Chapter 1144 I suddenly had an inspiration


    Although the Industrial and Construction Committee has completely separated itself from the color of a military organization, it is still reorganized from the old team of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Commission. The middle- and grass-roots cadres are only partially adjusted within the ministry, and the original operating structure is basically maintained.


    Therefore, when the document requiring centralized reporting of research results was distributed, the response of the subordinate units was quite rapid.


    In just half a month, hundreds of projects that relatively met the requirements were applied.


    Even if we exclude some fake projects that are obviously designed to defraud subsidies, there are still nearly 200 projects with real development prospects.


    However, when Chang Haonan was once again invited to the Industrial and Construction Committee meeting room by Li Zhongyi to review the declaration contents one by one, he still felt a slight headache -


    Anyone who has actually done research knows that in most cases, a topic is "promising" and "can be implemented" are two different things.


    From the time a technology is proposed to when it is finally ready for users, the research topics involved range from hundreds to thousands to countless.


    Among them, there may only be a few or a dozen that can really play a driving role and can be called core.


    As for the rest, it''s like the change you took out when buying a house.


    You certainly can''t say they are useless.


    But it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.


    When the foundation is established, it can indeed exert some auxiliary effects.


    But relying on these things alone is impossible.


    Professor Chen Zuyu, another consultant to the Industrial and Construction Commission, was the first to break the silence:


    "Let me see, the most useful technologies for Arab countries are those related to seawater desalination..."


    "I checked the information before coming here today. Not only the United Arab Emirates, but also countries in West Asia and North Africa such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Libya, there is no permanent natural river in the country, and the conditions are relatively wealthy. It can be said that there is a demand for seawater desalination technology. It’s the highest in the world…”


    “…”


    Hearing these words, several other people in the conference room showed surprise.


    It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the content.


    But the person who said it was wrong.


    Water shortage is not just a problem in the Middle East.


    China also exists.


    However, it is manifested in the form of uneven distribution of water resources.


    Therefore, for a long time in the past, ideas for solving the water shortage problem in northern China have been divided into two schools: South-to-North Water Diversion and seawater desalination.


    The former is a long-term project that has been tried and demonstrated since the early days of the founding of the People''s Republic of China. If it were to be carried out on a large scale, the amount of work would be unimaginable, and it would inevitably cause large-scale immigration.


    The latter is a technology that was developed later, with high capital investment and technical risks, but it is a research hotspot. In the 1960s and 1970s, there was also a seawater desalination battle, and it has already been implemented in several coastal areas such as Tianjin. The city has launched some pilot projects.


    As an expert in water conservancy, hydropower and civil engineering who was just one step away from being elected as an academician last year, Chen Zuyu has always been a strong promoter of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.


    To hear words of support for desalination projects from his mouth is really because the sun is rising in the west.


    Chen Zuyu probably saw what everyone was thinking, so he showed an enigmatic smile:


    "I, Old Chen, am not a pedantic person... The reason why I struggled with seawater desalination in the past was mainly to really solve the problem of water shortage in the north. I was not really biased against the technology itself... Now since there are large families in the Middle East who want to use it, , that can be regarded as allowing past research to find an opportunity to use its remaining heat, haha..."


    After finishing speaking, he glanced in Chang Haonan''s direction with some deep meaning.


    This somewhat abrupt look made the latter stunned before he could speak. He thought to himself that he and Professor Chen should have never had any disputes. He thought that the other party wanted to hint to him, so he followed his gaze and looked Went back.


    Then he noticed Academician Gao Congjie sitting next to him.


    It suddenly dawned on me.


    As the saying goes, enemies never get together.


    Academician Gao Congjie happens to be an expert in the comprehensive utilization of seawater and membrane separation. He was one of the big guys who previously promoted the seawater desalination route.


    In fact, with the review and adoption of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Master Plan a year and a half ago, the dispute between the two sides ended with the South-to-North Water Diversion overall victory.


