Recently, the strategic consulting center of the Chinese Academy of engineering and other units jointly issued the global engineering frontier 2019 report, and selected 93 annual global engineering research frontier and 94 global engineering development frontier,
In the field of chemical engineering and material engineering, there is a trend of integration with information, biology and other disciplines.
The research frontiers of chemical and material engineering include: renewable energy system, material life cycle engineering, artificial intelligence design catalyst, high-performance C / C composite materials for aerospace, membrane bioreactor and membrane pollution prevention and control technology, biomass catalytic conversion, chemical biotechnology, application of porous organic materials in CO2 capture, development of high-performance separation purification adsorption catalytic materials Chemical nitrogen fixation.
The development frontiers of chemical and material engineering include: deep integration of artificial intelligence and chemical process, bio based substitution of polymer materials, development of micro reaction system, wearable flexible electronic devices, coal conversion to chemicals, computer-aided material & targeting & rdquo; functional design, performance and service behavior detection and characterization technology in extreme service environment, biomass refining chemicals And materials, national defense major demand advanced structure function integration ceramic material key preparation technology, intelligent bionic self-healing coating technology, recyclable biodegradable polymer materials.

The field of energy and mining engineering covers four disciplines: energy and electrical science and technology and engineering, nuclear science and technology and engineering, geological resources science and technology and engineering, mining science and technology and engineering.

The report focuses on the main research and technical directions in the field of Engineering Science and technology, which are forward-looking, pilot and exploratory and have a significant impact on the future development of Engineering Science and technology, focusing on mechanical and transportation engineering, information and electronic engineering, chemical metallurgy and material engineering, energy and mining engineering, civil water conservancy and construction engineering, environment and light textile engineering, agriculture, medicine and health In 9 fields of engineering management, 93 global engineering research frontiers and 94 global engineering development frontiers were selected, and 28 key engineering research frontiers and 28 engineering development frontiers were analyzed in detail from the perspective of national layout, cooperation situation and development trend.