Preface

We are glad to introduce you that the 2020 International Conference on Green Chemical and Environmental Science (ICGCES 2020), supported by AEIC Academic Exchange Information Center, was successfully held on June 12, 2020. In light of worldwide travel restriction and the impact of COVID-19, ICGCES 2020 was carried out in the form of virtual conference to avoid personnel gatherings. Because most participants were still highly enthusiastic about participating in this conference, we chose to carry out ICGCES 2020 via online platform according to the original schedule instead of postponing it. ICGCES 2020 aimed to provide a flexible platform for experts and scholars in the field of Green Chemical and Environmental Science to disseminate the latest research achievements and advanced technologies, as well as to promote the cooperation between each other. We are greatly honored to have invited Prof. Jieshan Qiu, the Dean of College of Chemical Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), to serve as our Conference Chair. Prof. Qiu is an internationally-recognized expert in chemical engineering, whose research areas cover both fundamental and applied aspects of carbon materials and science, with a focus on the methodologies for producing carbon materials from coal and coal-derived by-products such as coal tar pitch, and their applications in energy storage and conversion (solar cells, supercapacitor and batteries, etc.), catalysis and environment protection. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. Our beloved Conference Chair, Prof. Qiu, was also invited to present his latest research. In the last part of the conference, all participants were invited to join in a WeChat group to discuss and explore the academic issues after the presentations. The online discussion was lasted for about 30-60 minutes. The first two parts were conducted via online collaboration tool, Zoom, while the online discussion was carried out through instant communication tool, WeChat. The online platform enabled all participants to join this grand academic event from their own home. List of Conference Chairman and Committee are available in this pdf.