    As for Chen Zuyu, who has already confirmed victory, he certainly doesn''t mind releasing some goodwill on this occasion.


    It can also eliminate some resistance for yourself in the next academician selection.


    Otherwise, if the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides continues, he may have to wait until the first phase of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is completed before he can make enough hard contributions.


    But the cycle of such a large project often counts in ten years...


    The agony of waiting is still there.


    The key is that there is still a chance that we won’t be able to wait until that day…


    "Come on, Old Chen, my family knows their own affairs..."


    Gao Congjie smiled and waved his hand:


    "When we proposed seawater desalination, we planned to rely on the large number of coal-fired power stations in my country''s coastal areas, as well as the planned nuclear power stations, to use waste heat to supply energy. It is impossible to burn coal in the Middle East, and our country is not good at fuel and gas. Boiler related technologies…”


    "Unless you can convince those oil-producing countries to build nuclear power plants in large quantities, even they will not be able to provide the energy for desalination..."


    Although he said ungrateful words, Chang Haonan, who was sitting nearby, could see that his expression had softened a lot compared to before.


    It seems that these two people really have no personal hatred.


    "Academician Gao, is it possible to transform the other party''s existing power facilities..."


    The opinion just put forward by the former has obviously been recognized by many people.


    For example, Li Zhongyi, who was sitting in the first place, quickly asked.


    "It''s hard."


    This time, Gao Congjie responded very decisively:


    “The co-production of desalinated seawater by power plants needs to be considered from the early stages of design, and the boilers also need to be adapted accordingly... The amount of work required to renovate an old power plant is almost the same as building a new one, and we cannot expect Siemens or General Electric to cooperate with us in this regard. ”


    But Li Zhongyi is still a little unwilling to give up:


    "In recent years, Academician Chang and his colleagues have come up with some great ideas in the field of gas turbines for power generation. Is it possible for you two to cooperate..."


    Chang Haonan, who was suddenly cueed, quickly dismissed the other party''s bold idea:


    "On the one hand, the models we currently put into production are all light-duty power generation gas turbines used in oil fields or natural gas fields, which cannot meet the needs of large and medium-sized power plants... On the other hand, there is a big difference between gas turbines and boilers in terms of energy recovery and utilization, which is impossible. Directly transfer the technology of Academician Gao and use it..." "Compared with this, it is better to hope that the international environment will change or our country''s nuclear energy utilization technology will make a breakthrough. When the time comes, the nuclear power plants will be built in the Middle East countries, and the seawater desalination technology will be convenient. It’s something…”


    The gas power station itself will be equipped with a waste heat boiler-steam turbine as a supplement, and even wealthy people cannot rely entirely on gas turbines to supply urban electricity.


    In the end, Gao Congjie took the initiative to change the topic to prevent Li Zhongyi from continuing to think in this less interesting direction:


    "If you ask me, Director Li, your old profession is more suitable..."


    Such a sentence really took away the latter''s attention instantly.


    Seeing this, Gao Congjie simply continued:


    "For so many years, Gulf countries have always exported crude oil, with very little refined oil products, let alone more complex petroleum industry products."


    "But even if they guard the oil fields that cannot be fully exploited for a century, they cannot continue like this... I saw that the report also talked about the demand for deep processing of oil..."


    The report he mentioned was naturally the one Chang Haonan saw half a month ago.


    It does mention investment in chemical industry at great length.


    The only problem is that Big Chemical looks simple, but the inherent technical difficulty is not low at all.


    Even China''s own petrochemical industry relies heavily on foreign countries for technology, equipment and funds, and there are not many areas in which it can carry out export projects.


    Of course, one good thing about the chemical industry is that its product categories are extremely rich.


    Therefore, everyone did not pour cold water on them immediately. Instead, they each found several related research directions from the list and began to compare and analyze the feasibility.


