20/11/2025
📸Highlights from 1st APAC Green & Sustain 2025, 9–12 November, Bangkok ✨
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The First Asia Pacific Conference on Green Chemical Engineering & Sustainability (APAC Green & Sustain 2025) successfully took place from 9–12 November 2025 at the Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok. The conference was co-organized by the Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University; Mahanakorn University of Technology (MUT); and the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, with support from the Hub of Talents: Sustainable Materials for Circular Economy (HubSustainMat) under the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).
The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. Dr. Pornanong Aramwit, Vice President of Chulalongkorn University. Welcome remarks were delivered by Prof. Hathaikarn Manuspiya, Chairman of APAC Green & Sustain 2025; Prof. Chunshan Li, Vice President of IPE; and Asst. Prof. Porntep Puangprakhon, Vice President of MUT. Congratulatory messages were also shared by Prof. Suojiang Zhang of IPE and Dr. Wiparat Dee-ong, Executive Director of NRCT. The conference welcomed 126 participants from academia and industry across the Asia–Pacific region.
Over four days, the program featured plenary, keynote, and invited lectures by distinguished experts, alongside oral and poster presentations spanning a wide range of topics in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering — including Green Catalysts & Materials, Green Reaction Engineering, Green Separation Process, New Energy & Materials, and Carbon Neutrality & Sustainability. The event concluded with an award ceremony recognizing outstanding presentations, followed by the handover of the conference plaque to Prof. Chunshan Li, representing IPE as next year’s host.
Held under the theme “Greenovations in Chemical Engineering toward Global Sustainability,” APAC Green & Sustain 2025 showcased the region’s growing momentum in green technologies and strengthened collaborative research efforts driving sustainable innovations.
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