Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Reply on Establishing the National Engineering Laboratory for Technology and Equipment in Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control." The National Engineering Laboratory for Technology and Equipment in Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control, led by South China University of Technology, has officially been approved for establishment. This marks the only institution from Guangdong Province selected in this batch.

  The National Engineering Laboratory for Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control Technologies and Equipment is jointly established by South China University of Technology, along with leading domestic institutions such as Guangdong Southern Environmental Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Beijing Xuelong Technology Co., Ltd., Haiwan Environmental Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Sichuan University, and Qingdao Huashijie Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. The director of the engineering laboratory is Professor Ye Daiqi. Total project investment 11283 Ten thousand yuan, government-funded allocation 2000 Ten thousand yuan The laboratory is aimed at China VOCs The issues of weak governance technologies and low operational reliability in critical materials and equipment support the advancement of key industries such as petrochemicals, packaging and printing, furniture, automotive and shipbuilding, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. VOCs Source and process control, novel high-efficiency adsorption, catalysis, and low-concentration applications VOCs Adsorption concentration, high-efficiency regenerative thermal oxidation, biological purification, low-temperature plasma purification, ozone catalytic oxidation, and integrated treatment systems, VOCs Research, development, integration, and engineering of technologies, materials, processes, and complete sets of equipment for leak detection and early warning systems, addressing VOCs The bottlenecks in the development of pollution-control technologies and equipment—specifically, enhancing independent innovation capabilities, strengthening foundational supporting infrastructure, and achieving overall technological levels and key performance indicators that match or even surpass international advanced or leading standards—are crucial for accelerating the rapid growth of the environmental protection industry and elevating China's competitive edge. VOCs Pollution control technology and equipment level.

It is reported that, as a nationally recognized key research platform, the National Engineering Laboratory is an essential component of the national innovation system. Established under the auspices of enterprises, restructured research institutions, scientific research institutes, or universities, it serves as a dedicated R&D entity. As a critical industrial technology infrastructure, the National Engineering Laboratory has been incorporated into the nation's Medium- to Long-Term Science and Technology Development Plan. Its mission is to enhance industries' independent innovation capabilities and core competitiveness, overcome technological and equipment bottlenecks hindering industrial restructuring and the growth of priority sectors, strengthen technical support and safeguards for the country's major strategic initiatives and flagship projects, and drive comprehensive improvements in experimental and development capacities for cutting-edge, forward-looking, and strategically vital technologies. Ultimately, these efforts aim to accelerate China's industrial development and technological advancement, laying a robust technological foundation for building an innovative nation.