    Atmospheric and vacuum pressure, light hydrocarbon recovery, high propylene catalytic cracking, carbon dioxide recovery, full density polyethylene, ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol...


    Because he studies computational materials science, Chang Haonan is somewhat familiar with the molecular properties of these basic organic compounds, but in the end he is not an expert in the chemical industry.


    So he didn''t want to get into anything too in-depth, he just took a quick look at it.


    It mainly includes the basis for selecting the topic, current research status, and technical route.


    Just read the story.


    But even Chang Haonan himself didn''t expect that he would really be able to tell something about it at such a glance.


    "Carboxyl groups can form strong chemical bonds with inorganic salt ions on the surface of the base layer..."


    "The double bond structure of the vinyl group in the molecule makes the molecule more polar, making it easier to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules, showing hydrophilic characteristics. At the same time, the fatty acid group on the other end shows strong hydrophobicity. …”


    “…”


    This paragraph is mentioned casually in the application as a research background. The real focus is on the subsequent process part, which is claimed to reduce energy consumption by 45% compared to existing technology.


    It''s the kind of project that doesn''t look very reliable at first glance.


    But the previous words gave Chang Haonan a flash of inspiration—


    Since the end of 2000, he has gathered several related research groups and started research on desert modification in western Mongolia Province.


    Now that four years have passed, it cannot be said that there has been no progress, but it is indeed still quite far away from practicality.


    The greatest value may be that it allowed Professor Zhuang Bingchang to stay in Ji Province and not die accidentally at the hands of two gangsters like in his previous life.


    But when it comes to other results, they are indeed somewhat lackluster.


    Mainly from the very beginning of the theory, it was clear that a curing agent with sufficiently special properties was needed to introduce an initial "universal binding constraint" to the discrete sand particles, and then transform them into ones that could recover autonomously through the action of plant roots. Consolidation constraints.


    But anything related to agriculture will inevitably be affected by the weather.


    In the latitude of Mongolia, planting can only be carried out in two rounds a year at most, and there will not be many sets of comparative experiments in four years.


    Therefore, the efficiency of screening curing agents is very slow, just like finding a needle in a haystack.


    But if you open your mind and actively design a polymer molecule so that it can have a long chain or cyclic hydrophobic structure as the main chain, and at the same time have more hydrophilic groups and active groups at the end of the branch chain, It can wrap and cross-link with the surface of soil particles to strengthen the soil...


    As for this technology, let’s not talk about other things.


    For those countries that are almost entirely in the desert, it is obviously attractive.


    And there is obviously no shortage of investment in technologies that interest oilmen...


    Thinking of this, Chang Haonan immediately put down the application form in his hand:


    "Director Li, I don''t think the feasibility of these applied projects is very high...but I personally have an idea."


    In an instant, more than a dozen eyes focused on him.


    "Perhaps some comrades have heard that I have a research project on desert soilization in Mongolia Province?"


    This time, it was Luan Wenjie, the deputy director, who reacted first:


    "I have the impression..."


    "When the Shenzhou 2 and Shenzhou 4 missions were launched, it seems that three batches of seeds were specially brought to space for you?"


    At first, Zhuang Bingchang was forced to do space breeding, so Chang Haonan approached Luan Wenjie for help.


    It was also at that time that he took over the task of designing the screening algorithm for Ocean One, thus beginning to indirectly get involved in the aerospace field.


    It can be considered an old thing.


    When Luan Wenjie mentioned this, Li Zhongyi also nodded:


    "But I remember that there was never much investment in that project. In theory, it seems that it is still in the feasibility study stage..."


    But Luan Wenjie''s eyes lit up.


    He knew very well that it was not unusual for Chang Haonan to do everything right before officially establishing a project.


    At least that was the algorithm of Ocean One back then.


    "So...you''ve made some progress there?"


    "Not yet."


    Chang Haonan quickly waved his hand:


    "It''s just that I suddenly had an inspiration, so I wanted to take a short break to verify it..."


    (End of chapter)