equipment developed by SICCAS and especially appreciated the long-term effort that ANSO and SICCAS have made on haze control for Thailand. Lastly, he expressed his willingness to continue to promote bilateral cooperation to extend air purification technology in Thailand.

Source: SUN Jing, SICCAS